For the first time since the 2013-14 season, UConn men’s hockey will play on-campus. The Huskies are set to host their 13-game home schedule at Freitas Ice Forum — which currently serves as the men’s team’s practice facility and hosts the women’s games — after the school announced it will not play any games in Hartford this season due to the pandemic.
Doing so will take a monumental effort, though.
“It’s going to be challenging,” men’s hockey head coach Mike Cavanaugh told The UConn Blog by phone. “It’s not really equipped to handle Hockey East games.