Throughout Tanner Creel’s time in Storrs, he has been the unsung hero for the UConn men’s hockey team. He came to the Huskies after a year with Army and was behind Rob Nichols on the depth chart in 2015-16, battling for time with Steve Thulin. When Nichols went down with an injury, it was Creel who got the call for four-consecutive games.
Creel finished that stretch with a 0-2-2 record, but stole two valuable Hockey East points on the road against Maine and Boston College on their way to earning the right to host a first round series.