In its season opener, UConn men’s hockey fell on the road to the No. 7 UMass Minutemen, 5-1.
UMass scored a power play goal to go up 1-0 early on but the Huskies responded with a skillful goal from Kale Howarth (assisted by Jonny Evans and Cassidy Bowes) in the latter half of the first period. However, the Minutemen then scored four unanswered goals — including two in the final 2:31. UConn goaltender Tomas Vomacka made 41 saves on the night as his effort kept the Huskies close deep into the third period.
Sloppy effort
On Friday night, the impact of a long offseason and a hectic preseason was apparent.