UConn men’s hockey came up short in the Connecticut Ice championship game, falling to the No. 2 Quinnipiac Bobcats, 2-0.
The Huskies put together their best performance of the season but couldn’t crack Quinnipiac’s defense — which entered the game with a nation-best 1.04 goals per game and tied an NCAA record with its 12th shutout on Sunday — and goaltender Yaniv Perets — who broke a program-record for the most shutouts in a season with his ninth.
After 47 minutes of intense, scoreless hockey, the Bobcats finally broke through. Ty Smilanic flew in on the rush and sent a back-handed shot at UConn goaltender Darion Hanson.