The UConn men’s hockey team opened their season on the road with a Hockey East series against Maine and earned a split at Alfond Arena, winning Saturday’s game in dominating fashion after dropping Friday’s matchup in overtime. Here are some takeaways from the first series of the season.
Maine has not been a very successful program the last few seasons, but they have always been able to finish above .500 in home games while completely floundering on the road. The home-ice advantage is a huge part of that equation.
On Friday, the Black Bears scored first and the crowd was able to get into the game and once the raucous crowd got started, it did not stop until Nolan Vesey scored a great goal in overtime to send the home fans home happy.