This Weekend
Nearly 580 days since its last game, Union College returns to the ice for the first time in 2021 as the Dutchmen head to Durham to take on the University of New Hampshire for a two-game weekend series.
Media Coverage
Fans can watch this weekend's games via CollegeSportsLive.com. Live stats for both games will be available through UNHWildcats.com.
Social Media
Receive real-time updates during all Union men's hockey games by following the team's official Twitter account @UnionMHockey. Additional behind-the-scenes looks are also available through the team's official Instagram account, @UnionMHockey.
vs Dartmouth
Union and New Hampshire have only met eight times in program history, with UNH holding a 5-3-0 edge. The last meeting came in 2015, when the Wildcats came to Messa Rink and emerged with a 5-2 victory. The Dutchmen beat the Wildcats twice in a battle of nationally ranked teams during Union's 2013-14 national championship campaign, posting a pair of 3-1 wins in the team's most recent trip to the Granite State on January 17-18, 2014.
Scouting the Wildcats
New Hampshire will be playing its first game in front of fans in 580 days after playing a limited conference-only schedule in 2020-21. The Wildcats posted a 6-14-3 (5-13-3 HEA) record last year, beating Maine 7-2 in the first round of the Hockey East Tournament before dropping a 3-2 game to #1 Boston College in the quarterfinals.
UNH returns 21 players from the 2020-21 season, including leading scorer Jackson Pierson, who scored nine goals with 16 assists for 25 points, and top-scoring defenseman Kalle Eriksson, who registered six goals and 12 assists for 18 points.
Oh Captains, My Captains
Senior
Josh Kosack will wear the captains' "C" this season while juniors
Dylan Anhorn and
Gabriel Seger will don the "A" for the Dutchmen in 2021-22. Kosack is captaining the team for the second straight season, after serving as a team leader during the 2020-21 pandemic year.
Looking to Surprise
Union was picked to finish in a tie for eighth in the ECAC Hockey preseason coaches poll, earning 40 points to tie with Rensselaer. The local media were even more pessimistic about Union's chances, voting the Dutchmen 11th out of 12 teams (26 points) in the preseason media poll.
Welcome to the Show
Heading into the 2021-22 season, more than half (16 of 31) of Union's players have never played in a collegiate game. Seven sophomores were with the team last year but did not compete, as Union did not play due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The program also welcomed eight first-year players to the team this season as well.
