A winless first four games wasn't what anyone in Durham, NH was expecting.
The New Hampshire Wildcats, coming off a trip to the Northeast Regional Final just a year ago, dropped their first four hockey games of the year, stunning both Hockey East and every NCAA Division 1 program. Not only could they not find a win, but they could not buy a goal. UNH went 122:24 into the season without a goal, and 183:17 with just a single goal.
All that changed when the Wildcats hit a four game homestand, which turned into a four game win streak.
The Whittemore Center saw UNH begin to correct a tailspin season. The Wildcats chalked up wins over Union College, Northeastern, Massachusetts, and Maine, scoring 17 goals in the four game span. After a 3-3 road trip at Vermont, UNH came back to Whittemore, shutting out UMass-Lowell 5-0.
However, it would be unfair to both the Wildcats and their fans to suggest that UNH is on the path to the NCAA tournament once again. The fact remains the New Hampshire has been struggling this season, and unless they can figure out how to win on the road, they are in for a long season (coming off a weekend loss at Boston University 4-1 doesn't help either). But if they can build off the momentum they've had at home, perhaps UNH can salvage a season, and maybe...just maybe...make another run deep into the playoffs.
Keep an eye out for the Wildcats this week, as they travel to Harvard on Tuesday night, before hosting the Chargers of Alabama-Huntsville on Saturday.
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