The 2016–17 UConn Huskies men's ice hockey team will represent the University of Connecticut in the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team is coached by Mike Cavanaugh his fourth season behind the bench at UConn. The Huskies play their home games at the XL Center in downtown Hartford, Connecticut, competing in their third season in Hockey East.
As of September 7, 2016.[1]
| Name | Position | Seasons at UConn | Alma Mater | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Bowdoin College (1990) | |||
| Joe Pereira | Assistant coach | 4 | Boston University (2011) | |
| Assistant coach | 2 | Boston College (1999) | ||
| Assistant coach | 3 |
|-!colspan=12 style=""| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=""| Regular Season|-!colspan=12 style=""| Hockey East Tournament[2]
See main article: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings.
| Improvement in ranking | ||
| Drop in ranking | ||
| Not ranked previous week | ||
| No change in ranking from previous week | ||
| RV | Received votes but were not ranked in Top 20/15 of poll | |
| т | Tied with team above or below also with this symbol | |
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| USCHO | RV | RV | RV | RV | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| USA Today | RV | |||||||||||||||||||||||||