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NEED TO KNOW
- A college hockey game between the UConn Huskies and the UMass Minutemen plunged into darkness after the lights suddenly went out during a critical moment in overtime
- Videos from the incident show the lights flashing before completely turning off as Huskies defenseman Kai Janviriya guided the puck toward the goal
- Ultimately, neither team scored in the overtime period and the Minutemen won the game in a shootout
Technical difficulties interrupted a college hockey game at the most inopportune moment.
During a men’s college hockey game between the University of Connecticut Huskies and the University of Massachusetts Minutemen on Saturday, Feb. 28, the lights suddenly went out in the Mullins Center as the two teams were in overtime, tied 3-3.
In videos of the unexpected moment shared to social media, Huskies defenseman Kai Janviriya was guiding the puck toward the goal when the lights began to flicker. After a few seconds of red and white lights flashing over the ice, the arena went completely dark just as UConn was approaching the goalie in a most critical moment.
Once the lights came back on, the UConn players appeared visibly frustrated, with some raising their arms up in confusion and another slamming his hockey stick on the ice.
Credit: Daniel Jacobi II/Daily Hampshire Gazette via AP
While the officials chose not to award a delay-of-game penalty, which would have given UConn a 90-second advantage, the players resumed play with a face-off in the Huskies’ attacking area in the final two minutes.
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Ultimately, neither team scored in the overtime period and the Minutemen won the game in a shootout after seven rounds.
Shortly after the game, UMass coach Greg Carvel admitted that he thought the Huskies “deserved that game tonight.”
“But Michael Hrabal continues to be as good a goalie as I've had at this level, and I'm proud of the group," he continued during a post-game press conference.
He added, "It's tough, we took five out of six points against the team that was ahead of us in the standings. They're a good team. I'm very happy with the weekend."
According to ESPN, the Huskies’ Feb. 28 loss weakened the team’s “once-strong hold on an NCAA at-large berth” ahead of the team closing the regular season at No. 6 Providence before moving on to the Hockey East tournament.
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