Jun. 3—STORRS — UConn and men's hockey head coach Mike Cavanaugh have agreed upon terms for a new six-year contract, as announced by director of athletics David Benedict on Thursday afternoon.

"I am pleased that Coach Cavanaugh will be leading our men's hockey program for the foreseeable future," Benedict said. "It is well known that Cav was highly sought after following the 2021-22 season and this contract is more in line with his Hockey East peers whose programs are competing for championships. As our new on-campus hockey facility continues to take shape, this contract reaffirms our investment into the program, and of our intention to compete at the highest level. Cav has put UConn men's hockey on a great path, and I am excited for what's to come."

The contract, which is retroactive to May of 2022, is valued at $3.58 million over the six-year term and includes the opportunity to earn bonuses based on team performance.

Cavanaugh will head into his 10th season on the bench in 2022-23 and has the Huskies coming off their best season under his leadership. UConn finished the season ranked No. 19 in the final USCHO.com Top-20 poll after finishing 20-16-0 overall, the first time in program history they ended a season ranked in the national polls.

College honors

— Coast Guard's Blake Carroll and Cody Fidler earned spots on All-Region teams as both Carroll and Fidler were named to the American Baseball Coaches Association (ABCA) All-Region team while Carroll also earned a spot on the D3baseball.com All-Region team. It was the first All-Region selection of their careers.

Carroll was a second team selection on both teams. Fidler was named to the ABCA third team. He led the team with five wins going 5-3 with a team best 3.86 ERA and 63 innings pitched. He also hit .259 with four doubles and 13 RBI, seeing time at first base and as the designated hitter. Carroll, the starting centerfielder, led the Bears in batting average (.358), homers (6), RBI (30) on base percentage (.633), slugging percentage (.463) and stolen bases (11).

— Desmond Knowles and Jonathan Urrutia of Mitchell College have been selected to play in the New England Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association's East-West Senior All-Star Game on Friday at Providence College. The game features players from Div. I, II and III.

Knowles was named the New England Collegiate Conference Co-Defensive Player of the Year and led the league with 31 caused turnovers and recorded team highs of 92 ground balls and 58 face-off wins. Urrutia had career highs of 34 ground balls and eight caused turnovers this season.