Once November rolled around, Sergeev appeared to play properly in goal and a pair of very poor performances landed him on the shelf for two months.

Connecticut was unable to find any consistency in the first half and they were hoping to remedy that with a strong performance after the winter break.

They were able to improve their position with a pair of split series against ranked teams, which included Sergeev's triumphant return against Maine.

A second place finish in Connecticut Ice didn't do them many favors but the team had a great opportunity to make a charge for the postseason with six straight games against ranked opponents.

The nation's top team, Boston College, was their next opponent but the Huskies didn't appear to be intimidated in the least.