How Ryan Tattle overcame jet lag to take down Quinnipiac

After landing in New York at 7 a.m. on Friday morning, the junior forward helped UConn throw the Quinnipiac monkey off its back.

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Daniel Connolly
January 24, 2025

Photo: Ian Bethune

It hasn’t been an easy week for Ryan Tattle. This past Wednesday, he had to fly back home to Vancouver, British Columbia for a “family matter” and only returned to the east coast on a redeye flight that got into New York’s JFK airport at 7 a.m. ET on Friday morning.

Almost 12 hours later, Tattle scored a game-winning goal with 0.5 seconds left to lift UConn men’s hockey past Quinnipiac and into the CT Ice championship game, 2-1. Tattle had both goals for the Huskies.

“It's a pretty good performance for a guy who's been on a plane all night long,” head coach Mike Cavanaugh deadpanned.

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