UConn Head Coach Mike Cavanaugh was voted 2024-25 Hockey East Coach of the Year by his peers.

Cavanaugh, the only UConn head coach in its Hockey East-era, is the first Husky bench boss to win the Bob Kullen Award. He guided his squad to a fourth-place finish in the Army ROTC Hockey East Standings, tying the highest-ever finish for UConn after being picked to finish eighth in the preseason poll. The Huskies posted a 12-8-4 record in league play while scoring the third-most goals (76) of any Hockey East program through the 24-game season and the best power-play percentage in the league (28.4%). The Huskies also led the nation in shorthanded goals, scoring nine times while at a manpower disadvantage.