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By THOMAS JOHNSTON
While the roster might look different, the expectations haven’t changed for the UMass men’s hockey team.After reaching the semifinals of the Hockey East Tournament last year and booking a spot to the NCAA Tournament — where it fell to eventual...
By GARRETT COTE
SPRINGFIELD — Entering Thursday afternoon’s NCAA tournament regional game, the UMass hockey team was well aware of the task at hand battling the No. 3 team in the country, Denver, and its No. 1 ranked scoring offense in the nation.The Minutemen held...
By GARRETT COTE
SPRINGFIELD — Greg Carvel had his house to himself last Saturday, the date of the University of Denver’s NCHC title game with Omaha. If Denver won, the UMass ice hockey head coach and his team would be back in the NCAA tournament. A loss would mark...
By GARRETT COTE
AMHERST — With the UMass hockey team awaiting an offensive zone faceoff while on the power play in overtime, UMass Lowell elected to take a timeout to talk over its defensive strategy for the biggest moment in the game.Minutemen defenseman Ryan Ufko...
By GARRETT COTE
AMHERST — Late in the third period, Boston College freshman Ryan Leonard found himself free in the attacking zone, skating into the slot with nobody between he and UMass goalie Michael Hrabal.Leonard loaded up and snapped a wrist shot into the top...
By THOMAS JOHNSTON
The top-ranked team in college hockey is coming to Amherst. UMass, the No. 10 ranked team in PairWise, will host No. 1 Boston College at the Mullins Center on Friday before heading to Chestnut Hill to play the Eagles on Sunday at 1 p.m. in the return...
By GARRETT COTE
AMHERST — After tying against UConn, which led to a shootout loss, UMass hockey head coach Greg Carvel said in his postgame presser that his team needs to “learn how to win.”With about one-third of its schedule remaining – all against Hockey East...
By HANNAH BEVIS
After the high of an overtime win against Northeastern and the rest from a long weekend has worn off, the UMass ice hockey team is back and ready to rumble against Hockey East foe Vermont this weekend. On paper, this should be a pair of very winnable...
By HANNAH BEVIS
AMHERST — The hockey season can be a long and arduous grind, and it’s a given that a team can’t show up at its best every single night. The measure of a group is how they can perform on the nights when they aren’t playing up to their normal...
By HANNAH BEVIS
Consistency is the name of the game for the UMass ice hockey team. Against both Michigan and Boston University, the Minutemen had trouble finding their legs in the first game of back-to-back series. They came back strong against both teams in the...
By HANNAH BEVIS
The UMass hockey team opens Hockey East play this year with a bang – the Minutemen will face No. 9 Boston University this weekend, the defending Hockey East champions, in a home and home series.The Minutemen and Terriers are the last two Hockey East...
By HANNAH BEVIS
After getting their skates under them on the ice over the first two weekends of the season, this weekend’s tilts against No. 19/20 Minnesota State will be an important mental test for the UMass hockey team. For the first time this season, the...
By HANNAH BEVIS
AMHERST — Through the first 15 minutes of the opening period, it looked liket he Massachusetts hockey team had shown up as its best self against No. 6 Michigan. UMass was pressing hard in the offensive zone, firing quality shots during their opening...
By HANNAH BEVIS
Opening weekend went about as well as it could have for the UMass ice hockey team, as the Minutemen picked up a convincing 5-3 win against AIC on Saturday before securing a 5-1 win over Dartmouth in an exhibition contest on Sunday. While the Dartmouth...
By HANNAH BEVIS
AMHERST – Over the last few seasons, the UMass and American International College hockey teams have faced off early in the season, with the Yellow Jackets serving as a barometer of sorts for the Minutemen. UMass head coach Greg Carvel spoke highly of...
By HANNAH BEVIS
Sometimes, the best thing for a team to do is wipe the slate clean and start over. It was a disappointing finish last year for the UMass ice hockey team – the squad stumbled to a 13-17-5 record and was ousted in the first round of the Hockey East...
By HANNAH BEVIS
After winning a national championship in 2021, the UMass hockey team hasn’t been able to find the same success over the past two seasons. Their underwhelming finish to the 2022-23 campaign has landed UMass eighth in Hockey East’s preseason poll, one...
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