The only thing that will keep Hockey East fans on the edge of their seats this season will be the action on the ice. At least that’s the hope of commissioner Steve Metcalf and the league’s 11 coaches. That fans will even be in the building after a year playing in empty arenas has generated … Read more
With 19 first-place votes, 2021 national champion Massachusetts is the No. 1 team in the 2021-22 preseason USCHO.com D-I Men’s Poll. National runner-up St. Cloud State earned 13 first-place nods and finished just seven voting points behind UMass in the No. 2 spot. Michigan garnered 11 first-place votes to sit third, followed by Minnesota at … Read more
Ben Smith, who has been part of the USA Hockey staff for the past 25 years, including leading the U.S. Olympic women’s hockey team to the gold medal in the 1998 Olympic Winter Games, is retiring from the organization after a decorated career. “The sport of hockey has done so much for me and I’m … Read more
Hockey East has announced that a new postseason tournament format for the men’s and women’s leagues will be used beginning in 2022. All 11 men’s programs and all 10 women’s programs will compete in a single-elimination postseason tournament for the Lamoriello Trophy and the Bertagna trophy, respectively. “This new format for the Hockey East tournament … Read more
Massachusetts head coach Greg Carvel has had his contract extended through the 2025-26 season. The new five-year rolling contract for the reigning USCHO Coach of the Year comes on the heels of the Minutemen’s first NCAA and Hockey East tournament championships in 2020-21. “We are very pleased to grow our investment in Greg Carvel and … Read more
Massachusetts goaltender Filip Lindberg has elected to forgo his senior season, withdrawing from school to pursue a career in professional hockey. Lindberg, the NCAA leader in goals-against average and save percentage in 2020-21, helped guide the Minutemen to the program’s first NCAA and Hockey East tournament titles as a junior and earned an All-USCHO Second … Read more
Massachusetts hockey has announced the addition of Steve Trachtenberg as the team’s director of hockey operations. Trachtenberg, a 2018 UMass graduate, previously served as a hockey operations assistant for the Minutemen while working towards his sport management degree. “We are excited to name Steve Trachtenberg as our new director of hockey operations,” said UMass coach … Read more
College hockey coaching veteran Matt Lindsay has joined Massachusetts as an assistant coach. Lindsay, who replaces Ben Barr after he took the Maine head coaching job, comes to Amherst following 10 seasons at Penn State, where he was an assistant coach under Guy Gadowsky. “We are very excited to welcome Matt Lindsay to our program,” … Read more
Massachusetts associate head coach Ben Barr has been named the fifth head coach in Maine history, agreeing to terms on a four-year contract. The 39-year-old Barr has served in his role at UMass since 2016 and helped lead the Minutemen to their first national championship this past season. “We are thrilled to welcome Ben Barr … Read more
Massachusetts coach Greg Carvel, who guided the Minutemen to the 2021 national championship, the school’s first in hockey, will be the commencement speaker at the university’s undergraduate ceremonies on Friday, May 14 at McGuirk Alumni Stadium. Carvel is in his fifth season as UMass’ coach and is also a UMass graduate, earning a master’s degree … Read more
His team created so much history in a year no one in Amherst, Mass., and across the Commonwealth will ever forget, winning both a Hockey East postseason championship and the NCAA Division I men’s national championship. Those are among the many reasons that Massachusetts head coach Greg Carvel has been named USCHO Coach of the … Read more
Massachusetts junior defenseman Marc Del Gaizo has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Nashville Predators that will begin in the 2021-22 season, forgoing his final season of NCAA eligibility. The Basking Ridge, N.J., native was originally selected by Nashville in the fourth round (109th overall) of the 2019 NHL Draft. “We are very excited … Read more
The Hockey Commissioners Association has announced the final monthly honorees for NCAA men’s hockey for the 2020-21 season. The co-players of the month are Massachusetts junior forward Bobby Trivigno and junior goaltender Filip Lindberg. Trivigno collected points and MVP awards, earning such trophies in both the Hockey East and NCAA tournaments. Overall, he collected three … Read more
The New York Rangers announced Tuesday that the team has agreed to terms with Massachusetts sophomore defenseman Zac Jones on an entry-level contract. In signing the contract, Jones gives up his last two seasons of NCAA eligibility with the Minutemen. Jones skated in 29 games with UMass this season, registering nine goals and 15 assists … Read more
Fresh off its first national championship in the school’s hockey history, Massachusetts wraps the 2020-21 season a unanimous No. 1 in the final USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of the season. The Minutemen, up five spots from the last poll on March 22, received all 40 first-place votes in this week’s rankings. National runner-up St. … Read more
The waiting is over for UMass. The Minutemen are national champions for the first time.
Trivigno scored the goal that capped off UMass’ 5-0 victory against St. Cloud State in the NCAA championship game at PPG Paints Arena.
Sidelined in a hotel room near campus back in Amherst, Mass., a nervous Filip Lindberg had to watch his teammates play Thursday from a 500-mile distance.
Philip Lagunov’s goal five minutes into the second period was a backbreaker to St. Cloud State’s hopes at a rally from a two-goal deficit.
Photos from UMass’ 5-0 victory against St. Cloud State in the 2021 Men’s Frozen Four championship game at PPG Paints Arena.