Special teams helped UMass double its lead in the second period of the 2021 national championship game and the Minutemen lead St. Cloud State, 4-0, with 20 minutes standing between the them and their first national championship.
Goals by Aaron Bohlinger and Reed Lebster have UMass ahead of St. Cloud State 2-0 after the first period of the national championship game.
The Huskies and the Minutemen both go in search of their program’s first NCAA championship in Saturday’s game.
Garrett Wait buried a pass from linemate Bobby Trivigno at 14:30 in overtime to give UMass a 3-2 victory over Minnesota Duluth.
Matt Murray’s last start before the Frozen Four semifinals was Jan. 18, but he made 36 saves to help UMass to victory.
Leading scorer Carson Gicewicz, starting goaltender Filip Lindberg and backup goalie Henry Graham will travel to Pittsburgh on Friday.
Garrett Wait’s overtime goal avenged UMass’ national championship game loss to Minnesota Duluth in 2019.
UMass and Minnesota Duluth will need overtime to decide their Men’s Frozen Four semifinal.
A Cole Koepke goal at 10:59 of the second has given Minnesota Duluth at 2-1 lead over Massachusetts through two periods in the second semifinal of the Men’s Frozen Four.
UMass’ Zac Jones and Minnesota Duluth’s Tanner Laderoute traded first-period goals in the Men’s Frozen Four semifinals.
UMass will be without forwards Gicewicz and Harding and goapltenders Lindberg and Graham for Thursday’s NCAA semifinal due to COVID-19 protocols.
Anyone who has listened to Massachusetts coach Greg Carvel over the last few years understands that the 2019 Spencer Penrose winner, given to the national coach of the year, has a plan. When he came to the Amherst, Mass., campus five years ago, success didn’t play out right away, though no one should be surprised. … Read more
Pittsburgh’s PPG Paints Arena hosts the Frozen Four on April 8 and 10.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — With a 4-0 win over Bemidji State – and a natural hat trick by senior Carson Gicewicz – the UMass Minutemen advance to Pittsburgh, making their second consecutive Frozen Four appearance.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — For a man whose team advanced to an NCAA regional championship game with a 5-1 win, UMass coach Greg Carvel gave a frank, negative assessment of the Minutemen’s performance.
Checkout our preview of the Bridgeport Regional, which runs March 26-27 from Webster Bank Arena in Bridgeport, Conn.
The Gridiron Club of Greater Boston announced Monday that Massachusetts junior forward Bobby Trivigno is the winner of the 69th Walter Brown Award, presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England.
The most unique of seasons and most unique of circumstances might as well have set the stage for the most unique of champions.
At their home Mullins Arena, UMass took its first ever Hockey East championship, a 1-0 victory over upstart UMass Lowell. It was the fourth time ever a team took the title by a 1-0 score.
One Hockey East tournament semifinal Wednesday night could be compared to a roller coaster of epic proportions.
The other one was simply 60 minutes of hockey.
Hockey East announced Tuesday that Boston College sophomore goaltender Spencer Knight has been awarded the honor of 2020-21 Hockey East player of the year.