A quick look at the 2017 Northeast Regional, where UMass Lowell might feel at home
UMass Lowell won the Hockey East championship on Saturday night by defeating Boston College at TD Garden. It won’t have to go far to contend for the Frozen Four.
Men’s D-I: Massachusetts-Lowell
Hockey East announces All-Rookie Team, nine individual award winners
Hockey East announced Wednesday the 2016-17 Pro Ambitions All-Rookie Team and nine other season-long award winners as voted by the league’s 12 head coaches in advance of the 2017 Hockey East championship March 17-18 at TD Garden in Boston. The honorees will be recognized at Thursday night’s annual awards banquet. Hockey East All-Rookie Team Also … Read more
Legendary UMass Lowell coach Riley announced as Hobey Baker Legend of College Hockey honoree
The Hobey Baker Memorial Award Foundation announced Thursday that its 2017 Legend of College Hockey recipient is Bill Riley, Jr. Often referred to as the father of UMass Lowell hockey, Riley took over a fledgling program in 1969, built it into an NCAA Division II national power and ultimately, moved Lowell into Division I hockey … Read more
Hockey East announces one-game suspensions to Vermont’s Shaw, UMass Lowell’s Campbell
Hockey East announced Saturday that Vermont senior forward Brady Shaw has been suspended for one game stemming from an incident at approximately 15:11 of the first period on Friday, Feb. 3, at Notre Dame. Shaw will miss the game on Saturday, Feb. 4 at Notre Dame, and will be eligible to return to the Catamounts … Read more
Hockey East roundups: Miami edges Providence
Miami played a swarming, fearless defense at Schneider Arena Saturday night, beating Providence 2-1 while featuring 10 freshmen whom coach Enrico Blasi said “were not afraid to make mistakes.” With sophomore Kiefer Sherwood’s goal at 11:35 of the third period, the RedHawks avenged a one-goal loss to the same Friars on Friday night and left … Read more
League coaches pick Boston University to finish atop Hockey East in ’16-17
In a vote of all 12 league coaches, Boston University will be the team to beat in Hockey East this season. The Terriers garnered 10 first-place votes, while Northeastern and Massachusetts-Lowell each bagged a nod to finish first. Results of the coaches poll were released Tuesday.
Hockey East extends commissioner Bertagna three more years through ’19-20 season
Hockey East has awarded a three-year contract extension to commissioner Joe Bertagna, taking him through the 2019-20 season. The deal extends his tenure as both the longest-serving commissioner in Hockey East history and the longest serving commissioner in the six NCAA Division I conferences. This season marks Bertagna’s 20th with Hockey East and 35th as … Read more
Hockey East brings aboard Boston-area sports marketing guru McNulty
Hockey East announced Tuesday the hiring of Barry McNulty to the staff of Hockey East Sports Properties. McNulty will be responsible for the cultivation and sales of corporate partnerships for Hockey East and will be based out of the league offices in Wakefield, Mass. Hockey East Sports Properties will serve as the exclusive marketing and … Read more
Daniel Webster men’s, women’s D-III teams in doubt with school’s future murky
UPDATE (Sept. 15): The Nashua Telegraph reported Thursday that Daniel Webster fall sports will continue on their current schedule, and SNHU staff are working on next steps for fall and spring athletics. “Our hope is to continue those sports and schedules as planned,” SNHU president Paul LeBlanc said in an email statement. The report also … Read more
Thibodeau added to Massachusetts-Lowell staff as director of hockey operations
Massachusetts-Lowell announced Monday the hiring of Troy Thibodeau as the River Hawks’ director of hockey operations. He joins UMass Lowell after serving one year at Merrimack as video coordinator and director of analytics and replaces Sean Flanagan, who took an assistant coaching position in the spring with Cornell. His main responsibilities with the River Hawks … Read more
Frozen Fenway 2017 returning to Boston with two Hockey East doubleheaders
Outdoor hockey is returning to Boston for the 2016-17 season with Frozen Fenway 2017, a two-week series of hockey and ice skating events taking place at Fenway Park from Jan. 4-16, 2017. Frozen Fenway will feature two marquee Hockey East men’s doubleheaders, along with additional college and high school hockey games and a free public … Read more
Cornell tabs former St. Lawrence standout Flanagan as new assistant coach
Sean Flanagan has been named an assistant coach for Cornell and joins the Big Red after serving as Massachusetts-Lowell’s director of hockey operations during the 2015-16 season. “Sean is an up and coming coach in college hockey,” said Cornell head coach Mike Schafer in a statement. “He has a great reputation for tireless work ethic … Read more
Robert Morris adds forward in Massachusetts-Lowell transfer Louria
Robert Morris has added former Massachusetts-Lowell forward Michael Louria to the team’s roster. Louria will not play until the 2017-18 season due to NCAA transfer rules. With UMass Lowell the last two seasons, Louria skated in 51 games and registered 10 goals and 14 assists for 24 points. During his freshman season, Louria led UMass … Read more
UMass-Lowell uses ‘never-give-up kind of mindset’ to rally for first-round win
The River Hawks hadn’t won this season when they trailed after the second period until they beat Yale in the East Regional semifinals.
2016 East Regional preview: Top seed Quinnipiac heads to Albany
Quinnipiac plays Rochester Institute of Technology, while UMass-Lowell plays Yale.
A quick look at the 2016 East Regional, where Quinnipiac is the top seed
The East Regional in Albany, N.Y., will reunite three teams from the 2013 Frozen Four and return a fourth — Rochester Institute of Technology — to the venue where its improbable 2010 Frozen Four run began.
In three-overtime epic, both teams leave fatigued but only one gets the glory
UMass-Lowell outlasted Providence in the Hockey East semifinals.
Boston College’s Demko, Massachusetts-Lowell’s Boyle named Hockey East Co-Players of the Year
Hockey East announced Thursday night that Massachusetts-Lowell senior goaltender Kevin Boyle and Boston College junior goaltender Thatcher Demko have been selected as the Hockey East Co-Players of the Year — just the third time players have been named co-players of the year and the first where two goaltenders share the honor. Additionally, Boston College freshman … Read more
Five dynamic finalists announced for 2016 Mike Richter Award
From an initial list of nearly 30 goalies comes Wednesday’s announcement of the top five finalists for the 2016 Mike Richter Award. The final five: Candidates for the award were determined by nominations from all 60 NCAA Division I men’s head coaches. The finalists and winner are selected by a committee of coaches, scouts and … Read more
Spearing incident gets Massachusetts-Lowell’s Chapie suspended one game by Hockey East
Hockey East has suspended Massachusetts-Lowell senior forward Adam Chapie for one game stemming from a spearing incident at the 20-minute mark of the third period on Feb. 6 against New Hampshire. Chapie will miss the River Hawks’ game Feb. 12 game at Boston University and will be able to return to the lineup Feb. 13 … Read more