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
Wisconsin junior defenseman and team captain Ty Emberson has signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Arizona Coyotes, forgoing his senior year with the Badgers. The contract starts with this 2020-21 season, and he will report to the AHL’s Tucson Roadrunners. “Ty had a strong three years here as a player and as a student … Read more
Here is a rundown of how the top 20 teams in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll of March 22 fared in games since that date. No. 1 North Dakota (22-6-1) 03/26/2021 – No. 15 AIC 1 vs No. 1 North Dakota 5 (NCAA Fargo Regional Semifinal) 03/27/2021 – No. 9 Minnesota Duluth 3 vs … 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.
The Huskies were shut out by UMass in their first appearance in the national championship game, just like the Minutemen were blanked by Minnesota Duluth in 2019, their first time in the final game of the season.
Photos from UMass’ 5-0 victory against St. Cloud State in the 2021 Men’s Frozen Four championship game at PPG Paints Arena.
The Huskies and the Minutemen both go in search of their program’s first NCAA championship in Saturday’s game.
With experience from two years ago, this Friday at the Frozen Four was intentionally calm for the Minutemen ahead of Saturday’s game against St. Cloud State at PPG Paints Arena.
If St. Cloud State’s Will Hammer has one more goal in him, it will make the contrast between his regular season and his postseason more remarkable.
Fourteen different schools have players honored as CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans for the 2020-21 season. The nation’s top 24 college hockey players were announced tonight, and four schools led the way with three honorees: Boston College, Minnesota, North Dakota and Wisconsin. Three players had been recognized as All-Americans previously: Boston University defenseman David Farrance, North Dakota … Read more
After a 52-point season for Wisconsin, Cole Caufield has been named the 2021 Hobey Baker Award winner as college hockey’s best player.
Michigan freshman forward Thomas Bordeleau has been named the recipient of the 2021 Tim Taylor Award, given annually to the best first-year player in NCAA Division I men’s hockey. He is the second Wolverine player to win this award, following Kyle Connor in 2016. The award is voted on by the nation’s assistant coaches and … Read more
Union senior forward Josh Kosack has been named the winner of the 2020-21 Derek Hines Unsung Hero Award. The award was established by the HCA in honor of former Army player Derek Hines, who was a “consummate team player and team builder.” Hines played at Army from 1999 to 2003 and was a four-year letter-winner … Read more
Minnesota goalie Jack LaFontaine was announced Friday as the 2021 Mike Richter Award winner as the top goaltender in Division I men’s hockey. The Mississauga, Ontario, native set new Minnesota single-season records for save percentage (.934) and goals against average (1.79) while his five shutouts this year rank tied for the third most in a … Read more
In her second year as a finalist for the award, the Bismarck, North Dakota, native was recognized for a long list of volunteer activities.
The University of Maine released a statement Friday announcing that head men’s hockey coach Dennis “Red” Gendron has died. He was 63.