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[email protected] FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: MONDAY, APRIL 1, 2013 WEEKLY RELEASE #26 UMASS LOWELL RIVER HAWKS HEAD TO FROZEN FOUR FOR FIRST TIME IN PROGRAM HISTORY RECENT RESULTS ATHLETIC REPUBLIC PLAYER OF THE WEEK Friday, March 22 Hockey East Semifinals #37 CONNOR HELLEBUYCK, UMASS LOWELL (at TD Garden, Boston, Mass.) (Freshmarn Goaltender; Commerce, Mich.) UMass Lowell 2 vs. Providence 1 Hellebuyck stopped 59 of 60 shots (.983 save%) in two games vs. Wisconsin and New Hampshire and was named the Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Northeast Regional. He Boston University 6 vs. Boston College 3 backstopped UMass Lowell to a 6-1 victory over Wisconsin (28 saves) and a 2-0 triumph over New Hampshire. He earned his sixth shutout of the season with 31 stops Saturday vs. the Wildcats, matching Saturday, March 23 the school record for shutouts in a season and he also moved in the national lead for shutouts tying Niagara’s Carsen Chubak. 29th annual Hockey East Championship Game (at TD Garden, Boston, Mass.) PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE WEEK UMass Lowell 1 vs. Boston University 0 #13 ADAM CHAPIE, UMASS LOWELL Friday, March 29 (Forward; Oxford, Mich.) NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinals Chapie scored two goals and was named to the All-Tournament Team at the NCAA Northeast (at Verizon Wireless Arena, Manchester, N.H.) Regional. Scored an empty net goal in the 6-1 win over Wisconsin and followed with UMass UMass Lowell 6 vs.