2020-21 MASSACHUSETTS HOCKEY GAME NOTES NCAA EAST REGIONAL FINAL GAME #6/5 MASSACHUSETTS MINUTEMEN (17-5-4) VS. #14/15 BEMIDJI STATE BEAVERS (16-9-3) 27 MARCH 27, 2021 » BRIDGEPORT, CONN. » WEBSTER BANK ARENA » 5:00 PM 2020-21 HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS •2018-19 NATIONAL FINALISTS •2018-19 HOCKEY EAST REGULAR SEASON CHAMPIONS UMASS COMMUNICATIONS GAME COVERAGE Hockey Contact: Jillian Jakuba Radio: WHMP (AM 1400/1240, FM 101.5/107.5) Cell Phone: (413) 420-3116 TV: ESPNU Email: [email protected] SOCIAL Website: www.UMassAthletics.com Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: @UMassHockey Mailing Address: 251 Boyden Gym • Amherst, Mass. 01003 SCHEDULE MASSACHUSETTS MINUTEMEN ROSTER Date Opponent (TV) Res./Time No. Name Pos. Yr. Ht. Wt. Hometown/Last Team 11/20 UCONN *(NESN+) W, 5-1 2 Marc Del Gaizo (A) D Jr. 5-10 181 Basking Ridge, N.J./Muskegon (USHL) 11/21 at UConn* T, 2-2 OT (2-1 SOL) 3 Ty Farmer D Jr. 5-11 175 O’Fallon, Mo./Fargo (USHL) 4 Matthew Kessel D So. 6-3 203 Bloomfield Hills, Mich./Sioux Falls (USHL) 11/27 at #2 Boston College* (NESN) L, 3-4 5 Linden Alger D Fr. 6-3 194 Centerville, Mass./Youngstown (USHL) 11/28 #2 BOSTON COLLEGE* (NESN+) L, 3-6 6 Kolby Vegara D Jr. 6-1 193 Malden, Mass./Philadelphia (NAHL) 12/5 MERRIMACK* (NESN+) W, 3-1 7 Cal Kiefiuk F So. 5-10 185 Macomb, Mich./Central Illinois (USHL) 12/6 at Merrimack* L, 2-3 8 Bobby Trivigno (A) F Jr. 5-8 162 Setauket, N.Y./Waterloo (USHL) 12/19 VERMONT* W, 4-0 10 Josh Lopina F Fr. 6-2 194 Minooka, Ill./Lincoln (USHL) 11 Carson Gicewicz F R-Sr. 6-3 213 Orchard Park, N.Y./St. Lawrence (ECAC) 12/20 VERMONT* (NESN) W, 4-1 12 Garrett Wait F Jr. 6-0 190 Edina, Minn./Minnesota (B1G) 12/23 UCONN* (NESN) W, 6-2 13 Reed Lebster F So. 6-0 188 Grand Rapids, Mich./Des Moines (USHL) 12/30 at New Hampshire* W, 4-0 15 Oliver MacDonald F Fr. 5-10 185 Grosse Pointe, Mich./Fargo (USHL) 1/1 at #13/10 Northeastern* (NESN) W, 4-3 17 Philip Lagunov F Sr. 6-0 188 Hamilton, Ontario/Burlington (OJHL) 18 Jake Gaudet (C) F Sr. 6-2 201 Ottawa, Ontario/Kemptville (CCHL) 1/2 #13/10 NORTHEASTERN* (NESN+) W, 5-3 19 Ryan Sullivan F Fr. 5-11 190 Grosse Pointe, Mich./Sioux Falls (USHL) 1/6 NEW HAMPSHIRE* W, 4-0 20 Oliver Chau F Sr. 5-9 164 Oakville, Ontario/Brooks (AJHL) 1/17 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* (NESN) L, 2-4 22 Jerry Harding F So. 6-2 210 Canton, Mass./Providence (HE) 1/18 at Boston University* L, 3-4 (OT) 23 Gianfranco Cassaro D So. 5-11 194 Nobleton, Ontario/Youngstown (USHL) 1/22 #18 PROVIDENCE* T, 0-0 OT (1-0 SOL) 24 Zac Jones D So. 5-10 172 Glen Allen, Va./Tri City (USHL) 26 Colin Felix D Jr. 6-1 193 Ocean City, N.J./Madison (USHL) 1/23 at #18 Providence* (NESN+) T, 1-1 OT (1-0 SOW) 25 Aaron Bohlinger D Fr. 5-9 165 Walden, N.Y./Waterloo (USHL) 1/29 #16 UMASS LOWELL* W, 5-0 27 Anthony Del Gaizo F Jr. 5-10 193 Basking Ridge, N.J./Muskegon (USHL) 1/30 at #16 UMass Lowell* W, 2-1 28 Eric Faith F So. 5-11 181 Carp, Ontario/Brockville (CCHL) 2/23 at #14 Providence* W, 8-1 29 George Mika F Sr. 5-11 184 Naples, Fla./Amarillo (NAHL) 31 Matt Murray G Sr. 6-1 194 St. Albert, Alberta/Fargo (USHL) 2/26 at #1/2 Boston College* (NESN+) W, 3-2 (OT) 32 Henry Graham G Fr. 6-0 181 Manhattan, N.Y./P.A.L. Junior Islanders (NCDC) 3/5 MAINE* (NESN) T, 3-3 (1-2 SOL) 35 Filip Lindberg G Jr. 6-1 194 Espoo, Finland/Tuto Hockey U20 (SM-LIIGA) HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT Head Coach: Greg Carvel (St. Lawrence ’93, Massachusetts ‘98), Fifth Season 3/14 #20 NORTHEASTERN (NESN+) W, 4-1 Associate Head Coach: Ben Barr (Rensselaer ’04), Fifth Season Associate Head Coach: Jared DeMichiel (RIT ’10), Fifth Season 3/17 #14 PROVIDENCE (NESN) W, 5-2 Volunteer Assistant Coach: Nolan Gluchowski (St. Lawrence'18), First Season 3/20 UMASS LOWELL (NESN) W, 1-0 Director of Hockey Operations: Ryan Mahan (Massachusetts ’18), Third Season NCAA BRIDGEPORT REGIONAL 3/26 vs. #13 Lake Superior State (ESPNU) W, 5-1 BY CLASS BY POSITION GEOGRAPHICAL PRONUNCIATION 3/27 vs. #14/15 Bemidji State (ESPNU) 5:00 p.m. Seniors: (6) Oliver Chau, Jake Forwards: (15) Oliver ROSTER GUIDE Gaudet, Carson Gicewicz, Phil- Chau, Anthony Del Gaizo, Alberta: (1) Matt Murray Linden Alger AL-jer ip Lagunov, George Mika, Matt Eric Faith, Jake Gaudet, Car- Florida: (1) George Mika * - Denotes Hockey East game Aaron Bohlinger BOW-ling-jer Murray son Gicewicz, Jerry Harding, Finland: (1) Filip Lindberg Illinois: (1) Josh Lopina Gianfranco Cassaro John-franco All Home Games in BOLD CAPS Juniors: (8) Anthony Del Gaizo, Cal Kiefiuk, Philip Lagunov, Massachusetts: (3) Linden Alger, cass-AIR-oh Marc Del Gaizo, Ty Farmer, Colin Reed Lebster, Josh Lopina, Oliver Jerry Harding, Kolby Vegara Oliver Chau Chow Felix, Filip Lindberg, Bobby Trivig- MacDonald, George Mika, Ryan Michigan: (5) Matthew Kessel, Marc Del Gaizo Del GUY-zoh no, Kolby Vegara, Garrett Wait Sullivan, Bobby Trivigno, Garrett Cal Kiefiuk, Reed Lebster, Oliver Wait MacDonald, Ryan Sullivan Anthony Del Gaizo Del GUY-zoh Sophomores: (7) Gianfranco Jake Gaudet GAW-det We Are The Cassaro, Eric Faith, Jerry Harding, Defensemen: (9) Linden Alg- Minnesota (1): Garrett Wait er, Aaron Bohlinger, Gianfranco Missouri: (1) Ty Farmer Carson Gicewicz GIH-sev-itch Zac Jones, Matthew Kessel, Cal New Jersey: (3) Anthony Del Cassaro, Marc Del Gaizo, Cal Kiefiuk key-FEWK Kiefiuk, Reed Lebster Gaizo, Marc Del Gaizo, Colin Felix Josh Lopina LOW-pee-nah Freshmen: (6) Linden Alger, Aar- Ty Farmer, Colin Felix, Zac New York: (4) Aaron Bohlinger, Jones, Matthew Kessel, , Please refer to us as "UMass", on Bohlinger, Henry Graham, Josh Carson Gicewicz, Henry Graham, Kolby Vegara Bobby Trivigno "Massachusetts" or "Minutemen". Lopina, Oliver MacDonald, Ryan Goaltenders: (3) Henry Gra- Ontario: (5) Gianfranco Cassaro, Sullivan ham, Filip Lindberg, Matt Murray, Oliver Chau, Eric Faith, Jake Gaudet, Never use UMass Amherst when Philip Lagunov, referencing our Athletics program. Virginia: (1) Zac Jones Thank you. MASSACHUSETTS HOCKEY 2020-21 GAME NOTES - 1 Last Time Out: #6/5 Massachusetts Hockey the Minutemen were without the services of veteran QUICK FACTS Advances Past #13 Lake Superior State, 5-1 In defensemen Marc Del Gaizo and Ty Farmer for the NCAA First Round November 27-28 setbacks to Boston College due to GENERAL INFORMATION - Led by a two-goal night from senior captain Jake injuries. UMass is 15-2-3 since December 7, the fewest Location: Amherst, Mass. Gaudet, #6/5 University of Massachusetts hockey ad- losses of any team from that date on, second in winning Founded: 1863 vanced past #13 Lake Superior State, 5-1, in the teams' percentage (.825) over that span to only Minnesota Undergraduate Enrollment: 24,233 NCAA Tournament First Round matchup at Webster State’s 19-3-1 (.848). Colors: Maroon (HEX #881C1C) & White Bank Arena Friday evening. With the win, the Minute- - UMass has won 11 games where the margin was three men stretched their unbeaten streak to 11 straight games goals or more, compared to one loss (the 6-3 loss to Nicknames: Minutemen, UMass and improved to 17-5-4, while the Lakers finished the Boston College on Nov. 28). Affiliation: NCAA Division I season at 19-7-3. - The Minutemen have allowed one goal or less in Conference: Hockey East - Gaudet opened the scoring at the10:07 mark of the 53.8% of its games this season (14 occasions in 26 President: Marty Meehan (UMass Lowell ’78) first period, knocking the puck home at the top of the games) and two or fewer goals in 18 of 26 games. Chancellor: Kumble Subbaswamy crease off a feed from sophomores Jerry Harding and Dir. of Athletics: Ryan Bamford (Ithaca ’00) Zac Jones to give UMass a 1-0 advantage. UMass Collects Host Of Postseason Awards Athletic Department Phone: (413) 545-9652 - Lake Superior State then managed to tie things up from Hockey East Athletic Department Fax: (413) 545-1727 before the first intermission. On a rush up the ice, Ash- - Five University of Massachusetts hockey student-ath- University Website: www.umass.edu ton Calder drove to the net and chipped the puck over letes were named Hockey East All-Stars, the league an- goaltender Filip Lindberg, 17:14 into the period with nounced on March12. Junior forward Bobby Trivigno Pete Veillette and Jacob Nordqvist picking up the as- earned his first career honor as a First Team All-Star, COACHING STAFF sists. while junior goaltender Filip Lindberg and sophomore Head Coach: Greg Carvel (St. Lawrence ’93; Massachusetts ’98G) - Midway through the second period, though, junior defenseman Zac Jones were tabbed Second Team Overall Record / Years: 177-157-27/10 Bobby Trivigno drove to the net out of the corner. While All-Stars and junior defenseman Marc Del Gaizo and UMass Record / Years: 91-75-10/5 Trivigno's attempt at goal was denied, freshman Josh sophomore defenseman Matthew Kessel received Third Hockey East Record / Years: 56-51-9/5 Lopina was there in the slot to corral the loose puck for Team All-Star nods. Associate Head Coach: Ben Barr (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ’04) his ninth tally of the season at the 11:03 mark.