2020-21 MASSACHUSETTS HOCKEY GAME NOTES GAMES #10 MASSACHUSETTS MINUTEMEN (9-5-3, 9-5-3 HE) vs. #16 UMASS LOWELL RIVER HAWKS (3-1-0, 3-1-0 HE) JANUARY 29, 2021 » AMHERST, MASS. » MULLINS CENTER » 8 PM 18-19 JANUARY 30, 2021 » LOWELL, MASS. » TSONGAS CENTER » 7 PM 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: None 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) 3 Ty Farmer D Jr. 5-11 175 O’Fallon, Mo./Fargo (USHL) 11/21 at UConn* T, 2-2 OT (2-1 SOL) 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) 6 Kolby Vegara D Jr. 6-1 193 Malden, Mass./Philadelphia (NAHL) 11/28 #2 BOSTON COLLEGE* (NESN+) L, 3-6 7 Cal Kiefiuk F So. 5-10 185 Macomb, Mich./Central Illinois (USHL) 12/5 MERRIMACK* (NESN+) W, 3-1 8 Bobby Trivigno (A) F Jr. 5-8 162 Setauket, N.Y./Waterloo (USHL) 10 Josh Lopina F Fr. 6-2 194 Minooka, Ill./Lincoln (USHL) 12/6 at Merrimack* L, 2-3 11 Carson Gicewicz F R-Sr. 6-3 213 Orchard Park, N.Y./St. Lawrence (ECAC) 12/19 VERMONT* W, 4-0 12 Garrett Wait F Jr. 6-0 190 Edina, Minn./Minnesota (B1G) 12/20 VERMONT* (NESN) W, 4-1 13 Reed Lebster F So. 6-0 188 Grand Rapids, Mich./Des Moines (USHL) 15 Oliver MacDonald F Fr. 5-10 185 Grosse Pointe, Mich./Fargo (USHL) 12/23 UCONN* (NESN) W, 6-2 17 Philip Lagunov F Sr. 6-0 188 Hamilton, Ontario/Burlington (OJHL) 12/30 at New Hampshire* W, 4-0 18 Jake Gaudet (C) F Sr. 6-2 201 Ottawa, Ontario/Kemptville (CCHL) 19 Ryan Sullivan F Fr. 5-11 190 Grosse Pointe, Mich./Sioux Falls (USHL) 1/1 at #13/10 Northeastern* (NESN) W, 4-3 20 Oliver Chau F Sr. 5-9 164 Oakville, Ontario/Brooks (AJHL) 1/2 #13/10 NORTHEASTERN* (NESN+) W, 5-3 22 Jerry Harding F So. 6-2 210 Canton, Mass./Providence (HE) 23 Gianfranco Cassaro D So. 5-11 194 Nobleton, Ontario/Youngstown (USHL) 1/6 NEW HAMPSHIRE* W, 4-0 24 Zac Jones D So. 5-10 172 Glen Allen, Va./Tri City (USHL) 1/17 BOSTON UNIVERSITY* (NESN) L, 2-4 26 Colin Felix D Jr. 6-1 193 Ocean City, N.J./Madison (USHL) 25 Aaron Bohlinger D Fr. 5-9 165 Walden, N.Y./Waterloo (USHL) 1/18 at Boston University* L, 3-4 (OT) 27 Anthony Del Gaizo F Jr. 5-10 193 Basking Ridge, N.J./Muskegon (USHL) 1/22 #18 PROVIDENCE* T, 0-0 OT (1-0 SOL) 28 Eric Faith F So. 5-11 181 Carp, Ontario/Brockville (CCHL) 1/23 at #18 Providence* (NESN+) T, 1-1 OT (1-0 SOW) 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) 1/29 #16 UMASS LOWELL 8 P.M. 32 Henry Graham G Fr. 6-0 181 Manhattan, N.Y./P.A.L. Junior Islanders (NCDC) 1/30 at #16 UMass Lowell 7 p.m. 35 Filip Lindberg G Jr. 6-1 194 Espoo, Finland/Tuto Hockey U20 (SM-LIIGA) Head Coach: Greg Carvel (St. Lawrence ’93, Massachusetts ‘98), Fifth Season * - Denotes Hockey East game Associate Head Coach: Ben Barr (Rensselaer ’04), Fifth Season All Home Games in BOLD CAPS Associate Head Coach: Jared DeMichiel (RIT ’10), Fifth Season Volunteer Assistant Coach: Ryan Bliss (Cornell ’18), Second Season Director of Hockey Operations: Ryan Mahan (Massachusetts ’18), Third Season BY CLASS BY POSITION GEOGRAPHICAL PRONUNCIATION 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 Aaron Bohlinger BOW-ling-jer Murray son Gicewicz, Jerry Harding, Finland: (1) Filip Lindberg Illinois: (1) Josh Lopina Gianfranco Cassaro John-franco 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: #8 UMass Drops Pair To BU in 2016-17. QUICK FACTS - No. 8 University of Massachusetts hockey and No. - Junior Bobby Trivigno is tied for sixth in the nation with 18 Providence played two defensive matchups this past 18 points (5g, 13a). He is tied for fourth nationally in GENERAL INFORMATION weekend with a 0-0 tie on Friday and a 1-1 tie on Sat- assists (13). Location: Amherst, Mass. urday. Friday’s matchup resulted in the Friars taking a - Sophomore Matthew Kessel leads all defensemen na- Founded: 1863 1-0 shootout win, while the Minutemen won Saturday’s tionally in goals (8), is tied for sixth in points (14), fourth Undergraduate Enrollment: 24,233 shootout for the extra point in the Hockey East stand- in goals per-game (.47) and 13th in points per-game Colors: Maroon (HEX #881C1C) & White ings. (0.82). Nicknames: Minutemen, UMass - With just over seven minutes to play in the second peri- - Sophomore Zac Jones sits fith nationally in points by Affiliation: NCAA Division I od, senior Oliver Chau had a chance to put UMass out defensemen (15) and tied for second in goals by de- Conference: Hockey East in front, but was denied on his breakaway attempt. At fensemen (5). He is tied for sixth in assists (10), 11th in President: Marty Meehan (UMass Lowell ’78) the other end, the Friars followed up by hitting two posts points per-game (.88) and tied for ninth in goals per- Chancellor: Kumble Subbaswamy in an offensive flurry and came up empty. game (0.29). Dir. of Athletics: Ryan Bamford (Ithaca ’00) - The puck danced across the Providence goal line sev- - Senior Matt Murray became the UMass career leader Athletic Department Phone: (413) 545-9652 eral times in the third and sophomore Zac Jones had in wins by a goaltender with his shutout over UNH on Athletic Department Fax: (413) 545-1727 two breakaway opportunities in the third, but the game Jan. 6, passing Gabe Winer’s ’06 total of 50. Murray University Website: www.umass.edu remained scoreless through 65 minutes of play. is sixth all-time in program history in career saves with - The first seven shooters in the shootout were unsuc- 1904. COACHING STAFF cessful before Brian Berard managed to convert for the Friars to take the shootout, 1-0. Special Teams Success Head Coach: Greg Carvel (St. Lawrence ’93; Massachusetts ’98G) - UMass finished with a 28-27 edge in shots and went - As of January 27, UMass’ penalty kill ranks fourth Overall Record / Years: 169-157-26/10 0-for-3 on the power play, while going a perfect 7-for- (91.5%) in the nation, first in Hockey East, and its pow- UMass Record / Years: 83-75-9/5 7 on the penalty kill. er play sits seventh nationally (24.7%) while the squad Hockey East Record / Years: 52-51-8/5 - In his first start since November 28, junior Filip Lind- is tied for second in shorthanded goals with three. The Associate Head Coach: Ben Barr (Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute ’04) berg made 27 saves and earned his seventh career Minutemen rank fourth nationally in combined special Associate Head Coach: Jared DeMichiel (Rochester Institute of Technology ’10) shutout. His counterpart, Jaxson Stauber had 28 stops teams, 59.1%, first in Hockey East. Volunteer Assistant Coach: Nolan Gluchowski (St. Lawrence '18) for Providence. - To date, 22 of the team’s 55 goals have come in spe- Strength & Conditioning Coach: Brandon Wickett (William Paterson, Merrimack '19G) - On Saturday at Providence after a scoreless first, Prov- cial teams situations, 40% of the squad’s scoring.