UMass Minutemen ice hockey

UMass Minutemen ice hockey
Current season
University University of Massachusetts Amherst
Conference Hockey East
Head coach Greg Carvel
3rd season, 22–49–4 (.320)
Captain(s) Niko Hildenbrand, Mario Ferraro and Cale Makar
Arena Mullins Center
Capacity: 8,387
Location Amherst, Massachusetts
Colors Maroon and White[1]
         
NCAA Tournament appearances
2007
Current uniform

The UMass Minutemen ice hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college ice hockey program that represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Minutemen are a member of Hockey East. They play at the 8,387-seat William D. Mullins Memorial Center (informally known as the Mullins Center) in Amherst, Massachusetts.[2]

History

Pond history

The centrally located pond on the UMass campus was once used for multiple purposes. In the winter students and faculty would cut out blocks of ice to use for refrigeration and annual tug-of-war games between sophomores and freshmen were hosted during the spring months. The UMass Minutemen even played on the campus pond starting in 1909 but have since moved to the Mullins Center.[3]

Greg Carvel era (2016–Present)

Ryan Bamford, athletic director of UMass, announced in March 2016 that Greg Carvel had been hired to become the 14th ice hockey head coach in UMass history.[4] In May of 2018 Carvel was given a contract extension through the 2022-23 season.[5]

Season-by-season results

UMass Minutemen Season History
SeasonHead CoachOverall RecordConference RecordPostseasonNotes
1994-95 Joe Mallen 6-28-2 3-21-0 Win vs Boston College in Hockey East Opening Round
Loss vs Maine in Hockey East Quarterfinals
1995-96 Joe Mallen 10-19-6 4-14-6 2-0 Loss vs Boston University in Hockey East Quarterfinals
1996-97 Joe Mallen 12-23-0 7-17-0 2-0 Loss vs New Hampshire in Hockey East Quarterfinals
1997-98 Joe Mallen 6-24-3 3-19-2 Did not qualify
1998-99 Joe Mallen 12-21-4 8-14-2 2-0 Loss vs Maine in Hockey East Quarterfinals
1999-2000 Joe Mallen 11-20-5 5-15-4 2-0 Loss vs Boston University in Hockey East Quarterfinals
2000-01 Don "Toot" Cahoon 8-22-4 7-15-2 Did not Qualify
2001-02 Don "Toot" Cahoon 8-25-2 3-19-2 Did not qualify
2002-03 Don "Toot" Cahoon 20-18-0 10-14-0 2-0 Win vs Maine in Hockey East Quarterfinals
Loss vs New Hampshire in Hockey East Semifinals
2003-04 Don "Toot" Cahoon 17-15-7 12-9-3 2-0 Win vs UMass Lowell in Hockey East Quarterfinals
Win vs New Hampshire in Hockey East Semifinals
Loss vs Maine in Hockey East Finals
 This season marks the furthest UMass has ever gone in the Hockey East tournament. They lost the final game 2-1 in triple overtime to Maine.
2004-05 Don "Toot" Cahoon 14-23-2 6-16-2 2-0 Loss vs Boston College in Hockey East Quarterfinals
2005-06 Don "Toot" Cahoon 14-21-2 10-15-2 2-0 Loss vs Boston University in Hockey East Quarterfinals
2006-07 Don "Toot" Cahoon 22-13-5 15-9-3 2-0 Win vs Maine in Hockey East Quarterfinals
Loss vs New Hampshire in Hockey East Semifinals
Win vs Clarkson in NCAA Regional Semifinals
Loss vs Maine in NCAA Regional Finals		 UMass earned an at-large bid to make their first-ever NCAA Tournament.
2007-08 Don "Toot" Cahoon 15-16-6 9-13-5 2-0 Loss vs New Hampshire in Hockey East Quarterfinals
2008-09 Don "Toot" Cahoon 16-20-3 10-14-3 2-1 Loss vs Northeastern in Hockey East Quarterfinals
2009-10 Don "Toot" Cahoon 18-18-0 13-14-0 2-0 Loss vs Boston College in Hockey East Quarterfinals
2010-11 Don "Toot" Cahoon 7-24-6 5-16-6 2-0 Loss vs Boston College in Hockey East Quarterfinals
2011-12 Don "Toot" Cahoon 13-18-5 9-17-4 2-0 Loss vs Boston College in Hockey East Quarterfinals
2012-13 John Micheletto 12-19-3 10-16-2 Did not qualify
2013-14 John Micheletto 9-22-4 4-14-3 Loss vs Vermont in Opening Round
2014-15 John Micheletto 11-23-2 5-16-1 2-1 Loss vs Notre Dame in Opening Round
2015-16 John Micheletto 8-24-4 2-16-4 2-0 Loss vs Boston University in Opening Round
2016–17Greg Carvel 5–29–22–19–12-0 Loss vs Providence in Opening Round
2017–18Greg Carvel 17–20–29–13–22-1 Win vs Vermont in Opening Round
2-0 Loss vs Northeastern in Hockey East Quarterfinals
Joe Mallen: 57–135–20 (1-9)
Don "Toot" Cahoon: 172–233–42 (8-17)
John Micheletto: 40–88–13 (1-7)
Greg Carvel: 22–49–4 (2-5)
Overall Conference Record: 171-365–59 (12–36)

Source[6]

Current roster

As of September 5, 2018.[7]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 New Jersey Marc Del Gaizo Freshman D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-10-11 Basking Ridge, New Jersey Muskegon (USHL) —
3 Missouri Ty Farmer Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-01-06 O'Fallon, Missouri Fargo (USHL) —
5 Ontario Mario Ferraro (C) Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-09-17 King City, Ontario Des Moines (USHL) SJS, 49th overall 2017
6 Massachusetts Kolby Vegara Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-07-15 Malden, Massachusetts Philadelphia (NAHL) —
7 Manitoba Kurt Keats Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 1995-08-16 Winnipeg, Manitoba Powell River (BCHL) —
8 New York (state) Bobby Trivigno Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1999-01-19 Setauket, New York Waterloo (USHL) —
9 Massachusetts John Leonard Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-08-07 Amherst, Massachusetts Green Bay (USHL) SJS, 182nd overall 2018
10 Nebraska Jack Suter Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 1995-04-19 Omaha, Nebraska Sioux Falls (USHL) —
11 Michigan Bobby Kaiser Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997-05-09 Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan Muskegon (USHL) —
12 New Jersey Anthony Del Gaizo Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-01-31 Basking Ridge, New Jersey Muskegon (USHL) —
13 Illinois Ivan Chukarov Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) 1995-04-03 Des Plaines, Illinois Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) BUF, 182nd overall 2015
14 Michigan Jacob Pritchard Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1995-04-09 Macomb, Michigan St. Lawrence (ECAC) —
15 Ontario Marco Bozzo Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 167 lb (76 kg) 1996-11-22 Woodbridge, Ontario Newmarket (OJHL) —
16 Alberta Cale Makar (C) Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-10-30 Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL) COL, 4th overall 2017
17 Ontario Philip Lagunov Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1998-11-22 Hamilton, Ontario Burlington (OJHL) —
18 Ontario Jake Gaudet Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1996-06-18 Ottawa, Ontario Kemptville (CCHL) —
19 California Niko Hildenbrand (C) Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1995-08-18 Vacaville, California Fargo (USHL) —
20 Ontario Oliver Chau Sophomore F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1997-08-21 Oakville, Ontario Brooks (AJHL) —
21 Michigan Mitchell Chaffee Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-01-26 Rockford, Michigan Fargo (USHL) —
22 Illinois Brett Boeing Senior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 188 lb (85 kg) 1995-01-14 Barrington, Illinois Dubuque (USHL) —
26 New Jersey Colin Felix Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-01-07 Ocean City, New Jersey Madison (USHL) —
27 Illinois Jake McLaughlin Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-03-26 Hinsdale, Illinois Fargo (USHL) —
29 Florida George Mika Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1996-10-19 Naples, Florida Amarillo (NAHL) —
30 Massachusetts Brad Arvanitis Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-08-24 Holliston, Massachusetts Coulee Region (NAHL) —
31 Alberta Matt Murray Sophomore G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1998-02-02 St. Albert, Alberta Fargo (USHL) —
35 Finland Fille Lindberg Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1999-01-31 Espoo, Finland TUTO U20 (Nuorten SM-liiga) —

Coaches and support staff

Current as of July 24, 2018.[8]

CoachPosition
Greg CarvelHead Coach
Ben BarrAssociate Head Coach
Jared DeMichielAssistant Coach
Brennen McHughDirector of Hockey Operations
James Marcou Graduate Assistant
Michael Iovanna Student Assistant Coach
Clayton KirvenAssistant Strength & Conditioning Coach
Josh PennEquipment Manager
Marc PaquetAthletic Trainer

The Longest Game

On March 6, 2015, UMass faced Notre Dame in Game 1 of the Opening Round of the 2015 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, played at Compton Family Ice Arena at Notre Dame. Early into the game, Sam Herr gave Notre Dame the lead on a rebounded shot. Vince Hinostroza made it 2–0 midway through the second period. But the Minutmen responded two minutes later with a power play goal by Steven Iacobellis. Notre Dame responded three minutes later with a Steven Fogarty goal to make it 3–1. UMass made it 3–2 a minute later with a goal by Shane Walsh. With two seconds remaining in the period, Troy Power tipped a power play goal to tie the game as the second period (a period that had five goals in total) ended. The third period ended with no goals, as the two teams went into overtime. The two teams kept shooting shots that missed, with UMass shooting a record 91 times and Notre Dame shooting 78 times. With 8:18 left in the fifth overtime and at 1:24 a.m. ET, Shane Walsh scored the game-winning goal to end the longest Division I hockey game which had lasted 151 minutes, 42 seconds, besting the previous record of 150:22, set by Quinnipiac and Union in 2010.[9]

Steve Mastalerz finished the night with 75 saves for UMass while Cal Petersen of Notre Dame made 87 saves, setting a new NCAA record. It was UMass' first win at the Tournament since March 13, 2009 at Northeastern.

Notable Alumni

Johnathan Quick - Two-time Stanley Cup Champion with the Los Angeles Kings.

Connor Sheary - Two-time Stanley Cup Champion with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

Frank Vatrano - Undrafted winger, formerly with Boston Bruins and currently with Florida Panthers.

Justin Braun - Seventh round draft choice by the San Jose Sharks, has now played 529 games with the team.

Matt Irwin - Has played 279 NHL games with the San Jose Sharks, Boston Bruins, and Nashville Predators.

Brandon Montour - Has played 107 games with the Anaheim Ducks.

Cale Makar - Became the highest draft pick in UMass history when he was selected 4th overall by the Colorado Avalanche in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

Mario Ferraro - Selected 49th overall by the San Jose Sharks at the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

References

  1. ↑ "University of Massachusetts Athletics Official Style Guide" (PDF). Retrieved July 17, 2017.
  2. ↑ http://www.uscho.com/m/massachusetts-minutemen/mens-college-hockey/team,uma.html
  3. ↑ "Umass Hockey The Pond Club". umasshockey.com.
  4. ↑ "College hockey: Greg Carvel named UMass ice hockey coach". 29 March 2016.
  5. ↑ "Hockey Head Coach Greg Carvel's Contract Extended Through 2023 - University of Massachusetts". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  6. ↑ "UMass Hockey Past Schedules". UMass Athletics. Retrieved 2018-07-23.
  7. ↑ "2018–19 Roster". UMass Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
  8. ↑ "UMass Athletics". umassathletics.com. Retrieved 2018-07-24.
  9. ↑ "UMass Hockey Claims NCAA Record 5OT 4–3 Victory Over Notre Dame – University of Massachusetts". University of Massachusetts Athletics.
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