Old friends happy for New England players who hoisted Stanley Cup with Avs
The Colorado Avalanche, the worst team in the NHL just five years ago, dethroned the two-time champion Tampa Bay Lightning this summer to claim the…
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College hockey recruiting: Three Hockey East programs add local commits
UMass has picked up two recruits over the past few days, including a local product, '06 left wing Jack Galanek of Hopkinton. Galanek is in…Read More
College Confidential: How Colin Felix became an important part of winning culture at UMass
Every championship team needs players like Colin Felix. The UMass senior may not dangle his way up the ice and rip the puck under the…
Opening Shift: Local colleges navigating challenges, other NCAA storylines
For New England’s Division 1 programs, the past few weeks included the cancellation of the IIHF World Junior Championship in Alberta, the return of regular-season…
Opening Shift: UMass, Northeastern handling adversity, other NCAA takeaways
It was a weekend of “character wins” for Northeastern and UMass, the two teams currently sitting at the top of a wild Hockey East race…
College Confidential: UMass gearing up for title defense
I was chatting with Jared DeMichiel, the UMass associate head coach, while watching a midget game recently at Mount St. Charles. It was the day…
How Ben Barr’s coaching mentors helped get him to Maine
Former UMass associate head coach Ben Barr was named as Red Gendron’s replacement as the University of Maine head coach early last month after the…
