Stay or go? Cale Makar stayed. He went back to UMass for his sophomore year. So did Matty Beniers at Michigan, Charlie McAvoy at Boston University and Tage Thompson at UConn. Jack Eichel decided to jump to the NHL after just one year at BU. So did Noah Hanifin of Boston College, Brady Tkachuk of BU, … [Read more...]
How New Jersey native Matt Brown became a scoring force for Boston University
Boston University has a dozen NHL draft picks on its roster. But the top scorer isn’t one of them. Leading the Terriers in points is senior winger from Wood Ridge, N.J., Matt Brown – undrafted, undersized but not underappreciated — with a 7-11-18 line in 14 games. Only two players in Hockey East … [Read more...]
Greg Carvel’s leadership qualities spark UMass renaissance
Watching Greg Carvel and his players celebrate UMass’s first Hockey East tournament championship on Saturday night, I thought of a conversation with associate head coach Ben Barr in March 2017. It was near the end of Carvel’s first season in Amherst. When I say the Minutemen were bad that year, I’m … [Read more...]
Long Islander Bobby Trivigno helps UMass soar, Quinnipiac gets a boost in goal
When UMass needed a spark after falling behind by two goals at Boston College last Friday, Bobby Trivigno delivered — and it didn’t take him long. A mere five seconds after BC took a 2-0 lead in the second period, Trivigno beat BC’s Spencer Knight to bring the Minutemen back within a goal of the … [Read more...]