2023–24 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season

2023–24 UMass Minutemen
ice hockey season
2023–24 UMass Minutemen; ice hockey season
NCAA Tournament,
Conference	5th Hockey East
Home ice	Mullins Center
Rankings
USCHO	#13
USA Today	#14
Record
Overall	20–13–3
Conference	12–10–2
Home	10–4–2
Road	10–7–0
Neutral	0–2–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Greg Carvel
Assistant coaches	Tom Upton; Nolan Gluchowski
Captain(s)	Ryan Ufko; Aaron Bohlinger
	UMass Minutemen ice hockey seasons; « 2022–23 2024–25 »

The 2023–24 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season is the 92nd season of play for the program, the 31st at the Division I level, and 30th in Hockey East. The Minutemen represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Mullins Center and are coached by Greg Carvel in his 8th season.

Season[edit]

Departures[edit]

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Mikey Adamson	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Sacred Heart
Tyson Dyck	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Wisconsin
Noah Ellis	Defenseman	United States	Transferred to Omaha
Eric Faith	Forward	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Henry Graham	Goaltender	United States	Transferred to Boston University
Jerry Harding	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Cal Kiefiuk	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Providence
Matt Koopman	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Reed Lebster	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Michigan State
Josh Nodler	Forward	United States	Graduate transfer to Bowling Green
Luke Pavicich	Goaltender	United States	Transferred to Massachusetts Lowell
Ryan Sullivan	Forward	United States	Transferred to Miami
Garrett Wait	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)

Recruiting[edit]

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Bo Cosman	Forward	United States	21	Milton, GA
Liam Gorman	Forward	United States	23	Boston, MA; graduate transfer from Princeton; selected 177th overall in 2018
Michael Hrabal	Goaltender	Czech Republic	18	Prague, CZE; selected 38th overall in 2023
Jackson Irving	Goaltender	United States	19	Newbury, MA
Dans Ločmelis	Forward	Latvia	19	Jelgava, LAT; selected 119th overall in 2022
Jack Musa	Forward	United States	20	Orange Park, FL
Samuli Niinisaari	Defenseman	Finland	25	Hamina, FIN; graduate transfer from Brown
Cam O'Neill	Forward	United States	19	Odenton, MD; selected 143rd overall in 2022
Aydar Suniev	Forward	Russia	18	Kazan, RUS; selected 80th overall in 2023
Sebastian Törnqvist	Defenseman	Sweden	20	Everlöv, SWE
Nick Van Tassell	Forward	United States	19	Basking Ridge, NJ; selected 215th overall in 2023
Lucas Vanroboys	Forward	Canada	24	Thamesville, ON; graduate transfer from Bentley

Roster[edit]

As of August 11, 2023.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Jackson Irving	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2004-02-03	Newbury, Massachusetts	Sioux Falls (USHL)	—
4	Kennedy O'Connor	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2001-05-10	Springfield, Massachusetts	Omaha (USHL)	—
5	Linden Alger	Senior	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2000-04-09	Centerville, Massachusetts	Youngstown (USHL)	—
6	Ryan Ufko (C)	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-05-07	Smithtown, New York	Chicago (USHL)	NSH, 115th overall 2021
7	Samuli Niinisaari	Graduate	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1998-08-11	Hamina, Finland	Brown (ECAC)	—
8	Cam O'Neill	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2004-01-24	Odenton, Maryland	Tri-City (USHL)	OTT, 143rd overall 2022
9	Jack Musa	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	2003-07-22	Orange Park, Florida	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	—
10	Cole O'Hara	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2002-06-20	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Tri-City (USHL)	NSH, 114th overall 2022
10	Dans Ločmelis	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2004-01-21	Jelgava, Latvia	Luleå J20 (J20 Nationell)	BOS, 119th overall 2022
11	Lucas Mercuri	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2002-03-07	Montreal, Quebec	Des Moines (USHL)	CAR, 159th overall 2020
12	Lucas Vanroboys	Graduate	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	1999-07-24	Thamesville, Ontario	Bentley (AHA)	—
14	Ryan Lautenbach	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-02-27	Brighton, Michigan	Omaha (USHL)	—
16	Aydar Suniev	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-11-16	Kazan, Russia	Penticton (BCHL)	CGY, 80th overall 2023
17	Kenny Connors	Sophomore	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-03-10	Glen Mills, Pennsylvania	Dubuque (USHL)	LAK, 103rd overall 2022
18	Taylor Makar	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-03-13	Calgary, Alberta	Brooks (AJHL)	COL, 220th overall 2021
20	Liam Gorman	Graduate	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	2000-05-08	Arlington, Massachusetts	Princeton (ECAC)	CHI, 177th overall 2018
21	Sebastian Törnqvist	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2003-05-22	Everlöv, Sweden	Tri-City (USHL)	—
22	Nick Van Tassell	Freshman	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2004-04-18	Basking Ridge, New Jersey	Green Bay (USHL)	OTT, 215th overall 2023
23	Scott Morrow	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2002-11-01	Darien, Connecticut	Shattuck-St. Mary's (Midget AAA)	CAR, 40th overall 2021
24	Elliott McDermott	Senior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	193 lb (88 kg)	1999-02-03	Kingston, Ontario	Colgate (ECAC)	—
25	Aaron Bohlinger (C)	Senior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2000-08-25	Walden, New York	Waterloo (USHL)	—
26	Owen Murray	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2002-12-01	Decker, Manitoba	Green Bay (USHL)	—
27	Michael Cameron	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2002-07-24	Berwyn, Pennsylvania	Omaha (USHL)	—
28	Bo Cosman	Freshman	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2002-01-18	Milton, Georgia	Minnesota (NAHL)	—
29	Eric DeDobbelaer	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2000-06-15	Brantford, Ontario	Brantford (OJHL)	—
30	Michael Hrabal	Freshman	G	6' 6" (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2005-01-20	Prague, Czech Republic	Omaha (USHL)	ARI, 38th overall 2023
34	Cole Brady	Senior	G	6' 5" (1.96 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2001-02-12	Pickering, Ontario	Arizona State (NCAA)	NJD, 127th overall 2019

Standings[edit]

2023–24 Hockey East Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#1 Boston College †*	24	20	3	1	1	0	1	61	105	56	39	33	5	1	179	87
#2 Boston University	24	18	4	2	1	1	1	57	104	53	39	28	9	2	162	95
#6 Maine	24	14	9	1	0	1	0	44	76	67	37	23	12	2	119	94
#16 Providence	24	11	9	4	3	1	2	37	66	58	35	18	13	4	100	83
#13 Massachusetts	24	12	10	2	4	2	0	36	57	62	37	20	14	3	108	105
#19 New Hampshire	24	12	11	1	1	0	0	36	69	56	36	20	15	1	106	90
Northeastern	24	9	14	1	1	3	0	30	65	71	36	17	16	3	113	97
Connecticut	24	9	14	1	1	1	1	29	49	77	36	15	19	2	90	105
Vermont	24	7	14	3	1	0	3	26	52	81	35	13	19	3	87	106
Merrimack	24	6	17	1	0	1	1	21	62	85	35	13	21	1	98	114
Massachusetts Lowell	24	4	17	3	1	4	0	18	39	78	36	8	24	4	72	113
Championship: March 23, 2024 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll; Updated: April 1, 2024

Schedule and results[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 7	7:00 pm	American International*		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Brady	W 5–3	4,324	1–0–0
October 8	4:00 pm	at Dartmouth*		Thompson Arena • Hanover, New Hampshire (Exhibition)			W 5–1
October 13	7:00 pm	#6 Michigan*		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Brady	L 2–7	7,361	1–1–0
October 14	7:00 pm	#6 Michigan*		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 6–3	8,412	2–1–0
October 20	8:07 pm	at #19 Minnesota State*		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey	Hrabal	W 6–3	4,233	3–1–0
October 21	7:07 pm	at #19 Minnesota State*		Mayo Clinic Health System Event Center • Mankato, Minnesota	FloHockey	Hrabal	W 1–0	4,543	4–1–0
October 27	7:00 pm	at #9 Boston University	#19	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	L 2–5	5,172	4–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 28	7:00 pm	#9 Boston University	#19	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	T 3–3 ^SOL	4,589	4–2–1 (0–1–1)
November 3	7:30 pm	Northeastern	#18	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 2–1 ^OT	5,426	5–2–1 (1–1–1)
November 10	7:00 pm	Vermont	#14	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+, NESN	Brady	W 4−1	4,272	6−2−1 (2−1−1)
November 11	6:00 pm	Vermont	#14	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	L 2–6	4,461	6–3–1 (2–2–1)
November 16	7:00 pm	at #5 Providence	#15	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 3–2	2,828	7–3–1 (3–2–1)
November 18	7:00 pm	#5 Providence	#15	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 2–1 ^OT	4,670	8–3–1 (4–2–1)
November 24	4:00 pm	at Harvard*	#11	Bright-Landry Hockey Center • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+, NESN	Brady	W 6–5 ^OT	—	9–3–1
December 1	7:00 pm	at Vermont	#10	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+	Hrabal	L 1–2 ^OT	2,748	9–4–1 (4–3–1)
December 8	7:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*	#11	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Brady	W 11–2	4,410	10–4–1
December 9	7:00 pm	Alaska Anchorage*	#11	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 3–2	3,685	11–4–1
Adirondack Winter Invitational
December 29	4:00 pm	vs. #17 Cornell*	#11	Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Semifinal)	ESPN+	Brady	T 2–2 ^SOL	4,037	11–4–2
December 30	4:00 pm	vs. Clarkson*	#11	Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Consolation Game)	ESPN+	Brady	L 4–5 ^OT	3,621	11–5–2
Regular Season
January 5	7:00 pm	Connecticut	#13	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Brady	T 3–3 ^SOL	2,630	11–5–3 (4–3–2)
January 12	7:00 pm	Merrimack	#13	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 4–3	3,734	12–5–3 (5–3–2)
January 13	7:00 pm	at Merrimack	#13	J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	L 1–4	2,537	12–6–3 (5–4–2)
January 20	7:00 pm	at Northeastern	#12	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 2–1	4,182	13–6–3 (6–4–2)
February 2	7:00 pm	at Merrimack	#11	J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 3–2	2,314	14–6–3 (7–4–2)
February 3	7:00 pm	#6 Maine	#11	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	L 0–1	7,737	14–7–3 (7–5–2)
February 9	7:00 pm	at Connecticut	#12	Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 2–0	2,691	15–7–3 (8–5–2)
February 10	7:00 pm	Connecticut	#12	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+, NESN	Hrabal	W 3–1	6,342	16–7–3 (9–5–2)
February 16	7:00 pm	#1 Boston College	#11	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	L 1–5	8,412	16–8–3 (9–6–2)
February 18	1:00 pm	at #1 Boston College	#11	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	L 4–6	7,008	16–9–3 (9–7–2)
February 23	7:00 pm	#16 New Hampshire	#14	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 3–2	6,089	17–9–3 (10–7–2)
February 24	7:00 pm	at #16 New Hampshire	#14	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+	Hrabal	L 2–3 ^OT	6,085	17–10–3 (10–8–2)
March 1	7:15 pm	at Massachusetts Lowell	#14	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 2–1 ^OT	5,268	18–10–3 (11–8–2)
March 2	6:00 pm	Massachusetts Lowell	#14	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 4–3 ^OT	6,289	19–10–3 (12–8–2)
March 8	7:00 pm	at #9 Maine	#12	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Hrabal	L 1–2	5,043	19–11–3 (12–9–2)
March 9	7:00 pm	at #9 Maine	#12	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Hrabal	L 3–4	5,043	19–12–3 (12–10–2)
Hockey East Tournament
March 16	7:00 pm	at #13 Providence*	#16	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Quarterfinal)	ESPN+, NESN+	Hrabal	W 3–1	2,644	20–12–3
March 22	4:00 pm	vs. #1 Boston College*	#13	TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Semifinal)	ESPN+, NESN	Hrabal	L 1–8	17,850	20–13–3
NCAA Tournament
March 28	2:00 pm	vs. #3 Denver*	#13	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts (Northeast Regional Semifinal)	ESPN2	Hrabal	L 1–2 ^2OT	3,894	20–14–3
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics[edit]

Rankings[edit]

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27 (Final)
USCHO.com	NR	NR	NR	19	18	14т	15	11	10	11	11	-	13	13	12	11	11	12	11	14	14	12	16	13	13
USA Today	NR	NR	NR	19	18	14	15	11	10	11	10	10	10^	13	12т	10	11	10	10	14	12	11	16	12	14

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 11.^[3]
^USA Today did not release a poll in week 12.

References[edit]

^ "2022–23 Roster". UMass Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2017.
^ "2023-24 Hockey Schedule". UMass Minutemen. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[1] "2022–23 Roster". UMass Athletics. Retrieved September 6, 2017.

[2] "2023-24 Hockey Schedule". UMass Minutemen. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[3] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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v t e UMass Minutemen ice hockey
Formerly the Massachusetts Agricultural Aggies, Massachusetts State Aggies and UMass Redmen
Playing venues	Campus Pond (1908–1939, 1947–1951, 1953–1979) Mullins Center (1993–present)
Head coaches	Elton J. Mansell (1917–1922) Herbert Collins (1922–1923) Howard R. Gordon (1923–1924) Lorin Ball (1924–1939) Thomas Filmore (1947–1949) Walter Fitzgerald (1949–1950) Bill Needham (1950–1951) Mel Massucco (1953–1954) Steve Kosakowski (1954–1967) Jack Canniff (1967–1979) Joe Mallen (1993–2000) Don Cahoon (2000–2012) John Micheletto (2012–2016) Greg Carvel (2016–present)
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24
Conference affiliations	Independent (1908–39, 1947–51, 1953–61, 1993–94) ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1979) Suspended program (1939–47, 1951–53, 1979–93) Hockey East (1994–present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Pat Keenan (180 Points) Pat Keenan (105 Goals) Matt Murray (52 Wins)
National championships	2021
Frozen Four appearances	2019 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances	2007 2019 2021 2022 2024
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2: 1972 Hockey East: 2021 2022
Hobey Baker winners	Cale Makar (2019)
University of Massachusetts Amherst Amherst, MA