A couple weeks ago I shared my ballot for the media preseason Hockey East poll where I picked Boston College to win it all and our beloved Minutemen to, unfortunately, finish last yet again. But with the season nearly upon us it’s time to take a closer look at each team, see what each squad has going for it, and what challenges they may need to overcome between now and March (and for some, April). This is Hockey East!
All posts for the month September, 2015
Season Preview ▲ Hockey East Team-By-Team
Posted by rocks22 on September 30, 2015
https://fearthetriangle.com/2015/09/30/season-preview-%e2%96%b2-hockey-east-team-by-team/
Recruit Update ▲ Leonard, Buono Listed As Players To Watch By NHL Central Scouting
Happy Tuesday. Time to take a look at how the future Minutemen are faring. Before we do that though there was some news today concerning a current player and a recruit. NHL Central Scouting released their preliminary Players To Watch for the upcoming season and freshman defenseman Carmine Buono and forward recruit and Amherst native John Leonard made the list. They’re both listed as “C” prospects, meaning it’s projected they’d be picked in the later rounds.
Posted by rocks22 on September 29, 2015
https://fearthetriangle.com/2015/09/29/recruit-update-%e2%96%b2-leonard-buono-listed-as-players-to-watch-by-nhl-central-scouting/
News ▲ UMass Hockey Players Arrested, Fined Over Weekend
Over the weekend UMass hockey’s Shane Walsh, Ben Gallacher and goaltender Henry Dill were arrested by Amherst police in connection with a loud party off-campus. Also arrested was former player Evan Stack who retired from the sport last year due to concussion issues. The Collegian’s Jason Kates reports that the four were arraigned today in Hampshire County Court and Walsh, Gallacher, and Stack paid fines for violating Amherst’s noise bylaw. Dill paid a fine for disorderly conduct after “punching a police car”.
Posted by rocks22 on September 28, 2015
https://fearthetriangle.com/2015/09/28/news-%e2%96%b2-umass-hockey-players-arrested-fined-over-weekend/
Countdown ▲ 7 Days ‘Til Dalhousie
We are just a week away from the Massachusetts hockey team kicking off its season with the exhibition game against Dalhousie of the CIS. Since I didn’t have a chance to post yesterday, we have a couple Minutemen to spotlight today.
Posted by rocks22 on September 26, 2015
https://fearthetriangle.com/2015/09/26/countdown-%e2%96%b2-7-days-til-dalhousie/
Recruit Update ▲ Makar Continues Hot Start With Brooks
Time for a weekly look at how the future Minutemen are doing early on in this hockey season.
Posted by rocks22 on September 24, 2015
https://fearthetriangle.com/2015/09/24/recruit-update-%e2%96%b2-makar-continues-hot-start-with-brooks/
View From Section U ▲ UMass Freshmen By The Numbers
The Massachusetts hockey team has a very large, hopefully talented freshman class this year that could be the key to turning around the team’s fortunes on the ice. Regular FTT readers have become acquainted with them through the regular Recruit Update posts and the recent player features as we count down to the Dalhousie game. But each year I like to run down each freshman and compare their numbers against other recent Minutemen who have come out of the same junior leagues to see how they stack up.
Posted by rocks22 on September 23, 2015
https://fearthetriangle.com/2015/09/23/view-from-section-u-%e2%96%b2-umass-freshmen-by-the-numbers/
Hockey East Coaches Pick UMass To Finish 12th
Today was Hockey East Media Day and, like the media members over the weekend, the league coaches also picked the Massachusetts hockey team to finish 12th in the 12 school league. Again, not a big surprise given that the Minutemen are losing their top two players off a squad that finished 12th last year as well. Will the dueling polls with UMass in last serve as motivation for the players and staff? We’ll have to see. Here’s the whole poll:
Posted by rocks22 on September 21, 2015
https://fearthetriangle.com/2015/09/21/hockey-east-coaches-pick-umass-to-finish-12th/
UMass Picked To Finish Last in Hockey East Media Poll
With Media Day taking place tomorrow the Hockey East Writers and Broadcasters Association released their preseason poll late last night. UMass was picked to finish last in the conference.
Posted by rocks22 on September 20, 2015
https://fearthetriangle.com/2015/09/20/umass-picked-to-finish-last-in-hockey-east-media-poll/
Countdown ▲ 14 Days ‘Til Dalhousie
I’m about to head off to the UMass football home opener and that’s always a good sign that hockey is right around the corner! Two weeks from tonight UMass will kick off the season with an exhibition game against the Dalhousie Tigers. Since I didn’t have a chance to post yesterday, we have two players to look at this morning as part of our countdown.
Posted by rocks22 on September 19, 2015
https://fearthetriangle.com/2015/09/19/countdown-%e2%96%b2-14-days-til-dalhousie/
Countdown ▲ 16 Days ‘Til Dalhousie
As of today there are just 16 days until fans get their first look at this year’s Massachusetts hockey team in their exhibition game against Dalhousie of the CIS. Besides the #16, junior Steven Iacobellis will have something else on his jersey this coming season. A captain’s “C”.
Posted by rocks22 on September 17, 2015
https://fearthetriangle.com/2015/09/17/countdown-%e2%96%b2-16-days-til-dalhousie/
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