Time to take a look at the future Minutemen.  Kyler Nachtigall, Troy Conzo, and Shane Bear each had multiple point weeks north of the border while Ty Pelton-Byce and John Leonard scored goals in the USHL this week.

Shane Bear – D – Brooks Bandits (AJHL) – 2016
13 GP / 2 G / 10 A / 12 Pts / 10 PIM
Bear had an assist in each of the three games this past week.

Troy Conzo – RW – Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) – 2016 or 2017
17 GP/ 5 G/ 5 A / 10 Pts /  4 PIM
Conzo had a goal and three assists in his most recent four games.

Kyler Nachtigall – LW – Brooks Bandits (AJHL) – 2016 (NLI Signed)
15 GP / 4 G / 10 A / 14 Pts / 22 PIM
Nachtigall had a goal and three assists in three games this past week.

Jake Massie – D – Omaha Lancers (USHL) – 2016
0 GP / 0 G / 0 A / 0 Pts / 0 PIM
According to this Lancer preview Massie is expected to return from injury soon.  The link also contains a blurb on current and future teammate Nick Jenny.

Jake McCarthy – D – South Shore Kings (USPHL) – 2016
3 GP / 0 G /0 A / 0 Pts / 6 PIM
McCarthy was pointless in his one game this past week.

Ty Pelton-Byce – C – Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) – 2016 (NLI signed)
10 GP /2 G / 1 A / 3 pts / 0 PIM
Pelton-Byce had a goal and an assist in his most recent three games.

Justin Dixson – LW – Tri-City Storm (USHL) – 2017
6 GP / 0 G / 0 A / 0 Pts / 2 PIM
Dixson was held pointless in a couple games this past week.

Colin Felix – D – St George’s (RI-HS) – 2017
0 GP / 0 G / 0 A / 0 Pts
Felix is playing for the Rhode Island Hitmen U18 before the high school hockey season starts up in the Ocean State.  He has 4 goals and 12 assists in 14 games.

Nick Jenny – D – Omaha Lancers (USHL) – 2017
11 GP / 0 G / 3 A / 3 Pts / 8 PIM
Jenny had an assist this past week.

John Leonard – LW – Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) – 2017
7 GP / 2 G / 1 A / 3 Pts / 2 PIM
Leonard scored a game winning goal for the Gamblers this past week.

Cale Makar– D – Brooks Bandits (BCHL) – 2018
15 GP / 3 G / 11 A / 14 Pts / 10 PIM
Makar had a couple assists.

Brian Scoville – D – Winchendon (NE Prep) – 2018
0 GP / 0 G / 0 A / 0 Pts
Scoville is playing for the Cape Cod Whalers U16 team before Cushing starts up.  He has 3 goals and 6 assists in 22 games so far.

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Dennis Kravchenko was named a Co-UMass Student Athlete of the Week for his one goal, one assist game against New Hampshire, sharing the honor with men’s swimming and diving’s Owen Wright and Oliver Wyeth.

With the Ivies kicking into action this weekend College Hockey News has this preview of Yale, a team UMass may see this Saturday but will definitely see when they visit in January.