Greg Carvel was officially introduced as the 14th head coach of the Massachusetts hockey program this morning in Amherst. Carvel opened up his remarks by recalling a conversation with legendary Amherst College coach Jack Arena who told his former assistant coach that UMass “is a home run, they just need the right guy. You’re the guy.”
All posts for the month March, 2016
New Era Begins ▲ Carvel Introduced As UMass Head Coach
Posted by rocks22 on March 31, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/03/31/new-era-begins-%e2%96%b2-carvel-introduced-as-umass-head-coach/
View From Section U ▲ Crunching Carvel’s Numbers
Ahead of coach Greg Carvel’s formal introduction as head coach of Massachusetts hockey I’ve been taking a look at some numbers, as I tend to do. The story of UMass’ struggles in recent years was easily told through their statistics. So let’s take a look at the Saint Lawrence Saints’ team statistics from Carvel’s four years in Canton and see what’s to learn from them.
Posted by rocks22 on March 30, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/03/30/view-from-section-u-%e2%96%b2-crunching-carvels-numbers/
Carvel Era Begins ▲ Bamford Chooses Saint Lawrence Head Coach To Lead Minutemen
The state of the Massachusetts hockey program has fallen on such hard times in recent years that some have said it will take an act of God to turn the program around. Well athletic director Ryan Bamford has chosen a Saint to elevate UMass hockey to the promised land that has mostly eluded the program in its history. Today Bamford announced that Saint Lawrence head coach Greg Carvel is the new coach of Minuteman hockey, signing a five-year deal to oversee the program.
Posted by rocks22 on March 29, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/03/29/carvel-era-begins-%e2%96%b2-bamford-chooses-saint-lawrence-head-coach-to-lead-minutemen/
Reports: UMass To Hire SLU’s Greg Carvel
ESPN’s John Buccigross is reporting that UMass will hire St Lawrence head coach Greg Carvel as its next head coach. Carvel holds a graduate degree from UMass and was once an assistant coach at Amherst College.
Prior to being named coach at SLU, where he served as captain as a player, Carvel was an assistant coach in the NHL with the Senstors and Ducks. He won the ECAC Coach of the Year in 2015.
More coverage coming later on FTT.
Posted by rocks22 on March 29, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/03/29/reports-umass-to-hire-slus-greg-carvel/
Recruit Update ▲ Hildenbrand A Force Recently For Fargo
There hasn’t been a lot of coaching search news in recent days. But a lot of the future Minutemen are still in action. So let’s catch up with them.
Posted by rocks22 on March 23, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/03/23/recruit-update-%e2%96%b2-hildenbrand-a-force-recently-for-fargo/
Up To The Minute ▲ Joel Hanley Makes NHL Debut With Montreal
Time to catch up on the most recent news. Yesterday former UMass defenseman Joel Hanley became the 13th Minuteman to play in the NHL as he made his debut for the Montreal Canadiens. Hanley was on the ice for 14:25 and finished a –1 in the 4-1 loss. Hanley has been playing this season for the St John’s IceCaps of the AHL where he has 5 goals and 8 assists in 61 games.
Posted by rocks22 on March 21, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/03/21/up-to-the-minute-%e2%96%b2-joel-hanley-makes-nhl-debut-with-montreal/
Up To The Minute ▲ Bennett Not Interested In UMass Position
Mike McMahon of College Hockey News reported earlier today that Union coach Rick Bennett is out of the running for the UMass job. Bennett was considered the top target by most around college hockey, though it’s unknown just how interested he really was in the opportunity. He had this to say:
“As far as the UMass position, obviously I am honored and humbled to be considered in the mix,” Bennett said Friday morning. “But I think it was a lot of noise.”
Posted by rocks22 on March 18, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/03/18/up-to-the-minute-%e2%96%b2-bennett-not-interested-in-umass-position/
View From Section U ▲ FTT Hockey East Postseason Awards
Last week I posted my UMass team awards for the season. As I write this the Hockey East banquet is taking place in Boston where the league will announce the major awards for the conference. More on those in a bit. The Hockey East media will announce their winners tomorrow afternoon. Here is the ballot I submitted for the media awards.
Posted by rocks22 on March 17, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/03/17/view-from-section-u-%e2%96%b2-ftt-hockey-east-postseason-awards/
Recruit Update ▲ Bear, Makar Win Brooks Team Awards
In my last recruit update I passed along the news that recruits Cale Makar and Matt Murray were named award winners for the AJHL. Well recently the Brooks Bandits held an on-ice ceremony to announce their team awards and a couple of Minutebandits were winners. Cale Makar was named co-Rookie of the Year while Shane Bear won Defenseman of the year. You can view the ceremony here.
Posted by rocks22 on March 15, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/03/15/recruit-update-%e2%96%b2-bear-makar-win-brooks-team-awards/
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