The Massachusetts hockey team played some of their best hockey of the season this weekend against the #9 Boston University Terriers in the opening round of the Hockey East playoffs. Unfortunately it would not be enough to get them a win as BU swept the Minutemen out of the playoffs 2-1 and 5-4 to end UMass’ season. In one of the more disappointing campaigns in recent memory the Minutemen end with a record of 8-24-4.
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Recap ▲ UMass’ Season Ends As BU Sweeps In Hockey East Playoffs
Posted by rocks22 on March 6, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/03/06/recap-%e2%96%b2-umass-season-ends-as-bu-sweeps-in-hockey-east-playoffs/
Recap ▲ UMass Swept By Providence, Will Travel To BU For Playoffs
The Massachusetts hockey team closed out the regular season in uninspiring fashion, getting outscored 10-1 by the #5 Providence Friars in a weekend sweep. UMass finished their regular season with a record of 8-22-4 and went 2-21-3 over their last 26 games. Both of the most recent two wins came in overtime against two lower end Atlantic Hockey teams. UMass went 2-16-4 in Hockey East play, finishing in last place for the second straight season. The team went 0-15-3 in their final 18 league games and for that performance they’ll travel to Boston University for the first round of the Hockey East playoffs in what should be the final games of the John Micheletto era at UMass.
Posted by rocks22 on February 28, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/02/28/recap-%e2%96%b2-umass-swept-by-providence-will-travel-to-bu-for-playoffs/
Recap ▲ Lowell Sweeps Season Series Over UMass With 4-2 Win
For the fourth time in the last five years the Massachusetts hockey team was swept by its fellow UMass system foe with Lowell gaining their most recent victory 4-2 Friday night. The loss brought UMass’ record against the River Hawks to a pitiful 1-13-1 over the last half a decade. The Minutemen have not won the season series against Lowell since a three game sweep in 2010-2011.
Posted by rocks22 on February 21, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/02/21/recap-%e2%96%b2-lowell-sweeps-season-series-over-umass-with-4-2-win/
Recap ▲ UMass’ Woes Continue With Sweep By Northeastern
Any hope that ending their nine game losing streak against with Tuesday’s win over AIC would give UMass some momentum for the final weeks of the season quickly evaporated as the Northeastern Huskies dominated the Minutemen in a weekend sweep. On Friday night UMass looked disjointed and disinterested at home as the Huskies cruised to an easy 5-0 win. On Saturday night UMass played better but was unable to overcome adversity and perhaps some poor officiating, falling 4-2 at Matthews Arena.
Posted by rocks22 on February 14, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/02/14/recap-%e2%96%b2-umass-woes-continue-with-sweep-by-northeastern/
Recap ▲ UMass Escapes Springfield With 4-3 OT Win, Ends 9-Game Losing Streak
It wasn’t pretty but the Massachusetts hockey team got the monkey off their back and picked up their first win in the last 10 games with a 4-3 victory over AIC at the MassMutual Center in Springfield on Tuesday. It was a bit of a back and forth affair with the Yellow Jackets jumping out to a 1-0 lead and UMass scoring three quick goals to bring a two goal lead into the third period. But AIC would mount a comeback and send the game to overtime tied at three apiece. Ultimately it would be senior Ben Gallacher scoring his first goal since December of 2014 in the extra frame to get UMass its 8th win of the season.
Posted by rocks22 on February 10, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/02/10/recap-%e2%96%b2-umass-escapes-springfield-with-4-3-ot-win-ends-9-game-losing-streak/
Recap ▲ Dismal Start Dooms Minutemen In 6-3 Loss to #9 BU
The Massachusetts Minutemen were looking to put together a much better result against the 9th ranked Boston University Terriers than when the teams first met last month. In that game UMass hung tough with the Terriers for half the game before being overwhelmed by BU’s superior skill, losing 7-2. The Minutemen were not in last night’s game nearly as long as BU scored in the opening minute and built a three goal lead by the five minute mark, ultimately winning 6-3.
Posted by rocks22 on February 6, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/02/06/recap-%e2%96%b2-dismal-start-dooms-minutemen-in-6-3-loss-to-9-bu/
Recap ▲ Maine Sweeps UMass Into The Hockey East Basement
Even when the Massachusetts season started its downward turn and more recently when the team dropped games to Boston University and Boston College by the scores of 7-2 and 8-0, I still felt confident that the team would at least be able to get one conference win when Maine visited this weekend. After all, Maine is one of the worst teams in the country. In addition having one of the most ineffective offenses in college hockey this Black bear team had won exactly zero games away from Alfond Arena. So it seemed logical that at worst UMass would manage a split. But for the second night in a row Maine dominated in terms of possession and grabbed the narrow 5-4 win. The sweep at the hands of the Black Bears means the Minutemen are now in sole possession of last place in Hockey East.
Posted by rocks22 on January 31, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/01/31/recap-%e2%96%b2-maine-sweeps-umass-into-the-hockey-east-basement/
Recap ▲ UMass Falls 5-2, Hands Maine Their First Road Win Of Season
This weekend’s series against last place Maine appeared to be an ideal opportunity for the Minutemen to gain valuable Hockey East points, grab their first Hockey East win since early November, and create some momentum heading into the final stretch of the season. They may still achieve some of those goals with a win tonight. But UMass kicked off the weekend with an incredibly disappointing 5-2 loss to the Black Bears that made official the fact that the season has become nothing short of a train-wreck.
Posted by rocks22 on January 30, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/01/30/recap-%e2%96%b2-umass-falls-5-2-hands-maine-their-first-road-win-of-season/
Recap ▲ Vermont Comes Back To Defeat UMass 6-4
A night after perhaps their worst performance of the season the Massachusetts hockey team looked much better as they hosted the Vermont Catamounts. UMass would play well enough to take a 4-2 lead into the final period. However they ran out of gas late, gave up four third period goals, and ended up falling to UVM 6-4. There were a number of positives to take away from the game, such as the offensive reemergence of Dennis Kravchenko and Austin Plevy as well as Nic Renyard’s performance in net. However the team still cannot find a way to win and are now 1-12-0 in their last 13 games. In addition John Micheletto is now winless in his last 8 games against his former team.
Posted by rocks22 on January 24, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/01/24/recap-%e2%96%b2-vermont-comes-back-to-defeat-umass-6-4/
Recap ▲ UMass Gift-Wraps 1,000th Win For Jerry York, Falls 8-0
Last night’s game between #4 Boston College and the Massachusetts Minutemen seemed to be a referendum on how the respective teams feel about their coaches. From the start the BC Eagles played like they were going to stop at nothing to make sure Jerry York would gain his 1,000th career win, the first to ever reach such a milestone. On the other side, if the UMass players are worried that the Minutemen’s continued poor results is going to cost John Micheletto his job, they didn’t play like it. Or maybe, like nearly all the remaining UMass hockey fans, they too are ready for a change. UMass played before its biggest crowd of the season last night, but few of the 4,673 fans were there at the end to witness history as the embarrassing 8-0 loss sent them to their cars, or nearby bars, early.
Posted by rocks22 on January 23, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/01/23/recap-%e2%96%b2-umass-gift-wraps-1000th-win-for-jerry-york-falls-8-0/
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