A triangle is a geometric shape that Joe Mallen used prominently as he designed the Massachusetts hockey program’s uniforms when the team moved up to Division I in the 90s. A triangle is also the Greek letter delta, which in math and science means “change”. There has been a lot of changes, good and bad, to the UMass hockey program since I started Fear The Triangle seven years ago. And there has been a lot of changes in my own life as well. Previous change in my personal life forced me to take a season’s hiatus from writing about UMass hockey once. And sure enough things keep changing and that continued change means Fear The Triangle is all done. Again. In the end, I just ran out of time.
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So Long And Thanks For All The Sieves
Posted by rocks22 on August 22, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/08/22/so-long-and-thanks-for-all-the-sieves/
Up To The Minute ▲ Boston College’s Couturier Transfers To UMass
The Massachusetts hockey team added an established Hockey East defensemen for the future as Boston College blueliner Josh Couturier announced he is transferring to UMass.
Posted by rocks22 on July 26, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/07/26/up-to-the-minute-%e2%96%b2-boston-colleges-couturier-transfers-to-umass/
Up To The Minute ▲ 2016-17 UMass Hockey Schedule Released
Massachusetts hockey fans can begin to map out their fall and winter weekends as the 2016-17 schedule was released earlier this week. With the UMass Athletics website temporarily in transition the schedule is only available in Tweet form:
Posted by rocks22 on July 14, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/07/14/up-to-the-minute-%e2%96%b2-2016-17-umass-hockey-schedule-released/
News ▲ Marcou Returns To Amherst As Assistant Coach
The UMass hockey team announced today that former Minuteman James Marcou has been added to Greg Carvel’s staff as a volunteer assistant coach. Marcou was a star player for UMass from 2007-2010. During his time in Amherst he was a 2nd Team All-American, All-Hockey East selection, and a Hobey Baker nominee. Despite only playing three years Marcou is fourth all-time in scoring in the program’s history with 130 points in 111 games. His 96 career assists is more than any other player who suited up for the program.
Posted by rocks22 on June 23, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/06/23/news-%e2%96%b2-marcou-returns-to-amherst-as-assistant-coach/
News ▲ Kravchenko, Smiley, and Burchett Depart From UMass Hockey
Anyone who has followed the recent recruiting haul of UMass coach Greg Carvel and his staff for this fall has realized that the numbers didn’t add up. UMass will be adding nine newcomers this coming season but has only subtracted two seniors to graduation plus Henry Dill, whose departure was reported last month. It was clear there was further roster turnover coming and we learned which players would not be returning today. After Dennis Kravchenko’s departure was first reported today on Twitter by @USHockeyWire, Matt Vautour of the Gazette confirmed that he plus Maddison Smiley and Keith Burchett were no longer with the program.
Posted by rocks22 on June 14, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/06/14/news-%e2%96%b2-kravchenko-smiley-and-burchett-depart-from-umass-hockey/
Stanley Cup Final ▲ Conor Sheary Claims The Cup
We knew coming into this Stanley Cup Final that another Minuteman would join goaltender Jon Quick on the Stanley Cup as this year’s championship featured the Pittsburgh Penguins and Conor Sheary versus the San Jose Sharks and Justin Braun. Minuteman vs Minuteman. Captain vs Captain. The only question was who it would be. In the end the Penguins, behind both its superstar players and its emerging rookies, ended up being the victors and claimed the Stanley Cup in six games.
Posted by rocks22 on June 13, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/06/13/stanley-cup-final-%e2%96%b2-conor-sheary-claims-the-cup/
Stanley Cup Final ▲ Sheary, Braun Step Up With Late Heroics In Game 2
Many UMass fans, including myself, were ecstatic that the Pittsburgh Penguins and San Jose Sharks would be playing for the Stanley Cup because it guaranteed that a Minuteman would be immortalized on Lord Stanley’s chalice by the end of the series. It wasn’t expected however that the two former UMass captains playing, San Jose defenseman Justin Braun and rookie Pittsburgh forward Conor Sheary, would be having such a significant impact on the outcome of the series.
Posted by rocks22 on June 2, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/06/02/stanley-cup-final-%e2%96%b2-sheary-braun-step-up-with-late-heroics-in-game-2/
Up To The Minute ▲ Lazarus Commits To UMass; Former Captains Battle For The Cup
Last week was a busy one on the recruiting front as UMass received four commitments for this coming season over the course of three days. I covered three of the four in my most recent posts. But on May 26th Coach Carvel and his staff secured another , this time from Jonny Lazarus, a right shooting right wing who played this past season for the Wichita Falls Wildcats in the NAHL.
Posted by rocks22 on May 31, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/05/31/up-to-the-minute-%e2%96%b2-lazarus-commits-to-umass-former-captains-battle-for-the-cup/
Up To The Minute ▲ Jeszka Commits; Frozen Fenway & Other Scheduling News
I last posted exactly a month ago. I did not expect to go so long between posts but first I went to Florida to drink a lot of Cigar City Brewing attend a wedding and when I got back I just couldn’t find the time and/or motivation to write. But after some time to recover from the feverish rate of positing as the season ended and the subsequent coaching moves were made, I think I’m finally ready to start spending some time on UMass hockey again.
It’s the offseason so there isn’t a ton to catch up on, especially since the focus of Coach Carvel and his staff has likely been more on getting settled in Amherst than actual hockey stuff. But there were a few major developments since the last post.
Posted by rocks22 on May 19, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/05/19/up-to-the-minute-%e2%96%b2-jeszka-commits-frozen-fenway-other-scheduling-news/
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