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.
All posts tagged John Micheletto
View From Section U ▲ FTT Hockey East Postseason 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/
View From Section U ▲ Season Recap
John Micheletto’s fourth season as head coach was extremely disappointing and frustrating, at least from a fan’s perspective, and it ultimately cost him his job. It was thought the team’s fortunes could only go up after last season’s 11-23-2 record and last place finish in Hockey East. Yes, the Minutemen lost some key players in the offseason, but we were led to believe that Micheletto was bringing in the best recruiting class in years, including revamping the defense with multiple NHL-worthy blueliners. Instead the upgrade in skill couldn’t overcome what still a bad scheme put forth by the coach and for the second straight year the Minutemen had one of the worst goals against in the country. When the offense faltered halfway through the season the wheels came off and the end result was a second straight year in the Hockey East cellar, a 8-24-4 record, and an end to the Micheletto era at UMass.
Posted by rocks22 on March 9, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/03/09/view-from-section-u-%e2%96%b2-season-recap/
IT’S OVER: Micheletto Era Ends At Massachusetts
Minutes after I wrote in my weekend recap that there should be a coaching change in the coming days news broke that UMass coach John Micheletto has been fired by the university. Matt Vautour was the first to break the news:
Posted by rocks22 on March 6, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/03/06/its-over-micheletto-era-ends-at-massachusetts/
Recap ▲ UMass’ Season Ends As BU Sweeps In Hockey East Playoffs
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.
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/
Recruit Update ▲ Makar, Murray Win AJHL Season Awards
The regular season is starting to wrap up for the UMass committed players just as it is for the college teams. And with the final regular season games comes recognition. A couple future Minutemen were honored by the AJHL this past week. Brooks defenseman Cale Markar was named AJHL Rookie of the Year while UMass’ newest commitment, goalie Matt Murray, was named AJHL Top Goaltender. Last season Nic Renyard won Top Goaltender as well as league MVP, beating out current teammate Austin Plevy who was the AJHL’s top scorer. Shane Bear was a finalist for Defenseman of the Year but lost out to Brinson Pasichnuk, an Arizona State recruit.
Posted by rocks22 on March 1, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/03/01/recruit-update-%e2%96%b2-makar-murray-win-ajhl-season-awards/
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/
Preview ▲ UMass Heads To Lowell For Non-Conference Matchup
Massachusetts Minutemen 8-19-4 (2-14-4) Hockey East 12th
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Lowell River Hawks 19-7-5 (11-5-4) Hockey East 4th
Ideally Friday’s game would feature UMass playing the satellite campus, perhaps with the Alumni Cup on the line, in a competitive tune-up before their final weekend of the regular season against Providence. Instead there’s very little at stake as Lowell clinched the Alumni Cup with their January sweep and UMass obviously isn’t any position where potential non-conference wins hold much value at this stage of the season. For UMass the only thing on the line in Friday’s game against the River Hawks is pride.
Posted by rocks22 on February 18, 2016
https://fearthetriangle.com/2016/02/18/preview-%e2%96%b2-umass-heads-to-lowell-for-non-conference-matchup/
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/
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