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2023–24 UMass Minutemen
ice hockey season
NCAA Tournament, Regional Semifinal
ConferenceT–5th Hockey East
Home iceMullins Center
Rankings
USCHO#13
USA Hockey#12
Record
Overall20–14–3
Conference12–10–2
Home10–4–2
Road10–7–0
Neutral0–2–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachGreg Carvel
Assistant coachesTom Upton
Nolan Gluchowski
Captain(s)Ryan Ufko
Aaron Bohlinger
UMass Minutemen ice hockey seasons
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The 2023–24 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season was the 92nd season of play for the program, the 31st at the Division I level, and 30th in Hockey East. The Minutemen represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at Mullins Center and were coached by Greg Carvel in his 8th season.

Season

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With about half of the team being made up of new faces, UMass entered the season as a relative unknown. While most of the defense returned, headed by Ryan Ufko and Scott Morrow, both the goaltenders and forward units had been completely revamped. Unsurprisingly, with so much unknown about the Minutemen, the team was unranked coming into the season but the swiftly made their mark on the year.

Cole Brady, the only returning netminder, got the start in the first two games. However, after surrendering 7 goals to Michigan, top prospect Michael Hrabal was swapped in and the team never looked back. Hrabal provided an instant boost and allowed the Minutemen to earn a split with the Wolverines. The following week, the freshman goalie did even better by backstopping Massachusetts to a sweep of Minnesota State, earning his first career shutout in the process. Part of the reason Hrabal was able to get wins in his first three games was that the new additions up front were working as well. While the scoring was sparked by the blueline, Jack Musa and Aydar Suniev were proving to be key contributors on offense and both finished in the team's top five as freshmen.

UMass jumped into the national rankings by late October and proceeded to climb up the ranks until they reached the top 10 by the beginning of December. When the team returned after the winter break, Brady was back as the team starter because Hrabal was still busy helping the Czech Republic win a bronze medal at the World Junior Championships. Unfortunately for UMass, the team didn't play too well in his absence and lost three consecutive games (two in a shootout). Once Hrabal rejoined the team, he was given complete control of the net for the rest of the season and the team would need every bit of his heroics to make the NCAA tournament.

With Hockey East as one of, if not the strongest, league in the nation, the Minutemen had a sizable hurdle in front of them with their conference schedule. In January and February, the team's offense declined a bit from what it had been before the break but was fairly consistent nonetheless. Hrabal's performed well under pressure, aside from a poor showing against #1 Boston College, but the team still had to struggle to find wins. Massachusetts entered the last couple of weeks of the regular season just above the cut line for the NCAA tournament. A sweep of Massachusetts Lowell gave the team a little breathing room but a pair of 1-goal losses to Maine put the Minutemen in a very precarious position as the conference tournament began.

With UMass sitting at 15 in the PairWise, they would have to win their quarterfinal match at Providence to have any chance at a tournament berth. Hrabal ended up having a great game, stopping 27 of 28 shots while the line of Ryan Lautenbach, Taylor Makar and Lucas Mercuri provided enough offense to carry the day.[1] As they entered their semifinal match with BC, the Minutemen had moved up to 12th and were hoping to shore up their bid with a win over the nation's top team. Lucas Mercuri got UMass on the board first but after that very little went right for Massachusetts. BC scored the next 8 goals, flattening the Minutemen as they steamrolled their way to the conference title.[2] The match had gone so poorly for UMass that they slipped down out of the playoff race. They were in a virtual tie with Colorado College and would need a very specific set of circumstances to push them ahead of the Tigers for the last spot in the tournament. In the final day of the conference tournaments, fortune was with the Minutemen and somehow UMass finished .0004 ahead of CC.

When the tournament began, Massachusetts found itself opposite #3 Denver. Remembering their less-than satisfactory performance against the Eagles, UMass came out fighting and tried to batter Denver into submissions with body checks. For a time the ploy appeared to work but the Minutemen were unable to get any goals to show for their efforts. In the second period, a seeing-eye shot from the blueline got through several bodies and sailed past a screened Hrabal for the opening goal of the game. Several minutes later the physical play finally paid off for UMass when they forced a turnover in the offensive zone. After a couple for failed attempts, Liam Gorman scored his first goal of the season and tied the match. With an upset in their sights, Massachusetts kept the pressure on Denver by checking them at every opportunity. However, despite getting several chances themselves, the Minutemen were unable to get a second goal and the teams headed into overtime. UMass had several great chances to win the game but they were unable to find the back of the Pioneer cage. In the back half of the second overtime, a shot from the high-slot beat a screened Hrabal for the apparent winner but the goaltender had been interfered with by a Denver attacker. Upon review, the referees determined that a Massachusetts player had pushed the Pioneer into Hrabal and allowed the goal to stand.[3]

While the ending was bittersweet, UMass had managed to take the eventual national champions to the very limit and proved to be worthy of their berth in the tournament.[4] The national voters indicated as much as UMass rose to 12th in the USA Hockey poll in spite of the loss.

Departures

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Player Position Nationality Cause
Mikey Adamson Defenseman  United States Transferred to Sacred Heart
Tyson Dyck Forward  Canada Transferred to Wisconsin
Noah Ellis Defenseman  United States Transferred to Omaha
Eric Faith Forward  Canada Graduation (retired)
Henry Graham Goaltender  United States Transferred to Boston University
Jerry Harding Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Cal Kiefiuk Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Providence
Matt Koopman Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Wheeling Nailers)
Reed Lebster Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Michigan State
Josh Nodler Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Bowling Green
Luke Pavicich Goaltender  United States Transferred to Massachusetts Lowell
Ryan Sullivan Forward  United States Transferred to Miami
Garrett Wait Forward  United States Graduation (retired)

Recruiting

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Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Bo Cosman Forward  United States 21 Milton, GA
Liam Gorman Forward  United States 23 Boston, MA; graduate transfer from Princeton; selected 177th overall in 2018
Michael Hrabal Goaltender  Czech Republic 18 Prague, CZE; selected 38th overall in 2023
Jackson Irving Goaltender  United States 19 Newbury, MA
Dans Ločmelis Forward  Latvia 19 Jelgava, LAT; selected 119th overall in 2022
Jack Musa Forward  United States 20 Orange Park, FL
Samuli Niinisaari Defenseman  Finland 25 Hamina, FIN; graduate transfer from Brown
Cam O'Neill Forward  United States 19 Odenton, MD; selected 143rd overall in 2022
Aydar Suniev Forward  Russia 18 Kazan, RUS; selected 80th overall in 2023
Sebastian Törnqvist Defenseman  Sweden 20 Everlöv, SWE
Nick Van Tassell Forward  United States 19 Basking Ridge, NJ; selected 215th overall in 2023
Lucas Vanroboys Forward  Canada 24 Thamesville, ON; graduate transfer from Bentley

Roster

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As of August 11, 2023.[5]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Massachusetts Jackson Irving Freshman G 6' 0" (1.83 m) 172 lb (78 kg) 2004-02-03 Newbury, Massachusetts Sioux Falls (USHL)
4 Massachusetts Kennedy O'Connor Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2001-05-10 Springfield, Massachusetts Omaha (USHL)
5 Massachusetts Linden Alger Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 2000-04-09 Centerville, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL)
6 New York (state) Ryan Ufko (C) Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-05-07 Smithtown, New York Chicago (USHL) NSH, 115th overall 2021
7 Finland Samuli Niinisaari Graduate D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 1998-08-11 Hamina, Finland Brown (ECAC)
8 Maryland Cam O'Neill Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2004-01-24 Odenton, Maryland Tri-City (USHL) OTT, 143rd overall 2022
9 Florida Jack Musa Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 157 lb (71 kg) 2003-07-22 Orange Park, Florida Cedar Rapids (USHL)
10 Ontario Cole O'Hara Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 2002-06-20 Richmond Hill, Ontario Tri-City (USHL) NSH, 114th overall 2022
10 Latvia Dans Ločmelis Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 2004-01-21 Jelgava, Latvia Luleå J20 (J20 Nationell) BOS, 119th overall 2022
11 Quebec Lucas Mercuri Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-03-07 Montreal, Quebec Des Moines (USHL) CAR, 159th overall 2020
12 Ontario Lucas Vanroboys Graduate F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-07-24 Thamesville, Ontario Bentley (AHA)
14 Michigan Ryan Lautenbach Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-02-27 Brighton, Michigan Omaha (USHL)
16 Russia Aydar Suniev Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2004-11-16 Kazan, Russia Penticton (BCHL) CGY, 80th overall 2023
17 Pennsylvania Kenny Connors Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-03-10 Glen Mills, Pennsylvania Dubuque (USHL) LAK, 103rd overall 2022
18 Alberta Taylor Makar Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-13 Calgary, Alberta Brooks (AJHL) COL, 220th overall 2021
20 Massachusetts Liam Gorman Graduate F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 2000-05-08 Arlington, Massachusetts Princeton (ECAC) CHI, 177th overall 2018
21 Sweden Sebastian Törnqvist Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2003-05-22 Everlöv, Sweden Tri-City (USHL)
22 New Jersey Nick Van Tassell Freshman F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 2004-04-18 Basking Ridge, New Jersey Green Bay (USHL) OTT, 215th overall 2023
23 Connecticut Scott Morrow Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-11-01 Darien, Connecticut Shattuck-St. Mary's (Midget AAA) CAR, 40th overall 2021
24 Ontario Elliott McDermott Senior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1999-02-03 Kingston, Ontario Colgate (ECAC)
25 New York (state) Aaron Bohlinger (C) Senior D 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 2000-08-25 Walden, New York Waterloo (USHL)
26 Manitoba Owen Murray Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2002-12-01 Decker, Manitoba Green Bay (USHL)
27 Pennsylvania Michael Cameron Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 174 lb (79 kg) 2002-07-24 Berwyn, Pennsylvania Omaha (USHL)
28 Georgia (U.S. state) Bo Cosman Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2002-01-18 Milton, Georgia Minnesota (NAHL)
29 Ontario Eric DeDobbelaer Sophomore (RS) F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-15 Brantford, Ontario Brantford (OJHL)
30 Czech Republic Michael Hrabal Freshman G 6' 6" (1.98 m) 209 lb (95 kg) 2005-01-20 Prague, Czech Republic Omaha (USHL) ARI, 38th overall 2023
34 Ontario Cole Brady Senior G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2001-02-12 Pickering, Ontario Arizona State (NCAA) NJD, 127th overall 2019

Standings

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Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Boston College †* 24 20 3 1 1 0 1 61 105 56 41 34 6 1 183 89
#3 Boston University 24 18 4 2 1 1 1 57 104 53 40 28 10 2 163 97
#10 Maine 24 14 9 1 0 1 0 44 76 67 37 23 12 2 119 94
#16 Providence 24 11 9 4 3 1 2 37 66 58 35 18 13 4 100 83
#13 Massachusetts 24 12 10 2 4 2 0 36 57 62 37 20 14 3 108 105
#20 New Hampshire 24 12 11 1 1 0 0 36 69 56 36 20 15 1 106 90
Northeastern 24 9 14 1 1 3 0 30 65 71 36 17 16 3 113 97
Connecticut 24 9 14 1 1 1 1 29 49 77 36 15 19 2 90 105
Vermont 24 7 14 3 1 0 3 26 52 81 35 13 19 3 87 106
Merrimack 24 6 17 1 0 1 1 21 62 85 35 13 21 1 98 114
Massachusetts Lowell 24 4 17 3 1 4 0 18 39 78 36 8 24 4 72 113
Championship: March 23, 2024
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll

Schedule and results

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 7 7:00 pm American International* Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Brady W 5–3  4,324 1–0–0
October 8 4:00 pm at Dartmouth* Thompson ArenaHanover, New Hampshire (Exhibition)     W 5–1   
October 13 7:00 pm #6 Michigan* Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Brady L 2–7  7,361 1–1–0
October 14 7:00 pm #6 Michigan* Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal W 6–3  8,412 2–1–0
October 20 8:07 pm at #19 Minnesota State* Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterMankato, Minnesota FloHockey Hrabal W 6–3  4,233 3–1–0
October 21 7:07 pm at #19 Minnesota State* Mayo Clinic Health System Event CenterMankato, Minnesota FloHockey Hrabal W 1–0  4,543 4–1–0
October 27 7:00 pm at #9 Boston University #19 Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal L 2–5  5,172 4–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 28 7:00 pm #9 Boston University #19 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal T 3–3 SOL 4,589 4–2–1 (0–1–1)
November 3 7:30 pm Northeastern #18 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal W 2–1 OT 5,426 5–2–1 (1–1–1)
November 10 7:00 pm Vermont #14 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+, NESN Brady W 4−1  4,272 6−2−1 (2−1−1)
November 11 6:00 pm Vermont #14 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal L 2–6  4,461 6–3–1 (2–2–1)
November 16 7:00 pm at #5 Providence #15 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island ESPN+ Hrabal W 3–2  2,828 7–3–1 (3–2–1)
November 18 7:00 pm #5 Providence #15 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal W 2–1 OT 4,670 8–3–1 (4–2–1)
November 24 4:00 pm at Harvard* #11 Bright-Landry Hockey CenterBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+, NESN Brady W 6–5 OT 9–3–1
December 1 7:00 pm at Vermont #10 Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont ESPN+ Hrabal L 1–2 OT 2,748 9–4–1 (4–3–1)
December 8 7:00 pm Alaska Anchorage* #11 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Brady W 11–2  4,410 10–4–1
December 9 7:00 pm Alaska Anchorage* #11 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal W 3–2  3,685 11–4–1
Adirondack Winter Invitational
December 29 4:00 pm vs. #17 Cornell* #11 Herb Brooks ArenaLake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Semifinal) ESPN+ Brady T 2–2 SOL 4,037 11–4–2
December 30 4:00 pm vs. Clarkson* #11 Herb Brooks ArenaLake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Consolation Game) ESPN+ Brady L 4–5 OT 3,621 11–5–2
Regular Season
January 5 7:00 pm Connecticut #13 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Brady T 3–3 SOL 2,630 11–5–3 (4–3–2)
January 12 7:00 pm Merrimack #13 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal W 4–3  3,734 12–5–3 (5–3–2)
January 13 7:00 pm at Merrimack #13 J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal L 1–4  2,537 12–6–3 (5–4–2)
January 20 7:00 pm at Northeastern #12 Matthews ArenaBoston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal W 2–1  4,182 13–6–3 (6–4–2)
February 2 7:00 pm at Merrimack #11 J. Thom Lawler RinkNorth Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal W 3–2  2,314 14–6–3 (7–4–2)
February 3 7:00 pm #6 Maine #11 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal L 0–1  7,737 14–7–3 (7–5–2)
February 9 7:00 pm at Connecticut #12 Toscano Family Ice ForumStorrs, Connecticut ESPN+ Hrabal W 2–0  2,691 15–7–3 (8–5–2)
February 10 7:00 pm Connecticut #12 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+, NESN Hrabal W 3–1  6,342 16–7–3 (9–5–2)
February 16 7:00 pm #1 Boston College #11 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal L 1–5  8,412 16–8–3 (9–6–2)
February 18 1:00 pm at #1 Boston College #11 Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal L 4–6  7,008 16–9–3 (9–7–2)
February 23 7:00 pm #16 New Hampshire #14 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal W 3–2  6,089 17–9–3 (10–7–2)
February 24 7:00 pm at #16 New Hampshire #14 Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire ESPN+ Hrabal L 2–3 OT 6,085 17–10–3 (10–8–2)
March 1 7:15 pm at Massachusetts Lowell #14 Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal W 2–1 OT 5,268 18–10–3 (11–8–2)
March 2 6:00 pm Massachusetts Lowell #14 Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts ESPN+ Hrabal W 4–3 OT 6,289 19–10–3 (12–8–2)
March 8 7:00 pm at #9 Maine #12 Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine ESPN+ Hrabal L 1–2  5,043 19–11–3 (12–9–2)
March 9 7:00 pm at #9 Maine #12 Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine ESPN+ Hrabal L 3–4  5,043 19–12–3 (12–10–2)
Hockey East Tournament
March 16 7:00 pm at #13 Providence* #16 Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island (Quarterfinal) ESPN+, NESN+ Hrabal W 3–1  2,644 20–12–3
March 22 4:00 pm vs. #1 Boston College* #13 TD GardenBoston, Massachusetts (Semifinal) ESPN+, NESN Hrabal L 1–8  17,850 20–13–3
NCAA Tournament
March 28 2:00 pm vs. #3 Denver* #13 MassMutual CenterSpringfield, Massachusetts (Northeast Regional Semifinal) ESPN2 Hrabal L 1–2 2OT 3,894 20–14–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[6]

NCAA tournament

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Northeast regional semifinal

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March 28, 2024
2:00 pm
(1) Denver2–1 (2OT)
(0–0, 1–1, 0–0, 0–0, 1–0)
(4) MassachusettsMassMutual Center
Attendance: 3,894
Game reference
Matt DavisGoaliesMichael HrabalReferees:
Tony Czech
Jonathon Sitarski
Linesmen:
Justin Cornell
Pat Richardson
(Lemyre, Caponi) Boston Buckberger (9) – 25:121–0
1–132:52 – Liam Gorman (1) (Murray, Vanroboys)
(Buckberger, Devine) Tristan Broz (15) – GW – 92:282–1
4 minPenalties4 min
43Shots47

Scoring statistics

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Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Scott Morrow D 37 6 24 30 25
Jack Musa F 37 12 17 29 6
Ryan Ufko D 37 10 16 26 14
Aydar Suniev LW 36 12 13 25 25
Lucas Mercuri C 37 9 16 25 29
Ryan Lautenbach RW 37 10 14 24 29
Kenny Connors C 37 7 15 22 14
Cole O'Hara RW 37 7 11 18 18
Dans Ločmelis C 30 7 7 14 4
Samuli Niinisaari D 27 3 9 12 4
Michael Cameron C 35 6 4 10 0
Taylor Makar C/LW 36 4 5 9 22
Owen Murray D 31 2 7 9 4
Lucas Vanroboys F 29 3 5 8 22
Aaron Bohlinger D 34 3 5 8 4
Cam O'Neill RW 28 3 4 7 23
Linden Alger D 35 2 2 4 4
Liam Gorman C 28 1 3 4 17
Sebastian Törnqvist D 14 0 3 3 8
Nick VanTassell C 24 1 1 2 19
Christian Sanda F 15 0 2 2 4
Elliott McDermott D 35 0 2 2 14
Bo Cosman F 3 0 1 1 0
Kennedy O'Connor D 1 0 0 0 0
Jackson Irving G 1 0 0 0 0
Cole Brady G 9 0 0 0 2
Michael Hrabal G 30 0 0 0 0
Total 108 185 293 331

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Goaltending statistics

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Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Jackson Irving 1 8:50 0 0 0 0 6 0 1.000 0.00
Michael Hrabal 30 1785:54 16 12 1 77 796 2 .912 2.59
Cole Brady 9 474:40 4 2 2 24 303 0 .886 3.03
Empty Net - 12:40 - - - 4 - - - -
Total 37 2282:04 20 14 3 105 989 2 .904 2.76

Rankings

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Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 (Final)
USCHO.com NR NR NR 19 18 14т 15 11 10 11 11 13 13 12 11 11 12 11 14 14 12 16 13 13 13
USA Hockey NR NR NR 19 18 14 15 11 10 11 10 10 13 12т 10 11 10 10 14 12 11 16 12 14 13 12

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in weeks 11 and 25.[8]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

Awards and honors

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Player Award Ref
Ryan Ufko AHCA East First Team All-American [9]
Ryan Ufko Len Ceglarski Award [10]
Ryan Ufko Hockey East First Team [11]
Michael Hrabal Hockey East Second Team [11]
Scott Morrow Hockey East Third Team [11]
Round Pick Player NHL team
4 116 Christian Kirsch San Jose Sharks

† incoming freshman [12]

References

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  2. ^ "Boston College vs. Massachusetts - 2024 Hockey East Semifinal Highlights". YouTube. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  3. ^ "Denver vs UMass - NCAA College Hockey - Highlights - March 28, 2024". YouTube. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
  4. ^ "#13/14 University of Massachusetts Hockey Drops 2OT Heartbreaker To #3 Denver In NCAA Tournament, 2-1". UMass Minutemen. March 28, 2024. Retrieved May 13, 2024.
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  7. ^ "UMass (Amherst) 2023-2024 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
  8. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  9. ^ "Top 25 men's college hockey players earn distinction as CCM/AHCA Hockey All-Americans for 2023-24 season". USCHO.com. April 12, 2024. Retrieved April 12, 2024.
  10. ^ "MACKLIN CELEBRINI NAMED HOCKEY EAST PLAYER OF THE YEAR AND PRO AMBITIONS ROOKIE OF THE YEAR". Hockey East. March 20, 2024. Retrieved March 25, 2024.
  11. ^ a b c "HOCKEY EAST NAMES 2023-24 MEN'S ALL-STAR TEAMS". Hockey East. March 15, 2024. Retrieved March 18, 2024.
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