2024–25 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season

2024–25 UMass Minutemen
ice hockey season
2024–25 UMass Minutemen; ice hockey season
Conference	Hockey East
Home ice	Mullins Center
Record
Overall	8–7–2
Conference	2–5–2
Home	1–4–1
Road	5–2–1
Neutral	1–1–0
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Greg Carvel
Assistant coaches	Tom Upton; Nolan Gluchowski
Captain(s)	Linden Alger
Alternate captain(s)	Ryan Lautenbach; Lucas Mercuri
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The 2024–25 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season is the 93rd season of play for the program, the 32nd at the Division I level, and 31st in Hockey East. The Minutemen represent the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Mullins Center and are coached by Greg Carvel, entering his 9th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Aaron Bohlinger	Defenseman	United States	Graduate transfer to Quinnipiac
Cole Brady	Goaltender	Canada	Graduation (retired)
Eric DeDobbelaer	Goaltender	United States	Transferred to Robert Morris
Liam Gorman	Forward	United States	Graduation (signed with Allen Americans)
Taylor Makar	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Maine
Elliott McDermott	Defenseman	Canada	Graduate transfer to Rensselaer
Scott Morrow	Defenseman	United States	Signed professional contract (Carolina Hurricanes)
Samuli Niinisaari	Defenseman	Finland	Graduation (signed with SaiPa)
Christian Sanda	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Sebastian Törnqvist	Defenseman	Sweden	Transferred to Vermont
Ryan Ufko	Defenseman	United States	Signed professional contract (Nashville Predators)
Lucas Vanroboys	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with San Jose Barracuda)

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
James Duerr	Forward	United States	20	Chicago, IL
Cam Dunn	Forward	United States	20	Holland, MI
Daniel Jenčko	Forward	Slovakia	19	Humenné, SVK
Larry Keenan	Defenseman	Canada	19	Midhurst, ON; selected 117th overall in 2023
Charlie Lieberman	Defenseman	United States	20	Naperville, IL
Finn Loftus	Defenseman	United States	20	Blaine, MN
Joey Musa	Forward	United States	24	Orange Park, FL; transfer from Dartmouth
James Norton	Goaltender	Canada	21	Scarborough, ON
Lucas Ölvestad	Defenseman	Sweden	22	Tampa, FL; transfer from Denver
Kazimier Sobieski	Defenseman	United States	20	Deerfield, MA

Roster

As of September 17, 2024.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	Jackson Irving	Sophomore	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	2004-02-03	Newbury, Massachusetts	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
3	Kaz Sobieski	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2004-04-12	Deerfield, Massachusetts	Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)	—
4	Kennedy O'Connor	Junior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2001-05-10	Springfield, Massachusetts	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
5	Linden Alger (C)	Graduate	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	2000-04-09	Centerville, Massachusetts	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
6	Lucas Ölvestad	Junior	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-03-19	Stockholm, Sweden	Denver (NCHC)	—
7	Finn Loftus	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	179 lb (81 kg)	2004-02-12	Blaine, Minnesota	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
8	Cam O'Neill	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2004-01-24	Odenton, Maryland	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	OTT, 143rd overall 2022
9	Jack Musa	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	157 lb (71 kg)	2003-07-22	Orange Park, Florida	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
10	Dans Ločmelis	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2004-01-21	Jelgava, Latvia	Luleå J20 (J20 Nationell)	BOS, 119th overall 2022
11	Lucas Mercuri (A)	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2002-03-07	Montreal, Quebec	Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL)	CAR, 159th overall 2020
12	Cam Dunn	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-10-08	Holland, Michigan	Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL)	—
13	Joey Musa	Graduate	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2000-06-11	Orange Park, Florida	Dartmouth (ECAC)	—
14	Ryan Lautenbach (A)	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2000-02-27	Brighton, Michigan	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
16	Aydar Suniev	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	2004-11-16	Kazan, Russia	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	CGY, 80th overall 2023
17	Kenny Connors	Junior	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-03-10	Glen Mills, Pennsylvania	Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)	LAK, 103rd overall 2022
18	Larry Keenan	Freshman	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2005-03-15	Midhurst, Ontario	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	DET, 117th overall 2024
19	Cole O'Hara	Junior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2002-06-20	Richmond Hill, Ontario	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	NSH, 114th overall 2022
20	James Duerr	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2004-09-01	Chicago, Illinois	Green Bay Gamblers	—
21	Charlie Lieberman	Freshman	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2003-05-22	Naperville, Illinois	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
22	Nick Van Tassell	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	2004-04-18	Basking Ridge, New Jersey	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	OTT, 215th overall 2023
23	Francesco Dell'Elce	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2005-01-09	King City, Ontario	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
25	Daniel Jenčko	Freshman	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2005-01-09	Humenné, Slovakia	Youngstown Phantoms (USHL)	—
26	Owen Murray	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2002-12-01	Decker, Manitoba	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
27	Michael Cameron	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2002-07-24	Berwyn, Pennsylvania	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
28	Bo Cosman	Sophomore	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2002-01-18	Milton, Georgia	Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)	—
30	Michael Hrabal	Sophomore	G	6' 6" (1.98 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	2005-01-20	Prague, Czech Republic	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	UTA, 38th overall 2023
32	James Norton	Freshman	G	6' 4" (1.93 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2003-04-16	Scarborough, Ontario	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—

Standings

2024–25 Hockey East Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#4 Maine	9	5	2	2	0	0	1	18	29	14	14	10	2	2	55	22
#13 Boston University	8	5	2	1	0	0	1	17	32	24	14	8	5	1	52	47
#7 Providence	9	5	2	2	2	1	1	17	29	25	15	10	3	2	46	38
#10 Massachusetts Lowell	7	5	2	0	0	0	0	15	23	17	14	10	3	1	47	33
Connecticut	10	4	5	1	1	1	0	13	26	30	14	7	6	1	42	39
Vermont	9	3	4	2	1	2	1	13	24	26	13	3	7	3	32	40
#2 Boston College	6	4	2	0	1	0	0	11	18	13	13	10	3	0	44	24
Northeastern	8	1	4	3	0	1	2	9	16	24	12	3	6	3	28	36
Merrimack	8	2	5	1	0	0	1	8	17	32	13	3	9	1	26	47
Massachusetts	7	1	4	2	0	0	1	6	16	19	15	7	6	2	49	39
New Hampshire	6	1	3	2	0	0	0	5	9	14	12	6	4	2	33	28
Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll Updated: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 5	7:00 pm	at Bentley*	#14	Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hrabal	W 5–4	2,143	1–0–0
October 6	3:00 pm	Rensselaer*	#14	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts (Exhibition)	ESPN+		L 1–2 ^OT
Ice Breaker Tournament
October 11	7:00 pm	vs. #15 Omaha*	#14	Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada (Ice Breaker Semifinal)		Hrabal	L 2–3 ^OT	2,143	1–1–0
October 12	7:00 pm	vs. Air Force*	#14	Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, Nevada (Ice Breaker Consolation)		Hrabal	W 5–1	1,922	2–1–0
October 18	7:00 pm	Sacred Heart*	#15	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	L 3–4	6,022	2–2–0
October 19	7:00 pm	at Sacred Heart*	#15	Martire Family Arena • Fairfield, Connecticut	FloHockey	Hrabal	W 6–1	3,940	3–2–0
October 25	7:00 pm	Connecticut	#15	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	T 3–3 ^SOW	8,412	3–2–1 (0–0–1)
October 26	7:00 pm	at Connecticut	#15	Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+	Hrabal	L 2–3	2,424	3–3–1 (0–1–1)
November 2	1:00 pm	at American International*	#17	MassMutual Center • Springfield, Massachusetts	FloHockey	Hrabal	W 4–3	678	4–3–1
November 8	7:00 pm	at Vermont	#18	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+	Hrabal	T 3–3 ^SOL	2,558	4–3–2 (0–1–2)
November 9	7:00 pm	at Vermont	#18	Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont	ESPN+	Hrabal	L 0–4	2,903	4–4–2 (0–2–2)
November 14	7:00 pm	#10 Providence		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Irving	L 1–2	4,356	4–5–2 (0–3–2)
November 16	6:00 pm	at #10 Providence		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 5–1	2,851	5–5–2 (1–3–2)
November 22	7:00 pm	Harvard*	#20	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 5–3	5,126	6–5–2
November 24	3:00 pm	Vermont	#20	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	L 2–3	3,368	6–6–2 (1–4–2)
November 29	4:00 pm	Army*		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 3–1	3,235	7–6–2
December 7	6:00 pm	at #11 Boston University		Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Hrabal	W 4–0	5,072	8–6–2 (2–4–2)
December 11	7:00 pm	#13 Boston University		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+, NESN, TSN+	Hrabal	L 2–4	4,649	8–7–2 (2–5–2)
December 28	6:00 pm	Simon Fraser*		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts (Exhibition)	ESPN+
Desert Hockey Classic
January 3	5:00 pm	vs. Cornell*		Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic Semifinal)
January 4	TBD	Arizona State / Robert Morris*		Mullett Arena • Tempe, Arizona (Desert Hockey Classic)
January 10	7:00 pm	at Northeastern		Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 11	6:00 pm	Northeastern		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 17	7:00 pm	at Merrimack		J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 18	6:00 pm	Merrimack		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 24	7:00 pm	Alaska*		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 25	6:00 pm	Alaska*		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 31	7:00 pm	Merrimack		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
February 2	4:00 pm	at Maine		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+
February 7	TBA	at Connecticut		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 14	7:00 pm	at Boston College		Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+
February 15	6:00 pm	Boston College		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
February 21	7:00 pm	at New Hampshire		Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	ESPN+
February 22	6:00 pm	New Hampshire		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
February 27	7:00 pm	Massachusetts Lowell		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
March 1	6:05 pm	at Massachusetts Lowell		Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+
March 7	7:00 pm	Maine		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
March 8	6:00 pm	Maine		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	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	14	14	15	15	17	18	RV	20	RV	RV	RV	RV	–
USA Hockey	14	14	17	15	17	17	20	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	–

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.^[3]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

^ "2024–25 Roster". UMass Minutemen. Retrieved September 17, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Hockey Schedule". UMass Minutemen. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[1] "2024–25 Roster". UMass Minutemen. Retrieved September 17, 2024.

[2] "2024-25 Hockey Schedule". UMass Minutemen. Retrieved August 28, 2022.

[3] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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v t e UMass Minutemen ice hockey
Formerly the Massachusetts Agricultural Aggies, Massachusetts State Aggies and UMass Redmen
Playing venues	Campus Pond (1908–1939, 1947–1951, 1953–1979) Mullins Center (1993–present)
Head coaches	Elton J. Mansell (1917–1922) Herbert Collins (1922–1923) Howard R. Gordon (1923–1924) Lorin Ball (1924–1939) Thomas Filmore (1947–1949) Walter Fitzgerald (1949–1950) Bill Needham (1950–1951) Mel Massucco (1953–1954) Steve Kosakowski (1954–1967) Jack Canniff (1967–1979) Joe Mallen (1993–2000) Don Cahoon (2000–2012) John Micheletto (2012–2016) Greg Carvel (2016–present)
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Independent (1908–39, 1947–51, 1953–61, 1993–94) ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1979) Suspended program (1939–47, 1951–53, 1979–93) Hockey East (1994–present)
All-time leaders	Statistical leaders Pat Keenan (180 Points) Pat Keenan (105 Goals) Matt Murray (52 Wins)
National championships	2021
Frozen Four appearances	2019 2021
NCAA Tournament appearances	2007 2019 2021 2022 2024
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2: 1972 Hockey East: 2021 2022
Hobey Baker winners	Cale Makar (2019)
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