Courtesy Photo Darren McFadden Connector Contributor Last season was not the best for the Boston Bruins. As fans will remember, the team ended the season a measly two points away from a spot in the playoffs that was taken by the Pittsburgh Penguins. New general manager Don Sweeney has the same plan in mind that…
Industry, immigrants and Canada: A history of hockey in Lowell
Courtesy Photo Jessie Paskiewicz Connector Staff Like any good story out of Lowell, it started with some French Canadians. But we are not talking about just any story – we are talking about the history of hockey in Lowell. In honor of yet another season, it is time we take a collective look back and learn…
Flying the River Hawk flag
Jacob Boucher Connector Contributor While having a having a Division I team is the best a university could hope for, what good would top-tier sports do them without loyal fans? UMass Lowell has some of the most devoted, committed fans around, especially at ice hockey games. Some fans go one step further, though, in their…
Five movies to get you ready for puck drop
Courtesy Photo Bill Hart Connector Contributor Gary Newman plays struggling player-coach, Reggie Dunlop, in the 1977 cult classic, “Slap Shot.” The film follows the Charlestown Chiefs, a low-level minor league hockey franchise from an imaginary city in the rust belt. When it is announced that the mill that employs 10,000 people in the city is…
Who was Paul Tsongas?
Taylor Carito Connector Contributor The Tsongas Center is home to the UMass Lowell River Hawks, where the Division I hockey team impresses thousands of cheering fans each year. While many of the current student population were growing up in the ‘90s, the namesake of this building was living out the last years of his life.…
The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die release ‘Harmlessness’
Photo courtesy of Epitaph Records Emily Toomey Connector Staff There is certainly no doubt about it, The World is a Beautiful Place & I Am No Longer Afraid to Die has one of the most unique musical styles in the alternative music scene. Having almost as many members as the words in their name, it…
Pokémon expands further into mobile world
Photo courtesy of Nintendo Jeffrey Cullen Connector Contributor For anyone wanting to catch Pokémon in real life, your dream may have just come true. About two weeks ago, Nintendo and Gamefreak, the creators of the Pokémon franchise, announced their new project partnering with Niantic Inc. titled “Pokémon GO.” Slated for a 2016 release, the main…
