(Photo Courtesy of UMass Lowell) “UMass Lowell’s club womens ice hockey poses for team picture.” Nate Coady Connector Staff Down the road from a golf course with actual live goats, there is Skate 3, a hockey arena on Middlesex Road in Tyngsborough where the UMass Lowell Women’s Hockey Team meets for practice every Monday and…
Recapping the River Hawks 2023 ice hockey season
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) “River Hawks gather together in preparation for their playoff game against conference rival UConn.” Tanner Hume Connector Editor The 2022-2023 college hockey season was a challenging one for the UMass Lowell River Hawks. It was also a season filled with amazing moments and endless memories shared by the fans…
Controversy surrounding NHL’s You Can Play
(Photo courtesy of NHL.com) “Flyers players skate with pride sticks during pre-game warmups and the game.” Sarah Mahannah Connector Editor The National Hockey League has been under fire recently for incidents regarding players’ and teams’ decisions to not partake in Pride Night. In 2017, the NHL launched a campaign called “Hockey is For Everyone,” which…
UMass Lowell ice hockey falls short against Merrimack College this past weekend
(Photo courtesy of Julia Stanley) “River Hawks and Warriors fight for the puck against the boards on Saturday night.” Tanner Hume Connector Editor Last week, the River Hawks were able to split the weekend series with Providence College. Despite the obstacles, it was a new weekend, and on Friday night, Merrimack College came to town…
River Hawks ice hockey go 1-2 in busy week
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) “Defenseman Brehdan Engum skates up the ice against conference rival UConn.” Andrew Wilcox Connector Editor The no. 13 River Hawks came off a busy week in which they faced Hockey East rival Boston College Tuesday night on the road and then faced rival UConn at home Friday night and…
River Hawks split weekend series against Boston University (BU)
(Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) “River Hawks forward Zach Kaiser carries the puck past the reaching stick of BU defenseman Lane Hutson.” Tanner Hume Connector Editor After a road trip that saw the River Hawks travel to Michigan State and Northeastern University, the UMass Lowell hockey team returned home on Friday Night to start…
There are many obstacles for women’s ice hockey at UMass Lowell
The club women’s ice hockey team was established in 2007 (Photo courtesy of Justin Lawler) Jason Ounpraseuth Connector Editor UMass Lowell does not have a Division I women’s ice hockey team. It does, however, have a club women’s ice hockey team. The members of the team hope that UMass Lowell will someday have a Division…
Hockey is life for Ben Wharram
Dorian Taylor Connector Staff It is a brisk Saturday morning in February outside of the Chelmsford Forum ice rink, and it is even colder inside. Families are gathered to watch a Bantam(13 to 14-year-old league) ice hockey game between Billerica and Chelmsford, but games like these would not be possible without unsung heroes like 20-year-old…