River Hawk forward Joe Gambardella screens Merrimack goaltender Colin Delia during Saturday night’s matchup at the Tsongas Center. (Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Hannah Manning Connector Staff The River Hawks and Merrimack College Warriors skated to a 1-1 tie Saturday night at the Tsongas Center. Despite scoring first, Merrimack College outshot UMass Lowell by…
River Hawks bring the brooms in weekend sweep of Colorado College
The River Hawks completed a weekend sweep of Colorado College with a 2-1 win Saturday night. (Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Kyle Gaudette Connector Editor A broom is not a usable tool in the game Minecraft, but it is what the River Hawks decided to break out this weekend. While the crowd at the…
Video: River Hawk fans flock to home opener
Thousands of fans were in attendance last week as the UMass Lowell hockey team opened the season with a 3-0 win over Rensselaer at the Tsongas Center. Hear what fans had to say about coming out to support the team.
River Hawks win thriller over Colorado College
The River Hawks defeated the Colorado College Tigers 3-2 Friday night at the Tsongas Center. (Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Athletics) Marlon Pitter Connector Editor Two power play goals and 55 shots on goal helped ninth-ranked UMass Lowell earn a 3-2 win over Colorado College Friday night at the Tsongas Center, improving to 2-0 on the…
River Hawks prepared for successful season
Photo courtesy of UMass Lowell Kyle Gaudette Connector Editor An excruciatingly long offseason has left fans of NCAA hockey hungry for America’s game to return. Ok, so maybe hockey is not considered “America’s game,” but around the hallways and dorm rooms of UMass Lowell, hockey remains king. With the 2015 season set to get underway…
An end and a beginning: Alumni update of two UMass Lowell stars
Connor Hellebuyck played for the River Hawks from 2012-2014 and helped UMass Lowell earn back-to-back Hockey East titles and a trip to the Frozen Four. (Courtesy photo) Hannah Manning Connector Staff As one former River Hawk’s career gains momentum, another has come to an end. On Sept. 30, Connor Hellebuyck, who played for the River…
Gui is the man in River Hawks’ massive win over Bryant
Photo courtesy of George DeLuca Kyle Gaudette Connector Editor To say the River Hawks men’s soccer team deserved to win their 3-2 overtime bout against Bryant University on Wednesday night would be an absurd understatement. A couple of questionable calls by the officials turned what should have been a two-goal cushion into a one-goal deficit…
Fernandes leads River Hawks to 1-0 win
George DeLuca Connector Staff The UMass Lowell River Hawks won a thriller at Cushing Field Friday night, beating the Hartwick Hawks 1-0 and improving their record to 4-3. Junior midfielder/forward Wuilito Fernandes scored the only goal of the contest at 20:55 of the first half. UMass Lowell junior midfielder Guilher ‘Gui’ Rodrigues was credited with…
