River Hawks look to future at season’s end
Tommy Panico, Tyler Mueller and John Edwardh celebrate a River Hawk goal. (Matt Dwyer/Connector) Brock Johnson Connector Editor The River Hawks ended their season with a loss to Notre Dame in the Northeast Regional Final on Sunday, March 26, finishing with a 27-11-3 record overall. UMass Lowell will be bidding farewell to an accomplished senior…
Overtime thriller ends UMass Lowell’s great season
A bundle of players from UMass Lowell and Notre Dame swarm the Fighting Irish net. (Matt Dwyer/Connector) Brock Johnson Connector Editor UMass Lowell looked to win its sixth game in a row to make it to the Frozen Four, but was thwarted in an overtime thriller by Notre Dame and their talented freshman Anders Bjork.…
Wall, River Hawks shut Cornell out of NCAA Tournament 5-0
Sophomore forward Ryan Dmowski scored the first goal of Saturday afternoon’s game against Cornell. (Matt Dwyer/Connector) Brock Johnson Connector Editor The UMass Lowell men’s ice hockey team came in hot to the semifinal, winning the Hockey East Tournament and 11 of their last 12 games and maintained their streak with a 5-0 win over Cornell.…
No. 4 River Hawks dismantle Boston College to earn third Hockey East Championship
The River Hawks won their third Hockey East Championship in five years on Saturday night in a 4-3 win over the Boston College Eagles. (Matt Dwyer/Connector) Hannah Manning Connector Editor BOSTON, Mass. — The last minute seemed interminable. TD Garden pulsed with anticipation, raucous cheers of “UML, UML, UML” overpowering and charging up the place…
5-1 rout secures River Hawks’ fifth consecutive Hockey East Finals appearance
Junior forward C.J. Smith celebrates his second period goal against the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish. (Matt Dwyer/Connector) Hannah Manning Connector Editor BOSTON – In a goal that freshman goaltender Tyler Wall might want to get back, Notre Dame forward Jack Jenkins sent a soft shot from center ice that trickled through Wall’s pads…
River Hawks punch ticket to TD Garden with 8-2 rout of UNH
UMass Lowell netminder Tyler Wall makes a save against New Hampshire’s leading scorer, Tyler Kelleher. (Matt Dwyer/Connector) Andrew Sciascia Connector Editor “I thought we were going to be ready to go head to head, and then it all fell apart,” said University of New Hampshire head coach Dick Umile. “Nothing much to say except that…
River Hawks force Game 3 with 3-1 win over UNH
Tommy Panico celebrates with CJ Smith after scoring a goal in the first period to know the score at 1 a piece. (Matt Dwyer/Connector) Kathryn Leeber Connector Editor The same score, but a different outcome. In the second game of the Hockey East quarterfinal matchup against the New Hampshire Wildcats, the UMass Lowell River Hawks…
