If that’s true, UMass (19-12-3, 12-10-2 Hockey East) should feel confident heading to Providence on Saturday. In the eight years under Carvel, the Minutemen hold a 13-9-2 record against the Friars.

UMass hockey: Minutemen close out regular season with pivotal series at Maine . ... “We’re looking at it as we need to win both games to get home ice,” Carvel said.

- Both Lucas Ölvestad and Joey Musa scored their first points as Minutemen at the Ice Breaker Tournament in a 5-1 victory over Air Force. ... - University of Massachusetts hockey has youthful roster ...

The Minutemen (17-12-4, 8-9-4 HE) took the extra point in the Hockey East standings with a 2-1 shootout win over the River Hawks (15-12-4, 8-10-2 HE). “The usual for a UMass-UMass Lowell game ...

You would never guess looking at the team who battled Denver to a 4-3 overtime win in Thursday’s Frozen Four semifinal — that just two seasons ago — the Minutemen faced a 5-29-2 season.

The UMass Minutemen celebrate on the ice after a 3-1 victory over the Quinnipiac Bobcats on Dec. 8. ... The University of Massachusetts Amherst junior got to the home of UMass hockey at 2:45 p.m.

The Minutemen’s back is against a wall right now, but Carvel also reminded the team that they’ve seen success this season. They played exceptionally well against then-No. 1 Denver in mid-October.

UMass never broke through in a 1-0 loss at home. ... UMass hockey’s offense goes quiet, Minutemen shut out by New Hampshire. Updated: Jan. 24, 2020, 10:26 p.m.

The UMass Minutemen men's hockey team has just four winning seasons since the program returned to campus in the fall of 1993 after a 14-year hiatus. ... 2019 NCAA men's ice hockey tournament.

Star player Cale Makar helped the school reach the No. 1 national ranking for the first time ever. Now, with Makar poised to leave for the NHL, the Minutemen hope they can complete a culture change.

After St. Cloud State turnover, Bohlinger led a breakaway and dropped the puck to Ryan Sullivan whose one-touch pass set up Bohlinger's one-timer to open the scoring about 7 minutes into the game ...

- Both Lucas Ölvestad and Joey Musa scored their first points as Minutemen at the Ice Breaker Tournament in a 5-1 victory over Air Force. - Ölvestad broke the ice for UMass 2:44 into the second period ...