by Chris Lynch | Feb 9, 2019 | Hockey East, NCAA
Lowell, MA- Massachusetts has spent 2018 and 2019 knocking firsts and drought ends off their checklist. On Friday night, they added another by sweeping the Boston University Terriers for the first time in program history. However, one mountain that remains unsummited...
by Chris Lynch | Nov 25, 2018 | ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, NCAA
Troy, NY- UMass Lowell and the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute are their respective conference’s wild cards. Both entered the weekend hovering around .500 and vacillating between strong showings and disappointing nights. On Friday night, the two met in Lowell for a...
by Chris Lynch | Mar 4, 2018 | Hockey East, NCAA
Lowell, MA- Between 1978 and 1982, Merrimack College and UMass Lowell forged a great rivalry, winning a combined four national championships at the Division II level. Since then, the schools have been regular Hockey East foes, separated by only 9.9 miles. The opening...
by Chris Lynch | Dec 1, 2017 | ECAC Hockey, Hockey East, NCAA, NCHC
The second full month of the 2017-2018 College Hockey Season is in the books. Here are a few notes and observations on the progression of the season. 1. Upstate New York is the East’s hotbed. Currently the best teams in eastern hockey reside in Potsdam and...
by Chris Lynch | Oct 7, 2017 | Hockey East, NCAA
On March 12th, the New Hampshire Wildcats ended their 2016-2017 season at the Tsongas Center, falling 8-2 to the UMass Lowell Riverhawks. Almost seven months later, the Wildcats returned to Lowell to begin the 2017-2018 season. They had a tall task ahead. After their...