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^ I saw that and think it's great, but I wouldn't get carried away just yet. His stats in Jr. Hockey were nothing to write home about. Maybe he just needs another year to develop. It wasn't clear to me when he is arriving in Amherst. When UMass committed to Cale, his junior stats weren’t overwhelmi...

Plus they could already be in trouble if the WCHA splits happens http://m.startribune.com/7-schools-including-mankato-bemidji-state-begin-process-of-leaving-wcha/511976862/ Essentially this is a roundabout way to kick Alabama-Huntsville and the two Alaska schools out of the conference. IIRC the Ala...

Did I hear right that the Pub is closing too? Yes. The owners of The Pub and Rafters will close The Pub to make way for a new restaurant. It’s called Savanna’s and it will be located in that new development south of the Hangar. I hear Savanna’s will cater to customers who’d prefer Judie’s or Bistro...

The NHL news, along with Carvel signing an extension, albeit a short one, is all good news for UMass. It will greatly help with the recruiting and we already know he can coach them up. Keep working on keeping him here long term and we've got a great situation with hockey! My guess is that Bamford s...

One would hope the athletic dept is taking the Hockey success on ice and the long term look at Basketball, and football and looking for a NESN or other regional channels and offering a package to be the UMass sports channel. They should use the Hockey East Playoffs, Regional NCAA and Frozen Four cr...

Spring game is now a spring showcase of drills and a practice scrimmage.

https://umassathletics.com/news/2019/4/ ... ormat.aspx

With limited tailgating opportunity and rain in the forecast, only the diehards will be out there.

BTW, voting for the Hobey Baker has closed and a winner has already been selected. We will have to wait until next Friday to see who won.

Rumor has it that the box office opens 90 minutes before face-off. I’d advise that you either get there early or order online. Also note that there is a half marathon in Manchester this morning - although it may be over by the afternoon, expect road closures and parking near the arena as they disass...

Attendance was 3,076. I understand that the tickets were $ 35 so that probably kept some people away plus if there are any students around they have to pay also. Here is a link to the write up on the athletic site: https://umassathletics.com/news/2019/3/15/no-3-2-hockey-storms-back-for-2ot-game-1-w...

Ticket sales appear to be a little slow right now...with the students on break, they might be lucky to get 6K there which will be a huge disappointment. I was really hoping for a sell out - looking at the available seats left, last years playoff crowds might be bigger. Hopefully the hockey crowd is...

Question for all who know about the NCAAs. I will be in Mass for the first rounds of the NCAAs. Assuming UMASS gets in and goes to Manchester or Providence then I will be going. Are these tix hard to come by? I've never gone to the hockey NCAAs. Do you have to buy both days or can you get individua...

Generally speaking, Hockey East quarterfinal games rarely sell out. Spring break often falls on the weekend they are played. They are typically not included in season ticket packages for other conference schools, so some season ticket holders and sponsors who get tickets as a perk don’t buy QF ticke...

For the Quarterfinal round, is the only broadcast through FloHockey? Any chance that NESN would pick up a broadcast or is it aired exclusively online through FloHockey? Thanks. In past years, NESN has picked up one quarterfinal game from Hockey East. I guess it depends on the matchup and availabili...

I know the locals had a conniption fit when Lombardi had a giant U painted on the water tower atop of campus. Wonder if they will have a similar fit when the giant Power U is on the bubble.

I personally don’t care what is painted on the bubble. I just want to see it actually installed.

It isn’t UMass’ job to help Merrimack College sell tickets. Promoting the UMass football team seems like a higher priority to UMass Athletics than accommodating a handful of fans who are willing to pay $28 each to bask in the wonder that is Lawler. It is unfortunate that the timing doesn’t work, but...