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By HANNAH BEVIS 

After getting their skates under them on the ice over the first two weekends of the season, this weekend’s tilts against No. 19/20 Minnesota State will be an important mental test for the UMass hockey team. For the first time this season, the...

By HANNAH BEVIS

AMHERST — The scene was tense between the Amherst and Northampton girls soccer teams on Friday. Amherst held a 3-1 lead midway through the second half, but the Blue Devils refused to give the ‘Canes an inch. Northampton finally got the momentum it...

By HANNAH BEVIS

After dropping the first set to South Hadley, Granby came back with a vengeance in the second set. With the score tied 7-7, Madison Bombard stepped up to the service line for Granby and put the Rams in control, reeling off eight points to give the...

It was a day to remember for Lauren Marjanski.The South Hadley senior needed two points to eclipse 100 for her career coming into Wednesday’s game against Pittsfield. During the first half, with an assist already under her belt, the ball found...

In a highly contested dual meet between the Amherst and Longmeadow girls cross country teams, the ‘Canes ran away with a resounding victory on Tuesday.Longmeadow’s Ada Grant ran the fastest time of the afternoon (21:27), but the next three runners...

Five different players found the back of the net for the Pioneer Valley Chinese Immersion Charter School boys soccer team on Friday afternoon in a 5-0 shutout win over Franklin Tech.Teddy Scott, Julian Lee-Choi, James Scott, Nolan Gage and Patrick...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

Last year’s Frontier field hockey squad was one of the best in Western Mass., downing rival Greenfield 2-1 in the Western Mass. Class C final and making it all the way to the quarterfinals of the MIAA Division 4 state tournament before Uxbridge...

By HANNAH BEVIS

When the UMass women’s club hockey team asked the community for help in an effort to fund their season this year, one local organization stepped up to answer the call. The Midnight Ride Collective is marketed as an NIL collective specifically focused...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

UMass hockey alum Steve Mastalerz is returning to the Minutemen to impart his near decade of coaching experience.He’ll serve as the program’s Director of Player of Development, the team announced Tuesday. After four years in the Mullins Center crease,...

By HANNAH BEVIS 

AMHERST — There’s a refrain repeated often in hockey dressing rooms and on the bench — control what you can control. For the UMass women’s club hockey team, what will define their offseason (and potentially their next season) is the uncontrollable.The...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Amherst native John Leonard will suit up for his third NHL franchise after signing a one-year deal with the Arizona Coyotes, the team announced Monday night.The former UMass forward agreed to a one-year, two-way contract. He spent last season in the...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

The transfer portal forced a dramatic turnover of the UMass hockey team’s roster for the third season in a row. Nine players that could have returned to the program left, which altered the makeup of the Minutemen’s incoming class. Greg Carvel and his...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Multiple members of the UMass program were selected for the third NHL Draft in a row during Day 2 of the 2023 edition in Nashville.Incoming UMass freshman goalkeeper Michael Hrabal became the program’s highest draft pick since Cale Makar when the...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Stars and stripes suit Ryan Leonard, apparently.The Washington Capitals, with their red white and blue color scheme, selected the Amherst native with the eighth overall pick in Wednesday’s NHL Draft at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. Leonard...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

AMHERST — John Leonard calls his youngest son Ryan “goal-oriented.”As much as Amherst’s Ryan Leonard excels at putting the hockey puck in the net, his father is referring to aspirations and desired achievements.“He keeps a lot of the goals to himself,...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Michael Hrabal stands comfortably taller than any other big time goalie prospect in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft.The 6-foot, 6.2-inch UMass commit that will join the Minutemen this fall as the centerpiece and linchpin of a large and talented recruiting...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

Western Massachusetts hasn’t seen an NHL Draft prospect like Amherst’s Ryan Leonard in nearly four decades.Stanley Cup champion Bill Guerin of Wilbraham was the fifth overall selection in 1989 by the New Jersey Devils after two years at Boston...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

The UMass hockey team’s 2023-24 schedule features two Frozen Four participants in the first six games and five total teams that reached the NCAA tournament.Released Friday with a video tour through the Minutemen’s locker room, the schedule opens with...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

They both have banners hanging in the Mullins Center, but former UMass men’s basketball coach John Calipari and Hobey Baker winner Cale Makar met at ground level Tuesday night.Calipari, the University of Kentucky coach since 2009, posted a photo with...

By KYLE GRABOWSKI

SOUTH HADLEY – Tyson Dyck traded his spot on the line chart for a tee time.The UMass freshman who finished his first season playing hockey for the Minutemen this spring competed in the U.S. Open Local Qualifier on Tuesday at the Orchards Golf Club in...