UMass Minutemen men's ice hockey

The UMass Minutemen Ice Hockey team is a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college ice hockey program that represents the University of Massachusetts Amherst. The Minutemen are a member of Hockey East. They play at the 8,387-seat William D. Mullins Memorial Center (known as the Mullins Center) in Amherst, Massachusetts.
==History==
===Pond history===
The centrally located pond on the UMass campus was once used for multiple purposes. In the winter students and faculty would cut out blocks of ice to use for refrigeration and annual tug-of-war games between sophomores and freshmen were hosted during the spring months. In 1909 the first formal ice hockey team began playing on the pond as well. UMass fielded one of the earliest non-ivy league programs, playing continually until poor weather conditions and a lack of funding caused the team to cease in 1939. The Minutemen were able to return to the ice after the war but couldn't play at home until 1954. 
The lack of a home venue caused the team to suffer through a stretch where they won only 2 games over a 7-year period. Eventually the pond became usable again and UMass were able to play home games with new head coach Steve Kosakowski. The Minutemen performed decently in his 13 seasons and were among 28 teams to found ECAC Hockey. In 1964 the ECAC split into two divisions and any program that did not possess a dedicated indoor arena was placed in ECAC 2. UMass continued with the second-tier conference for 15 years and achieved their greatest success in 1972 under Jack Canniff, winning the conference tournament title.
By the end of the 1970s using the pond as a rink had become untenable and when no alternatives surfaced the program was shuttered.
=== Return to the Ice ===
When the Mullins Center opened in 1993 it was designed as a multi-purpose arena and allowed for the university to rekindle its ice hockey program. The men's team started the same year and hit the ice as a Division I independent. With 20 wins in the first season under Joe Mallen, there was hope that the Minutemen could compete in Hockey East. However, once they began a tougher schedule in 1994–95, the team lost a then-school-record 28 games. Though the team rarely finished last in the conference under Mallen, there were very few gains and he was replaced by Don Cahoon in 2000.
Under Cahoon the team began to improve, posting a winning season in 2003 and reaching the conference championship game the following year. His greatest success came after recruiting Jonathan Quick, who helped UMass to reach their first ever NCAA Tournament in 2007. Cahoon couldn't keep the success going, however, and after being knocked off in five consecutive conference quarterfinals he retired in 2012.
John Micheletto was tabbed as Cahoon's successor and after a decent first season the team slid down the standing and bottomed out for two consecutive seasons. After the second last-place finish Micheletto was fired and replaced by St. Lawrence head coach Greg Carvel.
=== Greg Carvel era (2016–Present) ===
In Carvel's first season the team reached a nadir; the Minutemen set a new program record for futility, losing 29 games. Carvel led the team to a much-improved finish in his second season and then team took off in year three. The Minutemen reached their first ever Frozen Four and a birth in the 2019 NCAA Division I National Championship in which the Minutemen ultimately lost to Minnesota-Duluth 3–0. Though the year ended on a sour note, the team posted a new program record for wins (31) while Cale Makar won the school's first Hobey Baker Award.
== Season-by-season results==
== Records vs. Current Hockey East Teams ==
As of the completion of 2018–19 season
School	Team	Away Arena	Overall Record	Win %	Last Result
 	 	 	15–64–4 	 	0-3 L
 	 	 	13–62–7 	 	4-2 W
 	 	 	38–14–3 	 	3-4 L
 	 	 	23–57–9 	 	6-0 W
 	 	 	28–48–7 	 	0-2 L
 	 	 	44–42–7 	 	4-2 W
 	 	 	25–89–11 	 	6-0 W
 	 	 	29–55–10 	 	1-2 L
 	 	 	27–49–6 	 	2-3 L
 	 	 	25–44–8 	 	5-1 W
== Coaches and support staff ==
Current as of November, 2018.
2018-2019 Staff
Name 	Position
Greg Carvel 	Head Coach
Ben Barr 	Associate Head Coach
Jared DeMichiel	Assistant Coach
Ryan Mahan 	Director of Hockey Operations
TJ Syner 	Volunteer Assistant Coach
Marc Paquet 	Athletic Trainer
Clayton Kirven 	Strength & Conditioning
Josh Penn 	Head of Equipment
==Head Coach History==
As of the completion of 2019–20 season
Tenure 	Coach 	Years 	Record 	Pct.
1908–1917 	No Coach 	9 	39–27–3 	
1917–1922 	Elton J. Mansell 	5 	18–13–3 	
1922–1923 	Herbert Collins 	1 	3–4–2 	
1923–1924 	Howard R. Gordon 	1 	3–6–0 	
1924–1939 	Lorin Ball 	15 	47–62–7 	
1947–1949 	Thomas Filmore 	2 	0–5–0 	
1949–1950 	Walter Fitzgerald	1 	2–3–2 	
1950–1951 	Bill Needham 	1 	0–7–0 	
1953–1954 	Mel Massucco 	1 	0–9–1 	
1954–1967 	Steve Kosakowski 	13 	73–118–4 	
1967–1979 	Jack Canniff 	12 	120–140–8 	
1993–2000 	Joe Mallen 	7 	77–144–18 	
2000–2012 	Don Cahoon 	12 	166–229–42 	
2012–2016 	John Micheletto 	4 	39–88–13 	
2016–Present	Greg Carvel 	4 	74–70–6 	
Totals 	14 coaches 	88 seasons	661–925–109	
==Statistical Leaders==
===Career points leaders===
Player	Years 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts	PIM
 	1970–1973	66 	105	75	180	
 	1993–1997	131	72 	94	166	
 	1993–1997	132	73 	81	154	
 	2007–2010	111	34 	96	130	
 	2002–2006	143	50 	66	116	
 	2010–2014	135	53 	54	107	
 	1999–2003	134	47 	60	107	
 	2017–2020	104	56 	49	105	
 	2010–2014	138	38 	66	104	
 	2005–2009	150	43 	60	103	
 	1969–1972	 	45 	57	102	
 	1972–1976	 	35 	67	102	
 	2000–2004	130	44 	58	102	
† - active
===Career Goaltending Leaders===
GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% = Save percentage; GAA = Goals against average
Minimum 30 games played
Player	Years 	GP 	Min 	W 	L 	T 	GA 	SO	SV% 	GAA
 	2018–Present	35 	1883	19	9 	2 	55 	6 	.930	1.75
 	2017–Present	71 	4003	42	23	2 	150	8 	.916	2.25
 	2005–2007 	54 	3129	23	22	6 	125	3 	.926	2.40
 	2007–2011 	123	7042	45	61	12	327	2 	.908	2.78
 	2002–2006 	117	6725	50	52	10	317	5 	.891	2.83
Statistics current through the start of the 2020–21 season.
==Current roster==
As of September 8, 2020.
==The Longest Game==
On March 6, 2015, UMass faced Notre Dame in Game 1 of the Opening Round of the 2015 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, played at Compton Family Ice Arena at Notre Dame. Early into the game, Sam Herr gave Notre Dame the lead on a rebounded shot. Vince Hinostroza made it 2–0 midway through the second period. But the Minutmen responded two minutes later with a power play goal by Steven Iacobellis. Notre Dame responded three minutes later with a Steven Fogarty goal to make it 3–1. UMass made it 3–2 a minute later with a goal by Shane Walsh. With two seconds remaining in the period, Troy Power tipped a power play goal to tie the game as the second period (a period that had five goals in total) ended. The third period ended with no goals, as the two teams went into overtime. The two teams repeatedly failed to score, with UMass shooting a record 91 times and Notre Dame shooting 78 times. With 8:18 left in the fifth overtime and at 1:24 a.m. ET, Shane Walsh scored the game-winning goal to end the longest Division I hockey game which had lasted 151 minutes, 42 seconds, besting the previous record of 150:22, set by Quinnipiac and Union in 2010.
Steve Mastalerz finished the night with 75 saves for UMass while Cal Petersen of Notre Dame made 87 saves, setting a new NCAA record. It was UMass' first win at the Tournament since March 13, 2009 at Northeastern.
==Awards and honors==
===NCAA===
====Individual Awards====
Hobey Baker Award
*Cale Makar: 2019
Spencer Penrose Award
*Greg Carvel: 2019
====All-Americans====
AHCA First Team All-Americans
*1971–72: Pat Keenan, F; Brian Sullivan, D; P.J. Flaherty, G
*1972–73: Pat Keenan, F
*2003–04: Thomas Pöck, D
*2018–19: Cale Makar, D; Mitchell Chaffee, F
*2019–20: John Leonard, F
AHCA Second Team All-Americans
*2006–07: Jonathan Quick, G
*2008–09: James Marcou, F
*2009–10: Justin Braun, D
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Team
*2018–19: Marc Del Gaizo, D
===Hockey East===
====Individual Awards====
Player of the Year
*Cale Makar: 2019
Three-Stars Award
*John Leonard: 2020
Scoring Champion
*James Marcou: 2009 (co-champion)
*Mitchell Chaffee: 2019
Best Defensive Defenseman
*Justin Braun: 2010
Bob Kullen Coach of the Year
*Don Cahoon: 2003
*Greg Carvel: 2019
====All-Hockey East====
First Team All-Hockey East
*2003–04: Thomas Pöck, D
*2008–09: James Marcou, F
*2009–10: Justin Braun, D
*2018–19: Cale Makar, D; Mitchell Chaffee, F
*2019–20: John Leonard, F
Second Team All-Hockey East
*2002–03: Thomas Pöck, D
*2005–06: Marvin Degon, D
*2006–07: Jonathan Quick, G
*2007–08: Mike Kostka, D
*2008–09: Justin Braun, D
*2009–10: James Marcou, F
*2018–19: John Leonard, F; Jacob Pritchard, F
Third Team All-Hockey East
*2017–18: Cale Makar, D
*2018–19: Marc Del Gaizo, D; Mario Ferraro, D
*2019–20: Jake McLaughlin, D
Hockey East All-Rookie Team
*1994–95: Brian Regan, G
*2002–03: Stephen Werner, D
*2004–05: David Leaderer, D; P. J. Fenton, F
*2006–07: Justin Braun, D
*2007–08: Paul Dainton, G; James Marcou, F
*2008–09: Casey Wellman, F
*2010–11: Michael Pereira, F
*2014–15: Brandon Montour, F
*2017–18: Cale Makar, D; Mario Ferraro, D
*2018–19: Marc Del Gaizo, D
*2019–20: Zac Jones, D
Hockey East All-Tournament Team
*2002–03: Thomas Pöck, D; Stephen Werner, F
*2003–04: Thomas Pöck, D; Greg Mauldin, F; Mike Warner, F
*2006–07: Chris Capraro, F 
==Minutemen in the NHL==
	= NHL All-Star Team		= NHL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.			= NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star Team		= Hall of Famers
Player 	Position 	Team(s) 	Years 	
Conor Allen 	Defnseman 	NYR 	2013–2015 	0
Matt Anderson 	Forward 	NJD 	2012–2013 	0
Kevin Boyle 	Goaltender	ANA 	2018–Present	0
Justin Braun 	Defenseman	SJS, PHI 	2010–Present	0
Mario Ferraro 	Defenseman	SJS 	2019–Present	0
Joel Hanley 	Defenseman	MTL, ARI, DAL 	2015–Present	0
Matt Irwin 	Defenseman	SJS, BOS, NSH 	2012–Present	0
Michael Kostka	Defenseman	TOR, CHI, TBL, NYR, OTT	2012–2016 	0
Cale Makar 	Defenseman	COL 	2018–Present	0
Player 	Position 	Team(s) 	Years 	
Greg Mauldin 	Left Wing 	CBJ, NYI, COL 	2003–2011 	0
Brandon Montour	Defenseman	ANA, BUF 	2016–Present	0
Brad Norton 	Defenseman	FLA, LAK, WSH, OTT, DET	2001–2007 	0
Thomas Pöck 	Defenseman	NYR, NYI 	2003–2009 	0
Jonathan Quick 	Goaltender	 	2007–Present	2
Conor Sheary 	Left Wing 	, BUF 	2015–Present	2
Frank Vatrano 	Center 	BOS, FLA 	2015–Present	0
Casey Wellman 	Center 	MIN, WSH 	2009–2014 	0
File:Justin Braun 2011.jpg|Justin Braun
File:Matt Irwin 2017-06-08 1.jpg|Matt Irwin
File:Michael Kostka - New York Rangers.jpg|Michael Kostka
File:Cale Makar playing with the Avalanche in 2020 (Quintin Soloviev).jpg|Cale Makar
File:Thomas Pock.jpg|Thomas Pöck
File:Jonathan Quick (7476669806).jpg|Jonathan Quick
File:Conor Sheary 2017-06-11 1.jpg|Conor Sheary
File:Frank Vatrano - Boston Bruins.jpg|Frank Vatrano
==References==
==External links==
*UMass Minutemen men's ice hockey
 
Category:Ice hockey teams in Massachusetts