SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS: No. 6/7 ranked UMass Lowell enters the home-and-home weekend with Northeastern with a 5-1-1 overall record and the River Hawks reside in first-place in the Hockey East standings with a 3-0-0 mark in league play. Sophomore forwards Chris Maniccia and Evan Campbell lead the team in scoring with eight points apiece. Junior goaltender Kevin Boyle has started five of seven games so far this season (2.98 GAA, .906 sv%). The River Hawks have now been ranked in the Top 20 of the national polls for 46 straight weeks. UMass Lowell is off to its best start since the 1995-96 season, when the River Hawks started with a 6-1-2 record.

LAST TIME OUT: The River Hawks earned four points in the weekend sweep on Saturday night in the 8-2 victory at the Tsongas Center. The eight goals scored by UMass Lowell was tied for the second highest goal output in team history at the Tsongas Center. Sophomore forward Chris Maniccia notched a career-high four points and his first career hat trick in the win against the Wildcats. Maniccia's hat trick was the 11th hat trick by a UMass Lowell skater in Tsongas Center history and it was the first time since David Vallorani against UMass on Dec. 5, 2009 (Thanks Scott Kaplan). Freshmen Ryan Collins and Tyler Mueller scored their first collegiate goals in the game. Freshman Jeff Smith tallied a career-high 27 saves in his second career start for the River Hawks.

UMASS LOWELL, USO HOST MILITARY APPECIATION NIGHT ON FRIDAY: UMass Lowell Athletics will host 2014 Military Appreciation Day on Friday at the Tsongas Center. UMass Lowell has planned a series of activities at the game to celebrate and recognize New England's military heroes, veterans and their families. Through a partnership with the USO of New England, the River Hawks have invited members of all five branches of the military from all over New England to attend the game. Fans have donated tickets over the past two months to help send military members and their families to the game in recognition of their service. To donate tickets today, use the form found at GoRiverHawks.com/MilitaryAppreciation. Prior to the game, there will be a ceremonial puck drop by Master Sergeant Cynthia Cassille of the 212th Massachusetts Air National Guard. Cassille, a UMass Lowell graduate, returned home from Afghanistan on October 22. Throughout the night, UMass Lowell will recognize veterans and current members of the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force and Coast Guard. In addition, the second intermission will feature a performance of God Bless America, a tradition on Military Appreciation Night each year.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES: Northeastern enters the weekend with 0-6-0 overall record and a 0-2-0 record in Hockey East play, which includes a sweep by ECAC foe Quinnipiac in a pair of one-goal losses on the road. Three of their six losses this year have been one goal losses. Junior forward Kevin Roy leads the team in scoring with five points (1g,4a) in six contests. Sophomore goaltender Derick Roy has started the last four games for the Huskies owning a 0-4-0 record (3.28 GAA, .901 save%).  

ALL-TIME SERIES VS. NORTHEASTERN: The River Hawks own a 57-42-8 record in 107 all-time meetings dating back to Dec. 17, 1983. 12 of the last 36 matchups between the two teams have gone to overtime. Northeastern swept the season series last year (2-0), including their last meeting on Jan. 11, 2014 (4-1) at Fenway Park. Coach Bazin owns a 4-3-1 record in eight meeting since he started at UMass Lowell back in the fall of 2011. The River Hawks own a 30-18-2 all-time record vs. Northeastern at home in Lowell and own a 25-20-6 all-time at Matthews Arena. Senior defenseman Zack Kamrass is the active leading scorer vs. the Huskies with five points (1g,4a) in seven career games.

DID YOU KNOW?: The River Hawks 14 freshmen is the largest freshman class in NCAA Div. I hockey. The River Hawks 4.29 goals per game leads the nation among Division I teams. Sophomore forward Chris Maniccia's 1.33 points per game is tied for 14th nationally among Div. I skaters.

SPREADING AROUND THE OFFENSE: UMass Lowell has gotten goals from 16 different people and points from 21 different players in the first seven games.  That is the greatest distribution of scoring, both goals and points, of any Hockey East team (Thanks to Bob Ellis).

ZINK GETS ON THE OFFENSIVE: Sophomore blueliner Dylan Zink has already more than sextupled his career point total in seven games with seven points (2g,5a) after recording one assist in 26 games last year in his freshman campaign.

THE CLASS OF 2015: The River Hawks senior class has an all time record of 83-36-8. That equals last year's senior class for second most wins in Division I, that class of 2014 went 83-60-11. The best ever senior class was the 1996 class that went 88-56-15. The Class of 2015 is five wins away from tying that record, and six wins away from this class becoming the winningest class ever (Thanks again to Bob Ellis).

MILESTONE WATCH:
Name            Stat
Jake Suter        122 Career Games Played
Zack Kamrass        116 Career Games Played
Terrence Wallin    113 Career Games Played
Zack Kamrass        45 Career Points
Zack Kamrass        40 Career Assists
Terrence Wallin    30 Career Assists
Adam Chapie        19 Career Goals

THE BAZIN ERA: In the three plus seasons Norm Bazin has been head coach of the River Hawks, the team has a 63-2-4 record (.942) when leading through two periods, while the squad owns a 39-15-5  record (.703) at the Tsongas Center. When the team scores the first goal of the game, Bazin led teams are 60-7-5 overall (.869).

WEEKLY/MONTHLY AWARDS:
Zack Kamrass
HEA Defensive Player of the Week        Oct. 6th

Chris Maniccia
Hockey East Player of the Week        Nov. 3rd

UMASS LOWELL IN THE RANKINGS: Here is a week-by-week look at the River Hawks in the national polls and the HE standings:
Date    USAHM    USCHO    HEA
9/29    RV    17th    7th (pre)
10/6    RV    17th    7th (pre)
10/13    9th    9th    T-1st
10/20    8th    7th    T-1st
10/27    9th    8th    T-2nd
11/3    7th    6th    1st

SUCCESS IS THE NORM: Norm Bazin is in his fourth season at UMass Lowell. He has compiled a 83-36-8 record (.685) in 127 games in three plus seasons for the River Hawks. He owns a 121-67-15 mark (.633) in 203 games in his career collegiate coaching record, which includes three seasons spent at Hamilton College. He recorded his 100th career coaching victory on Nov. 23 vs. Notre Dame at the Tsongas Center. Bazin is a two-time Hockey East Coach of the Year honoree and was named the 2013 Spencer Penrose Award Winner given annually by the American Hockey Coaches Association to the Division I Coach of the Year. Bazin has led the River Hawks to three straight NCAA tournament appearances, back-to-back Hockey East Tournament Championships (2013, 2014) and one Frozen Four appearance (2013).

HEAD COACH NORM BAZIN IN THE MEDIA:  Coach Bazin and select players are available to the media every Tuesday at 4:45pm post-practice at the Tsongas Center and are available for one-on-one phone interviews as well. Please contact Pete Souris for more information. Listen to Coach Bazin live every Thursday afternoon on the Christian and King Show at 12:30pm on ESPN NH Radio (900AM) and with Ted Panos on WCAP Radio during morning drive on Thursdays at 8:15am.

THIS DAY IN UMASS LOWELL HOCKEY HISTORY:
November 7
1981: ULowell slaughters the University of Alaska-Fairbanks 15-3 in Alaska.

1987: Sophomore center Craig Charron scores three goals for ULowell, but the Chiefs lose in overtime at Maine by a 6-5 score.

1992: Unranked UMass Lowell beats the nation's fifth-ranked team when the River Hawks beat Clarkson 4-3 in Potsdam, N.Y. The River Hawks overcome a 3-0 deficit with four goals in the third period. Shane Henry scores the game winner with 51 seconds left in regulation.
 
November 8
1991: Dave Gatti scores two goals and assists on two others, but UMass Lowell loses 7-6 to St. Lawrence at the Tully Forum.

1996: Senior Neil Donovan racks up a five-point night with two goals and three assists as UMass Lowell beats Merrimack for the 10th consecutive time, posting a 6-3 win over the Warriors at the Tully Forum. The win also extends the River Hawks' unbeaten streak against their one-time Division II nemesis to 12 (11-0-1).

RIVERHAWKS IN THE PROS: Here is a listing of UMass Lowell alumni playing professional hockey (Courtesy of MillCitySports.com):
Name    Years    Current Team/League
Derek Arnold    2010-2014    Lillehammer (GET)
Chris Auger    2006-2010    Fife (EIHL)
Michael Budd    2008-2012    Wichita (ECHL)
Scott Campbell    2008-2011    Valpellice (Italy)
Doug Carr    2010-2014    Colorado (ECHL)
Joe Caveney    2009-2011    Wichita (ECHL)
Jeremy Dehner    2007-2010    EHC München (DEL)    
Maury Edwards    2008-2011    Ravensburg (DEL2)
Christian Folin    2012-2014    Minnesota (NHL)
Barry Goers    2007-2010    Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)
Ron Hainsey    1999-2001    Carolina (NHL)
Connor Hellebuyck    2012-2014    St. John's (AHL)
Ben Holmstrom    2007-2010    Charlotte (AHL)
Josh Holmstrom    2010-2014    Toledo (ECHL)    
Joe Houk    2011-2014    Toledo (ECHL)
Carter Hutton    2007-2010    Nashville (NHL)    
Laurent Meunier    2000-2002    Straubing (DEL)
Joseph Pendenza    2010-2014    Milwaukee (AHL)
Bobby Robins    2002-2006    Providence (AHL)        
Chad Ruhwedel    2010-2013    Rochester (AHL)
Nick Schaus    2007-2010    EHC Wolfsburg (DEL)
Dmitry Sinitsyn    2011-2013    Dynamo (VHL)    
Yorick Treille    1998-2002    Grenoble (France)    
David Vallorani    2009-2012    Milano (Italy)
Ben Walter    2002-2005    EC Salzburg (Austria)    
Riley Wetmore    2009-2013    Kalamazoo (ECHL)
Scott Wilson    2011-2014    Wilkes-Barre/Scranton (AHL)

RIVERHAWKS ON THE TELEVISION:  The River Hawks are scheduled to appear seven times on television in the regular-season. Here is a listing of games the River Hawks are scheduled to appear.

Date    Matchup    Time    Channel
Sat., Oct. 10    vs. Boston College    7 p.m.    NESN
Fri., Oct. 24    vs. Michigan    7 p.m.    NESN
Fri., Oct. 31    at New Hampshire    7:30 p.m.    WBIN-TV
Fri., Nov. 21    at Notre Dame    7:30 p.m.    NBCSN
Sat., Dec. 6    vs. Maine    8 p.m.    NBCSN
Fri., Jan. 23    vs. Providence    7 p.m.    NESN
Fri., Jan. 30    at Merrimack    7 p.m.    WBIN-TV

RIVERHAWKS ON THE RADIO:  The River Hawks can be heard every week throughout the season on ESPN NH Radio (900AM) and (1250AM), as well as on the following local affiliates: WCAP (980AM) in Lowell and WSMN (1590AM) in Nashua, N.H. Bob Ellis (PxP) and Jimmy Connelly (Color Analyst) have the call of all River Hawk hockey games throughout the season. The game is accessible via the ESPN Radio app (http://espn.go.com/mobile/products/products?id=7451658). UMass Lowell home games are also available on WUML Radio (91.5 FM; non-commercial radio) with Zack Tretheway (PxP) and James Shirton (Color Analyst) broadcasting on campus and in the surrounding Lowell communities.