Friday, October 30th at Minnesota-Duluth (8:07 ET)
(AMSOIL Arena; Duluth, Minn.)
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Friday, October 30th at Minnesota-Duluth (8:07 ET)
(AMSOIL Arena; Duluth, Minn.)
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Friday (WCAP 980AM, WSMN 1590AM)
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Talent: Bob Ellis (Play by Play); Jim Connelly (Analyst)

Quotes From the Coach
Norm Bazin On Minnesota-Duluth
"They will be the strongest team that we have played so far.  They've got eight seniors and seven juniors so you're thinking about 15 upper classmen guiding their team, they've got good goaltending, they've got big defensemen and speedy forwards so they've got a good mix.  We want to play our game and see where it takes us; it should be exciting hockey."
 
Norm Bazin On Being On The Road
"It's healthy for our guys to see some of these venues because these are some of the best venues in the country and we have purposely put together a schedule for the next few years to hit some of these better buildings and Duluth is certainly one of those.  You'll see some bonding taking place, you'll see some adversity hit the team.  These are good experiences, it's part of the process and we're looking forward to it.  Forming chemistry is a big part of a hockey club, so we're going to let that process take place.  It's going to be fun to see those pieces come together.
 
Norm Bazin On What he has learned about his team last weekend against Merrimack
"I learned that we do have a compete level.  I liked our first road game even if it wasn't the result we were looking for.  We were good in spurts on Friday, we improved a little bit on Saturday.  We certainly have to work on our special teams, but overall there were some good positives."
 
SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS: UMass Lowell is ranked 7th in the USCHO poll and 8th in the USA Hockey Magazine poll and has been nationally ranked for 70 consecutive weeks. The River Hawks are undefeated through five games after battling No. 17 Merrimack to a pair 1-1 ties last weekend. Eight different players have scored goals, Ryan McGrath and Adam Chapie each have two. Evan Campbell leads the team in scoring with four points (1g, 3a,). Goalie Kevin Boyle has started all five games for the River Hawks and has a 0.97 GAA and a .961 Sv%.  UMass Lowell returns its top six scorers and starting goaltender from a team that went 21-12-6 a year ago. 
 
SCOUTING THE BULLDOGS: Minnesota-Duluth is 2-1-2 and is ranked 6th in both the USA Hockey Magazine and USCHO Polls after back-to-back ties, last weekend, at Notre Dame.  The Bulldogs were the NCHC Preseason favorite receiving 17 of 30 first place ballots in voting by the NCHC and national media.  Nine different players have scored goals for Minnesota-Duluth, five have at least two goals each.  Tony Cameranesi leads the Bulldogs in scoring with seven pouinmts (2g, 5a.)  Goalie Kasimir Kaskisuo carries a 1.94 GAA and a .927 Sv% into Friday night's contest.
 
LAST TIME OUT:  UMass Lowell and Merrimack, last Saturday, battled to their second consecutive 1-1 tie.  Junior Defenseman Michael Kapla scored the River Hawks only goal in the second period to even the score at one. Senior goalie Kevin Boyle stopped 22 of 23 shots while Warrior goalie Collin Delia made 17 saves.
 
TONIGHT: UMass Lowell and Minnesota-Duluth meet tonight for just the 14th time.  It is their first meeting since 2009 and the first time that the River Hawks have ever visited the AMSOIL Arena. 
 
ALL-TIME SERIES VS. MINNESOTA-DULUTH: UMass Lowell and Minnesota-Duluth have met just 13 times in the past dating back to the inugural Hockey East season when Hockey East and the WCHA agreed on an interlocking schedule.  Minnesota-Duluth won that first meeting, 12-1, and holds a 10-2-1 edge in the series.  UMass Lowell's first win, 2-1, in the series came at the Tully Forum in 1988.   The River Hawks also defeated the Bulldogs in the Championship Game of the Silverado Shootout hosted by UMD in 1999.
 
UMASS LOWELL VS. THE NCHC: This is only the third game that UMass Lowell has played against an NCHC school.  The River Hawks swept a weekend series from NCHC member Colorado College, 3-2 and 2-1, earlier his season. 
 
QUICK START: This is the just the third time that UMass Lowell has been undefeated five games into the season since moving to Division I for the 1983-84 season.  The 1995-96 team also started the year 3-0-2.  The program's best DI start was in the 1993-94 season when the team went 5-0-1 through its first six games and finished the season with a 25-10-5 mark.  Both the 1994 and 1996 teams went on to the NCAA tournament.  The 1981-82 ULowell Chiefs hold the school record.  They won their first 19 games and finished 31-4-0.
 
CIRCLE OF DOMINANCE: UMass Lowell has been a dominant force in the face off circle through the season's first five games and is currently third in the nation in face-off win percentage (57.3%).  Entering the weekend the River Hawks had won 192 of 335 draws.  Senior center Michael Fallon leads the way winning 44 of 67 (65.7%) puck drops.  Junior Evan Campbell has a 45-30 (60.0%) edge while freshman Nick Master (38 of 69, 55.1%) and junior Joe Gambardella (48 of 89, 53.9%) are both over the .500 mark.
 
BACK TO BACK: UMass Lowell is playing games on back-to-back nights for the third time this season.  The River Hawks swept the pair of games from Colorado College two weeks ago and battled to back-to-back ties last weekend against Merrimack.  A year ago the River Hawks were 9-4-1 on the first of consecutive nights, but only 6-5-3 on the second night.
 
PENALTY KILLING: Playing shorthanded has been no disadvantage for the UMass Lowell hockey club.  The River Hawks are one of three teams in the country who has not allowed a power play goal this season.  UMass Lowell has killed off 18 straight man down situations this season.  Quinnipiac and Merrimack are also sitting at 100%.
 
POWER SLUMP: After scoring four power play goals in its first two games UMass Lowell struggled to find the back of the net while playing with the man advantage.  The River Hawks are 0-for-14 on the power play during their last three-plus games. On the season the power play is 4-for-23 (17.4%.)