Friday, November 15 at UConn (7pm)
(XL Center; Hartford, Conn.)
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Saturday, November 16 vs. UConn (6pm)
MANNING SCHOOL OF BUSINESS ROWDY BOBBLEHEAD GIVEAWAY
(Tsongas Center; Lowell, Mass.)
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SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS:  UMass Lowell is 7-2-3 after taking three of four points in a two game Tsongas Center series against Maine.  The River Hawks are in sole possession of first place in Hockey East.  The team is ranked 12th in the USCHO Poll and 13th in the USA Today Poll.  The River Hawks were picked for a sixth place finish in both the Hockey East Coaches' and the Media Pre-Season polls.  Thirteen players have scored goals this season, Carl Berglund lead the team with six, Kenny Hausinger and Matt Brown have four, Andre Lee, Zach Kaiser and Chris Schutz have three goals apiece.  Brown leads the team with 15-points.  Four of the River Hawks top seven scorers are freshmen.  Goalie Tyler Wall has started eleven of the team's twelve games with a 1.59 goals against average and a .949 save percentage.  He appeared in 22 of the team's 37-games a year ago and posted a 2.09 goals against average and a .921 save percentage.  Wall authored four of his eight career shutouts during the campaign.

SCOUTING THE HUSKIES:  Connecticut is 2-5-1 / 1-3-0 after dropping two games to Boston College last weekend.  UConn is winless in four games at home this season.  The Huskies were picked to finish ninth in both the Coaches' Pre-Season Polls and the Media Pre-Season Poll.  Five of UConn's top six 2018-19 scorers have returned.  Ten different players have scored goals, six have more than one.  Jachym Kondelik leads the team with four goals and six points.  Sophomore goalie Tomas Vomacka has started all eight of the team's games.  He carries a 3.50 goals against average and a .897 save percentage into tonight's contest.

ALL-TIME SERIES vs. UCONN:  This is only the 37th meeting between the two schools in a series that dates back to 1969 when both were playing at a Division II level.  UMass Lowell leads the all-time series, 24-10-2 and have won the last four in a row, including two by shutout. The River Hawks holds a slight edge (6-4-1) since UConn joined Hockey East.  UMass Lowell has twice won holiday tournaments hosted by UConn.  They defeated the Huskies, 4-3 on a David Vallorani overtime goal, in 2011 to win the Toyota UConn Holiday Classic in Storrs, Conn. and knocked off UConn 3-1 to win the Frozen Holiday Classic in Bridgeport, Conn. in 2014.

LAST YEAR VERSUS UCONN:  UMass Lowell swept the two-game season series, 5-2 and 3-0.  The River Hawks got two-goals from Ryan Dmowski in a 5-2 win at the XL Center in Hartford.  Ruslan Iskhakov gave UConn a 1-0 lead less than five minutes into the contest.  Dmowski and Lucas Condotta scored first period goals to give the River Hawks a lead they would never relinquish.  Tyler Wall made 38 saves to earn the win.  Back at the Tsongas Center, Wall made 28 saves to support goals from Kenny Hausinger, Reid Stefanson and Colin O'Neill.

IN NHL BUILDINGS:  The XL Center in Hartford, where UMass Lowell and UConn will play on Friday evening, once was home to the NHL's Hartford Whalers.  The River Hawks have a 46-43-9 record in buildings that have been the home to an NHL team.  UMass Lowell is 9-9-1 in the TD Garden/Fleet Center, 4-5-0 in the old Boston Garden, 1-2-0 at the CONSOL Energy Center, 1-0-1 at the HSBC Arena in Buffalo, 2-2-1 at the XL Center and 29-25-6 in the Matthews Arena, the original home of the Boston Bruins then known as the Boston Arena.  Excluding the Matthews Arena, UMass Lowell is 17-18-3 in NHL Buildings.

Vs. BIG TIME FOOTBALL SCHOOLS:  UMass Lowell is 56-23-6 against schools with big time football programs (FBS members) since Norm Bazin took over behind the bench.  That includes an 9-3-2 record against Notre Dame, 3-1-0 record against both Penn State and Arizona State and an 18-2-1 mark against Massachusetts.  The River Hawks are also 10-9-2 against Boston College and 7-5-1 against UConn.  They also have winning records against Michigan State, Wisconsin and Miami.

LAST WEEKEND vs. MAINE:  UMass Lowell took three of four points from Maine last weekend in a pair of nail biting battles.  The goaltenders were the story the first night as UMass Lowell's Tyler Wall and Maine's Jeremy Swayman combined to stop 66 of 68 shots as the two teams battled to a 1-1 tie.  The River Hawks won the second night on a Matt Brown third period goal that broke a 2-2 tie.  UMass Lowell's Carl Berglund and Maine's Mitchell Fossier had goals in each game.

ON THE EDGE OF YOUR SEAT:  UMass Lowell has played nine games decided by one-goal or less.  Seven of those nine came consecutively and is the most one-goal games in a row the River Hawks have ever played in their 53 years of hockey.  The team was 3-2-2 in that stretch and is 4-2-3 in one-goal games.

EXTRA TIME:  Last Friday night was the fifth time in twelve games that UMass Lowell has gone into overtime that's more than half way to tying the school record.  The most overtime games that the River Hawks have played in a year is nine.  That's happened three times.  The most recent was during the 2015-16 season when the club went 3-1-5 in overtime.

HOCKEY EAST STARTS: UMass Lowell is undefeated (4-0-2) through six Hockey East games.  Only twice before in UMass Lowell's Hockey East history have the River Hawks been without a loss through six games.  The longest league undefeated start is nine-games.  That happened twice.  During the 2014-15 season the club started 7-0-2 in conference play and the following year they started 6-0-3.  In each case the first loss came against UConn in Hartford in conference game-ten.

TWELVE GAMES IN:  Twelve games into the season and UMass Lowell is several steps ahead of where it was a year ago.  The River Hawks are 7-2-3 at the twelve game mark after being 6-5-1 a year ago.  The team is 4-0-2 in league play compared with 3-2-1 a year ago.

SOLE POSSESSION:  UMass Lowell went into the last weekend in possession of and remains in sole possession of first place in Hockey East.  It's been a while since the River Hawks have been able to make that claim.  The last time that Lowell had sole possession of 1st place in Hockey East was on January 28, 2016. The following day UMass Lowell beat Arizona State in a non-conference game while BC beat Notre Dame to move 1 point ahead of Lowell in the league standings.

A CLASS ABOVE: The UMass Lowell rookie class is tied with Wisconsin as the highest scoring freshmen class in the country.  River Hawk freshmen has scored 17-goals and 21-assists for a nation's best 38-points.  Wisconsin also has 38-points on 19-goals and 19-assists.  Matt Brown with four-goals and 15-points is the highest scoring first year player in the country.  Carl Berglund is second among rookie scorers with six goals and 12-points.

A CHILD SHALL LEAD:  Freshman Matt Brown leads UMass Lowell in scoring with 15-points.  He is the nation's top point producing rookie and Brown is also one of just eight freshmen to lead their respective teams in scoring and one of three in Hockey East.

WHEN THE GAME IS ON THE LINE:  UMass Lowell goalie Tyler Wall has been at his best when the game is on the line.  He is second in the country in saves in the third period and overtime.  Wall has stopped 127 of 135 shots (.941) in the final 25 minutes of hockey.

PROTECTING THE NET: UMass Lowell is the top defensive team in Hockey East.  The River Hawks have a 1.83 goals against average.  UMass Lowell has allowed no more than two-goals in nine of its twelve games.

TAKING ONE FOR THE TEAM: UMass Lowell is fifth in the country in total blocked shots.  The River Hawks have blocked 145 shots, an average of 12.08 shots blocked per game.

RIVER HAWK STRONG AT EVEN STRENGTH: UMass Lowell has outscored their opponents by a significant margin when playing even strength hockey.  The River Hawks have scored 25-goals while allowing just 15 while the teams have been playing with five skaters apiece.  That plus-10 at even strength ranks UMass Lowell eighth in the country.

STREAK: Two UMass Lowell freshmen have five-game point scoring streaks.  Matt Brown has two-goals and eight-points in his last five games.  Carl Berglund has four-goals and seven-points during that five game stretch.  The River Hawks are 3-0-2 in those five games.

IT HAD BEEN A WHILE: UMass Lowell defenseman Anthony Baxter ended a 21-game scoring drought with a goal against Maine last Saturday night.  It was Baxter's first goal of the season and gave UMass Lowell a 2-1 lead en route to an eventual 3-2 win.  It was just Baxter's third career goal.  All three have come in River Hawk wins.  He scored goals in wins against BU and UMass during the 2018-19 season.

WEEKLY HONORS: UMass Lowell goalie Tyler Wall was named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week, November 11.  It is the third week in a row that he has earned that honor and the fourth time this season.  Wall stopped 68 of 71 shots (.958 SV%) as the River Hawks earned three of four points in a two game series against Maine.  The goalie was similarly honored on October 14 and then again on October 28 and November 4.

IN THE NATIONAL SPOTLIGHT:  UMass Lowell is back in the polls and moving up.  The River Hawks are slotted at number 12 in the USCHO Poll and at number 13 in the USA Hockey Magazine poll.  It is the third week in a row and the fourth time this season that UMass Lowell has appeared in at least one of the two polls.  The team appeared at the number 17 slot two weeks ago in the USCHO Poll and were listed as "receiving votes" in the USA Hockey Poll.  The team closed out the 2018-19 season earning a spot in the USCHO poll in each of the final eleven weeks of the season and finished the year at number 19.  After missing placement in the polls for 28 weeks UMass Lowell reappeared among the top-twenty on January 21, 2019.  The River Hawks are no stranger to the polls, the team had been nationally ranked for 116 consecutive polls between January 7, 2013 and October 23, 2017.

FACING THE BEST:  UMass Lowell has responded to the challenge winning two out of three games against top-ten teams in the USCHO and USA Hockey Magazine polls.  All of those games have been on the road.  The River Hawks split a two-game series at number one Minnesota Duluth and were winners at number seven ranked Providence.

FACING THE CHAMPIONS:  After splitting a pair of games, October 11 and 12, UMass Lowell is 16-14-1 all-time when facing the defending National Champ.  That includes a 10-7-0 record on the road.  All but two of those opponents have been Hockey East schools.  The exceptions are a 6-4 win in Grand Rapids against North Dakota, the 1987 NCAA Champ, and the 3-2 win in Duluth in October.

FACING NUMBER ONE:  Until UMass Lowell's 3-2 win against Minnesota Duluth, October 11, the team had never beaten a team ranked number one in the USCHO Poll.  The USCHO Poll dates back to the 1997-98 season.  UMass Lowell is now 1-18-2 against the top ranked team in the Poll.  The River Hawks have had some success against team placed number one in other polls.  The last win against a number one team was a 4-1 win against Boston College, part of a sweep weekend, in February of 2005.

ON THE ROAD, AGAIN: UMass Lowell is 100-58-11, a .624 winning percentage when playing away from the Tsongas Center in the eight-plus years that Norm Bazin has led the program.  That .624 winning percentage is the second best in the nation during that period.  The River Hawks are 76-47-10, .609, as the road team and 24-11-1, .681, in games played at a neutral site.  UMass Lowell was 11-5-2, a .667 winning percentage, when playing away from the Tsongas Center last season.

HOME SWEET HOME: UMass Lowell has won three of six with three ties at the Tsongas Center this season and is 94-44-18 (a .660 winning percentage) at the Tsongas Center since Norm Bazin took over behind the bench for the 2011-12 season.  In 2018-19 the River Hawks were 8-8-3 on home ice.  The last time the River Hawks had a losing record at home was 2010-11 when the home team went 4-12-0.

A GOOD START: UMass Lowell allowed just 24 first period goals in 37 games last season.  That's an average of 0.65 goals per first period.  That ranked UMass Lowell 4th in Hockey East.  The River Hawks outscored opponents 32-24 in the first period.  UMass Lowell was 12-2-0 when leading after the first period.  The River Hawks have allowed just five first period goals twelve games into this season.  That's 0.42 goals per first period, second best in Hockey East.

THE FIRST 5:  UMass Lowell has scored a goal in the first five minutes of play in five of their first eleven games this season.  They did it in victories against Alabama Huntsville twice, Minnesota Duluth and Vermont but lost after taking a 1-0 lead at the 4:40 mark of the first period against Colgate.  Thirteen of the River Hawks 32 goals this season have come in the first five-minutes of a period.  That number, thirteen, leads the nation.

THE FINAL THIRD:  The River Hawks outscored their opponents 37-goals to 26 in the third period of play a year ago.  The 0.30 per game margin was third best in Hockey East and is 11th in the country.  No Hockey East team gave up fewer third period goals.  UMass Lowell has outscored its opponents, 9-8, in the third period this season.

BY THE CLOSEST OF MARGINS: UMass Lowell is 59-45-29, .553, in one-goal games since the 2011-12 season.  The team is 4-2-3 this season and was 4-7-5 last year and 10-13-5 over the last two years in one-goal games.

THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER: When UMass Lowell scores three or more goals in a game it is 161-24-9, .853 during the last eight-plus years.  The River Hawks were 13-3-2 last season and 53-10-3, .826 over the last three seasons.  When scoring two goals or less in a game the River Hawks are 30-76-20, .318, since 2011-12.

PROTECTING THE LEAD: Since Norm Bazin took over the coaching reins at UMass Lowell, the River Hawks are 149-9-10 when leading after two-periods.  They are also 33-20-13 when the score is tied after two periods.  The River Hawks were 16-2-0 when leading after two periods during the 2018-19 season and 50-5-2 during the last three seasons.  The River Hawks were also 2-0-3, a year ago, when tied after two periods.

THE WORST LEAD IN HOCKEY?:  Not when Lowell is involved. Since Norm Bazin became head coach, when Lowell has a 2-goal lead at any point in a game, they are 158-10-4, 75-4-3 at the Tsongas Center. The club is 5-0-0, this season, with a two-goal lead.  Last season, they were 17-3-0, 7-1-0 at Tsongas. When Lowell trails by 2 goals at any point in a game, they are 5-66-7, 2-30-4 at Tsongas. Last year, they were 0-7-2, 0-6-2 at Tsongas.

HOCKEY EAST WIN #1: UMass Lowell picked up its first Hockey East conference win of the season October 26th with a 3-2 overtime win at Providence.  It was the team's second conference game and it puts the River Hawks ahead of pace the last two seasons.   A year ago that first league win came in game number three against Maine and the year before it was game five when the River Hawks put a "1" in the win column.  That was the longest conference opening winless streak since Norm Bazin took over behind the River Hawk bench in 2011-12.

DOMINATING THE DOT: UMass Lowell was dominant in the faceoff circle a year ago and has started this season in similar fashion.  The River Hawks have won 410 of 742, 55.3% of the puck drops.  That figure leads Hockey East and is the fifth best in the country.  Charlie Levesque (93/151, 61.6%), Lucas Condotta (97 of 168, 57.7%), Kenny Hausinger (21/36, 58.3%), and Colin O'Neil (54/101, 53.5%) lead the way.  A year ago UMass Lowell won 1,179 of 2,240 puck drops, a winning percentage of 52.6%, the best in Hockey East and 54.0% in conference play.  Returners Charley Levesque, Lucas Condotta and Connor Sodergren were all at .515 or better.  Levesque led the team with a .568 percentage.

FIRST NOTCH: Four UMass Lowell freshmen scored their first collegiate goals during the season's first weekend and a fifth added his name to the tally sheet last weekend.  Matt Brown, Zach Kaiser and Andre Lee all scored third-period goals on Saturday, October 5, and freshman Carl Berglund, who had two-assists on Saturday, scored the game's first goal on Sunday, October 6.  Brian Chambers picked up his first collegiate goal with an empty net marker against Vermont last Saturday.

MULTI GOAL GAMES: Two River Hawks have recorded multi-goal games this season.  Lucas Condotta was the first when he scored twice in the River Hawks 3-2 win at Minnesota-Duluth, October 12.  It was also the first multi-goal game of his collegiate career.  Chris Schutz added his name to the list with a pair of goals November 2nd at Vermont in a 5-3 win.

FLUXUATIONS IN THE POWER GRID: The UMass Lowell power play is beginning to put it together.  The River Hawks scored a power play goal (4-15) in four straight games before being held off the board in two opportunities the last time out.  The River Hawks broke a string of 14 man-advantage situations without a goal with a third period marker against Colgate, October 18, and now have added power play goals against Providence and in two games against Vermont and one against Maine.  The team is just 6 for 44 on the season.

PK OK: The UMass Lowell penalty killing unit has been sharp.  The River Hawks have successfully killed 39 of 44 man down situations.  With an 88.6% success rate the PK Unit is third in Hockey East.  They have killed off 23 of 25 (92.0%) at home.

ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL:  When UMass Lowell and Colgate battled to a 0-0 tie, October 19, it was the eighth shutout of Tyler Wall's career.  He is tied for fourth on the school's career shutout list with Cam McCormick and Christoffer Hernberg.  The all-time leader is Connor Hellebuyck who blanked opponents 12 times.  Carter Hutton and Kevin Boyle are second with ten.

HANGING WINS ON THE WALL:  Last Saturday's win against Vermont was Tyler Wall's 47th win of his career and the goalie is moving up in the program record book.  Wall is third among UMass Lowell Division I goalies in wins with 47.  Dwayne Roloson tops the list with 51, Marty Fillion is second with 50.

THE GREAT WALL:  UMass Lowell goalie Tyler Wall is among the nation's leaders in goals against average and save percentage.  Wall has a 1.59 GAA.  That's number four in the country and second among Hockey East goalies.  His .949 save percentage ranks is third in the country and first in Hockey East.

A WIN TONIGHT WOULD...  ...extend the River Hawks' unbeaten streak to eight games.  It would keep the River Hawks in sole possession of first place in Hockey East.  It would also be their fifth consecutive win against UConn.

NEXT WEEKEND:  The River Hawks get a bit of rest next weekend.  UMass Lowell will return to the ice the day after Thanksgiving to host the Turkey Leg Classic.  The Tournament is hosted jointly by UMass Lowell and Merrimack.  The two Hockey East schools will not face one-another, but both will play games against Penn State and Rensselaer.  The River Hawks are 14-11-1 against RPI who UML will face on November 29 and 3-1-0 against Saturday's opponent, Penn State.

IN THE CLUTCH:  River Hawk freshman Carl Berglund has stepped up in the clutch.  A "clutch goal" is defined as a goal that either ties the score or gives the team the lead in a hockey game.  Berglund leads the team with five clutch goals, four have given the team the lead, one has tied the score.  Matt Brown has three clutch goals and Zach Kaiser has two.  Berglund also leads the team with two game-winning goals.

OFFENSE FROM THE DEFENSE:  When Chase Blackmun and Seth Barton scored goals against Boston University October 25 it was the first goals for River Hawk blueliners this season.  Barton also had an assist.  The defense this season has just sixteen-points (4g, 12a).

AMONG THE LEADERS: It may be early but, at least one River Hawk is among the nation's top scorers.  Matt Brown, with 4 goals and 15-points, is third in the nation and in Hockey East in scoring.  He is the top scoring freshman in the country.

AMONG THE LEADERS II: A couple of River Hawk freshman have gotten off to a good start on the scoring charts.  Matt Brown with 15-points is first among the nation's freshmen in scoring.  His eleven assists place him number one among freshmen.  Carl Berglund is second among rookies with six goals and sits atop the Hockey East freshmen class.  His twelve-points puts him in a tie for second in the country and second in the conference.  Andre Lee and Zach Kaiser, each with three goals, are tied for seventh among conference rookies.

TIME IS ON OUR SIDE, YES IT IS:  UMass Lowell has played twelve hockey games and has only trailed for 113:36 of a total of 739-minutes and 29-seconds of hockey.  The River Hawks have skated with the lead for 321:47 or 43.5% of the time.  The two teams have been tied for 306:39 or 41.5% of the time.

BONUS TIME - NO BONUS: Overtime has not been kind to UMass Lowell over the last three seasons.  The River Hawks are 2-10-11 in their last 23 overtime games (0-2-5 last season) dating back to the start of the 2016-17 season.  The two wins have come against Vermont in January, 2018 and Providence October 26.  That win ended a 13 game (0-6-7) overtime winless stretch.  Their longest winless OT streak is 18 games running from January 21, 2006 through January 11, 2008.  UMass Lowell is 1-0-3 in its last four overtime games.

BACK-TO-BACK:  UMass Lowell has sixteen "back-to-back" weekend series this season.  This is the seventh.  The team is 3-1-2 on the first night and 4-1-1 on the second.  They have swept both Alabama Huntsville and Vermont.  A year ago the River Hawks were 9-6-1 on the first night and 8-5-3 on the second.  They had four weekend sweeps.  The sweeps came against UConn, Colgate, Vermont and BC/UMass.  The River Hawks were swept just once (Providence.)

THE 2020 SENIOR CLASS: The three-member UMass Lowell senior class has accumulated a record of 70-45-11, a .599 winning percentage.  The class ranks third in Hockey East in both wins and winning percentage.  The class which includes forwards Kenny Hausinger and Colin O'Neill and goalie Tyler Wall has won one HEA regular season title, a tournament championship, earned home ice for the Hockey East playoffs three times and made one trip to the NCAA Tournament. four in-season tournaments and made two appearances in the NCAA tournament.  The class ranks seventh in wins and in winning percentage, among UML teams.  The 2016 senior class tops the list with 100 victories.

JUST THREE: The UMass Lowell senior class is one of the smallest in the country.  They are one of nine teams with just three seniors, no school has fewer.

THE LEADERSHIP:  The UMass Lowell leadership includes six Alternate Captains, but no Captain.  Seniors Kenny Hausinger, Colin O'Neill and Tyler Wall along with juniors Charlie Levesque, Connor Sodergren and Anthony Baxter all have an "A" on the front of their jerseys.  Wall is the first goalie to wear either an "A" or a "C" on the uniform since Dwayne Roloson during the 1993-94 season.

DEFENSE:  Over the past eight-plus seasons, UMass Lowell has allowed just 2.25 goals per game and has a .921 save percentage.  Those number are among the best in the country.  Only two teams, (Cornell 2.21 and Quinnipiac 2.22), have a better goals against average and just one, (Denver .922) has a higher save percentage.

THE CENTURY CLUB: Only two members of the UMass Lowell roster have played more than 100 games in their collegiate careers.  Colin O'Neill (120) and Kenny Hausinger (116) joined the Century Club late last season.  Tyler Wall (82), Charlie Levesque (82) and Connor Sodergren (79) are next on the list.  A year ago UMass Lowell had seven players on the roster with more than 100 games played in their collegiate careers.

98 GAMES:  UMass Lowell forward Colin O'Neill has skated in 98 consecutive games. That is the longest active consecutive games streak on the River Hawk roster.  O'Neill's streak began February 4, 2017, his freshman season, in an 8-2 win against UNH.  Junior Defenseman Anthony Baxter is second on the consecutive games list with 58.  Connor Sodergren and Kenny Hausinger have seen streaks of 59 and 56 games come to an end with minor injuries during this season.  Michael Kapla is the River Hawk record holder with 161 consecutive games played.

YOUTH MUST BE SERVED: With a nine-member freshman class, twenty-one of the 28 players on the UMass Lowell roster are underclassmen.  Seventy-five percent of the roster has no more than one year of college hockey experience.  There are nine are freshmen, twelve sophomores, four juniors and three seniors on the roster.  The River Hawks, going into the season, average 27.5-games experience per player.  Last year 19 of 30 players were freshmen or sophomores.  It is the largest group of underclassmen since the 2003-04 season when 25 of 30 players on the roster were underclassmen.  The team also had 21 underclassmen during the 2007-08 season.

UNDERCLASSMEN: The UMass Lowell underclass (9 freshmen and 12 sophomores), at 21, is one of the largest in the country. Only Quinnipiac with 22 has more.  Merrimack also has 21.

SATURDAY START TIME:  This season UMass Lowell Saturday home games will start at 6:00 p.m.  That is an hour earlier than in the past.  The charge was made in response to fan polling and in hopes that the 6:00 p.m. start would be more fan, student and Family friendly.

SIZE MATTERS:  UMass Lowell is one of the tallest and heaviest teams in the country.  The River Hawks measure at an average of six-feet, one-inch, the fourth tallest team in college hockey.  The team tips the scales at an average 192.04-pounds, the sixth heaviest team in the nation.  They are both the tallest and heaviest team in Hockey East.

SEEN IT ALL AND COUNTING: UMass Lowell Head Athletic Trainer Artie Poitras is the longest serving hockey athletic trainer with one team and the second longest serving in the country.  He has worked more games than anyone else in any capacity.  Poitras has been on the bench, in his role as athletic trainer, for 38 years since starting his UMass Lowell career in 1981.  He has been witness to a National Championship, three Hockey East Tournament Titles and ten NCAA Tournament visits.  The athletic trainer has worked 1,431 games including 1,364 Division I games.  He has missed only one game.  Poitras is working on a consecutive games streak that has now reached 955.  He is the only trainer in College Hockey to work games at both Northern Arizona and Arizona State.

ON TARGET:  UMass Lowell has scored on 10.2% of its shots on goal during the eight-plus years that Norm Bazin has been behind the bench.  Only four teams show greater accuracy during that period of time.  St. Cloud tops the lists at 11.2%.  Boston College is at 10.5% and Northeastern is at 10.4%.  Minnesota is at 10.3% and Mercyhurst is at 10.2%.

ON THE CAREER WALL:  UMass Lowell goalie Tyler Wall is among the leaders in a couple of career categories.  Wall entered this season sixth in career wins among active collegiate goalies with 40.  He is now fifth with 47.  Penn State's Peyton Jones leads with 65.  Wall is fourth in shutouts with eight.  The national leader is Minnesota Duluth goalie Hunter Shepard with 16.  Wall, with 47 wins, is third among UMass Lowell Division I goalies.  Dwayne Roloson tops the list with 51.

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