10/29/2026 9:15:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
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HAMILTON, N.Y. – After dropping two games against Providence last weekend, the UMass Lowell ice hockey team (1-5-0, 0-2-0 Hockey East) will look to get back in the win column with a two-game road series at Colgate on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31. Both games are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Class of 1965 Arena in Hamilton, N.Y.
SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS
UMass Lowell entered the 2026-27 season coming off a 13-22-0 campaign that saw the River Hawks enter the Hockey East Tournament as the #9 seed. The team has graduated a handful of players and have bolstered their lineup of 18 returners with 9 newcomers, including two transfers, six freshmen and one former ECHL player. Of those transfers, one is a senior and one is a sophomore. The team kicked off the 2026-27 season in the 10th spot in the Hockey East Preseason Poll with 31 points.Â
UMass Lowell enters this weekend after dropping both games of last weekend ís home-and-home series against Providence. They fell, 3-0, in game one, before a 5-2 loss in game two. Freshman Nick Wellenreiter scored his first career goal and added an assist to lead the team with a two-point weekend. Freshman Joey McGraw also scored his first career goal on Saturday.
At the moment, Dalyn Wakely leads the squad with seven points (1g, 6a), while Jak Vaarwerk (2g, 2a), Jacob MacDonald (3g, 1a) and Kuzma Voronin (1g, 3a) all have four points thus far. Cole Moore leads the goaltenders with a 2.34 GAA to go along with his .897 save percentage in two appearances. Austin Elliot has five appearances with a 4.26 GAA and .874 save percentage.
SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
The Raiders enter the weekend with an 0-6-0 overall record and 0-0-0 conference record, most recently falling to Maine with two 3-0 losses last weekend.
Colgate is coming off a 2025-26 season year where they finished 13-20-4 (9-10-3 ECAC). They fell, 4-1, to Dartmouth in the ECAC Quarterfinals. They return three of their top five point-scorers from 2025-26 in Isaiah Norlin, Max Nagel and Ryan Sullivan. Norlin tied for the team lead with 28 points (8g, 20a), while Nagel (11g, 15a) and Sullivan (7g, 19a) were behind him with 26 points each. For goaltenders, they return Reid Dyck, who made 29 appearances for a 10-15-3 record, 3.17 GAA and .897 save percentage.
This season, Jake Schneider (2g, 0a) and Tobias Ohman (1g, 1a) lead the team so far with two points each, while seven others are just behind them with one point each. Dyck has made all six appearances in net so far, posting a 2.87 GAA and .911 save percentage.
UMASS LOWELL VS. COLGATE
The River Hawks have seen a fair amount of Colgate throughout program history, registering a 17-8-1 (.673) all-time mark against the Raiders. The two teams last played on October 19, 2024, when the River Hawks picked up a 2-1 win at home.
SCORING AGAINST THE RAIDERS
Just 6 River Hawks have played a game against Colgate in their careers. Jak Vaarwerk leads the way with four games played with two points against them (0g, 2a). Chris Delaney and Libor Nemec both have two games played against Colgate and Delaney has two points (1g, 1a), while Nemec has one (1a).
THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
When Lowell scores 3 goals or more, they are 1-1-0 this season, 239-49-17 since Norm Bazin took over. When they score 2 goals or less, they are 0-4-0 this season, 53-163-30 under Norm.
On the flip side, when Lowell allows 3 goals or more they are 0-5-0 this season, 52-172-17 under Norm, When they allow 2 goals or less they are 1-0-0 this season, and 240-40-30 under Norm.
AGAINST THE ECAC
UMass Lowell has done well over the years when playing teams representing the ECAC. Dating back to their Division 2 days in 1978-79 and games against Division 1 Clarkson and Boston College, Lowell is 119-81-14 (.589) all-time against teams representing the conference. Lowell is 1-1 against the ECAC this season, losing to Clarkson but defeating St. Lawrence at Tsongas during the opening weekend of the season. Against teams that are currently in the ECAC, UMass Lowell is 109-66-12 (.615) all-time. They have a winning record against every current member of the conference except Clarkson (14-14-2), Quinnipiac (2-2-1), and Brown (2-4-5).
HOME AWAY FROM HOME
This will be UMass Lowellís third trip to Class of 1965 Arena since it opened in 2016. The first two trips both ended with UMass Lowell sweeping a weekend series from the Raiders. Lowell ís 4-0 record at Class of 1965 Arena is their most wins without a loss or tie at any arena they have visited.
WHAT A WIN WOULD DO...
A win Friday would move the River Hawks to 2-5-0 on the season and 18-8-1 against Colgate. Head Coach Norm Bazin would also move to a 8-1-1 career mark against the Raiders.
UP NEXT
Next up, the River Hawks will return to conference play with a home-and-home series against New Hampshire on Friday and Saturday, November 6 and 7. Friday will be at home at the Tsongas Center at 7:14 p.m. for Manning School of Business Night. The first 1,500 fans will receive a FREE River Hawk Digi Camo style jersey, courtesy of the Manning School of Business at UMass Lowell, when doors open at 6pm. Tickets for the game can be purchased here or the Tsongas Center Box Office. The series concludes on Saturday at New Hampshire. Puck drop in Durham is set for 7:00 p.m. Tickets for the UMass Lowell fan section are available here.
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Saturday at Colgate: Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+) | Listen
HAMILTON, N.Y. – After dropping two games against Providence last weekend, the UMass Lowell ice hockey team (1-5-0, 0-2-0 Hockey East) will look to get back in the win column with a two-game road series at Colgate on Friday, October 30 and Saturday, October 31. Both games are scheduled for 7:30 p.m. at the Class of 1965 Arena in Hamilton, N.Y.
SCOUTING THE RIVER HAWKS
UMass Lowell entered the 2026-27 season coming off a 13-22-0 campaign that saw the River Hawks enter the Hockey East Tournament as the #9 seed. The team has graduated a handful of players and have bolstered their lineup of 18 returners with 9 newcomers, including two transfers, six freshmen and one former ECHL player. Of those transfers, one is a senior and one is a sophomore. The team kicked off the 2026-27 season in the 10th spot in the Hockey East Preseason Poll with 31 points.Â
UMass Lowell enters this weekend after dropping both games of last weekend ís home-and-home series against Providence. They fell, 3-0, in game one, before a 5-2 loss in game two. Freshman Nick Wellenreiter scored his first career goal and added an assist to lead the team with a two-point weekend. Freshman Joey McGraw also scored his first career goal on Saturday.
At the moment, Dalyn Wakely leads the squad with seven points (1g, 6a), while Jak Vaarwerk (2g, 2a), Jacob MacDonald (3g, 1a) and Kuzma Voronin (1g, 3a) all have four points thus far. Cole Moore leads the goaltenders with a 2.34 GAA to go along with his .897 save percentage in two appearances. Austin Elliot has five appearances with a 4.26 GAA and .874 save percentage.
SCOUTING THE RAIDERS
The Raiders enter the weekend with an 0-6-0 overall record and 0-0-0 conference record, most recently falling to Maine with two 3-0 losses last weekend.
Colgate is coming off a 2025-26 season year where they finished 13-20-4 (9-10-3 ECAC). They fell, 4-1, to Dartmouth in the ECAC Quarterfinals. They return three of their top five point-scorers from 2025-26 in Isaiah Norlin, Max Nagel and Ryan Sullivan. Norlin tied for the team lead with 28 points (8g, 20a), while Nagel (11g, 15a) and Sullivan (7g, 19a) were behind him with 26 points each. For goaltenders, they return Reid Dyck, who made 29 appearances for a 10-15-3 record, 3.17 GAA and .897 save percentage.
This season, Jake Schneider (2g, 0a) and Tobias Ohman (1g, 1a) lead the team so far with two points each, while seven others are just behind them with one point each. Dyck has made all six appearances in net so far, posting a 2.87 GAA and .911 save percentage.
UMASS LOWELL VS. COLGATE
The River Hawks have seen a fair amount of Colgate throughout program history, registering a 17-8-1 (.673) all-time mark against the Raiders. The two teams last played on October 19, 2024, when the River Hawks picked up a 2-1 win at home.
SCORING AGAINST THE RAIDERS
Just 6 River Hawks have played a game against Colgate in their careers. Jak Vaarwerk leads the way with four games played with two points against them (0g, 2a). Chris Delaney and Libor Nemec both have two games played against Colgate and Delaney has two points (1g, 1a), while Nemec has one (1a).
THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
When Lowell scores 3 goals or more, they are 1-1-0 this season, 239-49-17 since Norm Bazin took over. When they score 2 goals or less, they are 0-4-0 this season, 53-163-30 under Norm.
On the flip side, when Lowell allows 3 goals or more they are 0-5-0 this season, 52-172-17 under Norm, When they allow 2 goals or less they are 1-0-0 this season, and 240-40-30 under Norm.
AGAINST THE ECAC
UMass Lowell has done well over the years when playing teams representing the ECAC. Dating back to their Division 2 days in 1978-79 and games against Division 1 Clarkson and Boston College, Lowell is 119-81-14 (.589) all-time against teams representing the conference. Lowell is 1-1 against the ECAC this season, losing to Clarkson but defeating St. Lawrence at Tsongas during the opening weekend of the season. Against teams that are currently in the ECAC, UMass Lowell is 109-66-12 (.615) all-time. They have a winning record against every current member of the conference except Clarkson (14-14-2), Quinnipiac (2-2-1), and Brown (2-4-5).
HOME AWAY FROM HOME
This will be UMass Lowellís third trip to Class of 1965 Arena since it opened in 2016. The first two trips both ended with UMass Lowell sweeping a weekend series from the Raiders. Lowell ís 4-0 record at Class of 1965 Arena is their most wins without a loss or tie at any arena they have visited.
WHAT A WIN WOULD DO...
A win Friday would move the River Hawks to 2-5-0 on the season and 18-8-1 against Colgate. Head Coach Norm Bazin would also move to a 8-1-1 career mark against the Raiders.
UP NEXT
Next up, the River Hawks will return to conference play with a home-and-home series against New Hampshire on Friday and Saturday, November 6 and 7. Friday will be at home at the Tsongas Center at 7:14 p.m. for Manning School of Business Night. The first 1,500 fans will receive a FREE River Hawk Digi Camo style jersey, courtesy of the Manning School of Business at UMass Lowell, when doors open at 6pm. Tickets for the game can be purchased here or the Tsongas Center Box Office. The series concludes on Saturday at New Hampshire. Puck drop in Durham is set for 7:00 p.m. Tickets for the UMass Lowell fan section are available here.
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