11/12/2026 9:06:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
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LOWELL, Mass. – Following a weekend series against New Hampshire, the UMass Lowell ice hockey team (2-8-0, 0-4-0 Hockey East) will return to non-conference play this weekend, welcoming Union (5-4-0, 2-2-0 ECAC) and RPI (4-5-1, 0-3-1 ECAC) to the Tsongas Center. Friday's matchup against Union is set for a 7:15 p.m. puck drop as part of Sustainability Night, while Saturday's contest against RPI will begin at 4:05 p.m. for Military Appreciation Day, featuring a hockey card set giveaway to the first 1,000 fans.Â
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. At the moment, they are not recieving votes in the USCHO or USA Hockey Polls.
UMass Lowell enters this weekend after splitting last weekendís road series against Colgate. They earned a 4-3 victory in game one, before falling, 4-3, in overtime in game two. Junior Jacob MacDonald scored three goals in the series, while Kolin Sisson and Misha Volotovskii picked up their first career goals.
At the moment, Dalyn Wakely leads the squad with nine points (1g, 8a), while MacDonald (6g, 1a) ranks second with seven points and four different skaters are tied for third with five points each. Cole Moore leads the goaltenders with a 2.95 GAA to go along with his .871 save percentage in four appearances. Austin Elliot has five appearances with a 4.26 GAA and .874 save percentage.
SCOUTING THE GARNET CHARGERS
The Garnet Chargers enter the weekend with a 5-4-0 overall record and 2-2-0 conference record, most recently falling to Clarkson and St. Lawrence last weekend by scores of 6-2 and 2-1.
Union is coming off a 2025-26 season year where they finished 22-12-3 (11-9-2 ECAC). They fell to Princeton in the ECAC Quarterfinals. The Garnet Chargers return just one of their top five point-scorers from 2025-26 in Tyler Dunbar. Last season, Dunbar tallied 33 points to rank fourth on the team. They do return all three goaltenders from last season. Cameron Korpi appeared the most with 26 appearances, going 15-8-3 with a 2.43 GAA and .899 save percentage, while Brayden Gillespie went 7-3-0 in 14 appearances, leading the team with a 2.19 GAA and .915 save percentage. Brendan Holahan appeared three times with an 0-1-0 record, 4.48 GAA and .857 save percentage.
This season, Nathan Free leads Union with 11 points (6g, 5a), while Riley Brueck is second with 10 (4g, 6a). Connor Smith (5g, 4a) and Alex Laurenza (1g, 9a) are tied for third with nine points. Gillespie has made eight appearances in net, going 5-3-0 with a 2.84 GAA and .904 save percentage, while Korpi is 0-1-0 with a 2.36 GAA and .919 save percentage in two games.Â
UMASS LOWELL VS. UNION
The River Hawks have not seen a lot of Union throughout program history, registering a 12-6-1 (.658) all-time mark against the Garnet Chargers. The two teams last played on November 14, 2025, when Union picked up a 7-1 victory at home.
UMASS LOWELL VS. RPI
The River Hawks have not seen a lot of RPI throughout program history, registering a 15-12-1 (.554) all-time mark against the Engineers. The two teams last played on November 15, 2025, when RPI collected a 2-0 shutout victory at home.
SCORING AGAINST THE GARNET CHARGERS
12 River Hawks have played exactly one game against Union in their careers. Dalyn Wakely is the only one with a point, scoring the teamís lone goal against Union last season.
SCORING AGAINST THE ENGINEERS
12 River Hawks have played at least one game against RPI in their careers. Dominic Payne leads the way with three, while the other 11 have played just one game against the Engineers. Payne is also the only River Hawk with a point against RPI, collecting one assist for one point.
AGAINST THE ECAC
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 120-82-14 (.588) all-time against teams representing the conference. Lowell is 2-2 against the ECAC this season, losing to Clarkson but defeating St. Lawrence at Tsongas during the opening weekend of the season, then splitting a weekend series at Colgate 2 weeks ago. Against teams that are currently in the ECAC, Lowell is 110-67-12 (.614) 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).
WHAT A WIN WOULD DO...
A win Friday would move the River Hawks to 3-8-0 on the season and a 13-6-1 mark against Union. Head Coach Norm Bazin would also move to a 1-2-0 career mark against the Garnet Chargers.Â
UP NEXT
Next weekend, the River Hawks will once again return to conference play with two home games against Vermont on Friday and Saturday, November 20 and 21 at the Tsongas Center. Friday's game will begin at 7:14 p.m., while Saturday's match up is set for a 6:05 p.m. puck drop. Tickets can be purchased here or the Tsongas Center Box Office.
Saturday vs. RPI: Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+) | Listen | Tickets
LOWELL, Mass. – Following a weekend series against New Hampshire, the UMass Lowell ice hockey team (2-8-0, 0-4-0 Hockey East) will return to non-conference play this weekend, welcoming Union (5-4-0, 2-2-0 ECAC) and RPI (4-5-1, 0-3-1 ECAC) to the Tsongas Center. Friday's matchup against Union is set for a 7:15 p.m. puck drop as part of Sustainability Night, while Saturday's contest against RPI will begin at 4:05 p.m. for Military Appreciation Day, featuring a hockey card set giveaway to the first 1,000 fans.Â
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. At the moment, they are not recieving votes in the USCHO or USA Hockey Polls.
UMass Lowell enters this weekend after splitting last weekendís road series against Colgate. They earned a 4-3 victory in game one, before falling, 4-3, in overtime in game two. Junior Jacob MacDonald scored three goals in the series, while Kolin Sisson and Misha Volotovskii picked up their first career goals.
At the moment, Dalyn Wakely leads the squad with nine points (1g, 8a), while MacDonald (6g, 1a) ranks second with seven points and four different skaters are tied for third with five points each. Cole Moore leads the goaltenders with a 2.95 GAA to go along with his .871 save percentage in four appearances. Austin Elliot has five appearances with a 4.26 GAA and .874 save percentage.
SCOUTING THE GARNET CHARGERS
The Garnet Chargers enter the weekend with a 5-4-0 overall record and 2-2-0 conference record, most recently falling to Clarkson and St. Lawrence last weekend by scores of 6-2 and 2-1.
Union is coming off a 2025-26 season year where they finished 22-12-3 (11-9-2 ECAC). They fell to Princeton in the ECAC Quarterfinals. The Garnet Chargers return just one of their top five point-scorers from 2025-26 in Tyler Dunbar. Last season, Dunbar tallied 33 points to rank fourth on the team. They do return all three goaltenders from last season. Cameron Korpi appeared the most with 26 appearances, going 15-8-3 with a 2.43 GAA and .899 save percentage, while Brayden Gillespie went 7-3-0 in 14 appearances, leading the team with a 2.19 GAA and .915 save percentage. Brendan Holahan appeared three times with an 0-1-0 record, 4.48 GAA and .857 save percentage.
This season, Nathan Free leads Union with 11 points (6g, 5a), while Riley Brueck is second with 10 (4g, 6a). Connor Smith (5g, 4a) and Alex Laurenza (1g, 9a) are tied for third with nine points. Gillespie has made eight appearances in net, going 5-3-0 with a 2.84 GAA and .904 save percentage, while Korpi is 0-1-0 with a 2.36 GAA and .919 save percentage in two games.Â
UMASS LOWELL VS. UNION
The River Hawks have not seen a lot of Union throughout program history, registering a 12-6-1 (.658) all-time mark against the Garnet Chargers. The two teams last played on November 14, 2025, when Union picked up a 7-1 victory at home.
UMASS LOWELL VS. RPI
The River Hawks have not seen a lot of RPI throughout program history, registering a 15-12-1 (.554) all-time mark against the Engineers. The two teams last played on November 15, 2025, when RPI collected a 2-0 shutout victory at home.
SCORING AGAINST THE GARNET CHARGERS
12 River Hawks have played exactly one game against Union in their careers. Dalyn Wakely is the only one with a point, scoring the teamís lone goal against Union last season.
SCORING AGAINST THE ENGINEERS
12 River Hawks have played at least one game against RPI in their careers. Dominic Payne leads the way with three, while the other 11 have played just one game against the Engineers. Payne is also the only River Hawk with a point against RPI, collecting one assist for one point.
AGAINST THE ECAC
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 120-82-14 (.588) all-time against teams representing the conference. Lowell is 2-2 against the ECAC this season, losing to Clarkson but defeating St. Lawrence at Tsongas during the opening weekend of the season, then splitting a weekend series at Colgate 2 weeks ago. Against teams that are currently in the ECAC, Lowell is 110-67-12 (.614) 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).
WHAT A WIN WOULD DO...
A win Friday would move the River Hawks to 3-8-0 on the season and a 13-6-1 mark against Union. Head Coach Norm Bazin would also move to a 1-2-0 career mark against the Garnet Chargers.Â
UP NEXT
Next weekend, the River Hawks will once again return to conference play with two home games against Vermont on Friday and Saturday, November 20 and 21 at the Tsongas Center. Friday's game will begin at 7:14 p.m., while Saturday's match up is set for a 6:05 p.m. puck drop. Tickets can be purchased here or the Tsongas Center Box Office.
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