11/5/2026 5:23:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
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LOWELL, Mass. – After splitting last weekend's series at Colgate, the UMass Lowell ice hockey team (2-6-0, 0-2-0 Hockey East) will return to Hockey East play this upcoming weekend with a home-and-home series with New Hampshire (3-4-1, 0-2-1 Hockey East). Game one on Friday is set for a 7:14 p.m. puck drop at the Tsongas Center, while Saturday's game two will begin at 7:00 p.m. a the Whittemore Center in Durham, N.H.
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 WILDCATS
The Wildcats enter the weekend with an 3-4-1 overall record and 0-2-1 conference record, most recently falling to Vermont twice last weekend. They fell, 3-2, in game one, before falling 3-2 once again in game two in overtime.
New Hampshire is coming off a 2025-26 season year where they finished 14-20-1 (8-15-1 Hockey East). They fell, 7-3, against Northeastern in the Hockey East First Round. The Wildcats return three of their top five point-scorers from 2025-26 in Nick Ring, Brendan Fitzgerald and Jacob Newcombe. Ring was second on the team with 21 points (9g, 12a), while Fitzgerald (2g, 15a) was behind him in third with 17 points and Newcombe (8g, 6a) was tied for fifth with 14 points . They did not return any goaltenders from last season.
This season, Ring (3g, 6a) leads the team so far with nine points, while …mile GuitÈ (4g, 2a) and Ryan Johnson (1g, 5a) are tied for second with six points apiece. Michael Simpson leads the goaltenders with a 2.57 GAA and .882 save percentage in eight appearances. Teagan Kendrick has made one appearance with a 9.00 GAA and .750 save percentage.Â
UMASS LOWELL VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE
The River Hawks have seen a lot of New Hampshire throughout program history, registering a 51-73-18 (.423) all-time mark against the Wildcats. The two teams last played on November 8, 2025, when the River Hawks picked up a 6-1 win on the road.
SCORING AGAINST THE WILDCATS
14 River Hawks have played a game against New Hampshire in their careers. Jak Vaarwerk leads the way with eight games played, but it is Chris Delaney that leads the team in points against the Wildcats with three on a goal and two assists.Â
THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
When Lowell scores 3 goals or more, they are 2-2-0 this season, 240-50-17 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 1-6-0 this season, 53-173-17 under Norm, When they allow 2 goals or less they are 1-0-0 this season, and 240-40-30 under Norm.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
UMass Lowell and New Hampshire have faced one another on nine different ice surfaces. The two have battled at the Tsongas Center, Tully Forum (Billerica, MA), Snively Arena, Whittemore Center, JFK Coliseum (Manchester, NH), Verizon Wireless Arena (Manchester, NH), Boston Garden, TD Garden/FleetCenter, and Alfond Arena. UMass Lowell has also played Boston College in nine different buildings. UMass Lowell has played Maine in ten different buildings and Clarkson in eleven different buildings.
WHAT A WIN WOULD DO...
A win today would move the River Hawks to 3-6-0 on the season and a 52-73-18 mark against New Hampshire. Head Coach Norm Bazin would also move to a 22-19-3 career mark against the Wildcats.
UP NEXT
After New Hampshire, the River Hawks will return to non-conference play with two home games against ECAC oppponents, Union and RPI, on Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14 at the Tsongas Center. Friday's game against Union will begin at 7:14 p.m., while Saturday's matchup with RPI is set for a 4:05 p.m. puck drop. Tickets can be purchased here or the Tsongas Center Box Office.
Saturday at New Hampshire: Live Stats | Watch (ESPN+) | Listen
LOWELL, Mass. – After splitting last weekend's series at Colgate, the UMass Lowell ice hockey team (2-6-0, 0-2-0 Hockey East) will return to Hockey East play this upcoming weekend with a home-and-home series with New Hampshire (3-4-1, 0-2-1 Hockey East). Game one on Friday is set for a 7:14 p.m. puck drop at the Tsongas Center, while Saturday's game two will begin at 7:00 p.m. a the Whittemore Center in Durham, N.H.
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 WILDCATS
The Wildcats enter the weekend with an 3-4-1 overall record and 0-2-1 conference record, most recently falling to Vermont twice last weekend. They fell, 3-2, in game one, before falling 3-2 once again in game two in overtime.
New Hampshire is coming off a 2025-26 season year where they finished 14-20-1 (8-15-1 Hockey East). They fell, 7-3, against Northeastern in the Hockey East First Round. The Wildcats return three of their top five point-scorers from 2025-26 in Nick Ring, Brendan Fitzgerald and Jacob Newcombe. Ring was second on the team with 21 points (9g, 12a), while Fitzgerald (2g, 15a) was behind him in third with 17 points and Newcombe (8g, 6a) was tied for fifth with 14 points . They did not return any goaltenders from last season.
This season, Ring (3g, 6a) leads the team so far with nine points, while …mile GuitÈ (4g, 2a) and Ryan Johnson (1g, 5a) are tied for second with six points apiece. Michael Simpson leads the goaltenders with a 2.57 GAA and .882 save percentage in eight appearances. Teagan Kendrick has made one appearance with a 9.00 GAA and .750 save percentage.Â
UMASS LOWELL VS. NEW HAMPSHIRE
The River Hawks have seen a lot of New Hampshire throughout program history, registering a 51-73-18 (.423) all-time mark against the Wildcats. The two teams last played on November 8, 2025, when the River Hawks picked up a 6-1 win on the road.
SCORING AGAINST THE WILDCATS
14 River Hawks have played a game against New Hampshire in their careers. Jak Vaarwerk leads the way with eight games played, but it is Chris Delaney that leads the team in points against the Wildcats with three on a goal and two assists.Â
THREE IS THE MAGIC NUMBER
When Lowell scores 3 goals or more, they are 2-2-0 this season, 240-50-17 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 1-6-0 this season, 53-173-17 under Norm, When they allow 2 goals or less they are 1-0-0 this season, and 240-40-30 under Norm.
LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION
UMass Lowell and New Hampshire have faced one another on nine different ice surfaces. The two have battled at the Tsongas Center, Tully Forum (Billerica, MA), Snively Arena, Whittemore Center, JFK Coliseum (Manchester, NH), Verizon Wireless Arena (Manchester, NH), Boston Garden, TD Garden/FleetCenter, and Alfond Arena. UMass Lowell has also played Boston College in nine different buildings. UMass Lowell has played Maine in ten different buildings and Clarkson in eleven different buildings.
WHAT A WIN WOULD DO...
A win today would move the River Hawks to 3-6-0 on the season and a 52-73-18 mark against New Hampshire. Head Coach Norm Bazin would also move to a 22-19-3 career mark against the Wildcats.
UP NEXT
After New Hampshire, the River Hawks will return to non-conference play with two home games against ECAC oppponents, Union and RPI, on Friday and Saturday, November 13 and 14 at the Tsongas Center. Friday's game against Union will begin at 7:14 p.m., while Saturday's matchup with RPI is set for a 4:05 p.m. puck drop. Tickets can be purchased here or the Tsongas Center Box Office.
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