UMass Lowell Athletics

Before UMass Lowell
Joined the River Hawks from the Portland Junior Pirates ... Went 1-4-0 with a 4.43 GAA and a .870 Sv% in five appearances for the Pirates this season ... Played four years of varsity for Malden Catholic high school ... Was an All-Conference selection in 2007 ... The 2007 Bert Kenty Award winner ... Named the 2006 Sixth Player Award ... Helped Malden Catholic to its first ever appearance in the Super 8 ... Played for Team Mass from the ages of 14-18.

Personal
Michael Patrick Heffron was born March 2, 1989 in Malden, Massachusetts ... Son of Bill and Nancy Heffron of Lynnfield, Massachusetts ... Has two siblings: Sean and Allison ... Graduated from Malden Catholic High School ... Lists beating Catholic Memorial during his senior year in high school (2007) for the first time since 1989 as his greatest sports moment ... Chose UML for its solid business program and to play hockey ... Is a fan of all the Boston area teams -Bruins, Celtics, Patriots, Red Sox ... Former NHL goaltender Patrick Roy is his favorite athlete ... Enjoys the music of All Time Low and We the Kings ... Favorite movies are The Departed and There[apos]s Something About Mary ... Nicknames are Heff and Doug ... Future plans are to take life as it comes.