2024–25 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey season

2024–25 UMass Lowell River Hawks
men's ice hockey season
Adirondack Winter Invitational, Champion
Coachella Valley Cactus Cup, Champion
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceTsongas Center
Rankings
USCHO#8
USA Hockey#8
Record
Overall12–4–2
Conference4–3–1
Home4–2–1
Road5–2–0
Neutral3–0–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachNorm Bazin
Assistant coachesAndy Boschetto
Eric Sorenson
Dylan Zink
UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey seasons
« 2023–24 2025–26 »

The 2024–25 UMass Lowell River Hawks Men's ice hockey season will be the 58th season of play for the program, the 42nd at the Division I level and 41st in Hockey East. The River Hawks will represent the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, play their home games at Tsongas Center and be coached by Norm Bazin in his 14th season.

Season

Departures

Player Position Nationality Cause
Gabe Blanchard Defenseman  United States Transferred to Sacred Heart
Ben Brunette Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Nipissing
Adam Cardona Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Alaska
Mark Cooper Defenseman  Canada Transferred to Toronto
Brehdan Engum Defenseman  United States Graduate transfer to Boston University
Filip Fornåå Svensson Forward  Sweden Graduation (signed with Fort Wayne Komets)
Owen Fowler Forward  United States Transferred to Maine
Nick Granowicz Forward  United States Graduation (signed with Savannah Ghost Pirates)
Jonathan Horn Forward  United States Transferred to Tufts
Shawn O'Donnell Forward  United States Transferred to Clarkson
Luke Pavicich Goaltender  United States Transferred to Arizona State
Alex Peterson Forward  United States Graduation (retired)
Nick Rhéaume Forward  Canada Transferred to Northeastern
Jake Stella Forward  Sweden Graduation (signed with Rapid City Rush)

Recruiting

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Nick Anderson Defenseman  United States 25 Portsmouth, NH; graduate transfer from Colgate
Pierson Brandon Defenseman  United States 24 New York, NY; graduate transfer from Colgate
Tate Brandon Goaltender  United States 24 Irvington, NY; graduate transfer from Skidmore
Daniel Buchbinder Defenseman  United States 20 Buffalo, NY
Mirko Buttazoni Forward  Canada 20 Langley, BC
Ian Carpentier Forward  United States 24 Worcester, MA; graduate transfer from Yale
Dylan Cook Forward  United States 21 Princeton, MN
Chris Delaney Forward  United States 20 Hopkinton, MA
Connor Eddy Forward  Canada 22 Victoria, BC; transfer from Northern Michigan
Béni Halász Goaltender  Hungary 23 Budapest, HUN; transfer from Northern Michigan
Jacob MacDonald Forward  United States 20 Fort Worth, TX
Libor Nemec Forward  Slovakia 21 Bardejov, SVK
Lee Parks Forward  Canada 19 Stittsville, ON
Dominick Rivelli Forward  United States 21 Highland Park, IL
Jack Robilotti Defenseman  United States 23 New York, NY; graduate transfer from Holy Cross

Roster

As of September 19, 2024.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Minnesota Mitchell Becker Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-05-24 Rogers, Minnesota New Mexico Ice Wolves (NAHL) —
3 New York (state) Jack Robilotti Graduate D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-07-18 New York, New York Holy Cross (AHA) —
4 New Jersey T. J. Schweighardt Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2001-03-15 Wayne, New Jersey Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) —
5 Ontario Owen Cole Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2000-01-29 Dunnville, Ontario Brooks Bandits (AJHL) —
6 Sweden Isac Jonsson Senior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 173 lb (78 kg) 2000-10-08 Ängelholm, Sweden Tri-City Storm (USHL) —
7 New York (state) Daniel Buchbinder Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-07-07 Buffalo, New York Penticton Vees (BCHL) —
8 Massachusetts Jaiden Moriello Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-05-04 Saugus, Massachusetts West Kelowna Warriors (BCHL) —
9 New York (state) Jack Collins Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-11-13 Canton, New York Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
10 Massachusetts Chris Delaney Freshman F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 146 lb (66 kg) 2004-09-25 Hopkinton, Massachusetts Madison Capitols (USHL) —
11 Illinois Dominick Rivelli Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2003-08-01 Highland Park, Illinois New Jersey Jr. Titans (NAHL) —
12 Alberta Roc Truman Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2001-04-25 Lethbridge, Alberta Camrose Kodiaks (AJHL) —
13 British Columbia Connor Eddy Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 2002-04-18 Victoria, British Columbia Northern Michigan (CCHA) —
14 Massachusetts Ben Meehan Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-04-20 Walpole, Massachusetts Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) LAK, 140th overall 2020
15 Minnesota Dylan Cook Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2003-03-02 Princeton, Minnesota Austin Bruins (NAHL) —
16 Latvia Ģirts Silkalns Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2003-06-30 Talsi, Latvia Fargo Force (USHL) —
17 British Columbia Mirko Buttazoni Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-09-12 Langley, British Columbia Brooks Bandits (BCHL) —
18 Maryland Sean Kilcullen Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2002-08-03 Kensington, Maryland Maryland Black Bears (NAHL) —
19 Illinois Dillan Bentley Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2001-03-31 Peoria, Illinois New Mexico Ice Wolves (NAHL) —
20 Slovakia Libor Nemec Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 187 lb (85 kg) 2003-09-03 Bardejov, Slovakia Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
21 Minnesota Nick Anderson Graduate D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-01-04 Independence, Minnesota Colgate (ECAC) —
22 New York (state) Pierson Brandon Graduate D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-06-26 Irvington, New York Colgate (ECAC) —
23 Ontario Lee Parks Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 2004-10-16 Stittsville, Ontario Fargo Force (USHL) —
24 Alberta Scout Truman Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2002-10-15 Lethbridge, Alberta Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
25 New York (state) Matt Crasa Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2001-03-04 South Setauket, New York Fargo Force (USHL) —
26 Texas Jacob MacDonald Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-09-23 Fort Worth, Texas Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
27 Virginia Stefan Owens Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 169 lb (77 kg) 2000-04-24 Midlothian, Virginia Maine Nordiques (NAHL) —
28 Massachusetts Ian Carpentier Graduate F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-22 Worcester, Massachusetts Yale (ECAC) —
29 New York (state) Jak Vaarwerk Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 181 lb (82 kg) 2003-06-13 East Amherst, New York Des Moines Buccaneers (USHL) —
30 Hungary Béni Halász Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 184 lb (83 kg) 2001-08-13 Budapest, Hungary Northern Michigan (CCHA) —
31 New York (state) Tate Brandon Graduate G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-06-06 Irvington, New York Skidmore (NEHC) —
33 Minnesota Henry Welsch Graduate G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 2000-11-17 Lakeville, Minnesota Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) —
39 Sweden Edvard Nordlund Senior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 2001-07-12 Nacka, Sweden Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks (NAHL) —

Standings

2024–25 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SW PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#7 Maine 9 5 2 2 0 0 1 18 29 14 14 10 2 2 55 22
#15 Boston University 8 5 2 1 0 0 1 17 32 24 14 8 5 1 52 47
#5 Providence 9 5 2 2 2 1 1 17 29 25 15 10 3 2 46 38
#8 Massachusetts Lowell 7 5 2 0 0 0 0 15 23 17 14 10 3 1 47 33
Connecticut 10 4 5 1 1 1 0 13 26 30 14 7 6 1 42 39
Vermont 9 3 4 2 1 2 1 13 24 26 13 3 7 3 32 40
#2 Boston College 6 4 2 0 1 0 0 11 18 13 13 10 3 0 44 24
Northeastern 8 1 4 3 0 1 2 9 16 24 12 3 6 3 28 36
Merrimack 8 2 5 1 0 0 1 8 17 32 13 3 9 1 26 47
Massachusetts 7 1 4 2 0 0 1 6 16 19 15 7 6 2 49 39
#17 New Hampshire 6 1 3 2 0 0 0 5 9 14 12 6 4 2 33 28
Championship: March 21, 2025
† indicates regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll
Updated: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 6 4:00 pm at Bentley* Bentley Arena • Waltham, Massachusetts (Exhibition) FloHockey   W 6–5   
Regular Season
October 11 7:15 pm Minnesota Duluth* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Halász L 2–4  6,241 0–1–0
October 12 6:05 pm Minnesota Duluth* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Welsch W 4–1  3,701 1–1–0
October 18 7:15 pm Colgate* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Welsch W 5–2  3,703 2–1–0
October 19 6:05 pm Colgate* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Welsch W 2–1  3,027 3–1–0
October 26 7:00 pm at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts ESPN+ Welsch W 6–3  2,531 4–1–0 (1–0–0)
November 1 7:00 pm at Holy Cross* #20 Hart Center • Worcester, Massachusetts FloHockey, NESN Welsch W 5–4 OT 1,002 5–1–0
November 8 7:00 pm at #9 Boston University #17 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+ Welsch W 5–3  4,799 6–1–0 (1–0–0)
November 9 6:05 pm #9 Boston University #17 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Welsch L 2–5  6,259 6–2–0 (1–1–0)
November 15 7:00 pm at Vermont #15 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont ESPN+ Welsch W 5–2  2,145 7–2–0 (2–1–0)
November 16 6:00 pm at Vermont #15 Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont ESPN+ Welsch W 3–0  2,667 8–2–0 (3–1–0)
November 22 7:15 pm Connecticut #15 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Welsch L 1–4  5,780 8–3–0 (3–2–0)
November 23 6:05 pm Connecticut #15 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Halász W 1–0  5,389 9–3–0 (4–2–0)
Adirondack Winter Invitational
November 29 4:00 pm vs. St. Lawrence* #16 Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Game 1) ESPN+ Halász W 2–1  2,407 10–3–0
November 30 7:30 pm vs. #20 Clarkson* #16 Herb Brooks Arena • Lake Placid, New York (Winter Invitational Game 2) ESPN+ Welsch T 4–4 SOW 2,237 10–3–1
December 6 7:15 pm #3 Boston College #14 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+ Halász T 3–3 SOW 6,002 10–3–2 (4–2–1)
December 9 7:00 pm at #2 Boston College #10т Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+, NESN Halász L 2–3  5,195 10–4–2 (4–3–1)
December 29 7:05 pm Simon Fraser* #10 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Exhibition) ESPN+ Welsch W 9–2   
Coachella Valley Cactus Cup
January 3 6:30 pm vs. Michigan Tech* #10 Acrisure Arena • Thousand Palms, California (Cactus Cup Semifinal)   Welsch W 3–2  — 11–4–2
January 4 10:00 pm vs. Omaha* #10 Acrisure Arena • Thousand Palms, California (Cactus Cup Championship)   Halász W 3–2  — 12–4–2
January 10 7:15 pm #7 Maine #8 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+       
January 11 6:05 pm #7 Maine #8 Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+       
January 18 6:05 pm Stonehill* Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+       
January 24 7:15 pm Providence Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+       
January 25 TBA at Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+       
January 31 TBA at Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN+       
February 1 6:05 pm Merrimack Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+       
February 7 7:15 pm Vermont Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+       
February 8 3:30 pm at Connecticut XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut ESPN+       
February 14 7:00 pm at Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts ESPN+       
February 15 6:05 pm Northeastern Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+       
February 22 TBA at Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island ESPN+       
February 27 7:00 pm at Massachusetts Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts ESPN+       
March 1 6:05 pm Massachusetts Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+       
March 7 7:15 pm New Hampshire Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts ESPN+       
March 8 7:00 pm at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire ESPN+       
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.
Source:[2]

Rankings

Main article: 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 (Final)
USCHO.com RV 20 17 15 15 16 14 10т 10 – 10 8
USA Hockey RV 19 16 15 13 16 13 10 9 – 10 8

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.[3]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

  1. ^ "2024–25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". UMass Lowell River Hawks. Retrieved September 19, 2024.
  2. ^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". UMass Lowell River Hawks. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  3. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.