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1 SCHEDULE / RESULTS , HEA Day Opponent Time OCT. 4 NEW BRUNSWICK 1 W, 6-0 Oct. 10 vs. #11 Michigan State 2 L, 1-3 Oct. 11 vs. #5 North Dakota 2 W, 3-2 Oct. 21 at Rensselaer W, 6-0 Oct. 24 at #4 New Hampshire * T, 1-1 (ot) OCT. 31 PROVIDENCE * W, 9-4 Nov. 1 at Providence * (COX-TV) W, 5-1 Nov. 8 at Merrimack * L, 1-3 NOV. 14 #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY * W, 5-1 NOV. 15 UMASS-LOWELL * L, 0-2 Nov. 21 at #4 Boston College * L, 0-2 NOV. 22 #4 BOSTON COLLEGE * W, 4-3 (ot) NOV. 25 #13 VERMONT * (CN8 TV) L, 2-3 (ot) NOV. 28 ST. LAWRENCE L, 3-4 DEC. 5 CONNECTICUT W, 5-1 DEC. 12 AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL W, 4-0 Dec. 28 vs. Bemidji St 3 L, 2-4 Dec. 29 vs. Army 3 W, 4-1 JAN. 4 #10 CORNELL L, 2-5 JAN. 9 #13 NEW HAMPSHIRE * T, 2-2 (ot) Jan. 10 at #13 New Hampshire * L, 2-3 (ot) JAN. 16 PROVIDENCE * L, 4-5 Jan. 17 at UMass-Lowell * W, 4-3 Jan. 23 at #7 Vermont * L, 1-2 Jan. 24 at #7 Vermont * T, 1-1 (ot) JAN. 30 #3 NORTHEASTERN * W, 6-4 Feb. 1 at Maine * (ESPNU) L, 1-2 Feb. 6 at #12 Boston College * L, 0-2 FEB. 7 UMASS-LOWELL * L, 1-2 FEB. 13 #2 NORTHEASTERN * L, 3-5 Feb. 14 at #2 Northeastern * W, 4-1 FEB. 20 MAINE * W, 4-3 (ot) FEB. 21 MAINE * W, 4-3 FEB. 27 #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY * (NESN) 7:30 PM Feb. 28 at #1 Boston University * 8:00 PM Mar. 6 at Merrimack * 7:00 PM MAR. 7 MERRIMACK * 7:00 PM Mar Hockey East Quarterfinals TBA Mar. 20 Hockey East Semifinals 4 5/8 PM Mar. 21 Hockey East Championship 4 7 PM BOLD CAPS denotes home game at the Mullins Center; * denotes Hockey East game; 1 denotes exhibition at Mullins Center Practice Rink; 2 denotes Ice Breaker Tournament at Agganis Arena; 3 denotes Ledyard Bank Invitational at Dartmouth; 4 denotes Hockey East Championship Weekend at TDBanknorth Garden; All times are Eastern; Dates & Times subject to change; For ticket information call UMASS-TIX or visit TEAM INFORMATION Head Coach: Don Cahoon (Boston Univ. 72) Overall Record / Years /21 years UMass Record / Years /8 years HEA Record / Years /8 years Asst. Coach: Red Gendron (New England College 79, 4th Year) Asst. Coach: Len Quesnelle (Princeton 88, 5th Year) Goalkeeper Coach: Mike Buckley (Massachusetts 00, 2nd Year) Overall Record HEA Record / Finish / 8th Lettermen Returning / Lost: 22/5 Program Record / Years: /76 yrs Last NCAA Tournament: Quarterfinals, 2007 Total NCAA Appearances: Boyden Gym Amherst, Mass Assoc. SID: John Sinnett Phone/Fax: (413) /1556 jsinnett@admin.umass.edu JAMES MARCOU Hockey East Player of the Week; INCH National Player Of The Week Runner-Up Ranks 2nd in Hockey East in overall points (11g, 29a) and leads the league in assists. Ranks 6th nationally for points and 3rd for assists. Has 72 points in 68 career games including 9 in the last 4 games. Originally Released: Feb. 24, 2009 UMASS HOCKEY WEEKLY RELEASE MASSACHUSETTS ( , HEA) VS #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY (23-5-4, HEA) Friday, Feb. 27, :30 P.M. (ET) Mullins Center (8,373) Amherst, Mass. Television: NESN Radio: FM WRNX/UMassAthletics.com Live Stats & Video: MASSACHUSETTS ( , HEA) AT #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY (23-5-4, HEA) Saturday, Feb. 28, :00 P.M. (ET) Agganis Arena (6,300) Boston, Mass. Radio: FM WRNX/UMassAthletics.com Live Stats & Video: HOCKEY EAST S TOP SCORERS MARCOU AND WILSON SQUARE OFF AS UMASS FACES NO. 1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY IN HOME-&-HOME PAIR Riding a three-game win streak and carrying momentum as the Hockey East play-off picture starts to come into focus, the UMass hockey team will face No. 1 Boston University for a home-and-home weekend starting Friday (7:30 PM) in the Mullins Center and Saturday at Agganis Arena (8 PM). Friday s game will be televised live on NESN as part of the Friday Night Ice Package. The Terriers have a 12-game unbeaten streak on the line in a meeting between sophomore sensations Colin Wilson of Boston University and James Marcou of UMass who are the league s No. 1 and No. 2 scorers, respectively. UMass defeated the then-no. 1 ranked Terriers 5-1 in the earlier meeting between the two teams on Nov. 14 in the Mullins Center. It was just the second time in program history that UMass defeated a No. 1 ranked team. It will be a festive night in the Mullins Center on Friday as it will be Alumni Night where all alumni in the program s history have been invited back for a pregame reception and a special on-ice ceremony during the first intermission. Additionally, UMass will name its Hockey East All-25th Anniversary Team as part of the league s 25th Anniversary celebration. The UMass Athletic Marketing Department will also be giving away 1,000 free t-shirts prior to the game on Friday. Additionally, a bus trip has been set-up for fans who would like to go to Saturday s game at Agganis Arena. Tickets for the bus trip are $20 which includes the bus fare and a ticket to the game. For more info, fans can call the Marketing Office at or shanjack@admin.umass.edu. BOSTON UNIVERSITY HEA Rank 2nd (32 pts) Goals/Game 3.72 Goals Allowed/Game 1.94 Assists/Game 6.94 Penalty Min Penalties/Game 8.5 Power Play (.230) Penalty Kill (.886) Shots/Game 31.0 Shorthanded Goals 8 Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Scoring Margin: 1-goal goal goal 14-1 First Goal For First Goal Against MERRIMACK HEA Rank t10th (11 pts) Goals/Game 2.17 Goals Allowed/Game 2.53 Assists/Game 3.87 Penalty Min Penalties/Game 7.0 Power Play (.136) Penalty Kill (.838) Shots/Game 26.8 Shorthanded Goals 1 Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Scoring Margin: 1-goal goal goal 2-3 First Goal For First Goal Against MASSACHUSETTS HEA Rank t6th (21 pts) Goals/Game 2.94 Goals Allowed/Game 2.44 Assists/Game 5.06 Penalty Min Penalties/Game 6.3 Power Play (.161) Penalty Kill (.861) Shots/Game 30.6 Shorthanded Goals 4 Home Record Away Record Neutral Record Scoring Margin: 1-goal goal goal 8-1 First Goal For First Goal Against VS AT STAT LEADERS Name GP G A Pts. PIM +/- James Marcou Casey Wellman Alex Berry Cory Quirk Justin Braun Chase Langeraap Chris Davis Name GP-GS Min. GAA sv% W-L-T P. Dainton : D. Meyers : M. Gedman 1-0 4: UMASS ALUMNI WHO WILL BE IN ATTENDANCE ON FRIDAY NIGHT In conjunction with the Hockey East 25th Anniversary Celebration this season, UMass is honoring all hockey alumni on Feb. 27 against Boston University. UMass has chosen to honor all alumni for their contribution in the program s early years, to its rebirth, and to the Modern Era of Hockey East. Below is a short list of those who will be in attendance. The alumni will be treated to a pregame reception and will be recognized on ice during the first intermission. Dave Alessandroni, Class of 1976 Bob Bartholomew, Class 1972 Jack Braim, Class of 1965 Everett Bray, Class of 1968 Richard Callahan, Class of 1965 RJ Gates, Class of 2001 Pat Keenan, Class of 1973 Bob Kohler, Class of 1979 Peter Landon, Class of 1955 Dean Liacos, Class of 1979 Don Lowe, Class of 1973 Paul Lynch, Class of 1958 Mike Merchant, Class of 1977 Ed Polchlopek, Class of 1967 Ron Pozzo, Class of 1958 Don Riley, Class of 1973 John Riley, Class of 1978 Mark Rogers, Class of 1950 Jay Shaw, Class of 2001 Bob Shilalie, Class of 1973 Dominic Torretti, Class of 2004

2 2 UMASS HOCKEY NOTES #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY BROADCAST INFORMATION UMass hockey will be broadcast live on FM WRNX with Donnie Moorhouse calling the play-by-play and Brock Hines calling the color commentary. The pregame show will begin 30 minutes prior to the opening face-off. Friday s game will be televised live on NESN with Tom Caron (play-by-play) and Craig Janney (color analyst) calling the action. Bob Beers (studio host) and Brendan Walsh (studio analyst) will host the Hockey East Face-Off Live pre-game show at 7 PM from the NESN HD Television Center. Streaming video for Saturday s game can be accessed through com which is a for-fee service and best viewed on a high-speed broadband internet connection. Additionally, GameTracker Live Stats will also be available through www. UMassAthletics.com along with a live in-game blog for both games. UMASS...in Hockey East FEBRUARY Friday, February 27 Boston University at UMass * (7:30pm, NESN) UNH at Merrimack * Vermont at Maine * UMass-Lowell at Northeastern * Providence at Boston College * Saturday, February 28 UMass at Boston University * (CN8) Merrimack at UNH * (7:30pm, NESN) Vermont at Maine * Northeastern at UMass-Lowell * Boston College at Providence * MARCH Friday, March 6 UNH at Vermont * Maine at UMass-Lowell * BC at Northeastern * (7:30pm, NESN) UMass at Merrimack * Boston University at Providence * Saturday, March 7 UNH at Vermont * Maine at UMass-Lowell * Northeastern at Boston College * Merrimack at UMass * Sunday, March 8 Providence at BU * (2pm) HOCKEY EAST TOURNAMENT Friday, March 13 - Sunday, March 15 Quarterfinals at campus sites Friday, March 20 Semifinals at TD Banknorth Garden (5/8pm) Saturday, March 21 Championship at TD Banknorth Garden (7pm) all games at 7 p.m. unless noted * denotes Hockey East game STORY LINES Boston University and UMass each enter the weekend with win streaks on the line. The Terriers have a 12-game unbeaten streak in place - the best in the nation, while UMass has won three straight games. UMass bench boss Don Toot Cahoon is a 1972 graduate of Boston University where he won NCAA National Titles in 1971 and Cahoon and Boston University head coach Jack Parker are very close as Cahoon served as an assistant coach for Parker in , and UMass enters the weekend with the seventh-best offense (2.94 gpg) and fifth best defense (2.44 gpg) among Hockey East teams. After taking 63 penalty minutes in the last game against Maine (2/21), UMass has jumped to 5th in the league averaging 16.0 per game. The UMass special teams have improved over the last three games and are both ranked fifth in the league with the power play converting 24-of-149 chances (16.1%) and the penalty kill converting 130-of-151 chances (86.1%). UMass is when leading after the first period and when scoring the first goal of the game. Boston University leads Hockey East in both offensive production (3.72 goals per game) and defensive scoring allowing just 1.94 goals per game. Despite also leading the league in penalty minutes (20.1), the Terriers have the best special teams units in the conference as well going 43-of-187 (23.0%) on the power play while killing off 179-of-202 (88.6%) of its penalties. The closest thing BU has come to for a losing streak this season, however, has been its last three ties where the Terriers have scored just under 1.7 goals per game. The Terriers are this season when scoring the first goal of the game and when leading after the first period. PREVIOUS MEETING: UMASS 5, #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 1 - NOV. 14 Behind a 30-save effort from netminder Paul Dainton and a two-goal effort from Alex Berry, UMass upset No. 1 Boston University with a 5-1 victory in front of 7,212 at the Mullins Center. The win was the second win ever over a No. 1 ranked team in UMass modern era history. Massachusetts received two goals from Alex Berry while Cory Quirk added one goal and an assist. Freshman defenseman Matt Irwin scored his first collegiate goal for UMass in the win. UMass jumped out to a 2-0 lead after the first period, added another in the second period, and tacked on two more goals in the third. UMass checking line of Marc Concannon, Brett Watson and Scott Crowder did yeoman s work all night holding Boston University s top scoring line of Chris Higgins, Colin Wilson and Jason Lawrence scoreless for the game and a -9 combined rating. UP NEXT: MERRIMACK UMass closes out the regular-season schedule next Friday and Saturday with a homeand-home series against Merrimack. Friday s game will be at Lawler Arena (7 PM), while Saturday will be Senior Night at the Mullins Center (7 PM) where UMass will honor the senior class of Alex Berry, Topher Bevis, Scott Crowder, Chris Davis, Cory Quirk, Jordan Virtue, and John Wessbecker. Merrimack won the earlier meeting at Lawler 3-1 on Nov. 8. WEEKLY RANKINGS Week USAToday USCHO Sept. 22 RV n/a Oct. 6 n/a RV Oct. 13 n/a RV Oct. 20 n/a RV Oct. 27 RV RV Nov. 3 RV 19 Nov. 10 RV 20 Nov. 17 RV 16 Nov. 24 RV 17 Dec. 1 n/a RV Dec. 8 n/a RV Dec. 15 n/a RV Jan. 5 n/a RV Jan. 12 n/a RV Jan. 19 n/a RV Jan. 26 n/a RV Feb. 2 n/a RV Feb. 9 n/a RV Feb. 16 n/a RV Feb. 23 n/a n/a COACHING FACTS MASSACHUSETTS ( , HEA) Head Coach: Don Cahoon (Boston University 72) Cahoon s Overall Record (21st Year) Cahoon s Record At UMass (8th year) Cahoon s Record vs. Boston Univ #1 BOSTON UNIV. (23-5-4, HEA) Head Coach: Jack Parker (Boston Univ. 68) Parker s Overall Record (37th year) Parker s Record at BU Same WEEKLY HONORS INCH NATIONAL PLAYER OF THE WEEK James Marcou - RUNNER-UP (Nov. 4) James Marcou - RUNNER-UP (Feb. 23) CCM/RBK HEA PLAYER OF THE MONTH Chris Davis - Dec. RUNNER-UP (Jan. 5) James Marcou - Nov. RUNNER-UP (Dec. 2) James Marcou - Oct. RUNNER-UP (Nov. 4) ITECH HEA GOALTENDER OF THE MONTH Paul Dainton - Dec. RUNNER-UP (Jan. 5) Paul Dainton - Nov. RUNNER-UP (Dec.2) Dan Meyers - Oct. RUNNER-UP (Nov. 4) HEA ROOKIE OF THE MONTH Casey Wellman - Jan. ROTM (Feb. 2) Casey Wellman - Dec. RUNNER-UP (Jan. 5) Casey Wellman - Oct. RUNNER-UP (Nov. 4) HEA PERFORMER OF THE WEEK James Marcou (Feb. 23) James Marcou (Nov. 3) HEA DEFENSIVE PERFORMER OF THE WEEK Dan Meyers (Oct. 27) Dan Meyers (Oct. 13) HEA ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Casey Wellman (Feb. 2) Casey Wellman (Dec. 30) Casey Wellman (Nov. 24) HEA HONOR ROLL Alex Berry (Oct. 13) Justin Braun (Nov. 3, Jan. 19, Feb. 2, Feb. 16) Paul Dainton (Nov. 17, Nov. 24, Dec. 15) Matt Irwin (Dec. 15) Chase Langeraap (Oct. 27, Jan. 19) James Marcou (Feb. 2, Feb. 26) Dan Meyers (Dec. 30, Jan. 12) Will Ortiz (Dec. 30) T.J. Syner (Dec. 8) Cory Quirk (Dec. 1, Dec. 30) Casey Wellman (Nov. 3, Jan. 12, Feb. 16, Feb. 23) NEW ENGLAND HOCKEY JOURNAL POTW Will Ortiz (Dec. 30) James Marcou (Nov. 4) Dan Meyers (Oct. 28) Dan Meyers (Oct. 14) STANDINGS (Feb. 16) Hockey East Overall GP W L T Pts GF GA W L T GF GA 1 Northeastern Boston University New Hampshire Vermont UMass Lowell Boston College Massachusetts Maine Providence Merrimack LEDYARD CLASSIC ALL-TOURNAMENT TEAM Cory Quirk (Dec. 29) UMASS ATHLETE OF THE WEEK Will Ortiz (Jan. 5) Paul Dainton (Nov. 17) James Marcou (Nov. 3, Feb. 23) Dan Meyers (Oct. 13) THREE STARS OF THE GAME Alex Berry - 10/31 (3rd), 11/1 (3rd), 11/14 (2nd), 1/23 (3rd), 1/30 (1st) Justin Braun - 11/1 (1st), 1/17 (1st), 2/14 (2nd) Paul Dainton - 11/14 (1st), 1/17 (3rd), 2/6 (3rd) Chris Davis - 11/25 (3rd) Brian Keane - 2/20 (1st) Chase Langeraap - 1/16 (3rd) James Marcou - 10/31 (1st), 11/1 (2nd), 11/14 (3rd), 11/22 (2nd), 1/30 (2nd), 2/13 (3rd), 2/20 (2nd) Dan Meyers - 10/24 (2nd), 1/10 (2nd), 2/14 (1st) Cory Quirk - 10/31 (2nd), 1/9 (1st) Shawn Saunders - 2/7 (3rd) T.J. Syner - 1/9 (3rd), 2/21 (1st) Casey Wellman - 11/22 (1st), 1/24 (2nd), 2/1 (3rd), 2/20 (2nd)

3 USA TODAY/USA HOCKEY TOP 15 Feb. 23, 2009 Rk. Team (1st Votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. 1 Boston Univ. (31) Notre Dame (3) Michigan Miami (Ohio) Northeastern Vermont Yale Denver North Dakota Princeton Cornell New Hampshire Wisconsin Minnesota Ohio State NR BOLD ITALICS denotes opponent Others receiving votes: Minnesota Duluth, 16; Colorado College, 12; Boston College, 7; RIT, 3; St. Lawrence, 3. USCHO/CSTV.com Top 20 Feb. 23, 2009 Rk. Team (1st Votes) Rec. Pts. Prev. 1 Boston Univ. (31) Notre Dame (19) Michigan Northeastern Denver Princeton Miami North Dakota Vermont Cornell Yale New Hampshire Colorado College Minnesota-Duluth Ohio State Wisconsin St. Lawrence Minnesota St. Cloud State Mass.-Lowell NR BOLD ITALICS denotes opponent Others Receiving Votes: Air Force 50, Boston College 41, Alaska 22, RIT 16, Dartmouth 7 Hockey East Preseason Poll Team (1st Votes) Points 1. Boston College (6) Boston University (3) New Hampshire (1) Northeastern Vermont Massachusetts UMass Lowell Providence Maine Merrimack 20 UMASS HOCKEY NOTES #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 3 STATS & STUFF ALL-TIME SERIES Heading into the Boston University weekend, UMass is against teams ranked in the Boston Univ. (8-43-3) nation s top 5. Jan. 16, 1920 A W, 10-2 Over the last four games, UMass is 6-for-19 (31.6%) on the power play, while in the last five games, UMass has killed off 24-of-27 (88.9%) penalties. UMass has allowed just five first period goals in the last 14 games - UMass is this season Jan. 11, 1922 Jan. 19, 1972 A H L, 1-6 L, 4-6 when leading after the first period. Jan. 30, 1973 A L, 2-7 UMass is when scoring three or more goals this year and when scoring fewer Jan. 29, 1974 H L, 1-15 than three goals. Over the last three games, UMass is averaging 4.0 goals per game, while allowing 2.33 goals per game... UMass took a season-high 63 penalty minutes against Maine on Saturday including Nov. 18, 1994 Nov. 19, 1994 H A L, 0-7 L, in the third period alone. Feb. 3, 1995 H L, 1-5 After the overtime win on Friday night against Maine, UMass is now in OT games. Dec. 1, 1995 H L, 2-5 UMass has defeated Maine seven straight games at the Mullins Center and the OT win was the first ever in program history against the Black Bears (1-3-4). UMass has won the face-off battle in each of the last three games including a dominating 45- of-57 effort against Maine (Feb. 20). In the last three games, UMass has been 35-of-56, 45-of-57, and 30-of-52 in the face-off dots. Dec. 2, 1995 Feb. 9, 1996 Mar. 8, 1996 A A A L, 2-6 L, 1-4 L, 2-5 MILESTONES, FIRSTS, WHO S HOT Brian Keane scored the game-winning OT goal against Maine on Friday night for his second career game-winning goal - after being a healthy scratch for nine straight games, Keane has played in six straight games with two goals. Casey Wellman has 21 points in the last 19 games (8g, 13a) - he is the top Rookie Scorer in Hockey East this year and ranks 5th nationally in Rookie Scoring ( ). James Marcou now has 72 career points in 68 career games including 28 points (6g, 22a) in the last 22 games... For the year he has 40 points (11g, 29a) which ranks second overall in Hockey East for scoing and he leads the league in assists... Over the last four games, he has nine points including four of his 11 multi-point games this season... Nationally, he ranks 6th in points and 3rd in assists. With 97 career points, Cory Quirk needs just 3 more to reach 100 points for his career - he also leads UMass with a +18 career rating Shawn Saunders has played in five straight games and has a goal and an assist after playing only four in the first 27 games of the season Justin Braun was named an assistant captain prior to the Northeastern home-and-home weekend. VS. RANKED TEAMS In , UMass is against ranked teams. Of those, UMass has faced six teams ranked in the nation s top-5 posting a record. Last season, UMass was against ranked opponents including a stretch against ranked teams through the holiday break. It was UMass best record ever against ranked teams. All-time, UMass is against ranked opponents including a record at neutral sites and a record against non-conference teams. UMass posted its second ever win over a No. 1-ranked team on Friday, Nov. 14 in the 5-1 win over Boston University. The first came in with a 4-2 win over No. 1 Maine on Jan. 28. In the modern era, UMass is against team s ranked No. 1. CAHOON BECOMES ALL-TIME WINNINGEST COACH IN UMASS HISTORY Head coach Don Toot Cahoon became the all-time winning head coach in UMass history on Dec. 12, 2008 with a 4-0 win over American International. The win over AIC gave Cahoon 121 career wins which surpassed UMass Hall of Famer Jack Canniff who had 120 wins in his career from He earned his 300th overall win as a head coach on Dec. 5, 2008 in a 5-1 win over Connecticut. Under Cahoon s tenure, UMass made its first-ever NCAA Tournament appearance (2007) and played for the Hockey East Championship title in Cahoon now has a record at UMass through his eighth season. Overall, in 21 years as a head coach, Cahoon is MARCOU SEMIFINALIST FOR 57TH ANNUAL WALTER BROWN AWARD For the second consecutive season, UMass winger James Marcou is a semifinalist for the Gridiron Club of Greater Boston s 57th Annual Walter Brown Award. It is presented annually to the best American-born college hockey player in New England. The candidates include eleven players from Hockey East, four from the ECAC Hockey League, and one from Atlantic Hockey. The slate comprises 12 forwards, one goalie, and three defensemen. BRAUN, MARCOU, QUIRK NOMINEES FOR HOBEY BAKER AWARD Justin Braun, James Marcou and Cory Quirk are each nominees for the Hobey Baker Award. For Braun and Quirk, this is the second-straight year they have been candidates for college hockey s highest individual honor. Fans can vote online at now through March 8 when the initial list is trimmed to 10 semifinalists. The fan vote counts for 1% of the total vote. Mar. 9, 1996 A L, 1-14 Nov. 1, 1996 A L, 2-7 Nov. 2, 1996 H L, 3-6 Feb. 7, 1997 H L, 3-6 Oct. 31, 1997 A L, 2-5 Feb. 27, 1998 H L, 1-3 Feb. 28, 1998 A L, 1-5 Dec. 4, 1998 A L, 2-3 Dec. 5, 1998 H L, 2-3 Jan. 23, 1999 H W, 5-4 Dec. 3, 1999 H L, 1-2 Dec. 4, 1999 A L, 3-4 (ot) Feb. 4, 2000 H L, 2-3 Mar. 10, 2000 A L, 2-4 Mar. 11, 2000 A L, 2-5 Dec. 1, 2000 H L, 2-5 Dec. 2, 2000 A L, 2-4 Feb. 2, 2001 A L, 1-5 Dec. 7, 2001 H L, 2-5 Dec. 9, 2001 A L, 2-3 Feb. 8, 2002 A L, 2-4 Dec. 6, 2002 H W, 5-4 (ot) Dec. 7, 2002 A L, 1-3 Feb. 7, 2003 H L, 0-2 Jan. 7, 2004 A W, 2-1 Feb. 20, 2004 A L, 1-6 Feb. 21, 2004 H T, 2-2 (ot) Dec. 4, 2004 H L, 1-7 Feb. 18, 2005 H L, 3-0 Feb. 19, 2005 A L, 2-1 Nov. 12, 2005 H W, 4-2 Jan. 28, 2006 A L, 1-3 Feb. 10, 2006 A L, 0-3 Mar. 10, 2006 A L, 1-4 Mar. 11, 2006 A L, 1-4 Nov. 28, 2006 A T, 2-2 (OT) Jan. 27, 2007 H T, 3-3 (OT) Feb. 9, 2007 H L, 2-3 Nov. 9, 2007 A W, 5-3 Feb. 29, 2008 A L, 0-3 Mar. 1, 2008 H W, 5-1 Nov. 14, 2008 H W, 5-1

4 4 UMASS HOCKEY NOTES #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY HOCKEY EAST RANKS Category All Games Conf. Only Scoring Offense 7th (2.94) 6th (2.78) Scoring Defense 5th (2.44) 5th (2.52) Pen. Min. 5th (16.0) 4th (17.4) Power Play 5th (16.1%) 3rd (16.8%) Penalty Kill 5th (86.1%) 3rd (86.8%) UMASS NCAA RANKS Category UM Rank NCAA Leader Scoring Offense 28th Mercyhurst (3.85) Scoring Defense 14th Alaska (1.72) Scoring Margin t20th Boston Univ. (+1.78) Pen. Minutes 28th Princeton (9.7) Power Play 34th Notre Dame (24.0) Penalty Kill 18th Miami (90.9) INDIVIDUAL HEA RANKS Player Category Ranking (avg) Alex Berry Points t13th ( ) Goals t16th (10) Assists t19th (15) GW Goals t14th (2) SH Points t2nd (1-2-3) Topher Bevis D-Scoring t19th (2-8-10) Justin Braun D-Scoring t8th ( ) PP Points t22nd (2-8-10) SH Points t9th (2-0-2) SH Goals t2nd (2) Paul Dainton GAA 8th (2.34) Sv% 8th (.914) Chris Davis Goals t21st (9) PP Goals t13th (4) Matt Irwin D-Scoring t12th (4-9-13) Rookie Scoring t14th (4-9-13) Michael Lecomte PP Goals t22nd (3) Martin Nolet D-Scoring t27th (2-6-8) James Marcou Points 2nd ( ) Goals t12th (11) Assists 1st (29) PP Points t4th ( ) Dan Meyers GAA 6th (2.33) sv% 4th (.922) Will Ortiz GW Goals t3rd (3) Cory Quirk Points t16th ( ) Goals t21st (9) Assists t19th (15) SH Points t2nd (1-2-3) T.J. Syner Rookie Scoring t20th (5-5-10) Casey Wellman Points 9th ( ) Goals t16th (10) Assists t6th (20) PP Points t22nd (5-5-10) PP Goals t8th (5) GW Goals t14th (2) Rookie Scoring 1st ( ) UMASS NCAA LEADERS Player Category Rank Justin Braun SH Goals t10th (2) Paul Dainton GAA 23rd (2.34) Sv% 36th (.914) James Marcou Points t6th ( ) Assists t3rd (29) Dan Meyers GAA 20th (2.33) Sv% 19th (.922) Will Ortiz GW Goals t25th (3) Casey Wellman Rookie Pts 5th ( ) UMASS DRAFT RIGHTS Player Team Rd. (Pick) Alex Berry Toronto 5th (153) Justin Braun San Jose 7th (201) Danny Hobbs New York Rangers 7th (198th) Martin Nolet Los Angeles 5th (144) John Wessbecker Tampa Bay 7th (225) CURRENTLY IN THE PROS Player Team League Matt Anderson Chicago Wolves AHL Chris Brannen Rocky Mountain CHL Matt Burto Texas Brahmas CHL P.J. Fenton Worcester Sharks AHL Kevin Jarman Syracuse Crunch AHL Zech Klann Fayetteville FireAntz SPHL Mike Kostka Portland Pirates AHL David Leaderer Trenton Devils ECHL Mark Matheson Milwaukee Admirals AHL Greg Mauldin Binghamton Senators AHL Mike Mullen Bakersfield Condors ECHL Thomas Pock New York Islanders NHL Jon Quick Manchester Monarchs AHL Jon Quick L.A. Kings NHL Kelly Sickavish Tulsa Oilers CHL John Toffey Trenton Devils ECHL Stephen Werner Cincinnati Cyclones ECHL CURRENTLY IN EUROPE Chris Capraro Marvin Degon Nick Kuiper Warren Norris Toni Soderholm Freiberg German Wolfsburg German Graz Austria Klagenfurt Austria Goteborg Sweden FANS SET NEW ATTENDANCE RECORD With an average of 4,729 fans per home game, UMass ranks 14th nationally in attendance. UMass averaged a program-best 5,017 fans at home games in which was an all-time best for the program. Against UMass Lowell (10/19/07), UMass set a new record for opening game attendance as 5,862 fans came through the turnstiles. Attendance has increased in each of the last four seasons. A Mullins Center record 8,389 fans turned out to see UMass defeat Boston College on Nov a mark that also ranks as the ninth-best UMass hockey attendance for all venues. UMass had 7,212 fans pack the Mullins Center for the Boston University game (11/14). UMASS IN THE NATIONAL POLLS UMass earned its first national ranking of the year at No. 19 in the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports Top 20 poll on Nov. 3 after starting the season The Minutemen have received votes in either the USCHO.com or the USA Today/USA Hockey Top 15 Poll in each week of the season except for this week. To begin the season, UMass entered both the USA Today/USA Hockey Top 15 and the USCHO.com/CSTV preseason polls as a team receiving votes. At No. 5 in the Dec. 31, 2007 and Jan. 7, 2008 USCHO.com/CSTV. com Top-20 poll, UMass gained its highest ever national ranking in program history. The previous top national ranking was No. 7 back in December WELLMAN NAMED HOCKEY EAST JANUARY ROOKIE OF THE MONTH UMass freshman center Casey Wellman was named the Hockey East Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Month for January as announced by the league office on Feb. 2. Wellman, the top Rookie Scorer in the conference, netted three goals and five assists to earn the honor. After scoring a pair of goals against No. 3 Northeastern and at Maine, he was also named the league s Rookie of the Week on Feb. 2 - his third such honor this year. HARD TO BEAT WHEN SCORING 3 S UMass is this season when lighting the lamp three times or more in a game and when they score fewer than three goals. When UMass scored three or more goals last season, the Mass Attack was nearly undefeated with a record. When the Minutemen failed to do so, their record was UMass has scored six goals-or-more on three occasions - at RPI (10/21, 6-0), against Providence (10/31-9-4) and against No. 3 Northeastern (1/30-6-4). The nine goals scored against the Friars are the most in Hockey East this season. FOUR-OR-MORE IS BEST Over the last 61 games where UMass scores four-or-more goals, the Minutemen are an amazing Before the home loss against Vermont (1/25/08), the Mass Attack had not lost a game when scoring four-or-more goals since March 14, 2003 against New Hampshire in the Hockey East Semifinals (5-4). UMass scored a season-high five goals on seven occasions last year: in the wins over Merrimack (11/3; 3/7), Boston University (11/9; 3/1), against Union (11/25), Colorado College (12/29), and Maine (2/2). UMass scored four-or-more goals in 11 games. MULLINS MAGIC UMass is this season at home with two of the next four games at home. The Minutemen lost just three games at home last season going (.667) at the Mullins Center. The loss to New Hampshire on Jan. 11 broke a 13-game home unbeaten streak which dated back to the season. Over the last 58 games at the Mullins Center, UMass is (.590) including a mark in All-time, UMass is in the Mullins Center including a record among Hockey East foes. Under Don Cahoon, UMass sports a record at home. LARGEST SHUTOUT WIN IN 12 YEARS UMass 6-0 win over RPI was its largest shutout win since defeating Army 8-0 on Nov. 22, nearly 12 years ago. The six goals were the most scored by the Minutemen since beating UMass Lowell 6-3 on Jan. 26, MOST GOALS SCORED IN 12 YEARS UMass 9-4 win over Providence was its largest goal scoring night since defeating Air Force 10-2 on Nov. 30, The nine goals were the most ever scored by UMass against a Hockey East opponent. HAPPY 25TH ANNIVERSARY marks the 25th anniversary of Hockey East - regarded as the top collegiate hockey conference in America. To commemorate the anniversary, Hockey East will be debuting a DVD in time for Christmas and will announce several anniversary teams and special moments during the season. Fans can vote on these at www. HockeyEastOnline.com. MOORE JOINS MINUTEMEN Fans noticed a new netminder suited up for the Jan. 9 game against New Hampshire. The mystery man in the black mask is Kevin Moore from the Phoenix Polar Bears (WSHL). A native of Belle Mead, N.J., Moore has joined the team to replace Matt Gedman who has a chance to earn considerable time in his other sport - baseball. The 6-foot-1 Moore will wear #30 at UMass. For the Polar Bears, he was in 22 games played with a 1.98 goals-against-average and a.941 save percentage before joining UMass in January. Moore attended Williston Academy in Northampton before heading to Arizona for juniors. FEARSOME FIVESOME UMass top five scorers make up for just under 54 percent of UMass total scoring of-256 points. James Marcou ( ), Cory Quirk ( ) and Alex Berry ( ) have spent much of the time as line mates, but defenseman Justin Braun ( ) and freshman Casey Wellman s ( ) have been key players in the offensive rush. IT S A PLUS WHEN BEVIS AND WESSBECKER ARE ON THE ICE Linemates Topher Bevis and John Wessbecker are a combined +15 this season on the ice. Wessbecker is third on the team at +8, while Bevis is +7 for the year. When the duo have finished games with a plus during the course of their careers, UMass is BIG BROTHERS MAKING A DIFFERENCE OFF THE ICE Often times, student-athletes gain the bulk of their notoriety through their accomplishments in sport. Five Minutemen, however, are trying to make a difference in young peoples lives off the ice as well. Paul Dainton, Brian Keane, WATSON Chase Langeraap, James Marcou and Brett Watson each volunteer with the Amherst Big Brothers/Big Sisters Program. Each Big Brother has a `Little who they spend time with each week. Each player had to go through an extensive background check that included visits to their dorm rooms and an interview process that took several months. They spend 3-4 hours per week with their Little Brother whose age ranges from 6 to 13 years. Renee Moss is the Director of the program and says she is thrilled to have the guys involved with the project that really came to life last season under Mike Kostka through an independent study project. Kostka put together a successful Big Brother/Big Sister Bowl-A-Thon to raise money from the group last spring. Brett Watson is also conducting a systematic evaluation of the local program, which will culminate in a list of recommendations about how to improve the program, and how to recruit more volunteers for his Commonwealth College Capstone Project.

5 ROOKIE CLASS MAKING AN IMPACT Paced by freshman Casey Wellman, the UMass rookie class has already made a significant impact on the team. Wellman has 10 goals, including the game-winners over Boston College in overtime and Northeastern (2/14), and ranks 2nd on the team with 30 points. He is 6th in assists and ninth overall in points in Hockey East and he leads the league s rookie class in scoring. With a +14 rating, he also leads the conference overall. As a class, UMass rookies have 56 points so far. GOOD THINGS WHEN THIS FOURSOME SCORES Alex Berry, Chris Davis, James Marcou, and Cory Quirk are four of UMass top scoring threats this year, and historically, as they go offensively, so do the Minutemen. This year, UMass is when Marcou scores a goal and when he tallies a point. UMass is when Berry finishes with a goal, when Quirk lights the lamp and when Davis scores at least a point. HOCKEY S A FAMILY LEGACY For three Minutemen, hockey is truly a family tradition. Scott Crowder, Shawn Saunders and Brett Watson all grew up around NHL rinks as their fathers played professionally. Crowder s father, Bruce, played for the Boston Bruins and Pittsburgh Penguins, while Saunder s father, Bernie, played for the Quebec Nordiques. Watson s father Jim and his uncle Joe both played 10 years for the Philadelphia Flyers as part of the franchise s only two Stanley Cup Championship teams. FACING OFF WITH QUIRK Cory Quirk established himself last season as one of UMass top face-off specialists. This season, he is (.575) in 32 games. Against RPI, he was 13-for-19 in the face-off dot and in both games against Providence (10/31, 11/1) he was 11-for-17. Against UNH (1/9) he was 18-for-24 and has had only three games this year with a sub-500 face-off mark. In 36 games in , he had a (.604) face-off record which was the best on the team. He won over 300 more face-offs than any other player on the team. QUIRK A TOP SCORING THREAT Over the final 25 games of , Cory Quirk picked up his scoring to move into second place on the team with 10 goals and 15 assists. With 9 goals and 15 assists in , Quirk ranks 9th all-time at UMass in career points (97), ranks 11th in goals (41) and ranks 12th in assists (56). His 11 career power play goals ranks 10th overall, while his +18 career rating is tied 10th-best in program history. Quirk needs just 3 more points to become the seventh player in program history to eclipse the 100-point barrier at UMass. MARCOU A SOPHOMORE SENSATION In , James Marcou leads the Minutemen with 11 goals, 29 assists, and one game-winning goal. He posted five points (2g, 3a) against Providence (10/31) before finishing the weekend with another goal and two assists at Providence (11/1) the next night. He had a career-high four assists in the win over No. 3 Northeastern. Against Maine (2/20-21) he netted five points over the weekend (1g, 4a) including three assists in the first game of the weekend series. MARCOU Following his performance against Providence (10/31, 11/1) he was named the INCH National Player of the Week Runner-Up, the Hockey East Player of the Week, the New England Hockey Journal Player of the Week, and the Hockey East Player of the Month Runner-Up. Marcou was one of the top offensive rookies in Hockey East last season after leading the Minutemen with 8 goals and 24 assists for 32 points. In 36 games, he had 11 multi-point nights. Marcou earned Hockey East All-Rookie Team honors and was a member of the Hockey East All-Academic Team. Additionally, he was one of 15 semifinalists for the 56th annual Walter Brown Award in and was named to the list again in TRIO S TERRIFIC PLAY ADDS OFFENSIVE SPARK Jordan Virtue, Shawn Saunders, and Brian Keane have seen significant ice time in recent games. Virtue has suited up for 7 of the last 10 games, while Keane and Saunders have played in six consecutive games. Keane has a pair of goals, including the game-winner over Maine in overtime, in that stretch, while Saunders has a goal and an assist and Virtue has an assist. SAUNDERS The trio had seen sparse action prior to this stretch this season but adds hustle and physical play to the line-up. UMASS HOCKEY NOTES #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 5 WELLMAN DAVIS CROWDER QUIRK BRAUN ONE OF HOCKEY EAST S TOP DEFENSEMEN Junior defenseman Justin Braun is not only one of the best defensemen for the Minutemen, but he is one of the best in the entire league. Last season, he finished sixth on the team in points with four goals and 16 assists. Braun plays on the top power play and penalty kill lines and is one of the team leaders in minutes played. He averages over 30 minutes of BRAUN ice time per game. The 2007 member of the Hockey East All-Rookie Team was the 201st pick overall last season in the NHL Draft by the Pittsburgh Penguins who traded his rights to the San Jose Sharks. Prior to the Northeastern series (2/13-14), Braun was recognized for his leadership abilities as Coach Don Toot Cahoon made him an assistant captain for the year. WELCOME BACK JOHN WESSBECKER Defenseman John Wessbecker missed much of the second half of last season due to injury playing in just 14 games. The th round draft pick of Tampa Bay is one of UMass top returning blueliners along with Justin Braun and Martin Nolet. He made his return to the lineup at Rensselaer where he picked up an assist on the very first goal of the game. He also was critical in UMass penalty kill which allowed just one shot and held the Engineers scoreless WESSBECKER on three RPI power plays. Wessbecker also picked up a penalty and added some additional toughness to the UMass defense - when an RPI skater was crashing in towards Dan Meyers after a whistle, Wessbecker promptly impeded his momentum. THE PUCK STOPS HERE Paul Dainton missed the first four games of the season due to injury, but saw his first action in the second period of the game against Providence (10/31) where he made 17 saves and did not allow a goal. He made his first start of the season and picked up his second win the next night at Providence (11/1). In the win over Boston College (11/22), Dainton made a career-high 39 saves. He has made 30-or-more saves in four-career games versus DAINTON the Eagles. Dainton recorded his 1,000th career save on Nov. 28 against St. Lawrence. All-time, Dainton has already cracked several of UMass goalie charts. He ranks second in goals against average (2.47), second in save percentage (.912), and ranks 7th in saves (1,357). The man above him in terms of save percentage is none other than former All- American Jon Quick. In Dainton is already have a better season than his rookie campaign. He has a 2.34 goals against average compared to 2.56 as a freshman and a.914 save percentage compared to a.911 save percentage in A relative unknown heading into the season, Dainton was pressed into action early last season after an injury sidelined Dan Meyers. Dainton quickly impressed the coaching staff and became the team s starting goalie last year. He finished his first season in Amherst with nods to the Hockey East All-Rookie Team and the Hockey East All-Academic Team. Dainton s story is a unique one as he actually came to UMass without ever having visited the campus. With the summertime departure of Quick, the coaching staff had heard of and seen Dainton play and spoke to him about joining the team looking for a solid goalie. MEYERS MANS THE PIPES With Dainton suffering an injury in preseason practice, Dan Meyers took over between the pipes and started five of the first seven games this season. Meyers earned the win at No. 2 Northeastern (2/14) and has been outstanding when called upon this year making 317 saves, posting a 2.33 goals against average, and recording a.922 save percentage - All career-best totals for his three years in Amherst. In his 12 outings so far, Meyers has set a new career-high for saves (41 at MEYERS New Hampshire) and earned his first career shutout (vs. RPI). He carried a shutout midway through the third period against Army before the Black Knights were able to slip one by him. He also made a then career-high 40 saves in the win over North Dakota. Meyers was twice named the Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week, the runner-up for the HEA Goalkeeper of the Month, and was a two-time New England Hockey Journal Player of the Week. Meyers was the original starting goalie heading in as the lone returner between the pipes, but suffered an injury following the St. Lawrence game. He backed-up All-American Jon Quick as a freshman in Having a strong beginning to the season will pay dividends for UMass down the stretch as Cahoon and the coaching staff know they have a pair of quality goaltenders to use on any given night without having to worry about working one too much.

6 6 UMASS HOCKEY NOTES #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY BEVIS HONORS LATE MOTHER WITH FUND TO FIGHT BRAIN CANCER Topher Bevis lost his mother Patricia in 1998 when he was 12 to brain cancer. Since that tragic moment, Topher, his father and his two brothers have established The Patty Fund in conjuction with the Massachusetts General Hospital to help fund research for the study and treatment of the disease. The fund raised over $50,000 this past summer with its annual Golf BEVIS Tournament. Bevis netted his first goal of the season against North Dakota (10/11) in Agganis Arena. His lone goal of the season was also scored in Agganis - then in the 5-3 win over Boston University (11/9). BERRY, HOBBS, NOLET SPEND SUMMER TIME IN PROSPECT CAMPS Alex Berry, Danny Hobbs, Martin Nolet each spent part of their summers working out at prospect camps with their respective draft teams. Berry was a 5th round pick in the 2005 entry draft by Toronto, Hobbs was a 7th round pick in the 2007 draft by the New York Rangers, while Nolet was a 5th round pick in the 2006 draft by the L.A. Kings. Berry and Nolet were both featured in video packages by their respective teams on what the BERRY prospect camp was like. Berry had his best statistical season offensively in scoring 10 goals and adding 7 assists. He was red-hot to finish the year scoring seven goals in the last nine games. The work seems to have paid off as Berry has netted a career-high three assists twice this season - in the win over North Dakota (10/11) and in the win at Providence (11/1). Nolet is in his third year as one of UMass top defensemen and as an integral member of the special team corps. ORTIZ SPEAKS AT CHESTNUT SCHOOL MIDDLE SCHOOL Junior forward Will Ortiz spoke to about 150 middle schoolers and faculty members at the Chestnut School in Springfield last week on the importance of continuing their education and making smart decisions in life. His speech also focused on some decisions he had to make in his life and how he has been able to overcome a tough environment to be able to fulfill his dreams. LANGERAAP ADDS SIZE, SCORING TO FORWARD LINE Along with John Wessbecker, Chase Langeraap made his return to the UMass lineup against RPI after missing the tailend of last season with an injury. He also missed the first two games of this season. Now back in the line-up, he has added considerable size and scoring power to the forward lines. At 6-2, 202 lbs., Langeraap is a load on the left wing. Against RPI, he had two assists, while at New Hampshire he scored UMass lone goal. Last season, he played in 21 games posting three goals and two assists. ORTIZ LANGERAAP A PAIR OF DRAFT PICKS ANCHOR BLUE LINE Martin Nolet and Justin Braun have started each game this season as UMass top defensive pair - their first season as line mates. Nolet was a 5th-round draft pick by Los Angeles in the 2006 draft (144th overall), while Braun was a 7th-round draft pick by San Jose in the 2007 draft (201st overall). Both players have been key on special teams as they are both on the NOLET top power play and penalty kill units. Each also has one assist for the season. For the last two seasons, Nolet started every game paired with captain Mike Kostka, while Braun was paired with David Leaderer. DAVID LEADERER BECOMES UMASS IRON MAN Last season, defenseman David Leaderer set a new UMass program record for career games played on March 8 at Merrimack when he suited up for his 147th career game. He broke the school record which was previously held by Marvin Degon who played in 146 from Leaderer finished his career playing in 149 career games - every one of his UMass career. CANNIFF ENSHRINED IN UMASS HALL OF FAME Former all-time UMass hockey coaching great Jack Canniff was enshrined in the UMass Hall Of Fame on Oct. 3, Canniff served as the hockey coach from , leading UMass to its only conference championship in program history, as the then-redmen won the ECAC Division II title in A fixture on the bench, Canniff is UMass all-time leader in career victories with 120. Canniff was named the ECAC Coach of the Year in 1972 as he led the squad to a overall record. UMass captured the ECAC crown with an 8-1 win over Buffalo on March 11, 1972 in Amherst. Canniff ranks second all-time in career win percentage among all hockey coaches and second among all coaches in career playoff appearances. He developed three All-Americans, all from the 1972 team (P.J. Flaherty, Pat Keenan and Brian Sullivan). Canniff graduated from Boston College in LOOK FOR DAN MEYERS MOVIE PICKS ON UMASSATHLETICS.COM Known to the team as a movie fanatic, Dan Meyers has agreed to share his thoughts and movie critiques with fans with a blog on UMassAthletics.com. Meyers will pick out different movies and share his thoughts on them throughout the season. Meyers movie collection is a big bonus for the team when travelling on long bus trips. Here s a look at some of Meyer s Blogs so far: Blog No. 5 - Feb Epic War Films (Saving Private Ryan/Apocalypse Now/Band of Bros.) Blog No. 4 - Dec.9 - Top 5 Comic Book/Superhero Movies Blog No. 3 - Nov Dramatic Films (Seven/Philadelphia) Blog No. 2 - Oct Horror Flicks (The Shining/28 Days Later) Blog No. 1 - Oct Dan s Favorites (Kingpin/Last Samurai) MINUTEMEN IN THE PROS UPDATE UMass has two alums who are currently on NHL rosters: Thomas Pock with the New York Islanders and Jon Quick with the L.A. Kings. Quick started the first part of the season with the Kings AHL affiliate Manchester before being called up. Quick was named the NHL s Third Star Of The Week after posting back-to-back shutouts. The LA Times also ran a piece on him and his chance at becoming the go-to guy for the Kings which appears to be unfolding as the Kings traded back-up netminder Jason LaBarbera to make room for Quick on the active roster. Mark Matheson was named the AHL s Third Star Of The Night on Tues., Dec. 30 after netting three points (1g, 2a) in the Milwaukee Admirals 6-2 win over San Antonio on Monday. All five seniors from the signed contracts to play in various profession hockey leagues including P.J. Fenton who is with the Worcester Sharks in the AHL and Mike Kostka who is with the Portland Pirates (AHL). Matt Anderson won the 2008 Calder Cup with the Chicago Wolves last season. Mark Matheson and Stephen Werner have once again teamed up as members of the Milwaukee Admirals. SIGN-UP FOR THE LIST If you want to get the latest UMass hockey news straight to your account, then sign up for our online list. You will receive previews, game notes, boxscores, recaps and feature stories delivered right to you. To sign up, John Sinnett (jsinnett@admin.umass. edu) with the subject line Sign Up For Hockey Newsletter. Chase Langeraap reads to third graders at Sunderland Elementary. Several members of the team have been to the school reading to different classes over winter break. Be sure to check out the March Issue of the New England Hockey Journal for Andy Merritt s behind the scene look at UMass two-game road trip to Vermont back in January.

7 The Last Time That... Individual Massachusetts Scored three goals 3, James Marcou vs. Vermont (1/25/08) Scored four goals 4, Dennis Wright vs. Trinity College (1/18/94) Scored five goals 7, Pat Keenan vs. Holy Cross (2/24/70) Recorded 3 assists 3, James Marcou vs. Maine (2/20/09) Recorded four assists 4, James Marcou vs. Northeastern (1/30/09) 4, Casey Wellman vs. Providence (10/31/08) Recorded five assists 6, Ron Pozzo vs. Wesleyan (1/9/57) Recorded four points 4, James Marcou (0-4) vs. Northeastern (1/30/08) 4, Casey Wellman (0-4) vs. Providence (10/31/08) Recorded five points 5, James Marcou (2-3), vs. Providence (10/31/08) Recorded six points 6, (3-3), Warren Norris vs. Sacred Heart (2/19/94) Scored three power-play goals 3, Marvin Degon, vs. Merrimack (1/7/06) Scored two power-play goals 2, James Marcou vs. North Dakota (10/11/08) Scored two shorthanded goals 2, Matt Anderson vs. Dartmouth (11/30/02) Scored an overtime goal Brian Keane vs. Maine (2/20/08) Took a penalty shot Will Ortiz at St. Lawrence (10/13/07) Scored on a penalty shot Jeff Turner vs. UMass Lowell (2/6/00) Recorded 30 saves 31, Paul Dainton vs Maine (2/21/09) Recorded 40 saves 41, Dan Meyers vs. New Hampshire (10/10/09) Recorded 50+ saves 59, Gabe Winer vs. Maine (3/20/04) Recorded a shutout Dan Meyers vs. Rensselaer (6-0; 10/21/08) Jon Quick vs. Clarkson (1-0 (ot); 3/23/07) Paul Dainton at Cornell (0-0 (ot); 11/30/07) Goaltender scored a goal Jon Quick vs. Merrimack (1/6/07) Goaltender assisted on a goal Jon Quick vs. Northeastern (11/18/06) Team Massachusetts Took under 20 shots 16 vs. North Dakota (10/11/08) Took 40+ shots 42 vs. Maine (2/20/09) Took 50+ shots 55 vs. Union (11/25/07) Scored seven goals 7 vs. Dartmouth (11/30/02) Scored eight goals 8 vs. UConn (11/18/06) Scored nine goals 9 vs. Providence (10/31/08) 9 at Trinity (1/18/94) Scored 10+ goals 10, vs. Air Force (11/30/96) Scored three power-play goals 3, vs. Maine, (2/20/09) Scored four power-play goals 4, vs. Clarkson, (10/9/04) Scored five power-play goals 5 vs. Army (10/27/95) Scored two shorthanded goals 2 vs. Dartmouth (11/30/02) UMASS HOCKEY NOTES #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 7 Individual Opponent Scored three goals 3, Jerry Pollastrone, New Hampshire (3/15/08) Scored four goals 4, Matt Murley, Rensselaer (11/18/00) Scored five goals none since 1993 Recorded 3 assists 3, Bryan Muller, Boston U. (2/20/04) 3, Mark Mullen, Boston U. (2/20/04) Recorded four assists 4, Jason Guerriero, Mike Morris,NU (3/5/05) Recorded five assists 5, Christian Sbrocca, UML (10/22/94) Recorded four points 4, (3-1), Chris Collins, BC (12/9/05) 4, (1-3), Jimmy Russo, NU (3/5/05) Recorded five points 5, (1-4), Jason Guerriero, NU (3/5/05) Recorded six points 6, (2-4) Mike Morris, NU (3/5/05) 6, (3-3), Tom Perry vs. Sacred Heart (2/19/94) Scored two power-play goals 2, Chris Collins, BC.(12/9/05) Scored two shorthanded goals none since 1993 Scored an overtime goal Bobby Butler, New Hampshire (1/10/09) Peter Lenes, Vermont (11/25/08) Wes Clark, Maine (2/24/08) Took a penalty shot Colin Shields, Maine (11/21/03) Scored on a penalty shot Preston Callander, UNH (1/17/03) Recorded 30 saves 35, Brian Foster, New Hampshire (1/10/09) Recorded 40 saves 42, Alex Beaudry, Providence (1/16/09) Recorded 50+ saves 50, Corey Milan, Union (11/25/07) Recorded a shutout Ben Scrivens, Cornell (0-0; 11/30/07) Goaltender assisted on a goal Brad Thiessen, Northeastern (2/13/09) Team Opponent Took under 20 shots 19, Vermont (1/23/09) Took 40 shots 44, New Hampshire (1/10/09) 42, Boston College (11/22/08) 42, North Dakota (10/11/08) Took 50+ shots 63, Boston College (2/23/01) Scored seven goals 7, New Hampshire (3/15/08) Scored eight goals 8. Northeastern (3/5/05) Scored nine goals 9, Boston College (1/31/03) Scored 10+ goals 12, Maine (2/14/98) Scored three power-play goals 3, Maine (3/4/06) Scored four power-play goals 4, Northeastern (3/5/05) Scored five power-play goals 5, Rensselaer (11/18/00) Score two shorthanded goals 2, Boston College (1/31/03) DEANGELO, ROWE, & SHEA SIGN WITH UMASS Darren Rowe, Colin Shea and Peter DeAngelo have all signed early period National Letters of Intent to join the UMass men s ice hockey program as announced by head coach Don Toot Cahoon on Tuesday. The trio joins Eric Filiou and Anthony Raiola who signed last spring but have deferred enrollment until in order to continue their development with their respective junior hockey teams. So far it is really turning into a very solid class that will be coming to campus over the next two years, said Cahoon. We like the make-up of this class as it will continue to add to the athleticism and skill level of our program. Raiola, Rowe and Shea will add to the depth of the UMass defensive corps that will graduate two players this year and three in We graduate Topher Bevis and John Wessbecker from the defense after this season, so Darren and Colin will be two competent replacements for those two. Anthony Raiola, who signed last spring, will be another strong addition to that group as well, said Cahoon. Rowe is a native of Simi Valley, Calif., and currently plays for the Cedar Rapids Rough Riders of the USHL. In 16 games this season, he has two goals, four assists and a plus- 14 rating which is the third highest on the team. In 2007, he was named to the NAHL Showcase All-Tournament Team as a member of the Springfield Jr. Blues. This past fall, he was also a member of the 2008 United States Junior Select Team that won the gold medal in Nelson, British Columbia. Rowe helped the U.S. to a record in the World Junior A Challenge. Darren is a gifted puck-handling, good-skating defenseman who has done well with Cedar Rapids, said Cahoon. He has been highly recruited visiting a lot of schools and we are very pleased he chose to come here. Shea is the younger brother of Edwin Shea who is currently a freshman at Boston College. The native of Shrewsbury, Mass., has appeared in 29 games this season for the Boston Junior Bruins (EJHL) and has five goals, seven assists, and a plus-16 rating. Colin joins in the long list of guys we have recruited from the Boston Junior Bruins and his brother plays for Boston College. His father actually graduated from UMass, so it is a very nice fit, said Cahoon. He is a very gifted defensive defenseman with good skating skills and great reach. Raiola has played the season with the North Iowa Outlaws of the NAHL after a standout high school career at Minnetonka High School in Minnesota. In 25 games with the Outlaws this season, Raiola has four goals, four assists, and a plus-2 rating. In his senior season playing for Minnetonka High School, Raiola totaled five goals and 12 assists for 17 points. His efforts as a senior earned him All-Minnesota Honorable Mention. As a team, Minnetonka was ranked #1 throughout most of the season. Offensively, the Minutemen will add Filiou to the roster next season, while DeAngelo will join the program in after playing a season in the USHL, most likely with the Waterloo Blackhawks where current Minutemen Cory Quirk, James Marcou, and Michael Marcou played. Peter is a really quick, explosive offensive player down low who should be a good goal scorer for us, said Cahoon. He is incredibly quick. He plays for Boston Advantage for Tim Lovell who is a former player for us. We expect him to play a year in the USHL before coming to campus. DeAngelo is currently the leading scorer for Boston Advantage with 19 goals and 25 assists in 37 games this year. Eric Filiou will add to the offensive lines next season after having a strong second season with the Nanaimo Clippers of the BCHL. This season, he has 10 goals and 14 assists

8 8 UMASS HOCKEY NOTES #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY Radio INFORMATION All University of Massachusetts hockey games can be heard live on the UMass Radio Network, with WRNX FM serving as the flagship station in Western Massachusetts. In addition, every game and coaches show can be heard live on the worldwide web, by logging on to The pregame show begins 30 minutes prior to opening faceoff. UMass and WRNX agreed to a three-year contract beginning with the season, for which UMass has brought its entire radio network operations in-house while purchasing the air time directly from WRNX, a move that allows the university to control all network commercial inventory and generate more corporate revenue for the athletic program. The contract includes all radio broadcasts of UMass football, men s basketball, and ice hockey games, home and away, as well as the weekly coaches shows. For advertising information, contact Todd McDonald at The Bud Light Coaches Show With Toot Cahoon At The Hangar For the ninhth consecutive season The Hangar Pub and Grill, on University Drive in Amherst, will serve as the setting of the Bud Light Coaches Show With Toot Cahoon. Donnie Moorhouse hosts of the weekly show which is broadcast live on WRNX FM. The show begins at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday nights (see schedule below), and features segments on upcoming opponents, discussion of past games and insight into Hockey East as a whole. It also features weekly appearances by UMass players Show Schedule Day Date Upcoming Opponent(s) Show Time Tues. Oct. 8 Michigan State/North Dakota 7 PM Tues. Oct. 28 Providence 7 PM Tues. Nov. 4 Merrimack 7 PM Tues. Nov. 11 Boston University/UMass Lowell 7 PM Tues. Nov. 18 Boston College 7 PM Tues. Jan. 6 New Hampshire 7 PM Tues. Jan. 13 Providence/UMass Lowell 7 PM Tues. Jan. 27 Northeastern/Maine 7 PM Tues. Feb. 3 Boston College/UMass Lowell 7 PM Tues. Feb. 10 Northeastern 7 PM Tues. Feb. 17 Maine 7 PM Tues. Feb. 24 Boston University 7 PM Tues. Mar. 3 Merrimack 7 PM Week of Hockey East First Round Week of Hockey East Semis/Finals Week of NCAA Tournament The Broadcast Team Donnie Moorhouse begins his seventh season calling hockey games for UMass and hosting the UMass Hockey Coach s Show with Toot Cahoon. Moorhouse is a local columnist for the Springfield Republican, radio personality, filmmaker, and television spokesperson that draws on more than 30 years experience as a hockey player and coach for his UMass broadcasts. As a goaltender for Springfield Cathedral High School, Moorhouse was the 1983 co-mvp and All-Western Mass selection. Playing for Gary Wright at American International College, Moorhouse was the 1987 William Conniff Award winner and later served as an assistant under Coach Wright, winning the ECAC title in During that time, Moorhouse also served as the Editor of the team s hockey newsletter, Slapshot, and hockey writer for the school newspaper. In 2007, Moorhouse became the Director of The Hockey Project (thehockeyproject.org) a non-profit organization that teaches disadvantaged kids teamwork, leadership, and perseverance skills through the game of hockey. The Hockey Project provides certified training, equipment, and ice-time in urban communities. Moorhouse is currently the Head Coach of the Western Mass Blades Bantam Minor Select team. Brock Hines, the senior member of the UMass Sports radio crew, returns for his 15th season of color commentary, as well as hosting the intermission and post game shows. Hines played and coached hockey for over 25 years. He graduated from Deerfield Academy in 1979 and with a finance degree from Babson College in While at Babson, he was the beat writer for the hockey and baseball teams, both coached by current Norfolk Admirals head coach Steve Stirling, who was Toot Cahoon s college linemate. Past radio experience for Hines includes hockey color and football sideline reporting for Greenfield High School. He is now in his 25th year of hosting a weekly radio show at Deerfield. In addition to his hockey duties at UMass, Hines has also provided color for the Minutewomen basketball team. In his tenure, he has teamed to win to Massachusetts Broadcaster awards and a MA/RI Associated Press award for Best Sports Broadcast. Hines is the president of the Albert B. Allen Insurance Agency in Greenfield. He and his wife Laurie reside in Montague.

9 UMASS HOCKEY NOTES #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 9 Numerical ROSTER NO. NAME POS. CL. HGT. WGT. S/C BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN / LAST TEAM 2 Martin Nolet [LAK] D Jr L 10/2/1986 Quebec City, Quebec / Champlain College 4 John Wessbecker [TBL] D Sr R 9/15/1986 Victoria, Minnesota / The Blake School 5 Topher Bevis D Sr L 4/2/1986 Harvard, Massachusetts / Boston Junior Bruins (ECHL) 6 Kevin Kessler D So R 10/28/1985 Marshfield, Massachusetts / New Hamp. Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) 7 Casey Wellman F Fr R 10/18/1987 Brentwood, Calif. / Cedar Rapids (USHL) 8 Jordan Virtue F Sr L 2/14/1984 Walpole, Massachusetts / Walpole Junior Stars (EJHL) 9 Shawn Saunders F So L 3/25/1987 Whitehouse Station, New Jersey / Oswego Admirals (OPJHL) 10 Will Ortiz F Jr R 5/19/1986 Framingham, Massachusetts / Salisbury School 11 Chris Davis F Sr R 9/10/1986 Simsbury, Connecticut / Avon Old Farms 12 Cory Quirk (C) F Sr L 7/3/1986 Brockton, Massachusetts / Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) 14 T.J. Syner F Fr L 10/13/88 Springfield, Mass. / Indiana Ice (USHL) 15 Brian Keane F So L 5/17/1988 Shortsville, New York / Indiana Ice (USHL) 16 Scott Crowder F Sr R 8/12/1985 Nashua, New Hampshire / New Hamp. Jr. Monarchs (ECHL) 17 Chase Langeraap F So L 3/11/1987 Cayuga, Ontario / Oakville Blades (OPJHL) 18 Douglas Kublin D So L 5/15/1989 Manlius, New York / New York Applecore (EJHL) 19 James Marcou F So R 2/19/1988 King Parks, New York / Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 20 David Boehm F Fr R 6/30/1989 Naples, Fla. / Cedar Rapids (USHL) 21 Marc Concannon F So L 8/29/1987 Everett, Massachusetts / Pingree School 22 Michael Marcou D Fr R 8/19/1989 Kings Park, N.Y. / Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) 23 Daniel Hobbs [NYR] F Fr L 6/21/1989 Shawville, Quebec / Columbus Jr. Blue Jackets (USHL) 24 Alex Berry [TOR] F Sr R 3/6/1986 Danvers, Massachusetts / Boston Junior Bruins (EJHL) 25 Michael Lecomte F So L 10/29/1987 St. Hyacinthe, Quebec / Champlain Cougar (QJAHL) 26 Brett Watson (C) F Jr L 4/25/1985 Media, Pennsylvania / Tri-City Storm (USHL) 27 Justin Braun [SJS] D Jr R 2/10/1987 Vadnais Heights, Minnesota / Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 30 Matthew Gedman G So L 9/26/1988 Framingham, Massachusetts / Belmont Hill School 30* Kevin Moore G Fr R 7/13/1988 Belle Mead, N.J. / Phoenix Polar Bears (WSHL) 31 Paul Dainton G So L 12/9/1986 Genelle, British Columbia / Fort McMurray (AJHL) 33 Dan Meyers G Jr L 8/30/1985 Voorhees, New Jersey / Green Mountain Glades (EJHL) 44 Matthew Irwin D Fr L 11/29/1987 Brentwood Bay, B.C. / Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) [NHL] draft rights (C) captain * joined team in Jan. 09 replacing Matt Gedman who is also on the baseball team Alphabetical ROSTER NO. NAME POS. CL. HGT. WGT. S/C BIRTHDATE HOMETOWN / LAST TEAM 24 Alex Berry [TOR] F Sr R 3/6/1986 Danvers, Massachusetts / Boston Junior Bruins (EJHL) 5 Topher Bevis D Sr L 4/2/1986 Harvard, Massachusetts / Boston Junior Bruins (ECHL) 20 David Boehm F Fr R 6/30/1989 Naples, Fla. / Cedar Rapids (USHL) 27 Justin Braun [SJS] D Jr R 2/10/1987 Vadnais Heights, Minnesota / Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) 21 Marc Concannon F So L 8/29/1987 Everett, Massachusetts / Pingree School 16 Scott Crowder F Sr R 8/12/1985 Nashua, New Hampshire / New Hamp. Jr. Monarchs (ECHL) 31 Paul Dainton G So L 12/9/1986 Genelle, British Columbia / Fort McMurray (AJHL) 11 Chris Davis F Sr R 9/10/1986 Simsbury, Connecticut / Avon Old Farms 30 Matthew Gedman G So L 9/26/1988 Framingham, Massachusetts / Belmont Hill School 23 Daniel Hobbs [NYR] F Fr L 6/21/1989 Shawville, Quebec / Columbus Jr. Blue Jackets (USHL) 44 Matthew Irwin D Fr L 11/29/1987 Brentwood Bay, B.C. / Nanaimo Clippers (BCHL) 15 Brian Keane F So L 5/17/1988 Shortsville, New York / Indiana Ice (USHL) 6 Kevin Kessler D So R 10/28/1985 Marshfield, Massachusetts / New Hamp. Jr. Monarchs (EJHL) 18 Douglas Kublin D So L 5/15/1989 Manlius, New York / New York Applecore (EJHL) 17 Chase Langeraap F So L 3/11/1987 Cayuga, Ontario / Oakville Blades (OPJHL) 25 Michael Lecomte F So L 10/29/1987 St. Hyacinthe, Quebec / Champlain Cougar (QJAHL) 19 James Marcou F So R 2/19/1988 King Parks, New York / Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) 22 Michael Marcou D Fr R 8/19/1989 Kings Park, N.Y. / Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) 33 Dan Meyers G Jr L 8/30/1985 Voorhees, New Jersey / Green Mountain Glades (EJHL) 30* Kevin Moore G Fr R 7/13/1988 Belle Mead, N.J. / Phoenix Polar Bears (WSHL) 2 Martin Nolet [LAK] D Jr L 10/2/1986 Quebec City, Quebec / Champlain College 10 Will Ortiz F Jr R 5/19/1986 Framingham, Massachusetts / Salisbury School 12 Cory Quirk (C) F Sr L 7/3/1986 Brockton, Massachusetts / Waterloo Blackhawks (USHL) 9 Shawn Saunders F So L 3/25/1987 Whitehouse Station, New Jersey / Oswego Admirals (OPJHL) 14 T.J. Syner F Fr L 10/13/88 Springfield, Mass. / Indiana Ice (USHL) 8 Jordan Virtue F Sr L 2/14/1984 Walpole, Massachusetts / Walpole Junior Stars (EJHL) 26 Brett Watson (C) F Jr L 4/25/1985 Media, Pennsylvania / Tri-City Storm (USHL) 7 Casey Wellman F Fr R 10/18/1987 Brentwood, Calif. / Cedar Rapids (USHL) 4 John Wessbecker [TBL] D Sr R 9/15/1986 Victoria, Minnesota / The Blake School [NHL] draft rights (C) captain * joined team in Jan. 09 replacing Matt Gedman who is also on the baseball team Coaching STAFF Head Coach: Don Cahoon (Boston University 72), Ninth Season as UMass Head Coach Assistant Coach: Red Gendron (New England College 79), Fourth Season at UMass Assistant Coach: Len Quesnelle (Princeton 88), Fifth Season at UMass Goaltending Coach: Mike Buckley (UMass '00), Second Season at UMass Strength & Conditioning: Chris Boyko (UMass Lowell 00), Seventh Season at UMass Athletic Training: Jeff Smith (UCLA 91), Eighth Season at UMass Minutemen BY POSITION Goaltenders (4): Dainton, Gedman, Meyers, Moore Defensemen (8): Bevis, Braun, Irwin, Kessler, Kublin, Michael Marcou, Nolet, Wessbecker Forwards (17): Berry, Boehm, Concannon, Crowder, Davis, Hobbs, Keane, Langeraap, Lecomte, James Marcou, Ortiz, Saunders, Syner, Quirk, Virtue, Watson, Wellman Geographical ROSTER British Columbia (2): Dainton, Irwin California (1): Wellman Connecticut (1): Davis Florida (1): Boehm Massachusetts (8): Berry, Bevis, Concannon, Gedman, Kessler, Ortiz, Quirk, Syner, Virtue Minnesota (2): Braun, Wessbecker New Hampshire (1): Crowder New Jersey (2): Meyers, Moore, Saunders New York (4): Keane, Kublin, James Marcou, Michael Marcou Ontario (1): Langeraap Pennsylvania (1): Watson Quebec (3): Hobbs, Lecomte, Nolet Pronunciation GUIDE Topher Bevis David Boehm Paul Dainton Brian Keane Chase Langeraap Mike Lecomte James Marcou Michael Marcou Martin Nolet Len Quesnelle TOE-fur BEV-is BOME DAIN-ton KANE LANG-rap le-comt MAR-coo MAR-coo mar-ten no-lay KUH-nell Minutemen BY BIRTHDAY January: None February: Braun (10), Virtue (14), James Marcou (19) March: Berry (6), Langeraap (11), Saunders (25) April: Bevis (2), Watson (25) May: Kublin (15), Keane (17), Ortiz (19) June: Hobbs (21), Boehm (30) July: Quirk (3), Moore (13) August: Crowder (12), Michael Marcou (19), Concannon (29), Meyers (30) September: Davis (10), Wessbecker (15), Gedman (26) October: Syner (13), Wellman (18), Kessler (28), Lecomte (29) November: Irwin (29) December: Dainton (9) (x) denotes birthday

10 10 UMASS HOCKEY NOTES #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY Alex Berry #24 Sr F Topher Bevis #5 Sr D David Boehm #20 Fr F Justin Braun #27 Jr D Marc Concannon #21 So F Scott Crowder #16 Sr F Paul Dainton #31 So G Chris Davis #11 Sr F Matt Gedman #30 So G Danny Hobbs #23 Fr F Matt Irwin #44 Fr D Brian Keane #15 So F Kevin Kessler #6 R-So D Doug Kublin #18 So D Chase Langeraap #17 So F Ryan Leary * So F Mike Lecomte #25 So F James Marcou #19 So F Michael Marcou #22 Fr D Dan Meyers #33 So G Martin Nolet #2 Jr D Will Ortiz #10 Jr D Cory Quirk #12 Sr F Shawn Saunders #9 So F T.J. Syner #14 Fr F Jordan Virtue #8 Sr F Brett Watson #26 Jr F Casey Wellman #7 Fr F John Wessbecker #4 Sr D * will sit out the season per NCAA Transfer Rules

11 UMASS HOCKEY NOTES #1 BOSTON UNIVERSITY 11 Don CAHOON Head Coach Ninth Year as UMass Head Coach 22nd Overall Boston University 72 Don Toot Cahoon enters his ninth season at the helm of the University of Massachusetts hockey program, and his 22nd overall. Under his guidance, UMass achieved its best season in school history in capped by a berth to the NCAA Tournament and the Minutemen's first NCAA win - a 1-0 overtime victory over Clarkson in the tournament's first round. Perhaps the most impressive statistic in Cahoon s seven years, however, have been the 61 Hockey East Academic All-Conference performers that have played under him, including three Distinguished Scholars and five All-Stars. He has also coached members of the University s prestigious Commonwealth College. As head coach of the Minutemen, Cahoon has taken the program to new levels nationally and in Hockey East. In , UMass earned its highest national ranking ever, No. 5, after a terrific start to the season and wins over Notre Dame and Colorado College for the Lightning College Hockey Classic Championship. It was the second time under Cahoon that the Minutemen had been ranked among the top seven teams in the country (the previous high ranking was No. 7 in 2003). Along with that, the Marblehead, Mass., native took UMass to its first ever NCAA Tournament in where the Mass Attack defeated Clarkson in the first round. The campaign was one for the record books under Cahoon that fans will never forget. UMass posted it's highest win total ever for a season (21) as part of the NCAA Tournament run. All told, 10 of those wins were against ranked teams. Cahoon guided the Minutemen to the Hockey East Tournament and to the program's second-ever berth to the HEA Semifinals. Another highlight of the unforgettable season was goaltender Jon Quick becoming just the fifth-ever All-American player (second in the modern era) for UMass when he was named to the RBK Division I Second-Team. With the team's success came a special honor for Cahoon as well as he was named the Coach of the Year by the New England Hockey Writers Association - his second such honor. The Minutemen gave fans some of the most memorable wins over ranked opponents in the program s history. UMass defeated then-no. 3 Boston College, No. 3 Colorado College, No. 5 Vermont, No. 9 New Hampshire, No. 13 Vermont and No. 14 Boston University. Marvin Degon also became one of the most prolific defensemen in the nation, heading to the AHL after the season concluded. In the three seasons prior, the Minutemen registered a overall record and they were ranked for most of the season and reached the Hockey East title game, falling in an epic three-overtime battle against Maine. The squad advanced to the Hockey East Semifinals for the first time in school history and recorded the highest Hockey East finish in school history. For his efforts, Cahoon was named Hockey East Coach of the Year and New England Coach of the Year. The edition of the UMass hockey team was a young squad that earned eight wins throughout the season. However, the Minutemen were extremely competitive, appearing in 13 one-goal games. The team also captured Hockey East s prestigious Charles E. Holt Team Sportsmanship Award for the first time in school history. In his first year with the Minutemen, he guided UMass to an record, including seven Hockey East wins, which was the second-most league wins in school history. Cahoon came to UMass from Princeton, where he rebuilt the Tigers struggling hockey program. He led the Tigers to their first-ever ECAC Tournament title, as well as the school s first NCAA Tournament appearance in 1998, and produced five seasons of 18-plus wins over the last nine years. Cahoon made an immediate impact when he took over the coaching reins at Princeton in During his first season as the head coach, he led the Tigers to a overall record and the ECAC quarterfinals. In , Cahoon s Tigers beat then-top-ranked and unbeaten Maine in Orono in the Dexter Classic championship game en route to their first winning season in over a quarter century. It also marked the first time in school history that Princeton advanced to the ECAC finals. Following the season, Cahoon was named a finalist for American Hockey Coaches Association Division I Coach of the Year honors. In , Cahoon guided Princeton to its first-ever ECAC title and first-ever appearance in the NCAA Tournament. His teams have also enjoyed success in regular season tournaments. While at Princeton, the Tigers won the Dexter Classic (1994), the Capital District Christmas Classic in Ottawa (1995) and the Mariucci Classic (1998). Prior to his head coaching position at Princeton, Cahoon served as an assistant under Jack Parker at Boston University, helping guide the Terriers to the NCAA national championship game, which they eventually lost in three overtimes. The season at Boston University marked Cahoon s third stint as an assistant with the Terriers. He was also an assistant there from and during the season. Cahoon was primarily responsible for recruiting the players on the team that won the NCAA championship. He began his coaching career as the head coach at Lehigh University ( ) where he guided the Engineers to the Mid-Atlantic Conference title with a record before moving on to Boston University. Cahoon then became the head coach at Norwich University from , where he compiled a record while leading Norwich to the ECAC Division II playoffs in each of his three seasons. In 1982, Cahoon went overseas to serve as the director of hockey operations and head coach of the Vienna Ice Club in the Austrian Ice Hockey Federation where he led the team to a record. He returned to the United States the following season as an assistant at the University of Lowell, where he stayed until Cahoon has scouted for the then-minnesota North Stars of the National Hockey League and the 1984 U.S. Olympic Team. He also served as head coach of the 1990 U.S. Select 16 Team. Cahoon has coached two U.S. Olympic Festival teams in 1982 and 1990 and was an assistant for the U.S. Junior National Team in 1991 and A 1972 graduate of Boston University with a B.S. in education, Cahoon played left wing for the Terriers, earning two national championship rings as an instrumental part of both the 1971 and 1972 NCAA championship teams. Following his career with the Terriers, Cahoon represented the United States at the 1972 World Championships, helping the national team to capture the silver medal in Bucharest, Romania. He then signed a contract with the New England Whalers of the World Hockey Association after graduation. Cahoon was born April 13, 1949, in Lynn, Mass. He graduated from Marblehead High School before attending Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, N.H. He and his wife, Cindy, have two children, Christopher (29) and Heidi (28), and three grandkids, Jason (12), Makayla (9) and Shaun (4). The Cahoons reside in Amherst.