2014–15 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey season

2014–15 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey season
Frozen Holiday Classic Champions Mariucci Classic Champions
Conference	Hockey East
Home ice	Tsongas Center
Rankings
USCHO.com	#14
USA Today	#15
Record
Overall	21–12–6 (11–7–4 HEA)
Home	12–6–2
Road	4–5–4
Neutral	5–1–0
Coaches and Captains
Head Coach	Norm Bazin
Assistant Coaches	Jason Lammers Cam Ellsworth
Captain(s)	Zack Kamrass
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The 2014–15 UMass Lowell River Hawks men's ice hockey team represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Norm Bazin, in his fourth season at UMass Lowell. The River Hawks played their home games at the Tsongas Center on campus in Lowell, Massachusetts, competing in Hockey East.

Personnel

Roster

As of November 9, 2014.

#	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1	British Columbia	Smith, JeffJeff Smith	1 Freshman	1.0 G	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	10426 1995-10-03	British Columbia Maple Ridge, British Columbia Maple Ridge, British Columbia	BCHL Powell River (BCHL Powell River (British Columbia Hockey League BCHL)	—
2	New Jersey	Panico, TommyTommy Panico	1 Freshman	2.0 D	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	10619 1995-03-24	New Jersey Wall, New Jersey Wall, New Jersey	USHL Muskegon (USHL Muskegon (United States Hockey League USHL)	—
3	Wisconsin	Kapla, MichaelMichael Kapla	2 Sophomore	2.0 D	71 5' 11" (1.8 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	10805 1994-09-19	Wisconsin Eau Claire, Wisconsin Eau Claire, Wisconsin	USHL Sioux City (USHL Sioux City (United States Hockey League USHL)	—
4	Minnesota	Forney, ChrisChris Forney	1 Freshman	2.0 D	74 6' 2" (1.88 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	10743 1994-11-20	Minnesota Thief River Falls, Minnesota Thief River Falls, Minnesota	BCHL Langley (BCHL Langley (British Columbia Hockey League BCHL)	—
6	Ontario	Mayea, TylerTyler Mayea	1 Freshman	2.0 D	75 6' 3" (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	11210 1993-08-10	Ontario Burlington, Ontario Burlington, Ontario	OJHL Trenton (OJHL Trenton (Ontario Junior Hockey League OJHL)	—
5	New York	Gambardella, JosephJoseph Gambardella	2 Sophomore	3.0 F	69 5' 9" (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	11097 1993-12-01	New York Staten Island, New York Staten Island, New York	USHL Des Moines (USHL Des Moines (United States Hockey League USHL)	—
7	Saskatchewan	Mueller, TylerTyler Mueller	1 Freshman	2.0 D	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	10903 1994-06-13	Saskatchewan Regina, Saskatchewan Regina, Saskatchewan	USHL Sioux City (USHL Sioux City (United States Hockey League USHL)	—
8	British Columbia	Campbell, EvanEvan Campbell	2 Sophomore	3.0 F	74 6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	11372 1993-03-01	British Columbia Port Coquitlam, British Columbia Port Coquitlam, British Columbia	BCHL Langley (BCHL Langley (British Columbia Hockey League BCHL)	Edmonton EDM, 128th overall 2013
9	Pennsylvania	Wallin, TerrenceTerrence Wallin	4 Senior	3.0 F	72 6' 0" (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	11701 1992-04-06	Pennsylvania Yardley, Pennsylvania Yardley, Pennsylvania	USHS-CT Gunnery (USHS-CT Gunnery (USHS-CT USHS–CT)	—
10	Missouri	McGrath, RyanRyan McGrath	3 Junior	3.0 F	67 5' 7" (1.7 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	11969 1991-07-13	Missouri O'Fallon, Missouri O'Fallon, Missouri	USHL Cedar Rapids (USHL Cedar Rapids (United States Hockey League USHL)	—
11	Alberta	Hollman, DylanDylan Hollman	1 Freshman	3.0 F	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	11052 1994-01-15	Alberta Red Deer, Alberta Red Deer, Alberta	AJHL Spruce Grove (AJHL Spruce Grove (Alberta Junior Hockey League AJHL)	—
12	Nebraska	Hough, GageGage Hough	1 Freshman	3.0 F	72 6' 0" (1.83 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	11346 1993-03-27	Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska	USHL Omaha (USHL Omaha (United States Hockey League USHL)	—
13	Michigan	Chapie, AdamAdam Chapie	3 Junior	3.0 F	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	11976 1991-07-06	Michigan Oxford, Michigan Oxford, Michigan	NAHL New Mexico (NAHL New Mexico (North American Hockey League NAHL)	—
14	Minnesota	Kohls, LucasLucas Kohls	1 Freshman	2.0 D	75 6' 3" (1.91 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	11228 1993-07-23	Minnesota Forest Lake, Minnesota Forest Lake, Minnesota	NAHL Austin (NAHL Austin (North American Hockey League NAHL)	—
15	Michigan	Louria, MichaelMichael Louria	1 Freshman	3.0 F	71 5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	10995 1994-03-13	Michigan Gibraltar, Michigan Gibraltar, Michigan	NAHL Minot (NAHL Minot (North American Hockey League NAHL)	—
16	California	Francis, RobertRobert Francis	3 Junior (RS)	3.0 F	68 5' 8" (1.73 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	12159 1991-01-04	California San Diego, California San Diego, California	NCHC Western Michigan (NCHC Western Michigan (National Collegiate Hockey Conference NCHC)	—
17	Ontario	Maniccia, ChrisChris Maniccia	2 Sophomore	3.0 F	70 5' 10" (1.78 m)	162 lb (73 kg)	10935 1994-05-12	Ontario St. Catharines, Ontario St. Catharines, Ontario	CCHL Smiths Falls (CCHL Smiths Falls (Central Canada Hockey League CCHL)	—
18	Michigan	White, A.J.A.J. White	3 Junior	3.0 F	74 6' 2" (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	11688 1992-04-19	Michigan Dearborn, Michigan Dearborn, Michigan	NAHL Michigan (NAHL Michigan (North American Hockey League NAHL)	—
19	Iowa	Smith, C.J.C.J. Smith	1 Freshman	3.0 F	71 5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	10732 1994-12-01	Iowa Des Moines, Iowa Des Moines, Iowa	USHL Chicago (USHL Chicago (United States Hockey League USHL)	—
20	Wisconsin	Suter, JakeJake Suter	4 Senior	2.0 D	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	12263 1990-09-22	Wisconsin Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin Lac du Flambeau, Wisconsin	USHL Sioux City (USHL Sioux City (United States Hockey League USHL)	—
21	Georgia (U.S. state)	Kamrass, JakeJake Kamrass	1 Freshman	3.0 F	72 6' 0" (1.83 m)	161 lb (73 kg)	10980 1994-03-28	Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia	NAHL Topeka (NAHL Topeka (North American Hockey League NAHL)	—
22	Massachusetts	Collins, RyanRyan Collins	1 Freshman	3.0 F	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	11166 1993-09-23	Massachusetts Newton, Massachusetts Newton, Massachusetts	CCHL Ottawa (CCHL Ottawa (Central Canada Hockey League CCHL)	—
23	Illinois	Fallon, MichaelMichael Fallon	3 Junior	3.0 F	71 5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	12004 1991-06-08	Illinois Glenview, Illinois Glenview, Illinois	USHL Chicago (USHL Chicago (United States Hockey League USHL)	—
24	Arizona	Colantone, MichaelMichael Colantone	3 Junior	3.0 F	71 5' 11" (1.8 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	11846 1991-11-13	Arizona Cave Creek, Arizona Cave Creek, Arizona	BCHL Prince George (BCHL Prince George (British Columbia Hockey League BCHL)	—
25	Wisconsin	Zink, DylanDylan Zink	2 Sophomore	2.0 D	72 6' 0" (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	11516 1992-10-08	Wisconsin Monona, Wisconsin Monona, Wisconsin	NAHL Jamestown (NAHL Jamestown (North American Hockey League NAHL)	—
27	Georgia (U.S. state)	Kamrass, ZackZack Kamrass (C)	4 Senior	2.0 D	71 5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	12180 1990-12-14	Georgia (U.S. state) Atlanta, Georgia Atlanta, Georgia	USHL Sioux Falls (USHL Sioux Falls (United States Hockey League USHL)	—
29	Alberta	Edwardh, JohnJohn Edwardh	1 Freshman	3.0 F	71 5' 11" (1.8 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	10668 1995-02-03	Alberta Calgary, Alberta Calgary, Alberta	AJHL Okotoks (AJHL Okotoks (Alberta Junior Hockey League AJHL)	—
31	Finland	Kälkäjä, OlliOlli Kälkäjä	1 Freshman	1.0 G	76 6' 4" (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	11360 1993-03-13	Finland Oulu, Finland Oulu, Finland	NAHL Rio Grande Valley (NAHL Rio Grande Valley (North American Hockey League NAHL)	—
33	New Jersey	Boyle, KevinKevin Boyle	3 Junior (RS)	1.0 G	73 6' 1" (1.85 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	11647 1992-05-30	New Jersey Manalapan, New Jersey Manalapan, New Jersey	HEA UMass (HEA UMass (Hockey East Association HEA)	—

Coaching staff

Name	Position	Seasons at UMass Lowell	Alma Mater
Norm Bazin	Head Coach	4	University of Massachusetts Lowell (1999)
Jason Lammers	Associate Head Coach	3	State University of New York at Geneseo (1998)
Cam Ellsworth	Assistant Coach	3	Michigan Technological University (2005)

Standings

2014–15 Hockey East men's standings
	Conference record								Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	PTS	GF	GA		GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#2 Boston University *	22	14	5	3	31	88	55		41	28	8	5	158	95
#1 Providence	22	13	8	1	27	61	37		41	26	13	2	123	84
#13 Boston College	22	12	7	3	27	60	50		38	21	14	3	107	91
#17 Massachusetts–Lowell	22	11	7	4	26	70	52		39	21	12	6	134	101
Notre Dame	22	10	7	5	25	64	54		42	18	19	5	126	116
Northeastern	22	11	9	2	24	70	69		36	16	16	4	107	107
Vermont	22	10	9	3	23	62	53		41	22	15	4	110	91
New Hampshire	22	10	11	1	21	66	68		40	19	19	2	119	109
Connecticut	22	7	11	4	18	42	74		36	10	19	7	66	111
Maine	22	8	12	2	18	64	74		39	14	22	3	108	127
Merrimack	22	5	14	3	13	38	56		38	16	18	4	81	93
Massachusetts	22	5	16	1	11	59	102		36	11	23	2	99	152
Championship: March 21, 2015 indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent#	Rank#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Record
Exhibition
October 5	4:00 PM	St. Thomas*	#17	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		W 7–3	2,041	0–0–0
Regular Season
October 10	7:00 PM	#4 Boston College	#17	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	NESN	W 5–2	7,326	1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 17	7:00 PM	#13 Quinnipiac*	#9	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		W 6–3	4,329	2–0–0
October 18	7:00 PM	at #13 Quinnipiac*	#9	TD Bank Sports Center • Hamden, Connecticut		T 3–3 OT	3,525	2–0–1
October 24	7:00 PM	#14 Michigan*	#7	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	NESN	L 4–8	6,752	2–1–1
October 25	7:00 PM	Michigan State*	#7	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		W 2–1	5,335	3–1–1
October 31	7:30 PM	at New Hampshire	#8	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire	FCS	W 2–0	5,011	4–1–1 (2–0–0)
November 1	7:00 PM	New Hampshire	#8	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		W 8–2	4,543	5–1–1 (3–0–0)
November 7	7:15 PM	Northeastern	#6	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		T 3–3 OT	4,819	5–1–2 (3–0–1)
November 8	7:00 PM	at Northeastern	#6	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		W 5–0	2,710	6–1–2 (4–0–1)
November 14	7:15 PM	Penn State*	#4	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		W 5–3	4,313	7–1–2
November 15	7:00 PM	Penn State*	#4	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		L 1–4	4,548	7–2–2
November 20	7:35 PM	at Notre Dame	#5	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana		W 3–1	3,636	8–2–2 (5–0–1)
November 21	7:35 PM	at Notre Dame	#5	Compton Family Ice Arena • Notre Dame, Indiana	NBCSN	T 2–2 OT	5,022	8–2–3 (5–0–2)
November 29	7:00 PM	#18 Harvard*	#4	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		L 2–4	4,951	8–3–3
December 3	7:00 PM	Connecticut	#7	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		W 6–4	3,680	9–3–3 (6–0–2)
December 6	8:00 PM	Maine	#7	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	NBCSN	W 3–2 OT	4,497	10–3–3 (7–0–2)
December 27	3:00 PM	vs. Sacred Heart*	#9	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Frozen Holiday Classic)		W 5–1	3,570	11–3–3
December 28	6:00 PM	vs. Connecticut*	#9	Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut (Frozen Holiday Classic)		W 3–1	1,483	12–3–3
January 2	5:00 PM	vs. RIT*	#9	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic)		W 7–3	9,866	13–3–3
January 3	5:00 PM	vs. #18 Merrimack*	#9	Mariucci Arena • Minneapolis, Minnesota (Mariucci Classic)		W 3–1	9,790	14–3–3
January 10	7:00 PM	at Connecticut	#6	XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut		L 0–2	6,855	14–4–3 (7–1–2)
January 16	7:00 PM	at Maine	#6	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine		W 2–0	3,820	15–4–3 (8–1–2)
January 18	2:00 PM	at #2 Boston University	#6	Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts		L 3–4 OT	4,786	15–5–3 (8–2–2)
January 23	7:00 PM	#18 Providence	#5	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	NESN	L 3–7	6,750	15–6–3 (8–3–2)
January 24	7:00 PM	at #18 Providence	#5	Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island		L 1–4	3,033	15–7–3 (8–4–2)
January 30	7:00 PM	at #19 Merrimack	#10	Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts		L 1–2	2,549	15–8–3 (8–5–2)
January 31	7:00 PM	#19 Merrimack	#10	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		W 4–1	6,351	16–8–3 (9–5–2)
February 6	7:15 PM	#3 Boston University	#12	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		L 2–5	7,241	16–9–3 (9–6–2)
February 7	7:00 PM	at UMass	#12	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		L 2–5	2,726	16–10–3 (9–7–2)
February 13	7:00 PM	at UMass*	#16	Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts		T 3–3 OT	2,124	16–10–4
February 14	7:00 PM	UMass	#16	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		W 7–1	4,336	17–10–4 (10–7–2)
February 20	7:30 PM	at #10 Boston College	#16	Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts		T 2–2 OT	6,615	17–10–5 (10–7–3)
February 27	7:15 PM	#18 Vermont	#14	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		W 4–1	5,514	18–10–5 (11–7–3)
February 28	7:15 PM	#18 Vermont	#14	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts		T 2–2 OT	6,261	18–10–6 (11–7–4)
Postseason
March 13	7:15 PM	Notre Dame*	#14	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)		W 5–0	4,137	19–10–6
March 14	7:00 PM	Notre Dame*	#14	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)		L 2–4	4,291	19–11–6
March 15	4:00 PM	Notre Dame*	#14	Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal)		W 6–4	2,414	20–11–6
March 20	5:00 PM	#16 Vermont*	#12	TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Semifinal)	NBCSN	W 4–1	13,263	21–11–6
March 21	5:00 PM	#3 Boston University*	#12	TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Championship)	NBCSN	L 3–5	13,352	21–12–6
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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 (Final)
USCHO.com		17	9	7	8	6	4	5	4	7	8	9	6	6	5	10	12	16	16	14	14	14	12	14
USA Today		NR	9	8	9	7	4	5	4	7	8	7	5	6	5	10	11	15	RV	RV	14	14	12	15