The 2025–26 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season was the 94th season of play for the program, the 33rd at the Division I level, and 32nd in Hockey East. The Minutemen represented the University of Massachusetts Amherst in the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at Mullins Center and be coached by Greg Carvel, in his 10th season.
| 2025–26 UMass Minutemen ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | Mullins Center |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | #15 |
| USA Hockey | #15 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 22–13–1 |
| Conference | 14–9–1 |
| Home | 11–6–1 |
| Road | 11–6–0 |
| Neutral | 0–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Greg Carvel |
| Assistant coaches | Tom Upton Nolan Gluchowski |
| Captain(s) | Owen Murray Lucas Ölvestad |
| UMass Minutemen ice hockey seasons « 2024–25 2026–27 » | |
Season
editDepartures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linden Alger | Defenseman |  United States | Graduation (signed with Tahoe Knight Monsters) |
| Michael Cameron | Forward | United States | Left program (retired) |
| Kenny Connors | Forward | United States | Signed professional contract (Los Angeles Kings) |
| Ryan Lautenbach | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with San Diego Gulls) |
| Dans Ločmelis | Forward |  Latvia | Signed professional contract (Boston Bruins) |
| Finn Loftus | Defenseman | United States | Transferred to St. Cloud State |
| Lucas Mercuri | Forward |  Canada | Graduation (signed with Tampa Bay Lightning) |
| Joey Musa | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed with Dogs de Cholet) |
| Cole O'Hara | Forward | Canada | Signed professional contract (Nashville Predators) |
| Aydar Suniev | Forward |  Russia | Signed professional contract (Calgary Flames) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikey DeAngelo | Forward | United States | 20 | Itasca, IL; transfer from Michigan State |
| Jack Galanek | Forward | United States | 19 | Hopkinton, MA |
| Coleson Hanrahan | Defenseman | United States | 20 | Longmeadow, MA |
| Justin Kerr | Forward | United States | 21 | Grand Rapids, MN |
| Lukáš Klečka | Forward |  Slovakia | 20 | Bratislava, SVK |
| A. J. Lacroix | Forward | United States | 20 | Livingston, NJ |
| Owen Mehlenbacher | Forward | Canada | 21 | Fort Erie, ON; transfer from Wisconsin; selected 201st overall in 2022 |
| Václav Nestrašil | Forward |  Czech Republic | 18 | Prague, CZE; selected 25th overall in 2025 |
| Landon Nycz | Defenseman | United States | 17 | Detroit, MI |
| Matthew Wilde | Forward | Canada | 23 | Mississauga, ON; transfer from RIT |
| Elias Zimmerman | Forward |  Sweden | 20 | Gävle, SWE |
Roster
editAs of September 18, 2025.[1]
| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Jackson Irving | Junior | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 2004-02-03 | Newbury, Massachusetts | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — |
| 2 | |
Coleson Hanrahan | Freshman | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2005-04-16 | Longmeadow, Massachusetts | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 4 | |
Kennedy O'Connor | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2001-05-10 | Springfield, Massachusetts | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 6 | |
Lucas Ölvestad (C) | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2002-03-19 | Stockholm, Sweden | Denver (NCHC) | — |
| 7 | |
Owen Mehlenbacher | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 189 lb (86 kg) | 2004-01-26 | Fort Erie, Ontario | Wisconsin (Big Ten) | DET, 201st overall 2022 |
| 8 | |
Cam O'Neill | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 2004-01-24 | Odenton, Maryland | Tri-City Storm (USHL) | OTT, 143rd overall 2022 |
| 9 | |
Jack Musa | Junior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 157 lb (71 kg) | 2003-07-22 | Orange Park, Florida | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
| 10 | |
Jack Galanek | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 176 lb (80 kg) | 2006-06-04 | Hopkinton, Massachusetts | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | — |
| 11 | |
Václav Nestrašil | Freshman | F | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2007-04-06 | Prague, Czech Republic | Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) | CHI, 25th overall 2025 |
| 12 | |
Lukáš Klečka | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 179 lb (81 kg) | 2005-04-12 | Bratislava, Slovakia | Södertälje SK J20 (J20 Nationell) | — |
| 13 | |
Landon Nycz | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 2007-10-04 | Detroit, Michigan | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — |
| 14 | |
A. J. Lacroix | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 2005-04-25 | Livingston, New Jersey | Brooks Bandits (BCHL) | — |
| 15 | |
Justin Kerr | Freshman | F | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2004-01-08 | Grand Rapids, Minnesota | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 17 | |
Daniel Jenčko | Sophomore | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 2005-01-09 | Humenné, Slovakia | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | — |
| 18 | |
Larry Keenan | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2005-03-15 | Midhurst, Ontario | Penticton Vees (BCHL) | DET, 117th overall 2024 |
| 19 | |
Mikey DeAngelo | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 2004-11-19 | Itasca, Illinois | Michigan State (Big Ten) | — |
| 20 | |
James Duerr | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 2004-09-01 | Chicago, Illinois | Green Bay Gamblers | — |
| 21 | |
Charlie Lieberman | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 2003-05-22 | Naperville, Illinois | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | — |
| 22 | |
Nick Van Tassell | Junior | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 2004-04-18 | Basking Ridge, New Jersey | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | OTT, 215th overall 2023 |
| 23 | |
Francesco Dell'Elce | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2005-01-09 | King City, Ontario | Penticton Vees (BCHL) | COL, 77th overall 2025 |
| 24 | |
Elias Zimmerman | Freshman | F | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | 2005-08-08 | Gävle, Sweden | Fargo Force (USHL) | — |
| 25 | |
Cam Dunn | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 2003-10-08 | Holland, Michigan | Odessa Jackalopes (NAHL) | — |
| 26 | |
Owen Murray (C) | Senior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 181 lb (82 kg) | 2002-12-01 | Decker, Manitoba | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — |
| 28 | |
Bo Cosman | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 2002-01-18 | Milton, Georgia | Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) | — |
| 29 | |
Matthew Wilde | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 2002-04-30 | Mississauga, Ontario | RIT (AHA) | — |
| 30 | |
Michael Hrabal | Junior | G | 6' 6" (1.98 m) | 209 lb (95 kg) | 2005-01-20 | Prague, Czech Republic | Omaha Lancers (USHL) | UTA, 38th overall 2023 |
| 32 | |
James Norton | Sophomore | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 2003-04-16 | Scarborough, Ontario | Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL) | — |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SW | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #9 Providence † | 24 | 18 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 54 | 86 | 46 | 36 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 120 | 82 | |
| #16 Massachusetts | 24 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 43 | 63 | 53 | 36 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 101 | 83 | |
| #13 Connecticut | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 41 | 73 | 59 | 38 | 20 | 13 | 5 | 116 | 90 | |
| #19 Boston College | 24 | 13 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 39 | 69 | 59 | 36 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 116 | 92 | |
| Maine | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 36 | 76 | 79 | 35 | 18 | 14 | 3 | 116 | 96 | |
| Boston University | 24 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 35 | 69 | 74 | 36 | 17 | 17 | 2 | 105 | 110 | |
| Northeastern | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 67 | 62 | 36 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 98 | 91 | |
| #15 Merrimack * | 24 | 10 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 68 | 75 | 39 | 21 | 16 | 2 | 121 | 110 | |
| Massachusetts Lowell | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 66 | 80 | 35 | 13 | 22 | 0 | 91 | 114 | |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 26 | 41 | 73 | 35 | 14 | 20 | 1 | 68 | 105 | |
| Vermont | 24 | 8 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 55 | 83 | 35 | 13 | 21 | 1 | 73 | 115 | |
| Championship: March 21, 2026 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll; updated April 15, 2026 | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule and results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 4 | 7:30 pm | Northern Michigan* | #15 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | W 5–3 | 6,093 | 1–0–0 | ||
| October 5 | 4:00 pm | Northern Michigan* | #15 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | W 4–1 | 3,104 | 2–0–0 | ||
| October 10 | 7:00 pm | at Stonehill* | #14 | Warrior Ice Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Hrabal | W 4–1 | 415 | 3–0–0 | |||
| October 17 | 7:00 pm | Northeastern | #11 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | L 2–4 | 8,412 | 3–1–0 (0–1–0) | ||
| October 18 | 7:30 pm | Bentley* | #11 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | W 5–4 OT | 6,108 | 4–1–0 | ||
| October 24 | 8:00 pm | at Omaha* | #13 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Hrabal | W 5–4 | 6,451 | 5–1–0 | |||
| October 25 | 8:00 pm | at Omaha* | #13 | Baxter Arena • Omaha, Nebraska | Hrabal | L 2–5 | 6,148 | 5–2–0 | |||
| October 31 | 7:00 pm | #20 Cornell* | #13 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | W 2–1 | 3,081 | 6–2–0 | ||
| November 1 | 6:00 pm | #20 Cornell* | #13 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | L 1–3 | 3,619 | 6–3–0 | ||
| November 6 | 7:00 pm | #6 Maine | #13 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Irving | L 2–6 | 3,625 | 6–4–0 (0–2–0) | ||
| November 7 | 7:00 pm | #6 Maine | #13 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+, NESN | Irving | W 4–0 | 4,330 | 7–4–0 (1–2–0) | ||
| November 14 | 7:00 pm | at #18 Boston College | #12 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN+, NESN | Irving | L 3–7 | 7,884 | 7–5–0 (1–3–0) | ||
| November 15 | 7:00 pm | #18 Boston College | #12 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Irving | L 0–4 | 7,211 | 7–6–0 (1–4–0) | ||
| November 20 | 7:00 pm | at #16 Providence | #17 | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | ESPN+ | Irving | W 2–1 OT | 2,656 | 8–6–0 (2–4–0) | ||
| November 22 | 7:00 pm | #16 Providence | #17 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Irving | L 1–5 | 4,828 | 8–7–0 (2–5–0) | ||
| November 29 | 4:00 pm | at Army* | #18 | Tate Rink • West Point, New York | FloHockey | Hrabal | L 4–5 | 1,858 | 8–8–0 | ||
| December 6 | 7:00 pm | at #12 Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | L 2–3 OT | 4,247 | 8–9–0 (2–6–0) | |||
| December 7 | 5:00 pm | at #12 Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+, NESN | Irving | W 2–0 | 4,002 | 9–9–0 | |||
| January 9 | 7:00 pm | #19 Boston University | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | L 0–1 | 4,036 | 9–10–0 (2–7–0) | |||
| January 10 | 6:00 pm | at #19 Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | W 2–0 | 5,148 | 10–10–0 (3–7–0) | |||
| January 16 | 7:00 pm | at Merrimack | J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | W 4–2 | 2,647 | 11–10–0 (4–7–0) | |||
| January 17 | 7:00 pm | Merrimack | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | W 3–1 | 4,116 | 12–10–0 (5–7–0) | |||
| January 23 | 7:00 pm | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Hrabal | W 4–0 | 2,989 | 13–10–0 (6–7–0) | |||
| January 24 | 7:00 pm | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | ESPN+ | Hrabal | W 1–0 | 3,158 | 14–10–0 (7–7–0) | |||
| January 30 | 7:00 pm | Northeastern | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | W 3–2 OT | 6,812 | 15–10–0 (8–7–0) | |||
| February 1 | 3:30 pm | at Massachusetts Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | ESPN+, NESN | Hrabal | W 6–4 | 5,703 | 16–10–0 (9–7–0) | |||
| February 6 | 7:15 pm | at Massachusetts Lowell | #19 | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | L 1–3 | 4,482 | 16–11–0 (9–8–0) | ||
| February 7 | 7:00 pm | Massachusetts Lowell | #19 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+, NESN | Hrabal | W 5–2 | 5,226 | 17–11–0 (10–8–0) | ||
| February 20 | 7:00 pm | New Hampshire | #19 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | W 4–0 | 7,216 | 18–11–0 (11–8–0) | ||
| February 21 | 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | #19 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | ESPN+, NESN | Hrabal | L 0–1 | 5,269 | 18–12–0 (11–9–0) | ||
| February 27 | 7:00 pm | at #13 Connecticut | #19 | Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | ESPN+ | Hrabal | W 5–1 | 2,513 | 19–12–0 (12–9–0) | ||
| February 28 | 7:00 pm | #13 Connecticut | #19 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | T 3–3 SOW | 7,932 | 19–12–1 (12–9–1) | ||
| March 5 | 7:00 pm | #13 Boston College | #17 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | ESPN+ | Hrabal | W 2–1 | 7,002 | 20–12–1 (13–9–1) | ||
| March 7 | 7:00 pm | at New Hampshire | #17 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | ESPN+ | Hrabal | W 4–2 | 6,227 | 21–12–1 (14–9–1) | ||
| Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 14 | 7:00 pm | Northeastern* | #15 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinal) | ESPN+, NESN+ | Hrabal | W 4–1 | 4,537 | 22–12–1 | ||
| March 20 | 4:00 pm | vs. Merrimack* | #14 | TD Garden • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Semifinal) | ESPN+, NESN+ | Hrabal | L 0–2 | 15,573 | 22–13–1 | ||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:[2] | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
editRankings
edit| 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 | 27 (Final) | |
| USCHO.com | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 17 | 18 | RV | RV | RV | – | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | ||
| USA Hockey | 15 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 13т | 18 | 19 | RV | RV | RV | – | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 13 | 15 | ||
Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.[4]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.
References
edit- ↑ "2025–26 Roster". UMass Minutemen. Retrieved September 18, 2025.
- ↑ "2025-26 Hockey Schedule". UMass Minutemen. Retrieved August 28, 2022.
- ↑ "UMass (Amherst) 2025-2026 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 2, 2020.
- ↑ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.