Reporter/Assignment Editor at The Daily Hampshire Gazette ~ UMass hockey beat reporter ~ UMass ‘19
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My profile on Jack Galanek and how the Hopkinton native wound up at UMass, where he’s become one of the Minutemen’s most valuable players: gazettenet.com/2026/03/12/um…
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The bracket is set! 🏒🔥
The 2026 Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off, presented by Toyota, is bringing an incredible field to Milwaukee: Wisconsin, UMass, Arizona State, and Northern Michigan!
2 days. 4 teams. One Holiday Face-Off champion. 🏆
🎟️ Get tickets: tinyurl.com/HolidayFace-Off
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Coach Warner ‘cautiously optimistic’ and Pop Watson is eager to lead Minutemen’s offense - via @_RyanAmes
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Look for UMass to get incoming Gatineau Olympiques forward Artyom Glukhikh. Was with NJ Rockets last season. One of few 2010 selections in recent CHL Import Draft.
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‼️🚨BREAKING🚨‼️
The UMass Minutemen have received a commitment from Matthew Perreault!
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The ‘09 born Defenseman from Ontario had 30 points in 65 GP during the 2025-26 season for @PetesOHLhockey
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UMass hockey commits/players drafted today:
Trejbal, Barabanov - Flames
Kulebiakin - Lightning
Alalauri - Blackhawks
Nycz - Blues
Kearns - Kraken
A. Taillefer - Jets
Kuhta- Stars
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UMass hockey’s 2026-27 season schedule is out. Minutemen open at Colorado College Oct. 2-3.
Other non-con opponents include RIT, Harvard, Stonehill (1), and two at the Holiday Face-Off Tournament in Wisconsin.
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LHD Barrett Dexheimer is the first freshman to be announced as part of UMass hockey’s incoming Class of 2030.
Minnesota native was teammates with Nestrasil and Galanek on the USHL’s Muskegon Lumberjacks in 2024-25.
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‼️🚨BREAKING🚨‼️
The UMass Minutemen have received a commitment from Jordan Charron!
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2025 NHL Draft pick by #letsgopens
The ‘07 born Forward from Ontario had 47 points in 66 GP during the 2025-26 season for @OHLHoundPower
Previously was committed to St. Lawrence
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‼️🚨BREAKING🚨‼️
The UMass Minutemen have received a commitment from Jasper Kuhta!
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The ‘06 born Forward from Helsinki, Finland had 63 points in 62 GP during the 2025-26 season for @Ottawa67sHockey
#95 ranked NA skater for the #2026NHLDraft by @NHLCentralScout
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How UMass hockey’s lineup would look today based on its 2026-27 official roster listed on the UMass athletics site:
Musa-Galanek-Nestrasil
Klecka-Kerr-Jencko
O’Neill-DeAngelo-Dunn
Keenan-Dell’Elce
Nycz-Hanrahan
Lieberman
Irving
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James Marcou has joined the UMass hockey staff as an assistant coach.
Spent the past 7 seasons with the Harvard Crimson.
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Bruins 2025 fourth-round pick Vashek Blanar was taken in the fifth round (81st overall) of the USHL Phase 2 Draft by the Youngstown Phantoms.
Played in the U20 Nationell in Sweden this past season. UMass commit.
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VanTassell also in
UMass hockey players in the transfer portal, per @SchlossmanGF:
-Lacroix
-Wilde
-Zimmerman
-Duerr
-Norton
-Mehlenbacher
Add in Cosman, who entered early as a grad transfer, and that’s 6 forwards and 1 goalie looking for a new home.
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UMass hockey players in the transfer portal, per @SchlossmanGF:
-Lacroix
-Wilde
-Zimmerman
-Duerr
-Norton
-Mehlenbacher
Add in Cosman, who entered early as a grad transfer, and that’s 6 forwards and 1 goalie looking for a new home.
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