I mentioned this in my releases today but in Coach Carvel’s UMass tenure, out of the 11 guys who have signed NHL contracts…
SEVEN came to UMass undrafted - 5 were drafted after playing 1 year here, 2 signed as FAs.
I don’t know what says player development more than that.
No other schools recruited this kid except UMass and now he’s out here on the mound at Fenway Park hoisting a National Championship trophy and throwing out the first pitch. Pretty incredible.
So I am typically a one-person show on the road & we were on NESN today, meaning I had to go down to the bench to grab Coach/players for walk off interview + radio + print media (+ grab a quote for the recap).
I had no reception downstairs to even tweet a final w no graphic.
Some days this job rips your heart out. And you know what? That’s OK. It makes the good times that much sweeter. Win or lose it doesn’t take away the wonderful people that are in my life because of it. Memories forever. Family forever ❤️ GoU
I’ve been honored to promote two of the best ever to wear a UMass uniform. Two world-class people and world-class athletes. First ballot UMass Hall of Famers right here...book it now!
#Flagship
🚩
Hi! Just wanted to let everyone know that tonight’s comms staff for the hockey game v. Merrimack is ENTIRELY comprised of females (myself included). It honestly just happened that way but I love that it happened :) Go women in sports! And GO UMASS!
Excuse me while I ugly cry 😭
I’ve known Jocko for almost 20 yrs since I was an undergrad. He’s a legend.
Thankful that one of the first things I learned in this business is the importance of valuing relationships/how to treat people. Forever indebted to Ed Carpenter for that
It’s almost an hour later and I’m still crying and I just have no words. I went with this gal to THREE NCAA Championships & was honored to be her guest for the NCAA Woman of the Year ceremony. Countless memories - my heart is bursting
@heathair31
💗 I love you so much 💗
Except he wasn’t a, as you say, “one & done”.... also he was still completing homework assignments while in the playoffs with the Avs
Men’s college hockey has a 90% graduation rate so I’d suggest you take several seats and brush up on your so-called “knowledge” of college hockey
Friendly reminder that
@carolineocon19
is one of the best up-and-coming sports photographers in the country and someone should scoop her up and hire her (I wish we could!!!)
So many doubters wondered where UMass would get offense from this season upon Leonard and Chaffee turning pro...
Well don’t look now, the Minutemen have scored 4 or more goals in six straight games for the first time since the 1995-96 season 👀
I needed to trim Taylor’s quote to fit the graphic, but I couldn’t go without sharing the rest with
#UMassTwitter
and
#AvsTwitter
because it hit me right in the feels ☺️
We won a football game today and I should be happy and enjoying the evening after a long day of work but all I can do is cry. I keep thinking of how many times I’m going to disappoint someone/drop the ball/forget to do something in the coming weeks because 2 SIDs for 21 sports
Now I’m right back in PA working my second
@NCAAIceHockey
national championship with a team I love more than anything in the world.
Just feels very full circle. Let’s do this ❤️
Me in October: dreams of UMass making it to the Garden, thinks of the very planned out and put together outfits I’d bring
Me in March: Throws whatever is clean in a bag at 2am and wildly overpacks hoping each shoe in there has its corresponding mate 👠🤷🏻♀️
This guy isn’t just my co-worker, I love him like he is my sibling. The four of us that are going on indefinite furlough couldn’t be closer if we were blood.
We can survive anything because we have each other ❤️
Hi everyone. I was notified today that I’m in the group selected to furlough indefinitely, effective Oct. 18.
Have to keep head up & remember 1 day closer than yesterday to getting thru this/normalcy. Easier said than done, but gonna be a damn great day whenever that is.
-RG
My professional life might be 💩 right now, BUT...
- I saw my best friend today
- I’m enjoying the buzz from a lovely bottle of homemade wine she brought me
- homemade soup simmering on the stove and I’m enjoying my dream kitchen of my own design & making
Life is still good ❤️
I’m really in my feelings tonight so forgive me….I was so afraid to take this job 13 years ago but I love this place so damn much. Past, present, future - this UMass is in my veins.
Thank you
@JasonYellin
for bringing me here. I cannot imagine being anywhere else ❤️
We officially kicked off the
@HobeyBakerAward
campaign for
@Cmakar16
today...check out and share his Hobey page and use the hashtag
#HobeyNeedsMoreCale
whenever you tweet about Cale
And vote daily here:
Scott Morrow is the second highest draft pick in
@UMassHockey
history (behind Cale Makar of course). Third second rounder in program history, joining Mario Ferraro (49th, 2017) and Brandon Montour (55th, 2014)
FWIW, it wasn’t a command from our head coach. He asked & I obliged because I trust him to do what’s best for our players 100% of the time. Only outlets impacted were the ones who cover us regularly and were very understanding. That’s what happens when there’s mutual respect.
Why does the UMass Athletics dept allow coaches to do this? As if we have ESPN and Fox Sports knocking on our door every hour. We need the coverage
#NewMass
Now feels like a good time to point out that Brandon Montour played in the longest game in NCAA history and assisted the 5 OT GWG
@NHL_On_TNT
@Buccigross
@FlaPanthers
For anyone who wants to Tweet at our team account and tell me that it’s “Alternate” not “Assistant” captain 🙄 I’m gonna call them whatever our head coach wants to call them, thanks.
Some personal news: My mom just saw game notes for the first time and is finally beginning to understand what I do.
Her: “You update ALL THIS?!?!”
Me: “Yes…this is what the broadcasters use to help them call a game.”
Her: 🤯
Thank you
@kaygregoire
,
@sophieewellerr
,
@MollieeWalkerr
- this means more than I can say ❤️
I spent so much time early in my career being the only woman in the room and it brings me so much joy to be able to work with and mentor the next generation of women in sports ❤️
#NGWSD
So I can’t be totally sure until have time to look at hard copy box scores from the 1990s, but back to the early 2000s, no other rookie defenseman has ever opened their career with 5 points in 3 games for UMass like Zac Jones has currently
One time I got home from a hockey road trip & went right to the airport on no sleep to be
@heathair31
’s guest at the NCAA Woman of the Year ceremony - tomorrow I’ll watch her run in an Olympic semifinal at 6 a.m.
Supporting this woman > sleep
Always.
❤️ UMass family ❤️
With its 17th win of the season last night,
@UMassHockey
has matched its eighth-best wins total in program history.
In 90 seasons of UMass hockey, THREE of the top nine wins totals (17 in 17-18 & 19-20 / 31 in 18-19) have come in
@CoachCarvelUM
’s four years in Amherst.
Hi everyone, I was notified this morning that I was among those in our union selected to be furloughed indefinitely, effective 30 days from now. I’m fine*
- *completely broken and terrified
Me texting Fille as soon as the game ends: “Congrats! Send me a pic of you with your gold medal when you can”
:::expects a text back tomorrow or maybe not at all:::
Then the kid sends me this gem like 20 mins later 😂👏👌 he’s the greatest 🇫🇮
Upon further review of when the puck actually crossed the goal line, the scoring on this goal changed to Suniev last night, giving him a 5-point night
I’ve been as far back as the internet will take me (00-01) and we’ve never had a freshman post a five-point game in that span.
I value and appreciate all you guys/gals have done for
@UMassHockey
long before any big media outlets came calling. Being first to tell the story of this program’s rise and your dedication to top-notch coverage matters. I think
@CoachCarvelUM
and our entire staff would agree.
Covering UMass hockey the past 2 seasons has been the highlight of my college career, I can’t thank
@jjakuba
enough for including Ryan & I in senior night last night. Couldn’t have done it without
@_RyanAmes
&
@carolineocon19
keeping me sane & validating my obsession with hockey
Obviously not a game to remember but I’m proud of myself for stepping out of my comfort zone and trying something new. Thank you
@ChrisPTucci
for being so patient w me and all my dumb questions ☺️
The first time I’ve ever shot game action for ANY sport!!
It sucks to not be appreciated, so I need to take a minute to acknowledge
@ChrisPTucci
for kick a— senior day graphics and
@scottwiks1
for crushing the senior day video content 🙌 thank you for being amazing teammates ☺️
With two points last night, Zac Jones joins Cale Makar as the only two defensemen in program history to post 20 or more points in each of their first two seasons at UMass.
Arrived at Boyden at 1pm yesterday ⏩ left Mullins at 12am ⏩ arrived at McGuirk at 9:30am ⏩ departing McGuirk at 12am
Couldn’t be more excited to be an office of 4 again come Monday ❤️
The untold best part of this is/was me having to explain Slice to two poor unsuspecting sophomores (who are both now in the NHL and one is a Calder & Hobey winner)
“I know this all sounds crazy, but just go with it. I promise you’ll make a lot of people happy.”
“I don’t think we’ve really had a superstar…the last two years I don’t know if we’ve had the stud that’s really sought after.” - Bobby Trivigno in tonight’s presser.
That’s a returning 1st Team All-American, Frozen Four MVP, HE playoff MVP-This kid is humble to his core folks.
For all the attention the
@UMassHockey
sophomore class gets (well-deserved, I should add) … it’s actually bananas that the freshmen have five of our nine game winning goals on the year, including both last weekend and tonight’s. 5 GWG by freshmen leads the nation.
Quick story-When I left my internship at UConn in '05 to take my first full time SID job at Bucknell. I was excited, but in saying my goodbyes to then HC Bruce Marshall I confessed that I was afraid I’d never get a chance to work in college hockey again...
Can confirm I’m one of the people to hit by every COVID vaccine side effect under the sun 😔 but I choose to believe that just means I have a kick a** immune system that’s putting up a good fight 💪
PSA: If you’re a UMass fan and you’ve never watched them...lots of good ⚽️ being played in Amherst this fall. These teams (women’s and men’s) deserve your fandom and love ❤️...so fun to watch.