Ryan Ames

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: https://t.co/Fk4JRlxxJM

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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!
🚩🚩🚩

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!
🚩🚩🚩

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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Minutemen will have a great foundation up front and on the blue line, wild card will be goaltending.

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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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@NHLPlayerSafety That’ll teach him!

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@bridgetteproulx It’s so difficult because Makar and Quick are in a different tier than everybody else.

Bobby Trivigno, John Leonard and Mitchell Chaffee all had phenomenal UMass careers but their pro success has varied.

Mario Ferraro should also be in the mix.

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VanTassell also in

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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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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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Two-time Masters champion, Rory McIlroy.

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F Owen Mehlenbacher of UMass headed to transfer portal, per source

Detroit 7th rounder in 2022

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The field is set for the 2026 Kwik Trip Holiday Face-Off 🏒🎄

@BadgerMHockey @SunDevilHockey @UMassHockey @NMUHockey

📍 @FiservForum - Milwaukee, WI
🗓️ Dec. 29–30

Ticket info coming soon!

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I was on the Arvidsson train before it even had a conductor…

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Now that the dust has settled, I give the #NHLBruins a C- in free agency.

I like the Arvidsson add more than most. At his best, he’s a speedy, skilled winger who’s got 30-goal potential.

Jeannot contract is laughable.

Eyssimont and Harris are fine depth pieces.

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Given the amount of promising forwards expected to come in next year, plus Musa deciding to return, I imagine more Minutemen forwards will hit the portal.

Cosman’s speed should attract other teams.

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Bo Cosman (UMass) and Nathan Airey (Minnesota) enter the transfer portal.

Updates:

https://t.co/piX49PfKLA

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The Vegas Golden Knights have relieved Bruce Cassidy of his duties as head coach.

John Tortorella has been named head coach.

#VegasBorn

https://t.co/TSTwVqXlbQ

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@SportsCenter @wyshynski He’s not much more useful with a stick in the D-zone tbf

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It’s OFFICIAL!!

#NewMass X #Flagship🚩

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Michael Hrabal has signed his ELC with the Utah Mammoth.