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UMASS-NEWMASS 2026-2027 Reason to be optimistic?
- Thread starter kahunak
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Jack Hanson
Active member
On paper possibly Carvel’s best recruiting class ever. I’m psyched!
BC/HE- thanks for the reminder. I had forgotten that! As a lifelong Red Sox fan I have to remember not to get too optimistic regardless of any team-especially before the season start!
Jack Hanson
Active member
I wouldn’t go that far, but they have quickly turned the rest of the NC portion of the schedule into must win games .
Colorado Colllege was a tough way to start the season. They returned most of their players, they have nearly as many draft picks as the Minutemen have, the altitude is clearly a factor. And they’re an NCHC team.
We still don’t know who the starting goalie is going to be. I assumed it would be Irving, but based on this one series the unheralded other freshman is the front runner.
Interesting that Charlie Lieberman never got on the lineup sheet. I don’t think he has what it takes to be a HEA defender, despite all that size he brings to the ice. He’s slow, not particularly agile.
I’m not sold on Galanek as the first line center either. I know he’s Nestracil’s binky, but Nestracil hasn’t exactly been lighting the world on fire either. I’d like to see Kerr or one of the new guys up there.
Well that was a little better but I think it will take more time for Carvel to figure out how to mesh all the new players. I think this will be an annual rite for lots of schools. This year UMASS has so many new players-especially freshman. They clearly have the talent but it remains to be seen if they pull it together.
Surprise is that Eskit seems to be the goalie. I wonder if Eskit is as surprised as I am. He looked good against RIT.
Surprise is that Eskit seems to be the goalie. I wonder if Eskit is as surprised as I am. He looked good against RIT.
cinnamoroll
baby sharks enthusiast
def an improvement but a work in progress. worth giving them grace and time.
most hockey players, esp goalies, are very confident in themselves so i doubt Eskit is surprised as much as determined to make the most of the shot he has. i'd imagine being a backup for two seasons behind a drafted goalie brings that about. he was really good for a bad Victoria team last year. the coaching staff seems to be surprised though
my friend chirped Hrabal at the cuda/roadrunners game last weekend over the CC result (the away backup goalies sit near fans at Tech CU). she told him UMass needs him... he asked what the score was lol
hey, speaking of victoria royals goaltenders being surprises for NCAA teams, you know who ended up starting a lot of Royals games the season before Eskit was traded there? some kid named Johnny Hicks...