University of Massachusets Athletics
October 10, 2014 | Hockey
LaRue, a forward from Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario, saw action in all 34 games last season as a junior and contributed four points on one goal and three assists. Over his UMass career, LaRue has a total of 10 career points (3g, 7a), including two game-winning tallies over 69 contests.
Yevenko, enters his final season with the Minutemen on the verge of reaching the 100-games played mark, currently sitting at 96 for his career with five points (1g, 4a). The defenseman ranked eighth in Hockey East last season with a team-leading 63 blocks over 32 contests. This past summer, Yevenko represented his home country of Belarus, seeing action in all eight of Team Belarus' games at the 2014 IIHF World Championship in his hometown of Minsk. He played a total of 142:58 with a time on ice average of 17:52 per-game, logged two assists and was +3 with five shots in the tournament, helping Belarus reach the quarterfinal round. Yevenko also attended his Boston Bruins Development camp this past July, his third development camp of his career.
The Minutemen will host Boston University tonight in the teams' 2014-15 season opener in the Mullins Center at 7 p.m..
