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April 06, 2021 | Hockey

The Minutemen will be without four players for Thursday’s NCAA Semifinal due to COVID-19 contact tracing protocols

AMHERST, Mass. – Due to COVID-19 contact tracing protocols and in accordance with University of Massachusetts policies, the Massachusetts ice hockey team will be without four players for Thursday's NCAA Frozen Four game vs. Minnesota-Duluth: Carson Gicewicz, Henry Graham, Jerry Harding and Filip Lindberg.
 
"I feel for these players who have sacrificed so much over the last year and committed themselves to getting our team to this point," said head coach Greg Carvel. "They have earned the right to compete for a national championship, and to have this unfortunate situation occur now is hard to comprehend. But nevertheless it's a result that we have to accept, and we will move forward together and utilize the depth of our roster for Thursday's game in Pittsburgh."
 
The Minutemen will take on two-time defending champion Minnesota-Duluth in the national semifinals on Thursday at 9 p.m. (ESPN2) in a rematch of the 2019 NCAA championship game. The winner will advance to Saturday's national championship game against either St. Cloud State or Minnesota State.
 
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