University of Massachusets Athletics
Mastalerz Returns To UMass As Director Of Player Development
July 11, 2023 | Hockey
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts hockey alumnus Steve Mastalerz has returned to his alma mater to join head coach Greg Carvel's staff as Director of Player of Development, Carvel announced on Tuesday. Mastalerz, who was a goaltender for the Minutemen from 2011-15, comes back to Amherst with nine years of experience coaching goaltenders on a professional, collegiate and youth level.
"We are very excited to add Steve Mastalerz to our staff as our third assistant per the new rules recently adopted by the NCAA," said Carvel. "Not only is Steve an elite goaltending coach with extensive experience but he is also an alum and former goaltender for the University of Massachusetts. This season we will have two NHL goaltending prospects on our team, and we have another committed down the road. Steve will be a tremendous resource in our goaltenders' development and their success on the ice. As a former UMass hockey player, I had built a friendship with Steve over the seven years I've been the head coach at UMass and I'm excited to work with him on a daily basis."
"I am thrilled for the opportunity to be back at UMass with coach Carvel and staff," said Mastalerz. "Watching what this program has turned into and earned as a reputation is very exciting to be a part of. I look forward to continuing to develop the culture and overall success of the team. Being an alumnus of the University of Massachusetts and now be able to contribute to this great University is an honor."
Most recently Mastalerz was the vice president and head instructor for Mike Buckley's Goaltending Development Services out of North Andover, Massachusetts, and served as the goaltending coach for the Northeast Generals of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), holding both positions since the Fall of 2015.
Upon graduating from UMass, Mastalerz signed with the Manchester Monarchs, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings and was with the squad during their 2015 Calder Cup run. He remained with Manchester as their goaltending coach from 2016-18.
In his career with the Minutemen, Mastalerz appeared in 77 career games for a total of 4217 minutes, 45 seconds, and logged a 3.12 goals-against average and a .894 save percentage. The North Andover, Massachusetts native posted 20 wins and four shutouts, which currently ranks 10th in program history, while his career saves total (1,953) is sixth all-time in the UMass record book.
Mastalerz, a five-time Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week in his career, set UMass' Division I single game saves record, which was then sixth-most in NCAA history, with 75 stops in the Minutemen's five overtime victory at Notre Dame on March 6, 2015 in the Hockey East Tournament. He was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was twice named to the Hockey East All-Academic team.
Mastalerz earned his Bachelor of Science in psychology from UMass in May 2015.
"We are very excited to add Steve Mastalerz to our staff as our third assistant per the new rules recently adopted by the NCAA," said Carvel. "Not only is Steve an elite goaltending coach with extensive experience but he is also an alum and former goaltender for the University of Massachusetts. This season we will have two NHL goaltending prospects on our team, and we have another committed down the road. Steve will be a tremendous resource in our goaltenders' development and their success on the ice. As a former UMass hockey player, I had built a friendship with Steve over the seven years I've been the head coach at UMass and I'm excited to work with him on a daily basis."
"I am thrilled for the opportunity to be back at UMass with coach Carvel and staff," said Mastalerz. "Watching what this program has turned into and earned as a reputation is very exciting to be a part of. I look forward to continuing to develop the culture and overall success of the team. Being an alumnus of the University of Massachusetts and now be able to contribute to this great University is an honor."
Most recently Mastalerz was the vice president and head instructor for Mike Buckley's Goaltending Development Services out of North Andover, Massachusetts, and served as the goaltending coach for the Northeast Generals of the North American Hockey League (NAHL), holding both positions since the Fall of 2015.
Upon graduating from UMass, Mastalerz signed with the Manchester Monarchs, the American Hockey League affiliate of the Los Angeles Kings and was with the squad during their 2015 Calder Cup run. He remained with Manchester as their goaltending coach from 2016-18.
In his career with the Minutemen, Mastalerz appeared in 77 career games for a total of 4217 minutes, 45 seconds, and logged a 3.12 goals-against average and a .894 save percentage. The North Andover, Massachusetts native posted 20 wins and four shutouts, which currently ranks 10th in program history, while his career saves total (1,953) is sixth all-time in the UMass record book.
Mastalerz, a five-time Hockey East Defensive Player of the Week in his career, set UMass' Division I single game saves record, which was then sixth-most in NCAA history, with 75 stops in the Minutemen's five overtime victory at Notre Dame on March 6, 2015 in the Hockey East Tournament. He was a member of the Student-Athlete Advisory Committee and was twice named to the Hockey East All-Academic team.
Mastalerz earned his Bachelor of Science in psychology from UMass in May 2015.
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