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Ryan Ufko Becomes 25th Minuteman To Reach The NHL
April 14, 2025 | Hockey
AMHERST, Mass. – Former University of Massachusetts defenseman Ryan Ufko will become the 25th Minuteman to reach the highest level of professional hockey when he makes his National Hockey League debut with the Nashville Predators on Monday night against the Utah Hockey Club. The defenseman signed a three-year, entry level contract with Nashville last March and becomes the 11th player in Greg Carvel's tenure as UMass head coach to play in the NHL.
In his first professional season in 2024-25, Ufko has logged 29 points on eight goals and 21 assists over 71 games with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.
A 2023-24 First Team East AHCA/CCM Hockey All-American, Ufko was a finalist for Hockey East Player of the Year in 2024, was tabbed a Hockey East First-Team All-Star and a New England Men's Division I All-Star this season in addition to becoming UMass' first winner of Hockey East's Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award. He was selected as an honorable mention Hockey East All-Star as a freshman and a second-team honoree as a sophomore.
While serving as a co-captain for the Minutemen, the Hobey Baker candidate and Walter Brown Award semifinalist saw action in all 37 games in 2023-24, recording 26 points on 10 goals and 16 assists, including six power-play markers and six game winners, which tied a program single-season record. A native of Smithtown, New York, Ufko was +4 with 55 blocks and helped UMass to a 20-14-3 record last season and its fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2019.
Over three years in a UMass uniform, Ufko appeared in 106 career games with 81 points on 23 goals and 58 assists.
In his first professional season in 2024-25, Ufko has logged 29 points on eight goals and 21 assists over 71 games with the Milwaukee Admirals of the American Hockey League.
A 2023-24 First Team East AHCA/CCM Hockey All-American, Ufko was a finalist for Hockey East Player of the Year in 2024, was tabbed a Hockey East First-Team All-Star and a New England Men's Division I All-Star this season in addition to becoming UMass' first winner of Hockey East's Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award. He was selected as an honorable mention Hockey East All-Star as a freshman and a second-team honoree as a sophomore.
While serving as a co-captain for the Minutemen, the Hobey Baker candidate and Walter Brown Award semifinalist saw action in all 37 games in 2023-24, recording 26 points on 10 goals and 16 assists, including six power-play markers and six game winners, which tied a program single-season record. A native of Smithtown, New York, Ufko was +4 with 55 blocks and helped UMass to a 20-14-3 record last season and its fourth trip to the NCAA Tournament since 2019.
Over three years in a UMass uniform, Ufko appeared in 106 career games with 81 points on 23 goals and 58 assists.
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