University of Massachusets Athletics
Friday, January 23
Burlington, Vt.
7 p.m.
University of Massachusetts
13-10-0, 6-7-0
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Vermont
9-13-0, 6-8-0
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Massachusetts
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Vermont
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Massachusetts Hockey Blanks Vermont, 4-0
January 23, 2026 | Hockey
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Junior Michael Hrabal turned aside all 42 shots he faced to backstop Massachusetts hockey to a 4-0 victory over Vermont at Gutterson Fieldhouse on Friday. With the victory, the Minutemen push their winning streak to four and now sit at 13-10-0 overall and 6-7-0 in Hockey East, while the Catamounts fall to 9-13-0, 6-8-0 in league action.
Junior Cam O'Neill opened the scoring 11:05 into the first period. Senior Lucas Ölvestad fired a shot from the perimeter that found Owen Mehlenbacher in front and Mehlenbacher tapped the puck over to O'Neill who sent it home into an open net.
Mehlenbacher doubled the lead for UMass at the 8:18 mark of the second. O'Neill and Cam Dunn won the puck behind the net and Dunn sent a centering pass out front for Mehlenbacher who fired a quick wrister underneath netminder Aiden Wright.
In the closing moments of the second period, Ölvestad made it a 3-0 margin, scoring for a second straight game. Junior Bo Cosman fed sophomore Francesco Dell'Elce at the right point and he set up his defensive partner for the shot from the opposite point that found its way through a screen at 18:06.
Sophomore Keenan capped the scoring at the 6:50 mark of the third period as Mehlenbacher won an offensive zone faceoff back to O'Neill who found Keenan at the blueline for a knuckling shot and his second goal in as many games.
Vermont ended the contest with a 42-35 shot advantage and was 0-for-4 on the power play, while UMass was 0-for-1.
Both O'Neill and Mehlenbacher set new career single-game highs with three-point nights, both with a goal and an assist, respectively. Hrabal's 42 stops marked his seventh career game with 40 or more saves.
The teams will close out the series tomorrow night, January 24, at 7 p.m. at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
Junior Cam O'Neill opened the scoring 11:05 into the first period. Senior Lucas Ölvestad fired a shot from the perimeter that found Owen Mehlenbacher in front and Mehlenbacher tapped the puck over to O'Neill who sent it home into an open net.
Mehlenbacher doubled the lead for UMass at the 8:18 mark of the second. O'Neill and Cam Dunn won the puck behind the net and Dunn sent a centering pass out front for Mehlenbacher who fired a quick wrister underneath netminder Aiden Wright.
In the closing moments of the second period, Ölvestad made it a 3-0 margin, scoring for a second straight game. Junior Bo Cosman fed sophomore Francesco Dell'Elce at the right point and he set up his defensive partner for the shot from the opposite point that found its way through a screen at 18:06.
Sophomore Keenan capped the scoring at the 6:50 mark of the third period as Mehlenbacher won an offensive zone faceoff back to O'Neill who found Keenan at the blueline for a knuckling shot and his second goal in as many games.
Vermont ended the contest with a 42-35 shot advantage and was 0-for-4 on the power play, while UMass was 0-for-1.
Both O'Neill and Mehlenbacher set new career single-game highs with three-point nights, both with a goal and an assist, respectively. Hrabal's 42 stops marked his seventh career game with 40 or more saves.
The teams will close out the series tomorrow night, January 24, at 7 p.m. at Gutterson Fieldhouse.
Team Stats
UMA
UVM
Shots
35
42
PPG
0
0
SHG
0
0
Penalties
4
1
Penalty Mins
8
2
Faceoffs Won
31
29
Game Leaders
+/-
3
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
2
+/-
3
Goals
1
Sh
3
A
2
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
6
A
1
+/-
2
Goals
1
Sh
2
A
0
Players Mentioned
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