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UMass’ Michael Hrabal Crowned Hockey East Player Of The Year
March 19, 2026 | Hockey
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Massachusetts hockey junior goaltender Michael Hrabal has been voted as the 2025-26 Hockey East Player of the Year, the league announced on Thursday. The Prague, Czechia native, who was recently tabbed as the league's Goaltender of the Year and a unanimous Hockey East First Team All-Star, becomes the third Minuteman to earn Player of the Year honors, joining Bobby Trivigino (2021-22) and 2019 Hobey Baker winner Cale Makar (2018-19).
Hrabal, a Prague, Czechia native is the first European-born player in history to be named the league's player of the year. The netminder finished Hockey East play with a record of 12-5-1 and four shutouts to go along with a 1.55 goals against average and a .952 save percentage. He led all Hockey East goaltenders in GAA and save percentage, finishing just .001 off the league record in the latter.
Hrabal put together a stellar second half of 2025-26, helping the Minutemen vault from last place to second in the Hockey East standings. Since January 1, the three-time Hockey East All-Star is 13-3-1 with four shutouts, a 1.25 GAA and a .958 save percentage. He allowed just two goals or less in 15 of those 17 games.
Overall on the season, Hrabal currently is 19-8-1 with a 1.98 GAA and 810 saves for a .936 save percentage over 28 games in net. He ranks second in the nation in save percentage, seventh in GAA and sixth in shutouts. A back-to-back winner of National Goaltender of the Month, Hrabal has collected four weekly awards from Hockey East thus far this season and was tabbed the Hockey East Player of the Month for January and the Goaltender of the Month for February.
Hrabal has made 30+ saves 10 times this season, eclipsing the 40-save mark on three occasions, including a career high 50 stops against UConn on February 28.
Hrabal, a Prague, Czechia native is the first European-born player in history to be named the league's player of the year. The netminder finished Hockey East play with a record of 12-5-1 and four shutouts to go along with a 1.55 goals against average and a .952 save percentage. He led all Hockey East goaltenders in GAA and save percentage, finishing just .001 off the league record in the latter.
Hrabal put together a stellar second half of 2025-26, helping the Minutemen vault from last place to second in the Hockey East standings. Since January 1, the three-time Hockey East All-Star is 13-3-1 with four shutouts, a 1.25 GAA and a .958 save percentage. He allowed just two goals or less in 15 of those 17 games.
Overall on the season, Hrabal currently is 19-8-1 with a 1.98 GAA and 810 saves for a .936 save percentage over 28 games in net. He ranks second in the nation in save percentage, seventh in GAA and sixth in shutouts. A back-to-back winner of National Goaltender of the Month, Hrabal has collected four weekly awards from Hockey East thus far this season and was tabbed the Hockey East Player of the Month for January and the Goaltender of the Month for February.
Hrabal has made 30+ saves 10 times this season, eclipsing the 40-save mark on three occasions, including a career high 50 stops against UConn on February 28.
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