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High Character - A UMass Hockey Podcast

High Character - A UMass Hockey Podcast

by Cameron Guzzo

Season 5

2026 Hockey East Semifinals Recap (The Season is Over)

UMass Hockey's season is over after a 2-0 loss at the hands of 8-seed Merrimack in the semifinals of the Hockey East tournament at TD Garden. Cameron and Evin are here to recap the loss, and put a bow on what has been one of the most interesting and unique UMass Hockey seasons of all time.

2026 Hockey East Quarterfinals Recap

UMass is moving on to the Hockey East Semifinals at TD Garden after taking care of Northeastern 4-1 in the quarterfinals at the Mullins Center! Cameron and Evin are here to break down all of the action, and detail what the postseason outlook is currently looking like as we near the NCAA tournament.

Weekend Recap - 3/5/26 vs. #13 BC and 3/7/26 @ UNH (SEASON ENDING SWEEP!)

UMass needed a sweep to keep their at-large NCAA tournament chances alive and they did just that, beating BC at home and UNH on the road! Cameron and Evin are here to break down all of the wild action from this past week, and detail what UMass' path through the postseason now looks like.

Series Recap - 2/27/26 @ and 2/28/26 vs. #13 UConn (Lights Out 5 Point Performance!)

UMass played their biggest regular season series in recent memory versus #13 UConn and came away with a hard fought 5 out of 6 points in the process. Cameron and Evin are here to break down a very eventful two games, discuss the postseason outlook with two regular season games remaining, and address the negative national spotlight the school has yet again been placed under with the Mullins lighting fiasco.

Series Recap - 2/20/26 vs. and 2/21/26 @ UNH (Yet Another Weird UNH Split)

UMass came out of their late season bye week to a convincing home win and a brutal 1-0 road loss to UNH. Cameron and Evin are here to break down all of the action, and dive into what it all means for the at large NCAA tournament chances and the overall Hockey East picture.

Series Recap: 2/6/26 @ 2/7/26 vs. Lowell (Bad Loss, Solid Win, Series Split)

UMass played their second and third games in a row against little brother UMass Lowell, and suffered a brutal loss in the road game but a convincing win in the home game. Cameron and Evin are here to break all of it down, and discuss what the implications might be on the playoff picture.

Weekend Recap - 1/30/26 vs. Northeastern and 2/1/26 @ Lowell (Win Streak up to 7!)

UMass extended their win streak to seven with an overtime thriller vs. Northeastern and a barnburner win against Lowell in the final minutes! Cameron and Evin are here to break down all of the action from these two, and talk bigger picture about just how meaningful this win streak is at this point in the season.

Series Recap - 1/23/26 and 1/24/26 @ Vermont (Shutouts and Sweeps)

UMass has swept their second Hockey East series in a row, this time on the back of two shutouts from Michael Hrabal, and the boys are buzzing with 5 straight wins! Cameron and Evin are here to recap both of these games, break down what is going right for the team in the second half so far, and look ahead at what it all means in the Hockey East/national landscape.

Series Recap - 1/16/26 @ and 1/17/26 vs. Merrimack (6 Point Sweep!)

UMass earned a much needed 6 point sweep in their home in home vs. Merrimack, and continue their strong start to the second half of the season! Cameron and Evin are here to recap all of it, including the depth scoring getting involved, Hrabal's continued success, and more!

Series Recap - 1/9/26 vs. and 1/10/26 @ #19 BU (Starting the Second Half with a Split)

UMass started the second half of their season with a defensive battle of a home and home series with #19 BU! Cameron and Evin are here to talk all about these two low scoring games, and what they might mean as we head closer to the home stretch of this season.

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