Men's Hockey Returns to Action with Tuesday Night Battle at #15 UMass

Tuesday, January 3

Amherst, Mass.

7 p.m.

Brown University

UMass

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Men's Hockey Returns to Action with Tuesday Night Battle at #15 UMass

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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Brown Bears (4-9-2, 1-7-2 ECAC) return to action after more than three weeks off to take on the 15th-ranked UMass Minutemen (8-7-3, 3-6-1 HEA) Tuesday night at Mullins Arena.

Tuesday's game in Amherst is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. and will broadcast locally on NESN. For those outside the region, the game will stream on ESPN+ in the United States and on Stretch Internet internationally.

SCOUTING THE BEARS

Brown enters 2023 with a 4-9-2 overall record with two non-conference games remaining. Brown closes the non-conference slate on Saturday (Jan. 7) at sixth-ranked Merrimack.
Freshman Ryan Bottrill leads the team with six goals and 12 points through 15 games. Junior Jordan Tonelli and sophomore Jackson Munro are tied for the team-lead in assists (7).
Brown's power play clicks at 18.4% with nine goals in 49 attempts. The Bears rank eighth in the ECAC and 37th in the nation.
Defensively, Brown ranks sixth in the conference and 26th in the nation with 2.73 goals against per game. Sophomore Mathieu Caron has started all 15 games and holds a .923 save percentage and 2.44 goals against average.

SCOUTING THE MINUTEMEN

UMass enters the New Year with an 8-7-3 overall record and 3-6-1 Hockey East mark. Both polls have the Minutemen ranked 15th in the nation.
Kenny Connors and Taylor Makar are tied for the team-lead with seven goals apiece. Connors leads UMass 17 points and is tied with Scott Morrow and Ryan Ufko for the team-lead in assists (10).
As a team, UMass ranks 25th in the nation with 3.00 goals scored per game. UMass possesses the top-ranked power play in the nation with 16 goals in 47 attempts (34%).
Defensively, UMass allows 2.61 goals per game to rank 19th in the NCAA. The penalty kill has allowed 12 goals in 59 attempts (79.7%) to rank 34th in the NCAA.
Between the pipes, sophomore Luke Pavicich has made 13 starts and holds a 2.48 goals against average and .926 save percentage. Junior Cole Brady holds a 2.95 goals against and .919 save percentage in four starts.

INSIDE THE SERIES

Tuesday marks the 12th meeting between Brown and UMass in a series dating back to 1930.
The Bears and Minutemen met annually from 1930 to 1935 with the Minutemen winning the sixth and final meeting to break a Bruno streak.
Brown took wins in single meetings in 1948, 1962, and 1970. In the two meetings this century, UMass took wins in 2001 and 2019.

GOALIE 1

Caron has started all 15 games to start the 2022-23 campaign. Dating back to last season, Caron has made 28 straight starts between the pipes.
The Abbottsford, British Columbia native holds a .923 save percentage and 2.44 goals against average this season. Caron's save percentage ranks third in the ECAC and 12th in the NCAA.

MAKE IT SIX

Freshman Ryan Bottrill pushed his point streak to six games with his game-tying goal at Clarkson (Dec. 9).
The Chandler, Arizona native leads the team in goals (6) and points (12).
Bottrill picked up ECAC Rookie of the Week honors after his five-point weekend against the LIU Sharks (Dec. 3-4).

FIVE FOR 27

Junior Jordan Tonelli recorded points in five straight non-conference games. Tonelli picked up a goal and six assists for seven points, culminating in consecutive two-point nights against the LIU Sharks (Dec. 3-4).

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