High Character - A UMass Hockey Podcast

Cameron and Evin break down the entire 2022-23 UMass Hockey schedule! They go game by game to discuss how teams will match up with UMass, and have conversations about special events, Hockey East expectations, and more!

The High Character guys sat down with UMass Hockey Head Coach Greg Carvel to talk all things #NewMass! They discuss Coach Carvel's first moments as the UMass Coach, former championship winning teams and players, and the pros and cons to this year's young roster. You don't want to miss this conversations with one of the country's best coaches! Credit to Rick Guzzo for the awesome intro music.

Cameron and Evin are BACK and pumped to start talking about the 2022-23 UMass Hockey season! In this episode, they discuss what they've been up to over the summer, and introduce all the newcomers to the program. There are 8 freshmen, 4 transfers, and 3 new coaches, so there is a lot to discuss!

Cameron and Evin recap UMass Hockey's wild overtime loss to Minnesota in the NCAA Regional Semifinal game. Find out what they have to say about this game, this season as a whole, the senior class, and the direction of the podcast going forward.

In this episode, Cameron and Evin preview UMass Hockey's upcoming NCAA Regional Semifinal game against the 2 seed Minnesota! Find out what they think is working right for UMass at this point in the season, what could be improved upon, and what aspects of Minnesota's game could possibly be exploited by the right game plan.

To celebrate UMass playing in the national tournament this week, Cameron and Evin take you back through UMass Hockey's postseason history! Although there wasn't much postseason history before Coach Carvel's tenure, the recent history they have been writing is as impressive as it gets!

UMass is your 2022 Hockey East Champion, and we are here to talk all about it! Cameron and Evin recap UMass' 2-1 Championship winning performance against UConn! They touch on the goals from Bobby and Bohlinger, the stellar play from Murray and the team as a whole, and the emotional experience of playoff overtimes. What a night it was at the TD Garden!

Cameron and Evin recap UMass' scrappy 3-1 win over UMass Lowell in the Hockey East Semifinal at TD Garden, and what went right for the Minutemen that led them to advancing. They also. look towards Saturday's championship game versus UConn, and discuss what it will take to knock off a Huskies team that is fighting for their season to continue.

Cameron and Evin preview the upcoming Hockey East Semifinal game against UMass Lowell at the TD Garden! They discuss the previous three games between these two squads, the impressive goaltending matchup, and the excitement of playing a playoff game at a neutral site.

Cameron and Evin sat down with former Minutemen captain and 2021 National Champion Jake Gaudet to talk all things UMass! Jake had some awesome insights on himself, Coach Carvel, and the team as a whole during his four years with the program. This is our first of hopefully many player interviews we'll have on High Character, and we're so pumped it got to be Jake!

Cameron and Evin breakdown UMass' Hockey East Quarterfinal win vs. Providence! They talk about the defining moments of the win, including an absolutely stellar performance by Matt Murray! They also discuss the other Hockey East Quarterfinal outcomes with a look towards next weekend's semifinals at the Garden.

Cameron and Evin preview UMass' first postseason game of the year vs. Providence! Find out their keys to the game and what they think it will take for UMass to move on the the semifinals at the Garden!

Cameron and Evin sit down to review Conte Forum, home of the Boston College Eagles! Find out why they both think this arena is on a far end of the spectrum compared to the previous three reviews.

Cameron and Evin recap the brutal weekend series with BC, where the hopes of a Hockey East Regular Season Championship were washed away.

Cameron and Evin preview the last series of the regular season, a home and home vs. rival BC! Find out what the boys have to say about the hockey, as well as the UMass fan takeover of Conte Forum and the senior night festivities at Mullins!

Cameron and Evin give their thoughts about Gutterson Fieldhouse, home of the Vermont Catamounts! They talk about The Gut's unique features, the fantastic surrounding area, and how their ratings might change if the Vermont hockey team was having a better season.

Cameron and Evin recap UMass' tremendous series vs. Vermont up in Burlington! Listen to what the boys have to say about all 13 UMass goals, the improvements in special teams play and depth scoring, Philip Lagunov's reunion with UMass, and more!

Cameron and Evin preview the upcoming weekend series up in Burlington and discuss its playoff seeding implications around Hockey East.

Cameron and Evin review the XL Center in Hartford, home to the UConn Huskies! Find out what they think about the biggest arena in Hockey East, the unreal food selection, and the downfalls of having a home arena away from campus.

Cameron and Evin recap the series split between UMass and UConn! The boys breakdown each game, give out their awards, and discuss whether a not a change may be afoot with the top forward line.

Cameron and Evin preview the big upcoming home and home series with UConn! Find out what they think UMass' keys to victory are in this series that has massive Hockey East playoff implications.

Cameron and Evin sit down to talk with Eli Slovin, one of the voices of the Mullins Center and known around UMass Twitter as the "Director of Vibes." Hear what Eli has to say about growing up so close to UMass, his role within UMass Athletics, and his love for the hockey program and school as a whole.

Cameron and Evin recap the two game series vs. Maine at Mullins! Find out what they had to say about the brutal OT loss, the solid regulation win, and the concerns that this team faces in the last three weeks of the regular season and beyond.

Cameron and Evin discuss the upcoming weekend series with Maine, the reunion of former UMass assistant coach Ben Barr, and what changes they want to see from UMass on the defensive side of the puck.

Cameron and Evin sit down with UMass Reindeer (Quinn) to talk about the origin of the reindeer, Quinn's quick path to fame in the UMass community, his favorite memories so far with UMass Athletics, and much more!