Hockey preseason podcast (part four): Predicting superlative awards for UMass hockey
Predicting UMass’ scoring champion, team MVP and more
October 2, 2022
On this episode of the hockey preseason podcast, Colin McCarthy, Kayla Gregoire and Sophie Weller predicted end-of-season superlatives for the Massachusetts hockey team.
They gave picks for scoring champion, team MVP, offensive player of the year, defensive player of the year, two-way player of the year, rookie of the year and most improved player.
Scoring champion
Colin: Cal Kiefiuk
Kayla: Reed Lebster
Sophie: Reed Lebster
Team MVP
Colin: Eric Faith
Kayla: Scott Morrow
Sophie: Ryan Ufko
Defensive player of the year
Colin: Aaron Bohlinger
Kayla: Ryan Ufko
Sophie: Scott Morrow
Offensive player of the year
Colin: Cole O’Hara
Kayla: Cal Kiefiuk
Sophie: Matt Koopman
Two-way player of the year
Colin: Ryan Ufko
Kayla: Kenny Connors
Sophie: Elliott McDermott
Rookie of the year
Colin: Noah Ellis
Kayla: Cole O’Hara
Sophie: Cole O’Hara
Most improved player
Colin: Taylor Makar
Kayla: Taylor Makar
Sophie: Ryan Lautenbach