2022-23 Worcester State University Men's Ice Hockey News

  • 150 Student-Athletes Named to MASCAC Winter/Spring MASCAC All-Academic Team
    July 11, 2023
    Westfield, MA — A total of 906 student-athletes have been honored by the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference with selection to the league’s 2023 Winter/Spring All-Academic Team that was released earlier today by Commissioner Angela Baumann.
  • Deraney Steps Down, Jay Punsky Named Men's Ice Hockey Coach
    June 28, 2023
    The Worcester State Athletics Department and the Director of Athletics, Michael Mudd are pleased to announce the hiring of Jay Punsky as the new Head Coach of Lancer’s Men’s Ice Hockey Team. Punsky, who will be the Lancers eighth head coach in program history, will take over duties from MASCAC Co-Coach of the Year Robert Deraney as he moves into a role as assistant coach with Worcester Railers of the ECHL.
  • Worcester State Falls to #10 Plymouth State in MASCAC Finals
    March 04, 2023
    Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey team traveled up to Plymouth State in a bid to claim the 3rd MASCAC Championship for Worcester State this year, and their first in program history. The Lancers have won a record setting 10 games in the conference for the first time in program history as they hunt for the first MASCAC championship against an undefeated in conference, Plymouth State.
  • Lancers Advance to MASCAC Final off Roth Golden Goal
    March 01, 2023
    Worcester, Mass. - After being postponed twice due to weather, Worcester State and Salem State clashed in the MASCAC Men’s Ice Hockey Semifinal Wednesday afternoon at the Fidelity Bank Ice Arena in Worcester. A tense offensive battle included three unanswered goals from the Vikings within the first five minutes of the second period, followed by a comeback in the third period by the Lancers to take the lead. The Vikings would not give up, as a last second effort within the final seconds of the game turned into a goal from senior Luke Pepin (Lee, NH) to force overtime.
  • Worcester Clinches #2 Seed with Last Minute Finish versus Falcons
    February 18, 2023
    Worcester, Mass. - The Lancers returned home Saturday afternoon to cap off their regular season with a conference matchup against Fitchburg State at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center. 
  • Lancers Sweep Salem in MASCAC Battle
    February 16, 2023
    Worcester, MA- On Thursday evening, the Worcester State Men’s Hockey team was back in action to take on Salem State hoping to obtain win number 11 in MASCAC play. The Lancers defeated the Vikings by a score of 5-2 to obtain the season series sweep against their MASCAC rivals and extend their MASCAC record to 11.
  • Worcester State Battles Against #12 Plymouth State in MASCAC Duel for Top Seed
    February 11, 2023
    Worcester, MA- On Saturday evening, the Worcester State Men’s Hockey team was back in action to take on #12 ranked Plymouth State, hoping to obtain win number 11 in MASCAC play. Unfortunately for Worcester State, Plymouth State was able to play elite hockey in front of their sell-out crowd as the Panthers defeated the Lancers by a score of 5-1.
  • Lancers Dodge Ram Upset, Make History
    February 09, 2023
    Worcester, Mass. - With a top seed in the MASCAC Tournament up for grabs, the Lancers hosted Framingham State Thursday evening in their second to last home game of the regular season. The game was in conjunction with the Ellie Fund, Fund, a local non profit that was created to provide essential support services for breast cancer patients in Massachusetts to ease the stresses of everyday life, allowing the focus to be on family, recovery and healing. The game ended as a historical night as the Lancers’ victory over the Rams marks the first time in their history that the Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey program has 10 wins in the MASCAC. 
  • Wilson's Hat Trick makes it 3 Straight over the Owls
    February 04, 2023
    Worcester, MA- After taking down Westfield State twice already, the Lancers men’s hockey team looked to complete the season sweep of the Owls this evening in Worcester. On a night dedicated to the Worcester 6, the Lancers would get the job done. 
  • Lancers Fall to Mustangs
    February 02, 2023
    Worcester, Mass. - The Lancers took a break from conference play Thursday night as they hosted SUNY Morrisville at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center. Worcester’s efforts in the final minutes that included a goal was unfortunately not enough as the Lancers fell to the Mustangs.
  • Swedberg, Roth and Conway Honored in Halftime Celebration
    January 31, 2023
    Worcester, MA- On Saturday, January 28, Worcester State Athletics honored some exemplary Lancer Student Athletes and an Alumnus in a halftime ceremony of the Men?s Basketball game versus Salem State. Worcester State paid tribute to the 2022 MASCAC Hall of Fame induction of Eric Swedberg and the participation of Men?s Ice Hockey player Max Roth for Team USA in the Maccabiah Games, where the team won the gold medal, and Women?s Ice Hockey member Clare Conway who was selected to play with Team USA in the World University Games.
  • Lancers Drop Back and Forth Battle to Corsairs
    January 28, 2023
    Worcester, MA- On Saturday evening, the Worcester State Men’s Hockey team was back in action to take on Mass-Dartmouth. The Lancers were defeated by the Corsairs 4-3.
  • Lancers Battle to A Draw Against Falcons
    January 26, 2023
    Worcester, Mass. - The Lancers & Falcons faced off in MASCAC action Thursday evening in Fitchburg. Worcester’s comeback in the third period to tie the game eventually led both sides to a stalemate in overtime.
  • Lancers Sink Vikings
    January 21, 2023
    Worcester, Mass. - The Lancers were back home to host Salem State in MASCAC action at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center. Two goals from Deiter Stange helped surge the team to the conference victory.
  • Lancers’ streak ends against #14 Panthers
    January 19, 2023
    Worcester, Mass. - After three games on the road, the Lancers returned home to the Worcester Ice Center Thursday evening, looking to extend their win streak against the undefeated Plymouth State Panthers in MASCAC action. An early lead for the Lancers was unfortunately not enough as they ultimately fell to the Panthers.
  • Second Period Scoring Gives Lancers Fifth Straight Win, Third Shutout in a Row
    January 14, 2023
    Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey team looked to make it five wins in a row on Saturday night when they traveled to Loring Arena to take on MASCAC opponent Framingham State. The Lancers would come away from the night with their fifth straight win, and their second over the Rams this season, with a 3-0 victory over Framingham State.
  • Men's Ice Hockey Grabs Second Win over Westfield State and Second Shutout Victory of the Season
    January 12, 2023
    Worcester, MA- Coming off a pair of wins to start 2023, the Worcester State University Men’s Hockey team paid conference foes Westfield State University another visit this evening looking to continue the stretch of victories. The Owls and Lancers last met in mid-December at the DCU Center in a game in which Worcester State was able to come away with a 5-2 victory, and though the venue differed tonight, the result did not as the Lancers once again came out on top.
  • Kubik named MASCAC Goalie of the Week
    January 09, 2023
    Worcester, MA- Worcester State Men?s Ice Hockey sophomore goalkeeper, Jakub Kubik (Uherske Hradiste, Czech Republic), was named Goalie of the Week for the MASCAC after a 51 save 2-0 weekend, that saw Kubik record his first shutout of the season.
  • Lancers Shutout Hawks in 6-0 Victory
    January 07, 2023
    Worcester, MA- On Saturday evening, the Worcester State Men’s Hockey team was back in action to take on Saint Anselm in a road contest. The Lancers defeated the Hawks in commanding fashion 6-0.
  • Prifrel's Hat Trick Leads the Way to Victory over Corsairs
    January 05, 2023
    Worcester, MA- It had been almost a month since the Worcester State Men’s hockey team took the ice due to the holiday break, and longer so since they were on their home ice at the Fidelity Bank Arena, with their last game being in front of an excited crowd at the DCU Center. It was a further two months since they last faced off against tonight’s opponents, the UMass-Dartmouth Corsairs. Back in November, the Lancers were able to take down the Corsairs on the road. Tonight, they looked to win their second straight against the conference foes. 
  • Lancers Soar over Owls
    December 10, 2022
    Worcester, MA- The Worcester State Lancers met the Westfield State Owls this afternoon for a conference battle at the DCU center. Both teams were looking to close out the first half of their season with a MASCAC win before winter break. 
  • Lancers Drop One to Skyhawks
    December 06, 2022
    Worcester, MA - The Lancers made the trip to Division I Stonehill College for a meeting with the Skyhawks Tuesday evening. Worcester’s three goals were unfortunately not enough as they ultimately fell to Stonehill in a late third period surge by the Skyhawks.
  • Lancers Drop Conference Match to Falcons
    December 03, 2022
    Worcester, MA - On Saturday evening at the Fidelity Bank Worcester Ice Center, the Worcester State Lancers took on their MASCAC neighbors the Fitchburg State Falcons. The Lancers were coming off of a MASCAC win against Salem last Thursday, but a tough second period sent Worcester home with a loss.
  • Ronan Leads Lancers to Victory
    December 01, 2022
    Worcester, MA - Worcester State hit the road Thursday evening to face Salem in MASCAC play. Senior Forward Brendan Ronan(Saugus, MA)’s one goal & two assists led the Lancers to a 4-1 victory over the Vikings.
  • Worcester State Drops Tough Loss to Amcats
    November 22, 2022
    Worcester, MA- The Lancers Men's Ice Hockey team paid Anna Maria College a visit tonight, in a game that regrettably got away from Worcester State. It was the second matchup between WSU and AMC this season, with the first game coming in the opening weekend which ended in an Anna Maria 10-2 victory. 
  • Ronan Named MASCAC Player of the Week
    November 21, 2022
    Worcester, MA- Worcester State Men?s Ice Hockey senior forward, Brendan Ronan (Saugus, MA), was named Player of the Week for the MASCAC after a two goal and three assist week for the Lancers.
  • Lancers unable to complete comeback against Panthers
    November 19, 2022
    Worcester, MA - The Lancers made the trip up north to Hanaway Rink for a meeting with Plymouth State in Saturday night action. Worcester’s late comeback efforts weren’t enough as they fell to the Panthers.
  • Lancers Capture Second Conference Win over Rams
    November 17, 2022
    Worcester, MA- After a 12-day layover from their last game, the Lancer Men’s Hockey team got back into action tonight in their second conference game of the young season. While Worcester State came into this one with a 1-3 record, that one win did come in their first conference game a couple weeks ago. They would continue their quality conference play against tonight’s opponents, the Framingham State University Rams. 
  • Worcester Falls in Home Opener
    November 05, 2022
    Worcester, MA-Worcester State’s Men’s hockey team played its official home opener this afternoon, hosting the Rivier Raiders in non-conference action. Looking to build off Thursday’s win on the road against UMass-Dartmouth, the Lancers were unable to get on a winning streak, dropping this one by a score of 5-1. 
  • Lancers Start Conference Play with Win over Corsairs
    November 03, 2022
    Worcester, MA-The Lancers traveled to visit UMass-Dartmouth for their first conference battle of the season earlier this evening looking for both their first conference and season win. Worcester State was able to start their MASCAC journey on a high note with a statement victory over UMass-Dartmouth.
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