Men's college ice hockey program
College ice hockey team
The
UMass Minutemen Ice Hockey
team is a
National Collegiate Athletic Association
(NCAA)
Division I
men's
college ice hockey
program that represents the
University of Massachusetts Amherst
. The Minutemen are a member of
Hockey East
. They play at the 8,387-seat
William D. Mullins Memorial Center
(known as the Mullins Center) in
Amherst, Massachusetts
.
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History
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Pond history
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The centrally located pond on the UMass campus was once used for multiple purposes. In the winter students and faculty would cut out blocks of ice to use for refrigeration and annual tug-of-war games between sophomores and freshmen were hosted during the spring months. In 1909 the first formal ice hockey team began playing on the pond as well.
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UMass fielded one of the earliest non-
ivy league
programs, playing continually until poor weather conditions and a lack of funding caused the team to cease in 1939. The Minutemen were able to return to the ice after the war but couldn't play at home until 1954.
The lack of a home venue caused the team to suffer through a stretch where they won only 2 games over a 7-year period. Eventually the pond became usable again and UMass were able to play home games with new head coach
Steve Kosakowski
. The Minutemen performed decently in his 13 seasons and were among 28 teams to found
ECAC Hockey
. In 1964 the ECAC split into two divisions and any program that did not possess a dedicated indoor arena was placed in
ECAC 2
. UMass continued with the second-tier conference for 15 years and achieved their greatest success in
1972
under
Jack Canniff
, winning the conference tournament title.
By the end of the 1970s using the pond as a rink had become untenable and when no alternatives surfaced the program was shuttered.
Return to the Ice
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When the
Mullins Center
opened in 1993 it was designed as a multi-purpose arena and allowed for the university to rekindle its ice hockey program. The men's team started the same year and hit the ice as a
Division I
independent. With 20 wins in the first season under
Joe Mallen
, there was hope that the Minutemen could compete in
Hockey East
. However, once they began a tougher schedule in
1994?95
, the team lost a then-school-record 28 games. Though the team rarely finished last in the conference under Mallen, there were very few gains and he was replaced by
Don Cahoon
in 2000.
Under Cahoon the team began to improve, posting a winning season in 2003 and reaching the conference championship game the following year. His greatest success came after recruiting
Jonathan Quick
, who helped UMass to reach their first ever
NCAA tournament
in 2007. Cahoon couldn't keep the success going, however, and after being knocked off in five consecutive conference quarterfinals he retired in 2012.
John Micheletto
was tabbed as Cahoon's successor and after a decent first season the team slid down the standing and bottomed out for two consecutive seasons. After the second last-place finish Micheletto was fired and replaced by
St. Lawrence
head coach
Greg Carvel
.
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Greg Carvel era (2016?present)
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In Carvel's first season the team reached a nadir; the Minutemen set a new program record for futility, losing 29 games. Carvel led the team to a much-improved finish in his second season and then team took off in year three. The Minutemen reached their first ever Frozen Four and a berth in the
2019 NCAA Division I National Championship
in which the Minutemen ultimately lost to Minnesota-Duluth 3?0. Though the year ended on a sour note, the team posted a new program record for wins (31) while
Cale Makar
won the school's first
Hobey Baker Award
.
On April 10, 2021, the Minutemen won their first-ever
NCAA Division I men's ice hockey tournament
, beating the
St. Cloud State Huskies
5?0.
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Season-by-season results
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Source:
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Records vs. current Hockey East teams
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As of the completion of
2018?19 season
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Coaches and support staff
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Current as of November, 2018.
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2018-2019 Staff
Name
|
Position
|
Greg Carvel
|
Head coach
|
Ben Barr
|
Associate Head Coach
|
Jared DeMichiel
|
Assistant coach
|
Ryan Mahan
|
Director of Hockey Operations
|
TJ Syner
|
Volunteer Assistant Coach
|
Marc Paquet
|
Athletic Trainer
|
Clayton Kirven
|
Strength & Conditioning
|
Josh Penn
|
Head of Equipment
|
Head Coach History
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As of the completion of 2023?24 season
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Tenure
|
Coach
|
Years
|
Record
|
Pct.
|
1908?1917
|
No Coach
|
9
|
39?27?3
|
.587
|
1917?1922
|
Elton J. Mansell
|
5
|
18?13?3
|
.574
|
1922?1923
|
Herbert Collins
|
1
|
3?4?2
|
.444
|
1923?1924
|
Howard R. Gordon
|
1
|
3?6?0
|
.333
|
1924?1939
|
Lorin Ball
|
15
|
47?61?7
|
.439
|
1947?1949
|
Thomas Filmore
|
2
|
0?5?0
|
.000
|
1949?1950
|
Walter Fitzgerald
|
1
|
2?3?2
|
.429
|
1950?1951
|
Bill Needham
|
1
|
0?7?0
|
.000
|
1953?1954
|
Mel Massucco
|
1
|
0?9?1
|
.050
|
1954?1967
|
Steve Kosakowski
|
13
|
73?118?4
|
.385
|
1967?1979
|
Jack Canniff
|
12
|
120?140?8
|
.463
|
1993?2000
|
Joe Mallen
|
7
|
77?144?18
|
.360
|
2000?2012
|
Don Cahoon
|
12
|
166?229?42
|
.428
|
2012?2016
|
John Micheletto
|
4
|
39?88?13
|
.325
|
2016?Present
|
Greg Carvel
|
7
|
129?105?17
|
.548
|
Totals
|
14 coaches
|
91 seasons
|
716?959?120
|
.432
|
Statistical leaders
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Source:
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Career points leaders
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† - active
Career goaltending leaders
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GP = Games played; Min = Minutes played; W = Wins; L = Losses; T = Ties; GA = Goals against; SO = Shutouts; SV% =
Save percentage
; GAA =
Goals against average
Minimum 30 games played
Player
|
Years
|
GP
|
Min
|
W
|
L
|
T
|
GA
|
SO
|
SV%
|
GAA
|
Filip Lindberg
|
2018?2021
|
50
|
2802
|
29
|
10
|
6
|
74
|
11
|
.937
|
1.58
|
Matt Murray
|
2017?2022
|
121
|
6983
|
73
|
39
|
4
|
260
|
14
|
.916
|
2.23
|
Jonathan Quick
|
2005?2007
|
54
|
3129
|
23
|
22
|
6
|
125
|
3
|
.926
|
2.40
|
Paul Dainton
|
2007?2011
|
123
|
7042
|
45
|
61
|
12
|
327
|
2
|
.908
|
2.78
|
Gabe Winer
|
2002?2006
|
117
|
6725
|
50
|
52
|
10
|
317
|
5
|
.891
|
2.83
|
Statistics current through the start of the 2022?23 season.
Current roster
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As of August 11, 2023.
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No.
|
S/P/C
|
Player
|
Class
|
Pos
|
Height
|
Weight
|
DoB
|
Hometown
|
Previous team
|
NHL rights
|
1
|
|
Jackson Irving
|
Freshman
|
G
|
6' 0" (1.83 m)
|
172 lb (78 kg)
|
2004-02-03
|
Newbury, Massachusetts
|
Sioux Falls
(
USHL
)
|
?
|
4
|
|
Kennedy O'Connor
|
Sophomore
|
D
|
6' 2" (1.88 m)
|
194 lb (88 kg)
|
2001-05-10
|
Springfield, Massachusetts
|
Omaha
(
USHL
)
|
?
|
5
|
|
Linden Alger
|
Senior
|
D
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6' 3" (1.91 m)
|
194 lb (88 kg)
|
2000-04-09
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Centerville, Massachusetts
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Youngstown
(
USHL
)
|
?
|
6
|
|
Ryan Ufko
|
Junior
|
D
|
5' 10" (1.78 m)
|
181 lb (82 kg)
|
2003-05-07
|
Smithtown, New York
|
Chicago
(
USHL
)
|
NSH
, 115th overall
2021
|
7
|
|
Samuli Niinisaari
|
Graduate
|
D
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6' 1" (1.85 m)
|
187 lb (85 kg)
|
1998-08-11
|
Hamina, Finland
|
Brown
(
ECAC
)
|
?
|
8
|
|
Cameron O'Neill
|
Freshman
|
F
|
6' 0" (1.83 m)
|
183 lb (83 kg)
|
2004-01-24
|
Odenton, Maryland
|
Tri-City
(
USHL
)
|
OTT
, 143rd overall
2022
|
9
|
|
Jack Musa
|
Freshman
|
F
|
5' 9" (1.75 m)
|
157 lb (71 kg)
|
2003-07-22
|
Orange Park, Florida
|
Cedar Rapids
(
USHL
)
|
?
|
10
|
|
Cole O'Hara
|
Sophomore
|
F
|
6' 0" (1.83 m)
|
183 lb (83 kg)
|
2002-06-20
|
Richmond Hill, Ontario
|
Tri-City
(
USHL
)
|
NSH
, 114th overall
2022
|
10
|
|
Dans Lo?melis
|
Freshman
|
F
|
6' 0" (1.83 m)
|
170 lb (77 kg)
|
2004-01-21
|
Jelgava, Latvia
|
Lulea
J20 (
J20 Nationell
)
|
BOS
, 119th overall
2022
|
11
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|
Lucas Mercuri
|
Junior
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F
|
6' 3" (1.91 m)
|
192 lb (87 kg)
|
2002-03-07
|
Montreal, Quebec
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Des Moines
(
USHL
)
|
CAR
, 159th overall
2020
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12
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|
Lucas Vanroboys
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Graduate
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F
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6' 2" (1.88 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
1999-07-24
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Thamesville, Ontario
|
Bentley
(
AHA
)
|
?
|
14
|
|
Ryan Lautenbach
|
Junior
|
F
|
5' 11" (1.8 m)
|
175 lb (79 kg)
|
2000-02-27
|
Brighton, Michigan
|
Omaha
(
USHL
)
|
?
|
16
|
|
Aydar Suniev
|
Freshman
|
F
|
6' 2" (1.88 m)
|
205 lb (93 kg)
|
2004-11-16
|
Kazan, Russia
|
Penticton
(
BCHL
)
|
CGY
, 80th overall
2023
|
17
|
|
Kenny Connors
|
Sophomore
|
F
|
6' 1" (1.85 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
2003-03-10
|
Glen Mills, Pennsylvania
|
Dubuque
(
USHL
)
|
LAK
, 103rd overall
2022
|
18
|
|
Taylor Makar
|
Junior
|
F
|
6' 3" (1.91 m)
|
190 lb (86 kg)
|
2001-03-13
|
Calgary, Alberta
|
Brooks
(
AJHL
)
|
COL
, 220th overall
2021
|
20
|
|
Liam Gorman
|
Graduate
|
F
|
6' 3" (1.91 m)
|
199 lb (90 kg)
|
2000-05-08
|
Arlington, Massachusetts
|
Princeton
(
ECAC
)
|
CHI
, 177th overall
2018
|
21
|
|
Sebastian Tornqvist
|
Freshman
|
D
|
5' 11" (1.8 m)
|
187 lb (85 kg)
|
2003-05-22
|
Everlov, Sweden
|
Tri-City
(
USHL
)
|
?
|
22
|
|
Nicholas VanTassell
|
Freshman
|
F
|
6' 4" (1.93 m)
|
196 lb (89 kg)
|
2004-04-18
|
Basking Ridge, New Jersey
|
Green Bay
(
USHL
)
|
OTT
, 215th overall
2023
|
23
|
|
Scott Morrow
|
Junior
|
D
|
6' 2" (1.88 m)
|
192 lb (87 kg)
|
2002-11-01
|
Darien, Connecticut
|
Shattuck-St. Mary's
(
Midget AAA
)
|
CAR
, 40th overall
2021
|
24
|
|
Elliott McDermott
|
Senior
|
D
|
5' 11" (1.8 m)
|
193 lb (88 kg)
|
1999-02-03
|
Kingston, Ontario
|
Colgate
(
ECAC
)
|
?
|
25
|
|
Aaron Bohlinger
|
Senior
|
D
|
5' 9" (1.75 m)
|
165 lb (75 kg)
|
2000-08-25
|
Walden, New York
|
Waterloo
(
USHL
)
|
?
|
26
|
|
Owen Murray
|
Sophomore
|
D
|
5' 10" (1.78 m)
|
181 lb (82 kg)
|
2002-12-01
|
Decker, Manitoba
|
Green Bay
(
USHL
)
|
?
|
27
|
|
Michael Cameron
|
Sophomore
|
F
|
5' 10" (1.78 m)
|
174 lb (79 kg)
|
2002-07-24
|
Berwyn, Pennsylvania
|
Omaha
(
USHL
)
|
?
|
28
|
|
Bo Cosman
|
Freshman
|
F
|
6' 3" (1.91 m)
|
192 lb (87 kg)
|
2002-01-18
|
Milton, Georgia
|
Minnesota
(
NAHL
)
|
?
|
29
|
|
Eric DeDobbelaer
|
Sophomore
|
F
|
5' 10" (1.78 m)
|
180 lb (82 kg)
|
2000-06-15
|
Brantford, Ontario
|
Brantford
(
OJHL
)
|
?
|
30
|
|
Michael Hrabal
|
Freshman
|
G
|
6' 6" (1.98 m)
|
209 lb (95 kg)
|
2005-01-20
|
Prague, Czech Republic
|
Omaha
(
USHL
)
|
ARI
, 38th overall
2023
|
34
|
|
Cole Brady
|
Senior
|
G
|
6' 5" (1.96 m)
|
181 lb (82 kg)
|
2001-02-12
|
Pickering, Ontario
|
Arizona State
(
NCAA
)
|
DAL
, 127th overall
2019
|
The Longest Game
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On March 6, 2015, UMass faced
Notre Dame
in Game 1 of the Opening Round of the 2015 Hockey East Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, played at
Compton Family Ice Arena
at Notre Dame. Early into the game, Sam Herr gave Notre Dame the lead on a rebounded shot.
Vince Hinostroza
made it 2?0 midway through the second period. But the Minutmen responded two minutes later with a power play goal by Steven Iacobellis. Notre Dame responded three minutes later with a
Steven Fogarty
goal to make it 3?1. UMass made it 3?2 a minute later with a goal by Shane Walsh. With two seconds remaining in the period, Troy Power tipped a power play goal to tie the game as the second period (a period that had five goals in total) ended. The third period ended with no goals, as the two teams went into overtime. The two teams repeatedly failed to score, with UMass shooting a record 91 times and Notre Dame shooting 78 times. With 8:18 left in the fifth overtime and at 1:24 a.m. ET, Shane Walsh scored the game-winning goal to end the longest Division I hockey game which had lasted 151 minutes, 42 seconds, besting the previous record of 150:22, set by Quinnipiac and Union in 2010.
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Steve Mastalerz finished the night with 75 saves for UMass while
Cal Petersen
of Notre Dame made 87 saves, setting a new NCAA record. It was UMass' first win at the Tournament since March 13, 2009 at Northeastern.
Awards and honors
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NCAA
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Individual awards
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All-Americans
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AHCA First Team All-Americans
- 1971?72: Pat Keenan, F; Brian Sullivan, D; P.J. Flaherty, G
- 1972?73: Pat Keenan, F
- 2003?04:
Thomas Pock
, D
- 2018?19:
Cale Makar
, D;
Mitchell Chaffee
, F
- 2019?20:
John Leonard
, F
- 2020?21:
Bobby Trivigno
, F
- 2021?22:
Bobby Trivigno
, F;
Scott Morrow
, D
- 2023?24:
Ryan Ufko
, D
AHCA Second Team All-Americans
NCAA Division I Men's Ice Hockey All-Tournament Team
Hockey East
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Individual awards
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William Flynn Tournament Most Valuable Player
All-Hockey East
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First Team
- 2003?04:
Thomas Pock
, D
- 2008?09:
James Marcou
, F
- 2009?10:
Justin Braun
, D
- 2018?19:
Cale Makar
, D;
Mitchell Chaffee
, F
- 2019?20:
John Leonard
, F
- 2020?21:
Bobby Trivigno
, F
- 2021?22:
Bobby Trivigno
, F;
Scott Morrow
, D
- 2023?24: Ryan Ufko, D
Second Team
- 2002?03:
Thomas Pock
, D
- 2005?06:
Marvin Degon
, D
- 2006?07:
Jonathan Quick
, G
- 2007?08:
Mike Kostka
, D
- 2008?09:
Justin Braun
, D
- 2009?10:
James Marcou
, F
- 2018?19:
John Leonard
, F; Jacob Pritchard, F
- 2020?21: Filip Lindberg, G;
Zac Jones
, D
- 2022?23:
Scott Morrow
, D; Ryan Ufko, D
- 2023?24: Michael Hrabal, G
Third Team
Rookie Team
- 1994?95: Brian Regan, G
- 2002?03:
Stephen Werner
, D
- 2004?05: David Leaderer, D; P. J. Fenton, F
- 2006?07:
Justin Braun
, D
- 2007?08: Paul Dainton, G;
James Marcou
, F
- 2008?09:
Casey Wellman
, F
- 2010?11: Michael Pereira, F
- 2014?15:
Brandon Montour
, F
- 2017?18:
Cale Makar
, D;
Mario Ferraro
, D
- 2018?19: Marc Del Gaizo, D
- 2019?20:
Zac Jones
, D
- 2020?21: Josh Lopina, F
- 2021?22:
Scott Morrow
, D; Ryan Ufko, D
- 2022?23: Kenny Connors, F
All-Tournament Team
- 2002?03:
Thomas Pock
, D;
Stephen Werner
, F
- 2003?04:
Thomas Pock
, D;
Greg Mauldin
, F; Mike Warner, F
- 2006?07: Chris Capraro, F
- 2020?21: Filip Lindberg, G;
Zac Jones
, D; Jake Gaudet, F;
Bobby Trivigno
, F
- 2021?22:
Matt Murray
, G; Colin Felix, D; Garrett Wait, F;
Bobby Trivigno
, F
- 2022?23:
Scott Morrow
Olympians
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This is a list of Massachusetts alumni were a part of an
Olympic team
.
As of July 1, 2023
Player
|
Position
|
Team(s)
|
Years
|
Games
|
Stanley Cups
|
Conor Allen
|
Defenseman
|
NYR
|
2013?2015
|
7
|
0
|
Matt Anderson
|
Forward
|
NJD
|
2012?2013
|
2
|
0
|
Kevin Boyle
|
Goaltender
|
ANA
|
2018?2019
|
5
|
0
|
Justin Braun
|
Defenseman
|
SJS
,
PHI
,
NYR
|
2010?Present
|
842
|
0
|
Mitchell Chaffee
|
Right Wing
|
MIN
|
2021?2022
|
2
|
0
|
Mario Ferraro
|
Defenseman
|
SJS
|
2019?Present
|
252
|
0
|
Joel Hanley
|
Defenseman
|
MTL
,
ARI
,
DAL
|
2015?Present
|
151
|
0
|
Matt Irwin
|
Defenseman
|
SJS
,
BOS
,
NSH
,
ANA
,
BUF
,
WSH
|
2012?Present
|
461
|
0
|
Zac Jones
|
Defenseman
|
NYR
|
2020?Present
|
38
|
0
|
Michael Kostka
|
Defenseman
|
TOR
,
CHI
,
TBL
,
NYR
,
OTT
|
2012?2016
|
85
|
0
|
William Lagesson
|
Forward
|
EDM
,
MTL
|
2019?2022
|
60
|
0
|
|
Player
|
Position
|
Team(s)
|
Years
|
Games
|
Stanley Cups
|
John Leonard
|
Forward
|
SJS
,
NSH
|
2020?Present
|
64
|
0
|
Cale Makar
|
Defenseman
|
COL
|
2018?Present
|
238
|
1
|
Greg Mauldin
|
Left Wing
|
CBJ
,
NYI
,
COL
|
2003?2011
|
36
|
0
|
Brandon Montour
|
Defenseman
|
ANA
,
BUF
,
FLA
|
2016?Present
|
454
|
0
|
Matt Murray
|
Goaltender
|
DAL
|
2022?Present
|
3
|
0
|
Brad Norton
|
Defenseman
|
FLA
,
LAK
,
WSH
,
OTT
,
DET
|
2001?2007
|
124
|
0
|
Thomas Pock
|
Defenseman
|
NYR
,
NYI
|
2003?2009
|
118
|
0
|
Jonathan Quick
|
Goaltender
|
LAK
,
VGK
|
2007?Present
|
753
|
3
|
Conor Sheary
|
Left Wing
|
PIT
,
BUF
,
WSH
|
2015?Present
|
531
|
2
|
Frank Vatrano
|
Center
|
BOS
,
FLA
,
NYR
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ANA
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2015?Present
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482
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0
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Casey Wellman
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Center
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MIN
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WSH
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2009?2014
|
54
|
0
|
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