Liam Flaherty

@kluedeke29 @SeamansMedia @NEHockeyJournal @NYHockeyJournal @jeffcox425 @MarkDivver @Scanlon65 @JoshuaKummins @MikeZhe603 @leahysean Congrats, Kirk! Best of luck!

I want to thank @SeamansMedia for a great year with @NEHockeyJournal and @NYHockeyJournal- working with @jeffcox425 @MarkDivver @Scanlon65 @JoshuaKummins @_LiamFlaherty @MikeZhe603 & @leahysean + the whole team there has been tremendous. Wouldn’t trade it for anything.!

Really enjoyed the process of writing this story. Huge thanks to Ben and the whole MacDonald family for being so open. Big things ahead for one of the many uber-talented players in New England prep.

Please keep Bulldog and @MiltonAcad_puck forward Jake Thibeault in your prayers. Jake had a collision yesterday at the EAK tourney and suffered a spinal cord injury and small brain bleed. He's got limited mobility in lower extremities. Jake to nurses today.."I'm ready to fight"

Boston College Hockey is heartbroken over the passing of Jimmy Hayes. Our thoughts and prayers go out to the entire Hayes family.

@kluedeke29 Thanks, Kirk!

Real good insight into one Minnesota Wild prospect's journey to the NHL draft by @_LiamFlaherty

Always nice to write about a fellow Granite Stater. Had a lot of fun with this one. Hope you enjoy!

Chase Clark commits to Quinnipiac. Check out my story on the New York goaltender in the latest issue of @NYHockeyJournal after his sixth-round selection in the 2021 draft.

The Penguins have signed goaltender Filip Lindberg to a two-year, entry-level contract. Lindberg, 22, enjoyed a career year in 2020.21 playing collegiate hockey with the University of Massachusetts. Details: pens.pe/3zMOsW4

Hearing David Krejci coming back to Bruins. Good source- the one that has told me all along that team & player wanted to get it done, as reported to @Johnston985 & Flynn on Sunday. Deal being finalized. Big piece in place to lock up top-6

Just finished up several stories for the upcoming issue of @NEHockeyJournal that I'm really excited about. Should be a great magazine, filled with a tremendous #NHLDraft package and tons of additional content on local prospects.

Slices at Antonio's on Makar.

@kluedeke29 Welcome back, Kirk! Looking forward to working with you.

Pleased to announce that I am returning home to the Boston area to rejoin the Seamans Media team! I want to thank the Omaha Lancers for a tremendous four years of growth and experiences. I will miss Nebraska and the team but looking forward to telling amazing hockey stories!

Ryan Leonard makes the NTDP. Check out my feature on the Amherst native in the latest issue of @NEHockeyJournal the mag! hockeyjournal.com/issues/may-jun…

@TheDanMcGee Good times, man. Best of luck with everything!

@_LiamFlaherty Thank you Liam! I’ll always distinctly remember you finishing editing and readying to go home one night while putting together the hockey special issue, only for you to return to the office with pizza to share. Moments like those make the Collegian so special.

This one’s personal. College—as awesome and fun as it is—can be super challenging at times. Mental health can be really hard to maintain. I have the people of the Collegian to thank for supporting me these past 4 years and for making me feel as healthy as I have ever felt.

@will_katcher Damn straight, Will. Congratulations!

Last year a man I sat next to on a plane told me he didn’t think UMass was that good a school and he was sorry I went here. What an idiot. He had no idea how lucky I was. For my final byline, a sincere thank you to the hardest working group of people I've ever known.

@emarinofsky Collegian car rides forever ❤️

@_LiamFlaherty Thanks for everything, my friend!

Four years of UMass flew. Four years at the Collegian flew even faster. As I reflect on my time, I’m left with a lot of thoughts. I tried to best articulate what it all meant to me in this final column.

@noah_bortle Great job, Noah. So happy that you, @emarinofsky and I got to spend last year together. I knew the sports section was in good hands but you took it to another level and killed it the whole way. Proud of you, man.

The Collegian has meant the world to me in my time at UMass. I tried to sum up my feelings as I get ready to graduate here. It would mean a lot if you’d give it a read

President of Hockey Operations/General Manager David Poile announced today that the team has signed defenseman Marc Del Gaizo to a three-year, entry-level contract. bit.ly/3twCAF0