LOWELL, Mass. (November 4, 2013) – The UMass Lowell River Hawks' (5-3-0, 2-0-0 Hockey East) were named the Hockey East Team of the Week for the second consecutive week after picking up a pair of key conference wins over the University of New Hampshire over the weekend. The twin wins stretched UMass Lowell's early-season winning streak to four games and moved the River Hawks into a three-way tie for first-place with Boston College (4-2-1, 2-0-0 Hockey East) and Boston University (4-4-0, 2-1-0 Hockey East).

Zack Kamrass (Atlanta, GA) was named the Co-Defensive Player of the Week. The junior defenseman put together his best week to date, picking four assists and 7 blocked shots in the weekend sweep of UNH and was +3. Kamrass has been a key component of a River Hawks team that has won 4 straight, including two key Hockey East wins.

The River Hawks will return to action this Saturday when they host yet another Hockey East opponent, the Northeastern University Huskies, at 7 PM in a game that will be televised regionally by WBIN-TV.

RIVER HAWK STRONG NIGHT: UMass Lowell will honor the victims, survivors and first responders of the Boston Marathon bombing with "River Hawk Strong Night" on Nov. 9 prior to the UMass Lowell vs. Northeastern hockey game at 7:00 PM. Marathon bombing survivors Celeste and Sydney Corcoran of Lowell, Karen Rand of Somerville and Roseann Sdoia of Dracut will drop the ceremonial first puck. They will be joined on the ice by first responders. A portion of the ticket sales from the game will support Boston Marathon bombing survivors through America's Fund and the UMass Lowell Boston Marathon Scholarship Fund. Tickets for the game are on sale now and can be purchased at the Tsongas Center Box Office, which is open Monday-Friday, 9 AM - 5 PM. Fans may also purchase tickets online at TsongasCenter.com or by contacting Andrew Ralph (andrew_ralph@uml.edu; 978-934-5749) or Joe Fellini (joseph_fellini@uml.edu; 978-934-5751).