Matthew Kowal
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- Height:
- 5'10"
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- Weight:
- 190
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- Hometown:
- Monson, MA
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- Position:
- Forward
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- High School:
- Minnechaug Regional
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- Major:
- Business Administration
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- Team:
- Springfield Pics (USPHL)
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- Minor:
- Economics
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- gp
- 26
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- p
- 7
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- g
- 3
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- a
- 4
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- pim
- 6
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- +/-
- -13
Bio
As a Junior:
Appeared in 26 games...recorded four goals and five assists for nine points on the season, with one power play goal and one game winner...named to the MASCAC All-Academic Teams...named to the Dean's List
As a Sophomore:
Appeared in 22 games...recorded seven assists for seven points on the season...named to the MASCAC All-Academic Team...named to the Dean's List
As a First Year:
Appeared in 22 games...recorded three goals and two assists for five points on the season...made collegiate debut on October 29th vs. Nichols
Personal:
Matthew was born in Springfield, Mass... is majoring in business administration with a minor in economics at Worcester State...the son of Matthew and Dawn Kowal...has three siblings, Madison, Morgan and Maxxum...favorite spot on campus is the student center...chose Worcester State for the athletic and education oppurtunities
Before Worcester State:
Matthew is a 2019 graduate of Minnechaug Regional High School in Wilbraham, Mass...played four years of ice hockey for the falcons...named all-conference
| Overall | Conference | |
|---|---|---|
| Games | 26 | 18 |
| Points | 7 | 3 |
| Goals | 3 | 2 |
| Assists | 4 | 1 |
| PIM | 6 | 6 |
| +/- | -13 | -10 |
| Power-play goals | 1 | 1 |
| Short-handed goals | 0 | 0 |
| Empty net goals | 0 | 0 |
| Games started | 2 | 1 |
| Game-winning goals | 0 | 0 |
| Game-tying goals | 0 | 0 |
| Hat tricks | 0 | 0 |
| Shots | 37 | 25 |
| Date | Opponent | Score | gs | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 1 | Nichols | L, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Nov 3 | at Assumption | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | .500 |
| Nov 8 | Morrisville | L, 6-2 | - | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Nov 13 | at Suffolk | L, 5-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
| Nov 15 | at Plymouth St. | L, 8-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | .000 |
| Nov 21 | Rivier | L by SO, 3-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Nov 23 | Fitchburg St. | L, 6-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Nov 30 | Post | W, 2-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Dec 5 | at Westfield St. | W, 1-0 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Dec 7 | Anna Maria | W, 3-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | .600 |
| Dec 14 | at Southern N.H. | W, 5-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 9 | at Mass.-Dartmouth | L, 4-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Jan 11 | at Mass. Liberal Arts | W, 4-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jan 16 | Plymouth St. | L, 5-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Jan 23 | at Salem St. | L, 9-3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Jan 25 | at Rivier | W, 2-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Jan 30 | at Fitchburg St. | W, 4-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 1 | Westfield St. | W, 4-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | .333 |
| Feb 8 | Mass.-Dartmouth | W, 5-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Feb 11 | Framingham St. | L, 3-2 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 |
| Feb 13 | Mass. Liberal Arts | L by SO, 3-3 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 15 | at Keene St. | L, 6-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Feb 18 | at Anna Maria | L, 5-4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | .000 |
| Feb 20 | at Framingham St. | W, 3-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1.000 |
| Feb 22 | Salem St. | L, 6-4 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 |
| Feb 27 | at #4 Fitchburg St. | L, 4-1 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1.000 |
| 2022-23 | 22 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 8 | 2 | 6 | .250 |
| 2023-24 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 16 | -6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 66 | 28 | 38 | .424 |
| 2024-25 | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 47 | 18 | 29 | .383 |
| Total | 96 | 10 | 18 | 28 | 43 | -19 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 147 | 124 | 51 | 73 | .411 |
| Statistic | gp | g | a | pts | pim | +/- | ppg | shg | eng | gwg | gtg | hat | s | fo | fow | fol | fo% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Event | |||||||||||||||||
| Total | 26 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | -13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | 47 | 18 | 29 | .383 |
| Conference | 18 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 34 | 14 | 20 | .412 |
| Exhibition | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Location | |||||||||||||||||
| Home | 12 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 17 | .393 |
| Away | 14 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 19 | 7 | 12 | .368 |
| Neutral | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| Result | |||||||||||||||||
| Wins | 11 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 18 | 11 | 7 | .611 |
| Losses | 13 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 27 | 6 | 21 | .222 |
| Ties | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | .500 |
| Month | |||||||||||||||||
| November | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 20 | 5 | 15 | .250 |
| December | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 2 | .714 |
| January | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | .667 |
| February | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 10 | .286 |
News mentions
Worcester, MA- After nearly a week since their last action, the Worcester State Men’s Ice Hockey team (6-7-1, 3-4-1) is looking to get back to .500 tonight as they journey to Salem State to take on the Vikings.
Worcester, MA- After a thrilling opening weekend that saw Worcester State (1-1-0, 0-0-0) claim their first victory of the season over Assumption in the WooCup Consolation match, the Lancers returned to home ice tonight to take on the SUNY Morrisville Mustangs (0-2-0, 0-0-0).