28 Matt Bucher
28 - Matt Bucher
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
Year: Jr.
Hometown: Cromwell, Conn.
Position: F
Major: Finance
Previous Team: Hartford Wolfpack (EHL)
gp 15
p 3
g 1
a 2
pim 10
+/- -4

CAREER HIGHS
Points: 2, five times
Goals
: 2, vs. Assumption, Oct. 28, 2017
Assists
: 1, 14 times
Shots
: 7, vs. Franklin Pierce, Jan. 6, 2018
Plus/Minus: +2, four times 

JUNIOR  2019-20
Appeared in 15 games ... Produced three points on two assists and one goal ... Recorded one shot and plus-one in the season-opening 3-2 win at Franklin Pierce (Nov. 1) ... Took one shot at Skidmore (Nov. 8) ... Skated at No. 6 Hobart (Nov. 9) ... Registered one shot in the overtime outing against Anan Maria (Nov. 15) ... Tallied four shots versus Southern Maine (Nov. 22) ... Competed versus New England College (Nov. 23) ... Notched two points, including one assist and the game-winning goal, in a 4-3 win at Endicott (Nov. 26) ... Provided three blocked shots against Wilkes (Nov. 30) ... Aided to the Steve Hoar consolation 5-2 win over Becker (Dec. 1) ... Laced up his skates in a 4-4 draw at UMass Boston (Dec. 6) ... Contributed to the 6-2 win over Johnson & Wales (Jan. 24) ... Competed in a 4-4 stalemate at New England College (Jan. 31) ... Skated at Southern Maine (Feb. 1) ... Played at No. 6 Babson (Feb. 10) ... Chipped in one assist at Castleton (Feb. 14).  

SOPHOMORE  2018-19
Appeared in 21 games ... Recorded five points on one goals and four assists ... Dished out one assist and put together a plus-2 rating in the season opener, a 7-0 shutout over Franklin Pierce (Oct. 26) … Skated at Assumption (Oct. 27) ... Handed out one assist in a 4-1 win over Salem State (Nov. 6) ... Competed at New England College (Nov. 9) ... Appeared at Southern Maine (Nov. 10) ... Took the ice versus No. 14/15 Babson (Nov. 16) ... Scored once against No. 9/10 UMass Boston (Nov. 17) ... Attempted five shots at Castleton (Nov. 30) ... Had a hand in a 1-0 shutout at No. 13 Norwich (Dec. 1) ... Helped upset No. 12 Hobart, 5-2 (Dec. 7) ... Dished out one assist versus Skidmore (Dec. 8) ... Set-up one score versus Lebanon Valley at Warriors Ice Arena apart of the Boston Landing Tournament (Jan. 4) ... Competed in the Boston Landing Tournament consolation contest against Nichols at Warriors Ice Arena (Jan. 5) ... Helped down Fitchburg State, 4-1 (Jan. 8) ... Chipped in to the 6-2 win over Johnson & Wales (Jan. 11) ... Contributed to the 8-6 rally at Johnson & Wales (Jan. 12) ... Laced up his skates against Southern Maine (Jan. 18) ... Played at No. 8/11 UMass Boston (Jan. 25) ... Took the ice at No. 14/15 Babson (Jan. 26) ... Competed against No. 10/8 Norwich (Feb. 1) ... Skated at Skidmore (Feb. 8) ... Appeared in the NEHC Quarterfinals at No. 5 Norwich (Feb. 16).   

FRESHMAN  2017-18
Appeared in 24 games … Had 15 points … Scored six goals, one game-winner … Handed out nine assists, good for a share for second on the squad … Took 69 shots … Scored twice in the season opener, a 5-2 win over Assumption (Oct. 28) … Named CCC Rookie of the Week (Oct. 30) … Started against Nichols (Nov. 3) … Appeared at Nichols (Nov. 4) … Took the ice at Salve Regina (Nov. 10) ... Handed out one assist in a 2-1 win over Western New England (Nov. 16) ... Put together a two-point effort on one-goal and one-helper in a 5-0 shutout at Western New England (Nov. 18) … Recorded one assist in a 3-2 victory over UMass Dartmouth at the PAL/Stovepipe Tournament (Nov. 25) … Contributed to the 3-2 win over Southern New Hampshire in the PAL/Stovepipe Tournament Championship (Nov. 26) … Registered one strike and one helper at the University of New England (Dec. 1) … Contributed to a 5-5 stalemate against the University of New England (Dec. 2) … Produced one assist at Wentworth (Dec. 8) … Collected one goal and one handout in a  5-2 win over Wentworth (Dec. 9) … Helped in a 2-2 draw with Salem State (Jan. 3) … Tallied one assist versus Franklin Pierce (Jan. 6) … Had four shots at Southern New Hampshire (Jan. 13) … Chipped in to a 4-1 win over Becker (Jan. 19) … Set-up one goal in a 4-3 victory at Becker (Jan. 20) … Registered four shots versus Curry (Jan. 26) … Appeared at Curry (Jan. 27) … Netted one goal against No. 9/10 Endicott (Feb. 2) … Took the ice at No. 9/10 Endicott (Feb. 3) … Helped in a 2-2 tie at Johnson & Wales (Feb. 8) … Chipped in to a 6-3 victory over Johnson & Wales (Feb. 10) … Dished out one assist in the CCC Quarterfinals at No. 11 Endicott. 

ACDAEMIC ACCOLADES
Three-time AHCA Scholar-Athlete honoree (2017-18, 2018-19, 2019-20) … Two-time NEHC All-Academic Team selection (2018-19, 2019-20) ... Two-time member of Suffolk's 4.0 Club (Fall 2018, Spring) ... Six-time AD Honor Roll selection (Fall 2017, Spring 2018, Fall 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2019, Spring 2020). 

BEFORE SUFFOLK  HARTFORD, WOLFPACK (EHL)  CROMWELL
Played junior hockey for the Hartford Wolfpack.

Recent Games
Jan 31 at New England Col. L, 5-3
Feb 1 at Southern Me. L, 4-0
Feb 8 Mass.-Boston L, 5-2
Feb 10 vs. #6 Babson L, 4-1
Feb 14 at Castleton L, 5-3
Feb 15 at #1 Norwich L, 6-0
Statistics category Overall Conf
Games 15 10
Points 3 1
Goals 1 0
Assists 2 1
PIM 10 2
+/- -4 -4
Power-play goals 1 0
Short-handed goals 0 0
Empty net goals 0 0
Games started 1 1
Game-winning goals 1 0
Game-tying goals 0 0
Hat tricks 0 0
Shots 17 12
Date Opponent Score gs g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg s
Oct 19 Albertus Magnus W, 5-2 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Oct 26 Framingham St. W, 4-0 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 1 at Franklin Pierce W, 3-2 - 0 0 0 2 +1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 8 at Skidmore L, 5-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 9 at #6 Hobart L, 7-4 - 0 0 0 0 -1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Nov 15 Anna Maria L, 3-2 - 0 0 0 2 -1 0 0 0 0 0 1
Nov 22 Southern Me. L, 2-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Nov 23 New England Col. L, 7-1 1 0 0 0 0 -3 0 0 0 0 0 2
Nov 26 at Endicott W, 4-3 - 1 1 2 0 +0 1 0 0 1 0 3
Nov 30 Wilkes L, 9-0 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 1 vs. Becker W, 5-2 - 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 6 at Mass.-Boston T, 4-4 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Dec 7 at Babson L, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Dec 10 Salem St. W, 4-3 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 4 at #2 Trinity (Conn.) L, 7-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 10 #4 Norwich L, 2-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 11 Castleton W, 8-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 17 #5 Hobart T, 4-4 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 18 Skidmore L, 4-1 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 24 Johnson & Wales (RI) W, 6-2 - 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jan 25 at Johnson & Wales (RI) L, 3-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Jan 31 at New England Col. L, 5-3 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 1 at Southern Me. L, 4-0 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Feb 8 Mass.-Boston L, 5-2 - - - - - - - - - - - -
Feb 10 vs. #6 Babson L, 4-1 - 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 2
Feb 14 at Castleton L, 5-3 - 0 1 1 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 1
Feb 15 at #1 Norwich L, 6-0 - - - - - - - - - - - -
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
2017-18 24 6 9 15 6 +1 2 0 1 1 0 0 69
2018-19 21 1 4 5 2 +5 0 0 0 0 0 0 36
2019-20 15 1 2 3 10 -4 1 0 0 1 0 0 17
Total 60 8 15 23 18 +2 3 0 1 2 0 0 122
  gp g a pts pim +/- ppg shg eng gwg gtg hat s
Total 15 1 2 3 10 -4 1 0 0 1 0 0 17
Conference 10 0 1 1 2 -4 0 0 0 0 0 0 12
Exhibition 2 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
Home 5 0 0 0 4 -6 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
Away 8 1 2 3 4 +2 1 0 0 1 0 0 8
Neutral 2 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
-
Wins 4 1 1 2 4 -1 1 0 0 1 0 0 4
Losses 10 0 1 1 6 -3 0 0 0 0 0 0 13
Ties 1 0 0 0 0 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
-
November 8 1 1 2 6 -4 1 0 0 1 0 0 12
December 2 0 0 0 2 +0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
January 2 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 0 2
February 3 0 1 1 2 +2 0 0 0 0 0 0 3