UMass adds to incoming class

UMass bolstered its incoming class significantly this week, adding three very talented new players. Left-shot defenseman Barrett Dexheimer was announced as the first member of the incoming class on May 13. The 5-foot-11, 176-pound player is an Edina native.

If his name rings a bell, it’s because his older brother, Ben , was an All-Big 10 First Team for Wisconsin this year and scored the overtime game winner against Michigan State to send the Badgers back to the Frozen Four for the first time in 16 years. Dexheimer spent the latter part of the season playing 21 games with the Des Moines Buccaneers, but he played the majority of his USHL careers with the Muskegon Lumberjacks. He was part of the team that captured the Clark Cup in 2025.

Here’s an interesting stat: in his year and a half with Muskegon, Dexheimer scored zero goals and had exactly nine assists each year (though in just 31 games his second year compared to 51 his first year). Dexheimer did score two goals with the Buccaneers, but he’s not known for his production. UMass coach Greg Carvel described him as “smooth-skating and smart.

” Dexheimer should provide solid back-end support. Barrett Dexheimer has committed to #NewMass ! This is a great time for us to catch up on this committal because Barrett just recently helped lead Edina High to the Class AA Minnesota High School Hockey Championship and led all defensemen on the team in points!