Show overview
High Character - A UMass Hockey Podcast has been publishing since 2022, and across the 4 years since has built a catalogue of 180 episodes. That works out to roughly 160 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a weekly cadence, with the show now in its 5th season.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 32 min and 1h 15m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-language Sports show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 1 months ago, with 10 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2022, with 61 episodes published. Published by Cameron Guzzo.
From the publisher
Welcome to High Character, a podcast all about UMass Hockey! On this podcast Cameron (@CameronGuzzo) and Evin (@Evin_Sully) will discuss everything about the 2021 National Champions, including game recaps, interviews, arena reviews, and much more. Stay tuned for all things #NewMass! (Not affiliated with UMass)
Latest Episodes
View all 180 episodesS5 Ep 262026 Hockey East Semifinals Recap (The Season is Over)
UMass Hockey's season is over after a 2-0 loss at the hands of 8-seed Merrimack in the semifinals of the Hockey East tournament at TD Garden. Cameron and Evin are here to recap the loss, and put a bow on what has been one of the most interesting and unique UMass Hockey seasons of all time.
S5 Ep 252026 Hockey East Quarterfinals Recap
UMass is moving on to the Hockey East Semifinals at TD Garden after taking care of Northeastern 4-1 in the quarterfinals at the Mullins Center! Cameron and Evin are here to break down all of the action, and detail what the postseason outlook is currently looking like as we near the NCAA tournament.
S5 Ep 24Weekend Recap - 3/5/26 vs. #13 BC and 3/7/26 @ UNH (SEASON ENDING SWEEP!)
UMass needed a sweep to keep their at-large NCAA tournament chances alive and they did just that, beating BC at home and UNH on the road! Cameron and Evin are here to break down all of the wild action from this past week, and detail what UMass' path through the postseason now looks like.
S5 Ep 23Series Recap - 2/27/26 @ and 2/28/26 vs. #13 UConn (Lights Out 5 Point Performance!)
UMass played their biggest regular season series in recent memory versus #13 UConn and came away with a hard fought 5 out of 6 points in the process. Cameron and Evin are here to break down a very eventful two games, discuss the postseason outlook with two regular season games remaining, and address the negative national spotlight the school has yet again been placed under with the Mullins lighting fiasco.
S5 Ep 22Series Recap - 2/20/26 vs. and 2/21/26 @ UNH (Yet Another Weird UNH Split)
UMass came out of their late season bye week to a convincing home win and a brutal 1-0 road loss to UNH. Cameron and Evin are here to break down all of the action, and dive into what it all means for the at large NCAA tournament chances and the overall Hockey East picture.
S5 Ep 21Series Recap: 2/6/26 @ 2/7/26 vs. Lowell (Bad Loss, Solid Win, Series Split)
UMass played their second and third games in a row against little brother UMass Lowell, and suffered a brutal loss in the road game but a convincing win in the home game. Cameron and Evin are here to break all of it down, and discuss what the implications might be on the playoff picture.
S5 Ep 20Weekend Recap - 1/30/26 vs. Northeastern and 2/1/26 @ Lowell (Win Streak up to 7!)
UMass extended their win streak to seven with an overtime thriller vs. Northeastern and a barnburner win against Lowell in the final minutes! Cameron and Evin are here to break down all of the action from these two, and talk bigger picture about just how meaningful this win streak is at this point in the season.
S5 Ep 19Series Recap - 1/23/26 and 1/24/26 @ Vermont (Shutouts and Sweeps)
UMass has swept their second Hockey East series in a row, this time on the back of two shutouts from Michael Hrabal, and the boys are buzzing with 5 straight wins! Cameron and Evin are here to recap both of these games, break down what is going right for the team in the second half so far, and look ahead at what it all means in the Hockey East/national landscape.
S5 Ep 18Series Recap - 1/16/26 @ and 1/17/26 vs. Merrimack (6 Point Sweep!)
UMass earned a much needed 6 point sweep in their home in home vs. Merrimack, and continue their strong start to the second half of the season! Cameron and Evin are here to recap all of it, including the depth scoring getting involved, Hrabal's continued success, and more!
S5 Ep 17Series Recap - 1/9/26 vs. and 1/10/26 @ #19 BU (Starting the Second Half with a Split)
UMass started the second half of their season with a defensive battle of a home and home series with #19 BU! Cameron and Evin are here to talk all about these two low scoring games, and what they might mean as we head closer to the home stretch of this season.
S5 Ep 162025-26 First Half Recap with Nathan Strauss
Cameron and Evin are once again joined by one of the voices of the Minutemen Nathan Strauss to breakdown everything they noticed from the first half of the season.
S5 Ep 15Series Recap - 12/6/25 and 12/7/25 @ #12 Northeastern (Leaving Matthews in Style!)
Cameron and Evin recap UMass' road series at #12 Northeastern to close out the first half of the regular season, and say goodbye to Matthews Arena for the final time! They discuss the game one comeback to force overtime, the shutout win in game two, the current goalie situation, their thoughts on the first half, and more!
S5 Ep 14Game Recap - 11/29/25 @ Army (Worst Loss Since...?)
Cameron and Evin recap UMass' disastrous loss on the road to Army, a loss that likely puts a dagger in the team's at large NCAA tournament chances. They discuss what went wrong in this game in particular, what they're seeing from the team as a whole right now, and what needs to change to right the ship as we move towards the halfway point in the season.
S5 Ep 13Series Recap - 11/20/25 @ and 11/22/25 vs. #16 Providence (Panic Button Has Been Pressed)
Cameron and Evin recap UMass' home and home series with #16 Providence, where they won the first game in overtime and lost the second game in blowout fashion. They discuss the highs and lows of this series, the concerning things they've been seeing week to week, and if they think it's time to start fully panicking about this team...
S5 Ep 12Series Recap - 11/14/25 @ and 11/15/25 vs. #18 BC (Swept by the Eagles)
Cameron and Evin recap UMass' very disappointing sweep at the hands of their rival Boston College. They discuss what went wrong in both games, UMass' goaltender situation, the continued "compete" struggles, the upcoming Providence series, some UMass Athletics fiascos, and more.
S5 Ep 11Series Recap - 10/6/25 and 10/7/25 vs. #6 Maine (Shocking Series Split!)
Cameron and Evin are here to recap everything from UMass' big home series with #6 Maine, which somehow included one of the worst losses AND best wins in the Carvel era! They discuss the brutal loss, the players' "soul searching" between games, the big time shutout win, and look forward to another big series coming up: a home and home with #18 BC!
S5 Ep 10Series Recap - 10/31/25 and 11/1/25 vs. #20 Cornell (Spooky Series Split)
Cameron and Evin break down UMass' hard fought Halloweekend split with #20 Cornell, which ended up being a defensive and special teams battle. They discuss the go-ahead last minute goal on Friday, the unfortunate shortcomings on Saturday, Taylor Makar's NHL debut, the upcoming Maine series, and more!
S5 Ep 9Series Recap - 10/24/25 and 10/25/25 @ Omaha (Strange Split Out West)
Cameron and Evin are breaking down UMass' split against Omaha in Nebraska, their one big trip out west this season! They discuss the team's continued slow starts, Friday night's big comeback win, the defensive struggles, their experience in Omaha, and more, including a rant about UMass Football to finish the episode.
S5 Ep 8Weekend Recap - 10/17/25 vs. Northeastern and 10/18/25 vs. Bentley (First Bumps in the Road)
Cameron and Evin breakdown a funky weekend for UMass Hockey, which included their first loss of the season to Northeastern, and an overtime win against Bentley. The fellas have a LOT of thoughts to get out about the team's performance this past weekend, in what are obviously some early growing pains for this young team.
S5 Ep 7Game Recap - 10/10/25 @ Stonehill (Nestrašil's Hat Trick!)
Cameron and Evin break down #14 UMass' 4-1 victory on the road against Stonehill to give them a 3-0 start to the season! They recap everything that happened in this one game weekend, including a hat trick from freshman phenom Václav Nestrašil, and the team's first ever visit to Warrior Ice Arena.