The 2023–24 UMass Lowell River Hawks Men's ice hockey season was the 57th season of play for the program, the 41st competing at the Division I level and 40th in Hockey East. The River Hawks represented the University of Massachusetts Lowell in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season, played their home games at Tsongas Center and were coached by Norm Bazin in his 13th season.

Entering the year, Lowell was having to replace several of its key players; The top three scorers from last year were all gone, which was not ideal for a team that already had a hard time scoring. However, more critically, the River Hawks needed to find a way to replace its starting goaltender. Henry Welsch had shared the crease in '23 and was expected to compete for the job with Massachusetts transfer Luke Pavicich. At the start, the goaltending rotation looked like it was working when Lowell won 4 of its first 6 games while allowing less than 2 goals per. The tandem continued to play well in November, however, that when the lack of offense began to cost the team. The Hawks faced a gauntlet of highly-ranked opponents and lost four consecutive games, three by just a single goal. The losses dropped the squad to the bottom of the conference but there was still plenty of time to recover.

Unfortunately, from Thanksgiving on, the offense never could get on track. Over the final 24 games, Lowell managed 3 goals in just eight of their games and 4 goals in only two. They were shutout four separate times in that span and ended the regular season with just 39 goals in Hockey East play, by far the lowest mark in the conference. To make matters worse, Pavicich struggled in the second half of the season and his numbers ballooned. While Lowell's average goals against wasn't much much worse than their contemporaries, their nearly invisible offense left the team with no margin for error. The River Hawks finished last in the conference and ended with just 8 wins on the year, by far the worse season under Bazin.

In the conference tournament, the team continued the same trend and were unable to score a single goal. Even with Welsh holding New Hampshire to 1 goal, the team suffered its third consecutive blanking and quietly ended a forgettable year.

As of September 21, 2023.^[1]

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No.	S/P/C	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
1		Luke Pavicich	Junior	G	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-03-21	Clarence Center, New York	Massachusetts (HEA)	—
2		Mitchell Becker	Sophomore	D	6' 3" (1.91 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2001-05-24	Rogers, Minnesota	New Mexico (NAHL)	—
4		T. J. Schweighardt	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-03-15	Wayne, New Jersey	Youngstown (USHL)	—
5		Owen Cole	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	2000-01-29	Dunnville, Ontario	Brooks (AJHL)	—
6		Isac Jonsson	Junior	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	2000-10-08	Ängelholm, Sweden	Tri-City (USHL)	—
7		Mark Cooper	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-03-01	Cambridge, Ontario	Hawkesbury (CCHL)	—
8		Jaiden Moriello	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-05-04	Saugus, Massachusetts	West Kelowna (BCHL)	—
9		Jack Collins	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2001-11-13	Canton, New York	Lone Star (NAHL)	—
10		Brehdan Engum	Senior	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	2000-08-10	Burnsville, Minnesota	Waterloo (USHL)	—
11		Alex Peterson	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	1998-03-27	Lansdale, Pennsylvania	Holy Cross (AHA)	—
12		Roc Truman	Sophomore	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-04-25	Lethbridge, Alberta	Camrose (AJHL)	—
13		Filip Fornåå Svensson	Graduate	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1999-01-05	Linköping, Sweden	Alaska (NCAA)	—
14		Ben Meehan	Senior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-04-20	Walpole, Massachusetts	Cedar Rapids (USHL)	LAK, 140th overall 2020
16		Owen Fowler	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2002-06-04	Tewksbury, Massachusetts	Sioux City (USHL)	—
17		Jonathan Horn	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-02-16	Southbury, Connecticut	Vernon (BCHL)	—
18		Sean Kilcullen	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2002-08-03	Kensington, Maryland	Maryland (NAHL)	—
19		Dillan Bentley	Sophomore	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-03-31	Peoria, Illinois	New Mexico (NAHL)	—
21		Ģirts Silkalns	Freshman	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	2003-06-30	Talsi, Latvia	Fargo (USHL)	—
22		Adam Cardona	Freshman	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	2003-10-05	Beaconsfield, Quebec	Omaha (USHL)	—
23		Shawn O'Donnell	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-06-21	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania	Dubuque (USHL)	—
24		Scout Truman	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2002-10-15	Lethbridge, Alberta	Des Moines (USHL)	—
25		Matt Crasa	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2001-03-04	South Setauket, New York	Fargo (USHL)	—
26		Nick Rhéaume	Sophomore	F	6' 2" (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	2002-05-02	Trois-Rivières, Quebec	Prince George (BCHL)	—
27		Stefan Owens	Junior	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	169 lb (77 kg)	2000-04-24	Midlothian, Virginia	Maine (NAHL)	—
28		Jake Stella	Senior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	1998-11-14	Karlstad, Sweden	American International (AHA)	—
29		Jak Vaarwerk	Freshman	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-06-13	East Amherst, New York	Des Moines (USHL)	—
33		Henry Welsch	Senior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-11-17	Lakeville, Minnesota	Aberdeen (NAHL)	—
39		Edvard Nordlund	Junior	G	6' 2" (1.88 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	2001-07-12	Nacka, Sweden	Danbury (NAHL)	—
52		Ben Brunette	Freshman	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	192 lb (87 kg)	2002-08-01	North Bay, Ontario	Penticton (BCHL)	—
71		Nick Granowicz	Graduate	F	6' 1" (1.85 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	1998-03-28	Macomb, Michigan	Michigan (Big Ten)	—
77		Gabe Blanchard	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2000-09-15	East Aurora, New York	Sioux City (USHL)	—

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