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Get to Know UMass Dartmouth Goaltender, Marshall McKallip
Name: Marshall McKallip V
Hometown: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
High School: Burrell High School
Sport: Hockey
College: University of Massachusetts- Dartmouth. The institution is located in Dartmouth, Massachusetts and is home to more than 8,500 students. The Corsairs are members of NCAA Division III and the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) in men’s ice hockey.
College Accolades: Four-time MASCAC All-Academic Team selection, 18 career games played with 8 wins and 365 saves to his credit.
Major and Future Plans: Operations Management – Supply Chain. He also plans to earn a Masters of Business Administration (MBA) with a focus in Operations Management after completing his baccalaureate degree. He plans to use his education to become a college hockey coach in the future and has already been coaching hockey for more than five years.
How He Began Playing Hockey: “I believe I was about six when I started skating. The young Pittsburgh Penguins teams were who got me into it, I went and saw Crosby play when I was young and have wanted to play hockey ever since. Marc Andre-Fleury was the reason I became a goalie, though. Watching him was and still is a lot of fun. You can see how much he enjoys the game by the way he plays.”
Perspective on Playing Juniors Before College: “I always knew I wanted to play college hockey, but during my second year of juniors in Worcester, I learned how hard it really would be to play at the Division III level. I’m forever grateful for the times I had in junior hockey, I really believe it gave me time to mature and gain valuable interpersonal skills and life lessons that I wouldn’t have gained anywhere else before college.”
What Past Organizations Mean to Him: “The Tri-State Spartans gave me an amazing opportunity to play AAA from U14 to U16. The organization got me in contact with a lot of Tier 2 opportunities. I then moved on and played for San Diego Sabres of the Western States Hockey League the next year at 17 years old. Moving out west was one of the hardest things I’ve ever done. I had to grow up quickly and learn how to live with a new family and roommates I’d never met before. I also learned how to play coming off the bus and a full 60 minute game. Worcester Jr. Railers of the Eastern Hockey League were huge in my goalie development. The late Mike Addesa Jr., pushed me to limits I never thought I could reach. He taught me what it would take to get to the NCAA level. Finally, the Connecticut Chiefs, also of the Eastern Hockey League, gave me a great opportunity to play a lot of games and believed in me. They helped to give me the confidence to play some of my best hockey I had in years.”
Favorite Hockey Memory: “Playing my first college game against Rivier University and getting the win. It was a full circle moment as I had been cleared from my shoulder surgery just a month before, and was also playing with two teammates and roommates I grew up playing with. Tyler Stewart, my neighbor here in Burrell, also played with me when we were nine and 10 years old. I played with Lane Ruffner, who went to Latrobe from ages 11 to 13. We all ended up at the same school and were roommates my freshman year. I missed the entire first half of the game because I was still recovering and when I came back, but was put in for the second half and earned my first game and win. There was no better feeling.”
His Support System: “My parents Marshall IV and Heather and well as my brother Dylan always been my biggest supporters. Outside of them though, I’d say Shane Clifford. He’s my goalie coach here in Pittsburgh and we’ve worked together since I was around eight-years old. He is someone I can count on for anything in life. He’s a true mentor and friend to me.”
Perspective on Being a Goaltender: My perspective is that you have to sacrifice. Giving up on going out on weekends when you have games is a must. Giving up important years while friends were in school and I was grinding out junior hockey is also what was necessary. Giving up on relationships because of distance and constant travel is also something I had to do. Junior hockey really puts you on your own both mentally and physically. Battling through injuries and how to overcome mental obstacles are the biggest challenges. There’s only one net during the game; only one guy is going to play. You have to give everything you have at every second. One goal could be the end of everything, so the mental aspect is tough. You just have to try and respond and forget about the past as quickly as possible.”
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