Bobby Trivigno

Robert Nicholas Trivigno is an American ice hockey Left Wing who was an All-American for Massachusetts and was the Most Outstanding Player in his school's first National Championship in 2021.

Junior
Trivigno was one of the offensive stars for Shattuck-Saint Mary's, a prep school hockey powerhouse, finishing 1st, 3rd and 2nd respectively in team scoring during his three years with the team. After graduating in 2017, the small winger continued his junior career with the Waterloo Black Hawks of the USHL, the top junior league in the U. S.. He finished 4th in team scoring, helping Waterloo finish second in the west and reach the league semifinals. With a year of junior eligibility left, Trivigno joined the program at Massachusetts, joining several of his Waterloo teammate in the college ranks.

College
Trivigno's debut with the Minutemen coincided with the program turning a corner. Head coach Greg Carvel had been rebuilding the team quickly and saw a dramatic improvement in 2019. While Trivigno was not yet one of the team's star players, he was a major piece of a team that shattered the previous program record with a 31-win season. UMass won the Hockey East regular season title but was stymied in the conference semifinals. In the Minutemen's second NCAA Tournament appearance ever, the team looked unbeatable in the first two games, winning each 4–0. Trivigno was held scoreless in both but finally got on the scoresheet when he tied the game in the National Semifinal against Denver. Unfortunately, late in the game, Trivigno jumped up and elbowed Jake Durflinger in the head. Somehow no penalty was called on the play and he finished the game. Afterwards the NCAA reviewed the play and suspended Trivigno for the next game, which turned out to be the 2019 National Championship. Trivigno could only watch as his team failed to score a single goal and finished as the national runner up.

The following year, UMass was again one of the top teams in the country. The Minutemen finished second in their conference with Trivigno taking a larger role with the team; he finished 4th in team scoring, and was looking to make up for his mistake the year before. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all of the team's postseason games were cancelled and he would have to wait to make amends. When the 2020–21 season finally began, Trivigno took over the leading role with the team's offense. He led the Minutemen in scoring by a fair margin and easily surpassed his career high despite playing in 10 fewer games. Trivigno led the team to a third place finish in Hockey East but, when the playoffs began, Trivigno was just getting started; in the team's quarterfinal match, he led the way with a three-point night as they defeated Northeastern 4–1 and then repeated the performance in the semifinal, scoring the game-winner over Providence. In the conference title game, just their second in 27 years of league play, Trivigno was held scoreless but the team's defense was key in their 1–0 victory to capture their first Hockey East title and the first championship of any kind since 1972. Trivigno's six points in the three games earned him the Tournament MVP as he led the program back to the NCAA Tournament.

Trivigno didn't score many points during the team's run but his effort led the way as UMass dominated much of the time in their games. UMass surrendered just one goal in the first two games and outshot their opponents 65–49. When the Minutemen lost four players to COVID-19 protocols before the National Semifinal, he provided a spark for the team, keeping them in the game. Trivigno assisted on both the tying and winning goal, passing the puck to an open Garrett Wait (a former Waterloo teammate) in overtime. In the 2021 championship game the team didn't wait as they had two years earlier and jumped on St. Cloud State as soon as they could. UMass scored all 5 goals of the game, with each coming from a different player, but the last came from Trivigno and all but sealed the team's first National Championship. Trivigno was named Tournament MOP and finished tied for 6th in the nation in scoring.

Personal life
Trivigno's sister is professional women's hockey player Dana Trivigno, who most recently played with the Boston Pride in the NWHL.