There will be a familiar face in the broadcast booth when the University of Maine’s Black Bears entertain Providence College’s Friars in a televised Hockey East game Friday night.

Scott Pellerin, Maine’s first Hobey Baker Award winner, will be the color analyst for the New England Sports Network.

Pellerin will remain in Orono for Saturday night’s game where he will receive a ring in honor of his 1992 Hobey Baker Award. There will be a presentation after the first period according to Joe Roberts, the school’s athletic development director.

Pellerin is the school’s second-leading career scorer with 223 points on 106 goals and 117 assists in 167 games. He is second in games played, third in goals and fourth in assists. His No. 8 jersey has been retired.

He went on to have a productive NHL career with 198 points (72 goals, 126 assists) in 536 career games for seven different teams.

“We’re very proud of him,” said Roberts who said the awarding of rings is a new venture undertaken by the Hobey Baker Award committee.

“It’s going to be a great experience coming back to Maine,” said Pellerin. “It’s always a lot of fun. It’s going to be really special doing the color commentary on Friday and having the honor of getting the Hobey Baker Award ring on Saturday night.”

The 36-year-old Pellerin, a Shediac, New Brunswick native who lives in Windham, N.H. with his wife Jennifer and their three children (Jordan, Jacob and Julia), retired from pro hockey following the 2003-2004 season.

He has been involved in a variety of ventures including hockey analyst stints with CSTV, NESN and WMUR-TV, which is in Manchester, N.H.

“My brother-in-law, Jamie Staton, is the sports director at WMUR and he was always telling me I should do color when I stopped playing hockey,” said Pellerin, who does the WMUR games with Staton.

Staton and Pellerin broadcast Saturday night’s 5-4 UNH win over Dartmouth at the Verizon Wireless Center in Manchester.

Pellerin has also done some in-studio work for CSTV in New York City in addition to game coverage.

He said being a color analyst “can give me an intense, nervous feeling at times. But it’s rewarding and exciting, especially doing college games. I really enjoy it. I’m still getting my feet wet.”

In addition, Pellerin is working part time with a wireless communication company and is developing his own project involving hockey.

He said he still misses playing but added that “I’ve been fortunate enough to get some [job] opportunities right now and I’ve been enjoying my time with my family.”

He hopes to remain involved in hockey because of his “passion” for the sport.