The University of Maine men’s hockey team not only failed to earn its 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament berth last season, the Black Bears didn’t even qualify for the Hockey East Tournament by finishing ninth. Eight of the 10 teams make it. The league’s coaches feel… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team has continued to address its scoring needs by receiving a verbal commitment from forward Carlos Amestoy beginning in the fall of 2010. The 5-foot-7, 150-pound Amestoy had 30 goals and more than 70 points in 43 games for… Read More
The points of emphasis and rules in college hockey will remain the same this season, but there are some significant changes on the horizon beginning with the 2008-09 season. The NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee implemented rules changes last year and they were added for… Read More
With a pair of wins before the Christmas break, the University of Maine men’s hockey team halted a three-game losing streak and re-established momentum. The Black Bears will try to build on that tonight when they face the University of Minnesota-Duluth in the first round… Read More
ORONO – Freshman defenseman Bryan Plaszcz made his University of Maine men’s hockey debut a memorable one Friday night. Plaszcz’s goal with just 7:10 remaining gave the Black Bears some badly needed insurance as Maine collected a hard-fought 3-1 win over an impressive Alabama-Huntsville Charger… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team should have a good season, according to Colorado College coach Scott Owens, whose Tigers beat the Bears 3-2 in overtime in their Ice Breaker Tournament game Saturday night in Colorado Springs. Maine had rallied to beat Air Force… Read More
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Power-play goals 1:27 apart by Josh Soares and Jon Jankus enabled the University of Maine men’s hockey team to erase a 1-0 deficit and edge the upset-minded Air Force Academy 3-1 at the Ice Breaker Tournament at the World Arena Friday night. Read More
University of Maine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead said he anticipates that every healthy player will appear in at least one game this weekend when the Bears open their season at the Icebreaker Tournament at Colorado College’s World Arena in Colorado Springs. Maine will play… Read More
ORONO – Goaltending will be the primary question mark for the University of Maine’s hockey team as head coach Tim Whitehead will try to replace record-setter Jimmy Howard with sophomore Matt Lundin and freshman Ben Bishop. Former All-American and Hockey East Rookie of the Year… Read More
Zach Sill of Stewiacke, Nova Scotia, who was Team Atlantic’s leading scorer in the Telus Cup Canadian Midget Hockey Championships, has verbally committed to attend the University of Maine beginning in the fall of 2006. The center-left wing had three goals and four assists in… Read More
The University of Maine hockey team’s last two seasons have ended the same way: gut-wrenching 1-0 losses in the NCAA Tournament. Last year, it the was the NCAA championship game against Denver. Last Saturday, it was an overtime setback to Minnesota in the first round. Read More
MINNEAPOLIS – One important thing Tom Zabkowicz has learned during two seasons at the University of Maine is it pays to be flexible. The versatility demonstrated by the sophomore from Greendale, Wis., has earned him a spot in the lineup for today’s NCAA men’s hockey… Read More
MINNEAPOLIS – Brent Shepheard said he is ready to go. The University of Maine sophomore left winger and his mates will have to be ready if the fourth-seeded Black Bears, 20-12-7, are to upset the top-seeded Minnesota Golden Gophers, 26-14-1, on their Olympic-sized Mariucci Arena… Read More
MINNEAPOLIS – Everyone, at one time or another, dreams about spending time with an idol. Some of the members of the Maine hockey team were asked who they would like to spend a day with. They were allowed to pick anyone alive or dead. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Sixth-year University of Minnesota hockey coach Don Lucia said Saturday’s NCAA West Regional game against Maine will pit two similar teams. “We’re a lot like Maine. We don’t have any superstars,” said Lucia. “We had two [All-WCHA] third teamers in [Ryan] Potulny and [Danny] Irmen… Read More
ORONO – Scoring goals isn’t easy at any level of hockey these days. And the further a team advances in the playoffs, the more difficult it becomes. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false;… Read More
BOSTON – Boston College senior All-American defenseman Andrew Alberts wasn’t shooting to score when Brian O’Hanley gave him a cross-ice pass in the second overtime of their 2-1 Hockey East semifinal win over the University of Maine at the FleetCenter Friday night. “You’re not going… Read More
BOSTON – The University of Maine men’s hockey team went into Friday night’s Hockey East semifinal against Boston College with its NCAA Tournament destiny in its hands. A win would have clinched the Black Bears’ seventh consecutive appearance in the 16-team field. Instead, they left… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine’s power play, which had converted just once in 18 opportunities over its previous four games, came to life Friday night. The Bears converted on four of their eight chances, all coming in the first two periods, and they built… Read More
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – The Boston College Eagles put a crimp in the University of Maine’s NCAA Tournament aspirations thanks to a great individual effort by sophomore center Brian Boyle. The 6-foot-7, 235-pound Boyle, a first-round draft pick of Los Angeles, scored his second goal… Read More
ORONO – The play of the University of Maine’s freshman line of Keenan Hopson between Billy Ryan and Rob Bellamy has been a pleasant surprise since it was put together three weeks ago. And they delivered in a critical situation Friday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
Seniors Night at University of Maine hockey games are usually festive occasions. The Black Bear seniors are honored after the final regular season home game and get an opportunity to address the Alfond Arena faithful. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine’s men’s hockey team had a rare February weekend off from games and the players said the break was useful as they prepare for their final six regular season games leading up to the Hockey East Tournament. The Black Bears… Read More
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of Maine Black Bears are in dire need of wins over nationally ranked teams to move up the PairWise rankings that ultimately determine the at-large teams for the NCAA Tournament. That’s exactly what they earned Friday night as freshman left… Read More
ORONO – Scoring chances were few and far between during Friday night’s Hockey East game between the University of Maine and the Northeastern University Huskies. But, as often happens in low-scoring hockey games, an unexpected source decided it googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
ORONO – The puck was sitting by itself, 10 feet in front of an empty net after Boston University goalie John Curry had made a right-pad save on Rob Bellamy’s snap shot from the right circle and fallen out of position. There were just 55… Read More
With injuries and illnesses behind him, University of Maine goalie Jimmy Howard is poised and ready for the stretch run as his Black Bears try to secure a seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. Maine finishes with 14 Hockey East games beginning this weekend with a… Read More
PORTLAND – University of Maine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead shook up his lineup in Friday night’s exhibition game against the United States National Team Development Program’s Under-18s. He wanted to try to create some offensive productivity and balance, improve his dreadful power play and… Read More
Answers. That’s what University of Maine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead seeks this weekend when his 10-8-3 Black Bears play an exhibition game against the U.S. National Team Development Program’s Under-18 squad Friday night in Portland and their last nonconference game Sunday night at Alfond… Read More
ESTERO, Fla. – Penalty-killing had been a strength for the University of Maine’s hockey team. But it certainly hasn’t been lately. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i… Read More
ESTERO, Fla. – The University of Maine men’s hockey team continues to be stingy defensively but its recent scoring difficulties also continued Tuesday night. The Bears fought to a 1-1 tie with St. Cloud State in the Everblades College Classic at Germain Arena but the… Read More
The University of Maine’s hockey team, ranked 15th in the nation, has been generating plenty of scoring opportunities lately and second team All-American goaltender Jimmy Howard is finally healthy. So now coach Tim Whitehead is looking for his defense corps to raise its level of… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team has dug itself a hole in its quest to earn its seventh consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. Its 10-7-2 record and grueling end-of-the-season schedule may force the Black Bears to make a significant playoff run to ensure a berth. Read More
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ORONO – The University of Maine men’s hockey team was adrift in a sea of mediocrity after its first 12 games. The Black Bears were 6-6 including an uncharacteristic 4-4 record at Alfond Arena where they had gone 17-1-1 a year ago en route to earning a berth… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine Black Bear senior right wing and co-captain John Ronan probably summed up Friday night’s 2-2 Hockey East tie with Merrimack College best when he said, “We’re happy with the way we played but not thrilled with the result.” Maine outshot… Read More
Tim Maxwell has been just what the doctor ordered for the University of Maine hockey team. After averaging just 2.92 goals through their first 12 games, the Bears have averaged 6.3 over their last three and the freshman defenseman has figured in five of their… Read More
BOSTON – Northeastern University’s Huskies were opportunistic Friday night and then they left things in the capable hands of senior goalie Keni Gibson. Sophomore left wing Joe Santilli scored a pair of goals and Gibson and the Huskies weathered a Maine siege over the final… Read More
Junior defenseman Travis Wight and sophomore winger Keith Johnson came into the season on the bubble for the University of Maine men’s hockey team. They weren’t guaranteed playing time. They were going to have to earn it. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
ORONO – When Jeff and Kathy Lundin came to Orono from Apple Valley, Minn., this weekend, they figured they would spend time with their sons, Mike and Matt, and watch Mike man the blue line for the University of Maine’s hockey team against nationally ranked Hockey East powers… Read More
ORONO – It was supposed to be just another game in the learning process for University of Maine freshman backup goalie Matt Lundin as he watched second-team All-America goalie Jimmy Howard man the crease against Hockey East archrival New Hampshire Sunday afternoon. But when Howard… Read More
ORONO – The Boston College Eagles certainly haven’t forgotten their heart-breaking 2-1 loss to Maine in the Frozen Four semifinals in their backyard, Boston’s FleetCenter, last April. They got a measure of revenge Friday night, scoring the last three goals, including a couple of uncharacteristic… Read More
There is a sports adage that goes “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.” And there’s plenty of fight in freshman defenseman Bret Tyler of the University of Maine men’s hockey team. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The University of Maine Black Bears opened their Hockey East schedule in impressive fashion. The Bears received a pair of goals from junior center Jon Jankus and another from freshman left wing Billy Ryan en route to a convincing 3-0 triumph… Read More
ORONO – St. Lawrence University senior Mike McKenna was chosen U.S. College Online’s National Defensive Player of the Week last week for stopping 75 of 80 shots in a win at Michigan State and a loss at Michigan. He showed why on Friday night. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ORONO – Troy Barnes, Ben Murphy and John Ronan have each played in two NCAA championships games. They are 0-2. The University of Maine seniors suffered the devastating loss to Minnesota 4-3 in overtime three years ago when the Gophers tied it in the final… Read More
ORONO – Goal production will again be the question mark facing the University of Maine’s hockey team as it guns for an NCAA championship beginning with Sunday’s 2 p.m. opener at the University of Vermont. Maine, 33-8-3 a year ago and the nation’s stingiest team… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Black Bears have been making the most of an awkward situation as they prepare for their Sunday hockey opener against the University of Vermont at the Gutterson Fieldhouse in Burlington, Vt., at 2 p.m. Under NCAA guidelines, the teams… Read More
ORONO – Michel Leveille, center for the University of Maine men’s hockey team, made up for lost time last season. He will be counted upon to help make up for lost goal production this season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Dustin Penner described his two years with the University of Maine men’s hockey team as the best of his young life. But when National Hockey League teams came calling at last month’s NCAA Frozen Four in Boston, the 21-year-old Penner realized he couldn’t postpone his… Read More
Derek Damon’s disallowed goal in the NCAA Div. I men’s hockey championship game, waved off because teammate Mike Hamilton had his skate in the crease, would be allowed next season if the NCAA’s Ice Hockey Rules Committee approves a change requested by the coaches at their annual meeting… Read More
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DURHAM, N.H. – Eight University of New Hampshire hockey players have been benched for two games for ignoring their coach’s order to stay away from downtown the night the Red Sox lost their chance to go to the World Series. Troublemakers among an estimated crowd… Read More
The University of Maine has announced a new three-game ticket package focusing on rivalries and involving three different Black Bear teams. But the package also means fans won’t be able to purchase single-game tickets for Black Bear men’s hockey games against Hockey East rivals Boston… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine senior right wing Colin Shields and captain and senior left wing Todd Jackson are hoping to keep goal judges busy this season. They may have to. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
Hockey East’s coaches have voted in favor of trying a two-referee, two-linesmen officiating system and going to four-on-four for the five-minute overtime. They won’t be implemented next season but Maine coach Tim Whitehead said he intends to have both issues voted upon by the entire… Read More
ORONO – You could call it a backhanded compliment. Following Friday night’s struggle with MAAC team Iona College of New Rochelle, N.Y., not decided until Gray Shaneberger gave the Bears a 3-1 lead with 3:49 remaining, Maine senior center Marty Kariya said, “Thank God we… Read More
University of Maine freshman right wing Greg Moore said he knew after tryouts this summer that he wasn’t a lock for the U.S. National Junior team that would play in the World Junior Championships in Nova Scotia from Dec. 26-Jan. 5. But the Lisbon native… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine freshman goalie Jim Howard can’t explain it. He has already broken the school record for consecutive shutout minutes with 187:23 entering Friday night’s game at Northeastern University. His three shutouts have tied the school single-season record set by Alfie Michaud… Read More
ORONO – An impressive University of New Brunswick team almost crashed the University of Maine hockey team’s party. But 18-year-old freshman goalie Jimmy Howard won a terrific goaltending duel with UNB’s Gene Chiarello and Maine’s 29-goal scorer from last year, Colin Shields, scored the game-winner… Read More
ORONO – Martin Kariya says he doesn’t want to give his older brothers, Paul and Steve, ammunition they can use against him at family get-togethers. Paul and Steve have won NCAA championships at the University of Maine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes… Read More
ORONO – You would think there would be some skepticism among head coach Tim Whitehead and the University of Maine’s Black Bears pertaining to the goaltending situation this season. After all, redshirt sophomore Frank Doyle and 18-year-old freshman Jimmy Howard haven’t played a minute of… Read More
University of Maine interim men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead plans to experiment with line combinations after seeing his top two scoring lines combine for only one assist in the weekend’s 2-1 overtime loss and 2-2 tie at Northeastern. The primary scoring lines consisted of left… Read More
ORONO – If you had to make up a word to describe the mood of University of Maine women’s ice hockey coach Rick Filighera, it could be something like “frustramistic.” That would be a cross between frustrated and optimistic. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
AMHERST, Mass. – A five-on-three power play goal by University of Massachusetts junior right winger Tim Turner had jump-started the crowd of 3,874 as it pulled the Minutemen within one in their Hockey East game against the University of Maine Black Bears Friday night. But… Read More
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ORONO – Tim Whitehead, the University of Maine’s interim men’s hockey coach, bears a definite resemblance to rocker Sting. “I can sing the Stein Song better than he can,” quipped Whitehead, who actually played pro hockey in England near Sting’s hometown of Newcastle. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
ORONO – There are a dozen or so pucks scattered around the faceoff dot in the circle to the left of the net. Colin Shields takes wrist shots in rapid-fire succession. Some nestle in the back of the net. Others ring off the goalposts. A… Read More
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KALAMAZOO, Mich. – Western Michigan University squandered a pair of one-goal leads. But the third one was a charm. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0; i < slot_sizes.length;… Read More
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GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Mike Morrison has never suffered from a lack of confidence even though he has been a backup goalie for virtually his entire career at the University of Maine. He also enjoys playing road games. In front of a packed house at… Read More
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux and the University of Maine Black Bears each had a power-play opportunity in the final eight minutes of Friday night’s hockey game at the new Engelstad Arena. The game was tied 2-2. North Dakota… Read More
ORONO – Two of the staples of the University of Maine’s hockey success have been good goaltending and discipline. Both were absent on Saturday night and the opportunistic and talented St. Cloud University Huskies took full advantage to collect a 6-2 triumph in the IceBreaker… Read More
ORONO – Goals have been hard to come by for the University of Maine Black Bears over the past three seasons. Maine had scored seven or more goals just five times during that span. The Bears erupted at the expense of Bowling Green State University… Read More
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ORONO – University of Maine sophomore right wing Karen Droog, who led all ECAC freshman in scoring a year ago with 22 goals and 12 assists for 34 points, will participate for an ECAC all-star team against the United States National team on Sunday at 1 p.m. at… Read More
ORONO – There is no way of knowing, at this stage, just how good the University of Maine men’s hockey team is going to be this season based on Friday’s 8-0 exhibition win over the University of Moncton at Alfond Arena Friday night. But there… Read More
Tim Whitehead has been behind the opposing bench for 10 years, five as an assistant and five more as a head coach. He was at the University of Massachusetts-Lowell for all 10 of those years after leaving the University of Maine, where he spent the 1990-91 season as… Read More
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The University of Maine men’s hockey team received the most first-place votes in the annual Hockey East preseason coaches poll released Monday, but the Providence College Friars nudged the Black Bears out for the top spot even though the Friars didn’t receive any first-place votes. Read More
ORONO – Interim head coach Tim Whitehead liked what he saw from his University of Maine Black Bear hockey team during their annual Blue-White game Sunday. Whitehead, who is replacing the late Shawn Walsh, called it a “good day.” googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ORONO – They aren’t sure about the coaching situation since 18th-year head coach Shawn Walsh remains at Eastern Maine Medical Center recuperating from pneumonia while continuing his fight against a kidney cancer. But the University of Maine men’s hockey team will take the ice Tuesday… Read More
ORONO – Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh’s surgery to remove one of his lungs at the National Institutes of Health was successful and he was out of his bed “and doing well,” his surgeon said Friday. “The operation was uneventful and the patient was stable,”… Read More
WORCESTER, Mass. – Shawn Walsh’s NCAA Tournament ended with a few harsh words, a couple of animated gestures, and that premature waddle across the ice that referees bestow upon coaches who’ve said too much, too loud, too offensively or too often. Ejected. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
WORCESTER, Mass. – Boston College senior goalie Scott Clemmensen said the University of Maine Black Bears surprised him in Saturday’s 3-1 NCAA Eastern Regional quarterfinal victory at the Worcester Centrum. After all, Maine’s players didn’t return to their hotel rooms until 2 a.m. the previous… Read More
University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh begins preparing for the NCAA Tournament long before his team has learned whether or not it has qualified for the 12-team tourney. While many coaches are gathering videotapes of their upcoming opponents from other schools or by a… Read More
They don’t say a lot. They let their actions do their talking for them. Senior defenseman and co-captain A.J. Begg and sophomore center Marty Kariya, a pair of British Columbia natives, have been vital components in the University of Maine hockey team’s third consecutive NCAA… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh said it didn’t really matter to him where his Black Bears were sent for the Bears’ 11th NCAA Tournament berth in his 17 years. He is just grateful his 19-11-7 team went 9-2-1 down the stretch… Read More
ORONO – He was the Hockey East Tournament’s Most Valuable Player last year. Two years ago, he was the only freshman chosen to the NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament team. University of Maine junior left winger Niko Dimitrakos has a flair for late-season dramatics and he… Read More
The criteria for establishing an NCAA men’s hockey tournament field will only mean something to the University of Maine Black Bears if they can beat a gritty, enigmatic Northeastern University team in their best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinal series beginning Thursday night in Orono. Yes, the… Read More
The University of Maine’s Black Bear hockey team has battled its way back into NCAA Tournament contention with its 7-1-1 regular season finish. But Maine coach Shawn Walsh and his players know there is still a lot of work to be done in order to… Read More
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Waterville striker Kyle McMorrow, the Gatorade and Adidas Player of the Year in the state of Maine, headlines a list three men’s soccer recruits who signed National Letters-of-Intent to attend the University of Maine. The other two are midfielders Matthew Bernal from Wallkill, N.Y., a… Read More
ORONO – After scoring 33 goals in his first 71 games, University of Maine senior left winger Dan Kerluke had managed to find the back of the net just 17 times over the next 68 games entering last weekend’s series at the University of Massachusetts. Read More
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Maine hockey coach Shawn Walsh decided this week to put three struggling players together on one line: senior left wing Dan Kerluke, sophomore center Tommy Reimann and junior transfer Donny Richardson. Walsh thought the change might jumpstart the three of… Read More