NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – For the third consecutive game, the University of Maine men’s hockey team was involved in a 3-2 contest. This time the Black Bears emerged victorious. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
BOSTON – Northeastern University senior defensenman Louis Liotti had scored just two career goals in 121 games entering Friday night’s game against the University of Maine. But Liotti’s second goal of the game, coming with 2:31 left in overtime, gave the Huskies a 3-2 men’s… Read More
There will be a homecoming of sorts this weekend for University of Maine freshman left winger Brian Flynn. The wiry 6-foot, 175-pound Flynn is from Lynnfield, Mass., and he and his 7-4-1 Black Bear teammates will visit Northeastern University and Merrimack College for Friday night… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team will play its final two Hockey East games in the 2008 portion of its schedule this weekend when the Black Bears visit Northeastern University on Friday night and Merrimack College on Sunday afternoon. The Bears had their seven-game… Read More
BURLINGTON, Vt. – In the University of Vermont hockey media guide, junior goalie Mike Spillane lists former University of Maine All-American goalie Jimmy Howard as his favorite athlete. Spillane played like Howard on Saturday night, making several important saves in the second and third periods… Read More
When Scott Darling began playing hockey when he was four years old, he was a forward. “But I [stunk],” said Darling who, at age five, became a goaltender. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
ORONO – Center Keif Orsini and left wing Robby Dee hadn’t appeared in a game for the University of Maine men’s hockey team since Oct. 31. Both had been healthy scratches for the Bears. But they were inserted into the lineup Saturday and combined on… Read More
ORONO – UMaine junior goalie Dave Wilson made his first men’s hockey start since Oct. 31 and he turned it into a noteworthy one. Wilson turned aside 19 shots, including a game-saving stop off Chris Barton with one minute remaining, and the Black Bears held… Read More
The University of Maine’s Alfond Arena has been a daunting rink for opposing teams. But the home-ice advantage hasn’t been as pronounced the past two seasons. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The University of Maine men’s hockey team found a new way to add to its victory total on Saturday night. The Black Bears scored their first two shorthanded goals of the season and freshman goalie Scott Darling made 24 saves as Maine… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – University of Maine freshman left winger Brian Flynn scored the game-winner last Sunday and, on Friday night, he set up the game-winner against Providence College. Flynn fed the puck across to unattended sophomore defenseman Jeff Dimmen, who chipped it into the short-side… Read More
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The University of Maine men’s hockey team will take a two-game winning streak and some momentum into Sunday’s 4 p.m. Hockey East clash with defending NCAA champion Boston College at Alfond Arena. Maine, now 3-3, swept College Hockey America’s Niagara University Purple Eagles 4-2 and… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s hockey team’s power play is a work in progress. Based on Saturday night’s 4-1 victory over Niagara University, progress is being made. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
ORONO – Senior center Chris Hahn picked a perfect time for his first goal of the season. Hahn broke a 2-2 tie 6:23 into the third period to lead the University of Maine’s Black Bears to a 4-2 non-conference victory over Niagara University of College… Read More
Dartmouth College transfer Kevin Swallow will make his long-awaited debut tonight when his University of Maine’s Black Bears entertain College Hockey America’s Niagara University Purple Eagles in the first of a two-game series. Swallow suffered a high ankle sprain Oct. 4 in the Blue-White intrasquad… Read More
ORONO – Some losses are more frustrating than others. The University of Maine Black Bears held nationally ranked Northeastern University to 13 shots on goal Saturday night, NU’s lowest total since a 10-shot outing against UMass Lowell on Feb. 8, 2007. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
ORONO – When Simon Danis-Pepin first stepped onto the University of Maine campus as a freshman, he was just 17. He was the youngest player on the Maine men’s hockey team for his first three seasons. Now, at the ripe old age of 20, the… Read More
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – University of Maine freshman goalie Scott Darling’s debut was memorable. The 6-foot-5 native of Lemont, Ill. made 24 saves, including 15 in the third period, to lead the Black Bears to a 2-0 win over Alaska-Fairbanks in the Brice Alaska Goal Rush… Read More
FAIRBANKS, Alaska – Special teams proved to be the University of Maine men’s hockey team’s undoing Friday night. The University of Alaska-Anchorage scored a pair of power-play goals, including sophomore center Craig Parkinson’s game-winner with 3:44 left in the second period, and the Seawolves killed… Read More
Providence College defenseman Matt Taormina racked up 27 points last season. When you look at the top returning scorers for their respective teams in Hockey East, that is the second lowest total. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick – Penalty-killing was a strength of the University of Maine Black Bears in Friday night’s men’s hockey exhibition win over the University of New Brunswick, but it was a liability on Saturday night. The Varsity Reds scored three power-play goals in the… Read More
FREDERICTON, New Brunswick – Senior left wing Chris Hahn’s power-play goal 3:33 into the third period snapped a 4-4 tie and gave the University of Maine a 5-4 men’s hockey exhibition victory over the University of New Brunswick at the Aitken University Centre Friday night. Read More
The final tuneups before the season opener for the youthful University of Maine men’s hockey team will take place this weekend when the Black Bears visit Fredericton, New Brunswick, for a pair of exhibition games against the University of New Brunswick. The Varsity Reds beat… Read More
The battle for playing time begins tonight when the University of Maine men’s hockey team holds its Blue-White intra-squad game beginning at 7 at Alfond Arena. The Black Bears will play two, 25-minute halves rather than the usual three, 20-minute periods and then there will… Read More
ORONO – So who is the leading returning scorer for the University of Maine’s hockey team? Technically, it is senior defenseman and co-captain Simon Danis-Pepin, who had four goals and eight assists for 12 points in 34 games. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey coaching staff will have a distinctly new look this season. Guy Perron, the associate head coach and recruiting coordinator the last two years, is leaving his alma mater to become a scout for the NHL’s Colorado Avalanche. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Swift-skating offensive defenseman Kevin Gagne has become the third University of Maine recruit to renege on his verbal commitment in favor of playing Major Junior hockey. Gagne, a native of Edmunston, New Brunswick, recently signed a five-year deal with the Saint John Sea Dogs of… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team will have three Swedish players next season after receiving verbal commitments from a goaltender and a right winger who have Swedish national team experience. Goalie Pontus Hansson and right wing Theo Andersson will join forward Gustav Nyquist with… Read More
Travis Ramsey said it’s still hard to believe the University of Maine men’s hockey season is over after the Bears’ 5-1 finish wasn’t good enough to earn the Bears the eighth and final seed for the Hockey East playoffs. It also ended Maine’s string of nine consecutive NCAA… Read More
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An aggravated assault charge filed against University of Maine freshman hockey player Nick Payson resulting from an altercation at a party in January has been dropped and Payson will be reinstated to the hockey team on Monday. Payson had been scheduled to appear at Penobscot… Read More
The University of Maine’s eight seniors find themselves in an unusual situation against visiting UMass Lowell this weekend. For the first time in their college careers, Saturday’s Seniors Night game may be their curtain call. There may not be a Hockey East or NCAA Tournament… Read More
BURLINGTON, Vt. – With their backs against the wall and the University of Vermont celebrating Seniors Night, it was three University of Maine seniors who teamed with a junior goalie to ensure that a thorough performance didn’t go unrewarded Saturday night. Center Wes Clark scored… Read More
It won’t be like playing in their hometown, but it’s the next best thing. For University of Maine junior defenseman Simon Danis-Pepin and freshman center Keif Orsini, playing a two-game series in Burlington, Vt., this weekend against the University of Vermont is like somebody from… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men are back in the race for a Hockey East tournament berth. Senior center Wes Clark’s second goal of the game, coming with 2:04 left in overtime, completed a weekend sweep of the University of Massachusetts Sunday afternoon as… Read More
BOSTON – The frustration continued and the University of Maine men’s aspirations to qualify for the Hockey East Tournament took yet another jolt Saturday night. The Black Bears played an impressive defensive game but wasted another marvelous goaltending performance by junior Ben Bishop as freshman… Read More
Baptism under fire. That is what Jeff Dimmen, Josh Van Dyk and Mike Banwell have experienced this season on the blue line for the University of Maine men’s hockey team. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
ORONO – University of New Hampshire senior goalie Kevin Regan continued his mastery over the University of Maine Black Bears Saturday night. Regan made 28 saves to lead the Wildcats to a hard-fought 4-1 men’s hockey triumph at Alfond Arena that completed a weekend sweep. Read More
University of New Hampshire coach Dick Umile said the fact his Wildcats are leading Hockey East and the University of Maine is in ninth place won’t matter this weekend when the archrivals square off at Alfond Arena in Orono tonight and Saturday evening. “It’s a… Read More
AMHERST, Mass. – The only thing close about the University of Massachusetts’ 5-3 Hockey East victory over the University of Maine Saturday night was the score. Black Bear junior goalie Ben Bishop made a career-high 49 saves as the decisively superior Minutemen outshot Maine 54-23… Read More
LOWELL, Mass. – The University of Massachusetts Lowell’s Jonathan Maniff is becoming a real nemesis for the Maine Black Bears. The River Hawks’ sophomore right winger scored twice, including the game-winner with 22.8 seconds left Friday night, in a 3-2 men’s hockey victory over Maine. Read More
ORONO – Nobody would have blamed Jeff Marshall if he decided to transfer from the University of Maine after last season. He had played in just 19 games in his first two hockey seasons and wasn’t guaranteed any playing time this season. He hadn’t registered… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine freshman forward Nicholas Payson, 20, has been suspended indefinitely from the men’s hockey team and charged with aggravated assault following an incident last weekend. At about 5 p.m. Monday a man reported to Orono Police that he’d been in a… Read More
ORONO – The goalposts are a goalie’s best friends. Boston College freshman goalie John Muse made some friends Saturday night. 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
ORONO – The University of Maine power play was ranked 58th among 59 NCAA Division I men’s hockey teams entering Friday night’s game against No. 8 Boston College. But the Bears scored a pair of power-play goals for just the second time this season, the… Read More
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PROVIDENCE, R.I. – University of Maine junior goalie Ben Bishop put an exclamation point on his 50th career win. Bishop made 41 saves, including 21 in the first period, and posted his fourth career shutout and first of the season as he and his mates… Read More
Freshman Lem Randall of the University of Maine men’s hockey team doesn’t have any trepidation about getting his nose dirty in front of an opposing net. After all, it isn’t nearly as dangerous as his summer job: fighting forest fires in his native Manitoba. He… Read More
Tanner House learned a valuable lesson on Nov. 4 when he was charged with unlawful sexual touching and assault at 103 Ultra Lounge in Orono. Both charges were recently dismissed in 3rd District Court in Bangor, but University of Maine hockey freshman still paid a… Read More
ORONO – Boston University welcomed the University of Maine into Division I hockey on Nov. 20, 1979, by beating the visiting Black Bears 5-3 in a hard-fought game. On an evening in which the members of the first varsity Maine team (1977-78) were honored, the… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team had always been among the national leaders on the penalty kill. Three years ago, the Black Bears killed off 88 percent of opponents’ power plays. Two years ago it was 88.9 percent, and last season they were successful… Read More
PORTLAND – UMaine Junior center Jeff Marshall is not a natural goal scorer. He is a hard worker who does a lot of the little things well. But Marshall picked an opportune time for his second career goal and it was his work ethic and… Read More
Jim Montgomery, the former University of Maine two-time men’s hockey All-American, is looking forward to his return to Maine on Sunday. Montgomery, the school’s all-time leading scorer with 301 points (103 goals, 198 assists) in 170 games, is in his second year as an assistant… Read More
The seven seniors on the University of Maine men’s hockey team have had to deal with rare frustration this season as they prepare to host the nation’s ninth-ranked Northeastern University Huskies tonight. Maine is tied for eighth place in Hockey East and Northeastern is the… Read More
ORONO – Members of the University of Maine men’s hockey team enjoyed watching Tuesday’s Winter Classic, the outdoor NHL game between Pittsburgh and Buffalo at Ralph Wilson Stadium in Buffalo, and they recalled times they played in similar circumstances without the 71,217 who showed up for the game. Read More
ESTERO, Fla. – The upstart River Hawks from UMass Lowell had lost 14 consecutive games to the University of Maine Black Bears and had won just two of the previous 37 meetings (2-33-2). But the River Hawks exorcised that frustration Saturday night as sophomore right… Read More
ESTERO, Fla. – The University of Maine power play came to life Friday night and it couldn’t have come at a better time as the men’s hockey team beat No. 8 Clarkson University 5-3 in the Florida College Classic at Germain Arena. Freshman right wing… Read More
A disappointing first portion of the season is over. The University of Maine men’s hockey team hopes the warmth of south Florida will thaw out its offense as the Black Bears look to defend their championship in the Florida College Classic in Estero. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The University of Maine’s goal-starved men’s hockey team has dug a hole for itself in its quest for a 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. But it hasn’t been due to a lack of effort. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
DURHAM, N.H. – The University of New Hampshire’s Robby Butler scored with his team’s first shot on goal and senior goalie Kevin Regan made 33 saves in the Wildcats’ 2-0 win over Maine at the Whittemore Center Sunday night. But it was UNH senior defenseman… Read More
ORONO – Junior defenseman Matt Duffy has always possessed impressive offensive skills. He had 19 goals and 25 assists in 54 games for the New Hampshire Monarchs in the Eastern Junior Hockey League in 2004-2005. So when the University of Maine men’s hockey team was… Read More
Kevin Gagne, a 15-year-old defenseman who plays for the Rothesay Netherwood School in Rothesay, New Brunswick, has verbally committed to attend the University of Maine beginning with the 2010-2011 season. He will be a scholarship athlete. The 5-foot-8, 155-pound Gagne is from Edmunston, New Brunswick. Read More
ORONO – University of Maine junior Matt Duffy says he is “still learning” how to be a forward after spending his entire career as a defenseman. He must be a quick study. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes =… Read More
It has been a baptism under fire for the freshmen on the University of Maine men’s hockey team. Despite the team’s recent struggles, coach Tim Whitehead has been pleased with their development and is looking for them to take another step in that growth process… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s hockey team received exactly what it wanted from its exhibition game against defending national Canadian universities champion New Brunswick Saturday night: a stiff test from a highly skilled team with solid goaltending. The thing the Black Bears didn’t… Read More
Sophomore goalie Dave Wilson has seen just 23 minutes, nine seconds of action for the University of Maine men’s hockey team this season as Ben Bishop’s backup. Wilson was called upon down the stretch last season after Bishop was injured and, after stopping 63 of… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s hockey team was looking to end a four-game losing streak and a five-game winless skein when it hosted the University of Vermont Catamounts Sunday afternoon at Alfond Arena. The Black Bears didn’t pick up a victory but they… Read More
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – When you are averaging exactly one goal a game during a five-game stretch, your margin of error is reduced dramatically. Any mistake or missed opportunity can prove costly. So when an airborne puck was misplayed by University of Maine junior goalie… Read More
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The Merrimack College Warriors hadn’t beaten the University of Maine Black Bears since Feb. 9, 2002. But the Warriors’ 17-game futility streak (0-15-2) at the expense of the Black Bears finally came to a resounding end Friday night. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine freshman center Tanner House, who was suspended indefinitely after being charged with unlawful sexual touching and assault at 103 Ultra Lounge on Nov. 4, has had his suspension changed to six games by university officials. House is scheduled to appear… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team swept its three games against Merrimack College last season and superior special teams play was the primary reason. The Black Bears converted on eight of their 22 power-play chances (36.4 percent) while killing off all 13 Warrior power… Read More
ORONO – Providence College senior goalie Tyler Sims struggled in the early going this season and was replaced by junior Chris Mannix for the three games leading up to this weekend’s series at Orono against the University of Maine. Sims got the start on Friday… Read More
ORONO – The Providence College Friars put on an impressive performance Friday night, dominating every aspect of the game en route to a thorough 6-2 Hockey East victory over the University of Maine Black Bears. Junior defenseman Matt Taormina’s shorthanded goal in the second period,… Read More
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University of Maine hockey coach Tim Whitehead said suspended center Tanner House won’t return to the Black Bear lineup until his incident is completely investigated and resolved. House was suspended indefinitely by athletic director Blake James after being charged with unlawful sexual touching and assault… Read More
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – There were enough loose pucks and wild scrambles to produce a bunch of goals in Friday night’s Hockey East game between the 12th-ranked University of Maine men and Boston College’s fifth-ranked Eagles. But the teams wound up battling to a thrilling… Read More
ORONO – Junior left wing Chris Hahn was one of several veteran University of Maine forwards expected to elevate his play this year to go with his expanded role. The Bears lost players who produced 67.7 percent of their goals a year ago. So far,… Read More
BOSTON – University of Maine senior left wing Vince Laise had plenty of energy against Northeastern University Saturday night after missing the previous two games for taking four minor penalties against Mercyhurst College 10 days ago. Laise had a game-winning goal and two assists and… Read More
BOSTON – University of Maine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead knows his inexperienced Black Bears are going to be in a lot of close, low-scoring games this season. He’s hoping his Bears can win their share of those games. They won one Friday night. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
Last year, early-season road wins over perennial men’s hockey powers Minnesota and North Dakota (2) were the deciding factors in the University of Maine’s ninth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. Those three wins enabled Maine to withstand a 2-6 finish and quarterfinal exit from the Hockey… Read More
ORONO – Any time you receive a goal from a checking line, it’s considered a bonus. The University of Maine’s men’s hockey team received a huge bonus from its checking line of freshman left wing Glenn Belmore, senior center Wes Clark and junior right wing… Read More
ORONO – A stick save changed the complexion of Friday night’s 4-2 University of Maine men’s hockey victory over Mercyhurst College at Alfond Arena. But there was nobody attached to the stick at the time. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
Bret Tyler has never backed down from a challenge and he isn’t about to start now. The University of Maine senior defenseman knows his men’s hockey team needs to find ways to compensate for the loss of players who scored nearly 68 percent of the… Read More
ORONO – He was happy to be back but not happy his left arm was in a sling. Former University of Maine goalie Matt Lundin had looked forward to playing against his former school for the Mercyhurst College Lakers this weekend but suffered a separated… Read More
DENVER – Brock Trotter scored six seconds into the game Saturday night, giving Denver University the spark it needed to earn a 3-1 men’s hockey victory over the University of Maine at Magness Arena. Coach Tim Whitehead’s Black Bears hung close throughout and put on… Read More
DENVER – Thirteenth-ranked Denver capitalized on two second-period power plays Friday night to forge a season-opening 2-0 men’s ice hockey victory over the University of Maine at Magness Arena. It was the first season-opening loss for Maine since a 1-0 setback at Michigan to start… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team opens its season on the road against Denver this weekend and the goaltending situation is up in the air. Junior Ben Bishop, who missed the 5-3 exhibition win over the United States’ Under-18 National Team Development Program’s squad… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Black Bear hockey team received a formidable and valuable test from the United States National Team Development Program’s highly skilled and swift-skating Under-18 squad Saturday night. But Maine received a hat trick and an assist from senior left wing… Read More
ORONO – When the United States National Team Development Program’s Under-18 squad walked into the University of Maine’s Alfond Arena, USA defenseman Ryan Hegarty said several of his teammates complained about how cold it was. “Kelen [Corkum] and I just looked at each other saying… Read More
ORONO – Billy Ryan knows he will have a target on his back this season. The University of Maine senior left wing and assistant captain is the Bears’ top returning scorer after collecting 13 goals and 20 assists in 40 games last season. He was… Read More
ORONO – You don’t have to be a Rhodes Scholar to discover the question mark for the University of Maine men’s hockey team this season. The Bears will have to replace players who produced 67.7 percent of their goals and 57.3 percent of their assists… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team was picked to finish fourth and the women’s team was selected to wind up last (eighth) in Hockey East this season during the league’s media day in Boston Tuesday. The polls are conducted by the league’s coaches. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team has landed a defenseman for next season. Will O’Neill, who is in his second season with the Omaha Lancers of the United States Hockey League, has verbally committed to attend Maine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Derek Arnold said he has wanted to be a University of Maine Black Bear since he was a youngster. He is getting his wish. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey program has added some grit for next season. Lem Randall, a 6-foot-1, 197-pound center and right wing who notched 101 points and a team-high 209 penalty minutes for the OCN Blizzard of the Manitoba Junior Hockey League, has verbally… Read More
The Hockey East coaches voted unanimously in favor of implementing instant replay for league games next season and now it is up to Commissioner Joe Bertagna and the league’s athletic directors to approve it later this summer, according to Maine coach Tim Whitehead. Whitehead also… Read More