As expected, University of Maine right winger Teddy Purcell, the Hockey East Rookie of the Year, has signed a multi-year, entry-level pro contract. The undrafted free agent, who was also Inside College Hockey’s Rookie of the Year, signed with the Los Angeles Kings. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
It is time for Hockey East to implement instant replay in order to gain an accurate ruling on controversial goals. That is one of the opinions University of Maine hockey coach Tim Whitehead will express in Naples, Fla., next week when Hockey East and the… Read More
Center Michael Catenacci, the captain of the Toronto Marlies in the Greater Toronto Hockey League, has verbally committed to attend the University of Maine on a hockey scholarship beginning in 2009. Catenacci, 16, had approximately 30 goals and 40 assists for the Marlies and was… Read More
It’s easy to spot the area of concern that will face the 2007-2008 University of Maine hockey team in its quest for a 10th consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance. Will Maine be able to score enough goals to make it? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
ST. LOUIS – During the Frozen Four, Michigan State players did 21 push-ups before each practice to remind them just how long it had been since the school won its last NCAA hockey championship. The wait is over. The Spartans, who entered the NCAA tournament… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine senior hockey player Josh Soares has signed an amateur tryout contract with the Peoria Rivermen of the American Hockey League. Soares remained in St. Louis after the NCAA Division I Frozen Four and reported to the Rivermen, an affiliate of… Read More
ST. LOUIS – Prior to an important game – OK, any home game – it isn’t uncommon for the members of the Maine*iaks section to be gathering outside Alfond Arena at 7 a.m. By securing their spots at the front of the line, the University… Read More
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Ben Bishop is home. But the University of Maine’s sophomore goalie and his mates will face an opponent with a good memory Thursday when the Bears and Michigan State square off in their Frozen Four semifinal today at 4 at the… Read More
ST. LOUIS – Ben Bishop is the unwitting center of attention at the NCAA Frozen Four. The University of Maine’s sophomore goaltender grew up in the St. Louis suburb of Des Peres, which made him a hot commodity for the throng of media that gathered… Read More
ORONO – A capacity crowd filled the University of Maine’s Memorial Union at noon on Tuesday chanting: “For Maine, For Maine, For M-A-I-N-E! HEY!” About 400 fans – immersed in a sea of blue and white banners, balloons, jerseys and body paint – gathered to… Read More
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University of Maine linemates Michel Leveille and Josh Soares have been chosen to the New England Hockey Writers Division I men’s all-star team. Senior center and captain Leveille leads the Frozen Four-bound Black Bears in scoring with 44 points on 19 goals and 25 assists… Read More
University of Maine coach Tim Whitehead is one of 11 finalists for the Spencer Penrose Award, given to the NCAA Division I Coach of the Year. It is the sixth time he has been a finalist. He won the award in 2002, taking over the… Read More
ORONO – During his final season in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League, University of Maine senior center Mike Hamilton scored 42 goals and had 51 assists for 93 points. Keith Johnson, the Black Bears’ senior right wing, had 28 goals and 28 assists in… Read More
It didn’t take long for the newly formed line of center Mike Hamilton between left wing Billy Ryan and right wing Teddy Purcell to click. Senior Hamilton, junior Ryan and freshman Purcell have combined for five goals and eight assists in four games. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
Ever since he assumed the job after the death of Shawn Walsh on Sept. 24, 2001, University of Maine hockey coach Tim Whitehead has been under scrutiny. After all, the hockey team is the school’s flagship program with two NCAA championships (1993, ’99), 11 Frozen… Read More
Michigan State coach Rick Comley said his team’s match-up with Maine in their Frozen Four semifinal next Thursday at 4 in St. Louis will be like “looking in a mirror. “There are a lot of similarities, style-wise,” said Comley. “We’re very much a controlled team.”… Read More
The importance of special teams is magnified during the hockey playoffs. The University of Maine men can certainly attest to the importance of special teams. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var… Read More
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Experiencing the fear of not qualifying for the NCAA Tournament made the players on the University of Maine men’s hockey team realize how much that opportunity meant to them. And losing four consecutive games to Hockey East rival Massachusetts heading into the… Read More
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – University of Maine sophomore goalie Ben Bishop has had extra motivation this season. Knowing that the Frozen Four was in St. Louis, approximately 20 miles from his hometown of Des Peres, Mo., Bishop wanted desperately to help lead his Black Bears to… Read More
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Sophomore defenseman Matt Duffy was re-inserted onto one of the University of Maine’s power-play units in the NCAA Tournament’s East Regional this weekend to replace Keenan Hopson, who underwent an emergency appendectomy on Tuesday. Windham’s Duffy scored on a two-man advantage 6:28… Read More
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – While the NCAA East Regional proved a welcoming venue for UMaine in its drive to the Frozen Four, it was not exactly the kind of environment to which the Bears are accustomed. Rochester had the poorest attendance of any of the NCAA… Read More
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The University of Maine men’s hockey team had to sweat for a week wondering if it was going to earn a ninth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance after the Black Bears were swept out of the Hockey East quarterfinals by Massachusetts. Now the… Read More
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – It was the kind of goal goaltenders hate to give up. Less than four minutes into Friday night’s NCAA Tournament game, on St. Cloud State’s second shot, Ben Bishop let a seemingly harmless shot from the left wing by Justin Fletcher slip… Read More
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Dan Hannigan has broadcast some great University of Maine men’s hockey moments. Those include the 1999 national championship game, the four-goal, third-period rally in the 2004 NCAA first-round win over Harvard, and Niko Dimitrakos’ game-winner with two seconds left to beat Boston… Read More
I won’t be shocked if the University of Maine Black Bears win twice this weekend and return to the NCAA Division I Frozen Four. Maine isn’t exactly riding a wave of momentum heading into its East Regional matchup against St. Cloud State tonight. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The University of Maine men’s hockey team has struggled to score goals recently, and now the Black Bears get to face a goalie who is a Hobey Baker finalist in the first round of the NCAA Tournament tonight. But Maine will have… Read More
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Keenan Hopson had a stomach ache Tuesday morning and when it got progressively worse and he started vomiting, he had his roommate drive him to the hospital. Later that night, Hopson had an emergency appendectomy at Bangor’s Eastern Maine Medical Center which… Read More
Friday’s NCAA Division I East Regional Tournament hockey game between the University of Maine and St. Cloud State will be available on local television throughout the state. WABI (Channel 5) of Bangor, WAGM (Channel 8) of Presque Isle and WPFO (Fox 23) of Portland all… Read More
The University of Maine’s hockey team is glad to be returning to a normal sized ice surface after playing its last four games on a wider ice surface at the University of Massachusetts’ Mullins Center. The Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y., where Maine will… Read More
There are a lot of similarities between St. Cloud State and the University of Maine. The 22-10-7 Huskies and 21-14-2 Black Bears will meet in the East Regional on Friday at 6 p.m. at the Blue Cross Arena in Rochester, N.Y. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The University of Maine’s hockey team is like a cat with nine lives. The Black Bears, losers of four straight to UMass, and six of eight, received their ninth and final life Sunday when they garnered the program’s ninth consecutive NCAA Tournament berth. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
University of Maine right wing Teddy Purcell, who was Hockey East’s top-scoring freshman with 16 goals and 24 assists in 37 games, has been named the league’s Rookie of the Year in a vote of the league’s coaches. Purcell was tied for fourth in scoring… Read More
It’s hard to fathom that a team which started 8-0-1, including two wins at North Dakota and a victory over Minnesota at the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul, Minn., could face the predicament the University of Maine hockey team finds itself in. The Black… Read More
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The University of Maine hockey team’s remote chances for earning a ninth straight NCAA Tournament berth improved slightly Saturday night. But the 21-14-2 Black Bears, swept by UMass in their best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinal series, are still a long shot. Entering Sunday night’s three playoff… Read More
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Maine Black Bears scored the game’s first goal and received a penalty-shot save from backup goalie Dave Wilson. But even that wasn’t enough as the University of Massachusetts received goals 5:33 apart in the third period from Alex Berry… Read More
Two home games against Boston University, two at Boston College, and a season-ending series at UMass. Just two wins among those six and the University of Maine’s hockey team would be either hosting a Hockey East quarterfinal series this weekend or it would know it… Read More
On paper, it doesn’t look good for the University of Maine hockey team. The Black Bears, 13-12-1 since an 8-0-1 start, were just swept by the University of Massachusetts and, as a result, will have to return to Amherst, Mass., for a Hockey East quarterfinal… Read More
AMHERST, Mass. – The University of Maine men’s hockey team, which seemed well on its way to a ninth straight NCAA Tournament berth after an 8-0-1 start, now finds itself on the brink of elimination following Saturday night’s 5-3 loss to Massachusetts at the Mullins Center. Read More
AMHERST, Mass. – University of Maine assistant captain Josh Soares is counting the hours until the Black Bears return to Amherst, Mass., for their best-of-three Hockey East quarterfinal series with the Minutemen beginning Friday night at the Mullins Center. It was a muffed clearout by… Read More
AMHERST, Mass. – Scott Crowder is very familiar with the University of Maine’s hockey program. He spent five of the first six years of his life in Orono when his dad, Bruce, was the assistant coach at Maine. He came back to haunt the Black… Read More
Billy Ryan began the hockey season behind the eight ball. The University of Maine’s junior left wing had ankle surgery in the offseason. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i =… Read More
University of Maine sophomore goalie Ben Bishop won’t make the trip this weekend when the Bears face the University of Massachusetts in a crucial two-game series that could determine the fourth and final home ice berth for the Hockey East quarterfinals. And University of Maine… Read More
ORONO – It was Seniors Night at the Alfond Arena and the University of Maine’s six seniors provided several of the highlights in the Bears’ 5-1 win over the undermanned but tenacious Merrimack College Warriors. Five of the seniors registered at least a point and… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Black Bears have yet to score an even-strength goal in two games against Merrimack College this season. But the Bears received power-play goals from Bret Tyler and Michel Leveille on Friday night – they had four in a 4-1… Read More
Their record is 100-43-14. They’ve been to three NCAA Tournaments; two Frozen Fours and an NCAA title game. But because the six University of Maine hockey seniors want one more crack at an NCAA title, they won’t get caught up in the emotion of this… Read More
CHESTNUT HILL, Mass. – Often a terrific save at one end of the ice will set in motion a play that results in a goal at the other end. Boston College junior goalie Cory Schneider robbed Bret Tyler of a potential game-tying goal with 5:30… Read More
ORONO – Mike Lundin wasn’t supposed to play much last weekend against Vermont after losing 10 pounds due to a virus that kept him off the ice until Thursday. So what did he do? googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
ORONO – Dave Wilson has gone from obscure backup to weekend folk hero. The University of Maine’s freshman goalie, filling in for the injured Ben Bishop, made 31 saves and junior center Wes Clark scored his first goal in nine games as the Black Bears… Read More
University of Maine freshman goalie Dave Wilson may well have earned himself a spot in a two-man rotation when the injured Ben Bishop (groin strain) returns to action. Wilson’s 31-save, 1-0 win over Vermont on Saturday night following his 32-save performance in Friday night’s 5-1… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine’s power play entered Friday night’s Hockey East game against the University of Vermont in a 3-for-36 slump. It is no longer in a slump. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var… Read More
University of Maine junior defenseman Travis Ramsey didn’t put on his first pair of hockey skates until he was “about 12 or 13.” He progressed quickly in the sport of hockey and will take on a more prominent role when Maine hosts Vermont tonight and… Read More
University of Maine sophomore goalie Ben Bishop said his strained right groin is improving but his availability for this weekend’s critical Hockey East series against Vermont is up in the air. “I don’t have the sharp pain any more. It feels better every day. But… Read More
Sophomore goaltender Ben Bishop has been listed as questionable for this weekend’s important Hockey East series against Vermont by University of Maine coach Tim Whitehead after suffering a strained right groin in Saturday’s 2-1 loss at New Hampshire. Bishop sustained the injury 1:47 into the… Read More
DURHAM, N.H. – It was a frustrating Saturday night for the University of Maine men’s hockey team. The Black Bears lost workhorse goaltender Ben Bishop to a groin strain early in the second period, seldom-used backup Dave Wilson allowed two power-play goals in his first… Read More
DURHAM, N.H. – The status of University of Maine sophomore goalie Ben Bishop for this weekend’s critical Hockey East home series against Vermont is unknown after he suffered a right groin strain early in the second period of Saturday’s 2-1 loss to top-ranked New Hampshire. Read More
MANCHESTER, N.H. – The University of Maine Black Bears hadn’t beaten perennial Hockey East powers New Hampshire, Boston College or Boston University this season and they hadn’t won or tied a game in which they trailed after two periods. That changed Friday night. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team has made a habit of generating late-season runs that sewed up NCAA Tournament berths. Maine has made eight straight NCAA tourney appearances thanks to a 60-22-14 record in its last 12 Hockey East regular-season games over that span. Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s hockey team found itself in a “must-win” situation Saturday night against surging Northeastern University. And it was a veteran defenseman and freshman right winger who provided that much-needed triumph as Bret Tyler fed an unattended Teddy Purcell at… Read More
ORONO – It was a memorable second period for Northeastern University freshman center Greg Costa. Costa cleared a puck off his goal line with the score tied 1-1 and then capped a three-goal flurry with his first collegiate goal as Northeastern extended the University of… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s hockey team played its first nine games without a loss (8-0-1). Then it lost three in a row. The Black Bears went seven games without a setback (6-0-1), then they lost three straight again. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – It seemed appropriate that it was the University of Maine’s leading goal scorer, senior left wing Josh Soares, who wound up snapping his team’s 159-minute, 13-second scoreless drought. And that was all sophomore goalie Ben Bishop needed as he made 40 saves… Read More
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – On Friday night, the Providence College Friars looked like anything but a team that had lost seven of its last eight games and had a dismal 5-15-1 record. The University of Maine looked like anything but a team ranked fourth in the… Read More
It has been a strange season to date for the University of Maine men’s hockey team. The “home cooking” at the Alfond Arena in Orono hasn’t been nearly as tasty as the road fare. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var… Read More
Josh Soares doesn’t get much recognition. But the University of Maine senior left wing has quietly put together an impressive career that should see him become the 47th Black Bear to reach the 100-point mark for his career. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
University of Maine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead won’t be suspended for his shouting match with referee Scott Hansen and ensuing comments he made to the media following Saturday’s 3-0 loss to Boston University. Hockey East Commissioner Joe Bertagna said it was because Whitehead offered… Read More
ORONO – On Saturday night, the Boston University Terriers showed why they entered this weekend’s Hockey East series against the University of Maine with the lowest goals-against average (1.72) in the country. One night after surviving a furious Maine rally to hang on for a… Read More
ORONO – Boston University’s dominance of the University of Maine continued Friday night. But what appeared to be a comfortable men’s hockey win turned into a nail-biter. BU junior left wing Pete MacArthur collected his first career hat trick, the Terriers scored six goals on… Read More
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ORONO – Two University of Maine hockey players have left the team and withdrawn from school. Freshmen Zach Sill, 18, of Colchester County, Nova Scotia, and Tyler Czuba, 21, of Kelowna, British Columbia, were suspended Monday from the team for an “indefinite period of time,”… Read More
Nick Smith remembers doing his homework “under a lamp in the back of a van” while riding back to Dover-Foxcroft from the Bangor area with other kids from the area after Penobscot Valley Hockey Conference practices. “We car-pooled,” said Smith. “We’d go right after school… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s hockey team has won four straight and the power play has been one of the key components behind that success. Maine has scored 11 power-play goals in 21 opportunities (52.4 percent efficiency) during those four victories and the… Read More
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. – Freshman right wing Teddy Purcell keeps scoring and sophomore goalie Ben Bishop keeps making saves. Purcell had two goals for the third straight game and also notched an assist and Bishop made a career-high 42 saves as the University of Maine… Read More
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. – Eric Marsh had a dilemma that left him in an irate mood. The equipment manager for the University of Maine men’s hockey team was handed bags of soaked undergarments (athletic supporters, socks, shorts, T-shirts) just 21/2 hours before the Bears’ game… Read More
NORTH BILLERICA, Mass. – University of Maine freshman right winger Teddy Purcell and the Black Bear power play were instrumental in their Florida College Classic championship last weekend. They were the story again Friday night as Purcell’s power- play goal with 3:38 remaining gave the… Read More
Sophomore right wing Vince Laise had played in just one game this season and it was an exhibition game. Sophomore left wing Chris Hahn was coming off a shoulder injury that had shelved him for four games and junior center Wes Clark had been a… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team wore a new jersey during the Florida College Classic last weekend and they will wear them again later this season, according to Maine coach Tim Whitehead. Nike and Nike Bauer Hockey developed jerseys for nine teams and the… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team has played in all seven Florida College Classics and will be back to defend its championship next season. Maine beat Western Michigan 8-4 and Cornell 6-3 last weekend to claim its first title in the tournament since 2002. Read More
ESTERO, Fla. – After scoring five goals in his first five games, University of Maine freshman right wing Teddy Purcell went 10 games without a goal. “Coach [Tim Whitehead] had a talk with me and told me to relax and have fun,” said Purcell. “He… Read More
ESTERO, Fla. – Junior defenseman Bret Tyler is one of the quarterbacks on the University of Maine hockey team’s power play, which had been struggling of late but was still ranked fifth in the nation entering Friday’s Florida College Classic opener against Western Michigan. Tyler… Read More
University of Maine hockey coach Tim Whitehead served a one-game suspension for a secondary NCAA violation during Friday’s Florida College Classic opener against Western Michigan in Estero, Fla. Maine hockey associate head coach Guy Perron filled in for Whitehead behind the Black Bear bench. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
For the University of Maine men’s hockey seniors, Germain Arena in Estero, Fla., has not been a favorable venue. The seniors will be gunning for their first berth in the Florida College Classic championship game when they take on Western Michigan on Friday at 4:05… Read More
PORTLAND – On paper, it was a complete mismatch. The No. 3 team in the nation, the University of Maine’s 10-3-1 Black Bears, against a 4-10-3 Mercyhurst College (Pa.) team that was tied for seventh in a league (Atlantic Hockey Association) that allows only 11… Read More
The Cumberland County Civic Center in Portland is the home away from home for University of Maine men’s hockey team. And it has certainly provided the Black Bears with some “home cooking” in recent years. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
The University of Maine had the nation’s best penalty-killing percentage last season (88.9 percent) en route to a berth in the Frozen Four. The Bears struggled on the penalty kill early this season but they are starting to show signs of returning to last year’s… Read More
BOSTON – The University of Maine men’s hockey team had been limited to three goals or less in four consecutive games. But the Black Bears erupted Saturday night as Josh Soares collected three goals for his first career hat trick and added an assist and… Read More
They comprised two-thirds of the most prolific line in the highly regarded United States Hockey League last season for the Cedar Rapids RoughRiders. Not surprisingly, the University of Maine’s Teddy Purcell and Northeastern University’s Chad Costello are Hockey East’s top-scoring freshmen. googletag.cmd.push(function () { //… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team will graduate five forwards, but the Black Bears have received National Letters of Intent from four forwards who will help fill the void left by their departures. Robby Dee, Tanner House, Glen Belmore, and Keif Orsini are the… Read More
ORONO – Freshman center Tony Morrone made his University of Maine men’s hockey debut Wednesday night and capitalized on the opportunity. Morrone’s goal with 2:31 left in overtime gave the Black Bears a hard-fought 3-2 exhibition win over a talented University of New Brunswick Varsity… Read More
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ORONO – It took 44 games but it couldn’t have come at a better time. University of Maine sophomore goalie Ben Bishop posted his first career shutout and it snapped a three-game losing streak as the Black Bears blanked the Providence College Friars 3-0 Friday… Read More
The University of Maine will have senior center and captain Michel Leveille in the lineup tonight when the Black Bears try to snap a three-game losing streak against the visiting Providence College Friars. Maine is 8-3-1 overall and ranked third in the country while Providence… Read More
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Michel Leveille won’t know the extent of his back injury until he gets his back X-rayed this week. UMaine’s senior center and captain is cautiously optimistic it won’t keep him sidelined long. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]];… Read More
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The University of Maine men’s hockey team must be glad it has only one more Hockey East afternoon game this season. The University of Vermont Catamounts dealt the Black Bears their third consecutive loss, all coming in afternoon games, 3-2 at Gutterson… Read More
The problems have been singled out and addressed. Now it’s up to the University of Maine’s 8-2-1 men’s hockey team to return to the form that produced a seven-game winning streak to start the season when it takes on the surging 6-4-1 University of Vermont… Read More
ORONO – A remarkable streak came to a dramatic end Sunday afternoon. The University of Maine’s Black Bear hockey team, 110-0-6 when taking a lead into the third period since a 5-4 loss to Northern Michigan on Dec. 30, 2001, saw Boston College received third-period… Read More
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Center Tanner House, the captain of the Penticton Vees in the British Columbia Junior Hockey League, has verbally committed to attend the University of Maine in the fall on a full scholarship. The 6-foot-1, 195-pound House currently has four goals and 24 assists in 24… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine sophomore goalie Ben Bishop won’t dwell on Sunday’s 8-2 loss to New Hampshire, in which he allowed a career-high six goals on just 19 shots. It was the first time in nine games this season he had allowed more than… Read More