The University of Maine men’s hockey team will have five consecutive one-game weekends beginning with Sunday afternoon’s game with Boston College. “I should call [Maine football coach] Jack Cosgrove to get a sense for how to prepare for a one-game event,” quipped Maine hockey coach… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s hockey team’s unbeaten season came to a resounding halt Sunday afternoon and the statistics told the story. Through two periods, Maine had outshot the University of New Hampshire 27-12 but the Bears were trailing 5-2. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
ORONO – Maine’s Michel Leveille had his eight-game points streak snapped in a 2-2 tie at Boston University last Saturday night. The senior center and captain started another on Friday night as he scored a pair of goals to lead the Black Bears to a… Read More
Members of the University of Massachusetts and Boston University coaching staffs have informed Hockey East referees that Maine sophomore goalie Ben Bishop uses an illegal “kick shot” to clear the puck out of the zone. UMass coach Don Cahoon brought it to referee Tim Benedetto’s… Read More
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BOSTON – University of Maine senior defenseman and assistant captain Mike Lundin scored the game-winning goal in Friday’s 4-1 win over Merrimack College and he was called upon to make a game-saving defensive play in Saturday’s 2-2 tie at Boston University. With the score tied… Read More
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The No. 1-ranked University of Maine Black Bears entered Friday night’s Hockey East game against Merrimack College with the nation’s second-best power-play efficiency rate (27.3 percent). They improved that percentage against the Warriors, receiving all four goals with the man advantage… Read More
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The University of Maine’s men’s hockey program has a native of Newfoundland on the roster in impressive freshman right wing Teddy Purcell. They will have another next season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner =… Read More
ORONO – It could have been Halloween night. And University of Maine junior defenseman Bret Tyler tricked UMass sophomore goalie Jon Quick to earn the treat: a game-winning goal. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner… Read More
Last year, Teddy Purcell led the prestigious United States Hockey League in assists with 52 in 55 games for the Cedar Rapids (Iowa) RoughRiders. He also had 19 goals. As a freshman for the University of Maine men’s hockey team, he has taken on a… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team knew it had a challenging stretch of nonconference games to open its season. The University of Minnesota, Bemidji State (Minn.), and North Dakota all played in the NCAA Tournament a year ago. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot… Read More
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – Two years ago, the University of North Dakota ruined the University of Maine men’s hockey team’s home-opening series by beating the Bears 4-3 in overtime and 3-1. The Bears avenged those setbacks this weekend as senior captain Michel Leveille scored a… Read More
GRAND FORKS, N.D. – The University of Maine Black Bear hockey team received second-period goals from five different players and went on to stun the University of North Dakota Fighting Sioux 6-2 at the Engelstad Arena Friday night. The Bears, ranked fourth in the country,… Read More
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ORONO – The University of Maine’s men’s hockey team has always stressed defense first, particularly from its defensemen. But the Black Bears may receive more point production from its defense corps this year. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine freshman Zach Sill didn’t know he was going to play in Saturday night’s men’s hockey game against Bemidji State (Minn.) until that morning. And the left winger’s first appearance in a Black Bear jersey was a memorable one as he… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine hockey coach Tim Whitehead felt it would take a while for his power-play units to jell after the Bears lost the likes of Hobey Baker Award finalist and All-American Greg Moore along with Derek Damon. Moore had a team-high 12… Read More
ORONO – Mike Hamilton and Wes Clark were productive scorers in junior hockey. But they will be taking on new roles for the University of Maine men’s hockey team this season. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
The NCAA Ice Hockey Rules Committee has approved the experimental use of a two-referees-two-linesmen officiating system and it will be used during the Friday-Saturday series between the University of Maine and visiting Bemidji State (Minn.) However, since the NCAA will retain the one-referee-two-linesmen system for… Read More
ST. PAUL, Minn. – University of Maine defenseman Bryan Plaszcz, from nearby Apple Valley, said he was having trouble sleeping this week in anticipation of returning home for the Black Bears’ season opener against the University of Minnesota. He can sleep well now after scoring… Read More
He will play the opener of his senior season in his backyard in a rink singled out by Sports Illustrated magazine as the best in the National Hockey League. So even though beating the University of Minnesota Golden Gophers in the Hall of Fame game… Read More
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ORONO – Highly touted freshman Teddy Purcell found himself in an envious position during the University of Maine men’s hockey team’s Blue-White exhibition Saturday night. He was the right wing on a line with Maine’s two top returning scorers and longtime linemates: senior left wing… Read More
ORONO – The string of success speaks for itself: eight consecutive NCAA Tournament berths and three Frozen Fours in the last five years including two NCAA championship game appearances. But the University of Maine men’s hockey team hasn’t won an NCAA title since 1999 and,… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine men’s hockey captain Michel Leveille wasn’t the only Black Bear who had offseason surgery. Three other veteran Bear forwards had surgical procedures as left wing Mike Hamilton had arthroscopic surgery on his right knee, left wing Billy Ryan had his… Read More
ORONO – Entering the off-season, Michel Leveille felt his chances of returning to Orono for a fifth year were “50-50.” The University of Maine men’s hockey center had earned his degree in communications, with a minor in public relations. He planned to wait and see… Read More
Joe Diamond, who played on the silver medal-winning United States under-18 team in the Memorial of Ivan Hlinka Tournament in the Czech Republic last month, has verbally committed to attend the University of Maine. He will attend Maine as a men’s hockey player beginning in… Read More
His father racked up 142 points (56 goals, 86 assists) in a 159-game career at the University of Maine (1985-89) before embarking upon a 720-game National Hockey League career. Kelen Corkum will follow in his father Bob’s footsteps as he has verbally committed to play… Read More
Guy Perron, the University of Maine women’s ice hockey coach the past two seasons, will replace Grant Standbrook as the recruiting coordinator/top assistant coach for the Black Bear men’s team. “I’m really excited to be given this opportunity,” said the 40-year-old Perron, a four-year standout… Read More
University of Maine defenseman Simon Danis-Pepin, the youngest player in Hockey East last season at 17, should be chosen in the first three rounds during the annual NHL draft this weekend in Vancouver. The Central Scouting Service has him rated 61st among North American skaters. Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey program has landed a goalie to replace the departed Matt Lundin. David Wilson, chosen the top goalie in the Royal Bank Cup Canadian Junior Hockey championships, has verbally committed to attend Maine. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var… Read More
Sophomore goalie Matt Lundin, calling it “strictly a hockey decision,” has elected to leave the University of Maine men’s hockey team. He will play for the Sioux Falls (S.D.) Stampede in the United States Hockey League next season and take courses at a community college… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey staff is still looking for a defenseman and a scorer as it continues its recruiting for next season. “We need one more defenseman, an elite defenseman who can play in all situations. And we could use a goal scorer,”… Read More
MILWAUKEE – He has a shaved head these days, but former University of Maine Hobey Baker Award finalist Jim Montgomery looks like he could still lace on the skates and fill up a scoresheet. Montgomery, who retired from pro hockey last year, spent this season… Read More
MILWAUKEE – Any time a team wins 28 games during a college hockey season and reaches the Frozen Four, it has to be considered a successful season. That’s especially true when the team is picked to finish third in its league (Hockey East). googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More
MILWAUKEE – Matt Carle said his new NHL teammates in San Jose wished him luck when he left for Milwaukee to find out if he was the nation’s top college player. The former Denver defenseman won the Hobey Baker award Friday night, and predicts a… Read More
MILWAUKEE – When junior defenseman Mike Lundin scored with 8:31 remaining in regulation to pull the University of Maine within 3-2 in their NCAA Frozen Four semifinal against Wisconsin on Thursday night, Black Bears senior defenseman Steve Mullin said “all hope was renewed” for a dramatic comeback. Read More
MILWAUKEE – Like most freshmen, University of Maine men’s hockey defenseman Matt Duffy had his share of ups and downs. After an impressive start, the youngster from Windham struggled and lost his confidence. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes… Read More
MILWAUKEE – The NCAA Frozen Four serves as the ultimate stage for the country’s best Division I college hockey teams. Nobody on the ice is subject to more scrutiny and pressure than the goaltenders. Thursday night’s Frozen Four national semifinal game at the Bradley Center… Read More
MILWAUKEE – Bangor, Maine, is not a city steeped in hockey tradition. Even though it has sponsored recreational programs for decades, it didn’t even have its own enclosed indoor rink (Sawyer Arena) until the early 1990s. All of which makes Derek Damon’s hockey career that… Read More
MILWAUKEE – One of the important components in the postseason success of the University of Maine men’s hockey team has been its first-period effort. The Black Bears have outscored their opponents in the first period in four of their five playoff games and have gone… Read More
MILWAUKEE – If there is one University of Wisconsin player who has a lot of knowledge about the University of Maine’s impressive hockey tradition it is junior center Andrew Joudrey. Joudrey is from Bedford, Nova Scotia and was a Black Bear fan growing up. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ORONO – Junior left wing Brent Shepheard said if he could sum up this season in one word, that word would be “frustrating.” He started the season with a nine-game point-less streak. He has been benched for sub-par play and for taking ill-advised penalties and… Read More
MILWAUKEE – North Dakota and Boston College have tremendous college hockey traditions, but both teams came into the 2005-06 season with young squads. Thursday afternoon the Fighting Sioux and the Eagles, despite being laden with underclassmen, will square off in the first game of the… Read More
There will be plenty of similarities between the University of Wisconsin Badgers and the University of Maine Black Bears when they square off in Thursday’s Frozen Four semifinal at the Bradley Center in Milwaukee, according to George Gwozdecky, coach of the defending two-time NCAA champion Denver Pioneers. Read More
ORONO – Members of the University of Maine men’s hockey team said coach Tim Whitehead deserves to win the Spencer Penrose Trophy, given to the nation’s top Division I coach, after leading them to a 28-11-2 record and a third berth in the NCAA’s Frozen Four during his… Read More
Since the 1987-88 season, when the late Shawn Walsh’s University of Maine men’s hockey team made its first appearance in an NCAA Frozen Four, no team has made more Frozen Four appearances than Maine. When the Black Bears take the ice for Thursday’s semifinal against… Read More
ORONO – Jon Jankus appeared to have a promising future with the University of Maine men’s hockey team in 2001-02. He played in nine games over the first half of his freshman year and had a goal. But Jankus didn’t feel comfortable and left school. Read More
ORONO – When the University of Maine men’s hockey team played in its last NCAA Frozen Four at the FleetCenter (now TD Banknorth Garden) in Boston two years ago, nine current players hadn’t arrived at Maine yet. So what will the veterans who were on… Read More
Denver junior defenseman Matt Carle, Boston College senior left wing Chris Collins and University of Wisconsin junior goalie Brian Elliott are the three finalists for the Hobey Baker Award given to the nation’s top Division I college hockey player. They were selected from an initial… Read More
University of Wisconsin men’s hockey coach Mike Eaves is no stranger to the University of Maine Black Bears. Two years ago, the Bears beat his Badgers 2-1 in overtime in their NCAA Tournament quarterfinal in Albany, N.Y., on a Mike Hamilton goal. googletag.cmd.push(function () {… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team will return to the ice Wednesday after a couple of days off in the wake of their upset wins over Harvard (6-1) and Michigan State (5-4) at the East Regional in Albany, N.Y., that has earned the program a 10th Frozen… Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. – University of Maine junior center Michel Leveille is known for his playmaking and scoring prowess, but it was a defensive play he made that proved pivotal Sunday afternoon. With his Black Bears hockey team clinging to a 4-3 lead over Michigan State… Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. – University of Maine senior right winger John Hopson transferred to Maine from the University of Alaska-Anchorage in order to play with his younger brother Keenan. Not only did he get his wish this year after redshirting last season, he also helped lead… Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. – University of Maine senior center Michel Leveille said he and linemate Greg Moore were really disappointed with the way they played in their 4-1 loss to Boston College in the Hockey East semifinals. “We didn’t play up to our capabilities and we… Read More
GREEN BAY, Wis. – Jack Skille scored 11:13 into the third overtime to give Wisconsin a 1-0 victory over Cornell on Sunday night in the second-longest game in NCAA hockey tournament history. Skille took a pass from Josh Engel from the point and beat goalie… Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. – The University of Maine men’s hockey team is no stranger to adversity. The Black Bears were dealt another blow Friday when senior center Derek Damon, the team’s fourth-leading point-getter this season and the highest career scorer among current team members, was suspended… Read More
ALBANY, N.Y. – One of the reasons University of Maine senior right wing John Hopson transferred to Maine from the University of Alaska-Anchorage was to play with his younger brother, Keenan. One of the other reasons has also come to fruition: An opportunity to play… Read More
Harvard University sophomore left wing Alex Meintel knows a lot about the tradition of University of Maine men’s hockey. Meintel is from Yarmouth and attended North Yarmouth Academy for two years before leaving to attend the Taft School in Watertown, Conn., for three years. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
ORONO – He could be the answer to a trivia question: Who is the only University of Maine player to have scored in its last three single-elimination tournament games? The answer is junior left winger Josh Soares, who scored in Maine’s two losses to Boston… Read More
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ORONO – The University of Maine’s hockey team, 26-11-2, will be making its eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance this weekend as it will face ECAC Hockey League tournament champion Harvard University, 21-11-2, at the East Regional in Albany, N.Y. on Saturday at 3 p.m. It… Read More
ORONO – Now that the University of Maine’s hockey team has earned its eighth straight NCAA Tournament appearance, it’s time for the Bears to get down to business in preparation for Saturday’s 3 p.m. game against Harvard at the East Regional in Albany, N.Y. Maine’s… Read More
BOSTON – Now it’s just a matter of sit and wait for the University of Maine Black Bears. Second-period goals 2:28 apart by Benn Ferriero and Brian Boyle staked the Boston College Eagles to a 2-0 lead and the Eagles hung on to oust the… Read More
University of Maine right winger and captain Greg Moore of Lisbon, the Black Bears’ leading scorer with 26 goals and 16 assists in 38 games, has been named one of 10 Hobey Baker Award finalists and a first-team All-Hockey East selection. He is the school’s… Read More
The University of Maine men’s hockey team will get a lift from the return of junior defenseman Mike Lundin to the lineup for its Hockey East semifinal against Boston College tonight. The second-seeded Black Bears, 26-10-2, and third-seeded Eagles, 22-11-3, will meet after the 5… Read More
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ORONO – Freshman defenseman Matt Duffy had been a healthy scratch for nine consecutive games. But when junior Mike Lundin suffered a badly sliced pinky finger and a fractured bone four games ago, Duffy received his opportunity to return to the University of Maine men’s hockey lineup. Read More
ORONO – University of Maine junior right wing Keith Johnson ended a 10-game goal-less drought. He also ended a game with his goal Friday night. Johnson’s goal 51 seconds into overtime gave the Black Bears a hard-fought 4-3 victory over UMass Lowell in the first… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine senior defenseman Travis Wight will tell you he isn’t the type of player who wins awards. So when he had a message on his answering machine from men’s hockey head coach Tim Whitehead, “I thought I was in trouble or… Read More
On Jan. 20, the University of Maine’s Black Bear hockey team had a 7-7 record in Hockey East play and was in sixth place. But by going 10-1-2 over its last 13 games, the Black Bears climbed up the standings to earn the second seed… Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine men’s hockey team rode the emotion of Seniors Night, its potent power play, and a dominating first period to a 5-3 win over Massachusetts Saturday night that earned the Black Bears the second seed for the Hockey East quarterfinals. Read More
ORONO – The University of Maine Black Bears will host a Hockey East quarterfinal series next weekend but they lost a valuable point Friday night. UMass junior left wing Chris Capraro’s power-play goal with 2:58 remaining in regulation gave the Minutemen a 2-2 tie in… Read More
They have helped produce an impressive winning percentage of .688 over the past four years (100-41-16), they have put themselves in decent position to make a fourth consecutive NCAA Tournament appearance, and they have played in an NCAA championship game. The University of Mainemen hockey… Read More
When University of Maine senior center Michel Leveille missed five men’s hockey games due to calf and knee injuries courtesy of a hip check in a 3-2 loss to Boston University on Jan. 13, it didn’t sit well with him. He missed five games. googletag.cmd.push(function… Read More
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – On Jan. 20, the University of Maine men’s hockey team was a .500 team in Hockey East play (7-7). Now the Black Bears have a chance to win the league’s regular-season championship. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – The University of Maine had their hands full with last-place Merrimack College Friday night. But senior center Michel Leveille took care of matters in the third period. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = [];… Read More
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ORONO – There is nothing flamboyant about the way Maine’s checking line plays. But senior center Jon Jankus, junior left wing Brent Shepheard and sophomore right wing Rob Bellamy have been showcasing the merits of physical play, a defensive presence and simplicity over the last… Read More
ORONO – The line of Jon Jankus between Rob Bellamy and Brent Shepheard isn’t expected to score goals for the University of Maine men’s hockey team. That line’s responsibility is to generate momentum by playing the body, working the puck low in the offensive zone,… Read More
ORONO – A University of Maine men’s hockey team desperately in need of wins played with a sense of urgency that matched its predicament. First-period goals by Josh Soares, Michel Leveille, and Derek Damon proved to be all the offense Maine would need as the… Read More
Being raised in Massachusetts, University of Maine sophomore defenseman Bret Tyler, left wing Billy Ryan and right wing Rob Bellamy followed the Boston-area college hockey programs, particularly Boston College and Boston University. But now those two schools are among their archrivals and the Hockey East-leading… Read More
BURLINGTON, Vt. – University of Maine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead had mixed emotions about Saturday night’s 4-4 overtime tie with Vermont at the Gutterson Fieldhouse. His Black Bears had overcome a 3-0 deficit with four unanswered goals and, after UVM’s Torrey Mitchell tied it… Read More
BURLINGTON, Vt. – The University of Maine men’s hockey team turned a 1-0 deficit into a 3-1 lead in a 74-second span midway through the third period Friday night to knock off the University of Vermont 3-1 at Gutterson Fieldhouse. “In between periods [second and… Read More
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ORONO – With two inexperienced goalies replacing All-American Jimmy Howard, University of Maine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead knew there would be peaks and valleys between the pipes this season. And that has been the case. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ORONO – A desperate team energized by seven forwards returning from a one-game suspension proved to be too much to overcome for the University of Maine men’s hockey team Saturday night. The University of New Hampshire built a 5-1 lead on goals from players who… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine junior left wing Mike Hamilton couldn’t have picked a better time to snap a 32-game goal-less drought. Hamilton scored 1:13 into the third period to give the Black Bears a badly needed insurance goal and the Bears went on to… Read More
The University of Maine Black Bears will regain the services of two of their top point-producers while the University of New Hampshire’s Wildcats will be without seven suspended forwards when the two Hockey East archrivals square off Friday night to open a crucial two-game set at Alfond Arena… Read More
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BOSTON – The last time the University of Maine Black Bears swept a two-game men’s hockey series at Northeastern University’s Matthews Arena, Jim Montgomery and Paul Kariya scored the game-winners and the goalies were Mike Dunham and Garth Snow. It was Feb. 12-13, 1993. Maine… Read More
BOSTON – The University of Maine men’s hockey team found itself in yet another struggle with the Northeastern University Huskies in a rink that hasn’t been kind to the Black Bears of late. But three veterans came to the forefront and the Bears used three… Read More
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The University of Maine men’s hockey team has added some size up front for next season. David deKastrozza, a 6-foot-4, 205-pound native of Toms River, N.J., who can play both center and wing, has verbally committed to attend Maine in the fall, according to Culver… Read More
ORONO – University of Maine freshman goalie Ben Bishop knew he had to play better than he did in his last outing, a 5-4 loss at Boston University nine days ago in which he gave up five goals on only 14 shots. He certainly did… Read More
ORONO – Alfond Arena used to be something out of a Stephen King novel for the Providence College Friars. Not any more. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes = [[300,250]]; var new_slot_sizes = []; var has_banner = false; for (var i = 0;… Read More
Based on the latest USCHO.com PairWise Rankings, if the NCAA hockey tournament started today, the University of Maine’s men’s hockey team wouldn’t be making its eighth consecutive trip to the tourney. The primary reason the 14-8 Black Bears are tied for 21st in the PairWise… Read More
The University of Maine’s men’s hockey team will be without senior center and assistant captain Michel Leveille for at least the next four games due to a knee injury that accompanied a deep calf bruise sustained in Friday night’s 3-2 loss at Boston University. It… Read More
ORONO – Freshman goalie Ben Bishop’s tough outing in Saturday’s 5-4 loss at Boston University hasn’t forced coach Tim Whitehead to install sophomore Matt Lundin as the No. 1 goalie although that could still happen. Maine entertains Providence on Friday and Saturday nights. googletag.cmd.push(function ()… Read More