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
ST. LOUIS – Tragic news affects people in many ways. For that reason, University of Maine men’s hockey coach Tim Whitehead chose Thursday afternoon not to share with his players some horrible news involving his family. googletag.cmd.push(function () { // Define Slot var slot_sizes =… Read More
ST. LOUIS – The University of Maine couldn’t have had a better start in its Frozen Four semifinal against Michigan State on Thursday afternoon. The Black Bears scored twice in the first 3:24 against a team they had built a 3-0 lead against in the… Read More
ST. LOUIS – Michel Leveille walked quietly into the media interview room Thursday night at Scottrade Center. Only 15 minutes earlier, his career with the University of Maine hockey team had ended by virtue of a 4-2 loss to Michigan State in the NCAA Frozen… Read More
ST. LOUIS – Hampden Academy soccer coach Ryan Shaw is a relative newcomer among a healthy number of hockey enthusiasts who make the pilgrimage to the Frozen Four every year. They come from all parts of the country and there are plenty of Mainers in… 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 – 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
NCAA Frozen Four Semifinal MAINE vs. MICHIGAN STATE 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; i++) { if (isMobileDevice()) { if (slot_sizes[i][0]… Read More
ST. LOUIS – Keenan Hopson said he is glad to be back in the lineup and is looking forward to this afternoon’s NCAA Frozen Four semifinal against Michigan State. The University of Maine junior center-turned-defenseman missed the East Regional victories over St. Cloud State (4-1)… 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
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
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – Chris Mueller and Tim Kennedy scored power-play goals to help Michigan State advance to the Frozen Four with a 2-1 victory over Notre Dame on Saturday night in the Midwest Regional championship game. Jeff Lerg made 19 saves for Michigan State… 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
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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
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Everyone entering the University of Maine locker room after Saturday’s 1-0 overtime loss to Minnesota walked past a gray plastic trash barrel. Protruding from it was a white CCM wooden hockey stick. It was shattered a few inches above the blade, which… Read More
MINNEAPOLIS – An exhausted and distraught Jon Jankus sat on a bench in the University of Maine locker room at the University of Minnesota’s Mariucci Arena with his right leg propped up and his head resting on his right hand. Junior goalie Jimmy Howard walked… Read More
MINNEAPOLIS – While most of his teammates were heading to the showers, Mat Deschamps sat quietly in the locker room still fully dressed in his UMaine uniform. The senior defenseman was trying to come to grips with the reality that his college hockey career was… Read More
MINNEAPOLIS – The University of Minnesota men’s hockey team advanced to the 2005 NCAA Frozen Four with a 2-1 overtime win over Cornell in the championship game of the 2005 NCAA West Regional Sunday at Mariucci Arena. Senior forward Barry Tallackson scored the game-winning goal at 4:31 of… Read More
Last year, the University of North Dakota’s Fighting Sioux ended the University of Maine’s season with a 2-0 triumph in the NCAA Hockey Tournament’s Frozen Four semifinals. Two weeks ago, Boston College pulled the curtain on Maine’s campaign with a 3-1 victory in the NCAA’s… Read More