The 2017–18 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey team represented the University of Maine during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Black Bears were coached by fifth-year head coach Red Gendron, and played their home games at Alfond Arena on campus in Orono, Maine, competing in Hockey East.
| 2017–18 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season | |
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| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | Alfond Arena |
| Record | |
| Overall | 18–16–4 (10–11–3 HEA) |
| Home | 8–7–3 |
| Road | 9–8–1 |
| Neutral | 1–1–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Red Gendron |
| Assistant coaches | Ben Guite Alfie Michaud Brad Schuler |
| Captain(s) | Mark Hamilton Chase Pearson |
| Alternate captain(s) | Cedric Lacroix |
| Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey seasons « 2016–17 2018–19 » | |
Personnel
editRoster
edit| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
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Jeremy Swayman | Freshman | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Anchorage, Alaska | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | BOS, 111 overall 2017 | |
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Patrick Holway | Sophomore | D | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | Cohasset, Massachusetts | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | DET, 170 overall 2015 | |
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Rob Michel | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Camillus, New York | West Gennessee | — | |
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Jack Quinlivan | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) | — | |
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Ryan Smith | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Roanoke, Virginia | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — | |
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Oliver Herner | Sophomore | D | 6' 7" (2.01 m) | 231 lb (105 kg) | Budapest, Hungary | MAC Budapest | — | |
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Jake Pappalardo | Sophomore | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Salem, New Hampshire | Proctor Academy | — | |
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Kevin Hock | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | Braintree, Massachusetts | Dexter School | — | |
| 11 | 
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Mitchell Fossier | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 188 lb (85 kg) | Alpharetta, Georgia | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — | |
| 12 |
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Chase Pearson (C) | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Alpharetta, Georgia | Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) | DET, 140 overall 2015 | |
| 13 |
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Nolan Vesey | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | North Reading, Massachusetts | Neponsit Valley | TOR, 158 overall 2014 | |
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Cedric Lacroix (A) | Senior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Shefford, Quebec | Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) | — | |
| 15 | 
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Canon Pieper | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Roseville, Minnesota | Quinnipiac (ECAC) | — | |
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Alexis Binner | Freshman | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | Stocksund, Sweden | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — | |
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Tim Doherty | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | Portsmouth, Rhode Island | Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) | — | |
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Keith Muehlbauer | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apple Valley, Minnesota | Eastview HS | — | |
| 20 | 
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Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jakobstad, Finland | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — | |
| 22 |
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Brendan Robbins | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nashua, New Hampshire | Nashua North HS | — | |
| 23 |
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Sam Becker | Junior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Roseville, Minnesota | Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) | — | |
| 24 |
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Peter Housakos | Sophomore | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | Montreal, Quebec | St. Mark's School | — | |
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Brady Keeper | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Cross Lake, Manitoba | OCN Blizzard (MJHL) | — | |
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Cameron Spicer | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Erie, Colorado | Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL) | — | |
| 27 |
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Patrick Shea | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Marshfield, Massachusetts | Kimball Union | FLA, 192 overall 2015 | |
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Adrian Holesinsky | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Cadca, Czech Republic | Janesville Jets (NAHL) | — | |
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Daniel Perez | Junior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Bloomfield, New Jersey | St. Peter's Prep | — | |
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Emil Westerlund | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Linköping, Sweden | Linköpings HC J20 | — | |
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Stephen Mundinger | Sophomore | G | 6' 8" (2.03 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Smithtown, New York | New York Aviators | — | |
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Rob McGovern | Junior | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | Weymouth, Massachusetts | Thayer Academy | — | |
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Mark Hamilton (C) | Senior | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Winthrop, Massachusetts | Vernon Vipers | — | |
| 67 |
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Malcolm Hayes | Junior (RS) | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 228 lb (103 kg) | Atlanta, Georgia | Cushing Academy | — |
As of March 10, 2018[1]
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #19 Boston College† | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 79 | 53 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 108 | 99 | |
| #11 Northeastern | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 79 | 49 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 136 | 81 | |
| #7 Providence | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 117 | 85 | |
| #10 Boston University* | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 72 | 60 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 124 | 105 | |
| Connecticut | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 70 | 62 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 100 | 102 | |
| Maine | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 65 | 74 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 117 | 115 | |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 68 | 75 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 101 | 99 | |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 60 | 74 | 39 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 104 | 119 | |
| Vermont | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 75 | 37 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 79 | 112 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 51 | 70 | 37 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 83 | 105 | |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 71 | 36 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 88 | 104 | |
| Championship: March 17, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2018 | ||||||||||||||
Schedule
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Acadia* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 3–1 | 3,128 | 0–0–0 | |||||
| Regular season | |||||||||||
| October 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Connecticut | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 4–3 OT | 3,093 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) | |||||
| October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Connecticut | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | L 1–5 | 3,130 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) | |||||
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami Ohio* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | L 5–7 | 3,549 | 1–2–0 | |||||
| October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami Ohio* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 6–3 | 3,784 | 2–2–0 | |||||
| October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | #10 Minnesota-Duluth* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | L 1–2 | 3,483 | 2–3–0 | |||||
| October 28 | 7:30 p.m. | #10 Minnesota-Duluth* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | L 0–2 | 3,506 | 2–4–0 | ||||
| November 3 | 7:15 p.m. | at UMass Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | L 2–3 | 4,537 | 2–5–0 (1–2–0) | |||||
| November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at UMass Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | W 6–2 | 5,449 | 3–5–0 (2–2–0) | |||||
| November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | #18 Boston University | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | W 5–2 | 4,532 | 4–5–0 (3–2–0) | ||||
| November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | #18 Boston University | Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine | L 0–7 | 6,206 | 4–6–0 (3–3–0) | |||||
| November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. #10 Providence | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four opening round) | NESN | L 0–3 | 4–7–0 (3–4–0) | |||||
| November 25 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. Rensselaer* | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four consolation game) | NESN | W 4–2 | 5–7–0 | |||||
| December 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Vermont | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | T 2–2 OT | 3,365 | 5–7–1 (3–4–1) | |||||
| December 2 | 5:00 p.m. | Vermont | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | W 6–2 | 4,264 | 6–7–1 (4–4–1) | ||||
| December 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Quinnipiac* | High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | W 7–4 | 2,875 | 7–7–1 | |||||
| December 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Quinnipiac* | High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | W 5–3 | 1,845 | 8–7–1 | |||||
| December 29 | 4:00 p.m. | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | W 3–2 | 2,687 | 9–7–1 | |||||
| December 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Rensselaer* | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | W 5–2 | 2,687 | 10–7–1 | |||||
| January 6, 2018 | 7:00 p.m. | at Boston University | #20 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | W 3-0 | 3,957 | 11–7–1 (5–4–1) | ||||
| January 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Brown* | #20 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | T 4-4 OT | 717 | 11–7–2 | ||||
| January 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at #10 Northeastern | #20 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 3-5 | 2,013 | 11–8–2 (5–5–1) | ||||
| January 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at #10 Northeastern | #20 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 3-5 | 1,828 | 11–9–2 (5–6–1) | ||||
| January 16 | 7:00 p.m. | UMass | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 3-1 | 3,093 | 12–9–2 (6–6–1) | |||||
| January 19 | 7:00 p.m. | New Hampshire | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | T 2-2 OT | 4,788 | 12–9–3 (6–6–2) | |||||
| January 20 | 7:30 p.m. | New Hampshire | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | T 3-3 OT | 5,165 | 12–9–4 (6–6–3) | ||||
| January 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at UMass | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | W 3-2 | 2,718 | 13–9–4 (7–6–3) | |||||
| January 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at UMass | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | W 3-2 | 3,934 | 14–9–4 (8–6–3) | |||||
| February 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Merrimack | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCN | W 4-3 OT | 4,124 | 15–9–4 (9–6–3) | ||||
| February 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Merrimack | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | L 2-3 OT | 4,512 | 15–10–4 (9–7–3) | |||||
| February 9 | 7:15 p.m. | at #9 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | L 2-3 OT | 3,033 | 15–11–4 (9–8–3) | ||||
| February 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | ESPN3 | W 4-3 OT | 5,143 | 16–11–4 (10–8–3) | ||||
| February 14 | 7:30 p.m. | #19 Boston College | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | L 0-5 | 5,165 | 16–12–4 (10–9–3) | |||||
| February 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at #20 Boston College | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | L 3-6 | 4,175 | 16–13–4 (10–10–3) | ||||
| February 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at #20 Boston College | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | L 1-2 | 5,245 | 16–14–4 (10–11–3) | ||||
| Hockey East tournament | |||||||||||
| March 2 | 7:30 p.m. | New Hampshire* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Hockey East first round) | NESN | W 2–4 | 3,645 | 17–14–4 | ||||
| March 3 | 7:30 p.m. | New Hampshire* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Hockey East first round) | FCS | W 3–2 | 4,003 | 18–14–4 | ||||
| March 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at #9 Providence* | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East semifinal round) | NBC Sports Boston | L 3–4 | 2,165 | 18–15–4 | ||||
| March 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at #9 Providence* | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East semifinal round) | NBC Sports Boston | L 2–3 | 2,475 | 18–16–4
Source:[2] | ||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Rankings
edit| Poll | Week | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) | |||
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | NV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | ||
References
edit- ^ "2017-18 Maine Black Bears Roster". goblackbears.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
- ^ "2017-18 Maine Black Bears Schedule". goblackbears.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.