Men’s D-I: Maine

Maine Line

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They played together in different combos this year, but the trio, recently united, proves the whole is greater than its parts.

Filighera Fired as Maine Coach

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Maine has fired women’s coach Rick Filighera, the only coach the program has known since its inception in 1997-98. “We have spent a great deal of time this past year evaluating our women’s ice hockey program and considering its potential for further growth,” said Maine athletic director Patrick Nero. “The results of this evaluation have … Read more

Everblades College Classic

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TECO Arena, Estero, Fla., Dec. 27-28 Notre Dame vs. Cornell, 4:05 ET Saturday Ohio State vs. Maine, 7:05 ET Saturday Consolation, 1:05 ET Sunday Championship, 4:35 ET Sunday Television: CSTV (DirecTV Ch. 610), all games except the consolation. No. 15 Cornell (4-2-5) Players to Watch: F Matt Moulson, Soph. (7-11–18); F Ryan Vesce, Sr. (6-10–16); … Read more

Stafford, Vicari, Hunwick Added to Team USA

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Maine goalie Jimmy Howard and Harvard defenseman Dylan Reese will miss the upcoming World Junior tournament because of injury, as will Dustin Brown, a first-round draft pick last June from Ithaca, N.Y., who now plays for the Los Angeles Kings. Brown’s spot was filled by North Dakota forward Drew Stafford. Michigan defenseman Matt Hunwick will … Read more

2003-04 Maine Season Preview

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It won’t be a shock if the Black Bears finish second in the league. It also won’t be a shock if they fall out of home ice. At the same time that there are major strengths there are also significant questions. The strength begins in goal where Jimmy Howard and Frank Doyle rank as the … Read more

Peaks and Valleys

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Jimmy Howard’s first season started well and went on to be great. And despite a disappointing finish, he can’t complain with his freshman year.

Surgery For Standbrook After Fall Hurts Both Knees

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Maine assistant coach Grant Standbrook will have an operation Thursday to repair tendons and ligaments in both knees, and will be laid up for about six weeks, according to Black Bears coach Tim Whitehead. Standbrook was walking down a flight of stairs at Pilgrim Arena in Hingham, Mass., while attending the recent NECDL College Showcase … Read more

Maine’s Nault Ineligible For 2003-04

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First Team All-Hockey East defenseman Francis Nault of Maine has lost an appeal with the NCAA and will be ineligible to play in what would have been his senior season in 2003-04. The decision, the last in a series of appeals by Maine and Nault, concerns an appearance by him in two tournaments in the … Read more

Tigers Defeat UND, Capture First

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Colorado College was the only team in the top five of the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll not to lose a game, and ascended to the number one position in this week’s poll. After winning two games against No. 3 North Dakota, the Tigers captured 35 of the 40 first-place votes for a commanding lead … Read more

Win and Tie Keep Maine In First

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Led by No. 1 Maine, the top six stayed in the same place as last week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. The bottom five also remained in place, leaving only minor jostling between spots six through ten the only difference from last week to this week. The Black Bears held on to the top spot, … Read more

Black Bears Stay No. 1 For Second Week

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With a three point weekend over conference foe Merrimack, Maine retained first place in the USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll for the second consecutive week. The Black Bears also hold the first place position in the USCHO.com PairWise Ranking (PWR), winning comparisons with all other teams under consideration. The PairWise Ranking is a system which … Read more

Black Bears New No. 1 Team

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While Maine captured the top spot in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll by a comfortable margin, earning nearly 40 points over the nearest competitor and getting 25 first-place nods, voting was extremely close for many of the remaining spots. At the top of the poll, No. 2 Colorado College and No. 3 North … Read more

Black Bears Attempt To Unseat North Dakota in D1 Poll

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With a championship in its new Subway Holiday Classic tournament, North Dakota maintained its hold on first place in this week’s USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll. However, No. 2 Maine trails by just a single point after a narrow 3-2 win over Cornell in the Everblades College Classic, held in Estero, Florida. Colorado College was … Read more

Six Teams Vie For First Place in USCHO.com Poll

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An early match-up of the nation’s top-rated teams led to uncertainty in the latest USCHO.com Division I Men’s Poll, as six different teams garnered first-place votes. Boston College, which was No. 1 last week, held onto the top spot, but only by a very narrow margin. A Tuesday night match-up between the No. 1 Eagles … Read more

Maine 2002-2003 Season Preview

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Just three years ago, Maine was a six-win team. Today, the Black Bears are coming off back-to-back above-.500 campaigns, and coach Rick Filighera thinks his program can compete with anyone this year. “All of sudden, we show up a rink, we can win that game now, but we can also lose that game,” he said, … Read more

2002-03 Maine Season Preview

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The Black Bears could face a different set of emotional hurdles compared to last year when many of them felt that the spirit of “old SW” gave them a seventh player on the ice. Shawn Walsh’s death struck the team down early last year, but provided a unifying theme that it could rally around on … Read more

NCAA Reprimands Maine, Metcalf

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The NCAA has formally reprimanded Maine defenseman Peter Metcalf and the University for comments Metcalf made in the postgame press conference following the Black Bears’ loss to Minnesota in the natonal championship game last April.

Maine’s Schutte Signs With Phoenix

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Maine forward/defenseman Michael Schutte has signed a professional contract with the Phoenix Coyotes of the National Hockey League, foregoing his final year of collegiate eligibility. “My three years at UMaine were special and I learned a great deal. I will miss every second of it,” said Schutte, a native of Burlington, Ont.. “My family and … Read more