The 2018–19 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 44th season of play for the program, the 42nd season competing at the Division I level, and the 35th season in the Hockey East conference. The Black Bears represented the University of Maine and played their home games at Alfond Arena, and were coached by Red Gendron, in his 6th season as their head coach.
| 2018–19 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season | |
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| Conference | Hockey East |
| Home ice | Alfond Arena |
| Record | |
| Overall | 15–17–4 (11–9–4 HEA) |
| Home | 10–7–1 |
| Road | 5–10–3 |
| Neutral | 0–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Red Gendron |
| Assistant coaches | Ben Guite Alfie Michaud Colten St. Clair |
| Captain(s) | Chase Pearson Rob Michel |
| Alternate captain(s) | Mitchell Fossier Keith Muehlbauer |
| Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey seasons « 2017–18 2019–20 » | |
Personnel
editHead Coach: Red Gendron, 5th season
Assistant Coach: Ben Guite, 5th season
Assistant Coach: Alfie Michaud, 3rd season
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Colten St. Clair
Roster
editAs of March 10, 2018.[1]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
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Jeremy Swayman | Sophomore | G | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Anchorage, Alaska | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | BOS, 111 overall 2017 | |
| 2 | 
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Jakub Sirota | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Kroměříž, Czech Republic | Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) | — | |
| 3 | 
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Rob Michel (C) | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Camillus, New York | West Gennessee | — | |
| 4 | 
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Jack Quinlivan | Sophomore | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) | — | |
| 5 | 
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Ryan Smith | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Roanoke, Virginia | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — | |
| 6 | 
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Simon Butala | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | Downingtown, Pennsylvania | Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) | — | |
| 10 |
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Kevin Hock | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | Braintree, Massachusetts | Dexter School | — | |
| 11 | 
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Mitchell Fossier (A) | Junior | 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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Samuel Rennaker | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL) | — | |
| 14 | 
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Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Charlottenlund, Denmark | Fargo Force (USHL) | — | |
| 15 | 
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Canon Pieper | Graduate | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Roseville, Minnesota | Quinnipiac (ECAC) | — | |
| 16 | 
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Alexis Binner | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | Stocksund, Sweden | Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) | — | |
| 17 | 
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Tim Doherty | Junior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 182 lb (83 kg) | Portsmouth, Rhode Island | Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) | — | |
| 18 |
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Keith Muehlbauer (A) | Senior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Apple Valley, Minnesota | Eastview HS | — | |
| 20 | 
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Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Jakobstad, Finland | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — | |
| 22 | 
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Brendan Robbins | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Nashua, New Hampshire | Nashua North HS | — | |
| 23 |
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Sam Becker | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Roseville, Minnesota | Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) | — | |
| 24 | 
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Adam Dawe | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | Gander, Newfoundland | Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) | — | |
| 25 | 
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Brady Keeper | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Cross Lake, Manitoba | OCN Blizzard (MJHL) | — | |
| 26 | 
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Cameron Spicer | Sophomore | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Erie, Colorado | Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL) | — | |
| 27 |
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Patrick Shea | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Marshfield, Massachusetts | Kimball Union | FLA, 192 overall 2015 | |
| 28 |
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Adrian Holesinsky | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Cadca, Czech Republic | Janesville Jets (NAHL) | — | |
| 29 | 
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Daniel Perez | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Bloomfield, New Jersey | St. Peter's Prep | — | |
| 30 |
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Emil Westerlund | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Linköping, Sweden | Linköpings HC J20 | — | |
| 33 |
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Stephen Mundinger | Junior | G | 6' 8" (2.03 m) | 255 lb (116 kg) | Smithtown, New York | New York Aviators | — | |
| 34 | 
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Eduards Tralmaks | Sophomore | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Riga, Latvia | Chicago Steel (USHL) | — | |
| 35 |
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Rob McGovern | Junior | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 230 lb (104 kg) | Weymouth, Massachusetts | Thayer Academy | — |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | |||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #2 Massachusetts † | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 92 | 51 | 41 | 31 | 10 | 0 | 151 | 83 | |
| #4 Providence | 24 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 31 | 76 | 44 | 42 | 24 | 12 | 6 | 133 | 84 | |
| #9 Northeastern* | 24 | 15 | 8 | 1 | 31 | 76 | 52 | 39 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 118 | 81 | |
| #19 Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 29 | 65 | 55 | 37 | 19 | 13 | 5 | 100 | 85 | |
| Boston University | 24 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 27 | 64 | 65 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 99 | 104 | |
| Maine | 24 | 11 | 9 | 4 | 26 | 64 | 60 | 36 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 90 | 99 | |
| Boston College | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 62 | 60 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 90 | 110 | |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 22 | 55 | 67 | 36 | 12 | 15 | 9 | 90 | 103 | |
| Connecticut | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 52 | 77 | 34 | 12 | 20 | 2 | 81 | 107 | |
| Vermont | 24 | 5 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 41 | 59 | 34 | 12 | 19 | 3 | 72 | 82 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 4 | 18 | 2 | 10 | 48 | 105 | 34 | 7 | 24 | 3 | 67 | 134 | |
| Championship: March 23, 2019 † indicates conference regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | ||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Record | ||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 8 | 6:00 PM | Prince Edward Island* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 6–1 | 0–0–0 | ||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 12 | 7:00 PM | St. Lawrence* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 3-1 | 1–0–0 (0–0–0) | ||||||
| October 13 | 7:00 PM | St. Lawrence* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 4-1 | 2–0–0 (0–0–0) | ||||||
| October 19 | 8:07 PM | at #2 Minnesota-Duluth* | Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | L 2-8 | 2–1–0 | ||||||
| October 20 | 8:07 PM | at #2 Minnesota-Duluth* | Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota | L 2–3 | 2–2–0 | ||||||
| October 26 | 7:00 PM | at Connecticut | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | L 2–5 | 2–3–0 (0-1-0) | ||||||
| October 27 | 3:00 PM | at Connecticut | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | T 2–2 OT | 2–3–1 (0-1-1) | ||||||
| November 2 | 7:00 PM | Mass-Lowell | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 4-3 | 3–3–1 (1–1–1) | ||||||
| November 3 | 7:30 PM | Mass-Lowell | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | L 0-1 | 3–4–1 (1–2–1) | |||||
| November 16 | 7:30 PM | at Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | L 2-3 | 3–5–1 (1–3–1) | ||||||
| November 17 | 7:00 PM | at Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN+ | W 3-1 | 4–5–1 (2–3–1) | |||||
| November 23 | 7:00 PM | #10 Quinnipiac* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | L 2–7 | 4–6–1 | ||||||
| November 24 | 7:30 PM | #10 Quinnipiac* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | L 0–2 | 4–7–1 | |||||
| November 30 | 7:00 PM | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | W 2–1 OT | 5–7–1 (3–3-1) | ||||||
| December 1 | 5:00 PM | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | T 3–3 OT | 5–7–2 (3–3–2) | ||||||
| December 28 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | L 0-1 | 5–8–2 | |||||
| December 29 | 7:00 PM | at Princeton* | Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey | ESPN+ | L 3-7 | 5–9–2 | |||||
| January 2 | 6:00 PM | Colorado College* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | W 4–2 | 6–9–2 | |||||
| January 7 | 7:00 PM | vs. #19 Yale* | Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine | W 4-3 OT | 7–9–2 | ||||||
| January 11 | 7:30 PM | #12 Northeastern | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | L 2-3 | 7-10-2 (3-4-2) | |||||
| January 12 | 7:00 PM | #12 Northeastern | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | L 0-4 | 7–11–2 (3-5-2) | ||||||
| January 16 | 7:00 PM | at Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | W 7-2 | 8–11–2 (4–5–2) | ||||||
| January 21 | 2:00 PM | New Hampshire | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | T 4-4 OT | 8–11–3 (4-5-3) | ||||||
| January 25 | 7:30 PM | #2 Massachusetts | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | L 2-4 | 8–12–3 (4-6-3) | |||||
| January 26 | 7:00 PM | #2 Massachusetts | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 4-3 | 9–12–3 (5–6–3) | ||||||
| February 1 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN+ | L 2-3 OT | 9–13–3 (5–7–3) | |||||
| February 2 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN | W 5-3 | 10–13–3 (6–7–3) | |||||
| February 8 | 7:00 PM | #11 Providence | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | L 0-1 | 10–14–3 (6–8–3) | ||||||
| February 9 | 7:00 PM | #11 Providence | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCN | W 3-1 | 11–14–3 (7–8–3) | |||||
| February 15 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | T 3-3 OT | 11–14–4 (7–8–4) | ||||||
| February 16 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 4-2 | 12–14–4 (8–8–4) | ||||||
| February 22 | 7:00 PM | Boston College | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 2-1 | 13–14–4 (9–8–4) | ||||||
| February 23 | 7:30 PM | Boston College | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | W 2-1 OT | 14–14–4 (10–8–4) | |||||
| March 2 | 8:00 PM | at #2 Massachusetts | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN+ | L 0-6 | 14–15–4 (10–9–4) | |||||
| March 9 | 7:30 PM | Boston University | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | W 6-0 | 15–15–4 (11–9–4) | |||||
| Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 15 | 7:00 PM | at #9 Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinals) | L 1-2 OT | 15–16–4 | ||||||
| March 16 | 7:00 PM | at #9 Northeastern* | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinals) | L 1-2 | 15–17–4 | ||||||
| *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 | NR | NR | 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- ^ "2018-19 Maine Black Bears roster". goblackbears.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
- ^ "2018-19 Maine Black Bears schedule". goblackbears.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.