2018–19 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season

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2018–19 Maine Black Bears
men's ice hockey season
Maine Black Bears script.svg
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceAlfond Arena
Record
Overall15–17–4 (11–9–4 HEA)
Home10–7–1
Road5–10–3
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachRed Gendron
Assistant CoachesBen 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
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The 2018-19 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 44th season of play for the program, the 42ns 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.

Personnel[]

Head Coach: Red Gendron, 5th season
Assistant Coach: Ben Guite, 5th season
Assistant Coach: Alfie Michaud, 3rd season
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Colten St. Clair

Roster[]

As of March 10, 2018.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Alaska Jeremy Swayman Sophomore G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Anchorage, Alaska Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) BOS, 111 overall 2017
2 Czech Republic Jakub Sirota Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kroměříž, Czech Republic Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
3 New York (state) Rob Michel (C) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Camillus, New York West Gennessee —
4 Massachusetts Jack Quinlivan Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) —
5 Virginia Ryan Smith Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Roanoke, Virginia Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
6 Pennsylvania Simon Butala Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 193 lb (88 kg) Downingtown, Pennsylvania Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) —
10 Massachusetts Kevin Hock Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Braintree, Massachusetts Dexter School —
11 Georgia (U.S. state) Mitchell Fossier (A) Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Alpharetta, Georgia Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
12 Georgia (U.S. state) Chase Pearson (C) Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Alpharetta, Georgia Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) DET, 140 overall 2015
13 Michigan Samuel Rennaker Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Grand Rapids, Michigan Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL) —
14 Denmark Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Charlottenlund, Denmark Fargo Force (USHL) —
15 Minnesota Canon Pieper Graduate F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Roseville, Minnesota Quinnipiac (ECAC) —
16 Sweden Alexis Binner Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Stocksund, Sweden Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
17 Rhode Island Tim Doherty Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Portsmouth, Rhode Island Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) —
18 Minnesota Keith Muehlbauer (A) Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apple Valley, Minnesota Eastview HS —
20 Finland Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jakobstad, Finland Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
22 New Hampshire Brendan Robbins Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua North HS —
23 Minnesota Sam Becker Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Roseville, Minnesota Minnesota Magicians (NAHL) —
24 Dominion of Newfoundland Adam Dawe Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Gander, Newfoundland Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
25 Manitoba Brady Keeper Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Cross Lake, Manitoba OCN Blizzard (MJHL) —
26 Colorado Cameron Spicer Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Erie, Colorado Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL) —
27 Massachusetts Patrick Shea Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Marshfield, Massachusetts Kimball Union FLA, 192 overall 2015
28 Czech Republic Adrian Holesinsky Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Cadca, Czech Republic Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
29 New Jersey Daniel Perez Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Bloomfield, New Jersey St. Peter's Prep —
30 Sweden Emil Westerlund Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Linköping, Sweden Linköpings HC J20 —
33 New York (state) Stephen Mundinger Junior G 6' 8" (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Smithtown, New York New York Aviators —
34 Latvia Eduards Tralmaks Sophomore F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Riga, Latvia Chicago Steel (USHL) —
35 Massachusetts Rob McGovern Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Weymouth, Massachusetts Thayer Academy —

Standings[]

2018–19 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Massachusetts dagger 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
dagger indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results[]

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Record
Exhibition
October 8 6:00 PM * 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 • 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[]

Main article: 2018-19 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
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[]

  1. ^ "2018-19 Maine Black Bears roster". goblackbears.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Maine Black Bears schedule". goblackbears.com. Retrieved November 11, 2019.
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