2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season

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2020–21 Maine Black Bears
men's ice hockey season
Maine Black Bears script.svg
Conference8th Hockey East
Home iceAlfond Arena
Rankings
USCHO.comNR
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine
NR
Record
Overall3–11–2
Conference3–10–2–0–1–2
Home0–1–0
Road3–10–2
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachRed Gendron
Assistant CoachesBen Guité
Alfie Michaud
Captain(s)Jack Quinlivan
Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2020–21 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 46th season of play for the program, the 44th season competing at the Division I level, and the 37th 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 8th season as their head coach.

Season[]

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Maine's players would lose a season of play.[1] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[2]

Maine played all of its regular season games on the road. Despite there being no crowds in any of the buildings, travelling for all of their games did no favors for the team and Maine won only three of their contests all season. Due to the difficulty of their schedule, Maine was ranked 8th in the Hockey East Power Index and was able to finally play at home in the first round of the Hockey East Tournament. The home site didn't change the team's fortunes, however, and Maine lost 2–7 to New Hampshire, ending their season.

Kevin Hock and Keenan Suthers sat out the season.

Shortly after the end of the season, head coach Red Gendron died following a medical episode while on a golf course.[3] He was 63.

Departures[]

Player Position Nationality Cause
Tim Doherty Forward  United States Graduate transfer to Penn State
Mitch Fossier Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Rockford IceHogs)
Adrián Holešinský Forward  Slovakia Signed professional contract (HK Nitra)
Stephen Mundinger Goaltender  United States Graduate transfer to Long Island
Sam Rennaker Forward  United States Graduation
Patrick Shea Forward  United States Graduation
Ryan Smith Forward  United States Graduation (Signed with Macon Mayhem)
Jeremy Swayman Goaltender  United States Signed professional contract (Boston Bruins)

Recruiting[]

Player Position Nationality Age Notes
Connor Androlewicz Goaltender  United States 19 St. Louis, MO
Zach Aughe Forward  United States 20 Clarkston, MI
Lynden Breen Forward  Canada 19 Grand Bay-Westfield, NB
Kabore Dunn Defenseman  United States 18 Mill Bay, BC
Donovan Houle-Villeneuve Forward  Canada 20 Montréal, QC
Brad Morrissey Forward  Canada 19 Tignish, PE
Jonny Mulera Forward  Canada 21 Rockville, MD
Victor Östman Goaltender  Sweden 19 Danderyd, SWE
Tristan Poissant Forward  Canada 20 Les Coteaux, QC
Keenan Suthers Forward  Canada 21 Tecumseh, ON; transfer from St. Lawrence

Roster[]

As of February 12, 2021.[4]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Czech Republic Jakub Sirota Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-12-20 Kroměříž, Czech Republic Lone Star (NAHL)
3 Ontario Keenan Suthers Senior F 6' 8" (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1998-04-27 Tecumseh, Ontario St. Lawrence (ECAC)
4 Massachusetts Jack Quinlivan (C) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1996-05-20 Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL)
5 British Columbia Kabore Dunn Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 178 lb (81 kg) 2001-11-10 Mill Bay, British Columbia Fort McMurray (AJHL)
6 Pennsylvania Simon Butala Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1998-08-01 Downingtown, Pennsylvania Central Illinois (USHL)
7 Quebec Tristan Poissant Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2000-08-27 Les Coteaux, Quebec Johnstown (NAHL)
10 Massachusetts Kevin Hock Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 1996-11-09 Braintree, Massachusetts South Shore (USPHL)
11 Quebec Donavan Houle-Villeneuve Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1999-11-04 Montreal, Quebec Flin Flon (SJHL)
12 British Columbia Ben Poisson Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1999-08-31 Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George (BCHL)
13 Michigan Zachary Aughe Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-02-18 Clarkston, Michigan Aberdeen (NAHL)
14 Denmark Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup Junior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1998-01-18 Charlottenlund, Denmark Fargo (USHL)
15 Massachusetts Brady Gaudette Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1999-03-19 Braintree, Massachusetts Northeast (NAHL)
16 Saskatchewan Levi Kleiboer Sophomore D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 177 lb (80 kg) 1998-07-17 Martensville, Saskatchewan Minot (NAHL)
17 Pennsylvania A. J. Drobot Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1998-04-14 Churchville, Pennsylvania Fargo (USHL)
18 New York (state) J. D. Greenway Senior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1998-04-27 Canton, New York Dubuque (USHL) TOR, 72nd overall 2016
20 Finland Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi Senior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1997-06-17 Pietarsaari, Finland Dubuque (USHL)
21 Sweden Edward Lindelöw Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1997-06-10 Stockholm, Sweden Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL)
22 Alberta Dawson Bruneski Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1999-06-24 Camrose, Alberta Drumheller (AJHL)
23 New Jersey Remy Parker Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1998-04-27 Montclair, New Jersey Jersey (NCDC)
24 Newfoundland and Labrador Adam Dawe Junior F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 161 lb (73 kg) 1999-01-18 Gander, Newfoundland Sioux Falls (USHL)
25 North Carolina Perry Winfree Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-11-24 Cary, North Carolina Jersey (NCDC)
26 Colorado Cameron Spicer Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1996-02-22 Erie, Colorado Islanders (USPHL)
27 New Brunswick Lynden Breen Freshman F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2001-05-31 Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick Fargo (USHL)
28 Prince Edward Island Brad Morrissey Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 168 lb (76 kg) 2001-01-18 Tignish, Prince Edward Island Lincoln (USHL)
29 Ontario Adrien Bisson Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1999-01-18 Cornwall, Ontario Ottawa (CCHL)
30 Sweden Emil Westerlund Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1998-02-16 Linköping, Sweden Linköpings J20 (J20 SuperElit)
31 Maryland John Mulera Freshman F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1999-03-11 Rockville, Maryland Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC)
32 Sweden Victor Östman Freshman G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 2000-10-03 Danderyd, Sweden Chicago (USHL)
33 Missouri Connor Androlewicz Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2000-11-28 St. Louis, Missouri Lincoln (USHL)
34 Latvia Eduards Tralmaks Senior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1997-02-17 Riga, Latvia Chicago (USHL)
35 Manitoba Matthew Thiessen Sophomore G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 2000-06-09 Altona, Manitoba Dubuque (USHL) VAN, 192nd overall 2018

Standings[]

Conference record Overall record
GP W L T OTW OTL SOW HEPI GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#6 Boston College 21 16 4 1 3 2 0 58.61 82 46 24 17 6 1 91 58
#11 Boston University 14 10 3 1 3 1 1 56.36 49 37 16 10 5 1 52 45
#1 Massachusetts * 22 13 5 4 1 1 1 55.44 76 42 29 20 5 4 103 48
Connecticut 22 10 10 2 1 4 2 52.01 69 63 23 10 11 2 70 69
#16 Providence 23 10 8 5 0 0 2 50.80 63 61 25 11 9 5 71 67
Northeastern 20 9 8 3 1 0 3 49.94 68 60 21 9 9 3 69 64
#19 Massachusetts–Lowell 16 7 8 1 1 1 0 48.00 46 53 20 10 9 1 59 63
Maine 15 3 10 2 0 1 2 46.66 41 61 16 3 11 2 43 68
Merrimack 18 5 11 2 0 1 0 45.38 47 66 18 5 11 2 47 66
New Hampshire 21 5 13 3 3 2 2 43.66 51 83 23 6 14 3 60 88
Vermont 12 1 9 2 0 0 0 38.02 17 37 13 1 10 2 20 42
Championship: March 20, 2021[5]
No Regular Season Champion Awarded[6]
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results[]

[7]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
December 11 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire NESN+ Thiessen T 1–1 SOW 0 0–0–1 (0–0–1)
December 12 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New Hampshire NESN+ Thiessen L 2–6  0 0–1–1 (0–1–1)
January 3 6:00 PM at #17 Massachusetts–Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts   Thiessen L 3–5  0 0–2–1 (0–2–1)
January 4 3:00 PM at #15 Massachusetts–Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts   Thiessen L 5–9  0 0–3–1 (0–3–1)
January 8 1:00 PM at Vermont Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont   Thiessen L 4–5  0 0–4–1 (0–4–1)
January 9 1:00 PM at Vermont Gutterson FieldhouseBurlington, Vermont   Östman W 4–3  0 1–4–1 (1–4–1)
January 15 3:30 PM at #16 Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN Östman W 4–3  0 2–4–1 (2–4–1)
January 16 4:30 PM at #16 Providence Schneider ArenaProvidence, Rhode Island NESN Östman L 2–3  0 2–5–1 (2–5–1)
January 22 3:35 PM at Boston University Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts NESN Östman L 2–3 OT 0 2–6–1 (2–6–1)
January 23 1:05 PM at Boston University Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts   Östman L 1–5  0 2–7–1 (2–7–1)
February 19 7:00 PM vs. #1 Boston College Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN+ Thiessen L 2–4  0 2–8–1 (2–8–1)
February 20 5:00 PM vs. #1 Boston College Conte ForumChestnut Hill, Massachusetts NESN Östman L 0–3  0 2–9–1 (2–9–1)
February 26 4:00 PM vs. Connecticut Mark Edward Freitas Ice ForumStorrs, Connecticut   Östman W 6–4  0 3–9–1 (3–9–1)
February 27 4:00 PM vs. Connecticut Mark Edward Freitas Ice ForumStorrs, Connecticut   Östman L 2–4  0 3–10–1 (3–10–1)
March 5 2:30 PM at #6 Massachusetts Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts NESN Östman T 3–3 SOW 0 3–10–2 (3–10–2)
Hockey East Tournament
March 10 4:30 PM vs. New Hampshire Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine (Opening Round)   Östman L 2–7  0 3–11–2
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Scoring Statistics[]

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Adam Dawe C/RW 16 5 9 14 23
Lynden Breen C 16 3 8 11 6
Jakub Sirota D 16 1 10 11 4
Eduards Tralmaks C/LW 12 6 4 10 26
Emil Westerlund LW/RW 16 4 5 9 14
Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup RW 11 3 6 9 10
Ben Poisson F 16 4 4 8 19
Adrien Bisson D 16 2 4 6 6
J. D. Greenway D 14 2 3 5 28
A. J. Drobot RW 16 2 2 4 2
John Mulera F 9 0 4 4 4
Brad Morrissey RW 8 3 0 3 8
Tristan Poissant F 14 2 1 3 2
Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi D 14 0 3 3 6
Levi Kleiboer D 7 2 0 2 2
Brady Gaudette F 13 2 0 2 6
Jack Quinlivan F 14 1 1 2 8
Kabore Dunn D 7 0 2 2 4
Dawson Bruneski D 10 0 2 2 6
Simon Butala D 16 0 2 2 35
Donovan Houle-Villeneuve C 16 0 2 2 14
Edward Lindelöw C 8 1 0 1 2
Cameron Spicer D 8 0 1 1 2
Matthew Thiessen G 8 0 1 1 0
Perry Winfree D 2 0 0 0 0
Remy Parker F 3 0 0 0 0
Zachary Aughe C 6 0 0 0 4
Victor Östman G 11 0 0 0 0
Bench - 16 - - - 4
Total 43 74 117 245

[8]

Goaltending statistics[]

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Victor Östman 11 604 3 6 1 38 348 0 .902 3.77
Matthew Thiessen 8 354 0 5 1 25 180 0 .878 4.23
Empty Net - 11 - - - 5 - - - -
Total 14 971 3 11 2 68 528 0 .886 4.20

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 (Final)
USCHO.com 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

USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[9]

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  2. ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "UMaine Men's Ice Hockey coach dies". WABI. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". goblackbears.com. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
  5. ^ "Hockey East Unveils 2021 Tournament and Seeding Format - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2021-02-10.
  6. ^ "2021 Hockey East Women's Tournament Field Set". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved 2021-03-13.
  7. ^ "Maine Black Bears (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
  8. ^ "Univ. of Maine 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
  9. ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
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