2017–18 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season

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 team was coached by Red Gendron, in his 5th season with the Black Bears. The Black Bears 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

2017–18 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceAlfond Arena
Record
Overall18–16–4 (10–11–3 HEA)
Home8–7–3
Road9–8–1
Neutral1–1–0
Coaches and Captains
Head CoachRed Gendron
Assistant CoachesBen Guite
Alfie Michaud
Brad Schuler
Captain(s)Mark Hamilton
Chase Pearson
Alternate captain(s)Cedric Lacroix
Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey seasons
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Personnel







Roster

As of March 10, 2018.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Jeremy Swayman Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Anchorage, Alaska Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) BOS, 111 overall 2017
2 Patrick Holway Sophomore D 6' 4" (1.93 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Cohasset, Massachusetts Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) DET, 170 overall 2015
3 Rob Michel Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Camillus, New York West Gennessee
4 Jack Quinlivan Freshman F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL)
5 Ryan Smith Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Roanoke, Virginia Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
6 Oliver Herner Sophomore D 6' 7" (2.01 m) 231 lb (105 kg) Budapest, Hungary MAC Budapest
7 Jake Pappalardo Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Salem, New Hampshire Proctor Academy
10 Kevin Hock Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Braintree, Massachusetts Dexter School
11 Mitchell Fossier Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Alpharetta, Georgia Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
12 Chase Pearson (C) Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Alpharetta, Georgia Youngstown Phantoms (USHL) DET, 140 overall 2015
13 Nolan Vesey Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) North Reading, Massachusetts Neponsit Valley TOR, 158 overall 2014
14 Cedric Lacroix (A) Senior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Shefford, Quebec Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)
15 Canon Pieper Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Roseville, Minnesota Quinnipiac (ECAC)
16 Alexis Binner Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Stocksund, Sweden Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
17 Tim Doherty Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Portsmouth, Rhode Island Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL)
18 Keith Muehlbauer Junior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Apple Valley, Minnesota Eastview HS
20 Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jakobstad, Finland Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)
22 Brendan Robbins Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Nashua, New Hampshire Nashua North HS
23 Sam Becker Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Roseville, Minnesota Minnesota Magicians (NAHL)
24 Peter Housakos Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Montreal, Quebec St. Mark's School
25 Brady Keeper Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Cross Lake, Manitoba OCN Blizzard (MJHL)
26 Cameron Spicer Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Erie, Colorado Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL)
27 Patrick Shea Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Marshfield, Massachusetts Kimball Union FLA, 192 overall 2015
28 Adrian Holesinsky Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Cadca, Czech Republic Janesville Jets (NAHL)
29 Daniel Perez Junior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Bloomfield, New Jersey St. Peter's Prep
30 Emil Westerlund Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Linköping, Sweden Linköpings HC J20
33 Stephen Mundinger Sophomore G 6' 8" (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Smithtown, New York New York Aviators
35 Rob McGovern Junior G 6' 4" (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Weymouth, Massachusetts Thayer Academy
47 Mark Hamilton (C) Senior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Winthrop, Massachusetts Vernon Vipers
67 Malcolm Hayes Junior (RS) F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Atlanta, Georgia Cushing Academy

Standings

2017–18 Hockey East men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#19 Boston College241860367953372014310899
#11 Northeastern241563337949382310513681
#7 Providence241374307050402412411785
#10 Boston University*2412842872604022144124105
Connecticut24111212370623615192100102
Maine24101132365743818164117115
Massachusetts–Lowell2411130226875361719010199
Massachusetts2491322060743917202104119
Vermont246126185175371020779112
Merrimack247152165170371221483105
New Hampshire245145154871361020688104
Championship: March 17, 2018
indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2018

Schedule

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Date Time Opponent# Rank# SiteTV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 1 4:00 PM Acadia* Alfond ArenaOrono, Maine  W 3–1  3,128 0–0–0
Regular Season
October 6 7:30 PM Connecticut Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine  W 4–3 OT 3,093 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 7 4:00 PM Connecticut Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine  L 1–5  3,130 1–1–0 (1–1–0)
October 20 7:00 PM Miami Ohio* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine  L 5–7  3,549 1–2–0
October 21 7:00 PM Miami Ohio* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine  W 6–3  3,784 2–2–0
October 27 7:00 PM #10 Minnesota-Duluth* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine  L 1–2  3,483 2–3–0
October 28 7:30 PM #10 Minnesota-Duluth* Alfond Arena • Orono, MaineFCS L 0–2  3,506 2–4–0
November 3 7:15 PM at UMass Lowell Tsongas CenterLowell, Massachusetts  L 2–3  4,537 2–5–0 (1–2–0)
November 4 4:00 PM at UMass Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts  W 6–2  5,449 3–5–0 (2–2–0)
November 17 7:30 PM #18 Boston University Alfond Arena • Orono, MaineFCS W 5–2  4,532 4–5–0 (3–2–0)
November 18 7:00 PM #18 Boston University Cross Insurance ArenaPortland, Maine  L 0–7  6,206 4–6–0 (3–3–0)
November 24 2:00 PM vs. #10 Providence SSE Arena BelfastBelfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Opening Round)NESN L 0–3    4–7–0 (3–4–0)
November 25 10:00 AM vs. Rensselaer* SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four Consolation Game)NESN W 4–2    5–7–0
December 1 7:00 PM Vermont Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine  T 2–2 OT 3,365 5–7–1 (3–4–1)
December 2 5:00 PM Vermont Alfond Arena • Orono, MaineFCS W 6–2  4,264 6–7–1 (4–4–1)
December 8 7:00 PM at Quinnipiac* High Point Solutions ArenaHamden, Connecticut  W 7–4  2,875 7–7–1
December 9 7:00 PM at Quinnipiac* High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, Connecticut  W 5–3  1,845 8–7–1
December 29 4:00 PM at Rensselaer* Houston Field HouseTroy, New York  W 3–2  2,687 9–7–1
December 30 4:00 PM at Rensselaer* Houston Field House • Troy, New York  W 5–2  2,687 10–7–1
January 6, 2018 7:00 PM at Boston University #20 Agganis ArenaBoston, Massachusetts  W 3-0  3,957 11–7–1 (5–4–1)
January 8 7:00 PM at Brown* #20 Meehan AuditoriumProvidence, Rhode Island  T 4-4 OT 717 11–7–2
January 12 7:00 PM at #10 Northeastern #20 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts  L 3-5  2,013 11–8–2 (5–5–1)
January 13 7:00 PM at #10 Northeastern #20 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts  L 3-5  1,828 11–9–2 (5–6–1)
January 16 7:00 PM UMass Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine  W 3-1  3,093 12–9–2 (6–6–1)
January 19 7:00 PM New Hampshire Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine  T 2-2 OT 4,788 12–9–3 (6–6–2)
January 20 7:30 PM New Hampshire Alfond Arena • Orono, MaineFCS T 3-3 OT 5,165 12–9–4 (6–6–3)
January 26 7:00 PM at UMass Mullins CenterAmherst, Massachusetts  W 3-2  2,718 13–9–4 (7–6–3)
January 27 7:00 PM at UMass Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts  W 3-2  3,934 14–9–4 (8–6–3)
February 2 7:30 PM Merrimack Alfond Arena • Orono, MaineFCN W 4-3 OT 4,124 15–9–4 (9–6–3)
February 3 7:00 PM Merrimack Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine  L 2-3 OT 4,512 15–10–4 (9–7–3)
February 9 7:15 PM at #9 Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode IslandNESN L 2-3 OT 3,033 15–11–4 (9–8–3)
February 14 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore CenterDurham, New HampshireESPN3 W 4-3 OT 5,143 16–11–4 (10–8–3)
February 14 7:30 PM #19 Boston College Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine  L 0-5  5,165 16–12–4 (10–9–3)
February 23 7:00 PM at #20 Boston College Kelley RinkChestnut Hill, MassachusettsESPN3 L 3-6  4,175 16–13–4 (10–10–3)
February 24 7:00 PM at #20 Boston College Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, MassachusettsESPN3 L 1-2  5,245 16–14–4 (10–11–3)
Hockey East Tournament
March 2 7:30 PM New Hampshire* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Hockey East First Round)NESN W 2–4  3,645 17–14–4
March 3 7:30 PM New Hampshire* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Hockey East First Round)FCS W 3–2  4,003 18–14–4
March 9 7:00 PM 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 PM at #9 Providence* Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East Semifinal Round)NBC Sports Boston L 2–3  2,475 18–16–4
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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 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

  1. "2017-18 Maine Black Bears roster". goblackbears.com. Retrieved November 2, 2018.
  2. "2017-18 Maine Black Bears schedule". goblackbears.com. Retrieved November 11, 2018.
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