Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey

The Maine Black Bears women’s ice hockey team represents the University of Maine. The team plays their home games in Alfond Arena. The team's first year of play was in 1997–98. The Black Bears finished 6th in the 2019-2020 season, advancing to the semi-finals of the Hockey East tournament, before losing to the eventual champions Northeastern Huskies by a score of 1-3. The 2020 Hockey East women's ice hockey tournament was cancelled due to the Coronavirus outbreak, but Maine would not have qualified even if the tournament had been played. Hockey East announced plans in July 2020 to play the 2020-2021 hockey season, with an emphasis on league play.

Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey
University	University of Maine
Conference	Hockey East
Head coach	Richard Reichenbach 6th season, 78–107–24
Arena	Harold Alfond Sports Arena Capacity: 5,445
Location	Orono, Maine
Student section	The Maine~iaks
Colors	Maine Blue, White, and Navy[1]

Coaches

The current head coach is Richard Reichenbach. In the 2019-20 season, his fifth season as head coach, he led Maine to a record of 15-14-8. Prior to coaching at the University of Maine, Reichenbach was an assistant with Cortland State. Reichenbach is a 2006 graduate of Hamilton College, where he was a hockey and lacrosse standout. He was team captain in his senior year. He played one year of professional hockey, on the Richmond Renegades of the SPHL. [2]

Maria Lewis was head coach for the Bears for four seasons, and earned the Hockey East Coach of the Year award in 2012. That season, the Bears finished fourth in the Hockey East conference, with an overall record of 17-11-6. Prior to taking on the head coach responsibilities at Maine, Lewis was an assistant coach for Mercyhurst Lakers women's ice hockey team, where she twice won the College Hockey Assistant Coach of the year award. She was also an assistant coach with the Ohio State Buckeyes and the University of North Dakota Fighting Hawks.[3]

Dan Lichterman became the third head coach for the Black Bears for the 2007-2008 season and coached for three seasons. He left at the end of his first contract, citing the need to support his wife's career.[4]

Lauren Steblen, associate coach under Guy Perron, stepped in as interim coach in the 2006-2007 season. Steblen played defense for the Bears as a college player, and in her senior season, 2000-2001, the team made the Hockey East tournament for the first time. After graduating from Maine, she coached the Bemidji State Beavers, in Minnesota.[5] At the end of her year as interim head coach, she decided not to pursue the permanent post.[4]

Guy Perron was hired as the second head coach for the Black Bears. A graduate of UM, Perron was a two-time captain for the Black Bears, and tallied a career total of 62 gold and 84 assists for 146 points in 136 games. Perron coached the Black Bears to a 17-9-6 season in his second year. He left the following season to be the associate head coach and recruiting director for Maine's men's ice hockey program. He later became a scout for the Colorado Avalanche in the NHL.[6]

Rick Filighera was the inaugural head coach for the Maine Black Bears' program, and oversaw the program for its first seven seasons. He came to Maine from a head coaching position with the Rochester Institute of Techonology's women's hockey team. In 2003-2004, he was the runner up for the Hockey East Coach of the Year award. After leaving Maine in 1997, he became the head coach for Gilmour Academy in Gates Mills, Ohio.[7] As of 2020-2021, he was the head coach for the Cortland Red Dragons, in the Northeast Women's Hockey League.

Year by year

Won Championship

Lost Championship

Conference Champions

League Leader

Year	Coach	W	L	T	Conference	Conf. W	Conf. L	Conf. T	Finish	Conference Tournament	NCAA Tournament
2019-20	Richard Reichenbach	15	14	8	Hockey East	9	11	7	7th HE	Won Quarterfinals vs. Boston University (3-2, 2-1) Lost Semifinals vs. Northeastern (1-3)	Cancelled due to 2020 Coronavirus pandemic in the United States
2018-19	Richard Reichenbach	14	15	5	Hockey East	7	15	5	9th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2017-18	Richard Reichenbach	19	14	5	Hockey East	11	9	4	3rd HE	Won First Round vs. Boston University (3-2, 1-4, 4-3 OT) Lost Semifinals vs. Northeastern (1-2)	Did not qualify
2016-17	Richard Reichenbach	10	21	1	Hockey East	6	17	1	9th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2015-16	Richard Reichenbach	10	23	2	Hockey East	6	17	1	8th HE	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Boston College (2-5, 1-5)	Did not qualify
2014-15	Richard Reichenbach	10	20	3	Hockey East	9	11	1	4th HE	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Northeastern (2-3, 0-1 OT)	Did not qualify
2013-14	Maria Lewis	7	20	5	Hockey East	5	13	3	5th HE	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Vermont (2-3 3OT)	Did not qualify
2012-13	Maria Lewis	5	24	4	Hockey East	3	16	3	7th HE	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Boston College (1-2 OT)	Did not qualify
2011-12	Maria Lewis	17	11	6	Hockey East	11	8	2	4th He	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Providence (0-6)	Did not qualify
2010-11	Maria Lewis	12	17	5	Hockey East	6	12	3	6th HE	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Providence (2-5)	Did not qualify
2009-10	Dan Lichterman	6	20	5	Hockey East	3	15	3	8th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2008-09	Dan Lichterman	5	23	5	Hockey East	2	15	4	8th He	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2007-08	Dan Lichterman	4	27	3	Hockey East	3	15	3	7th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2006-07	Lauren Steblen	10	19	2	Hockey East	5	14	2	6th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2005-06	Guy Perron	17	9	6	Hockey East	9	8	4	4th HE	Lost Semifinals vs. New Hampshire (0-6)	Did not qualify
2004-05	Guy Perron	14	15	3	Hockey East	5	13	2	5th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2003-04	Rick Filighera	12	16	4	Hockey East	9	9	2	3rd HE	Lost Semifinals vs. Providence (2-4)	Did not qualify
2002-03	Rick Filighera	12	15	4	Hockey East	5	8	2	3rd HE	Lost Semifinals vs. New Hampshire (0-2)	Did not qualify
2001-02	Rick Filighera	16	15	4	ECAC Eastern	8	10	3	5th ECAC E.	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Providence (3-5)	Did not qualify
2000-01	Rick Filighera	15	14	1	ECAC	10	13	1	9th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1999-2000	Rick Filighera	6	19	2	ECAC	3	19	2	11th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1998-99	Rick Filighera	9	18	1	ECAC	7	18	1	11th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1997-98	Rick Filighera	12	6	2

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Olympians

Player	Team	Position	Event
Darcia Leimgruber	Switzerland	Forward	2010 Vancouver Olympics
Raffi Wolf[9]	Germany	Forward	2002, 2006 Vancouver Olympics

Awards and honors

• Brittany Ott, 2010 WHEA All-Rookie Team[10]
• Jenna Ouellette – Maine, WHEA Player of the Month, December 2009[11]
• Amy Stech, Runner up, 2010 Hockey East Sportsmanship Award[12]
• Meghann Treacy, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Month (October 2014) [13]
• Meghann Treacy, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Month (November 2014) [14]
• Meghann Treacy, 2014-15 Hockey East First Team All-Star[15]

References

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2. "Richard Reichenbach bio page". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
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4. Mahoney, Larry (2010-04-08). "Maine coach Lichterman leaves position for family reasons". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
5. "Lauren Steblen Joins BSU Women's Hockey Coaching Staff". BSUBeavers.com. October 29, 2002. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
6. Contributed (2008-07-30). "UM hockey losing two coaches". Bangor Daily News. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
7. "Rick Filighera - Head Women's Ice Hockey Coach - Staff Directory". SUNY Cortland Athletics. Retrieved 2020-09-10.
8. "Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
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11. "Monthly Honors". HockeyEastOnline.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
12. "Hockey East Press Releases". HockeyEastOnline.com. 2010-03-05. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
13. "Boston College's Alex Carpenter Named Warrior Hockey Player of the Month". HockeyEastOnline.com. 2014-11-06. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
14. "Boston College's Alex Carpenter Claims Warrior Hockey Player of the Month". HockeyEastOnline.com. 2014-12-03. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
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