2014–15 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season

2014–15 Maine Black Bears
men's ice hockey season
ConferenceHockey East
Home iceAlfond Arena
Record
Overall14–22–3 (8–12–2 HEA)
Home8–10–2
Road6–10–1
Neutral1–2–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachRed Gendron
Assistant coachesJay Leach
Ben Guite
Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2014–15 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey team represented the University of Maine during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Red Gendron, in his 2nd season with the Black Bears. The Black Bears played their home games at Alfond Arena on campus in Orono, Maine, competing in Hockey East.

Personnel

Roster

As of December 16, 2014.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Maine Chris Howat Sophomore G 6' 5" (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1993-12-16 Bangor, Maine Bangor (USHS–ME) —
2 Ontario Dan Renouf Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-06-12 Pickering, Ontario Youngstown (USHL) —
4 Maine Jake Rutt Senior D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1991-04-26 Scarborough, Maine New Hampshire (EJHL) —
5 New Hampshire Andrew Cerretani Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-07-08 Pelham, New Hampshire Lawrence (USHS–MA) —
10 Ontario Ben Hutton Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-04-20 Prescott, Ontario Nepean (CCHL) VAN, 147th overall 2012
11 Pennsylvania Steven Swavely Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1991-12-04 Reading, Pennsylvania Jersey (EJHL) —
12 Sweden Bill Norman Junior (RS) D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992-06-27 Stockholm, Sweden Rochester-Mayo (USHS–MN) —
13 Massachusetts Nolan Vesey Freshman F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1995-03-28 North Reading, Massachusetts South Shore (USPHL) TOR, 158th overall 2014
14 Quebec Cedric Lacroix Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994-11-02 Shefford, Quebec Sioux City (USHL) —
17 New Jersey Andrew Tegeler Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1992-08-05 Sewell, New Jersey Vernon (BCHL) —
21 Massachusetts Cam Brown Sophomore F 5' 7" (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) 1993-03-25 Natick, Massachusetts Youngstown (USHL) —
22 Michigan Stu Higgins Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1992-05-08 Troy, Michigan Youngstown (USHL) —
25 Minnesota Eric Schurhamer Sophomore D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1993-12-14 Saint Paul, Minnesota Lincoln (USHL) —
27 England Jack Musil Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1993-08-22 Hull, England New England Wolves (Midget AAA) —
28 Minnesota Will Merchant Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1994-01-12 Eagan, Minnesota Eagan (USHS–MN) —
29 New York (state) Connor Leen Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1992-06-03 Chester, New York New Jersey (EJHL) —
30 North Carolina Sean Romeo Freshman G 6' 1" (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1994-11-07 Cary, North Carolina Youngstown (USHL) —
31 Massachusetts Nik Nugnes Freshman G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1993-06-07 West Barnstable, Massachusetts Connecticut (EHL) —
36 New Jersey Matt Morris Junior G 5' 10" (1.78 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1993-05-16 Ridgewood, New Jersey Dubuque (USHL) —
39 Massachusetts Liam Pecararo Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 164 lb (74 kg) 1996-04-06 Canton, Massachusetts Waterloo (USHL) —
44 New York (state) Conor Riley Junior F/D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1992-10-08 Massena, New York Valley (EJHL) —
47 Massachusetts Mark Hamilton Freshman D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1994-01-03 Winthrop, Massachusetts Vernon (BCHL) —
59 Ontario Brady Campbell Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-06-10 Blenheim, Ontario Elmira (GOJHL) —
67 Georgia (U.S. state) Malcolm Hayes Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1995-04-21 Atlanta, Georgia Cushing (USHS–MA) —
88 New Hampshire Brian Morgan Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1994-04-01 Windham, New Hampshire Muskegon (USHL) —
89 Ontario Blaine Byron Sophomore F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1995-02-21 Osgoode, Ontario Smiths Falls (CCHL) PIT, 179th overall 2013
94 Ontario Devin Shore Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1994-07-19 Ajax, Ontario Whitby (OJHL) DAL, 61st overall 2012

Coaching staff

Name Position Seasons at
Maine		 Alma Mater
Red Gendron Head coach 2 University of Maine (1993)
Jay Leach Associate head coach 2 University of New Haven (1978)
Ben Guite Assistant coach 2 University of Maine (2000)

Standings

2014–15 Hockey East men's standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#2 Boston University †* 22 14 5 3 31 88 55 41 28 8 5 158 95
#1 Providence 22 13 8 1 27 61 37 41 26 13 2 123 84
#13 Boston College 22 12 7 3 27 60 50 38 21 14 3 107 91
#17 Massachusetts–Lowell 22 11 7 4 26 70 52 39 21 12 6 134 101
Notre Dame 22 10 7 5 25 64 54 42 18 19 5 126 116
Northeastern 22 11 9 2 24 70 69 36 16 16 4 107 107
Vermont 22 10 9 3 23 62 53 41 22 15 4 110 91
New Hampshire 22 10 11 1 21 66 68 40 19 19 2 119 109
Connecticut 22 7 11 4 18 42 74 36 10 19 7 66 111
Maine 22 8 12 2 18 64 74 39 14 22 3 108 127
Merrimack 22 5 14 3 13 38 56 38 16 18 4 81 93
Massachusetts 22 5 16 1 11 59 102 36 11 23 2 99 152
Championship: March 21, 2015
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 5 4:00 PM New Brunswick* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   W 8–3  4,290 0–0–0
Regular Season
October 10 12:00 AM at Alaska Anchorage* Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska (Kendall Hockey Classic)   L 1–3  2,656 0–1–0
October 11 8:00 PM vs. Alaska* Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska (Kendall Hockey Classic)   L 2–5  2,441 0–2–0
October 17 7:30 PM #2 Union* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FCS L 0–3  4,895 0–3–0
October 18 7:00 PM #2 Union* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   L 2–5  4,657 0–4–0
October 24 7:00 PM #20 Alaska Anchorage* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   W 3–1  3,599 1–4–0
October 25 7:00 PM #20 Alaska Anchorage* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   T 3–3 OT 4,010 1–4–1
October 31 7:00 PM UMass Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   W 6–5 OT 3,378 2–4–1 (1–0–0)
November 1 7:00 PM UMass Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FCS W 3–2  3,706 3–4–1 (2–0–0)
November 7 7:00 PM at #14 Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   L 3–4 OT 4,007 3–5–1 (2–1–0)
November 8 7:00 PM at #14 Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   L 1–4  4,007 3–6–1 (2–2–0)
November 14 7:30 PM #3 Boston University Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FCS L 1–3  4,919 3–7–1 (2–3–0)
November 21 7:30 PM at #3 Boston University Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   L 2–3 OT 5,291 3–8–1 (2–4–0)
November 22 7:00 PM at #12 Boston College Kelley Rink • Boston, Massachusetts   L 1–4  6,773 3–9–1 (2–5–0)
November 28 7:00 PM #13 Vermont* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   L 3–6  3,707 3–10–1
November 29 7:00 PM #13 Vermont* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   L 1–4  4,148 3–11–1
December 8 8:00 PM at #7 UMass Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts NBCSN L 2–3 OT 4,497 3–12–1 (2–6–0)
December 12 7:00 PM vs. New Hampshire* Verizon Wireless Arena • Manchester, New Hampshire   W 5–2  5,028 4–12–1
December 13 7:30 PM vs. New Hampshire* Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine   L 4–7  6,183 4–13–1
January 2 7:00 PM Canisius* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   W 4–1  3,559 5–13–1
January 3 7:00 PM Canisius* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   W 3–1  3,910 6–13–1
January 9 7:00 PM at UMass* Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   L 2–3  1,441 6–14–1
January 10 7:00 PM at UMass* Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   W 3–0  1,588 7–14–1
January 16 7:00 PM #6 UMass Lowell Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   L 0–2  3,820 7–15–1 (2–7–0)
January 18 3:00 PM #17 Boston College Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FCS W 4–2  4,215 8–15–1 (3–7–0)
January 23 7:00 PM New Hampshire Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   W 6–4  5,084 9–15–1 (4–7–0)
January 24 7:00 PM at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire FCS W 4–0  6,501 10–15–1 (5–7–0)
January 30 7:30 PM Connecticut Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FCS L 1–2  3,717 10–16–1 (5–8–0)
February 1 2:00 PM at Connecticut XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut   T 2–2 OT 5,211 10–16–2 (5–8–1)
February 6 7:00 PM Notre Dame Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine NESN T 4–4 OT 4,045 10–16–3 (5–8–2)
February 7 7:00 PM Notre Dame Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FCS L 1–5  4,350 10–17–3 (5–9–2)
February 13 7:00 PM at Merrimack Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 4–3  2,374 11–17–3 (6–9–2)
February 14 7:00 PM at Merrimack Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts   W 5–3  2,095 12–17–3 (7–9–2)
February 20 7:30 PM Northeastern Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FCS L 4–6  3,866 12–18–3 (7–10–2)
February 21 7:00 PM Northeastern Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   W 6–3  3,786 13–18–3 (8–10–2)
February 27 7:00 PM at #13 Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   L 2–5  2,453 13–19–3 (8–11–2)
February 28 7:00 PM at #13 Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   L 2–5  2,895 13–20–3 (8–12–2)
Postseason
March 6 7:00 PM at #17 Vermont* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Hockey East First Round)   L 2–4  2,482 13–21–3
March 7 7:00 PM at #17 Vermont* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Hockey East First Round)   W 4–2  2,886 14–21–3
March 8 7:00 PM at #17 Vermont* Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Hockey East First Round)   L 2–3 OT 2,622 14–22–3
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
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References

  1. ^ "2014-15 Maine Black Bears roster". goblackbears.com. Archived from the original on January 29, 2015. Retrieved December 16, 2014.