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
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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 Black Bears were coached by fifth-year head coach Red Gendron, and played their home games at Alfond Arena on campus in Orono, Maine, competing in Hockey East.

Personnel

Roster

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

As of March 10, 2018[1]

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 College† 24 18 6 0 36 79 53 37 20 14 3 108 99
#11 Northeastern 24 15 6 3 33 79 49 38 23 10 5 136 81
#7 Providence 24 13 7 4 30 70 50 40 24 12 4 117 85
#10 Boston University* 24 12 8 4 28 72 60 40 22 14 4 124 105
Connecticut 24 11 12 1 23 70 62 36 15 19 2 100 102
Maine 24 10 11 3 23 65 74 38 18 16 4 117 115
Massachusetts–Lowell 24 11 13 0 22 68 75 36 17 19 0 101 99
Massachusetts 24 9 13 2 20 60 74 39 17 20 2 104 119
Vermont 24 6 12 6 18 51 75 37 10 20 7 79 112
Merrimack 24 7 15 2 16 51 70 37 12 21 4 83 105
New Hampshire 24 5 14 5 15 48 71 36 10 20 6 88 104
Championship: March 17, 2018
† indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2018

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
Exhibition
October 1 4:00 p.m. Acadia* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   W 3–1  3,128 0–0–0
Regular season
October 6 7:30 p.m. Connecticut Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   W 4–3 OT 3,093 1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 7 4:00 p.m. Connecticut Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   L 1–5  3,130 1–1–0 (1–1–0)
October 20 7:00 p.m. Miami Ohio* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   L 5–7  3,549 1–2–0
October 21 7:00 p.m. Miami Ohio* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   W 6–3  3,784 2–2–0
October 27 7:00 p.m. #10 Minnesota-Duluth* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   L 1–2  3,483 2–3–0
October 28 7:30 p.m. #10 Minnesota-Duluth* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FCS L 0–2  3,506 2–4–0
November 3 7:15 p.m. at UMass Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   L 2–3  4,537 2–5–0 (1–2–0)
November 4 4:00 p.m. at UMass Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   W 6–2  5,449 3–5–0 (2–2–0)
November 17 7:30 p.m. #18 Boston University Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FCS W 5–2  4,532 4–5–0 (3–2–0)
November 18 7:00 p.m. #18 Boston University Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine   L 0–7  6,206 4–6–0 (3–3–0)
November 24 2:00 p.m. vs. #10 Providence SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four opening round) NESN L 0–3    4–7–0 (3–4–0)
November 25 10:00 a.m. vs. Rensselaer* SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four consolation game) NESN W 4–2    5–7–0
December 1 7:00 p.m. Vermont Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   T 2–2 OT 3,365 5–7–1 (3–4–1)
December 2 5:00 p.m. Vermont Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FCS W 6–2  4,264 6–7–1 (4–4–1)
December 8 7:00 p.m. at Quinnipiac* High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, Connecticut   W 7–4  2,875 7–7–1
December 9 7:00 p.m. at Quinnipiac* High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, Connecticut   W 5–3  1,845 8–7–1
December 29 4:00 p.m. at Rensselaer* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   W 3–2  2,687 9–7–1
December 30 4:00 p.m. at Rensselaer* Houston Field House • Troy, New York   W 5–2  2,687 10–7–1
January 6, 2018 7:00 p.m. at Boston University #20 Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   W 3-0  3,957 11–7–1 (5–4–1)
January 8 7:00 p.m. at Brown* #20 Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island   T 4-4 OT 717 11–7–2
January 12 7:00 p.m. at #10 Northeastern #20 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   L 3-5  2,013 11–8–2 (5–5–1)
January 13 7:00 p.m. at #10 Northeastern #20 Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   L 3-5  1,828 11–9–2 (5–6–1)
January 16 7:00 p.m. UMass Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   W 3-1  3,093 12–9–2 (6–6–1)
January 19 7:00 p.m. New Hampshire Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   T 2-2 OT 4,788 12–9–3 (6–6–2)
January 20 7:30 p.m. New Hampshire Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FCS T 3-3 OT 5,165 12–9–4 (6–6–3)
January 26 7:00 p.m. at UMass Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   W 3-2  2,718 13–9–4 (7–6–3)
January 27 7:00 p.m. at UMass Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   W 3-2  3,934 14–9–4 (8–6–3)
February 2 7:30 p.m. Merrimack Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FCN W 4-3 OT 4,124 15–9–4 (9–6–3)
February 3 7:00 p.m. Merrimack Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   L 2-3 OT 4,512 15–10–4 (9–7–3)
February 9 7:15 p.m. at #9 Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island NESN L 2-3 OT 3,033 15–11–4 (9–8–3)
February 14 7:00 p.m. at New Hampshire Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire ESPN3 W 4-3 OT 5,143 16–11–4 (10–8–3)
February 14 7:30 p.m. #19 Boston College Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   L 0-5  5,165 16–12–4 (10–9–3)
February 23 7:00 p.m. at #20 Boston College Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 L 3-6  4,175 16–13–4 (10–10–3)
February 24 7:00 p.m. at #20 Boston College Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts ESPN3 L 1-2  5,245 16–14–4 (10–11–3)
Hockey East tournament
March 2 7:30 p.m. New Hampshire* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Hockey East first round) NESN W 2–4  3,645 17–14–4
March 3 7:30 p.m. New Hampshire* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Hockey East first round) FCS W 3–2  4,003 18–14–4
March 9 7:00 p.m. 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 p.m. at #9 Providence* Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East semifinal round) NBC Sports Boston L 2–3  2,475 18–16–4

Source:[2]

*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Main article: 2017–18 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 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 October 6, 2024.
  2. ^ "2017-18 Maine Black Bears Schedule". goblackbears.com. Retrieved October 6, 2024.