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Black Bears to Play for Hockey East Title

ORONO, Maine -- The University of Maine men's ice hockey team will play for the Hockey East title on Saturday night after defeating Boston University 5-2 on Friday night in the Hockey East semifinals at the TD Garden in Boston, Mass. Brian Flynn (Lynnfield, Mass.) and David deKastrozza (Toms River, N.Y.) each had a goal and an assist in the game in the game, that was played in front of 12,544 fans. Maine improves to 19-16-3 on the season, while Boston University falls to 18-17-3. Maine is 5-0-0 all-time against Boston University in the Hockey East semifinals. Maine struck first with a ...

Voltigeurs continue where they left off

Drummondville, QC—It's a new year, but the same story. The 2009 Playoffs saw the Drummondville Voltigeurs outscore the Lewiston Maineiacs 38-9 in four games. The Voltigeurs offense continues in the 2010 playoffs as they took Game One 7-2 on Friday night in front of 2,514 fans at Centre Marcel Dionne. “We got to come back with a better effort tomorrow,” said Lewiston Maineiacs Head Coach Jean-Francois Houle. “We need all four lines to play, not just one or two lines.” The Voltigeurs broke the ice when Marc-Olivier Vachon found the back of the net with 9:14 remaining in the first period. The ...

Pirates Climb Back to Top Monarchs in a Shootout

Nathan Gerbe and Mark Mancari scored shootout goals in support of four shootout saves by J.P. Lamoureux to lead the Portland Pirates to a 4-3 win over the Manchester Monarchs in an American Hockey League game played tonight in front of 5,642 at the Verizon Wireless Arena. Paul Byron, Tyler Ennis (who also registered an assist) and Mancari scored in regulation for the Pirates, who posted their second straight shootout victory to improve to 38-22-5-4 on the season. The Pirates never led in the game as they battled back from three one-goal deficits. Bud Holloway, Viatcheslav Voynov and Dwight King scored for ...

Hockey East Announces All-Decade Team

The University of Maine had four players named to the Hockey East All-Decade Team, announced on Friday, March 19 during the third period of the Boston College vs. Vermont Hockey East semifinal game at the TD Garden. Jimmy Howard (2002–05), Niko Dimitrakos (1998–2002), Michel Léveillé (2003–07) and Greg Moore (2002–2006) were all named to the team. Maine’s four selections trailed just Boston College, who had seven players selected to the team. Howard had a record-setting career in goal for the Black Bears. He played in 82 career games and posted a record of 47-23-10 with a 1.84 goals against average and a ...

17-year-olds producing for Maineiacs

Lewiston, ME – Since December 30th, the Lewiston Maineiacs have scored 106 goals. Even more impressive is that 49 of the goals (46.2%) have come from Michael Chaput, Matthew Bissonnette, Jess Tanguay, and Samuel Carrier. What do they all have in common? They are all 17-years-old and are eligible for the upcoming NHL Draft in Los Angeles in June. “Our 17-year old's have been good this year,” said Lewiston Maineiacs Head Coach Jean-Francois Houle. “We got a lot of production out of them and it's quite exciting for this young group. They are getting the bulk of the points right now, not ...