ORONO, Maine - The Maine Black Bears look to continue momentum as they head to Boston University for a matchup with the Terriers, before returning home Saturday night for the W.S. Emerson white-out game with free t-shirts for the first 5000 fans. Maine is coming off a 4-0 win over the University of Connecticut Huskies which saw sophomore goaltender,
Rob McGovern, notch his first shutout as a Black Bear, turning away all 31 shots on goal that the Huskies could muster.
Friday - January 20th @ BU
Saturday - January 21st @ Maine
SCOUTING THE BLACK BEARS
Senior Captain
Cam Brown continues to lead the Black Bears after a three-point performance against the Huskies at Fenway Park. . Brown currently leads the team in both scoring and assists with 26 and 23 respectively. Senior Alternate Captain
Blaine Byron also looks to stay hot with 10 goals and 13 assists through his first 23 games of the 2016-2017 campaign. Sophomore Defenseman
Rob Michel has been a spark on the blue line all season long for Maine, as he has found the back of the net 6 times, coupled with 7 assists, leading the D-Core with 13 points.
Rob McGovern found his old form at Fenway Park, located just 16 miles from his hometown in Weymouth, MA. He brings a 7-7-3 record to Agganis Arena along with a .914 save percentage. The sophomore goaltender looks to stay stoic in net for the Black Bears as the meet the Terriers on the Road.
SCOUTING THE TERRIERS
Boston University is coming off a series sweep against the conference leading Boston College Eagles moving them to second in Hockey East. Sophomore Defenseman Charlie McAvoy, leads the high flying blue line for the Terriers, and has notched 3 goals and 11 assists for 14 points. Sophomore Forward Jakob Forsbacka-Karlsson currently paces the team with 10 goals and 12 assists for 22 points. Freshmen goaltender Jake Oettinger has been a force between the pipes for the Terriers compiling a .937 save percentage to go along with his 1.78 goals against average en route to an 11-5-2 start to the 2016-2017 season Boston University boasted 7 World Junior Championship participants, 6 of which winning gold with Team USA. Defenseman Dante Fabbro represented Canada and brought home a silver medal.
