University of Maine
USA National Development Team
1/5/2017 2:28:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Former Captain Greg Moore returns to Maine as member of Team USA Staff
The Maine Black Bears look to get back on the right track after stumbling to the University of New Hampshire at SNHU Arena on December 30. The Black Bears powerplay stayed hot finishing the night 2 for 4, while the penalty kill went a perfect 3 for 3. UNH was able to weather the storm despite being outplayed eventually defeating Maine by a final score of 6-4. Maine now looks to get back to its winning ways against Team USA National Team Development Program in a Military Appreciation Weekend where current and former military members are eligible for free tickets. For more information please visit
Scouting The Black Bears
Maine looks to senior captain Cam Brown to continue leading the way as Team USA comes to town. Brown currently leads the team in both scoring and assists with 21 and 18 respectively. Senior Alternate Captain Blaine Byron also looks to stay hot with 9 goals and 11 assists through his first 20 games of the 2016-2017 campaign. Senior defenseman and Alternate Captain Eric Schurhamer is having a career year, and is coming off a 2 goal performance against UNH.
The Black Bears boast a high flying freshmen class led by Chase Pearson who has tallied 10 goals and 5 assists to this point of his rookie campaign . The class as a whole is currently 4th in the country in scoring, and looks to c ontinue this trend in their upcoming exhibition matchup.
Scouting Team USA-18
The National Team Development Program comes to hallowed Alfond Arena boasting the top 1999 birth year prospects in the country. Thus far, this skilled group of elite athletes have played a very competitive USHL/NCAA split schedule that sees them sit at 16-15-0-2 including a 2-1 win over current National #1 ranked University of Minnesota at Duluth.The 18's are led in scoring by Evan Barratt (8-17-25) and Jacob Tortora (13-12-25) through the first 33 games of their 2016-2017 season. Quinn Hughes leads the D core with 22 points on the year.
Dylan St. Cyr currently leads the squad in time spent between the pipes. He current- ly sits at 13-9-0 with a 2.95 goals against average and a .891 save percentage. Former Maine standout Greg Moore will be returning to Alfond Arena as a member of the coaching staff. Moore tallied 66 goals and 41 assists for 107 points for the Black Bears from 2002-2006, captaining the team during his senior season.
