ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine men's hockey team will travel to and play the Quinnipiac Bobcats this weekend. Puck-drop for the Friday and Saturday night games is set for 7:00 PM.
GAME INFORMATION
Game #4: Maine Black Bears vs #8/#10 Quinnipiac Bobcats
DATE: Friday, October 18, 2019
TIME: 7:00 p.m. EST
SITE: Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena – Hamden, Connecticut
2019-20 RECORDS: Maine 2-1-0 (0-1-0 HE), Quinnipiac 2-0-0 (0-0-0 ECAC)
GAME NOTES: Maine (PDF)
GAME INFORMATION
Game #5: Maine Black Bears vs #8/#10 Quinnipiac Bobcats
DATE: Saturday, October 19, 2019
TIME: 7:00 p.m. EST
SITE: Frank Perrotti Jr. Arena – Hamden, Connecticut
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About the Black Bears
• The University of Maine men's ice hockey team swept last weekend's two game series with the University of Alaska Anchorage. Friday night was a 7-1 victory, while the Black Bears won Saturday night with an overtime goal from Eduards Tralmaks.
• It was the first time Maine had tallied seven goals since the 7-2 victory at Boston College on January 16, 2019. Five different Black Bears found the back of the net in the 2019-20 home opener.
• Three of Maine's first five games will be against ranked opponents. #4/#6 Providence and Maine opened the season in Providence. The 2018-19 Black Bears played 14 ranked teams, including two wins over top 10 teams.
• Last weekend, JD Greenway, Samuel Rennaker, and Simon Butala all scored their first career goal as a Maine Black Bear. Emil Westerlund also tallied his first colliegate three point game.
• Jeremy Swayman saved 52 shots in the season opener. The junior finished the home opener weekend with 57 total saves on 59 shots faced.
• The University of Maine men's ice hockey team enters the season with 10 new faces on the roster after seeing nine players graduate or leave to pursue professional hockey. Nine incoming freshmen and one transfer junior make up players who were added by the coaching staff. Five of the incoming student athletes are from the United States, while the other five are from Canada.
• Last year's junior class finished with 105 points, good for third overall in Hockey East behind Providence's and Northeastern's juniors, with Mitch Fossier and Chase Pearson finishing second and eighth.
• The nine-member Class of 2023 includes AJ Drobot, Ben Poisson, Brady Gaudette, Levi Kleiboer, Dawson Bruneski, Remy Parker, Perry Winfree, Adrien Bisson, and Matthew Thiessen.
• The UMaine roster includes four NHL draft picks, with Patrick Shea being selected by the Florida Panthers in 2015, JD Greenway being selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2016, Jeremy Swayman being taken in the 2017 draft by the Boston Bruins, and Matthew Thiessen being taken by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2018 NHL draft.
About the Bobcats
• Quinnipiac finished the 2018-19 season with a record of 26-10-2, ultimately losing to, eventual National Champion, #2 Minnesota Duluth in the Midwest Regional Final of the NCAA Tournament.
• The Bobcats return only two of their top five scorers from 2018-19 in Odeen Tufto and Alex Whelan.
• Keith Petruzzelli, who appeared in 14 games last year while going 8-3-0, posted a 2.42 goal against average and a .904 save percentage.
• Brogan Rafferty, Craig Martin, Andrew Shortridge, Brandon Fortunato, Scott Davidson, Luke Shiplo, and Chase Priskie all signed professional contracts at the conclusion of the 2018-19 season.
The Series with Quinnipiac
• The Black Bears and Bobcats enter Friday's game tied – the 13th meeting between Maine and Quinnipiac – with a record of 6-6 in the all-time series.
• Maine and Quinnipiac first met on Dec. 12, 1999, with the Black Bears skating to a 7-4 win at Alfond Arena.
• The Black Bears battled the Bobcats in two contests last year, with Quinnipiac winning both of the battles.
• 10 of the 12 games that the Black Bears and Bobcats have played have taken place at Alfond Arena.
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