ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine men's ice hockey team and head coach Ben Barr will open Hockey East play and travel to the Northeastern University Huskies this Friday, October 29, and Saturday, October 30. Puck-drop for both nights is scheduled for 7:00 pm.

GAME INFORMATION
Game #5: Maine Black Bears at Northeastern University Huskies
DATE: Friday, October 29, 2021
TIME: 7:00 p.m. EST
SITE: Matthews Arena -- Boston, Massachusetts
2021-22 RECORDS: Maine 0-3-1 (0-0-0 HE), NU 3-3-0 (0-2-0 HE)

Game #6: Maine Black Bears at Northeastern University Huskies
DATE: Saturday, October 30, 2021
TIME: 7:00 p.m. EST
SITE: Matthews Arena -- Boston, Massachusetts
GAME NOTES: Maine (PDF)

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About the Black Bears

• Ben Barr was named the fifth head coach of the University of Maine men's ice hockey program. Barr comes to Orono after spending the previous five seasons at the University of Massachusetts, winning one national championship.

• Maine dropped both games at Nebraska Omaha three weekends ago. Five players and three coaches made their debuts as Black Bears against the NCHC school.

• The Black Bears opened the Alfond with a 0-1-1 weekend against Sacred Heart. Matthew Fawcett, Adrien Bisson, and Keenan Suthers all scored in the first weekend infront of Black Bear Nation. Matthew Thiessen started both games and only allowed three goals over 125 total minutes.

• The Black Bears enter the season with six new faces on the roster after seeing five players graduate or leave to pursue professional hockey.

• Three incoming freshmen and three transfers make up players who were added by the new coaching staff. Three of the incoming student athletes are from the United States, while the other three are from Canada.

• The three-member Class of 2025 includes Tim Gould, Nolan Renwick, and David Breazeale. Dominic Dockery, Matthew Fawcett, and Grant Hebert are the three transfers who chose the University of Maine over their other offers.

About the Huskies

• Northeastern finished the 2020-21 season with a record of 9-9-3, ultimately dropping its Hockey East Tournament Quarterfinal game at #7 UMass.

• The Huskies return two of their top five scorers from 2020-21 in Aidan McDonough and Jordan Harris.

• The three goaltenders on the Huskie's roster from 2020-21 did not return for the 2021-22 season.

The Series with Northeastern

• Maine and Northeastern have squared off 131 times prior to Friday's game, with the two teams ultimately sharing the same record of 56-56-19 throughout the course of the all-time series.

• The Black Bears won the latest chapter of the intense rivalry on February 7, 2020, 4-2. Maine's 56th all-time victory over Northeastern took place in the Alfond infront of Black Bear Nation.

• Adam Dawe, during the most recent match-up, scored the Black Bears' third and game winning goal. Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup dished out two assists.

-UMaine-