ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine men's ice hockey team and head coach Ben Barr will host the #15/RV UMass Lowell River Hawks this Saturday, November 27 at the Cross Insurance Arena in Portland, Maine. Puck-drop is scheduled for 5:00 pm.

GAME INFORMATION
Game #13: Maine Black Bears vs #15/RV UMass Lowell River Hawks
DATE: Saturday, November 27, 2021
TIME: 5:00 p.m. EST
SITE: Cross Insurance Arena -- Portland, Maine
2021-22 RECORDS: Maine 1-9-2 (1-6-1 HE), UML 7-2-2 (5-1-0 HE)

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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.

• The Black Bears went 0-1-1 with a shoot-out victory last weekend at #19 Boston College. The Eagles won Thursday night's contest, 6-2, before the two squads skated to a 2-2 tie on Friday.

• Brad Morrissey and Donavan Villeneuve-Houle both scored during Maine's 2-1 shoot-out win in Chestnut Hill. Villeneuve-Houle scored two goals and the shoot-out game winner over the Thursday/Friday series. Victor Ostman stopped 29 shots, while only allowing one shoot-out goal during Maine's Friday night shoot-out win.

• 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 River Hawks

• UMass Lowell finished the 2020-21 season with a record of 10-9-1, ultimately being defeated by the eventual national champion and #3 UMass, 1-0, in the Hockey East Championship Game.

• The River Hawks return two of their top five scorers from 2020-21 in Andre Lee and Reid Stefanson.

• Owen Savory appeared in 12 games last season. The junior goaltender posted a 3.21 GAA and .846 save percentage, while winning four games for the River Hawks.

The Series with UMass Lowell

• UMaine leads the all-time series with the River Hawks at 81-45-5.

• In Lowell last season, the River Hawks won the series. UMass Lowell grabbed a win on Sunday night, 5-3, while also winning the Monday night bout, 9-5.

• Edward Lindelow (first career goal), Emil Westerlund (2), Ben Poisson, and Brad Morrissey all scored in the Sunday/Monday series in Lowell, Massachusetts last season.

• The two squads first met on Jan. 14, 1978, with UMaine dropping that road tilt, 5-1.

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