ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine men's ice hockey team and head coach Ben Barr will host the University of Connecticut Huskies this Friday, November 5, and Saturday, November 6. Puck-drop for Friday is scheduled for 7:30 pm, while Saturday is set for 7:00 pm.

GAME INFORMATION
Game #5: Maine Black Bears vs University of Connecticut Huskies
DATE: Friday, November 5, 2021
TIME: 7:30 p.m. EST
SITE: Alfond Arena -- Orono, Maine
2021-22 RECORDS: Maine 0-5-1 (0-2-0 HE), UConn 4-3-0 (2-1-0 HE)

Game #6: Maine Black Bears vs University of Connecticut Huskies
DATE: Saturday, November 6, 2021
TIME: 7:00 p.m. EST
SITE: Alfond Arena -- Orono, Maine

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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 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.

• Maine dropped both games at #20 Northeastern this past Friday and Saturday. Ben Poisson and Adam Dawe both scored in the first two Hockey East games of the 2021-22 season.

• 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

• UConn finished the 2020-21 season with a record of 10-11-2, ultimately dropping its Hockey East Tournament Quarterfinal game at #17 Providence.

• The Huskies return all five of their top scorers from 2020-21 in Jonny Evans, Jachym Kondelik, Hudson Schandor, Carter Turnbull, and Marc Gatcomb.

• The three current goaltenders on the Huskie's roster did not appear in a game for UConn during the 2020-21 season.

The Series with UConn

• UMaine and UConn, who first squared off in 1977, are tied at 6-6-4 in the all-time series.

• The teams played two times during the 2020-21 season. UConn hosted the Black Bears in Storrs, Connecticut. Maine won the Friday night contest, 6-4, while UConn took the series finale, 4-2.

• Adam Dawe and AJ Drobot each scored two goals agains the Huskies, and Lynden Breen and Jakub Sirota both tallied two assists during last season's series.

• After the first meeting on Dec. 9, 1977 – a 10-2 UMaine victory – the teams played again in 1978 and then didn't meet again until the Huskies joined Hockey East in 2014.

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