10/26/2022 12:00:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine men's ice hockey team will drop the puck on the 2022-23 Hockey East portion of the schedule with a weekend series against #15/#17 Northeastern. Game time for both nights is scheduled for 7:05 pm.
GAME INFORMATION
Game #6: Maine Black Bears vs #15/#17 Northeastern Huskies
DATE: Friday, October 28, 2022
TIME: 7:05 p.m. ET
SITE: Alfond Arena -- Orono, Maine
2022-23 RECORDS: Maine 2-3-0 (0-0-0 HE), Northeastern 3-2-1 (2-2-0 HE)
Game #7: Maine Black Bears vs #15/#17 Northeastern Huskies
DATE: Saturday, October 29, 2022
TIME: 7:05 p.m. ET
SITE: Alfond Arena -- Orono, Maine
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About the Black Bears
• The Black Bears enter the 2022-23 season with 16 new faces on the roster after seeing 13 players graduate, transfer, or leave to pursue professional hockey.
• 12 letter winners from the 2021-22 season return for this chapter of Maine hockey, which include the four newly minted captains. Jakub Sirota will sport the 'C', while Lynden Breen, Ben Poisson, and David Breazeale have each earned an 'A' on their sweater.
• The 11 incoming freshmen and five transfers make up the players who were added by the coaching staff, whom are in their second full season behind the bench.
• Seven of the incoming student athletes are from the United States. Three new faces cross the border from Canada, while one Black Bear jumps the pond from Scotland.
• Justin Michaelian (Ferris State), Michael Mancinelli (Arizona State), Didrik Henbrant (Alaska-Fairbanks), Jacob Mucitelli (Clarkson), and Cole Hanson (Colgate) are the five transfers who chose the University of Maine over their other offers.
About the Huskies
• Northeastern finished the 2021-22 season with a record of 25-13-1, ultimately falling in the first round of the NCAA Tournament to #4 Western Michigan.
• The Huskies return four of their top five scorers from 2021-22 in Aidan McDonough, Justin Hyrckowian, Gunnarwolfe Fontaine, and Sam Colangelo.
• Devon Levi appeared in 32 games last season. The sophomore goaltender posted a 1.54 GAA and .952 save percentage, while winning 32 total games for the Huskies.
The Series with Northeastern
• Maine and Northeastern have squared off 133 times prior to Friday's game, with Maine holding a record of 56-58-19 throughout the course of the all-time series.
• The Huskies won both games in Boston last season. Ben Poisson scored a goal over the course of the two Hockey East games in Matthews Arena.
• Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the last game in the Alfond between the Black Bears and Huskies took place on Feb. 7, 2020. Maine won the contest by a score of 4-2.
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