ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine men's ice hockey will travel to Boston for two games at #5 Boston University for a weekend Hockey East series. Game time for Friday is scheduled for 7:00 pm, while Saturday is scheduled for 6:00 pm.

GAME INFORMATION
Game #22: University of Maine Black Bears at #5 Boston University Terriers
DATE: Friday, January 20, 2023
TIME: 7:00 p.m. ET
SITE: Agganis Arena -- Boston, Massachusetts
2022-23 RECORDS: Maine 9-10-2 (3-6-1 HE), BU 15-6-0 (9-4-0 HE)

Game #23: University of Maine Black Bears at #5 Boston University Terriers
DATE: Saturday, January 21, 2023
TIME: 6:00 p.m. ET
SITE: Agganis Arena -- Boston, Massachusetts

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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 letterwinners 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.

• 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.

• Junior alternate captain Lynden Breen leads the Black Bears in goals (eight). Senior alternate captain forward Ben Poisson holds the team lead in assists (11) and points (16). Freshman defender Brandon Holt (4 G, 5 A) leads all newcomers in points.

• 12 different black bears have scored two or more goals over the first 19 games (Breen, Holt, Villeneuve-Houle, Hanson, Henbrant, Trudeau, Pabich, Poisson, Sirota, Antonacci, Freel, and Renwick), while 18 different players have dished out three or more assists.

About the Terriers

• Boston University finished the 2021-22 season with a record of 19-13-3, ultimately falling in the first round of the Hockey East tournament to UConn, 3-1.

• The Terriers return four of their top five scorers from 2021-22 in Domenick Fensore, Wilmer Skoog, Matt Brown, and Jay O'Brien.

• Drew Commesso appeared in 28 games last season. The junior posted a 2.52 GAA and .914 save percentage, while winning 13 games and recording one shutout for the Terriers.

The Series with Boston University

• Maine and BU have squared off 138 times prior to Friday's contest, with BU holding an edge of 69-55-14 in the all-time series.

• The teams played two games last season in the Alfond Arena and one in Boston. BU won one game in Boston and one in Orono, while the Black Bears posted an 8-1 victory on senior night.

• The Black Bears and Terriers first met during the 1923-24 season, with the Black Bears taking that contest, 4-2.

• Maine held an 11-game winning streak against the Terriers from Oct. 31, 1986 to Nov. 10, 1989.

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