Saturday, October 12
Orono, Maine
2:00 PM
University of Maine
vs
Army
Photo by: Anthony DelMonaco
Preview: Black Bears host Army in Saturday exhibition
10/7/2024 8:45:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Puck drop is set for 2 p.m. at Alfond Arena.
ORONO, Maine – The #11/10 University of Maine men's ice hockey team will host the Army West Point Black Knights in an exhibition contest on Saturday.
Puck drop is set for 2 p.m. at Alfond Arena. The contest will stream live on ESPN+ and the game can be listened to online at GoBlackBears.com/MIHRadio.
Limited tickets are still available and can be purchased at GoBlackBears.com/MIHTickets, by phone at 207-581-BEAR, or in-person at the Maine Athletics ticket office.
EXHIBITION | Army at #11/10 Maine
Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 | 2:00 P.M.
Alfond Arena | Orono, Maine | ESPN+
WHAT'S ON TAP
• The University of Maine men's hockey team will host Army in an exhibition game on Saturday afternoon at Alfond Arena.
• Maine opened up the 2024-25 season this past weekend with a 6-0 win over AIC at home.
• Army started its season on Sunday, falling in overtime at Union, 4-3.
SERIES HISTORY vs ARMY
• Maine and Army have met two times in non-exhibition action with Maine leading the all-time series in countable games at 2-0-0.
• The Black Bears and Black Knights last met in 2012, with Maine picking up a 4-3 win in a neutral site game.
ABOUT ARMY
• The Black Knights opened up the season at Union on Sunday, Oct. 6, falling in overtime, 4-3.
• Army went 10-23-2 overall in 2023-24, including a mark of 8-16-2 in Atlantic Hockey America play.
• Defenseman Mac Gadowsky was named to the All-AHA Preseason team while the Black Knights were tabbed 10th in the preseason coaches' poll.
• Army returns its leading scorer from a season ago with Joey Baez and four out of its top five point-getters from a season ago … Baez recorded 31 points on 15 goals and 16 assists.
• Head coach Brian Riley is in his 21st and final season as head coach of the Black Knights.
AN ODE TO THE OPENER
• Maine opened up the 2024-25 season on Oct. 5 with a 6-0 win over AIC at a sold-out Alfond Arena.
• Nolan Renwick had two goals and two assists while Taylor Makar had two goals and one assist ... Ross Mitton recorded three assists ... nine total Black Bears had at least one point.
• Albin Boija made 17 saves for his third career shutout.
• Renwick's four points marked a career-high while his two goals marked his first career multi-goal game ... Makar's three points were a career-best.
• It was Maine's first home-opener sellout since the 2007-08 season.
ODD AND ENDS ON 2023-24...
• Maine's 23 wins marked its most in a season since going 23-14-2 in 2011-12.
• Twenty of Maine's 37 games were against ranked opponents, with the Black Bears going 11-8-1 in those games for the most ranked wins since 2003-04 (12).
• Maine led Hockey East with 11 sellouts at Alfond Arena (and had 12 total including the annual neutral site home game in Portland).
• Alfond Arena had a 99 percent capacity for all home games in 2023-24.
• Maine finished second in Hockey East and 18th in the nation with a 51.9 face-off winning percentage ... Harrison Scott was second among Hockey East players and 14th in the nation with 396 face-off wins.
• Maine averaged 62.19 shots per game last season, the second most of any Hockey East school.
Puck drop is set for 2 p.m. at Alfond Arena. The contest will stream live on ESPN+ and the game can be listened to online at GoBlackBears.com/MIHRadio.
Limited tickets are still available and can be purchased at GoBlackBears.com/MIHTickets, by phone at 207-581-BEAR, or in-person at the Maine Athletics ticket office.
EXHIBITION | Army at #11/10 Maine
Saturday, Oct. 12, 2024 | 2:00 P.M.
Alfond Arena | Orono, Maine | ESPN+
WHAT'S ON TAP
• The University of Maine men's hockey team will host Army in an exhibition game on Saturday afternoon at Alfond Arena.
• Maine opened up the 2024-25 season this past weekend with a 6-0 win over AIC at home.
• Army started its season on Sunday, falling in overtime at Union, 4-3.
SERIES HISTORY vs ARMY
• Maine and Army have met two times in non-exhibition action with Maine leading the all-time series in countable games at 2-0-0.
• The Black Bears and Black Knights last met in 2012, with Maine picking up a 4-3 win in a neutral site game.
ABOUT ARMY
• The Black Knights opened up the season at Union on Sunday, Oct. 6, falling in overtime, 4-3.
• Army went 10-23-2 overall in 2023-24, including a mark of 8-16-2 in Atlantic Hockey America play.
• Defenseman Mac Gadowsky was named to the All-AHA Preseason team while the Black Knights were tabbed 10th in the preseason coaches' poll.
• Army returns its leading scorer from a season ago with Joey Baez and four out of its top five point-getters from a season ago … Baez recorded 31 points on 15 goals and 16 assists.
• Head coach Brian Riley is in his 21st and final season as head coach of the Black Knights.
AN ODE TO THE OPENER
• Maine opened up the 2024-25 season on Oct. 5 with a 6-0 win over AIC at a sold-out Alfond Arena.
• Nolan Renwick had two goals and two assists while Taylor Makar had two goals and one assist ... Ross Mitton recorded three assists ... nine total Black Bears had at least one point.
• Albin Boija made 17 saves for his third career shutout.
• Renwick's four points marked a career-high while his two goals marked his first career multi-goal game ... Makar's three points were a career-best.
• It was Maine's first home-opener sellout since the 2007-08 season.
ODD AND ENDS ON 2023-24...
• Maine's 23 wins marked its most in a season since going 23-14-2 in 2011-12.
• Twenty of Maine's 37 games were against ranked opponents, with the Black Bears going 11-8-1 in those games for the most ranked wins since 2003-04 (12).
• Maine led Hockey East with 11 sellouts at Alfond Arena (and had 12 total including the annual neutral site home game in Portland).
• Alfond Arena had a 99 percent capacity for all home games in 2023-24.
• Maine finished second in Hockey East and 18th in the nation with a 51.9 face-off winning percentage ... Harrison Scott was second among Hockey East players and 14th in the nation with 396 face-off wins.
• Maine averaged 62.19 shots per game last season, the second most of any Hockey East school.
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