ORONO, Maine – The #12 University of Maine men's ice hockey team will begin Hockey East play this weekend when it hosts #5 Boston University for two games at Alfond Arena.
 
The Black Bears and Terriers are set to face off at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 31and Saturday, Nov. 1. Both conference tilts will stream on ESPN+, with an international stream available via Hockey East/Stretch Internet. Additionally, Saturday night's game will air live on NESN. The games can also be listened to via 92.9 FM, 100.5 FM or online at GoBlackBears.com/MIHRadio.

Game 7 | #12 Maine vs #5 Boston University
Friday, Oct. 31, 2025 | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+
Alfond Arena | Orono, Maine

Game 8 | #12 Maine vs #5 Boston University
Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025 | 7:30 P.M. | ESPN+ / NESN
Alfond Arena | Orono, Maine

WHAT'S ON TAP
• The University of Maine men's ice hockey team will open up Hockey East play this weekend when it hosts Boston University at Alfond Arena on Friday, Oct. 31 and Saturday, Nov. 1.
• The Black Bears are coming off of a series split with Colgate this past weekend, falling 3-2 on Friday night before rebounding for a 3-2 overtime win on Saturday night.
• The Terriers split a home-and-home series with #11 UConn to start conference play last weekend ... after losing at home, 8-4, BU went on to win 3-1 in Storrs on Saturday.

A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD. . .
• Bump the Black Bears to 4-2-1 on the year.
• Move Maine to 57-76-15 in the all-time series with Boston University.
• Give the Black Bears a 1-0-0 mark in Hockey East play.

SERIES HISTORY vs BOSTON UNIVERSITY
• Maine holds an all-time record of 56-76-15 in the series with Boston University.
• The teams met twice in Orono during the 2024-25 season, with Maine earning a 5-2 win on Nov. 15 before battling to a 2-2 tie on Nov. 16.
• Eleven current Black Bears have at least one career point against the Terriers ... Thomas Freel (3-4-7) leads all active Black Bears followed by Josh Nadeau (1-3-4).
• The first meeting with both teams as varsity squads came on Nov. 20, 1979 as the Terriers picked up a 5-3 win at Walter Brown Arena.
• Maine held an 11-game winning streak against the Terriers from Oct. 1986 to Nov. 1989.

ABOUT BOSTON UNIVERSITY
• The Terriers enter the weekend at 3-3-1 overall and 1-1-0 in Hockey East play after splitting a home-and-home series with UConn this past weekend.
• Boston University has played four consecutive games against ranked teams in facing a #11 UConn squad for two games and hosting #3/4 Michigan State the weekend before, going 1-3-0 in that span.
• Cole Eiserman (6-2-8) and Cole Hutson (2-6-8) lead the Terriers offensively while 13 different players have scored a goal for BU.
• Mikhail Yegorov is 3-3-1 between the pipes … he has a 3.09 goals against average and .902 save percentage while facing an average of 31.7 shots per game.
• The Terriers are converting on 26.7 percent of power-plays, good for 11th overall in the country.

LAST TIME OUT
• Maine split a series with Colgate this past weekend at Alfond Arena.
• On Friday night, the Raiders picked up a 3-2 win and then on Saturday, the Black Bears rebounded for a 3-2 win in overtime thanks to Max Scott's first goal as a Black Bear.
• Brandon Holt had two assists in both contests to tie for the Hockey East lead in points over the weekend with his league-leading four helpers.
• In addition to his game-winning goal, Scott had 22 face-off wins.

UP NEXT
• Maine will travel to UMass next week, facing off against the Minutemen on Thursday, Nov. 6 and Friday, Nov. 7 at the Mullins Center.