ORONO, Maine – On the heels of the program's 20th berth in the NCAA tournament and the program's sixth Hockey East Tournament title, the University of Maine men's ice hockey team has added 13 student-athletes ahead of the 2025-26 season.
 
There are seven forwards, five defensemen and one goaltender among the newcomers.
 

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 Luke Coughlin
D | 5-10 | 183 | L
Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Rimouski Oceanic (QMJHL)
FLA – 2023
Selected in the sixth round, 191st overall, by the Florida Panthers in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft … played the last four seasons for Rimouski Oceanic in the QMJHL, serving as an alternate captain the last two seasons … skated in 188 games for Rimouski … had 83 points, including 15 goals, from the blue line.

Will Gerrior
F | 5-10 | 179 | L
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Ottawa 67's (OHL)
Played the last four seasons for the Ottawa 67's in the Ontario Hockey League … skated in 263 games for Ottawa, totaling 145 points from 78 goals and 67 assists.
 
 Brock James
F | 6-2 | 201 | R
Falmouth, Maine
Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL)
Spent the 2024-25 season with the Sioux Falls Stampede, captaining the USHL squad … also played junior hockey for Lone Star Brahamas (NAHL) and Tri-City Storm (USHL) … totaled 56 points in 54 games as an alternate captain during the 2023-24 season with Lone Star.
 
 Jérémy Langlois
D | 6-1 | 185 | L
Sainte-Brigitte-deLaval, Québec
Rouyn-Noranda Huskies (QMJHL)
ARI – 2022
Selected in the third round, 94th overall, by the Arizona Coyotes in the 2022 NHL Entry Draft … most recently played for Rouyn-Noranda Huskies in the QMJHL, recording 62 points in 61 games during the 2023-24 season … also skated for the Québec, Remparts (QMJHL), winning the 2023 Memorial Cup … spent parts of three years with the Cape Breton Eagles (QMJHL), serving as an alternate captain and captain… in 253 QMJHL games, recorded 175 points from 44 goals and 131 assists.
 
Jaden Lipinski
F | 6-4 | 210 | R
Scottsdale, Ariz.
Vancouver Giants (WHL)
CGY – 2023
Selected in the fourth round, 112th overall, by the Calgary Flames in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft … played for the Vancouver Giants (WHL) for the last four seasons …  recorded 17 goals, 41 assists and 58 points in 59 games in 2024-25 … in 260 total games for the Giants, recorded 192 points on 68 goals and 124 assists.   
 
Miguel Marques
F | 5-11 | 184 | R
Prince George, British Columbia
Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL)
NSH – 2024
Selected in the third round, 87th overall, by the Nashville Predators in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft … played for the Lethbridge Hurricanes (WHL) for the last four seasons … in 165 games, he recorded 138 points from 52 goals and 86 assists … during the 2023-24 season, he had a 28-46-74 scoring line in 67 regular season games.
 
Simon Motew
D | 6-1 | 190 | R
Highland Park, Ill.
St. Francis Xavier (USports)
Played the 2024-25 season for St. Francis Xavier (USports), recording 15 points in 25 games… prior to starting college hockey, played three seasons for the Kitchener Rangers (OHL) … in 212 games with the Rangers, recorded 87 points on 21 goals and 66 assists.
 
Nick Peluso
F | 5-8 | 175 | R
Rochester, N.Y.
Brooks Bandits (BCHL)
Spent the last two years with the Brooks Bandits (BCHL) and Tri-City Storm (USHL) … played 41 games for the Bandits during the 2024-25 regular season, recording 46 points on 19 goals and 27 assists, including seven power-play goals and two short-handed goals … also played junior hockey for the Cranbrook Bucks (BCHL) in 2022-23 and the Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) in 2021-22.
 
Lukas Peterson
D | 5-10 | 168 | R
Waldwick, N.J.
Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)
In 2024-25, was second among all USHL defenseman and fourth overall on the Green Bay Gamblers in scoring with 44 points from eight goals and 36 … named to the All-USHL Third Team … spent two years with the Gamblers, serving as an alternate captain this past season, and played in 103 USHL games, recording 58 points.
 
Justin Poirier
F | 5-7 | 185 | R
Valleyfield, Quebec
Baie-Comeau Drakkar (QMJHL)
CAR – 2024
Selected in the fifth round, 156th overall, by the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2024 NHL Entry Draft … spent the last three seasons playing for Baie-Comeau Drakker (QMJHL), recording 210 points on 122 goals and 88 assists in 181 games … led the QMJHL with 51 goals in 68 games during the 2023-24 season and finished fourth in goals this past season with 43 in 58 games … skated for the Canada Under-18 team at the 2023 Hlinka Gretzky Cup.
 
Mathis Rousseau
G | 5-11 | 175 | L
Boisbriand, Québec
Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL)
Played for Canada at the 2024 World Junior Championship, starting all five games … finished third in the tournament in goals against average and fourth in save percentage … during the 2024-25 season, played for the Moncton Wildcats (QMJHL) and Halifax Mooseheads (QMJHL) … went 11-4-0 for Moncton during the 2024-25 regular season and 6-1-0 in the playoffs … played parts of four seasons for Halifax … appeared in 170 games in the QMJHL, going 104-47-11.
 
Max Scott
F | 6-0 | 185 | L
San Jose, Calif.
Brown University (NCAA)
Skated in 54 games for Brown over the last two seasons … served as captain in his 2024-25 sophomore season and led the team with 12 goals while finishing with 26 points in 32 games … finalist for 2024-25 ECAC Hockey Best Defensive Forward …had 18 points in 22 games as a freshman … captained the North Iowa Bulls (NAHL) in 2022-23 and posted 22 goals and 48 points in 59 games … played 41 games with North Iowa in 2021-22 with 27 points and added 13 games with the USHL's Lincoln Stars.
 
Loïc Usereau
D | 6-0 | 176 | L
Saint-Michel, Quebec
Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL)
Played for the Chicoutimi Sagueneens (QMJHL) from the 2022-23 season to 2024-25 … was an alternate captain in 2024-25 while recording 46 points in 62 games … had 47 points in 68 games in 2023-24 … totaled 190 games in the QMJHL, recording 105 points on 29 goals and 76 assists with a plus-29 … spent 2021-22 and part of 2022-23 with the Shawinigan Cataractes.