Klimpke scores twice, Maine tops Holy Cross in season opener

Friday, October 2

Worcester, Mass.

7:00 PM

University of Maine

1-0-0

Holy Cross

0-1-0

Team	1	2	3	F
Maine	2	0	2	4
Holy Cross	0	1	0	1

Rowan Calvert skates through the offensive zone.

Klimpke scores twice, Maine tops Holy Cross in season opener

10/2/2026 10:23:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey

Box Score

Tanner Klimpke had two goals, Albin Boija had 18 saves.

WORCESTER, Mass. – The University of Maine men's ice hockey team earned a 4-1 win over Holy Cross in the season opener on Friday night at Hart Center Rink.

The Black Bears took advantage of a five-minute major early in the first period, with Tanner Klimpke potting two goals in less than three minutes. The Crusaders then cut the deficit by a goal in the second period.

Exactly six minutes into the third period, Brock James finished a cross-zone feed from Lukas Peterson. After a sprawling Albin Boija save with 90 seconds to play, Owen Fowler sealed the game with an empty-net goal down at the other end

RV Maine 4, Holy Cross 1
Oct. 2, 2026 | Hart Center Rink

NOTABLES

Maine had a 30-19 lead in shots on goal.
The Black Bears were 2-for-7 on the power play while Holy Cross was 0-for-4.
Albin Boija finished with 18 saves to move to 1-0-0 on the year.
The Black Bears are now 6-2-0 all-time against the Crusaders.
Maine is now 5-1-0 in season-openers under head coach Ben Barr and 33-15-3 at a program.
With two goals, Tanner Klimpke recorded his third career two-goal game and his 18th career multi-point game.
Isa Parekh recorded two assists for his fourth career multi-assist game … it was his fourth career multi-point game.
With two assists, Sully Scholle recorded his fifth career multi-assist game and 11th career multi-point game.
Lukas Peterson had two assists for his second career multi-assist game and multi-point game.