11/1/2026 10:31:00 PM | Men's Ice Hockey
Maine and UMass will meet at Alfond Arena on Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7.
ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine men's ice hockey team will host the UMass Minutemen for a pair of Hockey East contests at Alfond Arena this weekend.
The Black Bears and Minutemen will drop the puck at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7, with both games streaming live on ESPN+ and an international stream available on HockeyEast.TV. Additionally, Saturday's contest will air live on NESN. The games can also be listened to via 92.9 FM in eastern Maine, 100.5 FM in southern Maine, 1310 AM or online at GoBlackBears.com/MIHRadio.
Game 9 | RV Maine vs RV/19 UMass
Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 | 7:00 P.M.
Alfond Arena | Orono, Maine
ESPN+
Game 10 | RV Maine vs RV/19 UMass
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 | 7:00 P.M.
Alfond Arena | Orono, Maine
ESPN+
WHAT'S ON TAP
• The University of Maine men's ice hockey team will host the UMass Minutemen for a pair of games at Alfond Arena this weekend.
• The Black Bears were at Boston University last weekend, dropping both Hockey East contests, 7-2 and 3-2 in overtime.
• The Minutemen split a non-conference series with Harvard, losing 2-1 on the road and picking up a 4-2 win at home.
A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD. . .
• Bump the Black Bears to 5-4-0 overall on the season.
• Move Maine to 64-30-11 in the all-time series with UMass, including a mark of 39-9-2 at Alfond Arena.
ABOUT UMASS
• The Minutemen enter the weekend at 4-4-1 overall and 1-0-0 in Hockey East play.
• This past weekend, UMass played a two-game non-conference series with Harvard, falling on the road Thursday, 2-1, before bouncing back for a 4-2 win at home on Friday.
• The Minutemen picked up a w 4-1 win over Northeastern in the Hockey East opener for both squads back on Oct. 16.
• Jack Musa leads the Minutemen in points with 12 on two goals and 10 assists … Vaclav Nestrasil has a team-leading five goals while adding two assists for seven points.
• Three goaltenders have seen time for UMass but freshman Ethan Eskit has played six games, going 2-3-1 with a .944 save percentage and .964 save percentage.
SERIES HISTORY vs UMASS
• Maine has an overall record of 63-30-11 in the all-time series with UMass.
• The teams met three times during the 2024-25 season, with Maine going 1-1-1 ... the Black Bears earned a win in Orono and went 0-1-1 in Amherst.
• Maine won all three meetings in 2023-24, winning 1-0 on the road and 2-1 and 4-3 at home.
• Six Black Bears have at least one career point against UMass ... Lee Parks (2-1-3) and Owen Fowler (0-3-3) have three points each.
• Albin Boija earned his first career shutout in a 15-save road game at UMass on Feb. 3, 2024.
• The first-ever meeting in the series came on Jan. 26, 1979 at Alfond Arena, with Maine winning 8-3.
• Maine head coach Ben Barr spent five years as associate head coach at UMass ... his time in Amherst include a Hockey East regular season and tournament title, three NCAA tournament appearances, back-to-back NCAA title game appearances and the 2021 National Championship.
IT'S WORTH NOTING. . .
• Of Maine's 22 goals scored this season, 14 of them (64%) have come from a newcomer to the 2026-27 roster.
• Through the first eight games, Maine has a plus-5 scoring margin in the third period.
• Albin Boija leads all active goaltenders in NCAA DI men's hockey in both shutouts (11) and career wins (46) ... among goaltenders with at least 50 career games played, Boija's 2.06 goals against average is tops.
• With five career short-handed goals, Owen Fowler is the active Hockey East leader in that category ... he is also second among active forwards with 90 career blocked shots.
• Maine has out-shot the opponent in seven of its first eight games and is averaging 32.0 shots per game.
• Max Scott's 54.8% winning percentage at the dot is the third best rate among Hockey East players who have won at least 60 draws this season.
UP NEXT
• Maine will head to Vermont next weekend for a pair of games with the Catamounts on Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14.
The Black Bears and Minutemen will drop the puck at 7 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 6 and Saturday, Nov. 7, with both games streaming live on ESPN+ and an international stream available on HockeyEast.TV. Additionally, Saturday's contest will air live on NESN. The games can also be listened to via 92.9 FM in eastern Maine, 100.5 FM in southern Maine, 1310 AM or online at GoBlackBears.com/MIHRadio.
Game 9 | RV Maine vs RV/19 UMass
Friday, Nov. 6, 2026 | 7:00 P.M.
Alfond Arena | Orono, Maine
ESPN+
Game 10 | RV Maine vs RV/19 UMass
Saturday, Nov. 7, 2026 | 7:00 P.M.
Alfond Arena | Orono, Maine
ESPN+
WHAT'S ON TAP
• The University of Maine men's ice hockey team will host the UMass Minutemen for a pair of games at Alfond Arena this weekend.
• The Black Bears were at Boston University last weekend, dropping both Hockey East contests, 7-2 and 3-2 in overtime.
• The Minutemen split a non-conference series with Harvard, losing 2-1 on the road and picking up a 4-2 win at home.
A WIN ON FRIDAY WOULD. . .
• Bump the Black Bears to 5-4-0 overall on the season.
• Move Maine to 64-30-11 in the all-time series with UMass, including a mark of 39-9-2 at Alfond Arena.
ABOUT UMASS
• The Minutemen enter the weekend at 4-4-1 overall and 1-0-0 in Hockey East play.
• This past weekend, UMass played a two-game non-conference series with Harvard, falling on the road Thursday, 2-1, before bouncing back for a 4-2 win at home on Friday.
• The Minutemen picked up a w 4-1 win over Northeastern in the Hockey East opener for both squads back on Oct. 16.
• Jack Musa leads the Minutemen in points with 12 on two goals and 10 assists … Vaclav Nestrasil has a team-leading five goals while adding two assists for seven points.
• Three goaltenders have seen time for UMass but freshman Ethan Eskit has played six games, going 2-3-1 with a .944 save percentage and .964 save percentage.
SERIES HISTORY vs UMASS
• Maine has an overall record of 63-30-11 in the all-time series with UMass.
• The teams met three times during the 2024-25 season, with Maine going 1-1-1 ... the Black Bears earned a win in Orono and went 0-1-1 in Amherst.
• Maine won all three meetings in 2023-24, winning 1-0 on the road and 2-1 and 4-3 at home.
• Six Black Bears have at least one career point against UMass ... Lee Parks (2-1-3) and Owen Fowler (0-3-3) have three points each.
• Albin Boija earned his first career shutout in a 15-save road game at UMass on Feb. 3, 2024.
• The first-ever meeting in the series came on Jan. 26, 1979 at Alfond Arena, with Maine winning 8-3.
• Maine head coach Ben Barr spent five years as associate head coach at UMass ... his time in Amherst include a Hockey East regular season and tournament title, three NCAA tournament appearances, back-to-back NCAA title game appearances and the 2021 National Championship.
IT'S WORTH NOTING. . .
• Of Maine's 22 goals scored this season, 14 of them (64%) have come from a newcomer to the 2026-27 roster.
• Through the first eight games, Maine has a plus-5 scoring margin in the third period.
• Albin Boija leads all active goaltenders in NCAA DI men's hockey in both shutouts (11) and career wins (46) ... among goaltenders with at least 50 career games played, Boija's 2.06 goals against average is tops.
• With five career short-handed goals, Owen Fowler is the active Hockey East leader in that category ... he is also second among active forwards with 90 career blocked shots.
• Maine has out-shot the opponent in seven of its first eight games and is averaging 32.0 shots per game.
• Max Scott's 54.8% winning percentage at the dot is the third best rate among Hockey East players who have won at least 60 draws this season.
UP NEXT
• Maine will head to Vermont next weekend for a pair of games with the Catamounts on Friday, Nov. 13 and Saturday, Nov. 14.
Players Mentioned
G
/ Men's Ice Hockey
F
/ Men's Ice Hockey
F
/ Men's Ice Hockey
F
/ Men's Ice HockeyTuesday, November 03
Tuesday, November 03
Sunday, November 01
Tuesday, October 27
