In this episode of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, we sit down and get to know new women's ice hockey head coach Alex Gettens! Hear about his path (back) to UMaine and his vision for the future of the women's ice hockey program!
Published on 7/28/2026
On episode 17 of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, longtime radio broadcast team Rich Kimball and Bob Lucy joined Maine Sports Hall of Fame defensive lineman to breakdown the football all-quarter century team.
Published on 7/1/2026
On this episode of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, presented by Hammond Lumber Company, we catch up with nine-year NFL veteran and former All-Atlantic 10 defensive lineman, Mike DeVito. DeVito discusses his time at UMaine and how his experience with the Black Bears prepared him for the NFL and beyond.
Published on 1/25/2026
01/07/25 edition of the Black Bear Coaches Show, from the Sea Dog in Bangor. This weeks show features Men's Hockey Coach Ben Barr and player guests Justin Poirier and Jeremy Langlois.
Published on 1/7/2026
On episode 14 of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, we catch up with former Black Bear point guard and current women's basketball associate head coach Courtney England! Courtney details her journey to UMaine, from walk-on to starter, and her career as a coach with her alma mater.
Published on 8/28/2025
With the men's and women's hockey schedules now officially released, we catch-up with head coaches Molly Engstrom and Ben Barr to get their thoughts on the 2025-26 slate!
Published on 8/4/2025
In episode 12 of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, we catch up with UMaine Sports Hall of Fame shortstop Mike Bordick. Bordick, who guided Maine to two College World Series appearances, went on to play for the Oakland A's from 1990-96, the Baltimore Orioles from 1997-2000 and 2001-02, the New York Mets in 2000 and the Toronto Blue Jays in 2003.
Published on 7/23/2025
On episode 11 of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, we caught up with members of the men's ice hockey team for their reaction just moments after they learned that they earned the No. 3 overall seed in the NCAA Tournament and will be traveling to Allentown to take on Penn State.
Published on 3/25/2025
The men's ice hockey team is heading back to TD Garden to compete in the Hockey East semifinals for the second consecutive season. Prior to their departure from Orono, we caught up with Coach Barr and several members of the team to preview the match-up with Northeastern at the Garden!
Published on 3/20/2025
On this episode of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, we are joined by former UMaine, Notre Dame, and Duke athletic director, Kevin White, and chief executive officer and president of Dexter Enterprises LLC, Greg Powell. White details his career in athletics, the changing landscape of college athletics, and his relationship with Mr. Harold Alfond.
Published on 2/25/2025
On this episode of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, presented by Hammond Lumber Company, we sit down with head women's hockey coach Molly Engstrom. Host Jon Shields chats with Engstrom on her early days of hockey, her playing career at Wisconsin, in the pros, for the United States Women's National Team, and her coaching path which led her to the University of Maine.
Published on 1/27/2025
On the Black Bears Coaches Show, head men's hockey coach Been Barr recaps Maine's weekend with UConn and looks ahead to the bye week. Student-athletes Taylor Makar and Albin Boija join the show.
Published on 1/24/2025
On this episode of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, we catch up with UMaine Sports Hall of Fame basketball coach and student-athlete, Skip Chappelle.
Chappelle, the only Black Bear to ever be selected as a Little All-American ('61), guided Maine to two of its most successful seasons in program history; 19-4 in 1959-60 and 18-5 in 1960-61. Chappelle, at one point a holder of 12 individual school records, led the Yankee Conference in scoring three consecutive seasons. Chappelle, who earned three first team All-Yankee Conference selections (1960-62), was drafted by the St. Louis Hawks in the 11th round (89th overall) of the 1962 NBA Draft, becoming Maine's first-ever NBA draft pick. His #34 was retired by the University of Maine. Chappelle returned to Maine in 1968 as assistant varsity and head freshman basketball coach before taking over as head coach in 1971. He went on to serve 17 years at the helm of the program where he accumulated 217 wins, coached seven future NBA draft selections, and was named the ECAC North Coach of the Year in 1988.
On Nov. 24, 2024, the basketball court inside Memorial Gymnasium was officially unveiled as Skip Chappelle Court with future plans for the court's name to continue once the Black Bears move into Morse Arena, the future home of Maine basketball.
Published on 12/16/2024
On this episode of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, presented by Hammond Lumber Company, we speak with women's soccer standouts, and sisters, Emma and Myla Scheider. The duo discuss their path to UMaine and the thrill of playing alongside each other at the Division-I level
Published on 11/7/2024
University of Maine field hockey forward Maeve Fogarty details her transition from Division III University of Rochester, where she was named the 2023 NFHCA Division III Player of the Year and D-III All-American, to Division I action at the University of Maine.
Published on 10/25/2024
The University of Maine community was thrilled to welcome back members of the 1998-99 NCAA National Championship Men's Ice Hockey Team as they were officially inducted into the UMaine Sports Hall of Fame and recognized on the ice at the men's ice hockey season opening game against American International College (AIC). Our team caught up with select members of the team that weekend as the players shared memories of that historic season as well as their thoughts on coming back to UMaine.
Published on 10/11/2024
On episode two of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, we hear from former soccer student-athlete and longtime men's and women's soccer head coach, Scott Atherley
Published on 9/25/2024
In the inaugural episode of the Black Bear Insider Podcast, we catch up with head football coach Jordan Stevens and learn about his path to Maine, his passion for the Black Bears at an early age, and a little bit about the other sport he excelled in other than football.
Published on 9/10/2024
