The 2020–21 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 46th season of play for the program, the 44th season competing at the Division I level, and the 37th season in the Hockey East conference. The Black Bears represented the University of Maine and played their home games at Alfond Arena, and were coached by Red Gendron, in his 8th season as their head coach.
| 2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| Conference | 8th Hockey East |
| Home ice | Alfond Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | NR |
| USA Today | NR |
| Record | |
| Overall | 3–11–2 |
| Conference | 3–10–2–0–1–2 |
| Home | 0–1–0 |
| Road | 3–10–2 |
| Neutral | 0–0–0 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Red Gendron |
| Assistant coaches | Ben Guité Alfie Michaud Larry Cockrell |
| Captain(s) | Jack Quinlivan |
| Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey seasons « 2019–20 2021–22 » | |
Season
editAs a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Maine's players would lose a season of play.[1] However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.[2]
Maine played all of its regular season games on the road. Despite there being no crowds in any of the buildings, travelling for all of their games did no favors for the team and Maine won only three of their contests all season. Due to the difficulty of their schedule, Maine was ranked 8th in the Hockey East Power Index and was able to finally play at home in the first round of the Hockey East Tournament. The home site didn't change the team's fortunes, however, and Maine lost 2–7 to New Hampshire, ending their season.
Kevin Hock and Keenan Suthers sat out the season.
Shortly after the end of the season, head coach Red Gendron died following a medical episode while on a golf course.[3] He was 63.
Departures
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Doherty | Forward |  United States |
Graduate transfer to Penn State |
| Mitch Fossier | Forward | United States |
Graduation (Signed with Rockford IceHogs) |
| Adrián Holešinský | Forward |  Slovakia |
Signed professional contract (HK Nitra) |
| Stephen Mundinger | Goaltender | United States |
Graduate transfer to Long Island |
| Sam Rennaker | Forward | United States |
Graduation |
| Patrick Shea | Forward | United States |
Graduation |
| Ryan Smith | Forward | United States |
Graduation (Signed with Macon Mayhem) |
| Jeremy Swayman | Goaltender | United States |
Signed professional contract (Boston Bruins) |
Recruiting
edit| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Connor Androlewicz | Goaltender | United States |
19 | St. Louis, MO |
| Zach Aughe | Forward | United States |
20 | Clarkston, MI |
| Lynden Breen | Forward |  Canada |
19 | Grand Bay-Westfield, NB |
| Kabore Dunn | Defenseman | United States |
18 | Mill Bay, BC |
| Donovan Houle-Villeneuve | Forward | Canada |
20 | Montréal, QC |
| Brad Morrissey | Forward | Canada |
19 | Tignish, PE |
| Jonny Mulera | Forward | Canada |
21 | Rockville, MD |
| Victor Östman | Goaltender |  Sweden |
19 | Danderyd, SWE |
| Tristan Poissant | Forward | Canada |
20 | Les Coteaux, QC |
| Keenan Suthers | Forward | Canada |
21 | Tecumseh, ON; transfer from St. Lawrence |
Roster
editAs of February 12, 2021.[4]
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 
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Jakub Sirota | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1998-12-20 | Kroměříž, Czech Republic | Lone Star (NAHL) | — |
| 3 | 
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Keenan Suthers | Senior | F | 6' 8" (2.03 m) | 245 lb (111 kg) | 1998-04-27 | Tecumseh, Ontario | St. Lawrence (ECAC) | — |
| 4 | 
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Jack Quinlivan (C) | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1996-05-20 | Shrewsbury, Massachusetts | Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL) | — |
| 5 | 
|
Kabore Dunn | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 178 lb (81 kg) | 2001-11-10 | Mill Bay, British Columbia | Fort McMurray (AJHL) | — |
| 6 | 
|
Simon Butala | Junior | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1998-08-01 | Downingtown, Pennsylvania | Central Illinois (USHL) | — |
| 7 | 
|
Tristan Poissant | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 2000-08-27 | Les Coteaux, Quebec | Johnstown (NAHL) | — |
| 10 |
|
Kevin Hock | Senior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 186 lb (84 kg) | 1996-11-09 | Braintree, Massachusetts | South Shore (USPHL) | — |
| 11 |
|
Donavan Houle-Villeneuve | Freshman | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | 1999-11-04 | Montreal, Quebec | Flin Flon (SJHL) | — |
| 12 |
|
Ben Poisson | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | 1999-08-31 | Vancouver, British Columbia | Prince George (BCHL) | — |
| 13 | 
|
Zachary Aughe | Freshman | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-02-18 | Clarkston, Michigan | Aberdeen (NAHL) | — |
| 14 | 
|
Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup | Junior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1998-01-18 | Charlottenlund, Denmark | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 15 |
|
Brady Gaudette | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1999-03-19 | Braintree, Massachusetts | Northeast (NAHL) | — |
| 16 | 
|
Levi Kleiboer | Sophomore | D | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 177 lb (80 kg) | 1998-07-17 | Martensville, Saskatchewan | Minot (NAHL) | — |
| 17 |
|
A. J. Drobot | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | 1998-04-14 | Churchville, Pennsylvania | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 18 | 
|
J. D. Greenway | Senior | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 1998-04-27 | Canton, New York | Dubuque (USHL) | TOR, 72nd overall 2016 |
| 20 | 
|
Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi | Senior | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 193 lb (88 kg) | 1997-06-17 | Pietarsaari, Finland | Dubuque (USHL) | — |
| 21 |
|
Edward Lindelöw | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1997-06-10 | Stockholm, Sweden | Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) | — |
| 22 | 
|
Dawson Bruneski | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1999-06-24 | Camrose, Alberta | Drumheller (AJHL) | — |
| 23 | 
|
Remy Parker | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | 1998-04-27 | Montclair, New Jersey | Jersey (NCDC) | — |
| 24 | 
|
Adam Dawe | Junior | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 161 lb (73 kg) | 1999-01-18 | Gander, Newfoundland | Sioux Falls (USHL) | — |
| 25 | 
|
Perry Winfree | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-11-24 | Cary, North Carolina | Jersey (NCDC) | — |
| 26 | 
|
Cameron Spicer | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1996-02-22 | Erie, Colorado | Islanders (USPHL) | — |
| 27 | 
|
Lynden Breen | Freshman | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 2001-05-31 | Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick | Fargo (USHL) | — |
| 28 | 
|
Brad Morrissey | Freshman | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 168 lb (76 kg) | 2001-01-18 | Tignish, Prince Edward Island | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 29 |
|
Adrien Bisson | Sophomore | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | 1999-01-18 | Cornwall, Ontario | Ottawa (CCHL) | — |
| 30 |
|
Emil Westerlund | Senior | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1998-02-16 | Linköping, Sweden | Linköpings J20 (J20 SuperElit) | — |
| 31 | 
|
John Mulera | Freshman | F | 5' 8" (1.73 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | 1999-03-11 | Rockville, Maryland | Boston Jr. Bruins (NCDC) | — |
| 32 |
|
Victor Östman | Freshman | G | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 2000-10-03 | Danderyd, Sweden | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 33 | 
|
Connor Androlewicz | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 202 lb (92 kg) | 2000-11-28 | St. Louis, Missouri | Lincoln (USHL) | — |
| 34 | 
|
Eduards Tralmaks | Senior | F | 6' 4" (1.93 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1997-02-17 | Riga, Latvia | Chicago (USHL) | — |
| 35 | 
|
Matthew Thiessen | Sophomore | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 214 lb (97 kg) | 2000-06-09 | Altona, Manitoba | Dubuque (USHL) | VAN, 192nd overall 2018 |
Standings
edit| Conference record | Overall record | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | OTW | OTL | SOW | HEPI | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #6 Boston College | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58.61 | 82 | 46 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 91 | 58 | |
| #11 Boston University | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 56.36 | 49 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 45 | |
| #1 Massachusetts * | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55.44 | 76 | 42 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 103 | 48 | |
| Connecticut | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 52.01 | 69 | 63 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 70 | 69 | |
| #16 Providence | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.80 | 63 | 61 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 71 | 67 | |
| Northeastern | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 49.94 | 68 | 60 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 69 | 64 | |
| #19 Massachusetts–Lowell | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48.00 | 46 | 53 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 59 | 63 | |
| Maine | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46.66 | 41 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 68 | |
| Merrimack | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45.38 | 47 | 66 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 66 | |
| New Hampshire | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 43.66 | 51 | 83 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 60 | 88 | |
| Vermont | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.02 | 17 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 42 | |
| Championship: March 20, 2021[5] No Regular Season Champion Awarded[6] * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll | |||||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results
edit| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| December 11 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN+ | Thiessen | T 1–1 SOW | 0 | 0–0–1 (0–0–1) | |||
| December 12 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN+ | Thiessen | L 2–6 | 0 | 0–1–1 (0–1–1) | |||
| January 3 | 6:00 PM | at #17 Massachusetts–Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Thiessen | L 3–5 | 0 | 0–2–1 (0–2–1) | ||||
| January 4 | 3:00 PM | at #15 Massachusetts–Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | Thiessen | L 5–9 | 0 | 0–3–1 (0–3–1) | ||||
| January 8 | 1:00 PM | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Thiessen | L 4–5 | 0 | 0–4–1 (0–4–1) | ||||
| January 9 | 1:00 PM | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | Östman | W 4–3 | 0 | 1–4–1 (1–4–1) | ||||
| January 15 | 3:30 PM | at #16 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Östman | W 4–3 | 0 | 2–4–1 (2–4–1) | |||
| January 16 | 4:30 PM | at #16 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Östman | L 2–3 | 0 | 2–5–1 (2–5–1) | |||
| January 22 | 3:35 PM | at Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Östman | L 2–3 OT | 0 | 2–6–1 (2–6–1) | |||
| January 23 | 1:05 PM | at Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | Östman | L 1–5 | 0 | 2–7–1 (2–7–1) | ||||
| February 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. #1 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Thiessen | L 2–4 | 0 | 2–8–1 (2–8–1) | |||
| February 20 | 5:00 PM | vs. #1 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN | Östman | L 0–3 | 0 | 2–9–1 (2–9–1) | |||
| February 26 | 4:00 PM | vs. Connecticut | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | Östman | W 6–4 | 0 | 3–9–1 (3–9–1) | ||||
| February 27 | 4:00 PM | vs. Connecticut | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | Östman | L 2–4 | 0 | 3–10–1 (3–10–1) | ||||
| March 5 | 2:30 PM | at #6 Massachusetts | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Östman | T 3–3 SOW | 0 | 3–10–2 (3–10–2) | |||
| Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 10 | 4:30 PM | vs. New Hampshire | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Opening Round) | Östman | L 2–7 | 0 | 3–11–2 | ||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Scoring statistics
edit| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adam Dawe | C/RW | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Lynden Breen | C | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Jakub Sirota | D | 16 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| Eduards Tralmaks | C/LW | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 |
| Emil Westerlund | LW/RW | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup | RW | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| Ben Poisson | F | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| Adrien Bisson | D | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| J. D. Greenway | D | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| A. J. Drobot | RW | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| John Mulera | F | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Brad Morrissey | RW | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Tristan Poissant | F | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi | D | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Levi Kleiboer | D | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brady Gaudette | F | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Jack Quinlivan | F | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Kabore Dunn | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dawson Bruneski | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Simon Butala | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| Donovan Houle-Villeneuve | C | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Edward Lindelöw | C | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cameron Spicer | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Matthew Thiessen | G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Perry Winfree | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remy Parker | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary Aughe | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Victor Östman | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 16 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Total | 43 | 74 | 117 | 245 |
Goaltending statistics
edit| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Victor Östman | 11 | 604 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 348 | 0 | .902 | 3.77 |
| Matthew Thiessen | 8 | 354 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 180 | 0 | .878 | 4.23 |
| Empty Net | - | 11 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 14 | 971 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 68 | 528 | 0 | .886 | 4.20 |
Rankings
edit| Poll | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 (Final) | ||||
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | - | NR | |||
| USA Today | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | |||
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.[9]
References
edit- ^ "NCAA approves blanket waiver for 2020 fall sports athletes to retain year of eligibility". CBS Sports. August 21, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "DI Council grants waiver to allow transfer student-athletes to compete immediately". NCAA. December 16, 2020. Retrieved January 25, 2021.
- ^ "UMaine Men's Ice Hockey coach dies". WABI. April 9, 2021. Retrieved April 9, 2021.
- ^ "2020-21 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". goblackbears.com. Retrieved September 13, 2016.
- ^ "Hockey East Unveils 2021 Tournament and Seeding Format - Hockey East Association". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved February 10, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Hockey East Women's Tournament Field Set". hockeyeastonline.com. Retrieved March 13, 2021.
- ^ "Maine Black Bears (Men) 2020-2021 Schedule and Results". College Hockey Stats. Retrieved December 5, 2019.
- ^ "Univ. of Maine 2020-2021 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved March 7, 2021.
- ^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.