1992–93 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season

1992–93 Maine Black Bears
men's ice hockey season
National champion
Great Alaska Faceoff, champion
Great Western Freeze-Out, champion
Dexter Hockey Classic, champion
Hockey East, champion
Hockey East Tournament, champion
NCAA Tournament, champion
Conference1st Hockey East
Home iceAlfond Arena
Rankings
USA Today1
Record
Overall42–1–2
Conference22–1–1
Home17–1–2
Road12–0–0
Neutral15–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachShawn Walsh
Assistant coachesGrant Standbrook
Red Gendron
Captain(s)Jim Montgomery
Alternate captain(s)Dan Murphy
Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey seasons
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The 1992–93 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 16th season of play for the program, the 14th season competing at the Division I level, and the 9th 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 Shawn Walsh, in his 9th season as their head coach. Led by freshman phenom and future Hockey Hall of Famer Paul Kariya, the Black Bears compiled an unprecedented record of 42-1-2, dominating the competition on the way to winning the national championship, the first in school history.

Personnel

Head Coach: Shawn Walsh, 9th season

Roster

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No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 New York (state) Mike Dunham Junior G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Johnson City, New York Canterbury School (USHS–NY) NJD, 53 overall 1990
2 Massachusetts Andy Silverman Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Beverly, Massachusetts NYR, 181 overall 1990
3 Connecticut Matt Martin Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Hamden, Connecticut Avon Old Farms School (USHS-Prep) TOR, 66 overall 1989
4 Minnesota Chris Imes Junior D 5' 10" (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Birchdale, Minnesota —
5 New Hampshire Jacque Rodrigue Sophomore D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Nashua, New Hampshire North Iowa Huskies (USHL) —
6 Maine Jason Weinrich Junior D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Lewiston, Maine NYR, 118 overall 1990
9 British Columbia Paul Kariya Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Vancouver, British Columbia Penticton Panthers (BCJHL) ANA, 4 overall 1993
10 Quebec Mike Latendresse Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Montreal, Quebec Montreal Olympics (QPJHL) —
11 Connecticut Dan Murphy Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) New Haven, Connecticut The Gunnery Prep —
12 Connecticut Wayne Conlan Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) West Haven, Connecticut STL, 138 overall 1990
13 Massachusetts Dave MacIsaac Sophomore D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Cambridge, Massachusetts —
14 Massachusetts Dave LaCouture Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Natick, Massachusetts STL, 105 overall 1988
15 New York (state) Chris Ferraro Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) Port Jefferson, New York Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) NYR, 85 overall 1992
16 Quebec Patrice Tardif Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 203 lb (92 kg) St. Methode, Quebec STL, 54 overall 1990
17 New York (state) Peter Ferraro Freshman F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Port Jefferson, New York Waterloo Black Hawks (USHL) NYR, 24 overall 1992
18 New York (state) Eric Fenton Senior F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Troy, New York NYR, 202 overall 1988
19 Quebec Jim Montgomery (C) Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Montreal, Quebec Pembroke Lumber Kings (CJHL) —
20 Quebec Brad Purdie Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Dollard-des-Ormeaux, Quebec —
22 New York (state) Kent Salfi Senior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Clifton Park, New York —
24 England Lee Saunders Junior D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 176 lb (80 kg) South Shields, England Nanaimo Clippers (BCJHL) —
25 Minnesota Justin Tomberlin Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Grand Rapids, Minnesota Greenway High (USHS–MN) TOR, 192 overall 1989
26 Massachusetts Chuck Texeria Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Easton, Massachusetts —
27 Quebec Martin Mercier Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Montreal, Quebec —
30 Massachusetts Garth Snow Senior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Wrentham, Massachusetts Stanford Cullitons (MWJHL) QUE, 114 overall 1987
31 Massachusetts Cal Ingraham Junior F 5' 5" (1.65 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Georgetown, Massachusetts Air Force (NCAA) —
33 Massachusetts Greg Hirsch Freshman G Chelmsford, Massachusetts —

Standings

1992–93 Hockey East standings
Conference Overall
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
Maine†* 24 22 1 1 45 162 56 45 42 1 2 272 107
Boston University 24 18 5 1 37 126 84 40 29 9 2 193 126
New Hampshire 24 11 11 2 24 102 99 38 18 17 3 158 143
Massachusetts–Lowell 24 10 13 1 21 100 100 39 20 17 2 158 151
Providence 24 9 12 3 21 91 109 36 16 16 4 149 147
Merrimack 24 8 16 0 16 85 141 36 14 20 2 135 184
Boston College 24 6 15 3 15 80 120 38 9 24 5 117 187
Northeastern 24 6 17 1 13 89 127 35 10 24 1 137 193
Championship: Maine
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion

Schedule and Results

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Record
Regular Season
October 23 Providence Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 9–3  1–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 24 Providence Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine T 4–4  1–0–1 (1–0–1)
October 30 New Brunswick* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 9–2  2–0–1 (1–0–1)
October 31 New Brunswick* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 11–1  3–0–1 (1–0–1)
November 7 at Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island W 6–2  4–0–1 (2–0–1)
November 13 Merrimack Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 14–1  5–0–1 (3–0–1)
November 14 Merrimack Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 11–2  6–0–1 (4–0–1)
November 20 at Boston University Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 4–3  7–0–1 (5–0–1)
November 21 at Boston University Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 6–3  8–0–1 (6–0–1)
November 26 vs. Yale* Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Great Alaska Faceoff) W 3–1  9–0–1 (6–0–1)
November 27 vs. Bowling Green* Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Great Alaska Faceoff) W 8–1  10–0–1 (6–0–1)
November 28 at Alaska–Fairbanks* Carlson Center • Fairbanks, Alaska (Great Alaska Faceoff) W 6–4  11–0–1 (6–0–1)
December 4 Northeastern Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 5–4  12–0–1 (7–0–1)
December 5 Northeastern Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 11–2  13–0–1 (8–0–1)
December 11 vs. New Hampshire* Cumberland County Civic Center • Portland, Maine W 4–3  14–0–1 (8–0–1)
December 12 at Massachusetts–Lowell Tully Forum • Billerica, Massachusetts W 6–3  15–0–1 (9–0–1)
December 19 vs. Western Michigan* Great Western Forum • Inglewood, California (Great Western Freeze Out Semifinal) W 4–1  16–0–1 (9–0–1)
December 20 vs. Lake Superior State* Great Western Forum • Inglewood, California (Great Western Freeze-Out Championship) W 3–2  17–0–1 (9–0–1)
December 29 vs. Ohio State* Richfield Coliseum • Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland Hockey Classic Semifinal) W 9–4  18–0–1 (9–0–1)
December 30 vs. Bowling Green* Richfield Coliseum • Cleveland, Ohio (Cleveland Hockey Classic Championship) W 6–2  19-0-1 (9–0–1)
January 2 Miami* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Dexter Hockey Classic Semifnial) W 3–1  20–0–1 (9–0–1)
January 3 Brown* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Dexter Hockey Classic Championship) W 12–4  21–0–1 (9–0–1)
January 15 Clarkson* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine T 4–4  21–0–2 (9–0–1)
January 16 Clarkson* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 6–0  22–0–2 (9–0–1)
January 22 at Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts W 8–1  23–0–2 (10–0–1)
January 24 at Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts W 4–1  24–0–2 (11–0–1)
January 29 at New Hampshire Snively Arena • Durham, New Hampshire W 5–2  25–0–2 (12–0–1)
January 30 at New Hampshire Snively Arena • Durham, New Hampshire W 8–3  26–0–2 (13–0–1)
February 5 Massachusetts–Lowell Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 7–4  27–0–2 (14–0–1)
February 6 Massachusetts–Lowell Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 4–2  28–0–2 (15–0–1)
February 12 at Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 7–1  29–0–2 (16–0–1)
February 13 at Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts W 6–2  30–0–2 (17–0–1)
February 19 Boston University Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine L 6–7 OT 30–1–2 (17–1–1)
February 20 Boston University Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 6–1  31–1–2 (18–1–1)
February 26 at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts W 4–2  32–1–2 (19–1–1)
February 27 at Merrimack J. Thom Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts W 8–1  33–1–2 (20–1–1)
March 2 Boston College Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 9–1  34–1–2 (21–1–1)
March 6 New Hampshire Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 5–2  35–1–2 (22–1–1)
Hockey East Tournament
March 12 Northeastern Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 6–1  36–1–2 (22–1–1)
March 14 Northeastern Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine W 9–5  37–1–2 (22–1–1)
March 19 vs. Massachusetts–Lowell Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts W 7–5  38–1–2 (22–1–1)
March 20 vs. Boston University Boston Garden • Boston, Massachusetts W 5–2  39–1–2 (22–1–1)
NCAA Tournament
March 27 vs. Minnesota* Worcester Centrum • Worcester, Massachusetts (NCAA regional semifinals) W 6–2  40–1–2 (22–1–1)
April 1 vs. Michigan* Bradley Center • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (National semifinal) W 4–3 OT 41–1–2 (22–1–1)
April 3 vs. Lake Superior State* Bradley Center • Milwaukee, Wisconsin (National championship) W 5–4  42–1–2 (22–1–1)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

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Scoring statistics

Name Games Goals Assists Pts PIM
Paul Kariya 39 25 75 100 12
Jim Montgomery 45 32 63 95 40
Cal Ingraham 45 46 39 85 50
Chris Ferraro 39 25 26 51 46
Mike Latendresse 40 21 30 51 22
Peter Ferraro 36 18 32 50 106
Patrice Tardif 45 23 25 48 22
Dave MacIssac 35 5 32 37 14
Eric Fenton 31 21 15 36 76
Chris Imes 45 12 23 35 24
Matt Martin 44 6 26 32 88
Kent Salfi 33 10 13 23 24
Justin Tomberlin 34 13 9 22 22
Martin Mercier 39 11 8 19 23
Lee Saunders 42 7 12 19 40
Dave LaCouture 43 8 6 14 78
Dan Murphy 44 0 11 11 56
Brad Purdie 20 3 7 10 14
Jason Weinrich 38 1 8 9 42
Andy Silverman 37 1 7 10 56
Jamie Thompson 16 3 1 4 10
Chuck Texeira 13 1 3 4 16
Wayne Conlan 3 0 3 3 0
Garth Snow 23 0 3 3 6
Jacques Rodrigue 2 0 2 2 2
Mike Dunham 25 0 2 2 0
Greg Hirsch 11 0 0 0 0
Total

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Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Garth Snow 23 1210 21 0 1 42 452 1 .915 2.08
Greg Hirsch 11 73 0 0 0 3 – 0 – 2.46
Mike Dunham 25 1429 21 1 1 63 526 0 .893 2.65
Total 45 – 42 1 2 107 – 1 – –

1993 national championship

(E1) Maine vs. (W1) Lake Superior State

April 3 Maine 5 – 4 Lake Superior State Bradley Center


Scoring summary
Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score
1st Maine Patrice Tardif Latendresse 0:28 1–0 Maine
Maine Chris Ferraro Imes and Ferraro 7:10 2–0 Maine
LSSU Mike Bachusz Angelelli and Ness 17:02 2–1 Maine
2nd LSSU Clayton Beddoes unassisted 27:01 2–2
LSSU John Hendry Beddoes 35:46 3–2 LSSU
LSSU Wayne Strachan Hulett 38:42 4–2 LSSU
3rd Maine Jim Montgomery Kariya 44:19 4–3 LSSU
Maine Jim Montgomery Kariya and Imes 47:40 4–4
Maine Jim Montgomery – GW Kariya 48:54 5–4 Maine
Goaltenders
Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice
LSSU Blaine Lacher 24 5
Maine Mike Dunham 8 4
Maine Garth Snow 8 0

Players drafted into the NHL

1993 NHL Entry Draft

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= NHL All-Star team = NHL All-Star[6] = NHL All-Star[6] and NHL All-Star team = Hall of Famers = Did not play in the NHL
Round Pick Player NHL team
1 4 Paul Kariya Anaheim Mighty Ducks
4 84 Trevor Roenick † Hartford Whalers

† incoming freshman

1993 NHL Supplemental Draft

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Pick Player NHL team
4 Chris Imes Florida Panthers

References

  1. ^ "1992-93 Maine Black Bears roster & stats". bangorinfo.com. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  2. ^ "Bangor In Focus: 42-1-2". bangorinfocom. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
  3. ^ "Maine 1992-1993 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  4. ^ "1992-93 U. of Maine roster and statistics". Hockey DB. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  5. ^ "1993 NHL Entry Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
  6. ^ a b Players are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career.
  7. ^ "1993 NHL Supplemental Draft". Hockey DB. Retrieved November 21, 2019.