2018–19 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season
College ice hockey team season
The 2018–19 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 44th season of play for the program, the 42nd season competing at the Division I level, and the 35th 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 6th season as their head coach.
Personnel
Head Coach: Red Gendron , 5th season
Assistant Coach: Ben Guite , 5th season
Assistant Coach: Alfie Michaud , 3rd season
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Colten St. Clair
Roster
As of March 10, 2018.[ 1]
No.
S/P/C
Player
Class
Pos
Height
Weight
DoB
Hometown
Previous team
NHL rights
1
Jeremy Swayman
Sophomore
G
6' 3" (1.91 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Anchorage, Alaska
Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL )
BOS , 111 overall 2017
2
Jakub Sirota
Freshman
D
6' 2" (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Kroměříž, Czech Republic
Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL )
—
3
Rob Michel (C )
Senior
D
6' 2" (1.88 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Camillus, New York
West Gennessee
—
4
Jack Quinlivan
Sophomore
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
187 lb (85 kg)
Shrewsbury, Massachusetts
Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL )
—
5
Ryan Smith
Junior
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Roanoke, Virginia
Green Bay Gamblers (USHL )
—
6
Simon Butala
Freshman
D
6' 2" (1.88 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL )
—
10
Kevin Hock
Sophomore
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
Braintree, Massachusetts
Dexter School
—
11
Mitchell Fossier (A )
Junior
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
188 lb (85 kg)
Alpharetta, Georgia
Sioux City Musketeers (USHL )
—
12
Chase Pearson (C )
Sophomore
F
6' 2" (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Alpharetta, Georgia
Youngstown Phantoms (USHL )
DET , 140 overall 2015
13
Samuel Rennaker
Junior
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL )
—
14
Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup
Freshman
F
6' 2" (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Charlottenlund, Denmark
Fargo Force (USHL )
—
15
Canon Pieper
Graduate
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Roseville, Minnesota
Quinnipiac (ECAC )
—
16
Alexis Binner
Sophomore
D
6' 3" (1.91 m)
216 lb (98 kg)
Stocksund , Sweden
Green Bay Gamblers (USHL )
—
17
Tim Doherty
Junior
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
Portsmouth, Rhode Island
Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL )
—
18
Keith Muehlbauer (A )
Senior
D
6' 2" (1.88 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Apple Valley, Minnesota
Eastview HS
—
20
Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi
Sophomore
D
6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Jakobstad , Finland
Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL )
—
22
Brendan Robbins
Senior
F
6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Nashua, New Hampshire
Nashua North HS
—
23
Sam Becker
Senior
D
6' 0" (1.83 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Roseville, Minnesota
Minnesota Magicians (NAHL )
—
24
Adam Dawe
Freshman
F
5' 8" (1.73 m)
161 lb (73 kg)
Gander, Newfoundland
Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL )
—
25
Brady Keeper
Sophomore
D
6' 0" (1.83 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Cross Lake, Manitoba
OCN Blizzard (MJHL )
—
26
Cameron Spicer
Sophomore
D
6' 0" (1.83 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Erie, Colorado
Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL )
—
27
Patrick Shea
Junior
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Marshfield, Massachusetts
Kimball Union
FLA , 192 overall 2015
28
Adrian Holesinsky
Sophomore
F
5' 11" (1.8 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Cadca , Czech Republic
Janesville Jets (NAHL )
—
29
Daniel Perez
Senior
F
6' 3" (1.91 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Bloomfield, New Jersey
St. Peter's Prep
—
30
Emil Westerlund
Sophomore
F
6' 1" (1.85 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Linköping , Sweden
Linköpings HC J20
—
33
Stephen Mundinger
Junior
G
6' 8" (2.03 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
Smithtown, New York
New York Aviators
—
34
Eduards Tralmaks
Sophomore
F
6' 4" (1.93 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Riga, Latvia
Chicago Steel (USHL )
—
35
Rob McGovern
Junior
G
6' 4" (1.93 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Weymouth, Massachusetts
Thayer Academy
—
Standings
Schedule and Results
[ 2]
Date
Time
Opponent#
Rank#
Site
TV
Result
Record
Exhibition
October 8
6:00 PM
Prince Edward Island *
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
W 6–1
0–0–0
Regular Season
October 12
7:00 PM
St. Lawrence *
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
W 3-1
1–0–0 (0–0–0)
October 13
7:00 PM
St. Lawrence*
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
W 4-1
2–0–0 (0–0–0)
October 19
8:07 PM
at #2 Minnesota-Duluth *
Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
L 2-8
2–1–0
October 20
8:07 PM
at #2 Minnesota-Duluth*
Amsoil Arena • Duluth, Minnesota
L 2–3
2–2–0
October 26
7:00 PM
at Connecticut
XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut
L 2–5
2–3–0 (0-1-0)
October 27
3:00 PM
at Connecticut
XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut
T 2–2 OT
2–3–1 (0-1-1)
November 2
7:00 PM
Mass-Lowell
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
W 4-3
3–3–1 (1–1–1)
November 3
7:30 PM
Mass-Lowell
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
FCS
L 0-1
3–4–1 (1–2–1)
November 16
7:30 PM
at Boston University
Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts
L 2-3
3–5–1 (1–3–1)
November 17
7:00 PM
at Boston University
Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts
NESN+
W 3-1
4–5–1 (2–3–1)
November 23
7:00 PM
#10 Quinnipiac *
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
L 2–7
4–6–1
November 24
7:30 PM
#10 Quinnipiac*
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
FCS
L 0–2
4–7–1
November 30
7:00 PM
at Vermont
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont
W 2–1 OT
5–7–1 (3–3-1)
December 1
5:00 PM
at Vermont
Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont
T 3–3 OT
5–7–2 (3–3–2)
December 28
7:00 PM
at Princeton *
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey
ESPN+
L 0-1
5–8–2
December 29
7:00 PM
at Princeton*
Hobey Baker Memorial Rink • Princeton, New Jersey
ESPN+
L 3-7
5–9–2
January 2
6:00 PM
Colorado College *
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
FCS
W 4–2
6–9–2
January 7
7:00 PM
vs. #19 Yale *
Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine
W 4-3 OT
7–9–2
January 11
7:30 PM
#12 Northeastern
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
FCS
L 2-3
7-10-2 (3-4-2)
January 12
7:00 PM
#12 Northeastern
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
L 0-4
7–11–2 (3-5-2)
January 16
7:00 PM
at Boston College
Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts
W 7-2
8–11–2 (4–5–2)
January 21
2:00 PM
New Hampshire
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
T 4-4 OT
8–11–3 (4-5-3)
January 25
7:30 PM
#2 Massachusetts
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
FCS
L 2-4
8–12–3 (4-6-3)
January 26
7:00 PM
#2 Massachusetts
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
W 4-3
9–12–3 (5–6–3)
February 1
7:00 PM
at New Hampshire
Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire
NESN+
L 2-3 OT
9–13–3 (5–7–3)
February 2
7:00 PM
at New Hampshire
Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire
NESN
W 5-3
10–13–3 (6–7–3)
February 8
7:00 PM
#11 Providence
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
L 0-1
10–14–3 (6–8–3)
February 9
7:00 PM
#11 Providence
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
FCN
W 3-1
11–14–3 (7–8–3)
February 15
7:00 PM
at Merrimack
Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts
T 3-3 OT
11–14–4 (7–8–4)
February 16
7:00 PM
at Merrimack
Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts
W 4-2
12–14–4 (8–8–4)
February 22
7:00 PM
Boston College
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
W 2-1
13–14–4 (9–8–4)
February 23
7:30 PM
Boston College
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
FCS
W 2-1 OT
14–14–4 (10–8–4)
March 2
8:00 PM
at #2 Massachusetts
Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts
NESN+
L 0-6
14–15–4 (10–9–4)
March 9
7:30 PM
Boston University
Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
FCS
W 6-0
15–15–4 (11–9–4)
Hockey East Tournament
March 15
7:00 PM
at #9 Northeastern*
Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinals )
L 1-2 OT
15–16–4
March 16
7:00 PM
at #9 Northeastern*
Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts (Hockey East Quarterfinals)
L 1-2
15–17–4
*Non-conference game. # Rankings from USCHO.com Poll . All times are in Eastern Time .
Rankings
Poll
Week
Pre
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2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23 (Final)
USCHO.com
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NR
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NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
NR
USA Today
NR
NR
NR
NR
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