PREVIEW: Men’s hockey goes into two games at #5 Boston University

ORONO, Maine University of Maine men’s hockey travels to Boston for two games at #5 Boston University in the Hockey East weekend series. Game time on Friday is at 19:00 and on Saturday at 18:00.

GAME INFORMATION
Game #22: University of Maine Black Bears at #5 Boston University Terriers
DATE:on Friday 20 January 2023
TIME:19:00 ET
SITE:Agganis Arena – Boston, Massachusetts
2022-23 RECORDS:Fame 9-10-2 (3-6-1HE), BU 15-6-0 (9-4-0 HE)

Game #23: University of Maine Black Bears at #5 Boston University Terriers
DATE:on Saturday 21 January 2023
TIME:18:00 ET
SITE:Agganis Arena – Boston, Massachusetts

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About Black Bears

The Black Bears enter the 2022-23 season with 16 new faces on the roster after seeing 13 players graduate, transfer or leave to play professional hockey.

12 letterwinners from the 2021-22 season return this season for Maine hockey, including four new captains.Jakub the orphancomes to sports “C” whileLynden Breen,Ben PoissonandDavid Breazealehave each earned an A in their sweater.

11 incoming freshmen and five transfers make up the players added by the coaching staff, who are now in their second full season behind the bench.

Junior Vice-CaptainLynden Breenleads the Black Bears in goals (eight). Senior Vice Captain ForwardBen Poissonholds the team lead in assists (11) and points (16). Freshman defensemanBrandon Holt(4G, 5A) leads all newcomers in points.

12 different Black Bears have scored at least two goals in the first 19 games (Breen, Holt, Villeneuve-Houle, Hanson, Henbrant, Trudeau, Pabich, Poisson, Sirota, Antonacci, Freel and Renwick), while 18 different players have scored. three or more serves.

About the terrier

Boston University finished the 2021-22 season with a 19-13-3 record and fell to UConn 3-1 in the first round of the Hockey East tournament.

The Terriers return four of their top five scorers in 2021-22 in Domenick Fensore, Wilmer Skoog, Matt Brown and Jay O’Brien.

Drew Commesso played 28 games last season. The junior posted a 2.52 GAA and .914 save percentage while also winning 13 games and recording one shutout for the Terriers.

Series with Boston University

Maine and BU have met 138 times before Friday’s contest, with BU holding a 69-55-14 all-time record.

Last season, the teams played two games at Alfond Arena and one in Boston. BU won one game in Boston and one in Orono, while the Black Bears went 8-1 on senior night.

The Black Bears and Terriers first met in the 1923-24 season, with the Black Bears winning the contest 4-2.

Maine went on an 11-game hitting streak against the Terriers on 31. October 1986 to November 10, 1989.

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