2024–25 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season

2024–25 Maine Black Bears
men's ice hockey season
2024–25 Maine Black Bears; men's ice hockey season
Conference	Hockey East
Home ice	Alfond Arena
Rankings
USCHO	#4
USA Hockey	#4
Record
Overall	12–2–2
Conference	5–2–2
Home	8–0–1
Road	4–2–1
Coaches and captains
Head coach	Ben Barr
Assistant coaches	Alfie Michaud; Jason Fortier; Eric Soltys
	Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey seasons; « 2023–24 2025–26 »

The 2024–25 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season will be the 50th season of play for the program, the 48th season competing at the Division I level, and the 41st in Hockey East. The Black Bears will represent the University of Maine, play their home games at the Alfond Arena and be coached by Ben Barr in his 4th season.

Season

Departures

Player	Position	Nationality	Cause
Connor Androlewicz	Goaltender	United States	Graduate transfer to Stonehill
Cole Hanson	Forward	United States	Graduation (retired)
Ryan Hopkins	Defenseman	Canada	Left program
Donavan Houle	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with San Jose Barracuda)
Bradly Nadeau	Forward	Canada	Signed professional contract (Carolina Hurricanes)
Victor Östman	Goaltender	Sweden	Graduation (signed with Seattle Kraken)
Reid Pabich	Forward	United States	Transferred to Sacred Heart
Ben Poisson	Forward	Canada	Graduation (signed with Greenville Swamp Rabbits)
Félix Trudeau	Forward	Canada	Transferred to Sacred Heart

Recruiting

Player	Position	Nationality	Age	Notes
Frank Djurasevic	Defenseman	United States	22	New Rochelle, NY; transfer from Merrimack
Owen Fowler	Forward	United States	22	Tewksbury, MA; transfer from Massachusetts Lowell
Oskar Komarov	Forward	Finland	20	Uusikaarlepyy, FIN
Taylor Makar	Forward	Canada	23	Calgary, AB; transfer from Massachusetts; selected 220th overall in 2021
Ross Mitton	Forward	United States	24	Manhasset, NY; graduate transfer from Colgate
Brian Morse	Defenseman	United States	21	Fresno, CA
Thomas Pichette	Forward	Canada	21	Maskinongé, QC
Charlie Russell	Forward	United States	21	Houghton, MI; transfer from Clarkson
Gage Stewart	Goaltender	Canada	21	Marathon, ON

Roster

As of August 15, 2024.^[1]

No.	Player	Class	Pos	Height	Weight	DoB	Hometown	Previous team	NHL rights
2	Jack Dalton	Sophomore	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-07-22	River Forest, Illinois	New Mexico Ice Wolves (NAHL)	—
3	Luke Antonacci	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	171 lb (78 kg)	2002-11-26	Princeton, New Jersey	Sioux City Musketeers (USHL)	—
4	Brandon Holt	Junior	D	5' 11" (1.8 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	2001-04-30	Grand Forks, North Dakota	New Mexico Ice Wolves (NAHL)	—
6	Liam Lesakowski	Sophomore	D	6' 5" (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2003-12-12	Buffalo, New York	Cedar Rapids RoughRiders (USHL)	—
7	Brian Morse	Freshman	D	6' 1" (1.85 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2003-02-06	Fresno, California	Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL)	—
11	Charlie Russell	Sophomore	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	174 lb (79 kg)	2003-08-21	Houghton, Michigan	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
12	Owen Fowler	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	2002-06-04	Tewksbury, Massachusetts	Massachusetts Lowell (HEA)	—
14	Sully Scholle	Sophomore	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2003-03-19	Chaska, Minnesota	New Mexico Ice Wolves (NAHL)	—
15	Brandon Chabrier	Junior	D	6' 0" (1.83 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	2002-07-19	Bayville, New York	Madison Capitols (USHL)	—
16	Aidan Carney	Junior	F	6' 4" (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2001-09-08	Paradise Valley, Arizona	Amarillo Wranglers (NAHL)	—
17	Ross Mitton	Graduate	F	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-07-05	Copiague Harbor, New York	Colgate (ECAC)	—
18	Taylor Makar	Senior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2001-03-13	Calgary, Alberta	Massachusetts (AJHL)	COL, 220th overall 2021
20	Josh Nadeau	Sophomore	F	5' 8" (1.73 m)	158 lb (72 kg)	2003-10-22	Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
22	Harrison Scott	Senior	F	6' 0" (1.83 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2000-09-27	San Jose, California	Bentley (AHA)	—
23	Grayson Arnott	Junior	D	5' 9" (1.75 m)	152 lb (69 kg)	2001-06-14	Toronto, Ontario	Penticton Vees (BCHL)	—
24	Nolan Renwick	Junior	F	6' 3" (1.91 m)	211 lb (96 kg)	2001-02-16	Milestone, Saskatchewan	Omaha Lancers (USHL)	—
25	Nicholas Niemo	Junior	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2001-03-28	Middlebury, Vermont	Bentley (AHA)	—
26	Thomas Freel	Junior	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2001-06-26	Aberdeen, Scotland	Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL)	—
27	Lynden Breen	Graduate	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	173 lb (78 kg)	2001-05-31	Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick	Fargo Force (USHL)	—
28	Anthony Calafiore	Sophomore	F	5' 9" (1.75 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	2002-04-06	Staten Island, New York	New Jersey Titans (NAHL)	—
29	Thomas Pichette	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-07-03	Maskinongé, Quebec	Penticton Vees (USHL)	—
30	Albin Boija	Sophomore	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	181 lb (82 kg)	2003-08-20	Sundsvall, Sweden	Växjö J20 (J20 Nationell)	—
34	Bodie Nobes	Sophomore	D	5' 10" (1.78 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-07-18	Sainte-Thérèse, Quebec	Green Bay Gamblers (USHL)	—
35	Gage Stewart	Freshman	G	6' 0" (1.83 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2003-06-17	Marathon, Ontario	Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL)	—
37	David Breazeale	Senior	D	6' 4" (1.93 m)	201 lb (91 kg)	2000-04-22	Grandville, Michigan	Shreveport Mudbugs (NAHL)	—
38	Oskar Komarov	Freshman	F	5' 11" (1.8 m)	183 lb (83 kg)	2003-10-06	Uusikaarlepyy, Finland	Langley Rivermen (BCHL)	—
39	Patriks Bērziņš	Sophomore	G	6' 1" (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2003-08-30	Talsi, Latvia	Tri-City Storm (USHL)	—
44	Frank Djurasevic	Sophomore	D	6' 2" (1.88 m)	198 lb (90 kg)	2002-03-09	New Rochelle, New York	Merrimack (BCHL)	—

Standings

2024–25 Hockey East Standings v t e
	Conference record										Overall record
	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	SW	PTS	GF	GA	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
#4 Maine	9	5	2	2	0	0	1	18	29	14	14	10	2	2	55	22
#13 Boston University	8	5	2	1	0	0	1	17	32	24	14	8	5	1	52	47
#7 Providence	9	5	2	2	2	1	1	17	29	25	15	10	3	2	46	38
#10 Massachusetts Lowell	7	5	2	0	0	0	0	15	23	17	14	10	3	1	47	33
Connecticut	10	4	5	1	1	1	0	13	26	30	14	7	6	1	42	39
Vermont	9	3	4	2	1	2	1	13	24	26	13	3	7	3	32	40
#2 Boston College	6	4	2	0	1	0	0	11	18	13	13	10	3	0	44	24
Northeastern	8	1	4	3	0	1	2	9	16	24	12	3	6	3	28	36
Merrimack	8	2	5	1	0	0	1	8	17	32	13	3	9	1	26	47
Massachusetts	7	1	4	2	0	0	1	6	16	19	15	7	6	2	49	39
New Hampshire	6	1	3	2	0	0	0	5	9	14	12	6	4	2	33	28
Championship: March 21, 2025 † indicates regular season champion * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO Division I Men's Poll Updated: December 2, 2024

Schedule and results

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Decision	Result	Attendance	Record
Regular Season
October 5	7:00 pm	American International*	#12	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Boija	W 6–0	5,043	1–0–0
October 12	2:00 pm	Army*	#11	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Exhibition)	ESPN+	Boija	W 5–0	3,652
October 18	7:00 pm	#7 Quinnipiac*	#9	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Boija	W 2–1	5,043	2–0–0
October 19	7:30 pm	#7 Quinnipiac*	#9	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Boija	W 6–5 ^OT	5,043	3–0–0
October 25	7:00 pm	at Northeastern	#6	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Boija	W 4–1	4,521	4–0–0 (1–0–0)
October 26	7:00 pm	at Northeastern	#6	Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Boija	T 2–2 ^SOW	4,739	4–0–1 (1–0–1)
November 1	7:30 pm	Merrimack	#7	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Boija	W 5–0	4,585	5–0–1 (2–0–1)
November 2	7:30 pm	Merrimack	#7	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Boija	W 6–0	4,796	6–0–1 (3–0–1)
November 8	7:00 pm	at #2 Boston College	#5	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+, NESN	Boija	L 2–3	7,884	6–1–1 (3–1–1)
November 9	7:00 pm	at #2 Boston College	#5	Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts	ESPN+	Boija	L 0–3	7,195	6–2–1 (3–2–1)
November 15	7:00 pm	#11 Boston University	#7	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Boija	W 5–2	4,807	7–2–1 (4–2–1)
November 16	7:00 pm	#11 Boston University	#7	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Rivalry)	ESPN+	Boija	T 2–2 ^SOL	5,043	7–2–2 (4–2–2)
November 22	7:00 pm	at New Hampshire	#5т	Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire (Rivalry)	ESPN+, NESN	Boija	W 3–1	6,501	8–2–2 (5–2–2)
November 30	3:00 pm	at Rensselaer*	#5	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+	Boija	W 6–0	2,117	9–2–2
December 1	3:00 pm	at Rensselaer*	#5	Houston Field House • Troy, New York	ESPN+	Boija	W 6–2	1,662	10–2–2
December 7	2:00 pm	Stonehill*	#5	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Boija	W 5–2	4,518	11–2–2
December 8	3:00 pm	Stonehill*	#5	Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+	Berzins	W 4–2	4,468	12–2–2
December 29	4:00 pm	vs. Bentley*	#4	Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine
January 3	7:00 pm	Denver*		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
January 4	7:00 pm	Denver*		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine
January 10	7:15 pm	at Massachusetts Lowell		Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 11	6:05 pm	at Massachusetts Lowell		Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts	ESPN+
January 17	7:00 pm	Connecticut		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+
January 18	7:00 pm	Connecticut		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+
January 31	7:00 pm	Northeastern		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+
February 2	4:00 pm	Massachusetts		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+
February 7	7:00 pm	at Providence		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
February 8	6:00 pm	at Providence		Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island	ESPN+
February 14	7:00 pm	New Hampshire		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Rivalry)	ESPN+
February 15	7:00 pm	New Hampshire		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Rivalry)	ESPN+
February 21	7:00 pm	at Connecticut		Toscano Family Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut	ESPN+
February 28	7:00 pm	Vermont		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+
March 1	7:00 pm	Vermont		Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine	ESPN+
March 7	7:00 pm	at Massachusetts		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
March 8	6:00 pm	at Massachusetts		Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts	ESPN+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. Source:^[2]

Scoring statistics

Rankings

Poll	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26 (Final)
USCHO.com	12	11	9	6	7	5	7	5т	5	5	5 (2)	4 (1)	–
USA Hockey	11	10	10	6	6	5	7	6	5	5	5	4 (1)	–

Note: USCHO did not release a poll in week 12.^[3]
Note: USA Hockey did not release a poll in week 12.

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Maine Black Bears. Retrieved August 15, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Maine Black Bears. Retrieved August 27, 2022.
^ "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Ice Hockey Roster". Maine Black Bears. Retrieved August 15, 2024.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Ice Hockey Schedule". Maine Black Bears. Retrieved August 27, 2022.

[3] "USCHO Division I Men's Poll". USCHO.com. Retrieved November 26, 2019.

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v t e Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Alumni Field Rink (1922–1924) Alfond Arena (1977–present)
Coaches	Cuddy Murphy (1922–1923) Stanley Wallace (1923–1924) Jack Semler (1977–1984) Shawn Walsh (1984–1995, 1996–2001) Greg Cronin (1995–1996) Tim Whitehead (2001–2013) Red Gendron (2013–2021) Ben Barr (2021–Present)
Seasons	1922–23 1923–24 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC 2 (1977–1979) ECAC Hockey (1979–1984) Hockey East (1984–present)
Rivalries	New Hampshire Boston University
Culture & lore	Florida College Hockey Classic 42–1–2
All-time leaders	Jim Montgomery (301 Points) Jean-Yves Roy (108 Goals) Garth Snow/Scott King (66 Wins)
National championships	1993 1999
Frozen Four appearances	1988 1989 1991 1993 1995 1999 2000 2002 2004 2006 2007
NCAA Tournament appearances	1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1995 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2012 2024
Conference Tournament titles	Hockey East: 1989 1992 1993 2000 2004
Hobey Baker winners	Scott Pellerin (1992) Paul Kariya (1993)
University of Maine Orono, ME