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2019–20 Maine Black Bears
men's ice hockey season
Conference4th Hockey East
Home iceAlfond Arena
Rankings
USCHO.com15
USA Today/
US Hockey Magazine		NR
Record
Overall18-11-5
Conference12-9-3
Home14-1-3
Road5-10-2
Neutral0–0–0
Coaches and captains
Head coachRed Gendron
Assistant coachesBen Guité
Alfie Michaud
Scott Hillman
Captain(s)Mitchell Fossier
Alternate captain(s)Jack Quinlivan
Ryan Smith
Tim Dohrety
Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey seasons
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The 2019–20 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 45th season of play for the program, the 43rd season competing at the Division I level, and the 36th 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 7th season as their head coach.

Personnel

Head Coach: Red Gendron, 7th season
Assistant Coach: Ben Guite, 7th season
Assistant Coach: Alfie Michaud, 4th season
Volunteer Assistant Coach: Scott Hillman

Roster

As of November 12, 2019.[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
1 Alaska Jeremy Swayman Junior G 6' 3" (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Anchorage, Alaska Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) BOS, 111 overall 2017
2 Czech Republic Jakub Sirota Sophomore D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Kroměříž, Czech Republic Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) —
4 Massachusetts Jack Quinlivan (A) Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Shrewsbury, Massachusetts Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) —
5 Virginia Ryan Smith (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Roanoke, Virginia Green Bay Gamblers (USHL) —
7 Pennsylvania A.J Drobot Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Churchville, Pennsylvania Fargo Force (USHL) —
10 Massachusetts Kevin Hock Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Braintree, Massachusetts Dexter School —
11 Georgia (U.S. state) Mitchell Fossier (C) Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Alpharetta, Georgia Sioux City Musketeers (USHL) —
12 British Columbia Ben Poisson Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Vancouver, British Columbia Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) —
13 Michigan Samuel Rennaker Junior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Grand Rapids, Michigan Topeka Roadrunners (NAHL) —
14 Denmark Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup Sophomore F 6' 2" (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Charlottenlund, Denmark Fargo Force (USHL) —
15 Massachusetts Brady Gaudette Freshman F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Braintree, Massachusetts Northeast Generals (NAHL) —
16 Saskatchewan Levi Kleiboer Freshman D 5' 11" (1.8 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Martensville, Saskatchewan Minot Minotaurs (NAHL) —
17 Rhode Island Tim Doherty (A) Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Portsmouth, Rhode Island Boston Junior Bruins (USPHL) —
18 New York (state) J.D Greenway Junior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Canton, New York Wisconsin (Big Ten) TOR, 72 overall 2016
20 Finland Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jakobstad, Finland Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
21 Sweden Edward Lindelow Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Stockholm, Sweden Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) —
22 Alberta Dawson Bruneski Freshman D/F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Camrose, Alberta Drumheller Dragons (AJHL) —
23 New Jersey Remy Parker Freshman F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Montclair, New Jersey Jersey Hitmen (NCDC) —
24 Dominion of Newfoundland Adam Dawe Sophomore F 5' 8" (1.73 m) 161 lb (73 kg) Gander, Newfoundland Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) —
25 North Carolina Perry Winfree Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Cary, North Carolina Jersey Hitmen (NCDC) —
26 Colorado Cameron Spicer Junior D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Erie, Colorado Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL) —
27 Massachusetts Patrick Shea Senior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Marshfield, Massachusetts Kimball Union FLA, 192 overall 2015
28 Slovakia Adrian Holesinsky Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Cadca, Slovakia Janesville Jets (NAHL) —
29 Ontario Adrien Bisson Freshman D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Cornwall, Ontario Ottawa Junior Senators "A" (CCHL) —
30 Sweden Emil Westerlund Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Linköping, Sweden Linköpings HC J20 —
33 New York (state) Stephen Mundinger Senior G 6' 8" (2.03 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Smithtown, New York New York Aviators —
34 Latvia Eduards Tralmaks Junior F 6' 4" (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Riga, Latvia Chicago Steel (USHL) —
35 Manitoba Matthew Thiessen Freshman G 6' 2" (1.88 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Altona, Manitoba Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) VAN, 192 overall 2018

Standings

2019–20 Hockey East Standings
Conference record Overall record
GP W L T PTS GF GA GP W L T GF GA
#5 Boston College † 24 17 6 1 35 93 48 34 24 8 2 136 71
#9 Massachusetts 24 14 8 2 30 69 49 34 21 11 2 107 67
#12 Massachusetts–Lowell 24 12 7 5 29 60 60 34 18 10 6 90 79
#15 Maine 24 12 9 3 27 56 56 34 18 11 5 89 75
Connecticut 24 12 10 2 26 71 75 34 15 15 4 102 106
Boston University 24 10 9 5 25 69 64 34 13 13 8 103 98
#19 Northeastern 24 11 12 1 23 66 71 34 18 13 3 98 92
Providence 24 10 11 3 23 70 63 34 16 12 6 102 78
New Hampshire 24 9 12 3 21 54 69 34 15 15 4 91 97
Merrimack 24 7 14 3 17 63 77 34 9 22 3 85 123
Vermont 24 2 18 4 8 44 83 34 5 23 6 59 100
Championship: March 21, 2020
† indicates conference regular season champion
* indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy)
Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll

Schedule and Results

[2]

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Decision Result Attendance Record
Regular Season
October 5 4:00 PM at #7 Providence Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Swayman L 0-7   3,030 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 6 4:00 PM New Brunswick* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Exhibition)   Mundinger L 0-5  2,903 0–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 11 7:00 PM Alaska-Anchorage* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Swayman W 7-1  2,975 1–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 12 7:00 PM Alaska-Anchorage* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Swayman W 2-1 OT 2,916 2–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 18 7:00 PM at #8 Quinnipiac* People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Swayman W 4-2  3,108 3–1–0 (0–1–0)
October 19 7:00 PM at #8 Quinnipiac* People's United Center • Hamden, Connecticut ESPN+ Swayman L 3-4  3,119 3–2–0 (0–1–0)
October 25 7:00 PM at Vermont Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont   Swayman W 2–1  3,329 4–2–0 (1–1–0)
November 1 7:30 PM Boston University Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine ABC Bangor Swayman W 4–2  3,447 5–2–0 (2–1–0)
November 2 7:00 PM Boston University Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Swayman T 2-2  4,037 5–2–1 (2–1–1)
November 8 7:15 PM at #14 Mass-Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts FCS Swayman T 1-1  4,199 5–2–2 (2–1–2)
November 9 6:05 PM at #14 Mass-Lowell Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts   Swayman L 2-3  4,077 5–3–2 (2–2–2)
November 15 7:30 PM New Hampshire Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FOX Bangor Swayman W 3-1  4,787 6–3–2 (3–2–2)
November 16 7:00 PM New Hampshire Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine NESN+ Swayman W 2-1 OT 5,012 7–3–2 (4–2–2)
November 22 7:00 PM at #13 Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Swayman L 2–5  2,021 7–4–2 (4–3–2)
November 23 7:00 PM at #13 Northeastern Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts   Swayman L 2–3  1,929 7–5–2 (4–4–2)
November 29 7:30 PM at St. Lawrence* SUNY Canton Ice Rink • Canton, New York ESPN+ Swayman W 5-2  515 8-5-2 (4-4-2)
November 30 7:00 PM at St. Lawrence* SUNY Canton Ice Rink • Canton, New York ESPN+ Swayman T 1-1  363 8-5-3 (4-4-2)
December 6 7:00 PM at #11 Massachusetts Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Swayman L 1-5  4,507 8-6-3 (4-5-2)
December 7 7:00 PM at #11 Massachusetts Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts   Swayman L 1-4  3,545 8-7-3 (4-6-2)
December 10 7:00 PM at Yale* Ingalls Rink • New Haven, Connecticut ESPN+ Swayman L 1-3  1,472 8-8-3 (4-6-2)
December 29 4:00 PM American International* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine ABC Bangor Swayman W 5-1  3,063 9-8-3 (4-6-2)
January 3 6:00 PM Nebraska-Omaha* Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Swayman T 2-2  3,123 9-8-4 (4-6-2)
January 4 12:00 PM vs. Nebraska-Omaha* Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine   Swayman W 3-2  3,900 10-8-4 (4-6-2)
January 15 7:05 PM at Connecticut Webster Bank Arena • Bridgeport, Connecticut   Swayman L 2-3  559 10-9-4 (4-7-2)
January 24 7:00 PM at #4 Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Swayman W 4-3 OT 5,191 11-9-4 (5-7-2)
January 25 8:00 PM at #4 Boston College Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts   Swayman W 3-2 OT 4,758 12-9-4 (6-7-2)
January 31 7:30 PM Merrimack Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine ABC Bangor Swayman W 6-2  3,513 13-9-4 (7-7-2)
February 1 7:00 PM Merrimack Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Swayman W 3-2  4,303 14-9-4 (8-7-2)
February 7 7:30 PM #12 Northeastern Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FOX Bangor Swayman W 4-2  3,122 15-9-4 (9-7-2)
February 14 7:30 PM Connecticut #17 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine FOX Bangor Swayman L 2-3  4,023 15-10-4 (9-8-2)
February 15 7:30 PM Connecticut #17 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine NESN Swayman W 1-0 OT 3,876 16-10-4 (10-8-2)
February 21 7:00 PM Vermont #17 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine   Swayman W 6-1  3,762 17-10-4 (11-8-2)
February 22 4:30 PM Vermont #17 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine NESN Swayman T 0-0  4,917 17-10-5 (11-8-3)
February 29 7:00 PM at #19 Providence #15 Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island   Swayman L 2-3  2,967 17-11-5 (11-9-3)
March 6 7:30 PM #18 Providence #15 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Senior Night) ABC Bangor Swayman W 1-0  5,050 18-11-5 (12-9-3)
Hockey East Tournament
March 13 7:00 PM Connecticut #15 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine      cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic   
March 14 6:00 PM Connecticut #15 Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine      cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic   
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time.

Scoring Statistics

Name Position Games Goals Assists Points PIM
Mitchell Fossier LW 34 10 32 42 12
Tim Doherty C/LW 34 14 23 37 32
Eduards Tralmaks C/LW 34 14 16 30 13
Adam Dawe C/RW 34 9 11 20 41
Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup RW 33 9 9 18 39
Patrick Shea C 29 6 4 10 16
Ryan Smith F 34 4 6 10 8
Weli-Matti Tiuraniemi D 34 2 8 10 10
James Greenway D 34 1 9 10 61
A. J. Drobot RW 34 4 5 9 14
Jakub Sirota D 34 1 8 9 26
Samuel Rennaker C 28 5 3 8 14
Ben Poisson F 34 3 5 8 14
Adrien Bisson D 33 2 5 7 29
Emil Westerlund LW/RW 18 1 6 7 12
Simon Butala D 34 1 4 5 52
Levi Kleiboer D 29 0 5 5 10
Kevin Hock F 11 1 2 3 2
Cameron Spicer D 30 1 2 3 16
Jack Quinlivan F 34 1 2 3 16
Matthew Thiessen G 1 0 0 0 0
Adrian Holesinsky C 2 0 0 0 2
Dawson Bruneski D 4 0 0 0 4
Perry Winfree D 5 0 0 0 0
Brady Gaudette F 6 0 0 0 0
Edward Lindelöw C 10 0 0 0 2
Jeremy Swayman G 34 0 0 0 0
Bench - - - - - 8
Total 89 165 254 451

[3]

Goaltending statistics

Name Games Minutes Wins Losses Ties Goals Against Saves Shut Outs SV % GAA
Jeremy Swayman 34 2060 18 11 5 71 1099 3 .939 2.07
Matthew Thiessen 1 7 0 0 0 3 3 0 .500 25.59
Empty Net - 14 - - - 1 - - - -
Total 34 2081 18 11 5 75 1102 3 .936 2.16

Rankings

Main article: 2019-20 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey rankings
Poll Week
Pre 1 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 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 17 17 15 15 15 15
USA Today NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Maine Black Bears roster". goblackbears.com. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "2019-20 Maine Black Bears schedule". goblackbears.com. Retrieved November 12, 2019.
  3. ^ "Univ. of Maine 2019-2020 Skater Stats". Elite Prospects. Retrieved July 8, 2020.
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