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SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2020-21 UNIVERSITY OF MEN’S GAME NOTES DECEMBER Fri. 11 at * ! T, 1-1 (W 3-2) Fri. 12 at New Hampshire* ! L, 2-6

JANUARY Sun. 3 at #17 UMass Lowell* L, 3-5 Mon. 4 at #15 UMass Lowell* L, 5-9 Fri. 8 at Vermont* L, 4-5 Sat. 9 at Vermont* W, 4-3 Fri. 15 at #16 Providence* W, 4-3 Sat. 16 at #16 Providence* L, 2-3 (3-10-2, 3-10-2 HEA) vs (5-13-3, 5-13-3 HEA) Jan. 22 at *! L, 2-3 Jan. 23 at Boston University* L, 1-5 Opening Round: Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 4:30 p.m. - Orono, Maine FEBRUARY Feb. 19 at *! L, 2-4 Feb. 20 at Boston College*! L, 0-3 Feb. 26 at UConn* W, 6-4 Feb. 27 at UConn* L, 2-4 About the Black Bears scorers from 2019-20 in MARCH • Maine split a weekend series Patrick Grasso, Charlie Kelle- March 5 at #6 UMass*! T, 3-3 (W2-1) at UConn on February 26 and March 10 vs UNH#& her, Angus Crookshank, and 7:00 pm 27. AJ Drobot scored twice Jackson Pierson. during the Friday night victory, • Mike Robinson, played in 27 games while Victor Ostman stopped 83 total shots on All Times are EST Home Games in CAPS last year, posted a 2.56 GAA and a .899 save *Hockey East game the weekend earning him Rookie of the Week percentage. # Will air live on WVII/WFVX (Bangor), WPXT (Portland) honors. and FOX College Sports • The men’s ice hockey The Series with UNH ! Will air live on NESN/NESN+ team enters the season with 10 new faces on • Maine and UNH have squared off 140 times & Hockey East Tournament the roster after seeing seven players graduate, prior to Friday’s game, with Maine holding an transfer, or leave to pursue professional hockey. edge of 69-60-11 in the all-time series. • Nine incoming freshmen and one transfer • The Black Bears and Wildcats battled twice senior make up players who were added by the earlier during the 2021-21 season. Maine coaching staff. Three of the incoming student won the first game in a shoot-out, while UNH athletes are from the United States, one hails grabbed Saturday night’s match-up. from Sweden, while the other six are from • The Wildcats and Black Bears first played Canada. on Dec. 15, 1979 at Alfond Arena, with John • The nine-member Class of 2024 includes Tortorella scoring the game-winning in the Kabore Dunn, Tristan Poissant, Donavan Ville- Black Bears’ 5-3 victory. neuve-Houle, Zachary Aughe, Lynden Breen, • Maine has had two different nine-game Brad Morrissey, John Mulera, Victor Ostman, winning streaks in the heated series. and Connor Androlewicz. • Current Maine assistant coach Alfie Michaud had seven career wins against UNH, including About the Wildcats a stretch of five-straight beginning with a Feb. • UNH finished with a record of 15-15-4 1, 1998 win and stretching to the April 3, 1999 last year, ultimately missing the Hockey East Tournament. National Championship, 3-2, overtime win at • The Wildcats return four of their top five Arrowhead Pond.

2020-21 LEADERS 2020-21 LEADERS Points Adam Dawe 13 Points Jackson Pierson 23 Goals Eduards Tralmaks 6 Goals Angus Crookshank 9 Assists Jakub Sirota 9 Assists Jackson Pierson 15 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS PPG Emil Westerlund/Adam Dawe 3 PPG Patrick Grasso 5 GP Eight players tied 15 GP Five players tied 21 HOCKEY SID: Bryce Colbeth PIM Simon Butala 31 PIM Eric MacAdams 33 OFFICE PHONE: 207-581-1865 SOG Adam Dawe 42 Shots Angus Crookshank 75 CELL PHONE: 207-573-8289 +/- Eduards Tralmaks +4 +/- Crookshank/MacKinnon/Hickey +14 EMAIL: [email protected] GOALTENDING GOALTENDING GP Victor Ostman 10 GP Mike Robinson 19 @MaineIceHockey GAA Victor Ostman 3.52 GAA Mike Robinson 3.41 Victor Ostman .909 @BlackBearNation SV% SV% Mike Robinson .870 WINS Victor Ostman 3WINS Mike Robinson 4 GoBlackBears.com SO - - SO Mike Robinson 1 MAINE NEW HAMPSHIRE TWO-TIME NCAA CHAMPION (1993, 1999), FIVE-TIME HOCKEY EAST CHAMPION (1989, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2004) regular season at 4th in the nation with TALE OF THE TAPE 29 assists. In the conference, Mitchell was MAINE QUICK FACTS UNH Maine second overall. • Fossier also ranked 7th nationally with his Location...... Orono, ME 04469 Team Offense 2.43 2.73 Founded...... 1865 National Rank 39th 30th 42 total points. The captain was part of the Total Enrollment...... 11,247 Conference Offense 2.43 2.73 top three point getters in Hockey East. President...... Dr. Joan Ferrini-Mundy Conference Rank 10th 8th • As a team, the Black Bears killed penalties Director of Athletics...... Ken Ralph at a 86.08% clip, which was good enough Colors...... and for 11th in the nation. Affiliation...... NCAA I Team Defense 3.95 4.07 Conference...... Hockey East National Rank 47th 48th Rink (Capacity)...... Alfond Arena (5,125) Conference Defense 3.95 4.07 It’s Worth Noting from 2019-20... Conference Rank 10th 11th • The Black Bears saw three players sign 2020-21 TEAM INFORMATION with an ECHL, AHL, or NHL team and two Power Play 17.35% 23.81% players transfer at the end of the COVID-19 Captains...... Jack Quinlivan National Rank 33rd 9th shortened season. Assistant Captains...... Simon Butala, Adam Dawe Letter Winners Returning/Lost...... 21/7 Conference PP 17.35% 23.81% • Jeremy Swayman inked a deal with the Newcomers...... 10 Conference Rank 8th 2nd of the NHL. Mitchell Fossier came to terms with the Rockford IceHogs 2019-20 Record...... 18-11-5 Kill 64.29% 81.08% of the AHL, while Ryan Smith was added 2019-20 Hockey East Record...... 12-9-3 National Rank 51st 26th to roster of the Adirondack Thunder of the 2018-19 Record...... 15-17-4 Conference PK 64.29% 81.08% ECHL. 2018-19 Hockey East Record...... 11-9-4 2019-20 Postseason Conference Rank 11th 6th • Tim Doherty and Stephen Mundinger . Cancelled due to COVID-19 each transferred after the 2019-20 season. About Head Coach Gendron Doherty will suit up for Penn State, while First Varsity Season...... 1977-78 • , who enters his fifth year Mundinger will mind the net for Long Island All-Time Record...... 874-637-132 behind the bench of the Black Bears, has University. NCAA Championships...... 2 won two NCAA Hockey National Champion- Years...... 1993, 1999 NCAA Tournament Appearances...... 18 ships and a NHL as an assistant States & Countries of the Black Years...... 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, coach. Bears 1993, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, • He assisted head coach with • Nine different states represented on the 2005, 2006, 2007, 2012 the UMaine 1993 NCAA Division I National current Maine roster: Colorado, Massachu- Hockey East Tournament Championships...... 5 Years...... 1989, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2004 Championship team. setts, North Carolina, New Jersey, Pennsyl- Hockey East Regular Season Championships...... 3 • Before being named the head coach of vania, New York, Michigan, Maryland, and Years...... 1988, 1993, 1995 the Black Bears, Gendron was associate Missour. COACHING INFORMATION head coach at Yale University; the Bulldogs • Including the United States, there are earned the 2013 NCAA Division I National Men’s Hockey Coach...... Red Gendron (New players for seven countries: US, Canada, England College ‘79) Championship. Finland, Czech Republic, Denmark, Lativa, Career Record...... 82-115-25 (Eighth Season) • Prior to Gendron’s two seasons at Yale, and Sweden. Associate Head Coach...... Ben Guite (Maine ‘00) from 2005-11, he was an assistant coach at • Kabore Dunn and Ben Poisson are both Assistant Coach...... Alfie Michaud (Maine ‘99) the University of Massachusetts. from British Columbia, which is where the Volunteer Assistant Coach...... Larry Cockrell (Norwich) • Gendron spent 11 seasons in professional Athletic Trainer/Director of Hockey Ops....Paul Culina Kariya brothers grew up. Three players from Equipment Manager...... Kevin Ritz hockey with the organi- Sweden are the most the country since Gus zation. Nyquist dawned the Blue and White. FOLLOW THE BLACK BEARS On the National Stage (2019-20) Seven Different Goal Scorers (Last • Mitchell Fossier finished the 2019-20 Time) • Maine had seven different players score GoBlackBears.com a goal in their win at Boston College on Black Bear Sports Network January 16th, 2019. All games are broadcasted on the Black • It was the first time since Dec. 2013 that @MaineIceHockey Bears Sports Network by the radio voice the Black Bears had seven goals from seven of the Black Bears, Jon Shields. Larry different skaters. • Emil Westerlund, Tim Doherty, Jacob Mahoney joins Shields for every home GoBlackBears game. 103.9 Fm, 101.3 FM, 95.1 FM, Schmidt-Svejstrup, Eduards Tralmaks, Daniel 1450 AM, 1310 Am are the five Maine Perez, Jack Quinlivan, and Patrick Shea all stations that carry every Maine hockey found the back of the net at BC. @BlackBearHockey game. Party at Our House Before COVID

2 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes AROUND HOCKEY EAST • Maine was set to host a Hockey East Conference Standings (as of March 3) Quarterfinal series for the first time since Member of the Hockey Hall of Fame 2012. All time, Maine is 18-10 in Quarterfi- Name Year nal series, while 17-0 in Quarterfinal series 2017 hosted in the Alfond. • The Black Bears defeated then Merrimack Hobey Baker Award Winners two games to one in the best of three Name Year series. 1992 • The 2012 Black Bears went to the Hockey Paul Kariya 1993 East championship game that year. Mike Richter Award Winners Ranked for the First Time Since Name Year 2018 Jeremy Swayman 2020 Upcoming Contests (as of March 8) • The Black Bears were ranked 17th in the late USCHO.com top 20 poll of the 2019-20 NCAA Scoring Champions Wednesday, March 10 season. Maine vs New Hampshire* Name Year • It was the first time Maine had received a Paul Kariya 1993 spot in the top 20 since January 11, 2018. Vermont at UMass Lowell* Gustav Nyquist 2010 • The 2018 season was also the last time Spencer Abbot 2012 the Black Bears hosted a Hockey East play- Sunday, March 14 off series. TBD at Boston College* • Maine defeated UNH in the First Round of two wins over a #4 ranked squad. the Hockey East conference playoffs. 17th TBD at Boston University* • Northeastern defeated Maine four times is also the highest ranking of Coach Red two seasons ago, including two in the Quar- Gendron’s career at Maine. Northeastern at Massachusetts* terfinal Round of the Hockey East Playoffs. The Black Bears put an end to the run with Five-or-More Providence at UConn* a victory in the Alfond over the #12 ranked • In five games last season, the Black Bears Huskies. scored at least five goals. • The single victory over #12 Northeastern • In four of the five goals victory, Maine had propelled Maine into the USCHO’s top 20, a goal scorer tally two goals, including one while the sweep of #4 Boston College start- four point game. ed the Black Bears’ current five game win NC = Non-conference game • 14 different Black Bears scored in the five HE = Hockey East game streak (all Hockey East victories). * = Hockey East Playoffs games over the five months span between the five goal games. Schmidt-Svejstrup appears in WJC • Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup played for team Weekend of Firsts Denmark at the World Junior Championship. • At UMass Lowell on January 3 and 4, • The last Maine player to skate for the U.S. 2021, Brad Morrissey, Edward Lindelon, and at the IIHF World Junior Championships Levi Kleiboer each tallied their first goal in a was Greg Moore in 2004 while Black Bear uniform. Poisson also dished out was on the roster in 2003, his first assist. along with Moore. • Donavan Villeneuve-Houle and Kabore • Joining Swayman played for Team USA at Dunn both tallied their first career assists the WJC while earning a Bronze metal. against the River Hawks. Clark Cup MVPs • Against UNH this season, Lynden Breen • Junior Eduards Tralmaks was named the scored his first career goal, shoot-out goal, 2017 Clark Cup Most Valuable Player after assist, and multi-point game. His regulation tallying 12 points on 10 goals and two goal and shoot goal led the Black Bears to a assists in 14 playoff games – and leading victory in the first game of 2020-21 season. the Chicago Steel to the Tier 1 National Championship. Win/Losing Streaks • Tralmaks – whose 10 goals tied for most • Maine had defeated the Boston College all-time in Clark Cup playoff history – be- Eagles five straight times, finally breaking comes the third Clark Cup MVP to become an eight game losing streak against the a Black Bear. Huskies. • Goaltender Matt Morris ‘17 was bestowed • Three of the Black Bears’ wins over the the honor after leading the Dubuque Eagles have come in Chestnut Hill, including Fighting Saints to the title in 2011. • Former

3 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes NATIONAL POLLS Black Bear goaltender Matt Lun- din earned ton College, and 3-4 against the Michigan the award with the in Wolverines. 2007. USCHO.com Not Up in Here! Division I Men’s Poll (March 8, 2021) Feeling the Draft? • Starting with the 2017-18, Maine has Rank Team (first-place votes) Record Pts. LW • The 2020-21 UMaine roster includes two continuously earned a better home record. 1 Boston College (23) 16-4-1 777 2 NHL draft picks. • The Black Bears went 8-7-3 in the Alfond 2 North Dakota (12) 18-5-1 760 1 • In 2016, JD Greenway was picked by the three years ago with a 10-7-1 record during 3 Minnesota State (5) 18-3-1 711 4 Toronoto Maple Leafs in the third round. the 2018-19 season. 4 Minnesota 20-6-0 673 3 • Freshman, Matthew Thiessen, was taken • Maine posted their best home record this by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2018 draft. decade with a 13-1-3 against opponents in 5 Wisconsin 19-8-1 667 5 the friendly confines of the Alfond Arena, 6 Michigan 14-9-1 558 7 Transfer from St. Lawrence and Wisconsin with the only lose coming against UConn in 7 Massachusetts 13-5-4 548 6 • Keenan Suthers joins the Black Bears after overtime. 8 St. Cloud 15-9-0 539 8 spending his first three colliegate seasons 9 Boston University 10-3-1 451 10 with the St. Lawrence Saints. All-Time Records 9 Minnesota Duluth 13-9-2 451 9 • Suthers finished his Saints’ career with • Jim Montgomery has scored the fourth 11 Omaha 14-9-1 403 12 34 total points (16 goals and 18 assists). most points in NCAA Division 1 men’s hock- 12 Quinnipiac 17-6-4 383 11 He was also named to the ECAC Hockey ey history. His 301 points only trails three 13 Bowling 19-8-1 299 13 All-Academic Team twice. men who played during the 1970’s. 14 Clarkson 11-7-4 240 14 • Suthers joins JD Greenway as the two • Paul Kariya’s 100 point (25 goals and 75 15 Bemidji State 13-8-3 182 17 transfers on the University of Maine Black assists) is the most points scored of any Bears rosters. freshman to suit up for an NCAA Division 16 AIC 13-3-0 181 16 1 men’s hockey team. His 75 assists during 17 Providence 10-8-5 148 15 How Does That Fit on a Sweater? the season is good enough for second all- 18 Lake Superior 15-6-3 107 20 • Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup, Veli-Matti time. 19 Notre Dame 14-12-2 91 NR Tiuraniemi, and Donavan Villeneuve-Houle • Jimmy Howard holds the season record 20 Northeastern 9-8-3 87 18 have three of the longest names in college for save percentage (.956) and GAA (1.19) hockey. for a single season (2004). Others receiving votes: Michigan Tech 44, Army 41, • Schmidt-Svejstrup dawns 15 letters on the • On November 11, 1978, the Black Bears Connecticut 35, Robert Morris 17, Denver 5, Western back of his jersey, Tiuraniemi has 10 on his scored an NCAA Division 1 record 11 goals Michigan 2 uniform, while Villeneuve-Houle sports 14 against St. Thomas. On March 3, 1990, letters on his sweater. Maine scored eight power play goals again USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine • The three combine to have 62 letters in UMass-Lowell. their first and last names. • The 1993 National Championship team Division I Men’s Poll (March 8, 2021) holds the record for goals scored (292), Rank Team (first-place votes) LW Record In the Show assists (481), points scored (773), and win 1 Boston College, 488 (18) 2 16-4-1 • Eight former Black Bears are on a current (42). 2 North Dakota, 470 (10) 1 18-5-1 NHL roster. 3 Minnesota State, 451 (6) 4 18-3-1 • Brady Keeper, Devin Shore, Gustav 4 University of Wisconsin, 397 5 19-8-1 Nyquist, Ben Bishop, Ben Hutton, Ryan 5 University of Minnesota, 395 3 20-6-0 Lomberg, and Jimmy Howard suited up for 6 St. Cloud State University, 307 8 15-9-0 Maine before inking professional deals. Maine’s Longest Shutout Streaks 7 University of Michigan, 302 7 14-9-1 • Most recently, Keeper played for the Black 8 Massachusetts, 286 6 13-5-4 Bears during the 2018-19 season before earning a contract with the Florida Pan- Goalie Dates Length 9 Minnesota Duluth, 213 9 13-9-2 thers. Dan Sullivan 2/18/11-2/25/11 202:48 10 Boston University, 204 11 10-3-1 Jimmy Howard 10/26/02-11/9/02 193:45 11 Quinnipiac University, 177 10 17-6-4 All-Time Record Against Confer- Blair Allison 1/12/96-1/19/96 147:53 12 Nebraska-Omaha, 161 12 14-9-1 ence Tops 12/19/91-12/27/91 130:38 13 Bowling Green State, 70 13 19-8-1 • Coming into the 2020-21 season, North 14 Clarkson University, 55 14 11-7-4 Dakota, Boston College, and Michigan were 15 American International, 38 15 13-3-0 all ranked inside the top six in the country. Maine’s Most Shutouts In A Season • The three schools were the highest ranked Others Receiving Votes: Lake Superior State University, teams in the NCHC, Hockey East, and Big Goalie Season Shutouts 25; Bemidji State University, 15; , 10; Ten. Jimmy Howard 2003-04 6 Northeastern University, 6; University of Notre Dame, 6; • Maine has an all-time record of 8-12-3 Jimmy Howard 2004-05 6 against North Dakota, 51-70-9 against Bos- Frank Doyle 2003-04 5 University of Connecticut, 3; Army West Point, 1.

4 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes 2020-21 UNIVERSITY OF MAINE MEN’S HOCKEY ROSTER NO. NAME YEAR POS. HGT. WGT. HOMETOWN/LAST TEAM 2 Jakub Sirota Jr. D 6-2 205 Kromeriz, Czech Republic/Lone Star Brahmas (NAHL) 3 Keenan Suthers Sr. F 6-8 245 Tecumseh, Ontario/St. Lawrence University (NCAA) 4 Jack Quinlivan Sr. F 6-1 176 Shrewsbury, Mass./Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL) 5 Kabore Dunn Fr. D 6-2 178 Mill Bay, British Columbia/Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) 6 Simon Butala Jr. D 6-2 190 Downingtown, Pa./Central Illinois Flying Aces (USHL) 7 Tristan Poissant Fr. F 6-1 185 Les Coteauz, Quebec/Johnstown Tomahawks (NAHL) 10 Kevin Hock Sr. F 5-11 174 Braintree, Mass./South Shore Kings (USPHL) 11 Donavan Villeneuve-Houle Fr. F 6-0 185 Montreal, Quebec/Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) 12 Ben Poisson So. F 6-1 195 Vancouver, British Columbia/Prince George Spruce Kings (BCHL) 13 Zachary Aughe Fr. F 6-3 205 Clarkston, Mich./Aberdeen Wings (NAHL) 14 Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup Jr. F 6-2 205 Charlottenlund, Denmark/Fargo Force (USHL) 15 Brady Gaudette So. F 5-10 175 Braintree, Mass./Northeast Generals (NAHL) 16 Levi Kleiboer So. D 5-11 177 Martensville, Saskatchewan/Minot Minotauros (NAHL) 17 AJ Drobot So. F 5-10 175 Churchville, Pa./Fargo Force (USHL) 18 JD Greenway Sr. D 6-5 212 Canton, N.Y./Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 20 Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi Sr. D 6-0 181 Pietarsaari, Finland/Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) 21 Edward Lindelow Jr. F 6-1 205 Stockholm, Sweden/Minnesota Wilderness (NAHL) 22 Dawson Bruneski So. D 5-11 195 Camrose, Alberta/Drumheller Dragons (AJHL) 23 Remy Parker So. F 6-3 170 Montclair, N.J./New Jersey Hitmen (NCDC) 24 Adam Dawe Jr. F 5-8 161 Gander, Newfoundland/Sioux Falls Stampede (USHL) 25 Perry Winfree So. D 6-1 180 Cary, N.C./New Jersey Hitmen (NCDC) 26 Cameron Spicer Sr. D 6-1 194 Erie, Colo./Islanders Hockey Club (USPHL) 27 Lynden Breen Fr. F 5-9 168 Grand Bay-Westfield, New Brunswick/Fargo Force (USHL) 28 Brad Morrissey Fr. F 5-11 168 Tignish, Prince Edward Island/Lincoln Stars (USHL) 29 Adrien Bisson So. D 6-1 180 Cornwall, Ontario/Ottawa Jr. Senators (CCHL) 30 Emil Westerlund Sr. F 6-1 190 Linkoping, Sweden/Linkoping HC J20 31 John Mulera Fr. F 5-8 165 Rockville, Md./Boston Jr. Bruins (USPHL) 32 Victor Ostman Fr. G 6-4 205 Danderyd, Sweden/Chicago Steel (USHL) 33 Connor Androlewicz Fr. G 6-2 202 St. Louis, Mo./Lincoln Stars (USHL) 34 Eduards Tralmaks Sr. F 6-3 190 Riga, Latvia/Chicago Steel (USHL) 35 Matthew Thiessen So. G 6-2 214 Altona, Manitoba/Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL)

COACHES/STAFF PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Men’s Hockey Coach...... Red Gendron ( ‘79) 4: Quinn-livv-inn 5: Ka-boray Done Associate Head Coach...... Ben Guite (Maine ‘00) 7: Pwa-Sawn-T 11: Hoole Assistant Coach...... Alfie Michaud (Maine ‘99) 12: Poi-sawn 13: Aw-he Volunteer Assistant Coach �����������������������������������������������Larry Cockrell (Norwich) 14: Svest-Strup 16: Kly-boar Athletic Trainer/Director of Hockey Operations �������������������������������������� Paul Culina Associate Director of Sports Performance ������������������������������������������ Matt Murray 20: Vell-ee Matt-ee Turr-AH-nee-YEH-mee Equipment Manager ����������������������������������������������������������������������������� Kevin Ritz 28: More-iss-see 29: Bee-sawn Assistant Director of Academic Support ���������������������������������������� Kristin Gilmour 31: Muh-Lare-a 32: Aast-man 33: An-dro-le-vich 34: Trail-Macks 35: Tee-ssen

Guite: Gee-tay Gendron: JEHN-drehn

5 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes KEENAN SUTHERS FORWARD 3 SR | 6-8 | 245 TECUMSEH, ONTARIO | ST. LAWRENCE SAINTS (NCAA)

PLAYED FRESHMAN, SOPHOMORE, AND JUNIOR SEASON AT ST. LAWRENCE

AT ST. LAWRENCE: Finished his Saints’ career with 34 total points (16 goals and 18 assists)... Named to the ECAC Hockey All-Academic Team twice.

BEFORE MAINE/ST. LAWRENCE: Suthers played 59 games in the USHL in 2016-17, including 34 with the Dubuque Fighting Saints where he recorded 16 points on six goals and 10 assists...He finished with 25 total points on the year...Suthers played for the Team USA NTDP for two years and won a gold medal at the Five Nations Tournament in Switzerland and a silver medal at the U17 IIHF World Championship...He also played in the All-American CCM NHL Top Prospects game...At Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan he was a four-sport athlete and was both captain and MVP of the , hockey and volleyball teams... Additionally, he was an honor roll student.

SEASON GP G A PTS 2019-20 31 9 5 14 2018-19 30 5 9 14 2017-18 36 2 4 6 TOTAL 97 16 18 34

6 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes JACK QUINLIVAN FORWARD 4 SR | 6-0 | 195 SHREWSBURY, MASS. | BOSTON JR. BRUINS (USPHL)

JUNIOR (2019-20): Appeared in all 34 games for the Black Bears… Tallied one goal and two assists on the fourth line… Scored his goal in a 6-1 victory against Vermont (2/21)... Recorded assists in back-to-back games against Boston University (11/01-02)... Blocked two shots in the same game he found the back of the net against UVM (2/21).

SOPHOMORE (2018-2019): Skated in all 36 games for UMaine ... Recorded two goals and two assists on the season ... Scored his first Collegiate goal against Princeton (12/29) ... Recorded his first assist against Northeastern (1/11) ... Had a multi-point game against Boston College, recording a goal and an assist (1/16).

FRESHMAN (2017-18): Appeared in nine games for the Black Bears… blocked his first career shot at Quinnipiac (12/09)... Registered three shots and two blocked shots… Named to the Hockey East All-Academic team.

BEFORE MAINE: Played for the Boston Jr. Bruins during the 2016-17 season, netting 40 points on 18 goals and 22 assists in 50 total games while being named to the USPHL All-Star squad...played for Brett Riley at the Albany Academy in 2015-16, scoring 11 goals and 22 assists for 33 points while serving as assistant captain...captained his Shrewsbury High School team to the 2014 Massachusetts State Championship...was also a member of the varsity team.

PERSONAL: An accounting major... son of Ann Marie and Bernie Quinlivan... coaches golf and hockey in the summertime... a few of his favorite things are the Boston Bruins, Sopranos, and Rocky... has a twin and two younger brothers, also twins.

SEASON GP G A PTS 2019-20 34 1 2 3 2018-19 36 2 2 4 2017-18 9 0 0 0 TOTAL 79 3 4 7

7 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes KEVIN HOCK FORWARD 10 SR | 5-11 | 186 BRAINTREE, MASS. | SOUTH SHORE KINGS (USPHL)

JUNIOR (2019-20): Made appearances in 12 games during his third year in the Alfond… Recorded one goal and two assists… His first career goal came in a 6-1 victory over Merrimack, he assisted on another (1/31)... Dished out his final assist of the year during a 4-2 win against #11 Northeastern (2/07).

SOPHOMORE (2018-2019): Skated in 19 of the 36 games for the Black Bears ... Registered 9 shots on goal ... Recorded five blocked shots.

FRESHMAN (2017-18): Did not see any action.

BEFORE MAINE: Played in 38 games for the South Shore Kings of the USPHL during the 2016-17 season...netted 16 goals and 13 assists for 29 points...attended the Dexter School, playing in 104 games while earning 104 points on 39 goals and 65 assists...captained the squad during the 2015- 16 season.

SEASON GP G A PTS 2019-20 12 1 2 3 2018-19 19 0 0 0 2017-18 - - - - TOTAL 97 16 18 34

8 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes JD GREENWAY DEFENSE 18 SR | 6-5 | 212 CANTON, N.Y. | BOSTON JR. BRUINS (USPHL)

PLAYED FRESHMAN AND SOPHOMORE SEASON AT WISCONSIN

JUNIOR (2019-20): Appeared in all 34 games for the flagship… Netted a goal, dished out nine assists, and racked up 33 blocked shots during his first season in Vacationland… Scored his goal in the home opener against Alaska-Anchorage (10/11)... The defenseman tallied an assist in the Alfond opener for his only two point game of the season… Recorded assists in back-to-back games at #8 Quinnipiac (10/18-19)... Tallied five of his nine assists during Hockey East play.

BEFORE MAINE/WISCONSIN: Played 2014-16 with the U.S. National Team Development Program … in 2015-16 with the Under-18 Team, he skated in 64 games, scoring five goals and 28 points as a defenseman … had one goal and six assists for Team USA at the 2016 International Ice Hockey Federation U18 Men’s World Championships in April … team won the bronze medal … in 2014-15 with the Under-17 Team, posted six points in 53 games played … competed at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge with Team USA, in addition to two 5 Nations Cups (2015, 2016) and two Four Nations Cups (2014, 2015) … skated 2012-14 for Shattuck-St. Mary’s in Faribault, Minnesota.

PERSONAL: Shoots left ... born in April of 1998 ... mother is Shannon Sullivan ... has two siblings, Jordan and Maria ... brother, Jordan, played hockey at Boston University and now plays for the NHL’s Minnesota Wild … graduated from Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor, Michigan … chosen in the third round, 72nd overall, by the Toronto Maple Leafs at the 2016 NHL Draft ... attended 2017 World Junior Summer Showcase. SEASON GP G A PTS 2019-20 34 1 9 10 2017-18 12 2 1 3 2016-17 34 1 6 7 TOTAL 67 20 20 40

9 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes VELI-MATTI TIURANIEMI FORWARD 20 SR | 6-0 | 193 PIETARSAARI, FINDLAND | DUBUQUE FIGHTING SAINTS (USHL)

JUNIOR (2019-20): Laced up for all 34 games… Finished his third season in Maine colors with 10 total points (two goals and eight assists) and 26 blocked shots… record two assists at Northeastern (11/23)... Scored his first goal of the season in the Black Bears’ first game after the winter break against AIC (12/29)... Found the back of the net against #4 Boston College (1/25)... Tallied his final point of the season with an assist at #17 Providence (2/29).

SOPHOMORE (2018-2019): Skated in six games for the Black Bears after returning from an injury ... Recorded eight shots on goal and blocked a shot.

FRESHMAN (2017-18): Suiting up in 26 games for UMaine… finished the year with eight total points on three goals and five assists… set a season high with three points against Miami (Ohio) (10/20)... registered two points at Providence (3/09) with a goal and an assist… blocked 11 shots, while tallying two blocked shots twice… named to Hockey East All-Academic team… garnered AHCA All-American Scholar Honors.

BEFORE MAINE: Played for the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the USHL during the 2016-17 season, netting 26 points on four goals and 22 assists in 61 total games...saw time with the U19 Finland National Team...won the U16 and U18 Finland Championship with his junior team.

PERSONAL: A finance major... Born June 17, 1997...son of Kaisa and Reijo Tiuraniemi...has two siblings... enjoys playing tennis, badminton, soccer, and squash in his free time.

SEASON GP G A PTS 2019-20 34 2 8 10 2018-19 6 0 0 0 2017-18 26 3 5 8 TOTAL 66 5 13 18

10 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes CAMERON SPICER DEFENSE 26 SR | 6-1 | 192 ERIE,CO. | ISLANDERS HOCKEY CLUB (USPHL)

JUNIOR (2019-20): Skated in 31 games for the University of Maine… Recorded one goal, two assists, and 24 blocked shots… Tallied an assist in the home opener against Alaska-Anchorage (10/11)... Dished out his second assist of the year at UMass Lowell (11/09)... Found the back of the net during the Black Bears’ victory over Merrimack at the Alfond (2/01).

SOPHOMORE (2018-2019): Appeared in four games for the Black Bears ... Recorded his first Collegiate point, an assist against Quinnipiac (11/23) ... Registered four shots on goal for the season.

FRESHMAN (2017-18): Did not appear in a game.

BEFORE MAINE: Joined the Black Bears by way of the Islanders Hockey Club in the USPHL Premiere division ... While with the Islanders Hockey Club, he tallied a pair of goals and seven assists in 25 games at the Premiere level ... Prior to the 2016-17 season, played for the Bloomington Thunder in the USHL where he compiled four assisted in 33 games and a +3 rating ... In 2015-16, split time between the Tri-City Storm and Bloomington Thunder where he totaled two goals and seven assists for nine points and a +6 rating in 50 games.

SEASON GP G A PTS 2019-20 30 1 2 3 2018-19 4 0 1 1 2017-18 0 0 0 0 TOTAL 34 1 3 4

11 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes EMIL WESTERLUND FORWARD 30 SR | 6-2 | 198 LINKOPING, SWEDEN | LINKOPING HC J20

JUNIOR (2019-20): Skated in 18 games for the University of Maine… Tallied one goal and six assists… totalled three assists in the home opener against Alaska- Anchorage (10/11)... Scored his goal in the regular season final road game at #17 Providence (2/29).

SOPHOMORE (2018-2019): Skated in 34 of the 36 games for the Black Bears ... Scored six goals and added three assists on the season ... Scored his first goal of the season against UConn (10/26) ... Added goals to his season total against Yale (1/7) and Boston College (1/16) ... Had a three game goal streak, while also adding an assist (1/25-2/1) ... Had a multi-assist (2) game against Merrimack (2/16).

FRESHMAN (2017-18): Skating in 34 games in his first season in Orono… finished with 13 points with seven goals and six assists… set a season high in both goals and points at UMass Lowell (11/03) with two… fired 36 shots and blocked 11 shots… named to the Hockey East All-Academic team.

BEFORE MAINE: Notched 28 goals and 11 assists for 39 points in 44 games of SuperElit league play ... Spent time with the Swedish U19 national team, scoring three goals in four games ... During his 2013-14 season with Linkoping HC U16, notched 26 goals and 17 assists for 43 points in 23 games.

SEASON GP G A PTS 2019-20 18 1 6 7 2018-19 34 6 3 9 2017-18 34 7 6 13 TOTAL 86 14 15 29

12 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes EDUARDS TRALMAKS FORWARD 34 SR | 6-4 | 210 RIGA, LATIVA | CHICAGO STEEL (USHL)

Competed at the Vancouver Canucks (2016), Ottawa Senators (2018), and Pittsburgh Penguins (2019) Development Camps

JUNIOR (2019-20): Appeared in all 34 games… Finished the 2019-20 season with 14 goals and 16 assists… Scored two goals and tallied three points three separate times (10/11, 10/18, and 1/04)... Scored an OT game winner against Alaska-Anchorage (10/12)... Scored six goals and recorded a total nine points over the first two weeks of the season.

SOPHOMORE (2018-2019): Appeared in all 36 games for the Black Bears ... Recorded eight goals and nine assists on the season ... Had a multi-assist (2) game against UMass Lowell (11/2) ... Scored his first goal of the season against Boston University (11/16) ... Had a two goal performance against Vermont (12/1) ... Had a three game point streak, consisting of two assists and a goal (12/29-1/7) ... Recorded goals against Boston College (1/16) and UMass (1/26) ... Had his second multi-assist (2) game of the season against New Hampshire (2/2) ... Tallied goals against Merrimack (2/15) and Boston College (2/22), where he also picked up an assist in the series (2/23).

FRESHMAN (2017-18): Appeared in 37 games for the Black Bears… tallied 25 points with 11 points and 14 assists… totalled three points on two goals and one assists in two separate games, at UMass Lowell (11/04) and at Quinnipiac (12/08)... registered two points in three different games… finished with 97 shots and 10 blocked shots… named to the Hockey East All-Academic team.

BEFORE MAINE: Joined UMaine after a year stint with the Chicago Steel of the USHL ... while with the Steel in 2016-17, tallied 11 goals and 16 assists for 27 points in SEASON GP G A PTS 46 games ... Also competed for Latvia in the World U20 2019-20 34 14 16 30 Championship where he recorded a pair of assists in six 2018-19 36 8 9 17 games ... During the 2015-16 campaign, spent time in the 2017-18 37 11 14 25 Eastern Hockey League where he played for the Boston Jr. TOTAL 107 33 39 72 Bandits, compiling 28 goals and 27 assists for 55 points in 40 games.

13 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes JAKUB SIROTA DEFENSE 2 JR | 6-2 | 205 KROMERIZ, CZECH REPUBLIC | LONE STAR BRAHMAS (NAHL)

SEASON GP G A PTS SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Skated in all 34 games for the Black Bears… Recorded a goal and eight seasons in his sophomore campaign… 2019-20 34 1 8 9 Scored his goal at UConn in Bridgeport, Connecticut (1/15)... Tallied two 2018-19 18 1 4 5 assists against Boston University in a Black Bear 4-2 victory (11/01)... Assisted in back-to-back games against UConn (2/14-2/15)... Recorded TOTAL 52 2 12 14 his final assist of the season at #11 Providence (2/29).

FRESHMAN (2018-2019): Skated in 18 of 36 games for the Black Bears ... Recorded a goal and four assists in his first season ... Scored his first Collegiate goal against New Hampshire (1/21) ... Assisted in back-to-back games against UMass and New Hampshire (1/26-2/1) ... Had another assist against Boston College (2/23) ... Registered his final assist of the season against Northeastern in the America East Quarterfinals (3/16).

BEFORE MAINE: Sirota played 57 regular season games with the Brahmas and put up four goals and 26 assists. Prior to his time with the Brahmas, the Prerov, Czech Republic native played over 50 games for the Czech Republic national team and was listed on the NHL’s Central Scouting List.

PERSONAL: A business marketing major... Born December 20, 1998... son of Petra and Andrej Sirota...has one younger brother... enjoys playing tennis, basketball, and legball. SIMON BUTALA DEFENSE 6 JR | 6-2 | 190 DOWNINGTON, PA. | CENTRAL ILLNOIS FLYING ACES (USHL)

SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Skated in all 34 games for the SEASON GP G A PTS University of Maine Black Bears… Recorded one goal and 2019-20 34 1 4 5 four assists during the 2019-20 season… Scored his goal 2018-19 36 0 2 2 in the Alfond Arena home opener against Alaska Anchorage (10/11)... Assisted in two games during the first semester TOTAL 70 1 6 7 (11/01 and 11/29)... Tallied two assists in a 6-2 victory over Merrimack (1/31). Butala skated for the Bloomington Thunder, Cedar Rapids Rough Riders and FRESHMAN (2018-2019): Skated in all 36 games for the the Sioux City Musketeers. Black Bears ... Recorded two assists in his first collegiate season ... Had first career collegiate point (assist) against PERSONAL: A business major... Born August 1, 1998...son of Renee and Paul New Hampshire (1/21) ... Had second assist of the season Butala...has one brother... Philadelphia professional sports fan, coaches high against Boston University (3/9) ... Was tied for the team lead school lacrosse. in blocked shots at 42.

BEFORE MAINE: The Pennsylvania native played for the Central Illinois Flying aces during the 2017-18 season, registering two goals and six assists in 45 games. Previously, 14 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes JACOB SCHMIDT-SVEJSTRUP FORWARD 14 JR | 6-2 | 205 CHARLOTTENLUND, DENMARK | FARGO FORCE (USHL)

SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Appeared in 33 of 34 games for Maine… SEASON GP G A PTS Found the back of the net nine times, while assisted on nine others during his sophomore campaign… Scored two goals at Quinnipiac 2018-19 19 0 0 0 (10/19) and two at Vermont (10/25) for a season and career high… 2017-18 DNP - - - Dishes out two assists against Merrimack (1/31) and two against TOTAL 19 0 0 0 Northeastern (2/07) for another career and season high for the forward.

FRESHMAN (2018-2019): Skated in 33 of the 36 games for the Black Bears ... Recorded six goals and eight assists on the season ... the United States Hockey League (USHL) in 2017-18. The forward from Charlottenlund, Had three points in his first Collegiate series, recording an assist in Denmark notched 26 goals for the Clark Cup Champion Force last season, which his first game and a goal plus an assist in his second game (10/12- was tied for sixth-best in the USHL. He added 17 assists for a total of 43 points in 10/13) ... Scored against Minnesota Duluth (10/20) and against 40 games, earning USHL Second All-Star Team honors. Schmidt-Svejstrup split time UConn (10/27) for a goal in his first three series ... Registered a goal between the for the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the USHL and the Coulee Region Chill against Boston College (1/16) ... Scored against UMass (1/25) ... Had of the NAHL in 2016-17. a multi-assist (2) game against Boston University (3/9) ... Scored against Northeastern in the Hockey East Quarterfinals (3/16). PERSONAL: A business management major... son of Natascha and Peter Schmidt- Svejstrup... has two brothers... go-to pregame meal is a pasta and chicken... Favorite BEFORE MAINE: Represented Denmark at the 2018 World Juniors NHL team is the Pittsburgh Penguins. Championships, comes to UMaine after playing for the Fargo Force of EDWARD LINDELOW FORWARD 21 JR | 6-1 | 205 STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN | MINNESOTA WILDERNESS (NAHL)

SEASON GP G A PTS 2019-20 10 0 0 0 SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Appeared in 10 games for 2018-19 3 0 0 0 the University of Maine… Recorded five shots and three TOTAL 13 0 0 0 blocked shots… Tallied a season high two shots against AIC (12/29).

FRESHMAN (2018-2019): Skated in three games for the Black Bears.

BEFORE MAINE: Played for the Minnesota Wilderness of is rice and chicken... Favorite movie is ‘Goodwill Hunting’. the NAHL in 2017-18, recording 13 goals and 15 assists for 28 points in 57 games played. Hailing from Stockholm, Sweden, Lindelow previously played for Djurgårdens IF in the J20 SuperElit (Sweden’s highest-level of junior ice hockey league).

PERSONAL: A business management major... son of Tina and Frans Lindelow... has one sister... go-to pregame meal

15 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes ADAM DAWE FORWARD 24 JR | 5-8 | 161 GANDER, NEWFOUNDLAND | SIOUX FALLS STAMPEDE (USHL)

SOPHOMORE (2019-20): Skated in all 34 games… Finished SEASON GP G A PTS his second season at the University of Maine with nine goals, 2019-20 34 9 11 20 11 assists, and 18 blocked shots… Recorded two assists in the Black Bears’ overtime victory at #4 Boston College (1/25)... Had 2018-29 17 1 6 7 a season best two goals against Hockey East rival Merrimack in TOTAL 51 10 17 27 the Alfond (1/31)... Scored goals in back-to-back games against Northeastern (11/23) and St. Lawrence (11/29).

FRESHMAN (2018-2019): Skated in 17 of the 36 games for In 56 games, the forward from Gander, New Foundland netted 23 goals and 19 the Black Bears ... Recorded one goal and six assists in his first assists for 42 points. With the Notre Dame Hounds of the Saskatchewan Junior collegiate season ... Had his first point (assist) against UConn Hockey League during the 2016-17 season, Dawe put up 19 goals and 45 assists (10/26) ... Had a multi-assist (2) game against UMass Lowell for 64 points in 54 games. (11/2) ... Had his second multi-assist (2) game against Princeton (12/29) ... Recorded his first goal against Northeastern (3/15). PERSONAL: A KPE – Teaching and Coaching major... son of Tracy and Dwight Dawe... has one older sister... go-to pregame meal is pasta and chicken... BEFORE MAINE: Named the 2016-17 Canadian Junior Hockey Favorite movie is ‘Benchwarmers’... Coaches baseball during the summer in his League (CJHL) Rookie of the Year, heads to Orono after playing home town. his lone USHL season with the Sioux Falls Stampede in 2017-18. BEN POISSON FORWARD 12 SO | 6-1 | 195 VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA | PRINCE GEORGE SPRICE KINGS (BCHL)

FRESHMAN (2019-20): Skated in all 34 games for the SEASON GP G A PTS Black Bears… Tallied three goals and five assists in 2019-20 34 3 5 8 his first NCAA season… Recorded his first career goal, TOTAL 34 3 5 8 assist, and multi-point game all during a 4-2 victory in Orono against BU (11/01)... Lit the lamp twice against two different opponents in one week (NU 11/22 and SLU 11/29)... Earned Rookie of the Week on honors on November 4th for his performance against Boston PERSONAL: A business major... son of Julie Chapman and Shawn University. Poisson... has one younger brother who is committed to Providence... BEFORE MAINE: Played for the Prince George Spruce works at an event company during the summer... Favorite NHL team is Kings of the British Columbia Hockey League. During the Philadelphia Flyers... Favorite movie is ‘Step Brothers’. the 2018-19 season, Poisson put up 20 goals and 26 assists for 46 points in 53 games. The forward hails from Vancouver, British Columbia.

16 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes BRADY GAUDETTE FORWARD 15 SO | 5-10 | 175 BRAINTREE, MASS. | NORTHEAST GENERALS (NAHL)

FRESHMAN (2019-20): Suited up six times for the Black SEASON GP G A PTS Bears during his first season on campus… Recorded a 2019-20 6 0 0 0 shot in his first collegiate game against Alaska-Anchorage TOTAL 6 0 0 0 (10/11)... Fired three shots at St. Lawrence (11/30).

BEFORE MAINE: Played for the Northeast Generals of the NAHL... As the team’s captain during the 2018-19 season, Gaudette tallied 14 goals and 16 assists... The Braintree, Massachusetts natived finished the 2019 NAHL Robertson Cup Playoffs with two goals and two assists... Has two brothers who also play hockey.

LEVI KLEIBOER DEFENSE 16 SO | 5-11 | 177 MARTENSVILLE, SASKATCHEWAN | MINOT MINOTAUROS (NAHL)

FRESHMAN (2019-20): Skated in 28 games for Maine SEASON GP G A PTS during his first season in Division 1 college hockey… 2019-20 28 0 5 5 finished his freshman year with five total assists, a +1 TOTAL 28 0 5 5 rating, and five blocked shots… Kleiboer’s tallied his first career assist at Quinnipiac (10/18)... the freshman recorded an assist at #6 UMass (12/06) and against #14 Northeastern (2/07).

BEFORE MAINE: A defenseman from Martensville, during the summer... Favorite NHL team is the Chicago Blackhawks... Saskatchewan, played with the Minot Minotauros of the Enjoys to hunt and fish in his spare time. North (NAHL). This past season the Saskatchewan native recorded one goal and 24 assists. In 2017, Kleiboer was a world junior a-champion with Canada West.

PERSONAL: A business major... son of Gina and Kelly Kleiboer... has one older sister... works at a golf course

17 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes AJ DROBOT FORWARD 17 SO | 5-10 | 175 CHURCHVILLE, PA. | FARGO FORCE (USHL)

FRESHMAN (2019-20): Appeared in all 34 games for the SEASON GP G A PTS Black Bears… Tallied four goals and five assists during 2019-20 34 4 5 9 his first season on campus… Scored his first career goal TOTAL 34 4 5 9 at home against New Hampshire (11/15)... Dished out his first career assist against St. Lawrence on the campus of SUNY Canton (11/29)... Finished the 2019-20 campaign with two separate two point performances (12/29 and 2/01)... His ‘biggest’ goal of the season came at #4 Boston PERSONAL: A business finance major... son of Agnes and Alex Drobot... College during a 4-3 Maine victory (1/24). has two sisters... his favorite NHL team is the Philadelphia Flyers. His go- to pregame meal is a peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Carson Wentz is BEFORE MAINE: The Churchville, Pennsylvania native AJ’s favorite athlete who doesn’t play hockey. His favorite hobby outside finished the 2018-19 season with 9 goals and 8 assists for of hockey is fishing. the Force. He was a teammate of current Blackbear Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup as a member of the 2018 Clark Cup champion Fargo Force.

DAWSON BRUNESKI DEFENSE 22 SO | 5-11 | 170 CAMROSE, ALBERTA | DRUMHELLER DRAGONS (AJHL)

FRESHMAN (2019-20): Appeared on the line chart four SEASON GP G A PTS times for Head Coach Red Gendron and the University of 2019-20 4 0 0 0 Maine Black Bears… Blocked one shot during his four TOTAL 4 0 0 0 games.

BEFORE MAINE: Bruneski played the previous two seasons for the Drumheller Dragons. In his final season as a defenseman with the Dragons, the Camrose, Alberta natived found the back of the net three times and dished out 13 assists.

PERSONAL: A business major... son of Charmaine and Stephen Bruneski... has one older sister... Favorite NHL team is the Edmonton Oilers... Favorite tv show is ‘Hacksaw Ridge’... Enjoys watching UFC and training in mixed martial arts.

18 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes REMY PARKER FORWARD 23 SO | 6-3 | 170 MONTCLAIR, N.J. | NEW JERSEY HITMEN (NCDC)

FRESHMAN (2019-20): Did not appear in a game. SEASON GP G A PTS 2019-20 - - - - BEFORE MAINE: Parker played the 2017-18 and 2018-19 TOTAL - - - - seasons for the New Jersey Hitmen. The forward tallied a total of 72 points (27 goals and 45 assists) over the two seasons in the NCDC.

PERSONAL: A business major... son of Karen and Dan Parker... has one older brother... go-to pregame meal is a pasta and grilled chicken... Favorite NHL team is the Florida Panthers... Favorite tv show is ‘Always Sunny in Philadelphia’.

PERRY WINFREE DEFENSE 25 SO | 6-1 | 180 CARY, N.C. | NEW JERSEY HITMEN (NCDC)

FRESHMAN (2019-20): Appeared in five games… SEASON GP G A PTS Recorded three shots, all against Vermont (2/21). 2019-20 5 0 0 0 BEFORE MAINE: The Cary, North Carolina, native logged TOTAL 5 0 0 0 time with three different teams last season. Winfree played 12 games in the BCHL with the Surrey Eagles and Powell River Kings. The defenseman finished the 2018-19 season with the New Jersey Hitmen of the NCDC. Over the 34 games, Winfree tallied 16 total points (two goals and 14 assists.

19 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes ADRIEN BISSON DEFENSE 29 SO | 6-1 | 180 CORNWALL, ONTARIO | OTTAWA JR. SENATORS (CCHL)

FRESHMAN (2019-20): Appeared in 33 games during his SEASON GP G A PTS freshman season... Tallied two goals, five assists, and 20 2019-20 33 2 5 7 blocked shots... Recorded his first career goal at Boston TOTAL 33 2 5 7 University (11/02)... Dished out his first career assist a week later against UMass Lowell (11/08)... Posted a two assist game for the first time in his career against rival UNH (11/15)... Scored his final goal of the season at Providence (2/29). points (17 goals, 63 assists). Prior to his time in the CCHL, Bisson played with both the Eastern Ontario Wild and Ottawa Jr Senators AAA Minor BEFORE MAINE: The 1999 born Cornwall, Ontario, native Hockey programs. is in his third season with the Jr Senators where he posted a career best 28 points (7 goals, 21 assists) in 51 games of action, helping Ottawa to a second place regular season finish and berth in the Bogart Cup finals. In 189 career regular season and playoff games, Bisson has totaled 78

MATTHEW THIESSEN GOALTENDER 35 SO | 6-2 | 1214 ALTONA, MANITOBA | DUBUQUE FIGHTING SAINTS (USHL)

FRESHMAN (2019-20): Appeared in one game for the Black Bears.

BEFORE MAINE: A goaltender from Altona, Manitoba, is a 2018 NHL draft pick by the Vancouver Canucks and was ranked fourth by Central Scouting among North American and 119th overall by McKeen’s Hockey. Played for the Dubuque Fighting Saints of the United States Hockey League (USHL). Thiessen played for the Steinbach Pistons during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 seasons.

PERSONAL: A business management major... son of Carla and Darcy Thiessen... has one younger sister... go-to pregame meal is steak... loves to play the piano.

20 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes 5 7 11

KABORE DUNN TRISTAN POISSANT DONAVAN VILLENEUVE- DEFENSE FORWARD HOULE FR | 6-2 | 178 FR | 6-1 | 185 FORWARD MILL BAY, BRITISH COLUMBIA LES COTEAUX, QUEBEC FR | 6-0 | 185 FORT MCMURRAY OIL BARONS JOHNSTOWN TOMAHAWKS MONTREAL, QUEBEC (AJHL) (NAHL) FLIN FLON BOMBERS (SJHL)

Before Maine/Personal: Before Maine/Personal: Spent Before Maine/Personal: In his Suited up for the Fort McMurray his final season before UMaine final season before joining the Oil Barons of the AJHL before with the Johnstown Tomahawks Black Bears, recorded 31 goals committing to the University of the NAHL… Son of Nancy and 36 assists over 46 games of Maine… Son of Gifty and Marcil and Denis Poissant… for the Flin Flon Bombers... Wayne Dunn, finished his Oil Recorded 13 goals and 25 During his summers at home, Barons’ career with 10 goals assists in his lone year with the he works for his dad doing odd and 20 assists during the 2019- Tomahawks. jobs… When he is not helping 20 season… Earned Rookie of his dad, Donavan plays in a rec the Year honors for his 30 points league with his dad… Both of as a defenseman… When he’s his younger brothers play hockey not on the ice, he spends most and hope to play in college just of his time in the water (surfing, like their older brother. kayaking, and fishing).

21 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes 13 27 28 ZACHARY AUGHE LYNDEN BREEN BRAD MORRISSEY FORWARD FORWARD FORWARD FR | 6-3 | 205 FR | 5-9 | 168 FR | 5-11 | 168 CLARKSTON, MICHIGAN GRAND BAY-WESTFIELD, NEW TIGNISH, PRINCE EDWARD ABERDEEN WINGS (NAHL) BRUNSWICK ISLAND FARGO FORCE (USHL) LINCOLN STARS (USHL)

Before Maine/Personal: Before Maine/Personal: Before Maine/Personal: Skated for the Aberdeen Wings From Saint John, New Played for the Notre Dame of the NAHL in his final season Brunswick, his final team Hounds before joining the before wearing the Maine before joining the Black University of Maine… script across his chest… Son Bears was the Fargo Force Following suit of the majority of Pam and Rob Aughe, the of the USHL… Appearing in of the state of Maine, he center netted five goals and 45 games for the Force, he spends his summers lobster dished out 13 assists in his tallied 18 goals and 30 assists fishing in his home province final junior season… Out of for 48 total points… Named of PEI. the rink, he likes to golf, relax the team MVP… In 2019, he at the lake, and camp. participated in the NHL Top Prospects Game… When he’s not playing hockey, Lynden likes to spend time with his two older sisters and hit the links.

22 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes 31 32 33 JOHN MULERA VICTOR ÖSTMAN CONNOR ANDROLEWICZ FORWARD GOALTENDER GOALTENDER FR | 5-8 | 165 FR | 6-4 | 205 FR | 6-2 | 202 ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND DANDERYD, SWEDEN ST. LOUIS, MISSOUR BOSTON JR. BRUINS (USPHL) CHICAGO STEEL (USHL) LINCOLN STARS (USHL)

Before Maine/Personal: Played Before Maine/Personal: Before Maine/Personal: for the Boston Junior Bruins Spent one year in one of the Played for the Sioux City before signing with the Black most competitive leagues in Musketeers and the Lincoln Bears… In 49 total games with North America (USHL) with the Stars of the USHL before the Junior Bruins, he tallied 34 Chicago Steel… Son of Helene making the trek to Orono, goals and 40 assists for 74 total Hasselskog and Lars Ostman, Maine… In 29 total games, points… Mulera is the Junior he recorded a 2.34 GAA and the goaltender recorded a Bruins and the NCDC all-time leader in points… When not on a .913 save percentage in his 3.65 GAA and a .876 save the ice, he spends his time with final season before joining the percentage… Enjoys fishing his two sisters and on the golf Black Bears… When he’s not in his spare time and spending course. stopping pucks, Victor enjoys time with his younger brother, golf and padel tennis. who is also a goaltender.

23 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes Career Highs GOALS ASSISTS POINTS MULTIPLE-POINT GAMES

ZACHARY AUGHE - - - -

ADRIEN BISSON 1, 3x, rec. at #6 UMass 03/05/21 2, 2x, rec. at UConn 02/26/21 2, 1x, rec. vs UNH 11/15/19 1, 1x, rec. vs UNH 11/15/19

LYNDEN BREEN 1, 2x, at UVM 01/09/21 2, 2x rec. at UConn 02/26/21 2, at UNH 12/12/20 1, at UNH 12/12/20

DAWSON BRUNESKI none 1, 1x, rec. at UConn 02/26/21 none none

SIMON BUTALA 1, vs UAA 10/11/19 2, 1x, rec. vs Merrimack 01/31/20 2, 1x, rec. vs Merrimack 01/31/20 1, 1x, rec. vs Merrimack 01/31/20

ADAM DAWE 2, 2x, rec. at UConn 02/26/21 2, 4x, rec. at UVM 01/08/21 2, 5x, rec. at UVM 01/09/21 5x, rec. vs UVM 01/09/21

AJ DROBOT 2, 1x, rec. vs UConn 02/26/21 1, 7x, rec. at #1 BC 02/19/21 2, 1x, rec. vs AIC 12/29/19 2, 1x, rec. vs AIC 12/29/19

KABORE DUNN - 1, 1x, rec. at #15 UML 01/04/21 1, 1x, rec. at #15 UML 01/04/21 -

BRADY GAUDETTE 1, 2x, rec. at UConn 02/26/21 none 1, 1x, rec. at #16 PC 01/15/21 none

JD GREENWAY 1, 3x, at UConn 02/26/21 1, 12x, rec. at UConn 02/26/21 2, 1x, vs UAA 10/11/19 none

KEVIN HOCK 1, vs Merrimack 01/31/20 1, 2x, rec. vs #12 NU 02/07/20 2, vs Merrimack 01/31/20 1, vs Merrimack 01/31/20

LEVI KLEIBOER 1, 2x, rec at UVM 01/08/21 1, 5x, rec vs #12 NU 02/07/20 1, 6x, rec at #15 UML 01/04/21 none

EDWARD LINDELOW 1, 1x, rec at #15 UML 01/04/21 1, none 1, 1x, rec at #15 UML 01/04/21 none

BRAD MORRISSEY 1, 3x, rec at #1 BC 02/19/21 - 1, 1x, rec at #15 UML 01/03/21 -

JOHN MULERA - 1, 4x, rec at #6 UMass 03/05/21 1, 1x, rec at UVM 01/09/21 -

REMY PARKER none none none none

TRISTAN POISSANT 1, 2x, rec at #1 BC 02/19/21 1, 1x, rec at BU 01/22/21 - -

BEN POISSON 2, 1x, rec. at #16 PC 01/15/21 1, 6x, rec. at UVM 01/08/21 2, 2x, rec. at #16 PC 01/15/21 2, 2x, rec. at #16 PC 01/15/21

JACK QUINLIVAN 2, 2x, rec. at Vermont 10/25/19 1, 4x, rec. vs BU 11/2/19 1, 4x, rec. vs BU 11/2/19 11, rec. at UNH 12/12/20

JACOB SCHMIDT-SVEJSTRUP 2, 2x, rec. at UConn 1/15/20 2, 3x, rec. at UVM 01/08/21 2, 11x, rec. vs #15 UML 01/04/21 2, at #15 UML 01/04/21

JAKUB SIROTA 1, 2x, rec. at UVM 01/08/21 2, 2x, rec. at #15 UML 01/04/21 2, 1x, rec. vs BU 11/1/19 none

CAMERON SPICER 1, vs Merrimack 02/01/20 1, 4x, rec. at UConn 02/26/21 none -

KEENAN SUTHERS - - - -

VELI-MATTI TIURANIEMI 3, at Quinnipiac 12/8/17 2, 3x, rec at #6 UMass 03/05/21 3, vs. Miami 10/20/17 2x, rec. at Providence 3/9/18

EDUARDS TRALMAKS 2, 4x, rec. vs #16 PC 01/16/21 2, 5x, rec. vs Merrimack 02/01/20 3, 4x, rec. vs Quinnipiac 10/18/19 17x, rec. at #16 PC 01/16/21

DONAVAN HOULE - 1, 2x, rec. at UVM 01/09/21 1, 2x, rec. at UVM 01/09/21 -

EMIL WESTERLUND 1, 18x, rec. vs #6 UMass 03/05/21 3, 1x vs UAA 10/11/19 3, 1x vs UAA 10/11/19 3x, rec. vs UAA 10/11/19

PERRY WINFREE none none none none

SAVES

CONNOR ANDROLEWICZ -

VICTOR OSTMAN 56, at #1 Boston College 02/20/21 (L, 0-3)

MATTHEW THIESSEN 37, at UNH 12/11/20 (T, 1-1)(Won Shootout 3-2)

24 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes The Last Time It Happened MAINE’S 2020-21 RECORD WHEN...

FOR MAINE W L T A shutout...... March 26, 2020 vs. #18 Providence, W 1-0 (Goalie: Jeremy Swayman, 48) Overall 3 10 2 A shutout at home...... March 26, 2020 vs. #18 Providence, W 1-0 (Goalie: Jeremy Swayman, 48) A shutout on the road...... Jan. 6, 2017 vs. BU, W 3-0 (Goalie: Jeremy Swayman, 31) in Hockey East play 3 10 2 A shutout on neutral ice...Jan. 14, 2017 vs. UConn, W 4-0 (at Fenway Park, Boston, Mass.) (Goalie: Rob McGovern) in non-conference play 0 0 0 Shutouts in back-to-back games...Feb. 19, 2011 W 3-0 at UMass-Lowell; Feb. 25, 2011, W 4-0 at Merrimack (Goalie: Dan Sullivan) Shutouts against the same opponent in back-to-back games..... Feb. 18, 2011 W 4-0 and Feb. 19, 2011, W 3-0 at UMass-Lowell at home 0 0 0 A goalie had back-to-back shutouts....Dan Sullivan (Feb. 19, 2011 at UMass-Lowell, W 3-0; Feb. 25, 2011 at Merrimack, W 4-0) on the road 3 10 2 A goalie made 40 or more saves...... Victor Ostman, 43, Feb. 27, 2021 at UConn, L 2-4 at a neutral site 0 0 0 A goalie made 50 or more saves...... Victor Ostman, 56, Feb. 20, 2021 vs #1 BC, L 0-3 A goalie had a point in a game...... Matthew Thiessen (0-1–1), Jan. 23, 2021 at BU, L 1-5 leading after one period 1 0 0 10 or more goals at home...... Feb. 27, 1988 vs. Nebraska-Omaha, W 10-0 trailing after one period 1 7 1 10 or more goals on the road...... Nov. 2, 1990 at Denver, W 10-1 tied after one period 1 3 1 10 or more goals on neutral ice...... Nov. 28, 2009 vs. St. Lawrence (Portland, Maine) W, 10-1 9 goals...... Nov. 11, 2004 at UMass-Lowell, W 9-2 leading after two periods 1 0 1 8 goals...... Oct. 26, 2013 vs. UMass, W 8-4 trailing after two periods 2 9 1 7 goals...... Oct. 5, 2019 vs UAA, W 7-1 tied after two periods 0 1 0 5 goals in a period...... Oct. 21, 2017 vs. Miami (Ohio), first period, W 6-3 6 goals in a period...... Oct. 26, 2013 vs. UMass, second period, W 8-4 outshooting the opposition 0 1 1 Overtime win at home...... Feb. 15, 2020 vs. UConn, W 1-0 being out-shot by the opposition 3 9 1 Overtime win on the road...... Jan. 25, 2020 at #4 BC, W 4-3 shots are even 0 0 0 Overtime win on neutral ice...... Jan. 1, 2012 vs. UNH (Frozen Fenway), W 5-4 A hat trick...... Nolan Vesey, Feb. 25, 2017 vs. Northeastern, W 5-4 in one-goal or less games 2 3 2 A hat trick by a rookie...... Chase Pearson, Dec. 9, 2016 vs. AIC, W 5-3 in two-goal games 1 3 0 A player scored four goals in a game...... Brian Flynn, Feb. 19, 2010 vs. UMass-Lowell, W 8-4 in three-goal games 0 1 0 50 or more shots on goal...... 54, Dec. 13, 2013 vs. AIC, W 5-4 in four- or more goal games 0 3 0 Was not whistled for a penalty...... Feb. 19, 2010 vs. UMass Lowell Power-play goal...... Adrien Bisson (5-on-4), March 5, 2021 at #6 UMass, T 3-3 (W 2-1) scoring first 1 2 1 Short-handed goal...... Adam Dawe (4-on-5), Jan. 22, 2021 at BU, L 2-3 the opposition scores first 2 8 1 Penalty shot goal...... Jack Quinlivan, Feb. 26, 2021 at UConn, W 6-4 5 different players scored in a game...... Oct. 11, 2019 vs UAA W, 7-1 in October 0 0 0 6 different players scored in a game...... Dec. 8, 2017 at Quinnipiac, W 7-4 in November 0 0 0 7 different players scored in a game...... Jan. 16, 2019 at BC, W 7-2 in December 0 1 1 8 different players scored in a game...... Nov. 11, 2005 at UMass-Lowell, W 9-2 in January 2 6 0 A player had three points in a game...... Holway, Tralmaks, Dec. 8, 2017 at Quinnipiac, W 7-4 in February 1 3 0 A player had four points in a game...... Mitchell Fossier (1-3–4), Feb. 21, 2020 vs. Vermont, W 6-1 in March 0 0 1 A player had five points in a game...... Cam Brown (1-4–5), Nov. 11, 2016 vs. UMass-Lowell, W 5-2 10 different players had a point in a game...... Jan. 4, 2021 at #15 UMass Lowell, L 5-9 on Friday 2 3 2 11 different players had a point in a game...... Oct. 11, 2019 vs UAA, W 7-1 on Saturday 1 5 0 12 different players had a point in a game...... Nov. 29, 2019 at St. Lawrence, W 5-2 on Sunday 0 1 0 on Monday 0 1 0 AGAINST MAINE A shutout...... February 20, 2021 vs #1 BC, L 0-3 (BC goalie: ) in first game of back-to-back 2 4 1 A shutout at Alfond...... Feb. 8, 2019 vs #11/#12 Providence, L 0-1 (PU goalie: Hayden Hawkey) in second game of back-to-back 1 6 0 A shutout away from Alfond...... February 20, 2021 vs #1 BC, L 0-3 (BC goalie: Spencer Knight) in a single game 0 0 1 A shutout on neutral ice...... Nov. 24, 2017 vs. Providence (Providence goalie: Hayden Hawkey) in overtime 1 0 1 A goalie made 40 or more saves...... Ryan Ferland, 45, Dec. 29, 2018 at Princeton L 0-1 9 goals...... Jan. 04, 2021 at #15 UMass Lowell, L 5-9 in blue jersey 3 10 2 8 goals...... Oct. 19, 2018 vs. Minnesota Duluth, L 2-8 in white jersey 0 0 0 7 goals...... Oct. 5, 2018 at #4/#6 PU, L 0-7 in throwback jersey 0 0 0 Overtime win...... Feb. 9, 2018 at Providence, L 2-3 A hat trick...... Chase Blackmun, Jan. 4, 2021 at #15 UMass Lowell, L 5-9 vs. Atlantic Hockey 0 0 0 Power-play goal...... Ryan Tverberg, Feb. 27, 2021 at UConn, L 2-4 vs. ECAC Hockey 0 0 0 Short-handed goal...... Marc Gatcomb (4-on-5), Feb. 26, 2021 vs UConn, W 6-4 vs. NCHC 0 0 0 vs. Hockey East 3 10 2 GENERAL vs. CHA 0 0 0 Maine played in the NCAA Tournament...... 2012 vs. WCHA 0 0 0 Maine played in the Frozen Four...... 2007 Maine won a Hockey East Tournament Championship...... 2004 vs. team ranked in USA Today poll* 1 5 1 Maine won a Hockey East Regular-Season Championship...... 1995 vs. team ranked in USCHO.com poll* 0 4 1 *—at time of game

25 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes THE RED GENDRON FILE

RED GENDRON Education New England College B.S. History, 1979 Head Coach of Men’s Ice Hockey University of Maine Fifth Season at Maine • New England College ‘79 M.S. Education, 1993 Head Coaching Experience Red Gendron enters his eighth season as experience was. (AHL), 2002-03 – 2003-04 head coach of the University of Maine men’s Indiana Ice (USHL), 2004-05 ice hockey team. The 2019-20 Black Bears “All of the wonderful things that have University of Maine, 2013-14 – present finished the season with a 18-11-5 record and happened to us since that time would not Assistant Coaching Experience a national ranking of #15, a tenure best for have been possible if not for the University of University of Maine, 1990-91 – 1992-93 Gendron. With a 4th place finish in the con- Maine, Shawn Walsh, Grant Standbrook, and New Jersey Devils (NHL), 1994-95 – 1995-96 ference, UMaine was set to host UConn in the all of the champion players and coaches who • 1995 Stanley Cup Champion Albany River Rats (AHL), 1996-97 – 1999-2000 Hockey East Quarterfinal Round. The COVID-19 were part of our first Maine experience. The • Two AHL Conference Finals pandemic forced a cancellation of what looked energy and passion within and surrounding UMass-Amherst, 2005-06 – 2010-11 like a promising postseason run for the Black this program are inspiring and have not dimin- • 2007 NCAA Tournament Bears. ished in my absence,” Gendron said. Yale University (associate head coach), 2012-13 • 2013 NCAA Division I Champions

Gendron coached the Black Bears to a 16-15-4 In his 34-year coaching career, Gendron has Scouting Experience record and a spot in the Hockey East quarter- worked with championship teams at all levels. New Jersey Devils (NHL), 2000-02, scout finals in his inaugural 2013-14 season. During the 2014-15 season, he coached a pair of Before being named the head coach of the Collegiate Playing Experience New England College Second Team All-American selections in Ben Black Bears, Gendron was associate head Hockey Hutton and Devin Shore during the 2014-15 coach at Yale University; the Bulldogs earned • 92 career points, 31 goals, 61 assist season. The duo also earned Hockey East First the 2013 NCAA Division I National Champion- • Three-year captain Team honors and were each selected All-New ship. Prior to Gendron’s two seasons at Yale, Baseball England as well. During the 2016-17 season, from 2005-11, he was an assistant coach at • Three-year member Gendron guided the Black Bears to a 11-21- the University of Massachusetts, helping the 4 record. At the end of the 2017-18 season, Minutemen reach the 2007 NCAA Tournament. cluded bench coaching, practice planning, and Coach and the Black Bears earned a 18-16-4 coaching the forwards and power play on one record. They hosted and defeated New Hamp- Gendron spent 11 seasons in professional of the best teams in college hockey history. shire in the first round of the Hockey East hockey with the New Jersey Devils organiza- playoffs. Providence College, who played in tion. From 2002-04, he coached the Albany For 11 years, Gendron was a head and assis- the conference championship series, knocked River Rats of the American Hockey League. tant coach in Vermont and New Hampshire. off the Black Bears in the second round. He From 2000-02, he scouted for the Devils and Gendron also has international coaching expe- led the Black Bears to a mark of 15-17-4 and a from 1996–2000, Gendron was an assistant rience. He has guided eight USA Hockey Teams, 6th place finish in the confer- ence during the coach of the Albany River Rats, leading the including the U.S. National Junior Team on 2018-19 season. #9 Northeastern hosted UMa- team to two appearances in the AHL confer- three occasions. In the 2004–05 season, Gen- ine in the Hockey East Quarterfinal Round. The ence finals. dron was head coach and general manager Huskies defeated the Black Bears 2-1 in each of the Indiana Ice of the United States Hockey of the two games in Boston. From 1994-96, Gendron was assistant coach League. At Bellows Free Academy in Vermont, for the New Jersey Devils, where his responsi- he guided squads to four state championships Gendron, who has won two NCAA Hockey Na- bilities included on-ice practice and video/sta- in the 1980s. tional Championships and a NHL Stanley Cup tistical analysis. The team won the 1995 Stan- as an assistant coach, was named University ley Cup after finishing as Eastern Conference Gendron earned a master’s degree in educa- of Maine head men’s ice hockey coach on May finalist in 1994. During the 1993–94 season, tion from UMaine in 1993. USA Hockey uses 28, 2013. The hiring of Gendron linked the he was a technological specialist for the Devils. Gendron’s book, “Coaching Hockey Success- success of Maine’s past with the promise of Gendron earned three NHL championship fully,” as the advanced-level manual for its the future, as his first college hockey coaching rings as a coach and has twice had his name coaching education program. experience was with the Black Bears, where engraved on the Stanley Cup. He was an as- he assisted Coach Shawn Walsh with the 1993 sistant coach for the New Jersey Devils when Gendron is fluent in French and speaks some NCAA Division I National Championship team. they captured the Stanley Cup in 1995, and Russian. He graduated in 1979 from New En- was an assistant and head coach, respectively, gland College in Henniker, N.H, where he was “I am fully aware of what this program means with their AHL team in Albany when the Devils a three-year hockey captain. to our current players, our alumni, the univer- won the Stanley Cup in 2000 and 2003. sity and to our fans throughout the state, and I He and his wife, Janet have two daughters, am equally aware of the championship-caliber Gendron’s previous stint at UMaine began in Katelyn and Allison. results they demand from their Black Bears,” the fall of 1990, where he was an assistant said Gendron, adding how life-changing the coach for three seasons. His responsibilities in-

26 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes BEN GUITE Associate Head Coach of Men’s Ice Hockey Eighth Season at Maine • Maine ‘00

Ben Guite begins his fifth season as an assistant coach of the Black Bears and third as associate head coach. ALFIE MICHAUD While at Maine, Guite helped lead the Black Bears to their second national championship in 1999 before being named an assistant captain and guiding the Black Bears back to the Frozen Four in 2000. Guite totaled 47 goals, including Assistant Coach of Men’s Ice Hockey nine game-winners, and added 49 assists for 96 points in 146 games at Maine. Fifth Season at Maine • Maine ‘99 A Montreal, Quebec native, Guite scored the first goal in Maine’s national championship victory over New Hampshire and added an assist in the Frozen Four semifinal win over Boston College. During his senior year in 1999-00, Alfie Michaud, who spent the 2016-17 season as a volunteer goaltending coach Guite totaled a team-high 22 goals with 14 assists for 36 points in 40 games. with the Black Bears, was promoted to a full-time assistant coaching role on May As a junior, the former Black Bear forward had 12 goals and 16 assists in 40 26, 2017. games after totaling six goals and 12 assists in 32 games as a sophomore. As a freshman, Guite ranked second among Maine first-year players with 14 points During his playing days with the Black Bears, Michaud helped guide the University on seven goals and seven assists in 34 games. of Maine to its second NCAA National Championship in 1999, earning the NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player accolade and an NCAA All-Tournament team Guite spent 13 years in the professional hockey ranks where he totaled 175 recognition. In 1998 Michaud was named to the Hockey East All-Tournament team. games in the (NHL), 585 games in the American Hockey League (AHL) and 68 contests with the ECHL (East Coast Hockey League). Guite Following his graduation from the University of Maine in 1999, Michaud spent parts spent four years in the NHL where he competed for the Boston Bruins (2005-06), (2006-07, 2008-09) and (2009-10). of 16 years in as a goaltender in the professional ranks, including stints with the Guite totaled 19 goals, including one playoff goal, and 26 assists while with National Hockey League’s Vancouver Canucks and the American Hockey League’s the NHL. Guite tallied 103 goals and 176 assists with the AHL after notching 11 Syracuse Crunch and Manitoba Moose. goals and 18 assists for 29 points in the ECHL. Aside from his playing career, Michaud has built an impressive coaching and Guite also has significant experience with the Players’ Association as he spent mentoring resume. Since 2010, he has been the owner and coach of Dream the 2010-11 and 2011-12 seasons as a PHPA Executive Committee member after Catcher’s Hockey which offers private coaching and clinics. Michaud spent a year as serving the 2007-08 and 2008-09 seasons as an NHLPA player representative. the head coach of the U18 Portland Junior Pirates before being named goalie coach Guite also served as a PHPA player representative in 2005-06 and 2009-10. The for the Portland Pirates in 2014. He spent a year with Portland’s AHL club before former Black Bear assistant captain participated in the 2012 NHL Draft Coaching opening RISE Sport Testing, a developmental testing agency for schools and various Clinic. Guite also dedicated countless hours to hockey school coaching around sports. the country including the University of Maine Hockey School in Orono, Bill Armstrong Hockey in Providence, R.I., Can/Am Hockey in Lake Placid, N.Y., Huron Hockey in Orange, N.J. and Outside Edge Hockey in Denver, Colo.

Guite earned his Bachelor of Arts in English from the University of Maine in 2000 before achieving his Masters in Business Administration from Maine in 2009.

Guite and his wife, Kristen, a Portland, Maine native and University of Maine alumna, are the proud parents of two sons Patrick and Maxime. LARRY COCKRELL Volunteer Assistant Coach of Men’s Ice Hockey First Season at Maine • Norwich

Cockrell begins first first season as an assistant coach of the Black Bears.

After playing hockey and lacrosse in college at Norwich University, Cockrell served in the US Navy where he was a naval aviator. He coached in the New England Prep School Ice Hockey Association (NEPSIHA) for 16 years. He spent 12 years at Kents Hill School, and four years at the Governor’s Academy. In that time, he guided teams to four post-season appearances, the 2013 Small School Championship finals, and won a New England Prep School Championship in 2008.

Married to Tiffany Cockrell, whom he has three children with, Cockrell will be added to the University of Maine men’s hockey coaching staff this fall.

27 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes 2020-21 Maine Men’s Hockey: Individual Statistics

28 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes 2020-21 Maine Men’s Hockey: Team Comparison Game-by-Game

2020-21 Maine Men’s Hockey: Team Comparison Game-by-Game

29 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes 2020-21 Maine Men’s Hockey: Goals-Assists-Points

30 2020-21 University of Maine Men’s Ice Hockey Game Notes 2020-21 Maine Men’s Hockey: Goal Summary

DATE OPPONENT NO. TYPE GOAL ASSIST ASSIST PERIOD TIME 12/11 New Hampshire 1 EV Lynden Breen (1) Adam Dawe (1) Eduards Tralmaks (1) 3rd 13:14 12/12 New Hampshire 1 EV Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (1) Lynden Breen (1) Jakub Sirota (1) 1st 04:50 2 PP Emil Westerlund (1) Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (1) Lynden Breen (2) 2nd 07:08 01/03 #15 UMass Lowell 1 PP Brad Morrissey (1) Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (2) Jakub Sirota (2) 1st 17:11 2 EV Ben Poisson (1) Donavan Villeneuve-Houle (1) - 2nd 10:52 3 PP Emil Westerlund (2) Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (3) Lynden Breen (3) 3rd 11:58 01/04 #15 UMass Lowell 1 EV Edward Lindelow (1) Emil Westerlund (1) Jakub Sirota (3) 1st 08:14 2 PP Eduards Tralmaks (1) Ben Poisson (1) Kabore Dunn (1) 1st 15:10 3 PP Emil Westerlund (3) Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (4) Adam Dawe (2) 1st 16:42 4 SH Eduards Tralmaks (2) Jakub Sirota (4) - 2nd 06:19 5 EV Levi Kleiboer (1) Eduards Tralmaks (2) Adrien Bisson (1) 3rd 05:34 01/08 Vermont 1 PP Levi Kleiboer (2) Adam Dawe (3) Ben Poisson (2) 1st 07:18 2 EV Lynden Breen (2) Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (5) Jakub Sirota (5) 1st 16:10 3 EV Tristan Poissant (1) AJ Drobot (1) - 3rd 01:49 4 EV Jakub Sirota (1) Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (6) Adam Dawe (4) 3rd 18:52 01/09 Vermont 1 PP Eduards Tralmaks (3) Adam Dawe (5) Ben Poisson (3) 1st 07:22 2 PP Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (2) Emil Westerlund (2) John Mulera (1) 1st 16:57 3 EV Adam Dawe (1) - - 1st 18:56 4 EV JD Greenway (1) Donavan Villeneuve-Houle (2) - 3rd 02:21 01/15 #16/NR Providence 1 EV Ben Poisson (2) Eduards Tralmaks (3) Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi (1) 2nd 04:43 2 EV Brady Gaudette (1) John Mulera (2) - 3rd 09:52 3 EV Ben Poisson (3) Adam Dawe (6) Jakub Sirota (6) 3rd 13:52 4 EN Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup (3) Lynden Breen (4) Adrien Bisson (2) 3rd 18:20 01/16 #16/NR Providence 1 SH Eduards Tralmaks (4) JD Greenway (1) - 2nd 15:04 2 EV Eduards Tralmaks (5) Emil Westerlund (3) Lynden Breen (5) 3rd 18:54 01/22 Boston University 1 SH Adam Dawe (2) Eduards Tralmaks (4) - 1st 17:44 2 EV Brad Morrissey (2) Kabore Dunn (2) Tristan Poissant (1) 3rd 06:34 01/23 Boston University 1 PP Adam Dawe (3) Ben Poisson (4) Matthew Thiessen (1) 3rd 16:41 02/19 #1 Boston College 1 EV Tristan Poissant (2) AJ Drobot (2) JD Greenway (2) 2nd 03:10 2 PP Brad Morrissey (3) Adam Dawe (7) Jakub Sirota (7) 3rd 08:21 02/20 #1 Boston College ------02/26 UConn 1 EV AJ Drobot (1) Jakub Sirota (8) Dawson Bruneski (1) 1st 11:53 2 PP Ben Poisson (4) Adrien Bisson (3) JD Greenway (3) 1st 18:43 3 EV Brady Gaudette (2) Dawson Bruneski (2) - 2nd 02:22 4 EV Jack Quinlivan (1) - - 2nd 02:47 5 EV JD Greenway (2) Cameron Spicer (1) John Mulera (3) 2nd 07:52 6 EV AJ Drobot (2) Emil Westerlund (4) Adrien Bisson (4) 3rd 17:34 02/27 UConn 1 PP Adam Dawe (4) Jakub Sirota (9) Lynden Breen (6) 2nd 18:23 2 PP Adam Dawe (5) Emil Westerlund (5) Lynden Breen (7) 2nd 19:59 03/05 #6 UMass 1 EV Emil Westerlund (4) Lydnen Breen (8) Simon Butala (1) 1st 00:48 2 PP Adrien Bisson (1) Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi (2) John Mulera (4) 3rd 11:54 3 EV Eduards Tralmaks (6) Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi (3) Adam Dawe (8) 3rd 15:46

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