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  1. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

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    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    Whoever in the UMaine athletic department has the unenviable job of reading this forum, please thank the AD for giving us that info
  3. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    I think that the risk would be if the University isn't willing to make the commitments necessary to put a national contender on the ice. If, say, Minnesota is telling him that they have the backing for $1M in NIL funds or some rev share money or a ridiculous recruiting budget, and then Barr...
  4. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    Well, some guys that's just who they are. I'm hopeful with more time to identify CHL prospects this year there can be more of a meeting of expectations from both sides- the coaching staff identifying the type of guy who can adapt to the college hockey grind, and CHL players knowing more of...
  5. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    The dream scenario would be Barr leveraging the Minnesota offer to get Maine to commit more resources to the program, be it NIL, recruiting budget, rev share.... But if Minnesota really wants him, they'll get him. Not only salary for him, but assistant salary pool, player acquisition funds...
  6. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    To be fair to him, he was brought in to back up Scott Darling, but then Darling had his alcohol problems, got suspended a bunch of times, and ultimately dismissed. Sirman ended up needing to cover that bridge year between Darling and Martin Ouellette.
  7. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    There are not very many Division I athletic departments that sponsor all four of football, men's basketball, baseball, and men's hockey. When you narrow it down further by size, financial resources, and geography, Maine's almost 1-of-1. UNH is consistently more competitive in football. But...
  8. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    I think I've retired from the roster construction game. Too many variables- does an NHL team have developmental concerns? is an agent/advisor unrealistic about playing time and value on the open market? did some random school fall in love with the guy and offer an unreasonable number? I...
  9. AMC

    UNH- How Far West Do We Go?

    I've been fighting for my life in the Maine thread that finishing 5th, winning 18 games, can't be considered a disaster. McMahon pretty clearly tiered out the investment in the conference to a top level of BC, BU, UConn, and Providence; a middle level of Maine, Lowell, Northeastern, and UMass...
  10. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    Two things can be true at the same time- this season was ultimately a bit disappointing because the difference between an NCAA tournament appearance and finishing in the Hockey East quarters wasn't an inability to beat the best teams on the schedule but rather avoiding losses to the worst teams...
  11. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    BDN reports that Poirier is out for the year: https://www.bangordailynews.com/2026/03/12/sports/college-ice-hockey/justin-poirer-out-season-umaine-mens-hockey/ Stinks for him. Hope he's 100% come fall.
  12. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    Half of them are busy suing the state to avoid paying taxes on their trusts.
  13. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    Being unable to beat bad UVM and UNH teams is bad, full stop. Maine had plenty of reasonable opportunities to have like 21-23 wins and be comfortably in the NCAA tournament. I still can't jump on the doom and gloom bus. This was, from day one, a rebuilding year. The coaching staff was...
  14. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    It is interesting to look at the NPI vs. the PWR (which can still be found on CHN if you dig a bit). 1 seeds: The same across both systems. Michigan is #1 in both, Western Michigan is #4 in both. NoDak and Michigan State flipflop between 2 and 3. 2 seeds: Both agree on the TEAMS in the 2...
  15. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    Given that Northeastern isn't going to play a home game for the next 49 years or whatever, you have to imagine that a number of their players will be portaling. I bet a number of Hockey East schools have their shopping lists ready, but there are a fair few guys who would look good in Black Bear...
  16. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    Is that the first time Maine won a challenge for a major?
  17. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    I was about to complain about Maine trying to skate it up the middle out of the zone, but Lipinski made me eat my words
  18. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    Jeesh, not a 5 minutes that Chabrier will want on his highlight tape.
  19. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    Gotta get a shot on goal on a 4-on-1
  20. AMC

    UMaine 25-26: Marques My Word: Back to the Big Time

    From Mike McMahon's newsletter, answering a question about Lowell's resources:
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