Maine Black Bears 2020: The Hunt For Red October

[Ma#1ne Hky]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2020: The Hunt For Red October

Starting to hear whispers that Red is retiring at the end of this season.

Really??? I hope!...but won't believe it till he announces it after the season ends...hoping, but have heard this way too many times in the last two years...BUT interesting to say the least.

[Ma#1ne Hky]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2020: The Hunt For Red October

I'll send him a nice card.

Hahahaaa...and many others would also…..+1 on that one.

[Runsub5]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2020: The Hunt For Red October

Ahem. UConn.

Oops. My mistake. It was in my mind as a tie.

[ticapnews]

Oops. My mistake. It was in my mind as a tie.

Too bad it isn't in the standings as a tie!

[walrus]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2020: The Hunt For Red October

I guess donors finally matched Tom and Sally Savages million bucks. Thats good news for the program.

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[Runsub5]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2020: The Hunt For Red October

I guess donors finally matched Tom and Sally Savages million bucks. Thats good news for the program.

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Yes, successful campaign and should help Maine hockey compete with other programs. The announcement was made over the PA system prior to the start of last night's game.

[NorthMike]

I went to my second and final game of the season last night. Very good attendance at around 4900. Raucous fans and student section pregame. That was the most excitement the entire evening. Maine's passing was off the mark and when the puck was there it was mishandled. Vermont doesn't have any highly skilled players and neither does Maine in my opinion. Hard to believe Maine scored 6 goals the night before. Both teams play good defense in front of good goal tending. Swayman met his match last night in Lekkas.

Granted Maine didn't play well Saturday, but it really wasn't representative of what they have been capable of lately. They are inconsistent and seem to play up to the level of competition. Their strength has been in playing as a team. The highest skilled forwards include fossier, Tralmaks, Dawe, doherty. You can't say fossier and doherty aren't skilled players, they are in the upper level of points for D1.

Vermonts D was the story Saturday they didn't allow good shots through and minimized any rebound opportunity. I sat behind the goal and never saw any good shots on Lekkas.

[NorthMike]

Starting to hear whispers that Red is retiring at the end of this season.

Interesting, I have not heard much about his future.
Someone on here spread the rumor a while back they heard red had signed an extension. Rumor.

I'd be good with that and hope they don't do something stupid for replacing him. Hope they wouldn't advance one of the assistants.

[walrus]

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Granted Maine didn't play well Saturday, but it really wasn't representative of what they have been capable of lately. They are inconsistent and seem to play up to the level of competition. Their strength has been in playing as a team. The highest skilled forwards include fossier, Tralmaks, Dawe, doherty. You can't say fossier and doherty aren't skilled players, they are in the upper level of points for D1.

Vermonts D was the story Saturday they didn't allow good shots through and minimized any rebound opportunity. I sat behind the goal and never saw any good shots on Lekkas.

They have one line of skilled offensive players, stop them and you stop Maine

[BlackI]

They have one line of skilled offensive players, stop them and you stop Maine

They have Tralmaks on third line now, so looks like they are going for balance. Having said that it is kind of tough to win when you hand the other team two five minute majors. They need discipline more than anything.

[Fishman'81]

Re: Maine Black Bears 2020: The Hunt For Red October

I guess donors finally matched Tom and Sally Savages million bucks. Thats good news for the program.

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Yeah, Larry said that on the NESN broadcast yesterday. (I was amazed that he was still doing games, but I'm a bit out of the loop anymore.)

2 mil combined with a Red retirement might just pave the way for a rapid improvement.

[BlackI]

Yeah, Larry said that on the NESN broadcast yesterday. (I was amazed that he was still doing games, but I'm a bit out of the loop anymore.)

2 mil combined with a Red retirement might just pave the way for a rapid improvement.

Bbbabbbbbbabbbbaaabbbaaaaabbbbbbad.

https://youtu.be/dt_8aDOJvtM

[amkirby10]

They have one line of skilled offensive players, stop them and you stop Maine

I think the second line of Schmitty-Poisson-Dawe has a lot of offensive potential, but they just haven't been getting the results aside from perhaps Dawe. But JSS is starting to heat up and get quality chances again, he had a rocket of a shot off the pipe that beat Lekkas clean on Saturday. I think the breakout is coming. If they can start producing some offensive help it will make Maine much tougher to beat.

[BlackI]

I think the second line of Schmitty-Poisson-Dawe has a lot of offensive potential, but they just haven't been getting the results aside from perhaps Dawe. But JSS is starting to heat up and get quality chances again, he had a rocket of a shot off the pipe that beat Lekkas clean on Saturday. I think the breakout is coming. If they can start producing some offensive help it will make Maine much tougher to beat.

They keep blocking jss. He sets up to hammer and they keep blocking. Perhaps our coaching staff could draw up better plays.

[BlackI]

They keep blocking jss. He sets up to hammer and they keep blocking. Perhaps our coaching staff could draw up better plays.

Fine. Love this team.

https://youtu.be/AqZceAQSJvc