# 2017–18 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season

The 2017–18 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey team represented the University of Maine during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The Black Bears were coached by fifth-year head coach Red Gendron, and played their home games at Alfond Arena on campus in Orono, Maine, competing in Hockey East.

## Personnel
### Roster

As of March 10, 2018

## Standings

2017–18 Hockey East men's standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record | Overall record |
| | GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #19 Boston College† | 24 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 79 | 53 | 37 | 20 | 14 | 3 | 108 | 99 |
| #11 Northeastern | 24 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 33 | 79 | 49 | 38 | 23 | 10 | 5 | 136 | 81 |
| #7 Providence | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 30 | 70 | 50 | 40 | 24 | 12 | 4 | 117 | 85 |
| #10 Boston University* | 24 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 28 | 72 | 60 | 40 | 22 | 14 | 4 | 124 | 105 |
| Connecticut | 24 | 11 | 12 | 1 | 23 | 70 | 62 | 36 | 15 | 19 | 2 | 100 | 102 |
| Maine | 24 | 10 | 11 | 3 | 23 | 65 | 74 | 38 | 18 | 16 | 4 | 117 | 115 |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 11 | 13 | 0 | 22 | 68 | 75 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 101 | 99 |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 9 | 13 | 2 | 20 | 60 | 74 | 39 | 17 | 20 | 2 | 104 | 119 |
| Vermont | 24 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 51 | 75 | 37 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 79 | 112 |
| Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 15 | 2 | 16 | 51 | 70 | 37 | 12 | 21 | 4 | 83 | 105 |
| New Hampshire | 24 | 5 | 14 | 5 | 15 | 48 | 71 | 36 | 10 | 20 | 6 | 88 | 104 |
| Championship: March 17, 2018 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 1, 2018 |||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Rank$^#$ | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 1 | 4:00 p.m. | Acadia* | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | W 3–1 | 3,128 | 0–0–0 |
| Regular season |||||||||
| October 6 | 7:30 p.m. | Connecticut | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | W 4–3 $^{OT}$ | 3,093 | 1–0–0 (1–0–0) |
| October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | Connecticut | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | L 1–5 | 3,130 | 1–1–0 (1–1–0) |
| October 20 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami Ohio* | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | L 5–7 | 3,549 | 1–2–0 |
| October 21 | 7:00 p.m. | Miami Ohio* | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | W 6–3 | 3,784 | 2–2–0 |
| October 27 | 7:00 p.m. | #10 Minnesota-Duluth* | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | L 1–2 | 3,483 | 2–3–0 |
| October 28 | 7:30 p.m. | #10 Minnesota-Duluth* | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | L 0–2 | 3,506 | 2–4–0 |
| November 3 | 7:15 p.m. | at UMass Lowell | | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | L 2–3 | 4,537 | 2–5–0 (1–2–0) |
| November 4 | 4:00 p.m. | at UMass Lowell | | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | W 6–2 | 5,449 | 3–5–0 (2–2–0) |
| November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | #18 Boston University | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | W 5–2 | 4,532 | 4–5–0 (3–2–0) |
| November 18 | 7:00 p.m. | #18 Boston University | | Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine | | L 0–7 | 6,206 | 4–6–0 (3–3–0) |
| November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. #10 Providence | | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four opening round) | NESN | L 0–3 | | 4–7–0 (3–4–0) |
| November 25 | 10:00 a.m. | vs. Rensselaer* | | SSE Arena Belfast • Belfast, Northern Ireland (Friendship Four consolation game) | NESN | W 4–2 | | 5–7–0 |
| December 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Vermont | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 3,365 | 5–7–1 (3–4–1) |
| December 2 | 5:00 p.m. | Vermont | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | W 6–2 | 4,264 | 6–7–1 (4–4–1) |
| December 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Quinnipiac* | | High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | | W 7–4 | 2,875 | 7–7–1 |
| December 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at Quinnipiac* | | High Point Solutions Arena • Hamden, Connecticut | | W 5–3 | 1,845 | 8–7–1 |
| December 29 | 4:00 p.m. | at Rensselaer* | | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | | W 3–2 | 2,687 | 9–7–1 |
| December 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Rensselaer* | | Houston Field House • Troy, New York | | W 5–2 | 2,687 | 10–7–1 |
| January 6, 2018 | 7:00 p.m. | at Boston University | #20 | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | W 3-0 | 3,957 | 11–7–1 (5–4–1) |
| January 8 | 7:00 p.m. | at Brown* | #20 | Meehan Auditorium • Providence, Rhode Island | | T 4-4 $^{OT}$ | 717 | 11–7–2 |
| January 12 | 7:00 p.m. | at #10 Northeastern | #20 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 3-5 | 2,013 | 11–8–2 (5–5–1) |
| January 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at #10 Northeastern | #20 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 3-5 | 1,828 | 11–9–2 (5–6–1) |
| January 16 | 7:00 p.m. | UMass | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | W 3-1 | 3,093 | 12–9–2 (6–6–1) |
| January 19 | 7:00 p.m. | New Hampshire | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | T 2-2 $^{OT}$ | 4,788 | 12–9–3 (6–6–2) |
| January 20 | 7:30 p.m. | New Hampshire | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | T 3-3 $^{OT}$ | 5,165 | 12–9–4 (6–6–3) |
| January 26 | 7:00 p.m. | at UMass | | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | W 3-2 | 2,718 | 13–9–4 (7–6–3) |
| January 27 | 7:00 p.m. | at UMass | | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | W 3-2 | 3,934 | 14–9–4 (8–6–3) |
| February 2 | 7:30 p.m. | Merrimack | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCN | W 4-3 $^{OT}$ | 4,124 | 15–9–4 (9–6–3) |
| February 3 | 7:00 p.m. | Merrimack | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | L 2-3 $^{OT}$ | 4,512 | 15–10–4 (9–7–3) |
| February 9 | 7:15 p.m. | at #9 Providence | | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | L 2-3 $^{OT}$ | 3,033 | 15–11–4 (9–8–3) |
| February 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at New Hampshire | | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | ESPN3 | W 4-3 $^{OT}$ | 5,143 | 16–11–4 (10–8–3) |
| February 14 | 7:30 p.m. | #19 Boston College | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | L 0-5 | 5,165 | 16–12–4 (10–9–3) |
| February 23 | 7:00 p.m. | at #20 Boston College | | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | L 3-6 | 4,175 | 16–13–4 (10–10–3) |
| February 24 | 7:00 p.m. | at #20 Boston College | | Kelley Rink • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | ESPN3 | L 1-2 | 5,245 | 16–14–4 (10–11–3) |
| Hockey East tournament |||||||||
| March 2 | 7:30 p.m. | New Hampshire* | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Hockey East first round) | NESN | W 2–4 | 3,645 | 17–14–4 |
| March 3 | 7:30 p.m. | New Hampshire* | | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Hockey East first round) | FCS | W 3–2 | 4,003 | 18–14–4 |
| March 9 | 7:00 p.m. | at #9 Providence* | | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East semifinal round) | NBC Sports Boston | L 3–4 | 2,165 | 18–15–4 |
| March 10 | 7:00 p.m. | at #9 Providence* | | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island (Hockey East semifinal round) | NBC Sports Boston | L 2–3 | 2,475 | 18–16–4 Source: |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||

## Rankings

| Poll | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 20 | NV | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR |
| 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 |