# 2020–21 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season

The 2020–21 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 46th season of play for the program, the 44th season competing at the Division I level, and the 37th season in the Hockey East conference. The Black Bears represented the University of Maine and played their home games at Alfond Arena, and were coached by Red Gendron, in his 8th season as their head coach.

## Season

As a result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic the entire college ice hockey season was delayed. Because the NCAA had previously announced that all winter sports athletes would retain whatever eligibility they possessed through at least the following year, none of Maine's players would lose a season of play. However, the NCAA also approved a change in its transfer regulations that would allow players to transfer and play immediately rather than having to sit out a season, as the rules previously required.
Maine played all of its regular season games on the road. Despite there being no crowds in any of the buildings, travelling for all of their games did no favors for the team and Maine won only three of their contests all season. Due to the difficulty of their schedule, Maine was ranked 8th in the Hockey East Power Index and was able to finally play at home in the first round of the Hockey East Tournament. The home site didn't change the team's fortunes, however, and Maine lost 2–7 to New Hampshire, ending their season.
Kevin Hock and Keenan Suthers sat out the season.
Shortly after the end of the season, head coach Red Gendron died following a medical episode while on a golf course. He was 63.

## Departures

| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
| Tim Doherty | Forward | United States | Graduate transfer to Penn State |
| Mitch Fossier | Forward | United States | Graduation (Signed with Rockford IceHogs) |
| Adrián Holešinský | Forward | Slovakia | Signed professional contract (HK Nitra) |
| Stephen Mundinger | Goaltender | United States | Graduate transfer to Long Island |
| Sam Rennaker | Forward | United States | Graduation |
| Patrick Shea | Forward | United States | Graduation |
| Ryan Smith | Forward | United States | Graduation (Signed with Macon Mayhem) |
| Jeremy Swayman | Goaltender | United States | Signed professional contract (Boston Bruins) |

## Recruiting

| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
| Connor Androlewicz | Goaltender | United States | 19 | St. Louis, MO |
| Zach Aughe | Forward | United States | 20 | Clarkston, MI |
| Lynden Breen | Forward | Canada | 19 | Grand Bay-Westfield, NB |
| Kabore Dunn | Defenseman | United States | 18 | Mill Bay, BC |
| Donovan Houle-Villeneuve | Forward | Canada | 20 | Montréal, QC |
| Brad Morrissey | Forward | Canada | 19 | Tignish, PE |
| Jonny Mulera | Forward | Canada | 21 | Rockville, MD |
| Victor Östman | Goaltender | Sweden | 19 | Danderyd, SWE |
| Tristan Poissant | Forward | Canada | 20 | Les Coteaux, QC |
| Keenan Suthers | Forward | Canada | 21 | Tecumseh, ON; transfer from St. Lawrence |

## Roster

As of February 12, 2021.

## Standings

2020–21 Hockey East Standingsvte :
| | Conference record | Conference record | Conference record | 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 | OTW | OTL | SOW | HEPI | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
| #6 Boston College | 21 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 58.61 | 82 | 46 | 24 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 91 | 58 |
| #11 Boston University | 14 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 56.36 | 49 | 37 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 52 | 45 |
| #1 Massachusetts * | 22 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 55.44 | 76 | 42 | 29 | 20 | 5 | 4 | 103 | 48 |
| Connecticut | 22 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 52.01 | 69 | 63 | 23 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 70 | 69 |
| #16 Providence | 23 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.80 | 63 | 61 | 25 | 11 | 9 | 5 | 71 | 67 |
| Northeastern | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 49.94 | 68 | 60 | 21 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 69 | 64 |
| #19 Massachusetts–Lowell | 16 | 7 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48.00 | 46 | 53 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 59 | 63 |
| Maine | 15 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 46.66 | 41 | 61 | 16 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 43 | 68 |
| Merrimack | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 45.38 | 47 | 66 | 18 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 47 | 66 |
| New Hampshire | 21 | 5 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 43.66 | 51 | 83 | 23 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 60 | 88 |
| Vermont | 12 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 38.02 | 17 | 37 | 13 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 20 | 42 |
| Championship: March 20, 2021 No Regular Season Champion Awarded * indicates conference tournament champion (Lamoriello Trophy) Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll ||||||||||||||||||

## Schedule and Results

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Decision | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||||||
| December 11 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN+ | Thiessen | T 1–1 $^{SOW}$ | 0 | 0–0–1 (0–0–1) |
| December 12 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | NESN+ | Thiessen | L 2–6 | 0 | 0–1–1 (0–1–1) |
| January 3 | 6:00 PM | at #17 Massachusetts–Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | Thiessen | L 3–5 | 0 | 0–2–1 (0–2–1) |
| January 4 | 3:00 PM | at #15 Massachusetts–Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | | Thiessen | L 5–9 | 0 | 0–3–1 (0–3–1) |
| January 8 | 1:00 PM | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Thiessen | L 4–5 | 0 | 0–4–1 (0–4–1) |
| January 9 | 1:00 PM | at Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | Östman | W 4–3 | 0 | 1–4–1 (1–4–1) |
| January 15 | 3:30 PM | at #16 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Östman | W 4–3 | 0 | 2–4–1 (2–4–1) |
| January 16 | 4:30 PM | at #16 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | NESN | Östman | L 2–3 | 0 | 2–5–1 (2–5–1) |
| January 22 | 3:35 PM | at Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | NESN | Östman | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 0 | 2–6–1 (2–6–1) |
| January 23 | 1:05 PM | at Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | Östman | L 1–5 | 0 | 2–7–1 (2–7–1) |
| February 19 | 7:00 PM | vs. #1 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN+ | Thiessen | L 2–4 | 0 | 2–8–1 (2–8–1) |
| February 20 | 5:00 PM | vs. #1 Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | NESN | Östman | L 0–3 | 0 | 2–9–1 (2–9–1) |
| February 26 | 4:00 PM | vs. Connecticut | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | | Östman | W 6–4 | 0 | 3–9–1 (3–9–1) |
| February 27 | 4:00 PM | vs. Connecticut | Mark Edward Freitas Ice Forum • Storrs, Connecticut | | Östman | L 2–4 | 0 | 3–10–1 (3–10–1) |
| March 5 | 2:30 PM | at #6 Massachusetts | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | NESN | Östman | T 3–3 $^{SOW}$ | 0 | 3–10–2 (3–10–2) |
| Hockey East Tournament ||||||||||
| March 10 | 4:30 PM | vs. New Hampshire | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (Opening Round) | | Östman | L 2–7 | 0 | 3–11–2 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||||||

## Scoring statistics

| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
| Adam Dawe | C/RW | 16 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 23 |
| Lynden Breen | C | 16 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 |
| Jakub Sirota | D | 16 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 4 |
| Eduards Tralmaks | C/LW | 12 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 26 |
| Emil Westerlund | LW/RW | 16 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Jacob Schmidt-Svejstrup | RW | 11 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 10 |
| Ben Poisson | F | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 19 |
| Adrien Bisson | D | 16 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
| J. D. Greenway | D | 14 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 28 |
| A. J. Drobot | RW | 16 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| John Mulera | F | 9 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| Brad Morrissey | RW | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Tristan Poissant | F | 14 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 |
| Veli-Matti Tiuraniemi | D | 14 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| Levi Kleiboer | D | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Brady Gaudette | F | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 |
| Jack Quinlivan | F | 14 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Kabore Dunn | D | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Dawson Bruneski | D | 10 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Simon Butala | D | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 35 |
| Donovan Houle-Villeneuve | C | 16 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 |
| Edward Lindelöw | C | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Cameron Spicer | D | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Matthew Thiessen | G | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Perry Winfree | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Remy Parker | F | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Zachary Aughe | C | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Victor Östman | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 16 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Total | | | 43 | 74 | 117 | 245 |

## Goaltending statistics

| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
| Victor Östman | 11 | 604 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 38 | 348 | 0 | .902 | 3.77 |
| Matthew Thiessen | 8 | 354 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 25 | 180 | 0 | .878 | 4.23 |
| Empty Net | - | 11 | - | - | - | 5 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 14 | 971 | 3 | 11 | 2 | 68 | 528 | 0 | .886 | 4.20 |

## Rankings

| Poll | 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 (Final) |
| USCHO.com | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | NR | 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 |
USCHO did not release a poll in week 20.