# 2014–15 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season

The 2014–15 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey team represented the University of Maine during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's ice hockey season. The team was coached by Red Gendron, in his 2nd season with the Black Bears. The Black Bears played their home games at Alfond Arena on campus in Orono, Maine, competing in Hockey East.

## Personnel
### Roster

As of December 16, 2014.

### Coaching staff

| Name | Position | Seasons at Maine | Alma Mater |
| Red Gendron | Head coach | 2 | University of Maine (1993) |
| Jay Leach | Associate head coach | 2 | University of New Haven (1978) |
| Ben Guite | Assistant coach | 2 | University of Maine (2000) |

## Standings

2014–15 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 |
| #2 Boston University †* | 22 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 31 | 88 | 55 | 41 | 28 | 8 | 5 | 158 | 95 |
| #1 Providence | 22 | 13 | 8 | 1 | 27 | 61 | 37 | 41 | 26 | 13 | 2 | 123 | 84 |
| #13 Boston College | 22 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 27 | 60 | 50 | 38 | 21 | 14 | 3 | 107 | 91 |
| #17 Massachusetts–Lowell | 22 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 26 | 70 | 52 | 39 | 21 | 12 | 6 | 134 | 101 |
| Notre Dame | 22 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 64 | 54 | 42 | 18 | 19 | 5 | 126 | 116 |
| Northeastern | 22 | 11 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 70 | 69 | 36 | 16 | 16 | 4 | 107 | 107 |
| Vermont | 22 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 23 | 62 | 53 | 41 | 22 | 15 | 4 | 110 | 91 |
| New Hampshire | 22 | 10 | 11 | 1 | 21 | 66 | 68 | 40 | 19 | 19 | 2 | 119 | 109 |
| Connecticut | 22 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 18 | 42 | 74 | 36 | 10 | 19 | 7 | 66 | 111 |
| Maine | 22 | 8 | 12 | 2 | 18 | 64 | 74 | 39 | 14 | 22 | 3 | 108 | 127 |
| Merrimack | 22 | 5 | 14 | 3 | 13 | 38 | 56 | 38 | 16 | 18 | 4 | 81 | 93 |
| Massachusetts | 22 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 102 | 36 | 11 | 23 | 2 | 99 | 152 |
| Championship: March 21, 2015 † indicates conference regular season champion; * indicates conference tournament champion Rankings: USCHO.com Top 20 Poll; updated March 9, 2015 |||||||||||||||

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent$^#$ | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 5 | 4:00 PM | New Brunswick* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | W 8–3 | 4,290 | 0–0–0 |
| Regular Season |||||||||
| October 10 | 12:00 AM | at Alaska Anchorage* | Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska (Kendall Hockey Classic) | | L 1–3 | 2,656 | 0–1–0 |
| October 11 | 8:00 PM | vs. Alaska* | Sullivan Arena • Anchorage, Alaska (Kendall Hockey Classic) | | L 2–5 | 2,441 | 0–2–0 |
| October 17 | 7:30 PM | #2 Union* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | L 0–3 | 4,895 | 0–3–0 |
| October 18 | 7:00 PM | #2 Union* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | L 2–5 | 4,657 | 0–4–0 |
| October 24 | 7:00 PM | #20 Alaska Anchorage* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | W 3–1 | 3,599 | 1–4–0 |
| October 25 | 7:00 PM | #20 Alaska Anchorage* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | T 3–3 $^{OT}$ | 4,010 | 1–4–1 |
| October 31 | 7:00 PM | UMass | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | W 6–5 $^{OT}$ | 3,378 | 2–4–1 (1–0–0) |
| November 1 | 7:00 PM | UMass | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | W 3–2 | 3,706 | 3–4–1 (2–0–0) |
| November 7 | 7:00 PM | at #14 Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | L 3–4 $^{OT}$ | 4,007 | 3–5–1 (2–1–0) |
| November 8 | 7:00 PM | at #14 Vermont | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont | | L 1–4 | 4,007 | 3–6–1 (2–2–0) |
| November 14 | 7:30 PM | #3 Boston University | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | L 1–3 | 4,919 | 3–7–1 (2–3–0) |
| November 21 | 7:30 PM | at #3 Boston University | Agganis Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 5,291 | 3–8–1 (2–4–0) |
| November 22 | 7:00 PM | at #12 Boston College | Kelley Rink • Boston, Massachusetts | | L 1–4 | 6,773 | 3–9–1 (2–5–0) |
| November 28 | 7:00 PM | #13 Vermont* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | L 3–6 | 3,707 | 3–10–1 |
| November 29 | 7:00 PM | #13 Vermont* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | L 1–4 | 4,148 | 3–11–1 |
| December 8 | 8:00 PM | at #7 UMass Lowell | Tsongas Center • Lowell, Massachusetts | NBCSN | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 4,497 | 3–12–1 (2–6–0) |
| December 12 | 7:00 PM | vs. New Hampshire* | Verizon Wireless Arena • Manchester, New Hampshire | | W 5–2 | 5,028 | 4–12–1 |
| December 13 | 7:30 PM | vs. New Hampshire* | Cross Insurance Arena • Portland, Maine | | L 4–7 | 6,183 | 4–13–1 |
| January 2 | 7:00 PM | Canisius* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | W 4–1 | 3,559 | 5–13–1 |
| January 3 | 7:00 PM | Canisius* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | W 3–1 | 3,910 | 6–13–1 |
| January 9 | 7:00 PM | at UMass* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | L 2–3 | 1,441 | 6–14–1 |
| January 10 | 7:00 PM | at UMass* | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | | W 3–0 | 1,588 | 7–14–1 |
| January 16 | 7:00 PM | #6 UMass Lowell | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | L 0–2 | 3,820 | 7–15–1 (2–7–0) |
| January 18 | 3:00 PM | #17 Boston College | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | W 4–2 | 4,215 | 8–15–1 (3–7–0) |
| January 23 | 7:00 PM | New Hampshire | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | W 6–4 | 5,084 | 9–15–1 (4–7–0) |
| January 24 | 7:00 PM | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | FCS | W 4–0 | 6,501 | 10–15–1 (5–7–0) |
| January 30 | 7:30 PM | Connecticut | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | L 1–2 | 3,717 | 10–16–1 (5–8–0) |
| February 1 | 2:00 PM | at Connecticut | XL Center • Hartford, Connecticut | | T 2–2 $^{OT}$ | 5,211 | 10–16–2 (5–8–1) |
| February 6 | 7:00 PM | Notre Dame | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | NESN | T 4–4 $^{OT}$ | 4,045 | 10–16–3 (5–8–2) |
| February 7 | 7:00 PM | Notre Dame | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | L 1–5 | 4,350 | 10–17–3 (5–9–2) |
| February 13 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | W 4–3 | 2,374 | 11–17–3 (6–9–2) |
| February 14 | 7:00 PM | at Merrimack | Lawler Arena • North Andover, Massachusetts | | W 5–3 | 2,095 | 12–17–3 (7–9–2) |
| February 20 | 7:30 PM | Northeastern | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | FCS | L 4–6 | 3,866 | 12–18–3 (7–10–2) |
| February 21 | 7:00 PM | Northeastern | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | | W 6–3 | 3,786 | 13–18–3 (8–10–2) |
| February 27 | 7:00 PM | at #13 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | L 2–5 | 2,453 | 13–19–3 (8–11–2) |
| February 28 | 7:00 PM | at #13 Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | | L 2–5 | 2,895 | 13–20–3 (8–12–2) |
| Postseason |||||||||
| March 6 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Hockey East First Round) | | L 2–4 | 2,482 | 13–21–3 |
| March 7 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Hockey East First Round) | | W 4–2 | 2,886 | 14–21–3 |
| March 8 | 7:00 PM | at #17 Vermont* | Gutterson Fieldhouse • Burlington, Vermont (Hockey East First Round) | | L 2–3 $^{OT}$ | 2,622 | 14–22–3 |
| *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 | RV | NR | NR | NR | RV | 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 | NR | NR |