Pre-season Poll Ranks Black Bear Hockey #7
The College Hockey News preseason top 10 poll ranks the UMaine Black Bears at #7 in the country. “That’s right: they’re back, rebuilt, and poised for big things in Orono,” the Web site says. Hockey East rivals Boston College (#1) and UNH (#10) are also ranked in the top 10. Coach Tim Whitehead’s team opens its season with a Sunday, Oct. 3 exhibition game against Acadia University.