Gendron signs contract extension as men’s ice hockey coach, media report
The Bangor Daily News, Portland Press Herald and News Center Maine reported University of Maine men’s ice hockey head coach Dennis “Red” Gendron has signed a second two-year contract extension. The terms of the extension, which runs through June 30, 2021, remain unchanged from the current contract. Gendron has been UMaine head coach since May 2013, leading the Black Bears to a 18-16-4 season this year, including a trip to the Hockey East quarterfinals. Gendron told the BDN the future goal is to continue to climb the standings in Hockey East and earn an NCAA tournament berth. “We want to close the gap every year,” said Gendron, who is 67-98-21 in his five seasons. “At the same time, we want to focus on the day-to-day process. We did pretty well sticking to the process this year. We want to get better every single day. That’s how you improve your results.”