The Bangor Daily News and Portland Press Herald reported on the 27th anniversary of the University of Maine men’s hockey team winning its first national title. The Black Bears defeated the Lake Superior State University Lakers 5–4 to earn the NCAA Division I men’s hockey championship April 3, 1993, in Milwaukee, securing the team’s championship […]
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University of Maine junior goalie Jeremy Swayman has been named Hockey East Player of the Year and Red Gendron earned the Bob Kullen Award as Bauer Coach of the Year. Swayman led the league in saves (782) and save percentage (.932). He tied for first in shutouts (3) and tied for second in wins (12). […]
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In February 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared the week of March 8, 1980 as National Women’s History Week. And in 1987, Congress designated March as Women’s History Month. This March, the University of Maine celebrates the vital roles of women with a number of events and celebrations. For more information, call 207.581.1437. March 4, 11 […]
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Women’s basketball coach Amy Vachon promoted the University of Maine’s National Girls and Women in Sports Day celebration on WABI (Channel 5). Festivities included a Youth Sports Fair; talks by leaders, including Black Bear coaches Edniesha Curry and Josette Babineau; and the women’s basketball contest with Stony Brook. News Center Maine attended the event and […]
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University of Maine Athletics announced that two student-athletes have received the 2020 M Club Dean Smith award: Cassandra Mascarenhas, a junior captain on the field hockey team, and Mitch Fossier, a senior captain on the men’s ice hockey team. The M Club Dean Smith award is the most prestigious award presented annually to the top […]
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A number of media outlets reported that University of Maine basketball standouts Amy Vachon ’00 and Andy Bedard ’00 will be inducted in the Maine Basketball Hall of Fame with the Class of 2020. This is the first year they were eligible for consideration. Vachon and Bedard starred on the court for the Black Bears; […]
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The University of Maine will observe Black History Month with a series of on-campus events throughout February. The activities will kick off at noon Jan. 31 with a flag raising on the Mall, followed by a reception with light refreshments in the Multicultural Student Center (room 312) in the Memorial Union. Throughout February, the Multicultural […]
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University of Maine Athletics is raffling a five-day trip for two to Paris that includes airfare, accommodations and selected activities. Travel dates are flexible. Each entry costs $50 and may be purchased online. The winner will be drawn Feb. 14 at the men’s ice hockey game with the University of Connecticut. Proceeds will benefit the […]
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University of Maine assistant men’s basketball coach Edniesha Curry is featured in The New York Times opinion video series “Equal Play” that showcases “insurgent athletes dragging women’s sports into the 21st century.” Curry is the lone woman coaching Division I men’s basketball in the country. The video accompanies Lindsay Crouse’s article titled “Where Are All […]
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University of Maine Athletics was mentioned in a Portland Press Herald story about The Willie Wags, a downtown Bangor business that won the KeyBank Small Business Spotlight Promotion. The store will receive $5,000 in marketing assets through UMaine Athletics and a $5,000 grant from KeyBank. The Willie Wags and KeyBank partnered with the Black Bears […]
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