Friends of Maine Hockey will host the annual Skate with the Bears event from 4:15–5:15 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 11 at the Alfond Arena. Members of the University of Maine men’s and women’s ice hockey teams will be on the ice meeting fans, signing autographs and posing for photos. Friends of Maine Hockey board members also […]
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Several media outlets, including the Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News, WABI (Channel 5) and WVII (Channel 7) reported University of Maine men’s ice hockey coach Red Gendron will annually donate 5 percent of his salary to the Grant Standbrook Maine Hockey Forever Fund. Tom and Sally Savage have pledged $1 million to match endowment […]
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After being inducted into the National Football Foundation College Hall of Fame, University of Maine graduate and football all-star John Huard spoke highly of his Black Bear teammates in a Bangor Daily News article. “The University of Maine was phenomenal and our guys were really close … I just reflect back to the fact that […]
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Former University of Maine men’s ice hockey goalie Scott Darling was included in a Washington Post blog that recapped “Road to the NHL Winter Classic” on Epix. Darling has made his way to the Chicago Blackhawks of the NHL after he quit drinking alcohol several years ago and sought help for social anxiety. He rattled […]
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Sandra Caron, a University of Maine professor of family relations and human sexuality, spoke with United Educators about peer education at UMaine for the article, “Student-to-student interactions help campuses manage risks.” Caron said when she came to UMaine in 1988, she focused peer education on visible groups such as athletic teams and Greek organizations. In […]
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ESPN3 will televise the induction of former Black Bear football player and coach John Huard into the 2014 College Football Hall of Fame on Dec. 9. The ceremony will take place at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City. Huard is one of 16 men — 14 players and two coaches — slated for induction. […]
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WABI (Channel 5) and WLBZ (Channel 2) reported the University of Maine women’s basketball team and coaching staff volunteered at a free Thanksgiving meal offered by Manna Ministries in Bangor. Members of the team filled plates, served guests and sang songs to entertain more than 100 guests. “We wouldn’t be here playing for the university […]
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An AP report indicated the University of Maine athletic department’s designs on setting a Guinness World Record for most people wearing plaid or tartan-patterned clothing in one place — Alfond Stadium — fell short Saturday at the UMaine-University of New Hampshire football game. NESN, the Portland Press Herald, the Sun Journal and MPBN were among […]
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WABI (Channel 5) reported the University of Maine’s Wallace Pool recently added two new banners that show some of the UMaine swimming and diving team’s best athletes. The banners were made possible by funds raised during Erin’s Run 5K Road Race. The run was created in honor of former UMaine student and swimmer Erin Woolley […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported on a march held at the University of Maine to raise awareness against domestic violence and advocate for change by educating classmates and the community. UMaine President Susan Hunter spoke at the event. She mentioned several statistics, including that almost half the homicides in Maine involve domestic violence, and mentioned […]
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