The Bangor Daily News reported on UMaine’s approach to diagnosis and treatment of head injuries to student-athletes. According to the article, UMaine head athletic trainer Paul Culina said UMaine has been on the cutting edge of diagnosing and treating athletes who suffer concussions. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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Will O’Neill, a UMaine fourth-year men’s hockey player, was profiled in the Boston Globe. O’Neill said the experience of playing at Alfond Arena resonated with him from his first game as a freshman, and that coach Tim Whitehead is “head-over-heels” committed to Maine hockey. In another story, columnist Bob Ryan toured New England’s Division I […]
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University of Maine men’s hockey fans who are interested in watching or traveling to Saturday’s NCAA regional game in Worcester, Mass., can visit a page on the Black Bears’ website for more information.
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A rally to celebrate UMaine Hockey’s participation in the NCAA tournament will be held at 12:30 p.m. in the Memorial Union. Speakers include head coach Tim Whitehead and members of the team. Danny Williams will serve as the MC of the event. The Black Bear pep band will provide entertainment. Robert Dana, vice president for […]
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UMaine Hockey senior forward Spencer Abbott was named Hockey East Player of the Year at the league’s awards banquet Thursday night in Boston. He is the fifth Black Bear player to achieve this honor. Abbott was also tabbed as a top 10 finalist for the Hobey Baker award, given annually to the nation’s top college […]
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There will be a reception at the University of Maine’s Buchanan Alumni House following a memorial service on Saturday, March 10, for Carol Abbott, who passed away on Friday. Abbott was a UMaine alumna, the wife of former University of Maine football coach and professor Walter Abbott and the mother of current UMaine athletic director […]
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The Bangor Daily News reported UMaine hockey player Spencer Abbott has been named the Hockey East Player of the Year by College Hockey Weekly. Abbott, a senior who is not related to UMaine athletic director Steve Abbott, leads the country in scoring and in points per game. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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The Bangor Daily News has a story about alumna Carol Abbott, the mother of current UMaine athletic director Steve Abbott and the wife of former UMaine football coach and professor Walter Abbott, who died Friday. Carol Abbott earned an English degree in 1959 from UMaine, according to the story, where she met Walter Abbott, who […]
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Bangor TV station WABI reported that Justin Edwards, a freshman on the UMaine men’s basketball team, was named Wednesday the College Sports Madness America East Rookie of the Year. Edwards was the top-scoring freshman in the conference this year. Contact: Jessica Bloch, (207) 581-3777
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Sarah Smiley, a columnist for the Bangor Daily News wrote Monday about the dinner she and her three sons shared with UMaine men’s ice hockey coach Tim Whitehead and student-athletes Nick Pryor and Kyle Beattie. The Black Bear hockey representatives were part of the “Dinner with the Smileys project,” in which Sarah Smiley invites special […]
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