| 1998–99Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| NCAA Division I National Champions JCPenney Classic, champion Governor's Cup, champion NCAA Tournament, champion | |
| Conference | 2ndHockey East |
| Home ice | Alfond Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USCHO | 4 |
| USA Today | 1 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 31–6–4 |
| Conference | 17–5–2 |
| Home | 14–1–1 |
| Road | 10–4–2 |
| Neutral | 7–1–1 |
| Coaches and captains | |
| Head coach | Shawn Walsh |
| Assistant coaches | Grant Standbrook Nate Leaman Bernie Sanford Gene Reilly |
| Captain | Steve Kariya |
| Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey seasons «1997–98 1999-2000 » | |
The1998–99 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 22nd season of play for the program, the 20th at the Division I level, and the 15th in theHockey East conference. The Black Bears represented theUniversity of Maine and played their home games atAlfond Arena. They were coached byShawn Walsh, in his 15th season as head coach. The Black Bears won their second national title with a victory over rivalNew Hampshire in the national championship game.
| Player | Position | Nationality | Cause |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Addesa | Forward |  United States | Transferred toMassachusetts–Boston |
| Aaron Boone | Forward | United States | Left program (retired) |
| John DiBattista | Forward |  Canada | Left program |
| Javier Gorriti | Goaltender |  Spain | Left program (retired) |
| Bryan Masotta | Goaltender | United States | Left program (signed withSan Diego Gulls) |
| Scott Parmentier | Forward | United States | Graduation (signed withArkansas GlacierCats) |
| Nate Ponitz | Defenseman | United States | Left program (retired) |
| Jason Price | Defenseman | United States | Left program (signed withTucson Gila Monsters) |
| Shawn Wansborough | Forward | Canada | Graduation (Signed withCincinnati Mighty Ducks) |
| Ed Washuk | Goaltender | United States | Transferred toIona |
| Brian White | Defenseman | United States | Graduation (Signed withColorado Avalanche) |
| Player | Position | Nationality | Age | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Niko Dimitrakos | Forward | United States | 19 | Boston, MA |
| Barrett Heisten | Forward | United States | 18 | Anchorage, AK |
| Doug Janik | Defenseman | United States | 18 | Agawam, MA |
| Peter Metcalf | Defenseman | United States | 19 | Pembroke, MA |
| Mike Morrison | Goaltender | Canada | 19 | Medford, MA; selected 186th overall in1998 |
| Brendan Walsh | Forward | United States | 23 | Dorchester, MA; transfer fromBoston University |
| Ed Wood | Defenseman | Canada | 22 | Rivers, MB |
| Matthew Yeats | Goaltender | Canada | 18 | Montreal, QC; selected 248th overall in1998 |
| No. | Nat. | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Matthew Yeats | Freshman | G | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1979-04-06 | Montreal,Quebec | Olds Grizzlys (AJHL) | LAK, 248th overall 1998 | |
| 2 | Eric Turgeon | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 1977-12-05 | Augusta, Maine | — | ||
| 3 | Doug Janik | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 1980-03-26 | Agawam, Massachusetts | USNTDP (USDP) | — | |
| 4 | Peter Metcalf | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 1979-02-25 | Pembroke, Massachusetts | Cushing Academy (USHS-Prep) | — | |
| 5 | Robert Ek | Junior | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | 1975-10-31 | Luleå,Sweden | Kimberley Dynamiters (RMJHL) | — | |
| 7 | Adam Tate | Junior | D | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 172 lb (78 kg) | 1975-03-05 | Kanata, Ontario | Cole Harbour Colts (MJHL) | — | |
| 10 | Tuomo Jääskeläinen | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | 1976-10-21 | Helsinki,Finland | Jokerit (SM–Liiga) | — | |
| 11 | Jason Vitorino | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | Brookline, Massachusetts | — | |||
| 12 | Ben Guité | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 1978-07-17 | Verdun, Quebec | Capital District Selects (EJHL) | MTL, 172nd overall 1997 | |
| 13 | Marcus Gustafsson | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | 1974-07-24 | Knivsta,Sweden | Uppsala AIS (Division 1) | — | |
| 15 | Niko Dimitrakos | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1979-05-21 | Boston,Massachusetts | Avon Old Farms (USHS-Prep) | — | |
| 16 | Dan Kerluke | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1976-12-22 | Brampton, Ontario | Brampton Capitals (OPJHL) | — | |
| 17 | Bobby Stewart | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1974-06-03 | Fort McMurray,Alberta | Fort McMurray Oil Barons (AJHL) | — | |
| 18 | Steve Kariya (C) | Senior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 159 lb (72 kg) | 1977-12-22 | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Nanaimo Clippers (BCJHL) | — | |
| 21 | Matthias Trattnig | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | 1979-04-22 | Graz,Austria | Capital District Selects (EJHL) | CHI, 94th overall 1998 | |
| 24 | Jim Leger | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | 1976-05-06 | Saugus, Massachusetts | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — | |
| 25 | David Cullen | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | 1976-12-30 | St. Catharines,Ontario | Thorold Blackhawks (GHJHL) | — | |
| 26 | A. J. Begg | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | 1976-11-30 | Vancouver,British Columbia | South Surrey Eagles (BCHL) | — | |
| 27 | Ed Wood | Freshman | F | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1976-08-24 | Thompson, Manitoba | Flin Flon Bombers (SJHL) | — | |
| 29 | Anders Lundbäck | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | 1975-10-26 | Luleå,Sweden | Tierps HK (Division 2) | — | |
| 30 | Mike Morrison | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | 1979-07-11 | Medford, Massachusetts | Phillips Exeter Academy (USHS-Prep) | EDM, 186th overall 1998 | |
| 32 | Magnus Lundbäck | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | 1975-10-26 | Luleå,Sweden | Tierps HK (Division 2) | — | |
| 33 | Alfie Michaud | Junior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | 1976-11-06 | Selkirk, Manitoba | Lebret Eagles (SJHL) | — | |
| 36 | Brendan Walsh | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | 1974-10-22 | Dorchester, Massachusetts | Boston University (HEA) | — | |
| 37 | Barrett Heisten | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | 1980-03-19 | Anchorage, Alaska | USNTDP (USDP) | — | |
| 39 | Cory Larose | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | 1975-05-14 | Campbellton, New Brunswick | Langley Thunder (BCJHL) | — |
| Conference | Overall | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP | W | L | T | PTS | GF | GA | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||
| #2 New Hampshire† | 24 | 18 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 100 | 49 | 41 | 31 | 7 | 3 | 171 | 91 | |
| #1 Maine | 24 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 36 | 96 | 64 | 41 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 167 | 94 | |
| #4 Boston College* | 24 | 15 | 7 | 2 | 32 | 99 | 73 | 43 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 170 | 125 | |
| Providence | 24 | 12 | 11 | 1 | 25 | 90 | 81 | 38 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 159 | 134 | |
| Boston University | 24 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 19 | 72 | 86 | 37 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 117 | 132 | |
| Massachusetts–Lowell | 24 | 9 | 15 | 0 | 18 | 65 | 85 | 36 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 112 | 117 | |
| Massachusetts | 24 | 8 | 14 | 2 | 18 | 56 | 86 | 35 | 12 | 21 | 2 | 80 | 114 | |
| Merrimack | 24 | 7 | 16 | 1 | 15 | 67 | 94 | 36 | 11 | 24 | 1 | 107 | 136 | |
| Northeastern | 24 | 6 | 16 | 2 | 14 | 74 | 101 | 34 | 11 | 20 | 3 | 108 | 132 | |
| Championship: Boston College †indicates conference regular season champion *indicates conference tournament champion Final rankings:USA Today/American Hockey Magazine Coaches Poll Top 10 Poll | ||||||||||||||
| Date | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 16 | at Nebraska-Omaha* | #8 | Omaha Civic Auditorium •Omaha, Nebraska | W 7–2 | 1–0–0 | ||||||
| October 17 | at Nebraska-Omaha* | #8 | Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Nebraska | W 3–0 | 2–0–0 | ||||||
| JCPenney Classic | |||||||||||
| October 23 | Moncton* | #3 | Alfond Arena •Orono, Maine (J. C. Penney semifinal, exhibition) | W 5–0 | |||||||
| October 24 | Union* | #3 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (J. C. Penney Championship) | W 6–1 | 3–0–0 | ||||||
| November 6 | Mass-Lowell | #4 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 3–2 OT | 4–0–0 (1–0–0) | ||||||
| November 7 | Mass-Lowell | #4 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 5–2 | 5–0–0 (2–0–0) | ||||||
| November 13 | at Massachusetts | #4 | Mullins Center •Amherst, Massachusetts | L 1–2 | 5–1–0 (2–1–0) | ||||||
| November 14 | at Massachusetts | #4 | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | T 1–1 | 5–1–1 (2–1–1) | ||||||
| November 20 | Providence | #7 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 6–1 | 6–1–1 (3–1–1) | ||||||
| November 21 | Providence | #7 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 3–2 | 7–1–1 (4–1–1) | ||||||
| Governor's Cup | |||||||||||
| November 27 | vs. #7 New Hampshire* | #6 | Tsongas Arena •Lowell, Massachusetts (Governor's Cup semifinal) | W 4–3 | 8–1–1 | ||||||
| November 28 | vs. Vermont* | #6 | Tsongas Arena • Lowell, MA (Governor's Cup Championship) | W 2–0 | 9–1–1 | ||||||
| December 12 | Northeastern | #3 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 5–1 | 10–1–1 (5–1–1) | ||||||
| December 13 | Northeastern | #3 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | T 7–7 | 10–1–2 (5–1–2) | ||||||
| December 18 | Dartmouth* | #4 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 7–1 | 11–1–2 | ||||||
| December 21 | vs. Colgate* | #4 | Hartford Civic Center •Hartford, Connecticut (ECAC-Hockey East Holiday Doubleheader) | T 3–3 | 11–1–3 | ||||||
| January 1 | at Denver* | #4 | Magness Arena •Denver, Colorado | W 4–3 | 12–1–3 | ||||||
| January 3 | at #2 Colorado College* | #4 | Broadmoor World Arena •Colorado Springs, Colorado | T 3–3 | 12–1–4 | ||||||
| January 5 | at Boston University | #2 | Walter Brown Arena •Boston, Massachusetts | W 4–3 | 13–1–4 (6–1–2) | ||||||
| January 8 | at #6 Boston College | #2 | Conte Forum •Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | W 2–1 | 14–1–4 (7–1–2) | ||||||
| January 9 | at #6 Boston College | #2 | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | L 4–7 | 14–2–4 (7–2–2) | ||||||
| January 13 | Yale* | #3 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 6–1 | 15–2–4 | ||||||
| January 17 | Massachusetts | #3 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 5–0 | 16–2–4 (8–2–2) | ||||||
| January 22 | at Merrimack | #2 | J. Thom Lawler Rink •North Andover, Massachusetts | W 5–2 | 17–2–4 (9–2–2) | ||||||
| January 23 | at Merrimack | #2 | Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 4–3 | 18–2–4 (10–2–2) | ||||||
| January 29 | at Providence | #2 | Schneider Arena •Providence, Rhode Island | W 7–4 | 19–2–4 (11–2–2) | ||||||
| February 5 | at Northeastern | #2 | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | W 5–1 | 20–2–4 (12–2–2) | ||||||
| February 7 | #3 New Hampshire | #2 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 4–3 | 21–2–4 (13–2–2) | ||||||
| February 13 | #6 Boston College | #2 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 6–4 | 22–2–4 (14–2–2) | ||||||
| February 19 | Boston University | #2 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 7-2 | 23–2–4 (15–2–2) | ||||||
| February 20 | Boston University | #2 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | L 1–4 | 23–3–4 (15–3–2) | ||||||
| February 26 | at Mass-Lowell | #3 | Tsongas Arena • Lowell, Massachusetts | W 5–2 | 24–3–4 (16–3–2) | ||||||
| February 28 | Merrimack | #3 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 4–0 | 25–3–4 (17–3–2) | ||||||
| March 5 | at #4 New Hampshire | #3 | Whittemore Center •Durham, New Hampshire | L 1–6 | 25–4–4 (17–4–2) | ||||||
| March 6 | at #4 New Hampshire | #3 | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | L 1–4 | 25–5–4 (17–5–2) | ||||||
| Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11 | Massachusetts | #4 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 3–1 | 26–5–4 | ||||||
| March 12 | Massachusetts | #4 | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 5–2 | 27–5–4 | ||||||
| March 19 | vs. #7 Boston College | #4 | FleetCenter • Boston, Massachusetts | L 2–3 | 27–6–4 | ||||||
| NCAA National Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 26 | vs. Ohio State* | #4 | Worcester Centrum •Worcester, Massachusetts (NCAA regional quarterfinals) | W 4–2 | 28–6–4 | ||||||
| March 27 | vs. #6 Clarkson* | #4 | Worcester Centrum •Worcester, Massachusetts (NCAA regional semifinals) | W 7–2 | 29–6–4 | ||||||
| April 1 | vs. #5 Boston College* | #4 | Arrowhead Pond •Anaheim, California (Frozen Four) | W 2–1 OT | 30–6–4 | ||||||
| April 3 | vs. #2 New Hampshire* | #4 | Arrowhead Pond • Anaheim, California (National Championship Game) | W 3–2 OT | 31–6–4 | ||||||
| *Non-conference game.#Rankings fromUSCHO.com Poll. All times are inEastern Time. | |||||||||||
| April 3[3] | New Hampshire | 2 – 3 | OT | Maine | Arrowhead Pond of Anaheim | |||
| Scoring summary | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Period | Team | Goal | Assist(s) | Time | Score |
| 1st | Maine | Ben Guité (12) –PP | Vitorino and Kerluke | 15:47 | 1–0 Maine |
| 2nd | Maine | Niko Dimitrakos (8) | Cullen andMetcalf | 33:47 | 2–0 Maine |
| UNH | Darren Haydar (31) –SH | Souza andConklin | 35:58 | 2–1 Maine | |
| 3rd | UNH | Michael Souza (23) | Krog andHaydar | 43:33 | 2–2 |
| 1st Overtime | Maine | Marcus Gustafsson (13) –GW | Larose | 70:50 | 3–2 Maine |
| Goaltenders | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team | Name | Saves | Goals against | Time on ice |
| Maine | Alfie Michaud | 46 | 2 | |
| UNH | Ty Conklin | 36 | 3 | |
| Name | Position | Games | Goals | Assists | Points | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Steve Kayria | LW | 41 | 27 | 38 | 65 | 24 |
| Cory Larose | C | 38 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 34 |
| David Cullen | D | 41 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 24 |
| Dan Kerluke | LW | 41 | 23 | 19 | 42 | 18 |
| Marcus Gustafsson | LW | 41 | 13 | 15 | 28 | 16 |
| Barrett Heisten | LW | 34 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 72 |
| Ben Guité | C | 40 | 12 | 16 | 28 | 30 |
| Niko Dimitrakos | RW | 35 | 8 | 19 | 27 | 33 |
| Peter Metcalf | D | 33 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 34 |
| Brendan Walsh | C | 30 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 58 |
| Doug Janik | D | 35 | 3 | 13 | 16 | 44 |
| Bobby Stewart | LW | 31 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 28 |
| Anders Lundbäck | C | 41 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 20 |
| Matthais Trattnig | D/RW | 39 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 32 |
| Ed Wood | D | 21 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 10 |
| Jim Leger | F | 41 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 4 |
| Tuomo Jääskeläinen | F | 25 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
| Robert Ek | D | 39 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 44 |
| Jason Vitorino | F | 35 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 |
| Magnus Lundbäck | LW | 13 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Eric Turgeon | D | 12 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| A. J. Begg | C | 26 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 |
| Alfie Michaud | G | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Adam Tate | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Mike Morrison | G | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bench | - | 41 | - | - | - | 0 |
| Total | 167 | 281 | 448 | 609 |
| Name | Games | Minutes | Wins | Losses | Ties | Goals Against | Saves | Shut Outs | SV % | GAA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mike Morrison | 11 | 347 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | .917 | 1.73 | |
| Alfie Michaud | 37 | 2147 | 28 | 6 | 3 | 83 | 3 | .910 | 2.32 | |
| Empty Net | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 41 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 94 | 4 |
| Poll | Week | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 (Final) | ||
| USCHO.com | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | - | 4 | N/A | |
| USA Today | - | - | - | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | - | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 4 | 4 | 1 | |
USCHO did not release a poll in week 23.[5]
| =NHL All-Star team | =NHL All-Star[12] | =NHL All-Star[12] andNHL All-Star team | = Did not play in the NHL |
| Round | Pick | Player | NHL team |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 | Barrett Heisten | Buffalo Sabres |
| 2 | 55 | Doug Janik | Buffalo Sabres |
| 5 | 155 | Niko Dimitrakos | San Jose Sharks |
| 9 | 267 | Peter Metcalf | Toronto Maple Leafs |