Team Facts
Plays in NCAA Division I Full name University of Maine at Orono Black Bears Team colours Dark Blue + Light Blue Town Orono, ME, USA Founded 1922

1998-1999 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S
GOALTENDERS
#33 Alfie Michaud (G) 46 1976 Selkirk, MB, CAN 5'11" 174 L
#30
Mike Morrison (G) 43 1979 Medford, MA, USA 6'3" 203 L
#1 Matthew Yeats (G) 43 1979 Montréal, QC, CAN 6'0" 190 R
DEFENSEMEN
#25 David Cullen (D)   “C” 46 1976 St. Catharines, ON, CAN 6'1" 207 R
#5 Robert Ek (D) 47 1975 Luleå, SWE 6'5" 209 L
#3 Doug Janik (D) 43 1980 Agawam, MA, USA 6'2" 212 L
#4 Peter Metcalf (D) 44 1979 Pembroke, MA, USA 6'0" 201 L
#7 Adam Tate (D) 48 1975 Kanata, ON, CAN 5'10" 172 L
#21 Matthias Trattnig (D/RW) 43 1979 Graz, AUT 6'1" 212 L
#2 Eric Turgeon (D) 45 1977 Augusta, ME, USA 6'3" 203 -
#27 Ed Wood (D) 46 1976 Rivers, MB, CAN 6'2" 190 L
FORWARDS
#26 A.J. Begg (C) 46 1976 Vancouver, BC, CAN 6'3" 205 -
#15
Niko Dimitrakos (RW) 43 1979 Boston, MA, USA 5'10" 192 R
#12 Ben Guité (C) 44 1978 Verdun, QC, CAN 6'1" 212 R
#13 Marcus Gustafsson (LW) 48 1974 Knivsta, SWE 6'0" 187 L
#37 Barrett Heisten (LW) 43 1980 Anchorage, AK, USA 6'1" 192 L
#10 Tuomo Jääskeläinen (F) 46 1976 Helsinki, FIN 5'10" 183 L
#18 Steve Kariya (LW)   “C” 45 1977 North Vancouver, BC, CAN 5'6" 159 R
#16 Dan Kerluke (LW) 46 1976 Brampton, ON, CAN 5'11" 192 -
#39 Cory LaRose (C) 47 1975 Campbellton, NB, CAN 5'11" 190 L
#24 Jim Leger (F) 46 1976 Saugus, MA, USA 5'10" 196 -
#29 Anders Lundbäck (C) 47 1975 Luleå, SWE 6'1" 194 -
#32 Magnus Lundbäck (LW) 47 1975 Luleå, SWE 6'1" 198 -
Gray Shaneberger (F) 42 1980 Sewell, NJ, USA 6'4" 207 -
#17 Bobby Stewart (LW) 48 1974 Fort McMurray, AB, CAN 5'9" 174 L
#11 Jason Vitorino (F) - - Brookline, MA, USA 6'3" 216 -
#36 Brendan Walsh (C) 48 1974 Dorchester, MA, USA 5'10" 201 R
Position: G: 3, D: 7, F: 15 | Av Age: 21.42 years | Av Ht: 6'0" | Av Wt: 196 lbs | Compare with other teams
Team Staff
Team staff history
Demographics
Nationality
Team Facts
Nationalities 11 players
10 players
4 players
1 player
1 player Experience Univ. of Maine: 2 771 GP
NHL: 659 GP
WC: 66 GP
OG: 8 GP
SHL: 332 GP
Liiga: 456 GP
KHL: 50 GP
AHL: 3 396 GP
DEL: 216 GP
Team Captains
“C” Steve Kariya
David Cullen
Team captaincy history
Arena Information
Arena Name Harold Alfond Sports Arena Location Orono, ME, USA Capacity 5 641 Construction Year 1977
Games
Date Home Visiting Score League
2023-03-25T19:00:00-0400 Univ. of Maine Boston College 2 - 1 NCAA
2023-03-24T19:00:00-0400 Univ. of Maine Boston College 6 - 3 NCAA
2023-03-18T19:00:00-0400 Univ. of New Hampshire Univ. of Maine 0 - 0 (OT) NCAA
2023-03-17T19:00:00-0400 Univ. of New Hampshire Univ. of Maine 2 - 2 (OT) NCAA
2023-03-12T14:05:00-0400 UMass-Lowell Univ. of Maine 1 - 1 (SO) NCAA
Show More
RSS
Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
03/16/2023
03/16/2023 Confirmed Leaving Justin Michaelian (F) Leaving for Iowa Heartlanders
03/14/2023
03/14/2023 Confirmed Leaving Jakub Sirota (D) Leaving for Iowa Wild
03/09/2023
03/09/2023 Confirmed Joining Sully Scholle (F) Joining from New Mexico Ice Wolves
02/04/2023
02/04/2023 Confirmed Joining Alex Bosland (D) Joining from Mount St. Charles Acad 18U AAA
01/06/2023
01/06/2023 Confirmed Leaving Grant Hebert (F) Leaving for Allen Americans
12/07/2022
12/07/2022 Confirmed Joining Simon Becar (D) Joining from Corpus Christi IceRays
11/04/2022
11/04/2022 Confirmed Joining Bradly Nadeau (F) Joining from Penticton Vees
09/23/2022
09/23/2022 Confirmed Joining Leo Eperjesi (D) Joining from Chicago Steel
Show complete transfer coverage
Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP P/GP Rank Postseason
1993-1994 NCAA 36 6 1 29 - - 142 130 7 0.19 8 -
1994-1995 NCAA 44 32 6 6 - - 196 118 88 2.00 1 Final loss
1995-1996 NCAA 39 26 4 9 - - 164 112 80 2.05 3 -
1996-1997 NCAA 34 23 1 10 - - 162 109 33 0.97 3 -
1997-1998 NCAA 36 17 4 15 - - 145 121 23 0.64 6 -
1998-1999 NCAA 41 31 4 6 - - 167 94 36 0.88 2 Champion
1999-2000 NCAA 40 27 5 8 - - 151 106 30 0.75 4 Frozen Four
2000-2001 NCAA 39 20 7 12 - - 116 95 29 0.74 2 Quarterfinal loss
2001-2002 NCAA 44 26 7 11 - - 186 116 33 0.75 2 Final loss
2002-2003 NCAA 39 24 5 10 - - 140 91 32 0.82 3 First round loss
2003-2004 NCAA 44 33 3 8 - - 141 69 36 0.82 2 Final loss
2004-2005 NCAA 40 20 7 13 - - 124 79 31 0.78 4 First round loss
2005-2006 NCAA 42 28 2 12 - - 143 95 36 0.86 2 Frozen Four
2006-2007 NCAA 40 23 2 15 - - 133 99 29 0.73 5 Frozen Four
2007-2008 NCAA 34 13 3 18 - - 77 92 21 0.62 9 -
2008-2009 NCAA 39 13 4 22 - - 86 110 17 0.44 8 -
2009-2010 NCAA 39 19 3 17 - - 143 130 28 0.72 3 -
2010-2011 NCAA 36 17 7 12 - - 122 105 33 0.92 5 -
2011-2012 NCAA 40 23 3 14 - - 133 114 32 0.80 4 First round loss
2012-2013 NCAA 38 11 8 19 - - 77 104 22 0.58 7 -
2013-2014 NCAA 35 16 4 15 - - 102 83 21 0.60 6 -
2014-2015 NCAA 39 14 3 22 - - 108 127 18 0.46 9 -
2015-2016 NCAA 38 8 6 24 - - 76 129 12 0.32 11 -
2016-2017 NCAA 36 11 4 21 - - 102 125 12 0.33 11 -
2017-2018 NCAA 38 18 4 16 - - 117 115 23 0.61 5 -
2018-2019 NCAA 36 15 4 17 - - 90 99 26 0.72 6 -
2019-2020 NCAA 34 18 5 11 - - 89 75 27 0.79 4 -
2020-2021 NCAA 16 3 2 11 - - 43 68 14 0.88 10 -
2021-2022 NCAA 33 7 4 22 - - 74 111 19 0.58 11 First round loss
2022-2023 NCAA 29 11 - 12 3 2 76 76 31 1.07 7 -
View complete team history

Retired Numbers

Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Bradly Nadeau (F) 2022-2023 Penticton Vees BCHL 54 45 68 113 20
2. Josh Nadeau (F) 2022-2023 Penticton Vees BCHL 54 44 66 110 14
3. Nicholas Wellenreiter (F) 2022-2023 Bishop Kearney Selects 16U AAA 16U AAA 52 38 47 85 -
4. Tim Doherty (F) 2022-2023 Maine Mariners ECHL 60 17 43 60 22
5. Patrick Shea (F) 2022-2023 Maine Mariners ECHL 61 25 28 53 18
6. Liam Pecararo (F) 2022-2023 HC Slovan Bratislava Slovakia 50 25 25 50 36
7. Sully Scholle (F) 2022-2023 New Mexico Ice Wolves NAHL 53 25 24 49 63
8. Ryan Hopkins (D) 2022-2023 Penticton Vees BCHL 48 10 39 49 12
9. Anthony Calafiore (F) 2022-2023 New Jersey Jr. Titans NAHL 49 19 25 44 118
10. Mitchell Fossier (F) 2022-2023 Maine Mariners ECHL 38 13 30 43 44
View Complete List
Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jim Montgomery (F) 170 103 198 301
2. Scott Pellerin (F) 167 106 117 223
3. Gary Conn (F) 127 107 114 221
4. Dave Capuano (F) 121 89 122 211
5. Jean-Yves Roy (F) 124 108 95 203
Show More
Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jean-Yves Roy (F) 124 108 95 203
2. Gary Conn (F) 127 107 114 221
3. Scott Pellerin (F) 167 106 117 223
4. Jim Montgomery (F) 170 103 198 301
5. Dave Capuano (F) 121 89 122 211
Show More
Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jim Montgomery (F) 170 103 198 301
2. Dave Capuano (F) 121 89 122 211
3. Cory LaRose (F) 146 61 119 180
4. Scott Pellerin (F) 167 106 117 223
5. Gary Conn (F) 127 107 114 221
Show More
Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Joe Diamond (F) 135 59 104 467
2. Prestin Ryan (D) 119 11 46 359
3. Scott Smith (D) 131 12 53 287
4. Scott Pellerin (F) 167 106 223 274
5. Will O'Neill (D) 141 19 101 263
Show More
Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Jim Montgomery (F) 170 103 198 301
2. Scott Pellerin (F) 167 106 117 223
3. Martin Robitaille (F) 165 69 106 175
4. Christian Lalonde (D) 164 41 82 121
5. Dan Murphy (D) 164 2 31 33
Show More
Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Paul Kariya (F) 51 33 124 2.43
2. Jim Montgomery (F) 170 103 301 1.77
3. Gary Conn (F) 127 107 221 1.74
4. Dave Capuano (F) 121 89 211 1.74
5. Jean-Yves Roy (F) 124 108 203 1.64
Show More
Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Paul Kariya (F) 1992-1993 NCAA 39 25 75 100 2.56 12
2. Jim Montgomery (F) 1992-1993 NCAA 45 32 63 95 2.11 40
3. Cal Ingraham (F) 1992-1993 NCAA 45 46 39 85 1.89 50
4. Dave Capuano (F) 1987-1988 NCAA 42 34 51 85 2.02 51
5. Jean-Yves Roy (F) 1990-1991 NCAA 43 37 45 82 1.91 26
Show More
Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Cal Ingraham (F) 1992-1993 NCAA 45 46 39 85 1.89 50
2. Jean-Yves Roy (F) 1989-1990 NCAA 46 39 26 65 1.41 52
3. Jean-Yves Roy (F) 1990-1991 NCAA 43 37 45 82 1.91 26
4. Dave Capuano (F) 1988-1989 NCAA 41 37 30 67 1.63 38
5. Gary Conn (F) 1978-1979 NCAA II 34 35 30 65 1.91 -
Show More
Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Paul Kariya (F) 1992-1993 NCAA 39 25 75 100 2.56 12
2. Jim Montgomery (F) 1992-1993 NCAA 45 32 63 95 2.11 40
3. Jim Montgomery (F) 1990-1991 NCAA 43 24 57 81 1.88 44
4. Dave Capuano (F) 1987-1988 NCAA 42 34 51 85 2.02 51
5. Keith Carney (D) 1990-1991 NCAA 40 7 49 56 1.40 38
Show More
Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Prestin Ryan (D) 2003-2004 NCAA 43 4 18 22 0.51 148
2. Joe Diamond (F) 2012-2013 NCAA 33 14 10 24 0.73 147
3. Joe Diamond (F) 2010-2011 NCAA 33 11 10 21 0.64 130
4. Prestin Ryan (D) 2002-2003 NCAA 37 1 8 9 0.24 120
5. Joe Diamond (F) 2011-2012 NCAA 37 25 22 47 1.27 117
Show More
Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2022-2023 View roster 6'0" 186 lbs 21.81
2021-2022 View roster 6'1" 191 lbs 22.56
2020-2021 View roster 6'1" 192 lbs 21.76
2019-2020 View roster 6'1" 193 lbs 22.04
2018-2019 View roster 6'1" 195 lbs 21.96
View 20 latest seasons

Nationalities Throughout History