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| University | University of Maine |
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| Conference | America East Conference |
| NCAA | Division I |
| Athletics director | Blake James |
| Location | Orono, ME |
| Varsity teams | 17 teams (8 men, 9 women) |
| Football stadium | Morse Field |
| Basketball arena | Harold Alfond Arena |
| Mascot | Bananas T. The University of Maine, established in 1865 is the Flagship University of the University of Maine System. Member schools There are nine schools with full membership All-Time Conference Membership Orono is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. It was first settled in 1774 and named in honor of Chief Joseph Orono The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean Bear |
| Nickname | Black Bears |
| Fight song | Stein Song |
| Colors | Dark blue and Light blue
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| Homepage | Go Black Bears |
The Maine Black Bears are the athletic teams which represent the University of Maine. The University of Maine, established in 1865 is the Flagship University of the University of Maine System. They compete in NCAA Division 1 athletics, with the majority of the teams playing in the America East Conference. The National Collegiate Athletic Association ( NCAA, often pronounced "N-C-Double-A" is a voluntary association of about 1200 institutions conferences organizations Member schools There are nine schools with full membership All-Time Conference Membership The only exceptions are the ice hockey program, Maine's most successful program, which competes in Hockey East, and the football program, which competes in the Colonial Athletic Association. Ice hockey, often referred to simply as hockey, is a team Sport played on Ice. Hockey East Association is a college athletic conference which operates in New England. The Colonial Athletic Association, also known as the CAA, is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located in East
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Ice Hockey
- See also: Maine Black Bears men's hockey
The University of Maine's men's ice hockey program was inducted in 1977. The Maine Black Bears are a Division I college hockey program based at the University of Maine. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays The team has seen plenty of success, having won the Hockey East title 5 times, appearing in 11 Frozen Fours, and winning 2 National Championships. The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top Ice hockey team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division The annual NCAA Men's Ice Hockey Championship tournament determines the top Ice hockey team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division The Black Bears compete in the Hockey East conference, a very competitive conference including teams such as Boston College, Boston University and UNH. Hockey East Association is a college athletic conference which operates in New England. The Boston College Eagles are the athletic teams representing Boston College. The Boston University Terriers are the nine men's and twelve women's varsity athletic teams representing Boston University in NCAA Division I competition The New Hampshire Wildcats, or ' Cats, are the athletic teams of the University of New Hampshire. The program has produced many professional ice hockey players, such as Paul Kariya, Eric Weinrich, Keith Carney, Garth Snow, Mike Dunham, Dustin Penner, Jimmy Howard and more. Paul Tetsuhiko Kariya (born October 16, 1974 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada) is a professional Ice hockey player Eric John Weinrich (born December 19, 1966 in Roanoke, Virginia) is an American Ice hockey defenseman currently playing Keith Edward Carney (born February 3, 1970 in Providence, Rhode Island) is a Professional Ice hockey defenseman Garth E Snow (born on July 28, 1969 in Wrentham, Massachusetts) is a retired professional Ice hockey Goaltender and is currently Michael Dunham (born June 1, 1972 in Johnson City New York) is a retired American professional Ice hockey Goaltender who Dustin Penner (born September 28, 1982 in Winkler, Manitoba) is a Professional Ice hockey forward currently playing James "Jimmy" Howard (born March 26, 1984, in Ogdensburg, New York) is an American professional Ice hockey The team is best known for its 1992-1993 season, which it went nearly perfect, finishing with a record of 42-1-2. The team is also noted for its head coach Shawn Walsh, who coached the team for 17 seasons. William Shawn Walsh (b June 21, 1955 in White Plains New York - d Walsh is credited with turning the team into such a successful program, as well as turning the Alfond Arena into one of the most intimidating arenas in college hockey. Alfond Arena is a 5633-seat multi-purpose Arena in Orono Maine, USA Walsh died of renal cell carcinoma on September 26, 2001. "Kidney Cancer" redirects here For Wilms' Tumor/Nephroblastoma see Wilms' tumor. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar.
Football
Maine's football team competes in the Colonial Athletic Association. College football is American football played by teams of student athletes fielded by American universities, Colleges and military academies The Colonial Athletic Association, also known as the CAA, is a NCAA Division I college athletic conference whose members are located in East Previous to the 2007 season, the team competed in the Atlantic 10 Conference. The Atlantic 10 Conference (A-10 is a Mid-major college athletic conference which operates mostly on the United States' eastern seaboard The football program has produced a few professional football players, such as Pro Bowl linebacker Lofa Tatupu, who transferred to USC after his freshmen year, center Mike Flynn, and defensive back Brandon McGowan. In professional American football, the Pro Bowl is the All-star game of the National Football League (NFL This article relates to Sports. For the Vietnam War bombing raids see Operation Linebacker and Operation Linebacker II. Mosiula Mea'alofa Tatupu (born November 15, 1982 in San Diego California) is an American football Linebacker for the NFL The University of Southern California (commonly referred to as USC, SC, Southern California, and incorrectly Center ( C) is a position in American football and Canadian football ( spelled centre in Canadian English) Michael Patrick Flynn (born June 15, 1974 in) is an American football centerfor the New England Patriots of the National Football In American football and Canadian football, defensive backs are the players on the defensive team who take positions somewhat back from the line of scrimmage they Brandon McGowan (born September 16, 1983 in) is an American football Safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League Current Iowa coach, and 2002 AP National Coach of the Year Kirk Ferentz began his head coaching career at Maine. The team also received brief publicity when the Oakland Raiders selected wide receiver Kevin McMahan as the last player in the 2006 NFL Draft, affectionately known as Mr. Irrelevant. The Oakland Raiders are a professional American football team based in the city of Oakland California. A wide receiver is an offensive position in American and Canadian football Kevin Nathaniel McMahan (born March 2, 1983 in) is an American football Wide receiver for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National The 2006 National Football League Draft, the 71st in league history took place in New York City at Radio City Music Hall on April " Mr Irrelevant " is the tongue-in-cheek title bestowed each year upon the last pick of the annual National Football League draft.
Basketball
The university's basketball team, as well as all other sports teams, participate in the America East Conference. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m Member schools There are nine schools with full membership All-Time Conference Membership The men's team has experienced some recent success, The current Clemson University head coach Jack Leggett also attended the university, as well as current NBA head coach Rick Carlisle (although Carlisle transferred to Virginia and finished his college career there). Jack Leggett (born March 5, 1954) is the head baseball coach for Clemson University. Richard Preston Carlisle (pronounced KAHR-lye-uhl (born October 27, 1959 in Ogdensburg New York) is a former Basketball player and former See also Virginia Cavaliers The Virginia Cavaliers men's basketball program represents the University of Virginia in the Atlantic Coast
The women's basketball team is particularly noted for producing one-time WNBA player Cindy Blodgett, who also served as an assistant coach at Boston College and Brown. Cindy Lee Blodgett (born December 23, 1975 in Clinton Maine) is a former collegiate and professional Basketball player The Boston College Eagles are the athletic teams representing Boston College. Brown University is a highly esteemed private University located in Providence, Rhode Island and is a member of the Ivy League.
On May 23, 2007, Blodgett was named the Head Coach of Maine's women's team. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
Baseball
Maine's baseball team has not been as successful as its football or hockey team, but it has produced some notable players, such as outfielder Mark Sweeney, shortstop Mike Bordick, pitcher Bill Swift, and manager Carl Merrill. Outfielder is a generic term applied to each of the people playing in the three defensive positions in Baseball farthest from the batter Mark Patrick Sweeney (born October 26, 1969 in Framingham, Massachusetts) is a First baseman and a Corner outfielder in Shortstop, abbreviated SS, is the baseball fielding position between second and Third base. Michael Todd Bordick (born July 21, 1965 in Marquette Michigan) is a former Shortstop in Major League Baseball. William Charles Swift (born October 27, 1961 in Portland Maine) is a former Major League Baseball player ManaGeR ( MGR) is a graphical Window system. The MGR server provides a builtin Window manager and windowed graphics Terminal emulation on color Carl "Stump" Merrill (born February 15 1944 in Brunswick Maine) is a former manager in Major League Baseball who served
Radio and television
The current radio broadcast rights to all U Maine sports are held by Bangor, Maine ESPN Radio affiliate WZON. Black Bear Sports Network is the radio and television name for University of Maine sports Bangor is the County seat of Penobscot County, Maine, United States, and the major commercial and cultural center for eastern and northern Maine ESPN Radio is an American sports Radio network. It was launched on January 1, 1992 under the original banner of "SportsRadio WZON (620 AM) is a Radio station broadcasting a Sports radio format TV coverage includes Bangor's WABI-TV (Most home football and basketball games and some hockey games). WABI-TV, channel 5 is the CBS -affiliated Television station for Bangor Maine. NESN also carries select hockey and basketball games (from American East TV and ESPN Plus). The New England Sports Network, or NESN, is a regional Cable television network that covers the six New England states except Fairfield County Connecticut ESPN Plus is the popular name of ESPN Regional Television, which is an American television program syndicator. During the school year Black Bear Weekly is carried Sunday mornings on WABI.
In 2006 the University sold the advertising rights to athletic events to Missouri based Learfield Sports. Missouri ( or) is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States bordered by Iowa, Illinois, Kentucky, Tennessee Starting with the fall 2007 sports season, WVOM and WGUY will split radio coverage, WGUY carrying men's and women's basketball and select baseball and softball games and WVOM carrying football and hockey broadcasts. WVOM is an FM radio station located at 1039 mhz, owned by Blueberry Broadcasting. WGUY (1021 FM, "Oldies 1021" is a Radio station broadcasting a Oldies format However on June 14 it was announced WWBX could replace WGUY if WGUY is sold off seperatley as part of Clear Channel Communications sale to GoodRadio.TV LLC. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the Clear Channel Communications is a media conglomerate company based in the United States. GoodRadioTV LLC is a West Palm Beach Florida based radio ownership group headed by former Pax president Dean Goodman [1]
Championships
National Championships
Men's Ice Hockey - 1993, 1999
Conference Titles
Men's Ice Hockey
Hockey East - 1989, 1992, 1993, 2000, 2004
Baseball
America East - 1990, 1991, 1993, 2002, 2005, 2006
Men's Cross Country
America East - 2004
Softball
America East - 1994, 2004
Football
Yankee Conference - 1949, 1951, 1952, 1961, 1965, 1974, 1982, 1987, 1989
Atlantic 10 - 2001, 2002
Women's Basketball
America East - 1990, 1991, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 2004
Men's Outdoor Track
America East - 1995
See also
External links
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