1998–99 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season
The 1998-99 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 22nd season of play for the program, the 20th season competing at the Division I level, and the 15th season in the Hockey East conference. The Black Bears represented the University of Maine and played their home games at Alfond Arena, and were coached by Shawn Walsh, in his 15th season as their head coach. The Black Bears would win their second national title with a victory over rival New Hampshire in the National Championship Game.
| 1998–99 Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey season | |
|---|---|
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| National Champions National Championship Game, W 3-2 (OT) vs New Hampshire | |
| Conference | 2nd Hockey East |
| Home ice | Alfond Arena |
| Rankings | |
| USA Today | 1 |
| Record | |
| Overall | 32-6-4 (17–5–2 HEA) |
| Home | 15–1–1 |
| Road | 10–4–2 |
| Neutral | 7–1–1 |
| Coaches and Captains | |
| Head Coach | Shawn Walsh |
| Captain(s) | Steve Kariya |
| Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey seasons « 1997–98 1999-2000 » | |
Personnel
Head Coach: Shawn Walsh, 15th season
Assistant Coach: Grant Standbrook
Assistant Coach: Nate Leaman
Assistant Coach: Bernie Sanford
Assistant Coach: Gene Reilly
Roster
| No. | S/P/C | Player | Class | Pos | Height | Weight | DoB | Hometown | Previous team | NHL rights |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 |  |
Eric Turgeon | Sophomore | D | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | Augusta, Maine | — | ||
| 3 |  |
Doug Janik | Freshman | D | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | Agawam, Massachusetts | Team USA U18 (USDP) | BUF, 55th overall 1999 | |
| 4 | |
Peter Metcalf | Freshman | D | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | Pembroke, Massachusetts | Cushing Academy (USHS-Prep) | TOR, 267th overall 1999 | |
| 5 |  |
Robert Ek | Junior | D | 6' 5" (1.96 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Lulea, Sweden | Bodens IK J20 (SuperElit) | — | |
| 7 |  |
Adam Tate | Junior | D | Kanata, Ontario | Wellington Dukes (MetJAHL) | — | |||
| 10 |  |
Tuomo Jääskeläinen | Sophomore | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 183 lb (83 kg) | Helsinki, Finland | — | ||
| 11 | |
Jason Viroino | Senior | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 216 lb (98 kg) | Brookline, Massachusetts | — | ||
| 12 |  |
Ben Guite | Junior | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | Verdun, Quebec | Capital District Selects (EJHL) | MTL, 172nd overall 1997 | |
| 13 | |
Marcus Gustafsson | Senior | F | 6' 0" (1.83 m) | 187 lb (85 kg) | Knivsta, Sweden | Uppsala AIS (Division 1) | — | |
| 15 | |
Niko Dimitrakos | Freshman | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | Boston, Massachusetts | Avon Old Farms School (USHS-Prep) | SJS, 155th overall 1999 | |
| 16 | |
Dan Kerluke | Sophomore | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | Brampton, Ontario | Brampton Capitals (OPJHL) | — | |
| 17 |  |
Bobby Stewart | Senior | F | 5' 9" (1.75 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | Fort McMurray, Alberta | Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA) | — | |
| 18 |  |
Steve Kariya (C) | Senior | F | 5' 6" (1.68 m) | 159 lb (72 kg) | North Vancouver, British Columbia | Nanaimo Clippers (BCJHL) | — | |
| 21 |  |
Matthias Trattnig | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 212 lb (96 kg) | Graz, Austria | Capital District Selects (NYJHL) | CHI, 94th overall 1998 | |
| 24 | |
Jim Leger | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 196 lb (89 kg) | Saugus, Massachusetts | Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) | — | |
| 25 | |
David Cullen | Senior | D | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 207 lb (94 kg) | St. Catherines, Ontario | Thorold Blackhawks (GHL) | NYR, 202 overall 1988 | |
| 26 | |
A.J Begg | Sophomore | F | 6' 3" (1.91 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Vancouver, British Columbia | South Surrey Eagles (BCHL) | — | |
| 27 |  |
Ed Wood | Freshman | F | Thompson, Manitoba | — | ||||
| 29 | |
Anders Lundback | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 194 lb (88 kg) | Lulea, Sweden | Teirps HK (Division 2) | — | |
| 30 | |
Mike Morrison | Freshman | G | 6' 2" (1.88 m) | 203 lb (92 kg) | Medford, Massachusetts | Phillips Exeter Academy (USHS-Prep) | EDM, 186th overall 1998 | |
| 32 | |
Magnus Lundback | Sophomore | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | Lulea, Sweden | Teirps HK (Division 2) | — | |
| 33 | |
Alfie Michaud | Junior | G | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 174 lb (79 kg) | Selkirk, Manitoba | Lebret Eagles (SJHL) | — | |
| 36 | |
Brendan Walsh | Junior | F | 5' 10" (1.78 m) | 201 lb (91 kg) | Dorchester, Massachusetts | Boston University (Hockey East) | — | |
| 37 |  |
Barrett Heisten | Freshman | F | 6' 1" (1.85 m) | 192 lb (87 kg) | Anchorage, Alaska | Team USA U18 (USDP) | BUF, 20th overall 1999 | |
| 39 |  |
Cory Larose | Junior | F | 5' 11" (1.8 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Campbellton, New Brunswick | Langley Thunder (BCJHL) | — |
Standings
| 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 | ||||||||||||||
Schedule and Results
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 16 | at Nebraska-Omaha* | Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Nebraska | W 7-2 | 1–0–0 | |||||||
| October 17 | at Nebraska-Omaha* | Omaha Civic Auditorium • Omaha, Nebraska | W 3-0 | 2–0–0 | |||||||
| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| October 23 | Moncton* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 5-0 | 3–0–0 | |||||||
| Regular Season | |||||||||||
| October 24 | Union* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine (JC Penney Classic Championship) | W 6-1 | 4–0–0 | |||||||
| November 6 | Mass-Lowell | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 3-2 OT | 5–0–0 (1–0–0) | |||||||
| November 7 | Mass-Lowell | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 5-2 | 6–0–0 (2-0-0) | |||||||
| November 13 | at Massachusetts | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | L 1-2 | 6–1–0 (2-1-0) | |||||||
| November 14 | at Massachusetts | Mullins Center • Amherst, Massachusetts | T 1-1 | 6–1–1 (2-1-1) | |||||||
| November 20 | Providence | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 6-1 | 7–1–1 (3-1-1) | |||||||
| November 21 | Providence | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 3-2 | 8–1–1 (4-1-1) | |||||||
| November 27 | vs. New Hampshire* | Tsongas Arena • Lowell, Massachusetts (Governor's Cup) | W 4-3 | 9–1–1 | |||||||
| November 28 | vs. Vermont* | Tsongas Arena • Lowell, MA (Governor's Cup Championship) | W 2-0 | 10–1–1 | |||||||
| December 12 | Northeastern | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 5-1 | 11-1-1 (5-1-1) | |||||||
| December 13 | Northeastern | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | T 7-7 | 11-1-2 (5-1-2) | |||||||
| December 18 | Dartmouth* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 7-1 | 12-1-2 | |||||||
| December 21 | vs. Colgate* | Hartford Civic Center • Hartford, Connecticut (ECAC-Hockey East Holiday Doubleheader) | T 3-3 | 12-1-3 | |||||||
| January 1 | at Denver* | Magness Arena • Denver, Colorado | W 4-3 | 13-1-3 | |||||||
| January 3 | at Colorado College* | Broadmoor World Arena • Colorado Springs, Colorado | T 3-3 | 13-1-4 | |||||||
| January 5 | at Boston University | Walter Brown Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | W 4-3 | 14-1-4 (6-1-2) | |||||||
| January 8 | at Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | W 2-1 | 15-1-4 (7-1-2) | |||||||
| January 9 | at Boston College | Conte Forum • Chestnut Hill, Massachusetts | L 4-7 | 15-2-4 (7-2-2) | |||||||
| January 13 | Yale* | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 6-1 | 16-2-4 | |||||||
| January 17 | Massachusetts | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 5-0 | 17-2-4 (8-2-2) | |||||||
| January 22 | at Merrimack | Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 5-2 | 18-2-4 (9-2-2) | |||||||
| January 23 | at Merrimack | Lawler Rink • North Andover, Massachusetts | W 4-3 | 19-2-4 (10-2-2) | |||||||
| January 29 | at Providence | Schneider Arena • Providence, Rhode Island | W 7-4 | 20-2-4 (11-2-2) | |||||||
| February 5 | at Northeastern | Matthews Arena • Boston, Massachusetts | W 5-1 | 21-2-4 (12-2-2) | |||||||
| February 7 | New Hampshire | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 4-3 | 22-2-4 (13-2-2) | |||||||
| February 13 | Boston College | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 6-4 | 23-2-4 (14-2-2) | |||||||
| February 19 | Boston University | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 7-2 | 24-2-4 (15-2-2) | |||||||
| February 20 | Boston University | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | L 1-4 | 24-3-4 (15-3-2) | |||||||
| February 26 | at Mass-Lowell | Tsongas Arena • Lowell, Massachusetts | W 5-2 | 25-3-4 (16-3-2) | |||||||
| February 28 | Merrimack | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 4-0 | 26-3-4 (17-3-2) | |||||||
| March 5 | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | L 1-6 | 26-4-4 (17-4-2) | |||||||
| March 6 | at New Hampshire | Whittemore Center • Durham, New Hampshire | L 1-4 | 26-5-4 (17-5-2) | |||||||
| Hockey East Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 11 | Massachusetts | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 3-1 | 27-5-4 | |||||||
| March 12 | Massachusetts | Alfond Arena • Orono, Maine | W 5-2 | 28-5-4 | |||||||
| March 19 | vs. Boston College | FleetCenter • Boston, Massachusetts | L 2-3 | 28-6-4 | |||||||
| NCAA National Tournament | |||||||||||
| March 26 | vs. Ohio State* | Worcester Centrum • Worcester, Massachusetts (NCAA Regional Quarterfinals) | W 4-2 | 29-6-4 | |||||||
| March 27 | vs. Clarkson* | Worcester Centrum • Worcester, Massachusetts (NCAA Regional Semifinals) | W 7-2 | 30-6-4 | |||||||
| April 1 | vs. Boston College* | Arrowhead Pond • Anaheim, California (Frozen Four) | W 2-1 OT | 31-6-4 | |||||||
| April 3 | vs. New Hampshire* | Arrowhead Pond • Anaheim, California (National Championship Game) | W 3-2 OT | 32-6-4 | |||||||
| *Non-conference game. #Rankings from USCHO.com Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
References
- "1998-99 Maine Black Bears roster & stats". hockeydb.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
- "Schedule and Results". uscho.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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