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1998–99 Maine Black Bears
men's ice hockey season
National Champions
National Championship Game, W 3-2 (OT) vs New Hampshire
Conference2nd Hockey East
Home iceAlfond Arena
Rankings
USA Today1
Record
Overall32-6-4 (17–5–2 HEA)
Home15–1–1
Road10–4–2
Neutral7–1–1
Coaches and captains
Head coachShawn Walsh
Captain(s)Steve Kariya
Maine Black Bears men's ice hockey seasons
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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.

Personnel

Head Coach: Shawn Walsh, 15th season
Assistant Coach: Grant Standbrook
Assistant Coach: Nate Leaman
Assistant Coach: Bernie Sanford
Assistant Coach: Gene Reilly


Roster

[1]

No. S/P/C Player Class Pos Height Weight DoB Hometown Previous team NHL rights
2 Maine Eric Turgeon Sophomore D 6' 3" (1.91 m) 203 lb (92 kg) Augusta, Maine —
3 Massachusetts Doug Janik Freshman D 6' 2" (1.88 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Agawam, Massachusetts Team USA U18 (USDP) BUF, 55th overall 1999
4 Massachusetts Peter Metcalf Freshman D 6' 0" (1.83 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Pembroke, Massachusetts Cushing Academy (USHS-Prep) TOR, 267th overall 1999
5 Sweden Robert Ek Junior D 6' 5" (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Lulea, Sweden Bodens IK J20 (SuperElit) —
7 Ontario Adam Tate Junior D Kanata, Ontario Wellington Dukes (MetJAHL) —
10 Finland Tuomo Jääskeläinen Sophomore F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 183 lb (83 kg) Helsinki, Finland —
11 Massachusetts Jason Viroino Senior F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 216 lb (98 kg) Brookline, Massachusetts —
12 Quebec Ben Guite Junior F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Verdun, Quebec Capital District Selects (EJHL) MTL, 172nd overall 1997
13 Sweden Marcus Gustafsson Senior F 6' 0" (1.83 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Knivsta, Sweden Uppsala AIS (Division 1) —
15 Massachusetts 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 Ontario Dan Kerluke Sophomore F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Brampton, Ontario Brampton Capitals (OPJHL) —
17 Alberta Bobby Stewart Senior F 5' 9" (1.75 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Fort McMurray, Alberta Alaska-Anchorage (NCAA) —
18 British Columbia Steve Kariya (C) Senior F 5' 6" (1.68 m) 159 lb (72 kg) North Vancouver, British Columbia Nanaimo Clippers (BCJHL) —
21 Austria Matthias Trattnig Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Graz, Austria Capital District Selects (NYJHL) CHI, 94th overall 1998
24 Massachusetts Jim Leger Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Saugus, Massachusetts Dubuque Fighting Saints (USHL) —
25 Ontario David Cullen Senior D 6' 1" (1.85 m) 207 lb (94 kg) St. Catherines, Ontario Thorold Blackhawks (GHL) NYR, 202 overall 1988
26 British Columbia A.J Begg Sophomore F 6' 3" (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Vancouver, British Columbia South Surrey Eagles (BCHL) —
27 Manitoba Ed Wood Freshman F Thompson, Manitoba —
29 Sweden Anders Lundback Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 194 lb (88 kg) Lulea, Sweden Teirps HK (Division 2) —
30 Massachusetts 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 Sweden Magnus Lundback Sophomore F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) Lulea, Sweden Teirps HK (Division 2) —
33 Manitoba Alfie Michaud Junior G 5' 11" (1.8 m) 174 lb (79 kg) Selkirk, Manitoba Lebret Eagles (SJHL) —
36 Massachusetts Brendan Walsh Junior F 5' 10" (1.78 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Dorchester, Massachusetts Boston University (Hockey East) —
37 Alaska Barrett Heisten Freshman F 6' 1" (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Anchorage, Alaska Team USA U18 (USDP) BUF, 20th overall 1999
39 New Brunswick Cory Larose Junior F 5' 11" (1.8 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Campbellton, New Brunswick Langley Thunder (BCJHL) —

Standings

1998–99 Hockey East 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

[2]

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

  1. ^ "1998-99 Maine Black Bears roster & stats". hockeydb.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Schedule and Results". uscho.com. Retrieved November 18, 2019.
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