Maine Black Bears - Return to the Glory Years or On to Oblivion?

[Runsub5]

Re: Maine Black Bears - Return to the Glory Years or On to Oblivion?

Maine's goal tender coach Ray Jean leaving hockey program. Taking a new position (unpaid), as goal tending development coordinator for USA Hockey in Maine.


http://bangordailynews.com/2016/03/2...ckey-position/

[NorthMike]

Maine's goal tender coach Ray Jean leaving hockey program. Taking a new position (unpaid), as goal tending development coordinator for USA Hockey in Maine.


http://bangordailynews.com/2016/03/2...ckey-position/

Wish him well. Hopeful a good replacement can be put on the staff. I,ve been concerned in how little improvement in goal tending skills were realized.

[NorthMike]

Personally, good to see Notre Dame is leaving hock East. Never made sense.

[umhockey91]

Re: Maine Black Bears - Return to the Glory Years or On to Oblivion?

I liked Notre Dame in the league but their geography made it difficult......and there are too many good programs in the league anyway.

[NorthMike]

I liked Notre Dame in the league but their geography made it difficult......and there are too many good programs in the league anyway.

They have a good program and brought a competitive level for sure. It's just the geography didn't seem right.

[BBDiehard14]

Re: Maine Black Bears - Return to the Glory Years or On to Oblivion?

Another great recruiting pickup

https://twitter.com/overtheboards/st...19562906587137

[walrus]

Another great recruiting pickup

https://twitter.com/overtheboards/st...19562906587137

How do you know he is great? Looks like another grinder if stats is all you have. Anyone seen him play?

[Runsub5]

Re: Maine Black Bears - Return to the Glory Years or On to Oblivion?

Another great recruiting pickup

https://twitter.com/overtheboards/st...19562906587137

He played on a mediocre team with an overall losing record. I think there were a couple of other players who scored more points than he did. Magera being one of them.

[Drew S.]

How do you know he is great? Looks like another grinder if stats is all you have. Anyone seen him play?

Jeff Cox had good things to say about him on Twitter. I would guess he probably sees more prep hockey than any of us.

Alfie Michaud new goaltending coach, huge get in my opinion.

[BBDiehard14]

Re: Maine Black Bears - Return to the Glory Years or On to Oblivion?

Jeff Cox had good things to say about him on Twitter. I would guess he probably sees more prep hockey than any of us.

Alfie Michaud new goaltending coach, huge get in my opinion.

Getting Alfie is a home run and he'll make the goaltenders better. And Jeff had this to say about Needham: https://twitter.com/JeffCoxSports/st...18988106461184

[ticapnews]

Jeff Cox had good things to say about him on Twitter. I would guess he probably sees more prep hockey than any of us.

Alfie Michaud new goaltending coach, huge get in my opinion.

He sees more prep hockey than most scouts.

[NorthMike]

Re: Maine Black Bears - Return to the Glory Years or On to Oblivion?

Getting Alfie is a home run and he'll make the goaltenders better. And Jeff had this to say about Needham: https://twitter.com/JeffCoxSports/st...18988106461184

I'm happy with any mid level player (not high end highly recruited) who is not a primadonna, comes to play his butt off at all times, knows his role on the team, takes interest and satisfaction in that role, learns from the coaching staff, and is proud to put on the jersey.
Recipe for success.

Great to learn about the goalie coach - will be interested to hear more.

[NorthMike]

Re: Maine Black Bears - Return to the Glory Years or On to Oblivion?

Goalie recruit

"The Black Bears have received a verbal commitment from 6-8, 240-pound Stephen Mundinger of Smithtown, New York.

Mundinger had a 2.71 goals-against average and a .936 save percentage for the New York Aviators of the NA3EHL this season."

[BoSox3066]

Re: Maine Black Bears - Return to the Glory Years or On to Oblivion?

Somebody find the things the "experts" said about the guys on the team now who cant put the puck in the Stillwater. Hope the new kid is good but its hard to put much stock in the Twitter hype community these days

[BBDiehard14]

Re: Maine Black Bears - Return to the Glory Years or On to Oblivion?

Somebody find the things the "experts" said about the guys on the team now who cant put the puck in the Stillwater. Hope the new kid is good but its hard to put much stock in the Twitter hype community these days

Well some of these experts spend a lot of time at rinks watching these guys play, so I think they know what they're talking about