The 1998–99 Maine Black Bears Men's ice hockey season was the 22nd season of play for the program, the 20th at the Division I level, and the 15th in the Hockey East conference. The Black Bears represented the University of Maine and played their home games at Alfond Arena. They were coached by Shawn Walsh, in his 15th season as head coach. The Black Bears won their second national title with a victory over rival New Hampshire in the national championship game.
Departures Brian Addesa Forward Transferred to Massachusetts–Boston Aaron Boone Forward Left program (retired) John DiBattista Forward Left program Javier Gorriti Goaltender Left program (retired) Bryan Masotta Goaltender Left program (signed with San Diego Gulls) Scott Parmentier Forward Graduation (signed with Arkansas GlacierCats) Nate Ponitz Defenseman Left program (retired) Jason Price Defenseman Left program (signed with Tucson Gila Monsters) Shawn Wansborough Forward Graduation (Signed with Cincinnati Mighty Ducks) Ed Washuk Goaltender Transferred to Iona Brian White Defenseman Graduation (Signed with Colorado Avalanche)
Recruiting Niko Dimitrakos Forward 19 Boston, MA Barrett Heisten Forward 18 Anchorage, AK Doug Janik Defenseman 18 Agawam, MA Peter Metcalf Defenseman 19 Pembroke, MA Mike Morrison Goaltender 19 Medford, MA; selected 186th overall in 1998 Brendan Walsh Forward 23 Dorchester, MA; transfer from Boston University Ed Wood Defenseman 22 Rivers, MB Matthew Yeats Goaltender 18 Montreal, QC; selected 248th overall in 1998
Roster
Standings
Schedule and results
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!colspan=12 style=""| Hockey East Tournament
!colspan=12 style=""| NCAA National Tournament
1999 National Championship game
Scoring summary Period Team Goal Assist(s) Time Score 1st MaineBen Guité (12) – PPVitorino and Kerluke 15:47 1–0 Maine 2nd MaineNiko Dimitrakos (8)Cullen and Metcalf 33:47 2–0 Maine UNHDarren Haydar (31) – SHSouza and Conklin 35:58 2–1 Maine 3rd UNHMichael Souza (23)Krog and Haydar 43:33 2–2 1st Overtime MaineMarcus Gustafsson (13) – GWLarose 70:50 3–2 Maine
Goaltenders Team Name Saves Goals against Time on ice Maine Alfie Michaud 46 2 UNH Ty Conklin 36 3
Scoring statistics LW 41 27 38 65 24 C 38 21 31 52 34 D 41 11 33 44 24 LW 41 23 19 42 18 LW 41 13 15 28 16 LW 34 12 16 28 72 C 40 12 16 28 30 RW 35 8 19 27 33 D 33 6 17 23 34 C 30 7 13 20 58 D 35 3 13 16 44 LW 31 8 5 13 28 C 41 1 11 12 20 D/RW 39 5 5 10 32 D 21 1 9 10 10 F 41 5 2 7 4 F 25 1 5 6 14 D 39 0 6 6 44 F 35 2 1 3 34 LW 13 1 2 3 2 D 12 0 2 2 4 C 26 0 2 2 26 G 37 0 1 1 0 D 5 0 0 0 4 G 11 0 0 0 0 Bench - 41 - - - 0 Total 167 281 448 609
Goaltending statistics 11 347 3 0 1 10 1 .917 1.73 37 2147 28 6 3 83 3 .910 2.32 Empty Net - - - - - 1 - - - - Total 41 31 6 4 94 4
Rankings
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Awards and honors Alfie Michaud NCAA Tournament Most Outstanding Player David Cullen AHCA East First Team All-American Steve Kariya Alfie Michaud NCAA All-Tournament Team David Cullen Niko Dimitrakos Steve Kariya Len Ceglarski Award David Cullen All-Hockey East First Team Steve Kariya Peter Metcalf Hockey East All-Rookie Team Barrett Heisten
Players drafted into the NHL
1999 NHL entry draft = NHL All-Star team= NHL All-StarPlayers are identified as an All-Star if they were selected for the All-Star game at any time in their career. = NHL All-Star and NHL All-Star team= Did not play in the NHL 1 20 Barrett Heisten Buffalo Sabres 2 55 Doug Janik Buffalo Sabres 5 155 Niko Dimitrakos San Jose Sharks 9 267 Peter Metcalf Toronto Maple Leafs
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