Bears Get Defending Champs This Weekend
UMaine hockey will face the current #2 team in the nation and defending national champion this weekend. The Union College Dutchmen come to the Alfond Arena for games Friday and Saturday.
While the Black Bears came back from Alaska without a win last weekend, Union scored two wins - over AIC and New Hampshire. The wins bumped the Dutchmen from fifth to second in the USCHO poll.
USCHO.com Division I Men's Poll
October 13, 2014
Team | (First Place Votes) | Record | Points | Last Poll | |
1 | Minnesota | (47) | 2- 0-0 | 997 | 1 |
2 | Union | ( 3) | 2- 0-0 | 895 | 5 |
3 | North Dakota | 1- 1-0 | 784 | 2 | |
4 | Ferris State | 1- 0-0 | 749 | 9 | |
5 | Providence | 1- 1-0 | 745 | 3 | |
6 | Colgate | 1- 1-0 | 709 | 6 | |
7 | Boston College | 0- 1-0 | 663 | 4 | |
8 | St. Cloud State | 1- 1-0 | 652 | 7 | |
9 | Massachusetts-Lowell | 1- 0-0 | 585 | 17 | |
10 | Michigan | 0- 1-0 | 431 | 8 | |
11 | Miami | 1- 1-0 | 391 | 11 | |
12 | Minnesota State | 1- 1-0 | 384 | 13 | |
13 | Quinnipiac | 1- 0-0 | 354 | 15 | |
14 | Boston University | 1- 0-0 | 328 | 20 | |
15 | Cornell | 0- 0-0 | 273 | 14 | |
16 | Denver | 0- 0-0 | 185 | 18 | |
17 | Ohio State | 1- 1-0 | 173 | NR | |
18 | Wisconsin | 0- 2-0 | 154 | 10 | |
19 | Alaska | 2- 0-0 | 113 | NR | |
20 | Minnesota-Duluth | 1- 1-0 | 108 | NR | |
Others receiving votes: Vermont 107, Notre Dame 77, Michigan Tech 61, Robert Morris 53, Alaska-Anchorage 47, Northeastern 45, Clarkson 41, New Hampshire 40, Yale 26, Bowling Green 21, Nebraska-Omaha 17, Mercyhurst 16, Bemidji State 14, Colorado College 13, Rensselaer 12, Merrimack 9, Alabama-Huntsville 8, Dartmouth 8, Michigan State 6, Penn State 6, Harvard 4, Western Michigan 4, Air Force 1, Brown 1. |