Maine Hockey

The University of Maine's self-imposed deadline of May 8 came and went over the weekend, but it appears the school is close to naming its new men's hockey head coach.

Listen to Ralph's comments on what he, and the search committee led by former-Black Bears Jim Montgomery and Garth Snow, are looking for in the next boss. Plus, how the position is being viewed in the college hockey world.

In what has been a difficult two weeks for all involved with the program, Guite credited the late Red Gendron for preparing his staff and putting them in a position to succeed while guiding Maine hockey into the future.

Corkum abruptly stepped down while citing COVID-19 protocol concerns less than three weeks before the world championships open in Canada.

"I love Red so much and the things he taught me I'll have for the rest of my life, said the former-Black Bears goalie. "I'm just so grateful for the experiences I had with him."

Guite has served as an assistant coach with the Black Bears since 2013 and spent the last six seasons as the Associate Head Coach on the late Red Gendron's staff.

Can you figure out which one of these stories is completely made up by Tim Throckmorton while determining which two are true?

For the first time since Red Gendron's passing Jeremy Swayman publicly discussed the Black Bears coach.

We talked with Jim Connelly to get his impression what Red Gendron's lasting impact would be on the hockey world and the meaning of UMass' title.

Jack Rodrigue and Greg Hirsch who were both on the 92-93 National Championship team shared stories and thoughts of Gendron, the coach and the person.