> Can I get my tickets for "hahvahd" now????



> From: Deron Treadwell <[log in to unmask]>
> Date: 2003/08/13 Wed PM 06:04:16 EDT
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: UM Release on Future Hockey Schedules
>
> http://www.goblackbears.com
>
> August 13, 2003
> North Dakota, Denver, and the Ice Breaker Highlight Future Hockey
> Schedules
>
>
> ORONO, Maine-- The University of Maine men's ice hockey team has
> reached agreements to play several of the nation's top teams over the
> next three seasons, ensuring the Black Bears one of the most
> competitive schedules in the country in each of the upcoming three
> seasons.
>
> Highlighting the matchups are nonconference tilts with perennial NCAA
> Tournament participants North Dakota and Denver, and an appearance in
> the Ice Breaker Tournament.
>
> The Black Bears will play a home-and-home series with the University of
> North Dakota. The Fighting Sioux will visit Alfond Arena in October of
> 2004-05, before Maine travels to Ralph Engelstad Arena in Grand Forks
> early in the 2005-06 season. The Fighting Sioux challenged the Black
> Bears for the top spot in the national polls early last season. Maine
> has agreed to a home-and-home series with Denver starting in 2005-06.
> The Pioneers will travel to Maine for games tentatively scheduled for
> Oct. 14 and 15, 2005, with the Black Bears visiting Denver the
> following fall.
>
> The Black Bears, who hosted the national Ice Breaker Tournament in
> 2001-02, have been invited to play in the tournament once again. Maine
> will travel to Colorado College, who will host the tournament in
> October 2005, to open its 2005-06 season.
>
> The Tigers and Black Bears met last season in the Nye Frontier Classic
> in Anchorage, Alaska. The Ice Breaker Tournament is a season-opening
> tournament with a representative from each of the top four college
> hockey conferences.
>
> Maine has also agreed to continue its participation in the annual
> Everblades College Hockey Classic in Estero, Fla., a tournament the
> Black Bears won in 2002-03. The Black Bears will face Cornell in the
> opening game in 2004-05, a season in which Ohio State and Boston
> College are also in the four-team field.
>
> In addition to some of the top national powers, the Black Bears will
> face some of the top teams in the northeast. Maine will welcome St.
> Lawrence in a return of a home-and-home agreement in 2004-05. The Black
> Bears travel to Harvard, one of the top teams in the ECAC, in 2004-05,
> and will also play a game at Dartmouth.
>
> "I am very pleased about securing these games against top-notch
> opponents," said UMaine head coach Tim Whitehead. "I am very excited to
> see these teams coming to Alfond Arena."
>
> In addition, fans in the southern part of the state can look forward to
> the Black Bears continuing their tradition of playing at the Cumberland
> County Civic Center. Maine will host Vermont in Portland on January 4,
> 2004, and is slated to play at the Cumberland County Civic Center in
> early January of 2005.
>
> In 2002-03, Maine downed Harvard, 4-2, in front of a soldout crowd of
> 6,894 at the Cumberland County Civic Center, reinforcing the fact that
> the Black Bears have great support in Portland.
>
> "I am really looking forward to the UVM game," said Whitehead. "With
> the tremendous support that we have always received when playing in
> Portland, I am committed to bringing the Black Bears to southern Maine
> for many years to come."
>
> For information on men's ice hockey tickets, contact the UMaine ticket
> office at 207-581-BEAR. For up-to-date information on Black Bear
> athletics visit www.GoBlackBears.com.
>