According to the Portland Press Herald, Maine's post-season ban
includes the Hockey East tournament.
 
I don't think HE had anything to do with the ban because no
mention has been made of the sort by the Portland Press Herald
or the Bangor Daily News or by any of the three Bangor TV
stations. Surely if HE officials got together to decide Maine's
fate somebody in the media would have known about it and
reported it.
 
As for the TV ban, Maine is set to enter its final year of a
contract with the Maine Broadcasting System. Maine can ask the
NCAA to suspend the TV ban for this season because of the
contract. At last report, the Bangor Daily News said no decision
had been made yet by UMaine officials or MBS officials.
 
If Maine were allowed to play in the HE tournament (which it's
not), I don't think there would be a problem with the NESN
contract because the contract, I presume, has already been
signed. Also, the contract is with the league, not Maine. The
league could use this point to argue for keeping NESN coverage
of Maine games. But because Maine apparently isn't going to be
in the HE tournament, this is moot. Now about regular season
NESN games...
 
 
 
 
 
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