Each team in hockey east plays 2 conference games against every other team. Once those games are scheduled, each team tried to fill its schedule with non conference games.  Maine and umass chose to play each other twice knowing those  games dont count toward conference standings, just like when BC plays B U in the beanpot and that game is a non- conference game.

Maine's passing in front of the umass net TO AN OPEN man on the weak side led to about 5 or 6 goals on Saturday.
The passing and the positioning are so nice to see after so many years of "the system"



On Oct 28, 2013, at 11:47 PM, Aaron Hermes <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> I was happy to see the Maine game on NBC Sports last Friday, which gave me a rare chance to catch the team live on TV here in the Mid-Atlantic. It was an exciting finish on Friday night, and it looks like Saturday night's game was a real barn-burner.
> 
> So, am I just not getting the email from the list, or is nobody talking?
> 
> Also, can someone explain how Maine can play UMass and have it be a non-conference game? I don't get it. I've seen a few references online to "reductions in the Hockey East schedule," but have to admit I'm a little lost.
> 
> At least it looks like Maine's in third in Hockey East, and Anthoine was the HE player of the week, so things are moving the right direction!
> 
> 
> aaron