Before only 1981 quiet fans at the Cumberland Civic Center (Portland, ME), the Maine Black Bears opened their regular season with a tough win over Kent State University. Kent 2 1 1 - 4 Maine 2 1 1 1 - 5 Maine out-shot Kent State 38-20 in regulation, but Kent goalie Paul Dixon was outstanding, and was the clear 1st star of the game. Scoring: (sorry, I didn't get all assists, so I'll omit all of them) 1 M Roy 1 M Roy PP 1 K Gunnerson 1 K Evans 2 M LaCouture 2 K Evans 3 M Burcar 3 K Cummins PP otM Ingraham (on a 2-on-1 with Robitaille) Trivia: Kent goalie Dixon was to come to Maine, but Coach Walsh chose chose to offer Mike Dunham the scholarship.