In a game Maine coach Shawn Walsh probably would rather have played Lake Superior, Patrice Tardif had a hat track and Eric Fenton had two goals and two assists to lead Maine to a 12-4 win over Brown in the championship game of the Dexter Hockey Classic, at Harold Alfond Sports Arena on the University of Maine campus in Orono. The Dexter championship is the fourth tournament Maine has won this year. Tardif scored the game's first goal 1:01 into the first period. Brown's Jones answered 12 seconds later when he shot the puck into an empty net after Maine goalie Garth Snow fell down after a scuffle in front of the goal. Jim Montgomery put Maine up for good with a goal less than two minutes later. Montgomery was named MVP of the tournament after the game. When Dave LaCouture scored a little over a minute later, Brown coach Bob Gaudet replaced his starting goalie with Parsons. NOTES: Cal Ingraham scored his 25th goal of the season 9:36 into the second period ... Mike Latendresse scored yet another short- handed goal for Maine this season. Maine is something like one away from tying a team record for most short-handed goals in a season ... At last count Maine had outshot Brown 36-19 ... Looking through Maine's media guide, one has to wonder. Miami is listed as playing Maine Jan. 2, which they did. Lake Superior is listed for Jan. 3. But the Brown listing is real specific: "January 3, at Alfond Arena, 7:00 p.m." Hmmmmmm..... ... Black Bears radio play-by-play man, Joe Carr, reported Maine will disband for a week before preparing to take on Clarkson, at home, Jan. 15 and 16. Scoring Summary Brown 2 1 1 4 Maine 3 7 2 12 FIRST PERIOD - 1. Maine, Tardif (Latendresse, MacIsaac), 1:01; 2. Brown, Jones (27), 1:13; 3. Maine, Montgomery (Tomberlin), 2:53; 4. Maine, LaCouture (Fenton, Mercier); 5. Brown, Jones (Chase, O'Brien[sp]); SECOND PERIOD - 6. Maine, Latendresse (Montgomery); 7. Maine, LaCouture, 5:41; 8. Maine, Fenton (Latendresse), 6:25; 9. Maine, Ingraham (Fenton, Tomberlin), 9:36; 10. Maine. Martin (Imes), 9:50; 11. Brown, Chase (O'Brien[sp]), 13:18; 12. Maine, Tardif (Saunders), 14:33; 13. Maine, Tomberlin (Ingraham), 16:11; THIRD PERIOD - 14. Brown, Ross, 3:47; 15. Maine, Fenton (Weinrich, Latendresse), 4:50; 16. Maine, Tardif (Imes) +===============================================================+ || RYAN ROBBINS INTERNET: || || UNIVERSITY OF MAINE [log in to unmask] || +===============================================================+