Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey

The Maine Black Bears women’s ice hockey team represents the University of Maine. The team plays their home games in Alfond Arena. The team's first year of play was in 1997–98. The Black Bears last Post-Season game was February 27, 2016 (Quarterfinals - 2016 Hockey East Tournament, Result: Boston College 5, Maine 1.)

Maine Black Bears women's ice hockey
University	University of Maine
Conference	Hockey East
Head coach	Richard Reichenbach 4th season, 35–71–6
Arena	Harold Alfond Sports Arena Capacity: 5,445
Location	Orono, Maine
Student section	The Maine~iaks
Colors	Maine Blue, White, and Navy[1]

Coaches

The current head coach is Richard Reichenbach. He led Maine to a record of 10-21-1 in the 2016-17 season. Prior to coaching at the University of Maine, Reichenbach was an assistant with Cortland State. Reichenbach is a 2006 graduate of Hamilton College, where he was a hockey and lacrosse standout. [2]

Year by year

Won Championship

Lost Championship

Conference Champions

League Leader

Year	Coach	W	L	T	Conference	Conf. W	Conf. L	Conf. T	Finish	Conference Tournament	NCAA Tournament
2018-19	Richard Reichenbach	14	15	5	Hockey East	7	15	5	9th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2017-18	Richard Reichenbach	19	14	5	Hockey East	11	9	4	3rd HE	Won First Round vs. Boston University (3-2, 1-4, 4-3 OT) Lost Semifinals vs. Northeastern (1-2)	Did not qualify
2016-17	Richard Reichenbach	10	21	1	Hockey East	6	17	1	9th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2015-16	Richard Reichenbach	10	23	2	Hockey East	6	17	1	8th HE	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Boston College (2-5, 1-5)	Did not qualify
2014-15	Richard Reichenbach	10	20	3	Hockey East	9	11	1	4th HE	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Northeastern (2-3, 0-1 OT)	Did not qualify
2013-14	Maria Lewis	7	20	5	Hockey East	5	13	3	5th HE	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Vermont (2-3 3OT)	Did not qualify
2012-13	Maria Lewis	5	24	4	Hockey East	3	16	3	7th HE	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Boston College (1-2 OT)	Did not qualify
2011-12	Maria Lewis	17	11	6	Hockey East	11	8	2	4th He	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Providence (0-6)	Did not qualify
2010-11	Maria Lewis	12	17	5	Hockey East	6	12	3	6th HE	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Providence (2-5)	Did not qualify
2009-10	Dan Lichterman	6	20	5	Hockey East	3	15	3	8th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2008-09	Dan Lichterman	5	23	5	Hockey East	2	15	4	8th He	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2007-08	Dan Lichterman	4	27	3	Hockey East	3	15	3	7th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2006-07	Lauren Steblen	10	19	2	Hockey East	5	14	2	6th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2005-06	Guy Perron	17	9	6	Hockey East	9	8	4	4th HE	Lost Semifinals vs. New Hampshire (0-6)	Did not qualify
2004-05	Guy Perron	14	15	3	Hockey East	5	13	2	5th HE	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
2003-04	Rick Filighera	12	16	4	Hockey East	9	9	2	3rd HE	Lost Semifinals vs. Providence (2-4)	Did not qualify
2002-03	Rick Filighera	12	15	4	Hockey East	5	8	2	3rd HE	Lost Semifinals vs. New Hampshire (0-2)	Did not qualify
2001-02	Rick Filighera	16	15	4	ECAC Eastern	8	10	3	5th ECAC E.	Lost Quarterfinals vs. Providence (3-5)	Did not qualify
2000-01	Rick Filighera	15	14	1	ECAC	10	13	1	9th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1999-2000	Rick Filighera	6	19	2	ECAC	3	19	2	11th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1998-99	Rick Filighera	9	18	1	ECAC	7	18	1	11th ECAC	Did not qualify	Did not qualify
1997-98	Rick Filighera	12	6	2

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Olympians

Player	Team	Position	Event
Darcia Leimgruber	Switzerland	Forward	2010 Vancouver Olympics
Raffi Wolf[4]	Germany	Forward	2002, 2006 Vancouver Olympics

Awards and honors

• Brittany Ott, 2010 WHEA All-Rookie Team[5]
• Jenna Ouellette – Maine, WHEA Player of the Month, December 2009[6]
• Amy Stech, Runner up, 2010 Hockey East Sportsmanship Award[7]
• Meghann Treacy, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Month (October 2014) [8]
• Meghann Treacy, Hockey East Defensive Player of the Month (November 2014) [9]
• Meghann Treacy, 2014-15 Hockey East First Team All-Star[10]

References

1. Colors – Branding Toolbox – University of Maine. Retrieved April 5, 2017.
2. "Richard Reichenbach bio page". University of Maine Athletics. Retrieved 6 March 2017.
3. "Statistics :: USCHO.com :: U.S. College Hockey Online". USCHO.com. 2015-06-14. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
4. "Raffi Wolf Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
5. "Hockey East Online". Hockey East Online. 2010-03-03. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
6. "Monthly Honors". HockeyEastOnline.com. Archived from the original on 2014-10-14. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
7. "Hockey East Press Releases". HockeyEastOnline.com. 2010-03-05. Archived from the original on 2011-06-13. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
8. "Boston College's Alex Carpenter Named Warrior Hockey Player of the Month". HockeyEastOnline.com. 2014-11-06. Archived from the original on 2015-04-02. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
9. "Boston College's Alex Carpenter Claims Warrior Hockey Player of the Month". HockeyEastOnline.com. 2014-12-03. Archived from the original on 2015-04-19. Retrieved 2015-07-09.
10. "Hockey East Honors All-Star Selections at 2015 Championship Banquet". HockeyEastOnline.com. 2015-03-06. Archived from the original on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2015-07-09.