Game 23: Boston College-Maine Hockey Gameday
By Joe Micik
Following the high tension of playing BU, #17 Boston College hockey is right back at it on Maine hockey gameday.
The Eagles, undefeated over the course of their last eight games, took the long ride up to Orono to face the Maine Black Bears just two sleeps following their big win down the street at Agganis Arena.
Maine may not be having a great season, but any and every Hockey East opponent should be considered dangerous and worthy of respect. They stand in the way of two more points the Eagles want, and getting them from all conference opposition is a high priority. Besides, the Black Bears have a better record in their own barn, and Orono in recent years has been the site of some ignominious defeats for the Eagles.
Boston College needs to keep working. This is no time to stop now when they are finally starting to accomplish something. Make no mistake, Maine would be a bad loss for the Eagles, but with much at stake and Boston College starting to look like they’re putting it all together, this roll could continue. It must.
Boston College-Maine Hockey Gameday:
Game #23 Info
Gametime
3:00pm Eastern
Venue
Alfond Arena, Orono, Maine
Television
Maine local television stations WVII (ABC 7 Bangor)/WFVX (Fox 22 Bangor)
“Radio”
BCEagles.com live stream (Jon Rish, Andy Powers) (Link to live stream)
Boston College Eagles
Records and Rankings
The Boston College Eagles are the #17 team in the nation, having most recently defeated the #2 Boston University Terriers, 4-2, on Friday night. The Eagles are 13-7-2 (6-4-2, 14 points) overall, with their last defeat having occurred on November 29 against Providence.
Maine is unranked, holding a 7-15-1 (2-7-0, 4 points) record. The Black Bears have split their last six games, most recently losing at home on Friday night by a 2-0 score to #6 UMass-Lowell.
Boston College Recent History vs. Maine Hockey
November 23, 2013: Maine wins, 5-1 (at Maine)
January 18, 2014: Boston College wins, 7-2 (at BC)
November 22, 2014: Boston College wins, 4-1 (at BC)
This is the 117th meeting between Boston College and Maine. The Eagles lead the all-time series, 62-45-9.