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The Maine Campus All-Region Team: Michel Leveille, Billy Ryan, Kevin Jarmen, Mike Lundin, Bret Tyler and Ben Bishop.
Honorable Mention: Brent Shepheard.
The Real All-Region Team: Michel Leveille, Matt Anderson, Kevin Jarmen, Mike Lundin, Bret Tyler and Ben Bishop.
Most Outstanding Player for The Maine Campus: Ben Bishop
The Real Most Outstanding Player: Michel Leveille.
Best Quote Not Said By a Player or Coach on the Weekend: “What is this Entourage?”
- CollegeHockeyNews.com Editor in Chief Adam Wodon when the Black Bears brought a whole posse of supporters [President Kennedy, Blake James, Grant Standbrook] to the Friday Night press conference.
Best Quote Said By a Player or Coach on the Weekend: “You could say that.”
- UMaine Defenseman Matt Duffy in response to the claim that despite not scoring many goals, he manages to always put a goal in during big games.
Best Sign Provided by Fan at the Regional (may not be exact): Will Maine win the East Regional? Does a Black Bear (Bleep) in the Woods.
Round of Applause: On Saturday the Black Bears’ seniors earned their third Frozen Four in four years, a remarkable feat.
“I’ll never really realize how hard it is to get to this point; it seems like we bare down when it gets to tournament time, it’s a great feeling that so many guys don’t get to feel,” said Lundin. “I’m lucky enough to get three experiences now.”
Sympathy Award: Don “Toot” Cahoon for still being gracious and appreciative after having his miracle season finish one game shy of the Frozen Four. Plus his nickname is “Toot.”
The Biggest Game Changer: Mike Hamilton’s bank shot off the shoulder blade of netminder Jon Quick, which proved luck was on UMaine’s side.
Biggest Worry of the Weekend: The sometimes disappointing lack of discipline which saw UMaine give up 17 power plays.
Easiest Way to Stay Entertained During Breaks (tie): Catch one of the many upsets going on around the tourney on a TV or watch Blake James and Tim Whitehead’s kids running around, cheering for their fathers’ program.
Best Sight of the Weekend Off the Ice: Keenan Hopson at the game and cheering on his teammates despite recent surgery.
Some Quotable Quotes:
On Keith Johnson and the seniors kicking off Saturday’s game right:
“Keith is very much an unsung hero for us,” said Whitehead. “Him, Shep and Hammy have been just fabulous in each of their own ways. Each one brings a lot of things to the table – I think that is what I like most about this senior class: They are all such complete players. They’re not one-dimensional players and as a result you see them all in power play, penalty kill, and first and last minute situations. Some of them started that way like Leveille and Lundin, and others developed into that. Great players come in all size and shapes and colors; each one is unique.”
On another Frozen Four Appearance Looming Against Michigan State:
“I think the big thing is if we keep getting those opportunities each year, hopefully something good will happen for this group,” said Whitehead. “But you have to earn it and they understand it. They understand how tough it is to even get there, let alone win, so they are prepared to pay the price to get there and win it.”
