Athletic Points of Pride

BLACK BEAR POINTS OF PRIDE

ICE HOCKEY

n UMaine has won two NCAA Division I National

Championships in men’s ice hockey in addition to 18

NCAA appearances and 11 Frozen Four appearances. n Alfond Arena recognized as the college hockey rink with the

“Best Atmosphere” by the Wall Street Journal (2011). n Two Hobey Baker Award winners from UMaine (Scott Pellerin and Paul Kariya) were recognized as the top NCAA men’s ice hockey player. n Paul Kariya was inducted into the prestigious Hockey Hall of Fame as a member of the 2017 class. Kariya’s #9 jersey will be retired in Anaheim during the 2018-19 season. n 53 former Black Bears have played or currently play in

the NHL.

FOOTBALL

n In 2018, UMaine football won the CAA title before advancing to the FCS National Semifinals; further than any

UMaine football team has advanced in history.

n UMaine football has won 12 conference titles and made seven NCAA Tournament appearances, including four

NCAA Final Eight appearances in the last 12 years. Maine played in the 1965 Tangerine Bowl.

n Black Bear alumnus John Huard ’67, was inducted into the

College Football Hall of Fame.

n Three Black Bears have played in the Super Bowl. Trevor

Bates was a member of the Super Bowl Champion New

England Patriots practice squad (2017). n UMaine football has had 63 players in NFL camps. There currently are two players listed on NFL rosters. UMaine football has produced 48 All-Americans (2020).

BASKETBALL

n UMaine women’s basketball has won 15 conference titles and made nine NCAA Tournament appearances, including the America East Championship in 2019 and the NCAA

Tournament. Four All-Americans have combined for 14 All

American honors. n Current UMaine Women’s Basketball head coach Amy Vachon (2016) and former football coach Jack Cosgrove (2014) were each enshrined into the Maine Sports Hall of Fame. n Former UMaine men’s basketball player Rick Carlisle led the

Dallas Mavericks to a 2011 NBA Championship win.

BASEBALL

n UMaine baseball has seven College World Series appearances and 16 NCAA regional appearances. Baseball has won seven conference titles, including the 2011 championship. n UMaine baseball has had eight major league players in addition to coaches Brian Butterfield and Carl “Stump” Merrill.

SOFTBALL

n UMaine softball has won four conference titles and made

UMaine’s first NCAA appearance by a women’s team in 1994.

TRACK AND FIELD

n Former track and field standout Jessie Labreck competed in the national finals of “American Ninja Warrior.” n UMaine track has garnered three All-America honors in the last few years. In 2019, James Olivier won the 800m title at the

USATF U20 National Championships and went on to compete at the U20 Pan American Games.

FIELD HOCKEY

n UMaine field hockey captured its first America East title in 2021, earning a berth in the NCAA Tournament for the first time in program history. n Track and field great Viktoria Rybalko competed in the 2008

Summer Olympics.