ORONO, Maine – The University of Maine men's ice hockey team announced its schedule for the 2024-25 season on Friday, which will include 34 regular-season games, 19 at Alfond Arena, 24 in Hockey East and a return to Cross Insurance Arena in Portland.
The Black Bears will open the season with a home game against AIC on Saturday, Oct. 5. After an exhibition game against Army on Oct. 12, Maine will close out its season-opening home slate with two games against Quinnipiac (Oct. 18-19).
Maine opens Hockey East with two games at Northeastern (Oct. 25-26) before returning home to host Merrimack at Alfond (Nov. 1-2). The Black Bears visit Boston College for two games against the 2024 national runner-up Eagles (Nov. 8-9) before hosting Boston University the following weekend (Nov. 15-16). Buffalo Wild Wings' border battle with rival New Hampshire resumes in New Hampshire on Nov. 22. Following a trip to RPI (Nov. 30-Dec. 1), Maine closes the first semester at home against Stonehill (Dec. 7-8).
To open the second half of the season, Maine will host Bentley in Portland on Dec. 29 before playing two games against 2024 national champion Denver (Jan. 3-4) at Alfond Arena.
The remainder of the regular season will then be Hockey East action, with a road trip to UMass Lowell (Jan. 10-11) followed by home matches against UConn (Jan. 17-18), Northeastern (Jan. 31) and UMass (Feb. 2). After a series at Providence (Feb. 7-8), the border battle will be at Alfond Arena on Feb. 14 and 15.
Maine will play one game at the University of Connecticut (Feb. 22) before facing Vermont in its final home series of the regular season and then close the regular season with a two-game series at UMass (March 7-8).
The first round of the Hockey East tournament is scheduled to take place on campus on March 12, with the quarterfinal round on March 15. The 2025 Hockey East Championship Weekend will be held at TD Garden in Boston on March 20 and 21.
All dates and times are subject to change and the most up-to-date information will be posted on GoBlackBears.com.
Ticket Information
Flex Plan
Flex Plans will go on sale Tuesday, August 13. Flex Plans can only be purchased online at GoBlackBears.com/Tickets .
Single Game Ticket
Tickets for single games will go on sale Tuesday, August 27. Tickets for single games may be purchased online, over the phone or in person at the Alfond Arena ticket office.
For more information or questions regarding tickets, please contact the Black Bear Ticket Office at 207-581-BEAR.
