Orono, Maine – Bradley and Josh Nadeau each had two goals and two assists for the Blacks, who earned four points as the University of New Hampshire men's hockey team, ranked No. 17 nationally and seeded No. 6, fell to No. 8 and No. 3 in the national rankings. Bears. Seeded Maine won 5-0 in the Hockey East Tournament quarterfinals Saturday night at Alfond Arena.
With this loss, the Wildcats end the season at 20-15-1, while the Black Bears improve to 23-10-2 and advance to the semifinals on Friday, March 22nd at TD Garden. This will be UNH's first 20-win season. A decade in which the Cats won 22 games from 2013 to 2014.
junior goaltender Jacob Hellsten (Rusdal, Sweden) Made 20 saves. The Wildcats set a school record for consecutive shutouts at 213 minutes, 30 seconds. The previous record was 204 minutes and 40 seconds, set in 2012-13.
hockey east quarterfinals
Score: 3rd seed Maine 5, 6th seed New Hampshire 0
record: UNH (20-15-1); Maine (23-10-2)
position: Orono, Maine (Alfondo Arena)
date: Saturday, March 16, 2024
How it happened:
· After a scoreless first period, the Black Bears took a 1-0 lead just 52 seconds into the first faceoff of the second period when Josh Nadeau went on a breakaway and shot from the slot to the glove side of Puck. released.
· At 8:23, Ben Poisson converted a rebound off Josh Nadeau's shot for a power-play goal, increasing Maine's lead to 2-0.
· The Black Bears won 3-0 when Bradley Nadeau hit a one-timer into the back of the net at 15:07.
· At 8:48 of the third period, Bradley Nadeau hit his second goal of the game for a 4-0 lead.
· With 2:42 left in the third period, Josh Nadeau made the game 5-0.
· Maine defeated UNH 25-18, but the Wildcats went 0-1 on the power play and the Black Bears went 2-5.
