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Reworked Schedule Gives Black Bears Six Games in Eight Day Stretch

Photo by Jon Pitonzo, FOHS Media Faction When I last wrote about the Black Bears before real-life, work, and apathy towards writing happened, they were mired in a pretty big skid of eight games. Unfortunately, it got to the a franchise-record 12 games before they finally broke through into the win column. After the downContinueContinue reading “Reworked Schedule Gives Black Bears Six Games in Eight Day Stretch”

Lacey Eden Arrives on National Scene

Photo: Tom Lynn/ University of Wisconsin Athletics With two game-winning goals, including the title-clinching overtime winner, it’s probably safe to say that Lacey Eden’s arrival season in the NCAA can be deemed a success. While there’s still the NCAA tournament to go, the Annapolis native has been nothing but stellar in her first season withContinueContinue reading “Lacey Eden Arrives on National Scene”

Attempting to Snap Slide as Crunch Time Hits for Black Bears

Photo: Jon Pitonzo/ FOHS Media Faction Bear down. It’s not just a clever pun, but it needs to become the mantra for the Maryland Black Bears right now. Mired in an eight-game losing skid, you have to feel it’s a frustrating feeling for these young men. A team that got out to a lightning start,ContinueContinue reading “Attempting to Snap Slide as Crunch Time Hits for Black Bears”

Another Division I Commitment Adds To Success Culture for Black Bears

Photo: Jon Pitzono/FOHS Media Faction On Thursday, Maryland Black Bears’ defenseman Jack Hillman announced his commitment to College of the Holy Cross. It is the sixth commitment from a Black Bears this season, fifth to a Division 1 school. With Hillman’s commitment, the Black Bears have 13 players on their current roster going to D1ContinueContinue reading “Another Division I Commitment Adds To Success Culture for Black Bears”

Trio of New Signees for Black Bears

After trading away Brendan Hill to Kenai River last week, the Maryland Black Bears restocked their defensive cabinet by signing two defensemen and a goalie, as Dylan Finlay, Philip Tornqvist, and Hannes Kollen signed with the team on Tuesday. Dylan Finlay joins the Black Bears after spending last season with the Powell River Kings. InContinueContinue reading “Trio of New Signees for Black Bears”

Black Bears Weekend Takeaways: January 7th and 8th at New Jersey

Photo via New Jersey Titans The first weekend back of the new year for the Maryland Black Bears ended up in a split in New Jersey. With a month off between games, the Black Bears looked solid off the hop on Friday. Though, the less said about the Saturday match-up, probably the better, but weContinueContinue reading “Black Bears Weekend Takeaways: January 7th and 8th at New Jersey”

UCHC Reach Decision on 2020-21 Season

On Tuesday, the UCHC put out a statement in regards to their 2020-21 season, which they plan to have start on February 19th. This is the first news out of the conference since they postponed their competition timeline in July. The UCHC stated that it’s up to the local jurisdictions in regards to healthy andContinueContinue reading “UCHC Reach Decision on 2020-21 Season”

Black Bears Weekend Takeaways: December 11th at Johnstown

Photo by Jon Pitonzo/FOHS Media Faction What was supposed to be a two-game set turned into a frenzied one-game affair. The overtime loss salvaged what otherwise was a very subpar game from the Black Bears. If anything, it felt like the previous Friday’s game against New Jersey where the Black Bears got outworked and itContinueContinue reading “Black Bears Weekend Takeaways: December 11th at Johnstown”

NCAA D1 Hockey and Maryland

Photo: Jon Pitonzo/ FOHS Media Faction Upon the commitments from Maryland Black Bears Thomas Jarman (Boston University), Hunter McCoy (Brown Univeristy), and Josh Nixon (Lake Superior State); a common question popped into my head: Will there come a time where their is a NCAA Division 1 hockey school in Maryland?? Short answer: yes, but itContinueContinue reading “NCAA D1 Hockey and Maryland”

Black Bears Weekend Takeaway: December 4th and 6th vs. New Jersey

Photo: Jon Pitonzo/ FOHS Media Faction Maryland was riding high going into this weekend against the Titans, but the Black Bears were quite humbled on the Friday night. It seemed like the day off between the games helped the Black Bears and they came back with more life on Sunday to garner a split outContinueContinue reading “Black Bears Weekend Takeaway: December 4th and 6th vs. New Jersey”