Photo Jon Pitonzo/FOHS Media Faction The Maryland Black Bears made a move less than a week before the NAHL Draft by trading Jude Kurtas and Grady Friedman to the Corpus Christi IceRays for a Tender contract, a 5th round pick in the 2021 NAHL Draft, and Conditional 2022 NAHL Draft Pick. The duo of KurtasContinueContinue reading “Black Bears Trade Friedman, Kurtas to Corpus Christi”
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Black Bears, NAHL Release 2021-22 Schedule
Photo: Jon Pitonzo/FOHS Media Faction Though the Robertson Cup was recently handed out, there is no rest for the wicked. The NAHL and their member teams released their 2021-22 schedule on Tuesday and the Black Bears have some highlights when it comes to their schedule. For a third time in their four-year history, the BlackContinueContinue reading “Black Bears, NAHL Release 2021-22 Schedule”
Post 2021 NAHL Top Prospects Review
Photo by Scott Wasilewski/FOHS Media Faction This past weekend, the NAHL held their Top Prospects Tournament, a yearly occurrences to give players who have not committed to a college a chance to show themselves off against other players in league who are in the same predicament. This event has been hosted in the last twoContinueContinue reading “Post 2021 NAHL Top Prospects Review”
Maryland Black Bears 2020-21 Season in Review: My Three Wishes for 2021-22
Photo: Jon Pitonzo/FOHS Media Faction With the Black Bears wrapping up the 2020-21 season, it’s time to look ahead to what’s next. A foundation season is only as meaningful as the seasons that come after that and how it shapes the team and players going forward. So, here’s my personal three wishes heading into nextContinueContinue reading “Maryland Black Bears 2020-21 Season in Review: My Three Wishes for 2021-22”
Maryland Black Bears 2020-21 Season in Review: Fare Thee Well, Overagers
It’s one of the more difficult posts to write on the year in junior hockey, it’s the players who won’t be with the team next year due to them being over the junior age of eligibility. For some of these players, they’ve been with the squad only a year, maybe less; for one, since dayContinueContinue reading “Maryland Black Bears 2020-21 Season in Review: Fare Thee Well, Overagers”
Maryland Black Bears 2020-21 Season in Review: Historic
For the Maryland Black Bears this year, much like others in the NAHL, there were plenty of hurdles to actually get the season rolling and completed. They started their season at their sister rink north of Baltimore, they had pauses and postponements for one reason or another, and then dealing with a big slide duringContinueContinue reading “Maryland Black Bears 2020-21 Season in Review: Historic”
Black Bears Season Ends With 4-1 Loss
Photo: Jon Pitonzo/FOHS Media Faction In the end, it just was not to be for the Maryland Black Bears. Thursday proved to be the final game of the Black Bears season, as they dropped Game 3 to the Maine Nordiques by the familiar score of 4-1 and drop the series three games to none. GameContinueContinue reading “Black Bears Season Ends With 4-1 Loss”
Black Bears on Brink of Elimination After Being Swept in Maine
Photo: Jon Pitonzo/FOHS Media Faction Following a pair of 4-1 losses to the Maine Nordiques this weekend, the Maryland Black Bears are fighting for their playoff lives in an attempt to win the East Division. While four of those goals from Maine were with an empty net, the Black Bears couldn’t find a way toContinueContinue reading “Black Bears on Brink of Elimination After Being Swept in Maine”
Black Bears Welcome Three Through Supplemental Draft
Ahead of the start of the Division Finals, the Maryland Black Bears and the rest of the NAHL took part in the Supplemental Draft. Every team got three selections and it was made up of players under 21 years old as of December 31st, 2021, who weren’t on an NAHL team or played less thanContinueContinue reading “Black Bears Welcome Three Through Supplemental Draft”
Maryland Black Bears 2021 East Division Final Preview
Photo: Jon Pitonzo/FOHS Media Faction The two newest teams in the NAHL East Division will face off for the divisional title starting this week. With Maryland taking out Johnstown and Maine defeating New Jersey, the Black Bears and Nordiques are heading for a collision course for the right to play in Blaine, Minnesota for theContinueContinue reading “Maryland Black Bears 2021 East Division Final Preview”
Clutch And Crab Hockey 