Whitehead out at Maine after 11 seasons

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The University of Maine announced Tuesday afternoon men’s ice hockey coach Tim Whitehead has been fired after 11 seasons behind the bench.

Whitehead compiled a 250-171-54 record during his time at Maine, going 96-102-28 in his final six seasons.

University President Paul Fergurson made the final decision to buy out the one year remaining on Whitehead’s contract after a recommendation from Athletic Director Steve Abbott.

“This is about the future of our marquee program. Since 2008, UMaine has experienced declining Hockey East success, season ticket sales and overall ticket revenues, and waning student engagement in men’s ice hockey” said Abbott in an official statement released by the university.

“The President and I are committed to ensuring that our Men’s Hockey Program is financially sustainable [and] continues to focus on developing the student-athlete and is known nationally for excellence.”

Whitehead will be paid $195,000 to honor the final year of his deal…

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Here’s a look at how the other Hockey East quarterfinal series break down by the numbers:

#7 Vermont vs. #2 Boston College

Record:
BC: 20-10-4, 15-9-3 Hockey East, 2nd place/seed, 33 pts.
UVM: 11-17-7, 8-13-6 Hockey East, 7th place/seed, 22 pts.

BC: 9-5-2 at home
UVM: 5-6-4 on the road, 0-1 at Conte Forum

BC: 2-2-1 in last 5 games, streak: W1
UVM: 1-2-2 in last 5 games, streak: L1

Season Series: BC wins 2-0-1
2/1/13: UVM 1 BC 4
3/8/13: BC 4 UVM 4
3/9/13: BC 7 UVM 2

BC is 2-0 all time vs. UVM in Hockey East Quarterfinal games

Goaltending:
BC: Parker Milner, Sr, 33 GP/33 starts, 20-9-4, 2.58 GAA, .914 SV %
UVM: Brody Hoffman, Fr, 34 GP/34 starts, 11-17-6, 2.82 GAA, .905 SV%

Leading Scorer:
BC: Johnny Gaudreau, So, F (31 GP, 18-28-46)
UVM: Chris McCarthy, Jr, F (34 GP, 13-17-30)

Leading Goal Scorer:
BC:…

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The first round of the Hockey East Tournament gets underway this weekend with the Black Bears set to meet regular season champions UMass Lowell in a three game quarterfinal series at Tsongas Center. Maine is coming off a huge three point weekend at UNH while the River Hawks are 18-3-1 in their last 22 games. For a closer look at the series, here’s how the two schools match up by the numbers:

Record:
Maine: 11-17-8, 7-12-8 Hockey East, 8th place/seed, 22 pts.
UML: 22-10-2, 16-9-2 Hockey East, 1st place/seed, 34 pts.

Maine: 5-7-2 on the road, 1-1 at Tsongas Center
UML: 9-5-1 at home

Maine: 2-1-2 in last 5 games, streak: T1
UML: 4-1-0 in last 5 games, streak: W1

Season Series: Maine wins 2-1
11/9/12: Maine 1 UML 2
11/10/12: Maine 4 UML 3
2/3/13: UML 3 Maine 4 (OT)

Maine is 9-1 all time vs. UMass Lowell in…

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