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Biddeford, Maine

Nor'easters take championship hockey win, ready for NCAA tournament

A large crowd of students and ice hockey players pose on the ice after the Nor'easters men's ice hockey team won the CCC championship
The UNE men's ice hockey team poses for a photo following their Commonwealth Coast Conference Championship win on Saturday, March 5.

Fresh off their 2022 Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Championship win on Saturday, March 5, the University of New England Nor’easters men’s ice hockey team will host the first round of the 2022 NCAA Division III Men’s Ice Hockey Championship this Saturday, March 12.

The Nor’easters will face off against the Plymouth State University (PSU) Panthers on Saturday, one week after besting the Endicott College Gulls 3-2 in overtime in front of a sold-out crowd at the Harold Alfond Forum in Biddeford. The latter game secured UNE its second CCC crown after its 2019 win over Salve Regina University.

UNE will enter the NCAA Tournament on an 11-game win streak. The Nor'easters have twice been to the tournament, most recently advancing to the national quarterfinals in 2019, shortly after claiming their first CCC Championship crown.

The winner between UNE and the Panthers will advance to the quarterfinals and face Utica University at the Utica Memorial Auditorium, a venue with a seating capacity of 3,850.

President Herbert poses with students

President Herbert poses with students.

Students sit in the stands at the Harold Alfond Forum

The game drew a sold-out crowd.

President Herbert poses with men's ice hockey head coach Kevin Swallow

President Herbert with men's ice hockey head coach Kevin Swallow.

About the University of New England

The University of New England is Maine’s largest independent university, with two beautiful coastal campuses in Maine, a one-of-a-kind study abroad campus in Tangier, Morocco, and an array of flexible, accredited online degrees. In an uncommonly welcoming and supportive community, we offer hands-on learning, empowering students to make a positive impact in a world full of challenges. The state’s top provider of health professionals, we are home to Maine’s only medical college, Maine’s only dental college, a variety of other interprofessionally aligned health care degree programs, as well as nationally recognized programs for marine science degrees, natural and social sciences degrees, arts and humanities degrees, and business degrees.