Maine 1, No. 11 New Hampshire 0
MANCHESTER, N.H. - Scott Darling made 31 saves in his first start in two weeks, helping the University of Maine men's ice hockey team upset No. 11 New Hampshire 1-0 Saturday at Verizon Wireless Arena.
Maine forward Chris Hahn scored the only goal of the game 42 seconds into the second period, a shorthanded tally with Jeff Dimmen penalized for crosschecking.
UNH goalie Brian Foster made 22 saves.
Maine (12-13-3, 7-9-2) hosts No. 1 Boston University on Friday and Saturday at Alfond Arena in Orono.
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The fish never went flying.
Saturday at Verizon Wireless Arena, the time-honored tradition at New Hampshire, in which a fan throws a fish onto the ice after the Wildcats' first goal, never took place, as Darling shut out the Wildcats.
Darling said that during his time on the bench, he took to watching other goalies. He watched teammate Dave Wilson. He watched UNH goalie Brian Foster. He watched UMass' Paul Dainton. And he said that it was a good experience, after all, to take some time to reflect.
Maine Coach Tim Whitehead believed that Darling, who made 31 saves for his third shutout, handled the reassignment well.
"David made a save against UMass late in the game and Scott was jumping up and cheering for him," Whitehead said.
I wonder what happens to that fish. I asked around and nobody could give me an answer. If you're the lucky person with the fish and happen to be reading this, I've got a good recipe for grilled fish steaks.
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The Wildcats still generated scoring chances without leading scorer James van Riemsdyk, who sat out after suffering an injury to his right shoulder Friday. After the game, van Riemsdyk said it was an apparent injury to his clavicle, but didn't know the extent of the injury.
Maine was without forward and leading scorer Gustav Nyquist, who had stiffness in his neck after being hit early in Friday's game. Whitehead said that doctors will evaluate forward Nyquist on Sunday after the Black Bears return to Orono. Whitehead said no timetable has been set for Nyquist's return yet.
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