During this morning's Hockey East coaches teleconference, Maine Coach Tim Whitehead said that the status of freshman forward Gustav Nyquist is still up in the air for this weekend's series against No. 1 Boston University.

Nyquist suffered a neck injury in a collison with UNH's Kevin Kapstad on Friday.

"Right now he's not cleared to practice or to play," Whitehead said. "We'll take it day by day. We're hoping he's cleared for this weekend, but if not, we'll shoot for next weekend."

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Maine's Scott Darling is the second Black Bear goalie in two weeks to earn Hockey East honors. Darling, a freshman, was named Hockey East's Pro Ambitions Rookie of the Week after making 31 saves in a 1-0 shutout Saturday at No. 11 New Hampshire. This is the third time this season Darling has earned the honor.

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Speaking of BU, the Terriers won the Beanpot championship Monday with a 5-2 win over No. 2 Northeastern. The Terriers are No. 1 in both the USCHO.com/CBS College Sports top 20 poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey top 15 poll.

Maine did not receive any votes in either poll.

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There was a Maine connection in Ohio State's 4-1 upset Sunday of then-No. 2 Notre Dame. Zach Pelletier, a senior forward for the No. 16 Buckeyes, is a native of Central Maine who played for Norm Gagne at Waterville.

Notre Dame, meanwhile, is No. 2 in this week's USCHO.com poll and No. 3 in the USA Today poll.

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