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Men's Hockey Drops 2-0 Decision to New Hampshire
Dec. 16, 2007 DURHAM, NH -- The University of Maine men's ice hockey team dropped a 2-0 decision to 10th-ranked New Hampshire on Sunday afternoon in a snowy Durham, N.H. The Black Bears fall to 5-7-2 on the season with the loss, 3-5-2 in Hockey East play. New Hampshire improves to 9-4-1, 6-4-1 in conference play. New Hampshire opened the scoring 6:42 into the first period when Bobby Butler had his shot beat Maine goalie Ben Bishop (Des Peres, Mo.). Thomas Fortney assisted on the goal for the Wildcats. Maine nearly answered back when Billy Ryan (Milton, Mass.) had a shot from just inside the blueline. The puck got past UNH goalie Kevin Regan and slid towards the goal line, but a UNH defenseman cleared the puck away just as it was about to go into the net. With 8:23 remaining in the first period, Butler had a breakaway for the Wildcats. He was tripped and a penalty shot was called. Bishop was able to stop the penalty shot by Bulter to keep the game 1-0. Maine nearly tied the game at the buzzer ending the first period. Keenan Hopson (Prince George, British Columbia) had his shot find the back of the net, but it was ruled the puck crossed the a fraction of a second after the period ended. The teams played through a scoreless second period. New Hampshire added an empty-net goal by Peter LeBlanc with just 12 seconds remaining in the game to make it a 2-0 final. Maine goalie Bishop stopped 31 shots and falls to 5-7-2 on the season. Regan made 29 saves for New Hampshire. He improves to 7-3-0 on the season. The Black Bears return to action on Friday, December 28 when they face Clarkson in the first round of the Florida College Classic in Estero, Fla.
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