With the still recovering from the sudden death of the previous head coach, Red Gendron, Maine struggled through the early part of the season.

Despite returning almost off the players from the previous season, the offense was unable to coalesce and proved to be a hindrance for the Black Bears' success.

Maine's start doomed their postseason hopes and by mid-December the Black Bears had just 1 win in 16 games.

They played better in the second half, Nearly quadrupling their win total, and took games from Massachusetts and Boston University, both ranked teams.

Unfortunately, Maine could never put together a string of good play and ended the year with the worst record in Hockey East.