Marcelo Mayer, Roman Anthony, and Kyle Teel lead a talented group of players on Portland’s roster.
Travis Lazarczyk
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Travis Lazarczyk has covered sports for the Portland Press Herald since 2021. A Vermont native, he graduated from the University of Maine in 1995 with a BA in English. After a few years working as a sports information director and in the ski industry, he began his journalism career at the Berlin (N.H.) Reporter in 1999. Prior to joining the Press Herald, Lazarczyk spent 20 years covering sports in central Maine at the Morning Sentinel and Kennebec Journal. He's been twice honored as the Maine Sportswriter of the Year by the National Sports Media Association.
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UMaine co-captain: ‘It’s awesome to see how far we’ve come in two years’
Despite their first-round exit in the NCAA men’s hockey tournament, the Black Bears improved from seven wins two years ago to 23 this season.
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UMaine falls to Cornell 3-1 in first round of NCAA men’s hockey tournament
The Black Bears won 23 games this season, the most in a dozen years.
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12 years later, one UMaine men’s hockey team cheers on another heading to the NCAAs
Members of the 2012 team reflect on their season as the last UMaine hockey squad to play in the national tournament until this year’s team.
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Men’s hockey: Big, physical Cornell is tough matchup for UMaine
In their first NCAA tournament in 12 years, the Black Bears need to use their speed to get by the Big Red.
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Men’s hockey: Maine will face Cornell in first round of NCAA Tournament
The second-seeded Black Bears will travel to Springfield, Mass., for their first NCAA Tournament game since 2012.
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Men’s hockey: Maine awaits NCAA Tournament bid
The Black Bears will find out Sunday night where and when they’ll play in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.
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Men’s hockey: Boston University beats Maine 4-1 in Hockey East semis
The Black Bears now wait to see where they’ll play and who’ll they face in the NCAA Tournament.
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‘Something we haven’t seen in a long time’: UMaine to compete in NCAA tournaments in both basketball, hockey
There’s plenty of excitement in Orono and across the state with both the women’s basketball and men’s hockey teams making postseason runs this spring.
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Men’s hockey: Penalty killing is key for UMaine against BU in Hockey East semifinals
The Black Bears allowed four power-play goals to the Terriers in a pair of regular-season losses in November.