Olivia King was a regular defenseman on the Old Town Orono High School boys' hockey team before playing for the Taft School girls' program in Connecticut, and was one of the University of Maine's female ice hockey players who entered the NCAA. One of the people. Division 1 transfer portal.
King is a senior with one year of eligibility remaining.
She played in 94 career games with the Black Bears, recording one goal and six assists. She appeared in 17 games last season and recorded one assist.
“I love Rib,” Maine head coach Molly Engstrom said. “She's a great girl.”
Engstrom said King was hampered this season by a grueling academic schedule that limited his practice time.
Also leaving are senior goaltenders Jorden Mattison and Anna LaRose, sophomore defenseman Cora Weber and freshmen Ashley Kocavec and Bria Holm.
Kocavec is a defenseman and Holm is a forward.
Engström said he was not worried about the departures, and the players all had their own reasons for leaving, including seeking more playing time and finding a school that offered a graduate curriculum that Umain did not offer. He pointed out that there is.
“That was their choice,” Engstrom said.
Engstrom was not appointed until late summer of 2022, so she is still in the process of bringing in her own players.
“The important thing is to find the right pieces. We're recruiting players who want to stay all four years,” she said.
Of the six players she scouted, only Holm and Kocavec were there.
Mathiesen shared goalie duties with freshman Giulia Bacchetti this season and posted a 7-7-1 record with a 1.86 goals-against average and .929 goals-against average.
She appeared in 45 games during her career, posting a 20-22-1 record, 2.19 GAA, and .923 save percentage.
LaRose appeared in four games this season, posting a 1-1-1 record, 2.61 GAA, and .897 save percentage. She appeared in 17 games during her career, posting a 4-5-3 record, 3.41 GAA, and .892 save percentage.
Weber appeared in three games this season and recorded one assist. She scored a goal in 24 games during her freshman season.
Kokabetsu had five goals and six assists in 32 games, making him the team's second-leading scorer among defensemen, while Holm had a goal in eight games.
Maine went 15-18-2 overall last season and 11-14-2 in the Hockey East, but lost 2-1 in overtime to Merrimack in the first round of the league playoffs.
Engstrom said his next goaltender is Madisyn Ryan, a 5-foot-9 California native, and he plans to bring in another goaltender.
Incoming forward Frederikke Voss is currently representing Denmark at the IIHF Women's World Championship in Utica, New York.
Stephanie Jacob is a forward and graduate student from Winnipeg, Manitoba, who helps the Black Bears overcome the departures of leading scorers Aida Kuopara (21 goals, 19 assists) and Anne-Frederick Guay (19 goals, 9 assists). He should join Phos to help.
Kuopara finished his career with 67 goals and 59 assists in 156 games, and his 126 career points were three points shy of Tereza Vanisova's school record of 129.
Brenna Carle is a defenseman who produces a lot of points from North Dakota State, and her older sister Britta is the captain of the University of Wisconsin, which finished runner-up to Ohio State in the NCAA tournament, and is currently competing in the world championships as a member of the United States team. ing.
Ohio State defeated the Badgers 1-0 in the title game.
Second-year captain Britta Carle played in 41 games this season and had 22 goals and 40 assists.
“I’m really excited about the next class,” Engstrom said. “It has a lot of potential. We're looking to add size from the portal to make up for it.”
She noted that her Black Bears' overall record was the same as the first season, with a one-game deficit in league play (11-14-2, 12-13-2 in 2022-23). did. In seven of the 12 games she lost by one point (including three games she lost by two points with empty-net goals), she led in the third period.
They were a more competitive team than the 2022-23 team.
“We're closing the gap. Now we have to find a way to take the next step,” said Engstrom, a former star defenseman on the U.S. Olympic team. “We still have a lot of work to do, but we should do well.”
