MAINE vs. ST. LAWRENCE
Time, site: Fridays, Saturday, 7 p.m., Alfond Arena
Records: Maine 1-2, St. Lawrence 1-1
Series, last meeting: Maine leads 11-4, Maine 10-1 on Nov. 28, 2009
Key players: Maine — RW Joey Diamond (1 goal, 1 assist), C Stu Higgins (1 & 1), RW Mark Anthoine (1 & 0), LW Devin Shore (0 & 1), D Nick Pryor (no points), D Mike Cornell (np), G Dan Sullivan (0-2, 1.53 goals-against average, .942 save percentage); St. Lawrence — C Kyle Flanagan (3 & 1), LW Greg Carey (1 & 3), RW Chris Martin (1 & 1), D George Hughes (0 & 2), D Justin Baker (0 & 2), RW Jeremy Wick (1 & 0), G Matt Weninger (1-1, 2.99, .923)
Maine coach Tim Whitehead’s keys to the games: “One, keep improving our systems, get more in sync. Now that we’ve got some games under our belt, we really want to start clicking. Second, we’ve got to fight through adversity. We’ve got some injuries so we’re looking for guys to step up their games and pick up the slack. Third, keep working on our special teams.”
get the broom out
Does “adversity” include the $5000 a year guaranteed additional to Tim’s base salary that he has enjoyed for years now even as nearly all other UME System employees have enjoyed pay freezes?