Ben Barr Archives - Bangor Daily News

UMaine coaches welcome move to start paying players

by Larry Mahoney March 23, 2026March 23, 2026

The Black Bear Student-Athlete Experience Fund will allow fans to financially support a particular team or student-athlete.

College Ice Hockey

Ben Barr says UMaine men’s hockey ‘bottomed out culturally’ in loss to UNH

by Larry Mahoney December 7, 2025December 7, 2025

College Ice Hockey

Analysis: UMaine hockey’s Ben Barr would have been a worthy coach of the year

by Larry Mahoney March 19, 2025March 28, 2025

College Ice Hockey

UMaine hockey coach Barr one of 3 finalists for Hockey East Coach of the Year

by Larry Mahoney March 17, 2025March 18, 2025

University of Maine Black Bear Sports

Clutch Albin Boija save preserves UMaine hockey’s 3-2 win over UMass

by Larry Mahoney February 2, 2025February 3, 2025

UMaine hockey coach, co-captain aren’t surprised by program’s turnaround

by Larry Mahoney March 27, 2024March 28, 2024

State

Maine will be the only state with a hockey coach as its highest-paid public employee

by Billy Kobin February 7, 2024February 7, 2024

College Ice Hockey

UMaine hockey coach gets 66 percent raise in contract extension

by Larry Mahoney January 31, 2024February 1, 2024

UConn hockey snaps UMaine’s 9-game unbeaten streak

by Larry Mahoney January 13, 2024January 15, 2024

UMaine hockey rallies for 5 last-period goals to beat UConn

by Larry Mahoney January 13, 2024January 15, 2024

University of Maine Black Bear Sports

UMaine hockey completes sweep of Alaska Anchorage with OT win

by Larry Mahoney January 7, 2023January 8, 2023

Ben Barr said the first road series of the season showed him that the UMaine hockey team has made significant improvement from last year.

University of Maine Black Bear Sports

UMaine men’s hockey coach credits improved work ethic for 1st road win of the season

by Larry Mahoney October 12, 2022October 12, 2022

UMaine hockey coach Ben Barr.

University of Maine Black Bear Sports

UMaine hockey team opens with win over Air Force

by Larry Mahoney October 9, 2022October 9, 2022

University of Maine Black Bear Sports

UMaine men’s hockey coach encouraged by team’s play in exhibition win

by Larry Mahoney October 4, 2022December 4, 2023

University of Maine Black Bear Sports

UMaine men’s hockey hasn’t selected its starting goalie yet

by Larry Mahoney September 29, 2022December 4, 2023

University of Maine Black Bear Sports

Big changes coming for UMaine’s rebuilding men’s hockey team

by Larry Mahoney March 14, 2022December 4, 2023

University of Maine Black Bear Sports

Ben Barr’s ‘trying to win hockey games’ in his return to UMass this weekend

by Larry Mahoney February 10, 2022December 4, 2023

University of Maine Black Bear Sports

UMaine hockey falls short in 4-3 loss to UMass Lowell

by Larry Mahoney January 16, 2022December 4, 2023

University of Maine Black Bear Sports

A 6-foot-4 Swedish player is competing to be UMaine’s men’s hockey goalie

by Larry Mahoney October 5, 2021

University of Maine Black Bear Sports

UMaine men’s hockey players adapt to ‘more creative’ style under new coaching staff

by Larry Mahoney October 1, 2021October 1, 2021