Southern Maine Huskies men's ice hockey

The Southern Maine Huskies are a Men's Division III team in the New England Hockey Conference which was known as ECAC East until 2015.

The team represents the University of Southern Maine which is located in Gorham, Maine. The team plays out of the USM Ice Arena, which opened in the fall of 1998 and has an Olympic size ice sheet (200'x100'). When the program originated it was known as the University of Maine at Portland-Gorham. The university was renamed to the University of Southern Maine in 1978 and added a campus in Lewiston/Auburn.

Men's program
The men's program dates back to the 1972-73 season. The program was suspended in 1979. It was revived with the 1985-86 season. The team had been a member of ECAC in division III since that season and had been a member of the ECAC East since it was established in 1995 until it was renamed the New England Hockey Conference for the 2015-16 season.

The team had not won the regular season or conference tournament while a member of ECAC East.

The team has not made any appearances in the NCAA Division III men's hockey tournament to date.

Conferences

 * NAIA (1972-1979)
 * program inactive 1979 to 1985
 * ECAC North (1985-1995)
 * ECAC East (1995-2015)
 * New England Hockey Conference (2015-present)

Arenas

 * Riverside Ice Arena Portland(1972-1973,1974,1976)
 * Biddeford Ice Arena (1975,1977)
 * Kennebec Ice Arena (1985-1998)
 * USM Ice Arena (1998-present)

Head Coaches

 * Lee Roy (1972-1973) 1-12-0
 * Maynard Howe (1973-1977) 32-28-1
 * Ted Child (1977-1978) 10-4-0
 * Jim Laliberty (1978-1979) 2-9-1
 * program inactive 1979 to 1985
 * Gordie Clark (1985-1987) 8-18-0
 * Jeff Beaney (1987-2014) 260-380-50
 * Ed Harding (2014-present) 38-95-14

Links

 * New England Hockey Conference men's ice hockey website
 * Southern Maine Huskies Men's ice hockey website