The Hockey East Association announced Wednesday their tentative plans for return to play for the 2020-21 college hockey season both on the men’s and women’s side.
The league has said they plan to focus on at least getting Hockey East games played at a start date to be determined. The determination on a date and fan attendance will also be announced at a later date. It could also be a tricky year for the Maine Black Bears men’s team as far as the future of the program. Head Coach Red Gendron is in his final season of a contract extension that expires June 30, 2021, and the Bears are coming off one of their best seasons in recent history at 18-11-5 (12-9-3 HE) which was good enough for a home ice Hockey East quarterfinal series at the Alfond Arena before the coronavirus pandemic canceled the rest of the season. Below is the official press release and statement from Hockey East-
