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University Of Maine Women's Ice Hockey Media Guide, 2003-2004, University Of Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

Head Coach Rick Filighera, 36, enters his seventh season at the helm of the Black Bears women’s ice hockey program, and ninth as a head coach. Filighera, who was announced as the first head coach of the University of Maine varsity women’s ice hockey team in September 1997, has a record of 74-87-14 in six seasons at Maine and an overall record of 98-96-16 in eight seasons of head coaching. Filighera’s record of 24-9-2 in two seasons at Rochester Institute of Technology, combined with his record at Maine, ranks him 11th among college coaches in career wins.

2003-2004 Men's Hockey Media Guide, University Of Maine Athletic Media Relations Office

General University of Maine Publications

After beginning 15-1-2 a year ago, the University of Maine men's ice hockey team had a disappointing finish to the 2002- 03 season, losing to Michigan in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. The Black Bears will use that memory to inspire them as they take the ice in 2003-04. The squad learned valuable lessons down the stretch last year and enter the season with a fire to prove that the first half of last year was not a fluke.

The Black Bears lost nine letterwinners from last year's squad, but return a solid nucleus at all three positions. …