Men’s hockey to hold Blue-White

ORONO – The University of Maine men’s hockey team will hold a blue-white scrimmage on Saturday, Sept. 30, at 7:00 p.m.

The scrimmage is being held on the first official day of practice. Admission to the event will be free to all season ticket holders. University of Maine students will also be admitted for free with valid MaineCard. Admission for all others will be $5. All seats will be general admission.

In addition, the University of Maine has announced that a limited number of single game tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, Sept. 25, at 8:30 a.m. for $20 or $23, depending on the game. Tickets can be purchased at the Alfond Arena ticket office or by calling 207-581-BEAR or 800-756-TEAM between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Season tickets are also still available.

Maine to host field hockey clinics

ORONO – The University of Maine field hockey team will hold a pair of clinics during October. The first clinic will be held on Saturday, Oct. 7 after the Vermont game. The second clinic will be held on Sunday, Oct. 22 following the UMBC game. Members of the Maine coaching staff and student-athletes will host the clinics.

The first clinic, open to students in grade 1-5, costs $45, which includes a field hockey stick, a ball, shin guards, mouth guard and a one hour introductory clinic. The cost is $25 for the clinic only.

The second clinic is $25 and open to students in grades 6-12. Participants will have the opportunity to work on individual skills including offensive elimination, defense, passing/receiving, shooting, and small game play.