Freshman becomes 1st Maine-born player to score for UMaine men’s hockey in a decade

When University of Maine freshman center Brock James scored what proved to be the game-winning goal in last Friday’s 2-0 victory over UMass Lowell, the Falmouth native became the first in-state player to score for the Black Bears since March 6, 2015. That’s when senior defenseman Jake Rutt from Scarborough scored in a 4-2 loss to Vermont in Burlington. “It’s kind of crazy when you put it into perspective,” James said. He scored his first goal for the Black Bears in the first period against UMass Lowell in Friday’s game at the Tsongas Center in Lowell, Massachusetts. “We were obviously happy for him. We were so pumped to see him score,” said senior defenseman and co-captain Brandon Holt. “He...