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The University of Maine hockey team will not have to go far for their first NCAA Tournament since 2007.

Maine (23-13-3) was assigned the No. 3 seed in the northeast regional in Worcester, Mass.The Black Bears will play Saturday against second-seeded Minnesota-Duluth (24-9-6).

The University of Maine hockey team moved up to sixth in the Pairwise ranking. With a win over Boston College tonight in the Hockey East title game, the Black Bears could move up and grab a No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.

Maine is in line for a No. 2 seed at the moment. But depending on tonight's conference championship games (Maine fans should root for Harvard over Union in the ECAC), Maine could rise to take one of the four No. 1 seeds, or fall to a No. 3 seed.

It is a feeling I have had before. I wake up and immediately sense something is wrong with a story I wrote the day before.

I powered up the laptop and saw my email box stuffed more than usual. Then I saw the word "Scott" and knew I was in trouble.

University of Maine senior forward Spencer Abbott was named the Hockey East Player of the year, the first Black Bears player in 17 years to receive the honor.

Abbott received the award during the league's annual dinner Thursday night.

Boston College junior defenseman Brian Dumoulin of Biddeford has been named the Hockey East "Best Defensive Defenseman" for the second year in a row.

Dumoulin, who was drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes, may be playing his final season with the Eagles. He will lead top-seeded BC in the Hockey East semifinals Friday at 5 p.m. at the TD Garden, against Providence.

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