Why it’s ‘not realistic’ for UMaine hockey to have a roster full of Maine-born players

Why it’s ‘not realistic’ for UMaine hockey to have a roster full of Maine-born players

When University of Maine hockey center Brock James from Falmouth scored in the first period of last Friday night’s 2-0 victory at UMass Lowell, he became just the second Maine native to score a goal for the Black Bears in 11 years. Scarborough defenseman Jake Rutt had been the last to do so on March 6, 2015 at Vermont. There have been few players from the state to play for the Black Bears during that span but there haven’t been many Mainers to p…