Maine-New_Hampshire_men's_ice_hockey_rivalry

Maine–New Hampshire men's ice hockey rivalry
	Maine New Hampshire
First meeting	15 December 1979
Latest meeting	16 March 2024 ; Maine 5, UNH 0
Next meeting	To be determined.
Statistics
Meetings total	142
All-time series	Maine leads 73–59–12
Largest victory	28 January 1987 Maine 10, UNH 1
Longest win streak	Maine, 9 (4 February 1989 – 7 December 1991)
Current win streak	Maine, 1
Current unbeaten streak	Maine, 1

Maine–New Hampshire men's ice hockey rivalry

Sports rivalry in the United States

The Maine–New Hampshire men's ice hockey rivalry, sometimes referred to as the Border War,^[1]^[2] is a men's ice hockey rivalry between the Maine Black Bears and New Hampshire Wildcats. The proximity of the two states, the success of the two programs, and their history in high-profile games have caused one of the most intense rivalries in American college hockey.^[2] College Hockey News has ranked it as the seventh best Division I college hockey rivalry.^[3]

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UNH

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Locations of Maine and UNH

Game results

Maine victories	New Hampshire victories

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No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	15 December 1979	Orono, ME	Maine	5–3
2	16 February 1980	Durham, NH	Maine	6–5
3	27 December 1980	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	10–4
4	26 February 1981	Orono, ME	Maine	5–2
5	2 December 1981	Orono, ME	Maine	7–5
6	27 February 1982	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	8–5
7	4 March 1982	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	5–2
8	30 December 1982	Hanover, NH	New Hampshire	8–5
9	18 January 1983	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	4–3
10	31 December 1983	Hanover, NH	New Hampshire	5–4
11	5 February 1984	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	5–2
12	7 February 1984	Orono, ME	Maine	3–0
13	16 October 1984	Durham, NH	Maine	4–2
14	2 February 1985	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	7–6
15	3 February 1985	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	7–3
16	14 November 1986	Durham, NH	Maine	6–5
17	15 November 1986	Durham, NH	Maine	3–2
18	27 January 1987	Orono, ME	Maine	8–2
19	28 January 1987	Orono, ME	Maine	10–1
20	29 January 1988	Orono, ME	Maine	5–2
21	31 January 1988	Orono, ME	Maine	9–2
22	26 February 1988	Durham, ME	Maine	6–2
23	1 November 1988	Orono, ME	Maine	6–2
24	3 February 1989	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	4–3
25	4 February 1989	Durham, NH	Maine	6–4
26	9 February 1990	Orono, ME	Maine	4–2
27	10 February 1990	Orono, ME	Maine	8–3
28	16 February 1990	Durham, NH	Maine	3–2
29	11 December 1990	Orono, ME	Maine	4–0
30	18 January 1991	Durham, NH	Maine	8–4
31	23 February 1991	Durham, NH	Maine	4–2
32	6 December 1991	Orono, ME	Maine	9–0
33	7 December 1991	Orono, ME	Maine	6–2
34	22 February 1992	Durham, NH	Tie	4–4
35	14 March 1992	Boston, MA	Maine	4–1
36	11 December 1992	Portland, ME	Maine	4–3
37	29 January 1993	Durham, NH	Maine	5–2
38	30 January 1993	Durham, NH	Maine	8–3
39	6 March 1993	Orono, ME	Maine	5–2
40	10 December 1993	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	7–3
41	4 February 1994	Orono, ME	Tie	1–1
42	5 February 1994	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	1–0
43	4 March 1994	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	3–1
44	4 November 1994	Durham, NH	Maine	4–3
45	5 November 1994	Durham, NH	Maine	6–1
46	2 March 1995	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	3–2
47	3 March 1995	Orono, ME	Maine	5–3
48	3 November 1995	Orono, ME	Tie	4–4
49	4 November 1995	Orono, ME	Tie	3–3
50	24 November 1995	Durham, NH	Maine	6–3
51	11 February 1996	Durham, NH	Maine	6–5
52	7 March 1996	Orono, ME	Maine	4–2
53	8 March 1996	Orono, ME	Maine	8–4
54	15 November 1996	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	6–3
55	16 November 1996	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	6–5
56	30 November 1996	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	7–2
57	18 February 1997	Orono, ME	Maine	5–1
58	29 November 1997	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	7–0
59	16 January 1998	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	2–1
60	17 January 1998	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	5–0
61	1 February 1998	Durham, NH	Maine	3–1
62	13 March 1998	Durham, NH	Maine	3–2
63	14 March 1998	Durham, NH	Maine	5–3
64	27 November 1998	Lowell, MA	Maine	4–3
65	7 February 1999	Orono, ME	Maine	4–3
66	5 March 1999	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	6–1
67	6 March 1999	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	4–1
68	3 April 1999	Anaheim, CA	Maine	3–2
69	7 January 2000	Orono, ME	Maine	9–4
70	8 January 2000	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	5–4
71	6 February 2000	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	1–0
72	5 January 2001	Durham, NH	Tie	0–0
73	6 January 2001	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	4–1
74	4 February 2001	Orono, ME	Maine	3–2

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
75	1 December 2001	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	4–1
76	1 February 2002	Orono, ME	Maine	6–3
77	2 February 2002	Orono, ME	Tie	2–2
78	16 March 2002	Boston, MA	New Hampshire	3–1
79	4 April 2002	St Paul, MN	Maine	7–2
80	22 November 2002	Orono, ME	Maine	2–1
81	1 February 2003	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	4–2
82	2 February 2003	Durham, NH	Maine	3–2
83	8 November 2003	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	6–3
84	30 January 2004	Orono, ME	Maine	5–4
85	31 January 2004	Orono, ME	Maine	5–0
86	7 November 2004	Orono, ME	Maine	3–0
87	4 February 2005	Durham, NH	Maine	3–1
88	5 February 2005	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	2–1
89	12 November 2005	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	4–2
90	3 February 2006	Orono, ME	Maine	4–1
91	4 February 2006	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	7–4
92	12 November 2006	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	8–2
93	2 February 2007	Manchester, NH	Maine	4–2
94	3 February 2007	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	2–1
95	16 December 2007	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	2–0
96	8 February 2008	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	3–2
97	9 February 2008	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	4–1
98	4 January 2009	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	5–4
99	6 February 2009	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	4–1
100	7 February 2009	Durham, NH	Maine	1–0
101	24 December 2009	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	5–2
102	5 February 2010	Orono, ME	Maine	3–2
103	6 February 2010	Orono, ME	Maine	6–3
104	12 December 2010	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	4–3
105	4 February 2011	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	6–3
106	5 February 2011	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	5–4
107	5 November 2011	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	3–2
108	7 January 2012	Boston, MA	Maine	5–4
109	3 March 2012	Orono, ME	Maine	1–0
110	4 November 2012	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	4–0
111	8 March 2013	Durham, NH	Maine	4–3
112	9 March 2013	Durham, NH	Tie	4–4
113	24 January 2014	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	3–2
114	25 January 2014	Orono, ME	Maine	4–2
115	12 December 2014	Manchester, NH	Maine	5–2
116	13 December 2014	Portland, ME	New Hampshire	7–4
117	23 January 2015	Orono, ME	Maine	6–4
118	24 January 2015	Durham, NH	Maine	4–0
119	4 December 2015	Orono, ME	Tie	3–3
120	5 December 2015	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	5–2
121	29 December 2015	Portland, ME	New Hampshire	5–4
122	30 December 2015	Manchester, NH	New Hampshire	7–0
123	2 December 2016	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	5–1
124	3 December 2016	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	4–3
125	30 December 2016	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	6–4
126	19 January 2018	Orono, ME	Tie	2–2
127	20 January 2018	Orono, ME	Tie	3–3
128	14 February 2018	Durham, NH	Maine	4–3
129	2 March 2018	Orono, ME†	Maine	4–1
130	3 March 2018	Orono, ME†	Maine	3–2
131	21 January 2019	Orono, ME	Tie	4–4
132	1 February 2019	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	3–2^OT
133	2 February 2019	Durham, NH	Maine	5–3
134	15 November 2019	Orono, ME	Maine	3–1
135	16 November 2019	Orono, ME	Maine	2–1 ^OT
136	11 December 2020	Durham, NH	Tie	1–1
137	12 December 2020	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	6–2
138	10 March 2021	Orono, ME†	New Hampshire	7–2
139	18 February 2022	Orono, ME	Maine	6–3
140	19 February 2022	Orono, ME	New Hampshire	5–2
141	17 February 2023	Durham, NH	Tie	2–2
142	18 February 2023	Durham, NH	Tie	0–0
143	1 December 2023	Orono, ME	Maine	5–2
144	16 February 2024	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	6–2
145	17 February 2024	Durham, NH	New Hampshire	5–2
146	16 March 2024	Orono, ME†	Maine	5–0
Series: Maine leads 73–59–14

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Decade	Series
1970s	Maine, 1–0–0
1980s	Maine, 14–10–0
1990s	Maine, 27–12–4
2000s	New Hampshire, 18–13–2
2010s	Maine, 15–14–5
2020s	New Hampshire, 5–3–3

Maine-New_Hampshire_men's_ice_hockey_rivalry

Maine–New Hampshire men's ice hockey rivalry

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