UMaine men’s hockey can only host home playoff game if they lose Saturday

UMaine men’s hockey can only host home playoff game if they lose Saturday

Despite its current five-game unbeaten streak (4-0-1) and four-game winning streak, the University of Maine’s hockey team will be seeded either fifth or sixth for the Hockey East playoffs depending on its season finale at Vermont on Saturday and results from the other four Hockey East games. The top five teams earn a first-round bye into the quarterfinals and the other six will play a preliminary round game next Wednesday. The sixth seed will ho…