Maine's long winters would seem the ideal place for hockey to develop,
but blistering winter conditions, frigid temperatures, and windchill
made the sport unpleasant and even dangerous. The problem was not solved
until 1976, when Harold Alfond donated a large sum of money for the
establishment of a suitable facility for indoor hockey. University of
Maine Ice Hockey tells the story of how a small school from Maine with a
student body of under 12,000 rose to be one of the top-tier hockey
programs in the nation, one of the great success stories in modern
collegiate sports.