ORONO, Maine (WABI) - On Thursday morning Maine fans crowded around the Alfond to send off the Maine Men’s Hockey team to Allentown, Pennsylvania. “You know, this is our team, you know, it’s the state of Maine’s team. It’s the only D1 school in the state, so the whole state gets behind it. I think that’s really important,” said Chad Asselin.

Obviously we want bigger than just Hockey East," said Maine senior forward Taylor Makar. "We focused on that a little bit, you’ve got to celebrate the little things,

The top-seeded Black Bears travel to Allentown, Pa. to face Penn State in the NCAA regional semifinals Friday.