Maine native Freeman joins Mariners

Monday, August 3rd

PORTLAND, Maine –The Maine Mariners announced the signing Falmouth, Maine native Ben Freeman for the 2020-21 season.

Freeman, 24, just finished up a four year Division I college career at the University of Connecticut. In 2019-20, he captained the Huskies and led the team with 28 points (7g-21a) in 33 games. He was also the recipient of Hockey East’s Len Ceglarski Award for Sportsmanship. Freeman served as one of the team's alternate captains in his junior season. In four years with the Huskies, Freeman played 135 games, totaling 77 points. (25g-52a).

Born in Falmouth, Freeman played initially at Falmouth High School, but traveled to Massachusetts to join Northfield Mount Hermon School, a preparatory school just south of the Massachusetts/New Hampshire border. Freeman had a big year in 2013-14, putting up 46 points in 31 games. It was in that season that he committed to the University of Connecticut. After a brief stop with the Springfield Rifles 18U AAA program, he took his game to the Connecticut Jr. Rangers of the USPHL Premier. Three games that season in the United States Hockey League brought him all the way out to Nebraska and the Tri City Storm, but he began his college career at UConn the following fall.