Jeremy Langlois admitted that there was a time that he wondered if he would ever play hockey again.

The University of Maine’s freshman defenseman tore the anterior cruciate ligament in his left knee in March 2024 and had surgery two months later. It was the first long-term injury of his career.

“During the first year, I had some setbacks with pain and stuff and thought maybe that was it for me,” said Langlois, who had been playing for Rouyn-Noranda in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League. “At some point, I just had to get through it and say it’s not and work through the process of rehabbing and stuff like that.

“And here I am,” said Langlois, who played his first games in 19 months on Friday and Saturday nights in the Black Bears’ 5-2 and 6-0 sweep of Holy Cross at Alfond Arena.

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