sentences:  Some questioned the legitimacy of the 1993 title, but the NCAA let it stand because the players in question were from previous seasons and did not participate in Maine's championship.The middle years of the 1990s were bittersweet for the Black Bears.They enjoyed some on-ice success and finished the national runner up in 1995, but due to sanctions and penalties for reasons previously mentioned, they were unable to compete in the NCAA tournament in 1996 and '97.