sentences:  Like Gendron, Leach previously served as an assistant coach for UMaine hockey under Shawn Walsh.The program has continued to struggle under Red Gendron; the Black Bears have posted just two winning seasons since 2012, and in 2014-15, they finished dead last in the Hockey East standings, with an abysmal 8-24-6 overall record, their worst season since 1982.In April 2017, Jay Leach announced his retirement from the program.