I am just a man. I am a father, a son, and a husband. I am a homemaker, caretaker, coach, writer, speaker, and photographer. I love God. I love my family. I love my country. God has blessed my family and I, and I am eternally grateful. Author of Generation Jumping: Losing those who are not lost. Downtime with my family is about as good as it gets for me. Being outdoors in nature, among the animals and the wilderness, the Created, comes pretty close. Baseball, followed by hockey, are my two favorite sports, with several others a close third. I would rather do it right the first time. Honesty, respect, and integrity are virtues that I hold dear, so I call it like I see it. Before we as a society attempt to re-define these words, I will be here telling the raw truth.
From Thomas F. Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH – January 10, 2020
For the third time this week Goffstown played an afternoon home game after school. Undefeated Dover (5-0) came knocking on Friday afternoon to take on the Grizzlies who were coming off of a tough 4-3 loss to Keene on Wednesday.
From Thomas F. Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH – January 8, 2020
The Grizzlies welcomed the Keene Blackbirds to Sullivan Arena on Wednesday night for a contest with one of the top teams in Division II hockey. Goffstown scored first and then gave up 4 straight goals in the second and third periods. A pair of Keene’s goals were scored on power play opportunities, they were 2 for 2 with the extra skater. The Grizzlies stormed back but could not score on their power play chances, and fell 4-3.
From Thomas F. Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH – January 6, 2020
Monday night Goffstown hockey was back at it again, and playing their fifth consecutive Division I opponent. It was the Saber Titans from Nashua North-Souhegan (NNS) that came calling on the Grizzlies at Sullivan Arena. This time the home team moved the puck efficiently and erupted for four goals on their first eleven shots on goal on their way to a 7-1 victory.
After playing four games over the weekend during Christmas break while many teams had a lesser schedule the hockey powers that be said to the 2010 Flames, “Try this on for size”. Coming off of the holiday break and two days back at school, the Flames were asked to play four road games over the weekend.
The Flames started the new year with two road games on Saturday, to be followed by two more road games on Sunday. Manchester made their way to Proctor Academy on a rainy, foggy, winter morning to play a game against Kearsarge. The Flames got out of town with a 5-0 win and were on their way to Hudson for an afternoon battle to a tie.
From Thomas F. Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH – January 3, 2020
Friday night Goffstown returned to league action after the holidays and played host to a Division I team, Windham. Windham entered play with an 0-3 record in Division I so far. They seem to be getting better with every game though.
Once again it was an early morning start for the Flames on a weekend smack dab in the middle of a holiday week. The 2010 Flames and their hockey family headed for Canton, MA while it was still dark this morning. Only to find that they arrived before anyone had opened up the rink.
From J.F.K. Coliseum in Manchester, NH: Goffstown 1 vs. Hanover 7.
Today was a gorgeous sunny day near 50 degrees in the city. The first game of the day at the third day of the Brian C. Stone Memorial Christmas Hockey Tournament was Goffstown vs. Hanover. The crowd was smaller but the rink was bright and the festive sense of the holidays was evident.
After an early trip to Dedham, Mass. earlier this morning for a 10-2 drubbing at the hands of the Boch Blazers, the Flames returned home for an afternoon clash with the Concord Capitals. The 2010 Flames played well from start to finish to win the afternoon game.
From J.F.K. Coliseum in Manchester, NH: Goffstown 0 vs. Bedford 7.
It was another fun night at the rink, the JFK Coliseum rink. I do enjoy seeing the families in attendance as kids come home from school and come home for Christmas. It’s really a fun place to be. I still have fun, even when a game goes the way that it went tonight. I will get to the game shortly.
From J.F.K. Coliseum in Manchester, NH: Goffstown 1 at Trinity 5.
I always enjoy attending the Brian C. Stone Memorial Christmas Hockey Tournament at JFK Coliseum in Manchester, NH. It’s good high school hockey during a festive time of the year with families in attendance and crowds coming and going all day. Tonight was another fun trip to the rink amid a holiday atmosphere and the excitement of opening night. However, for the Grizzlies faithful, Goffstown fell short in their first tournament game, 5-1 to a very deep Trinity team.
From Thomas F. Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH – December 23, 2019
Monday night the Grizzlies hosted an always well coached team from Lebanon in their fourth and final game before Christmas. Goffstown exploded for 4 goals on their first 8 shots of the game and skated to a 7-3 win to improve their record to 4-0 so far this season.
From Love Gymnasium, Phillips Exeter Academy – December 21, 2019
On Saturday night Goffstown traveled to Exeter to play their first road game of the season against an always feisty squad of Warriors from Winnacunnet High School in Hampton. Over the course of the game the Grizzlies were able to impose their offensive will enough to win a 7-3 decision and improve to 3-0 on the young season.
From Thomas F. Sullivan Arena on the campus of St. Anselm College – December 18, 2019
On Wednesday night the Goffstown Grizzlies played their rival from a rink down the street for the fourth time in a year. Merrimack took two out of three from Goffstown last season. Yes, those pesky, talented Merrimack Tomahawks skated in for a visit to the Grizzlies Den.
From Thomas F. Sullivan Arena on the campus of St. Anselm College – December 16, 2019
On Monday night the Goffstown Grizzlies played their seemingly annual season opener against the Oyster River Bobcats. Oyster River was ranked #7 in the D2 Pre-season rankings, while Goffstown didn’t crack the top 8. This season it was Goffstown’s turn to play the first game at home. These two teams will meet again on the big ice at the Whittemore Center on February 22nd. With this opponent, the Grizzlies and just about everyone else knows that Oyster River is well coached, structurally sound, and they just never seem to go away. Last night lived up to what you might expect in a game between these two teams.
The Flames hosted the Islanders Hockey Club at JFK Coliseum on Saturday morning in a repeat match up from last weekend. Manchester was able to get their offensive game going and skate away with an 8-2 victory.
After splitting a pair of Saturday games against first place teams in respective leagues, the Flames traveled to play the Islanders at Gallant Arena Sunday morning.
After a sobering loss in the morning to the Wachusett Wolfpack, the Flames had to rebound for a game against the first place team in their Granite State division.
The Flames played host to the mighty Wachusett Wolfpack at JFK Coliseum on Saturday morning. The Wolfpack played like a pack of wolves, using strength in numbers and working together to get the job done.
Roughly 10 weeks ago these two teams met for the first time of the season. In that game, the Flames had some chances but couldn’t bury enough of them, and lost 10-3. Today, the Flames were down 3-1 to the Boch Blazers, just a little more than ten minutes into the game.
I hope everyone had a Happy Thanksgiving! The Flames took to the ice this morning in the first of two games today, with hopes of maintaining some recent winning ways.
This morning I came outside to find this little treat. A canvas of sorts, so detailed, so neat.
Then, this morning, there were a few snowflakes, for about an hour, and some were large.
When you watch 9 and 10 year-old kids play youth ice hockey in a tournament miles from anywhere, how exciting can it be? I mean half of these kids have been playing hockey or even skating for less than 3 seasons. But there we were, parents, kids, players from various teams, coaches, representing all ages and sizes, each edging closer to the glass just to see how this game would finish.
On Saturday afternoon the 2010 Flames broke into the win column with a 4-2 win over SASA of St. Albans, VT. The Flames gave a solid effort from start to finish in earning the victory. I must say that the goaltender for SASA played very well and kept his team in the game.
Last night at the Ice Haus, the Flames trailed nearly the entire game before taking a 3-2 lead with 6:28 to play. Then Andover scored a pair of goals just 19 seconds apart to take the lead with just 1:25 left in the game.
After waltzing into the winter wonderland called Jay Peak yesterday afternoon and evening, the 2010 Flames were ready to open the tournament this morning. The Flames played a very good team from Wilbraham / Twin Meadows, Massachusetts.
On Sunday afternoon at West Side Arena, the 2010 Flames played well and earned a 7-2 victory over the visiting Boston Jr. Terriers Girls Black team.
The temperature was 12 degrees Fahrenheit when we left the house at 6:30 this morning. It was frosty, cold, and early. By 7:30 am we were at Kasabuski Rink in Saugus, MA.
Once in awhile I come upon a scene that tugs at me along the way. One I cannot pass without stopping long enough to hear what it has to say. Torn from where ever I…
The time passes easily like we are floating in the great big sky. Just the fresh air, our fire, the early evening colors, you and I.
