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All the best of The 2024 Brian C. Stone Memorial Christmas Hockey Tournament

-Goffstown Grizzlies Hockey-

The 2024 Brian C. Stone Memorial Christmas Hockey Tournament

 

All the best of The 2024 Brian C. Stone Memorial Christmas Hockey Tournament – December 26-28, 2024

The Goffstown Grizzlies Hockey team was once again the only NHIAA Hockey team from Division 2 in the annual Christmas Tournament played at JFK Memorial Coliseum. The 8-team field played games over the three days following Christmas. Concord beat Exeter in the Final. The Grizzlies took 3rd, going 2-1 in the tourney.

 

Tip and a Prayer – Goffstown at Spaulding OT

-Goffstown Grizzlies Hockey-

 

Tip and a Prayer – Goffstown at Spaulding – December 21, 2024

Maybe a game against Spaulding would turn out the way it did more often than not. Either team could win it. Goffstown generated more Grade A chances than I saw in all twelve years of my schooling. Meanwhile, Collin McIntyre brought his A+ game. Eventually something had to give. A tip and a prayer, led to an OT game-winner. What a game!

 

2023 Winter Classic

2023 Winter Classic – 2010 Flames

December 29-31, 2023 – 2023 Winter Classic – 2010 Flames – Tri-Town South – Tri-Town North

For the first time in weeks, the 2010 Flames had most of their players in the line-up for a game. There are still a couple of dear players out, and we hold them in our thoughts and prayers. Yes, really, we do. Kids should be afforded the joy and unencumbered freedoms to be young, healthy, and active. So, yes, we really do hope, pray, and ache for a full roster again, healthy, and having the times of their lives.

 

Nothing Up North – 2010 Flames

December 23, 2023 – Nothing Up North – Berlin, NH – Conway, NH

It seems that the 2010 Flames team has not been whole for weeks and weeks now. With 2 t0 7 players missing from the lineup in any given game since early November, the wear and tear has taken a toll. The trip on the Saturday before Christmas left them with nothing up north.

 

All The Way Back – Goffstown Hockey

December 20, 2023 – All The Way Back – Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College –

After splitting the opening two games of the season, the Goffstown Grizzlies returned to home ice to play the Bearcats from Somersworth-Coe-Brown-Northwood. The Bearcats have been among the better teams in Division II, NHIAA Hockey the last few years, and on Wednesday night, Goffstown dug a deep hole for themselves before working to come all the way back.

 

All The Way Back
Tie game. Third period. Sullivan Arena. Goffstown Grizzlies hockey on a Wednesday night before Christmas. What a great place to be. (Photo by Meagan Tarrier)

 

 

Sliver of the Burden

April 9, 2023. Easter Sunday. A sliver of the burden. To me, this is not just some story that has been handed down through the ages, but rather a current event, for He Lives! Each one of our sins paid in full. Our sins, you see, each one of them, a sliver of the burden He took to the cross. Read this story. Feel this story. There has been no greater gift. 

2010 Flames – Christmas Eve Victory

December 24, 2022 – Christmas Eve Victory

The 2010 Flames played an early morning hockey game on Christmas Eve. They played a familiar foe, in the Monarchs. The Flames were able to get a very early lead, and then they held the lead for the rest of the game. This time, there was no blown lead and the Flames skated to a 5-3 win at West Side Arena.

 

Songs of Christmas – O Holy Night

14 Songs of Christmas – (1) O Holy Night

“O night when Christ was born”. The ultimate reason for celebration. “Truly He taught us to love one another, His law is love and His gospel is peace”. God sent His own Son to pay the price, in full, for our sins. The greatest gift.

 

Songs of Christmas – Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24

14 Songs of Christmas – (2) Christmas Eve/Sarajevo 12/24

December 1999. I hear a Christmas song like no other on WAAF, 107.3 out of Boston. I call the station to find out what the song was and who played it. It’s Trans-Siberian Orchestra, and the song is Christmas Eve Sarajevo 12/24. I have been hooked ever since.

 

Songs of Christmas – Little Drummer Boy

14 Songs of Christmas – (3) Little Drummer Boy.

I am a poor boy too. I have no gift to bring. That is fit to give our King. So, I will do my best for Him. Oh, to get a smile from the King, now that would be a thing. Lord, at thy birth. Reverence, respect. So, to honor Him. That is how I see the Little Drummer Boy.

 

Songs of Christmas – Silent Night

14 Songs of Christmas – (4) Silent Night.

I honestly do believe that the world would be a much better place if we all experienced a lot more silent nights. Nights that are distraction free, and absent of our insane modern day schedules. Nights full of reverence, reflection, pondering, fun, but not entertainment, and allowing the creative mind to work like it did when we were kids. Or at least when our parents were kids.

 

Songs of Christmas – Away In A Manger

14 Songs of Christmas – (5) Away In A Manger.

Humble beginnings. Place of birth does not define your future, but it may enhance it. Often times the greatest leaders don’t wander too far from the very common. The humble. The meek. “Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay, Close by me forever, And love me I pray”.

 

Songs of Christmas – Mary’s Boy Child

14 Songs of Christmas – (6) Mary’s Boy Child.

Maybe it was the first time that I ever heard a Christmas song that didn’t sound like the rest of the Christmas songs that  I knew, but it has stuck with me ever since. There was a second time too, but we’ll get to that on song #2. I heard this song on the radio and had to know who they were, and where could we get a copy of the song.

 

Songs of Christmas – Spirit Of Christmas

14 Songs of Christmas – (7) That Spirit Of Christmas.

Whether you are stuck in an attic watching old family movies with Clark Griswold, or sitting by a cozy fire with your family, or even taking a walk in the snow, there is definitely something special about that spirit of Christmas.

 

Songs of Christmas – Oh Come All Ye Faithful

14 Songs of Christmas – (8) Oh Come All Ye Faithful.

To adore: 1) to worship or honor as a deity or as divine. 2) to regard with loving admiration and devotion. 3) to be very fond of. Oh come let us adore him, Christ the Lord. I think that really is all that needs to be said. We adore all kinds of things and a lot of them don’t matter much in the big picture. But then there is One that is bigger than the picture. Oh come let us adore him, Christ the Lord. 

 

Songs of Christmas – Joy To The World

14 Songs of Christmas – (9) Joy To The World.

 

Think about this. In 1719, Isaac Watts wrote the English Christmas carol, Joy to the world. The song is based on Psalm 98 from the Old Testament, celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ. That is a reason for joy, and the reason for this season. The song is more than 300 years old, and the joy is still available to any and all.

 

Songs of Christmas – Blue Christmas

14 Songs of Christmas – (10) Blue Christmas.

 

Yesterday we asked folks to please come home for Christmas. Today we recognize the fact that some folks might think that their holiday will be a blue Christmas. Especially if that somebody doesn’t come home for Christmas. But I might give you an answer (further down the page) to remedy a blue Christmas too.

 

Songs of Christmas – Please Come Home For Christmas

14 Songs of Christmas – (11) Please Come Home For Christmas.

 

On the 11th day of Christmas Songs, I hope that I have given everyone enough time to get home for Christmas. I think that just about everyone has heard some version of this song somewhere, even if you didn’t want to. I have shared with you a few versions that I like. There are a lot of different recordings of this song. Check these ones out.

Songs of Christmas – Whoville Medley

14 Songs of Christmas – (13) Whoville Medley – Perfect Christmas Night / Grinch.

 

On the 13th day of Christmas Songs, I thought I would have a little fun. The Whoville Medley isn’t all that long but it’s a fun song from my favorite band.

Songs of Christmas – The Angels Cried

14 Songs of Christmas – (14) The Angels Cried.

On the 14th day of Christmas Songs, we get right to the point. We get right to the reason. I can only imagine the perspective of the first Christmas as taken in from the heavens. As a parent it makes me hurt to think of sending my son for such a fate.

Songs of Christmas – Bonus Day Mix

The Songs of Christmas – (15) Bonus Day Mix.

It’s Christmas time. It’s December. It is another one of my favorite times of the year. But, Christmas time, wow! I mean, among all of the other reasons to celebrate the Christmas holiday, there is also the music. The Christmas songs. So many of them in celebration of the reason for the season.

2010 Flames Win the 2021 Winter Classic NH Title

2021 Winter Classic NH –

All game long, the 2010 Flames were on the attack in the offensive zone. They hounded their opponent, and pounded the net with shots of all descriptions. On Sunday they finished each of their two games, with the puck, in the zone, and never allowed either team to pull their goalie in favor of a sixth attacker. The Flames received timely, quality goaltending throughout their run to a 5-0 record in the tournament. In the championship game, the 2010 Flames beat Presque Isle, 2-0 to capture the 2021 Winter Classic NH Tournament title.

2010 Flames Win Game One at Winter Classic

Any morning activity during Christmas vacation week makes for an early morning, and today was an early morning. The 2010 Flames played their first game of the Winter Classic Tournament at 8:20am over at Tri-Town Arena against the Monarchs. The Flames woke up slowly, and by the second period, they were up to speed, eventually winning the game, 6-2.

2010 Flames Engulf the Monarchs

Amidst an odd time in our history, an oddly scheduled weeknight game during a vacation week, was played between the Monarchs and the 2010 Flames. The game was played at West Side Arena before a packed house of 71. While the parents spent the first period confirming what day it actually was, the game featured a whole bunch of nothing clicking on the ice.

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