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March 13, 2022. 2010 Flames: Fed Tourney 2022 - The Season And Beyond. I stood at the bottom of the stairs, on the first floor of what was obviously once a Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge. I had already packed our vehicle and I stood there motionless on a carpet that might be 50+ years old. My youngest son was next to me when I shook hands with one and hugged another to say good-bye, exiting from Continue Reading...
Grizzlies Go Down, But Not Without A Fight Goffstown played their way to a 9-8-1 record in the regular season. Honestly, I don't know of anyone who would have predicted Goffstown to win 9 games, or even to finish in the top six in the Division II standings. Yet, they did it, earning a #6 seed in the post-season. They played a very good Portsmouth-Newmarket team in the Quarterfinal on Saturday. Continue Reading...
2022 NH High School Hockey Division II All-State Teams Congratulations to each of the players recognized, and to their teams as well. These awards don't happen based on solo efforts in a team environment. These things come as a result of excellence on the ice, nurtured over the years by family sacrifice, player sacrifice, teamwork, and perseverance. Job well done. Congratulations to Coach Continue Reading...
When we focus solely on the end game, the result, the scoreboard, we tend to lose sight of the things that are most important. The things that are necessary to get the desired result in the first place. We forget to put things in the proper order. It's hard to get this process correct sometimes, but it's critical to remember that taking the next right step, over and over again might well be more Continue Reading...
Well, the regular season came to an end over the weekend, with the 2010 Flames playing a pair of make-up games at home, and another one down in Bridgewater, Mass. The Flames dug deep and won all three games. They played with great energy and effort to sweep the final weekend before tournament play. Continue Reading...
It was a quiet weekend for the 2010 Flames, they only played two games. They won both by beating the Crimson West team, 8-2 on Saturday at home and then beating a very tough Shamrocks team, 2-1 on the road. Continue Reading...
Goffstown Can't Solve the Warriors; Leave Their Post-Season Fate to Others For the last home game of Goffstown's season they had their best crowd of the year. They raised well over $200 for the NH Food Bank, and collected more than 10 bags of canned goods and food. They also played the Winnacunnet Warriors but were not able to get the four points needed in the standings. The Warriors have been Continue Reading...
It was only a few days ago, but it seems like it's been a week or more since I was at JFK Coliseum for the Flames game against the Shamrocks. But, apparently the 2010 Flames tied the game against the Shamrocks. Then they tied the Crimson. Then they improved on a five-goal loss last week by tying Plymouth this week, before dropping a 5-3 affair to the Greater Boston Vipers. Continue Reading...
Grizzlies Rebound With Team Effort In 4-1 Win I described much of the first half of this game as Goffstown playing not to lose. Almost like they were waiting for the other shoe to drop. They powered through and played like a team that had each other's backs, and that served them well. The Grizzlies were able to add a pair of third period goals and skate to a solid, 4-1 win. Continue Reading...
Somersworth Breaks Away From The Grizzlies The BearCats turned open ice into breakaway goals and half ice celebrations en route to a 7-1 destruction of the visiting Goffstown Grizzlies on Saturday night. Goffstown could not cash in on any of their power play opportunities and were never really in the game from the beginning. Continue Reading...