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March 13, 2024 - Here are your NH D2 Hockey All-State Teams 2024. Congratulations to each person recognized. There are so many deserving athletes each season. 2024 NH High School Hockey NH D2 Hockey All-State Teams We see youth hockey teams playing 50-75 games per season here in New Hampshire. Then as the kids grow and become young Continue Reading...
- Final Weeks In Numbers - February and March - 2010 Flames - Of all the months in a long hockey season, the 2010 Flames played more games in February (12) than in any other month. Must have been a leap year. They played a few more games in March (3). Here are some thoughts from the Final Weeks In Numbers. Continue Reading...
Barbara Ann Appleby (Peterson) - January 22, 1949 ~ February 22, 2024 - First words I think of: Truth. Family. Eyes. Humor. Sports. Tremendous meals. John 14:6 - I am the way, the truth, and the life, no man cometh unto the Father, but by me. Continue Reading...
- What The Future Holds - Goffstown Hockey - - #7 Goffstown at #2 Oyster River - Whittemore Center - UNH - The Goffstown hockey team showed up in Durham, NH for an 830 am QuarterFinal game against Oyster River on Saturday morning. They played. They lost. The Bobcats scored a pair of power play goals and netted a shorthanded empty netter at the end of their 4-2 win. But all I could think about is Continue Reading...
March 2 & 3, 2024 - Helter Skelter To Harmony - Icenter Salem - Governor's Academy - Fed Playoffs - 2010 Flames - The Flames went 1-1-1 on the weekend. The best game, by far, was the 1-1 tie on Sunday afternoon. The team did not advance to Finals Weekend, but for all of us, I think we can say, sincerely, this team advanced plenty this season. Continue Reading...
- Looking Back - Goffstown Hockey - - Goffstown vs. Timberlane - Sullivan Arena - St. Anselm College - It was Senior Day, and everyone did some looking back over the last four years. It was the last day of the regular season. Goffstown hockey celebrated their seniors and then a 7-1 win to finish the regular season with a 9-7-2 record. While we were looking back it was hard not to look to the Continue Reading...
February 23-25, 2024 - Four Games To Glory - Rochester Arena - GSL Playoffs - 2010 Flames - Friday night, win. Go home. Saturday afternoon, win. Go home. SemiFinal Sunday, win. Waste time for four hours in Rochester, NH. Championship Game, play the #1 team, whom you haven't beaten this season, win. Champs! Go home, eventually. Continue Reading...
- Wednesday Wins - Goffstown Hockey - - Goffstown at Somersworth-Coe-Brown-Northwood - Rochester Arena - Rochester, NH - It was just another Wednesday on the road for the Goffstown hockey team. And regardless of how any of us would grade their game against the Bearcats (SCBN), they were able to secure an exciting victory, 3-2. Continue Reading...
February 17-18, 2024 - Four To Finish - West Side Arena - Cyclones Arena - ICenter Salem - Plymouth State U. - It's hard to believe, but it was the final weekend of the hockey regular season. The 2010 Flames played four to finish the regular season. They split the four games, going 2-2. Continue Reading...
- 8 Games In 14 Days - Goffstown Hockey - - Goffstown at Merrimack - West Side Arena - Manchester, NH - After trudging through a 37-day span where they played only 3 league games, the Goffstown hockey team just finished an often heart-stopping stretch of hockey with 8 games in 14 days. Talk about a balanced schedule. Continue Reading...