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From Dover Arena, Dover, NH - Saturday, January 16, 2021 It was the season opener on Saturday, and for the most part, it took place almost completely under the radar. Unfortunately, for the kids, it will be something like that all season, I fear. The silver lining of course is that, at least there are games being played. Continue Reading...
It might have been eight or more weeks ago that I started thinking about this piece. It has likely changed its form within my wandering brain several times since then, but finally I arrived at some words to put down. Random thoughts, lyrics, lines of poetry, and words have surfaced during long drives and sleepless hours in the early mornings. Continue Reading...
There were no morning announcements at Goffstown High School on Friday morning, but the day ended with a celebration nonetheless. Continue Reading...
Most April's greet all of us hockey fans a whole lot different than this one did. With all that is going on in the world lately, it has been hard to focus on this hockey season, or any season for that matter. At least for me. In my head, I have been writing this piece for several weeks, or maybe it's months by now. Actually, I guess I have been writing this piece in my head for at least five or Continue Reading...
NH High School Hockey Division II All-State Teams 1st Team Forward - Zach Stimeling - Merrimack Forward - Jerred Tattersall - Keene Forward - Grady Chretien - Goffstown Defense - Declan Daubney - Oyster River Defense - Brendan Tersolo - St. Thomas Goalie - Claden Daubney - Oyster River Continue Reading...
Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH - March 7, 2020: In a game which featured two teams that prove to be about as evenly matched, as evenly matched gets defined each season, the outcome was decided, 4-0. Goffstown was 13-5 in league play while the Bobcats from Oyster River came in at 12-5-1, and these two teams had split 10 goals, 5-5 in their two meetings during the season. Oyster Continue Reading...
Well folks, the time has come for some high school playoff hockey here in New Hampshire. There are three divisions in NH high school boys hockey and all three brackets are shown below. There is one division in NH high school girls hockey and that bracket is here too. Please check back to the school's websites to make sure of times, bus departure times, and any other details that may be necessary. Continue Reading...
From Thomas F. Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH - Friday, February 28, 2020 It's that time of the year again, when the regular season winds down and teams honor their seniors while jostling to improve their tournament seeding. Friday night was Senior Night for the Grizzlies and they honored the four seniors that will be graduating from the program in a few months. On the ice, Continue Reading...
Every year, the Goffstown Hockey team selects a charity of choice and this year they raised money for the ALS Association of Northern New England. In addition to that, over the last three seasons, they have decided to be hands-on and not let the parents and board members run a charity night that they are disconnected from. They wanted to get their hands dirty and do the work themselves. Continue Reading...
From the Whittemore Center, UNH, Durham, NH - Saturday, February 22, 2020 In what turned out to be, maybe, the best game of the season so far, the Grizzlies found themselves on the wrong end of a 3-2 count. Both teams played excellent hockey, especially the goaltenders. The game was tied after the first, tied after the second, and one goal in the third was the difference. Continue Reading...