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From Sullivan Arena in Goffstown, NH - February 10, 2019: It's always nice to win on Senior Night but to beat an exceptional team, the defending champions of the league you play in, in a great game on your home ice. Well, that is something beyond special. Goffstown outlasted Keene 4-3 on a night where the senior's effort was the theme throughout. Continue Reading...
From Icenter Salem in Salem, NH - February 2, 2019: The trouble with being so emotionally tied to this team is that we only expect perfection. Or at least a level very close to it. In Salem on Saturday evening, the Grizzlies lost a game that I can only really define as extremely frustrating, to a solid, quick Windham club, 6-3. Continue Reading...
From Sullivan Arena in Goffstown, NH - January 30, 2019: Sometimes in hockey, the uptempo skating and pace of one team make the other team look less effective, or if nothing else, makes them look sluggish. Then again, that's why you have to compete for all three periods or more. Goffstown battled back, tied the game late in the third, and won the game in overtime, 3-2. Continue Reading...
From Sullivan Arena in Goffstown, NH - January 26, 2019: It's always good to be home. Last night the Goffstown Grizzlies hockey team returned home after completing a hard-fought road win less than 24 hours earlier. And it was apparent early that Goffstown definitely had a bit more jump in their step. The Grizzlies erased an early 1-0 deficit and skated with pace and resolve to a 5-1 win over Continue Reading...
From Dover Ice Arena in Dover, NH - January 25, 2019: After a nighttime scenic tour to some of the ice rinks in the NH Seacoast area, the Grizzlies settled into Dover Ice Arena to play the Clipper Mules of Portsmouth-Newmarket. Despite some less than aesthetically pleasing play for periods of time, Goffstown willed their way to a 5-2 road win over a team just behind them in the standings. Continue Reading...
Players are held accountable by parents, coaches, ADs, and officials. Coaches are held accountable by ADs, officials, and parents/boards. Officials are not held accountable, and when they're bad, they make a mockery of the game because they still hold the unyielding power to affect all other participants without fear of retribution. Continue Reading...
From Sullivan Arena in Goffstown, NH - January 16, 2019: It is said that all good things must come to an end. Last night Goffstown lost on home ice for the first time in the regular season since February 8th, 2017 (Keene). That's right, almost 2 full calendar years, and 14 straight home wins later, the regular season home streak is over. Merrimack just kept playing their game and got solid Continue Reading...
From Sullivan Arena in Goffstown, NH - January 12, 2019: Goffstown returned to home ice for the first time in four weeks, and they played like it was good to be home. The Grizzlies got a pair of goals from Griffin Cook in the opening 2 minutes and never looked back. Continue Reading...
From Dover Ice Arena in Dover, NH - January 9, 2019: After last night's trip to Dover, there remains only one team in D2 Hockey without a loss in league play, and that is Dover. They are now 6-0 on the season. Dover held the Grizzlies to a pair of goals and broke open a 2-2 game in the third period, added an empty-net goal, and won 5-2. One of the first things I thought of last night, while I Continue Reading...
From Rochester Ice Arena in Rochester, NH - January 5, 2019: If you count the Christmas Tournament, Goffstown has played 10 games so far this season. Interestingly perhaps, they have played 9 of those 10 games on the road, away from Sullivan Arena in Goffstown. The Brian C. Stone Memorial Christmas Hockey Tournament was played at JFK Coliseum in Manchester, NH. Continue Reading...