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January 06, 2024 - Only One Was Played - West Side Arena - Manchester, NH Out of four games scheduled for the weekend, only one was played. Between the flu going around and varying degrees of a snowstorm across the state, two games were postponed due to weather, and one because a team had no players due to sickness. Continue Reading...
2023-2024 Flames Profiles - 2010 Flames It's the roster. They're our kids. The ones we love and the ones we drive the miles for. They all measure up whether we know it or not, remember, we aren't the ones. They wear the numbers on the line, if we did anything different, it would only be more. We should give them space and take them home, odors, and all the gear, our loves, our Continue Reading...
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, Continue Reading...
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. Continue Reading...
Back To Peace - Trans-Siberian Orchestra. Two weeks ago I wrote a piece on TSO that started the way you see in the following paragraph. Today I try to put into words, coming Back to Peace, as it relates to my two-plus decade relationship with the band, their music, and their fans. Recently, I was asked by a number of people, if I would be writing anything about seeing Trans-Siberian Orchestra Continue Reading...
Missing Many - 2010 Flames The 2010 Flames played just one game over the weekend which was a major blessing to the team. They were able to beat the Plymouth Panthers, 4-2 at JFK Memorial Coliseum. Continue Reading...
RI Road Trip - 2010 Flames With the annual Army-Navy (Army won, 17-11 at Gillette Stadium) game being played just up the road, the 2010 Flames played three games against the Providence Hockey Club in Rhode Island over the weekend. With Providence being closer to the stadium than Boston, the Rhode Island capital was buzzing with activity. On the ice, the Flames played their hearts out. Continue Reading...
November Numbers - 2010 Flames For the second consecutive month, the 2010 Flames posted a 9-2 (won-lost) record. Going into the first week of December the team was 26-5 for the season. That's a pretty impressive record for any team. Continue Reading...
December Already - 2010 Flames West Side Arena - 2010 Flames vs. Bay State Breakers Hoyle (EHF). Win, 7-1. West Side Arena - 2010 Flames vs. Henniker Huskies (GSL). Win, 8-2. West Side Arena - 2010 Flames vs. Boston Jr. Terriers (Red) (EHF). Tie, 4-4. Can you believe it's December already? The 2010 Flames kicked off the month of December with three games in 24 Continue Reading...
24 Years - Trans-Siberian Orchestra - I was asked recently, by a number of people, if I would be writing anything about seeing Trans-Siberian Orchestra (TSO) again this year. The odd thing is that while I was sitting in the balcony watching the show, I was thinking that it was time to write about and share more of my TSO experience. Continue Reading...