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January 27-28, 2024 - Lots of Hockey - West Side Arena - Union Arena - Lee Clement Arena - A weekend with lots of hockey began and ended at West Side Arena. In between, the 2010 Flames traveled to Woodstock, VT and Henniker, NH for games. All in all, the Flames won 3 games and lost 1 over the weekend. The team played really well. Continue Reading...
- A Win Is A Win - Goffstown Hockey - - Goffstown vs. Portsmouth-Newmarket - Sullivan Arena - It was great to be back at Sullivan Arena for hockey. The Goffstown Grizzlies earned a 5-4 victory that left me scrambling to describe the full 45 minutes. I settled on, a win is a win. But it was probably more than that. Continue Reading...
January 21, 2024 - Almost Full - JFK Coliseum - West Side Arena - The 2010 Flames game time roster was almost full. Andrew Drumm returned to the lineup for the first time since late October. The Flames won a GSL game and then they tied their EHF game later the same afternoon. It was a good day. The active roster is almost full, and I hope it will be full again very Continue Reading...
January 15, 2024 - Just Missing - West Side Arena - Hobomock Arena The 2010 Flames played a pair of games in the Eastern Hockey League over the weekend. They ended up losing 4-3, and 3-2. Both games were obviously tightly played. But there was feeling (to me) over the weekend just didn't seem quite right. Continue Reading...
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...