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Goffstown Hockey 2021-2022: The Love Runs Out

Perhaps, as we walk quickly away from another season that our sons and daughters played,

we should pause for perspective, all the focus on them, and for our enjoyment, the prices they paid.

 

We all entered these overlapping eras the same way, from the back door, before dawn on a late November morn,

but did you get through the months that followed unmarked by the passion? Love of the game reborn.

 

Was all of this just another drive-thru moment, capture a picture here and there, passing by, out and about?

Or did you find a place to dig in, a connection to all-time, to make it better before the love runs out?

 

NHIAA Hockey Tournament Brackets – Champions 2022

Well folks, high school playoff hockey time came and went here in New Hampshire, and it was awesome! There are some great people in the state of NH high school hockey. The kids are the reason why there is anything to see or talk about, and remember that they deliver a whole lot more than they don’t. It’s all about the kids.

NHIAA Hockey Tournament Brackets Finals 2022

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.

Tournament Hockey: Goffstown 2 at Portsmouth-Newmarket 3 (OT)

Grizzlies Go Down, But Not Without A Fight

Goffstown played their way to a 9-8-1 record in the regular season. Honestly, I don’t know of anyone who would have predicted Goffstown to win 9 games, or even to finish in the top six in the Division II standings. Yet, they did it, earning a #6 seed in the post-season. They played a very good Portsmouth-Newmarket team in the Quarterfinal on Saturday.

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NH Hockey: D2 Hockey All-State Teams 2022

2022 NH High School Hockey Division II All-State Teams Congratulations to each of the players recognized, and to their teams as well. These awards don’t happen based on solo efforts in a team environment. These… 

NHIAA Hockey Tournament Brackets Final Four 2022

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.

NHIAA Hockey Tournament Brackets 2022

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 game times, bus departure times, and any other details that may be necessary.

Hockey: Goffstown 2 vs. Winnacunnet 6

Goffstown Can’t Solve the Warriors; Leave Their Post-Season Fate to Others

For the last home game of Goffstown’s season they had their best crowd of the year. They raised well over $200 for the NH Food Bank, and collected more than 10 bags of canned goods and food. They also played the Winnacunnet Warriors but were not able to get the four points needed in the standings. The Warriors have been playing excellent hockey since the Grizzlies saw them back in early January.

Hockey: Goffstown 4 vs. Nashua North-Souhegan 1

Grizzlies Rebound With Team Effort In 4-1 Win

I described much of the first half of this game as Goffstown playing not to lose. Almost like they were waiting for the other shoe to drop. They powered through and played like a team that had each other’s backs, and that served them well. The Grizzlies were able to add a pair of third period goals and skate to a solid, 4-1 win.

Hockey: Goffstown 1 at Somersworth/CB 7

Somersworth Breaks Away From The Grizzlies

The BearCats turned open ice into breakaway goals and half ice celebrations en route to a 7-1 destruction of the visiting Goffstown Grizzlies on Saturday night. Goffstown could not cash in on any of their power play opportunities and were never really in the game from the beginning.

Hockey: Goffstown 2 vs. Oyster River 6

Goffstown Falls Behind, Battles Back, But Falls Short

The Oyster River Bobcats came to town on Wednesday night for a game with Goffstown. Goffstown came in to play with an 8-5-1 record while Oyster River entered at 9-3-0, so a win for the Grizzlies could allow them to gain on teams ahead of them in the Division II Standings.

Hockey: Goffstown 0 vs. St. Thomas 4

Grizzlies Blanked By The Undefeated Saints

For roughly 13 minutes the Grizzlies were holding their own against St. Thomas, trailing by a goal and getting as many shots on goal as their guests. Then the Saints scored a goal that included a player stick handling on his knees. The goal gave the visitors a 2-0 lead with less than two minutes left in the first period. What Goffstown didn’t know at the time was that they would only get 5 more shots on goal once the first period ended.

Hockey: Goffstown 2 at Dover 7

Goffstown Gets Flooded By The Green Wave

Dover scored just 22 seconds into the game, and never trailed en route to a 7-2 win over Goffstown. The win brought Dover’s record up to 6-6-1 on the season while Goffstown dropped to 8-4-1. Dover won the D-II Title in OT last season and despite a record that might appear to be lackluster, they are a very good team. They opened the season by playing 7 of their first 10 games against teams that are currently in the top 4 of the division and the top team in D-III.

Hockey: Goffstown 3 vs. Merrimack 2

Goffstown Makes It Two Tight Wins In A Row

On Saturday, what had been my full schedule for the day, which included my daughters’ figure skating, two youth hockey games, and one high school hockey game, were reduced to exactly zero events. We never even left the house, except to play in the snow. The snowstorm that caused blizzard conditions on the coast of New England dumped enough snow in Southern NH to wipe out pretty much all scheduled events, and also postponed Goffstown Hockey’s Senior Night events until the next day.

Hockey: Goffstown 3 at Merrimack 2

Grizzlies Grab the Lead and Skate To Win at West Side

On Wednesday afternoon at West Side Arena the Goffstown Grizzlies played a road game for the 6th time in their last 7 games. And the old rink on Electric St. was as cold as I can ever remember it. Something to do with the weather outside, the compressors inside, and maybe my age. It was cold, I heard it from people all over the rink. The ice was rock hard and fast. The game was highly contested at times, especially down the stretch.

Hockey: Goffstown 1 at Bishop Brady 1 (OT)

Goffstown Tackles D-I Brady in an Action Packed OT Tilt

It was a Saturday night in January, it was a hockey night. Goffstown went over to Hooksett to play against a Division I foe, in Bishop Brady. This was Goffstown’s fifth road game in two weeks. There was a pretty good crowd on hand for the game, and the two teams did not disappoint the fans, playing a well paced, action packed game. They even played an encore.

Hockey: Goffstown 10 vs. Timberlane 2

Grizzlies Return Home and Celebrate With a Ten Goal Outburst

After four straight road games, the Grizzlies returned home to play the Timberlane Owls hockey team on Monday night. Goffstown was able to win three out of four games over eight days, and looked forward to coming back to Sullivan Arena. Timberlane High School hasn’t fielded a varsity hockey team in each of the last two seasons. So, this visiting group from Plaistow is trying to get back into the swing of NHIAA hockey with a young team.

Hockey: Goffstown 4 at Portsmouth-Newmarket 2

After a lackluster effort down in Nashua on Wednesday night, the Grizzlies traveled to Dover to play the Portsmouth-Newmarket Clipper Mules in a Saturday morning game. What could go wrong? A morning game against a team that had won four straight games and entered Saturday with a 6-1 record on the season.

Hockey: Goffstown 1 at Nashua South – Pelham 2

~Grizzlies Go Missing in Action at Conway~

 

In recent years, the visits that the Grizzlies have made to Conway Arena have had all kinds of odd outcomes and scenarios attached to them. Okay, maybe it was just last year. Maybe it was just me. But in reverse order at Conway Arena for Goffstown, a single goal scorer hits 100 goals scored in their career, the start of the game is delayed more than an hour, an overtime loss, and a one-goal loss to a D-III team while dropping to 0-5 on the season. Check out any of these links and have a look for yourself. Do you see what I mean?

Hockey: Goffstown 7 at Spaulding 4

Goffstown Wins Big After School

It’s good to be young and to be able to adjust to the lack of structure found in today’s average hockey week. After a week of night games for the Grizzlies, they started the following week of games with a game on the road, right after school. Or in this case they were dismissed early enough to play in Rochester, right after school.

Hockey: Goffstown Grizzlies Win 2 out of 3 to Start the New Year

Goffstown started the New Year with a pair of home games at Sullivan Arena. It is always good to be hosting games at one of the best facilities in the state. The Grizzlies have been tough to beat on their home ice over the years. On Monday night (1-3-22), the Grizzlies played host to the Manchester Kings. The Kings were not impressed by Goffstown’s home record in recent years.

Hockey: Goffstown Hockey Spends Christmas Vacation on the Ice

The season opener finally came, and went. The Grizzlies had their annual Christmas Eve skate. Then it was Christmas Day, and remembrance of the greatest gift. But, the sweaters and pajamas were tossed quickly aside because the Christmas Tournament started the very next day. And what’s this? A league game over Christmas break?!?

Hockey: Goffstown 3 vs. Somersworth-Coe-Brown/Northwood 6

Finally, the 2021-2022 hockey regular season got under way for the Goffstown Grizzlies. After a game that was postponed due to winter weather, and another game pushed back due to illness, Goffstown played host to the Bearcats from Somersworth-Coe-Brown-Northwood Academy (SCBN) on Wednesday night.

NH Hockey: D2 Hockey All-State Teams 2021

2021 NH High School Hockey Division II All-State Teams Team Position First Last School 1st Forward Grady Chretien Goffstown 1st Forward Aaron Bono Somersworth – Coe-Brown 1st Forward Asa Forbes Dover 1st Defense Parker Fleury… 

Goffstown Hockey 2020-2021: Golden Slumbers

Hopefully this hockey season will go down as the most peculiar season of all time, and as the only one of it’s kind. Despite all of the misinformation and uncertainty, it was a near miracle that there was a season at all. I would be a complete fraud if I didn’t also promote the idea of how incredibly uplifting it was to play games, to embrace competition, and to know that the kids were simply able to play. Easily the happiest of my leisure activities over the winter, was watching the kids play. Kids playing the sport they love, as they should.

Tournament Hockey: Goffstown 2 vs. Oyster River 7

Last night the Goffstown Grizzlies traveled out to Durham, NH to play the #1 ranked team in their region, the Oyster River Bobcats. They played ice hockey on a piece of property called Jackson Landing, a place that the Jackson family first owned as early as 1658. Back then they might have just played the game on the river.

Tournament Hockey: Goffstown 5 vs. Portsmouth-Newmarket 3

When the calendar turns to March, and high school hockey is still being played, you know that it’s a whole new season. Outcomes are not quite as predictable. Grit and determination is up. Scouting is up. Most everyone is aware of both their opponent’s strengths and their weaknesses. Intensity is way up. Every shift, move, pass, shot, hustle, or not, is all scrutinized with a higher degree of viewership. This is playoff hockey, and all of these things were evident right from the opening face-off.

Hockey: Goffstown 6 vs. Manchester Central-West 4 (Senior Night)

After a season full of uncertainty, anxiety, and a literal, almost daily, lesson that in life there are no guarantees, the Goffstown Hockey team was able to have it’s senior night ceremony. The Grizzlies were the home team, oddly, on the home rink of their opponent, the Manchester Central-West Little Green Knights.

Hockey: Goffstown 6 at Hollis-Brookline Derryfield 2

The mild temperatures last night made it feel like spring in New Hampshire. It felt to me like some sort of a fresh start, or at least a welcome transition. Then, some of the air was let out of that feeling when I realized that earlier games at Conway Arena in Nashua were running well behind. Eventually the rematch between Goffstown and Hollis-Brookline Derryfield School would get underway more than an hour after the scheduled start time.

Hockey: Goffstown 2 at Nashua North-Souhegan 3 (OT)

With a mix of snow and rain falling from the February sky on a Nashua ice arena parking lot players from opposing schools gathered with their teams out in the weather. There was not a school bus anywhere in sight. High school student drivers got out of their vehicles and unloaded their gear not unlike middle aged men and women showing up for another day of work. The word drudgery came to my mind.

Hockey: Goffstown 8 at Alvirne-Milford 1

When I got home and walked through the door last night, mentioning that I had information about the Goffstown Grizzlies hockey game at Alvirne-Milford as I entered, I was greeted with excitement and questions.

Hockey: Goffstown 6 vs. Bow 3

On a snowy, freezing rain type of afternoon over at Tri-Town Ice Arena the Grizzlies played a home game at their third different home venue this season. They hosted the Bow Falcons in their second game in three days, both home games, both at different rinks. After falling behind, 1-0, and then 2-1 going into the final period, the Grizzlies erupted for five third period goals.

Hockey: Goffstown 7 vs. John Stark-Hopkinton 3

It had been a few weeks since the Grizzlies had played any competitive hockey when they pulled into one of their many ‘home’ rinks for this season, yesterday afternoon. Goffstown hosted John Stark-Hopkinton at JFK Coliseum, of all places, for their return to the ice.