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The trip over to West Side Arena didn't take very long for the Goffstown hockey team to make, but getting through the afternoon affair seemed like it took several hours. And that didn't even have anything to do with the pregame ceremony to recognize Merrimack's senior players. Continue Reading...
The Grizzlies traveled to Nashua to play in the home opener for Hollis-Brookline-Derryfield School (HBDS) last night, looking for their first win of the season. It didn't turn out the way that they would have liked it to, in a tough 5-4 loss to the HBDS Warriors. Continue Reading...
From Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH - Monday, January 25, 2021 Trinity scored later than earlier but quite often en route to their first win of the season at Goffstown. At least I think it's their first win because getting accurate information on anything that is NH high school hockey this season is not easy. The Grizzlies kept coming at the Pioneers, but the combination of Continue Reading...
From Tri-Town Arena, Hooksett, NH - Saturday, January 23, 2021 After an overtime affair just three nights earlier, it surprised nobody that Goffstown and Bishop Brady played another tight, one-goal game on Saturday night. Continue Reading...
Yesterday afternoon the Flames hosted the Cyclones at the West Side Arena where we, very thankfully, can still play hockey games, and actually watch them in person. As it usually is, the game was tight and intensely contested. Continue Reading...
From Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH - Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Honestly, I smiled walking into Sullivan Arena on the St. Anselm Campus last night, despite the masks, and thermometer, forms, and protocols. It was good to be back there for high school hockey. Not only that, it turned out to be a really good game. Continue Reading...
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...
Well the rain finally stopped falling and this morning the wind was blowing but the sun was playing hide and seek with remaining clouds. The Flames showed up in a cold parking lot on the banks of the Merrimack River and started to run around like 10-year olds. Continue Reading...
With the skies opened and dumping downpours of rain, there was no team warm-up outside before this morning's game. It was an 8:20am ice time too, which can be tough to rise for on a dark, gray, weekend morning. That, and the fact that every week seems to be longer than the week prior over the last year, seemed to contribute to a sluggish start. Continue Reading...
After a wild battle on Saturday, the Flames went to Nashua to play the NE Edge at Conway Arena. The Flames got their offensive game in gear and skated north with an 8-0 win. Continue Reading...