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It has been nearly a month since I wrote about this team, the 2010 Flames. A lot has happened since the last article but let's just start with this. I hope everyone had a very Happy Thanksgiving. I find that there is always something to be thankful for. Continue Reading...
Saturday afternoon at West Side Arena in Manchester, NH the 2010 Flames jumped out to an early lead against the Bridgewater Bandits. The Flames would go on to win the game, 9-0. That being said, this wasn't necessarily as lopsided a game as the scoreboard read. Continue Reading...
On Sunday afternoon the 2010 Flames played against the Gilmour Gladiators for the second time in less than 20 hours. This was the second Semi-Final game, and the Ramapo Saints had already won the first Semi-Final, 5-1 over the Bowie Bruins. This Flames game would be one of the wildest finishes I have ever seen in my hockey memory. Continue Reading...
The first period of yesterday's game could have buried the 2010 Flames as the Crimson Club 10 team stormed the offensive zone and clogged the shooting lanes in their defensive end. Despite a lopsided advantage in shots on goal, the Crimson only managed a 1-1 score after the opening period. Continue Reading...
The 2010 Flames battled to a pair of victories over the weekend, but it wasn't easy. On Sunday, the Flames trailed 1-0 after the opening period. Then the Flames erupted for six goals in the middle period, and held on for a 7-3 win against the Crimson. Continue Reading...
The 2010 Flames battled to a pair of victories over the weekend, but it wasn't easy. On Saturday, the Flames had all they could handle in a 3-1 win against the Bandits. The game was a 2-1 affair until the Flames were able to bury an empty net goal in the final minute of the game. Continue Reading...
Well, it's officially that time of the year when hockey season begins. Nights and weekends fill up with trips to frozen ice rinks all over New England. New regimens kick in over the first several weeks, and most of them end up feeling quite familiar. Continue Reading...
It was 10 years ago this month that I wrote my first ever post to this blog. More than 1,350 posts later, hundreds of thousands of views, millions of words, and at least 10,000 pictures, I arrive at this page. At this time. This is only my second time writing a post over the last 6 months. By far the largest gap of writing in the last 10 years. I cannot begin to quantify the totality of the weight Continue Reading...
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 Dover 1st Defense Finn Connor St. Continue Reading...
The 2010 Manchester Flames wrapped up their 2020-2021 season with a sweep of two games against the NH Avalanche over at the Ice Den in Hooksett, NH. The teams had played each other several times over this oddity of a season, and each of the games were highly contested. Continue Reading...