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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...
- Simply Outclassed - Goffstown Hockey - - Goffstown vs. Winnacunnet, Tri-Town Arena - South Rink - The Goffstown Grizzlies played host to the Winnacunnet Warriors on Saturday afternoon. It was a home away from home game at Tri-Town Arena. After a promising first period despite the 3-1 deficit, Winnacunnet simply outclassed Goffstown while cruising to a 7-2 win. Continue Reading...
Chasing St. Thomas - Goffstown Hockey Goffstown at St. Thomas, Dover Arena On Saturday afternoon, the Goffstown Grizzlies traveled to Dover to play the St. Thomas Saints. Goffstown fell behind, 3-1 in the first period, and then scored a pair of goals to tie things up in the third period. Then St. Thomas scored with 77 seconds left and added an empty netter. Great game. Lots of chances. But the 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...
Since Christmas - Goffstown Hockey Brian C. Stone Memorial Christmas Tournament - JFK Memorial Coliseum Goffstown at Lebanon-Stevens-Mascoma Since Christmas the Goffstown Grizzlies played three games in the Christmas Tournament and then a league game against Lebanon-Stevens-Mascoma on January 3rd, 2024. They have two more games before returning to Sullivan Arena (seen below) on January 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...
December 20, 2023 - All The Way Back - Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College - After splitting the opening two games of the season, the Goffstown Grizzlies returned to home ice to play the Bearcats from Somersworth-Coe-Brown-Northwood. The Bearcats have been among the better teams in Division II, NHIAA Hockey the last few years, and on Wednesday night, Goffstown dug a deep hole for themselves before Continue Reading...