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- Too Easy - Goffstown Hockey - - Dover at Goffstown - Sullivan Arena - Dover scored a shorthanded goal just 33 seconds into the game. And for me, the theme of the day started. Too easy. Either Dover is that good, or Goffstown just didn't play up to their talent level. Because, for much of the game, it just looked too easy for the Dover Green Wave. The Grizzlies dropped the decision, Continue Reading...
- Grizzlies Slip Past Spaulding - Goffstown Hockey - - Goffstown at Spaulding - Rochester Arena - The Goffstown hockey team fell behind early out in Rochester to a solid Spaulding team and the prospects of a come from behind win looked more like a fall further behind loss. Then the second and third periods were played. As it unfolded, Grizzlies slip past Spaulding, Continue Reading...
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...
- 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...
