November 09-10, 2024 - Leads and Lessons: 2010 Flames. Saturday night at Phillips Exeter the 2010 Flames took a 6-1 lead and held on for a 7-4 win against NH East. Then on Sunday, down in Canton, MA, the Flames led, 2-1, and 3-2, then barely held on and managed a 3-3 tie against the Huskies. Team scoring has picked up, with contributions coming from everyone in the lineup. The final period of Continue Reading...
Motivated And Giving All
November 02-03, 2024 - Motivated And Giving All: What I loved most about games as the 2010 Flames began a new month was simply this. From the first period on Saturday through the final seconds on Sunday evening, the team gathered, getting better. They were motivated and giving all. Continue Reading...
Five Games To Finish October
October 19-27, 2024 - Five Games To Finish October: With the 2010 Flames back in NH, they played five games to finish October. They played three home games wrapped around two trips to Berlin, NH. They closed out the month with 2 wins, a loss, and a pair of ties. Continue Reading...
Early and Often – 2010 Flames in SC
October 13, 2024 - Early and Often - 2010 Flames in SC: The final day of the Palmetto State Fall Classic Tournament started very early for the 2010 Flames. They arrived at the Carolina Ice Palace by 6:30 am after getting back to the hotel after 10:45 pm on Saturday night. Continue Reading...
No Goals – 2010 Flames in SC
October 12, 2024 - No Goals - 2010 Flames in SC: The 2010 Flames played two games on Saturday, the second day of the Palmetto State Fall Classic Tournament. In the two games, they allowed zero even strength goals. They also scored no goals, of any kind. Continue Reading...
The Beginning – 2010 Flames in SC
October 10 & 11, 2024 - The Beginning - 2010 Flames in SC: The 2010 Flames have one scheduled travel tournament this season. Again this season, the tournament was played in October. And, again, it was down south. This time the 2010 Flames played in Charleston, SC. It was a tremendous trip. Good hockey and near perfect weather, all with a hockey family that is second to none. Continue Reading...
Flames Play Three
October 5 & 6, 2024 - 2010 Flames Play Three - Our family was up in the Sunapee-Kearsarge Region of NH for the weekend. It was a wedding weekend at Ragged Mountain Resort for us. Meanwhile the 2010 Flames played three games. Continue Reading...
Flames and 42 Years of Joe
September 29, 2024 - 2010 Flames and 42 Years of Joe - It was late on Sunday afternoon when I walked slowly into West Side Arena to watch the 2010 Flames play their first game in 15 days. Very rarely, do I watch a Flames game with ear buds in, but Sunday I had them in and turned up. Continue Reading...
GSL Parity Weekend – 2010 Flames
September 13-15, 2024 - GSL Parity Weekend - 2010 Flames - 2024-2025 The scene was Everett Arena in Concord. It was GSL Parity Weekend for NH youth hockey teams in the 14U Division such as the 2010 Flames. The 10U and 12U division's games were played in Manchester and Keene, respectively. Continue Reading...
Opening Weekend – 2010 Flames – 2024-2025
September 07-08, 2024 - Opening Weekend - 2010 Flames - 2024-2025 Maturing and growing are aspects that both play instrumental parts in youth hockey. One (or more) player might finish a season in March as a teenage kid but take the ice in September as an adult sized player. So, when the 2010 Flames showed up for opening weekend on Saturday at West Side Arena it only took a second to see that Continue Reading...