From J.F.K. Coliseum in Manchester, NH: After Concord shutout Hanover 2-0, in the Brian C. Stone Memorial Christmas Hockey Tournament opener, the second game, between Goffstown and Manchester Memorial started slowly. Well sort of. Continue Reading...
Hockey: Goffstown 6 at Lebanon-Stevens-Mt. Royal 3
From James F. Campion Arena in West Lebanon, NH - December 19, 2018: Goffstown went to Lebanon for their third road game in their first four games of the 2018-2019 campaign and earned a convincing 6-3 victory. Continue Reading...
Hockey: Goffstown 6 vs. Winnacunnet 5 (OT)
From Sullivan Arena in Goffstown, NH - December 15, 2018: For the second game in a row, there was a pre-game tribute of sorts to someone who has been taken too early from this earth. I was asked to lead the moment from the booth, which I had no problem with. When I asked for some direction on what to say, or in what order, etc. I was told, "just wing it". Continue Reading...
Hockey: Goffstown 10 @ Merrimack 5
From West Side Arena in Manchester - December 12, 2018 As I sat down to write this recap, I literally removed my baseball cap and sat in silence for 22 seconds to honor Hunter Burke and the Burke family as I had done with the crowd at West Side Arena yesterday afternoon. Continue Reading...
Hockey: Goffstown 3 @ Oyster River 3 (OT)
From the Whittemore Center on the campus of UNH - December 10, 2018 On Monday night the Goffstown Grizzlies made their annual trip out to the spacious confines of the Whittemore Center to play the Oyster River Bobcats. In this opponent, the Grizzlies know that Oyster River is well coached, and usually structurally sound. The second period showed just that. Continue Reading...
Hockey: Kingswood 5 vs. Goffstown 4
Perhaps there are times in sports, even in everyday life, when we make mistakes but never really pay for them. Or at least we pay no more than the cost of listening to the taunting of our conscience and its innermost voice. Then, of course, there are times when our mistakes lead to immediate consequence and even seem to be plastered on a larger than life wide-screen for everyone to see. Continue Reading...
Hockey: St. Thomas 3 at Goffstown 6
Sometimes it's difficult to remember that these high school hockey players are teenagers and that not every night is their best night. It's also hard to forget previous teams, results, trends, and simple to get caught up in the numbers of all things tracked. Last season the Saints from St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover, NH ended the Grizzlies hockey season with a 4-3 win in the NHIAA Continue Reading...
Hockey: Goffstown 7 at Winnacunnet 0
It's not every night in NHIAA Hockey where both the home team and the visiting team arrive to the rink, and then leave the rink in school buses. But then again, Goffstown High School (Goffstown, NH) traveled to play Winnacunnet High School (Hampton, NH) in Haverhill, MA, naturally. As if this wasn't odd enough, the rest of the night kind of followed suit. Continue Reading...
Hockey: Goffstown 4 vs. Nashua South Pelham 2
Some people, like professional commentators for instance, might say that tonight's game against Nashua South Pelham was somewhat of a trap game. It would be sort of like the Grizzlies who finished Saturday's game on a tidal wave of emotional momentum against a rival in Dover, playing a Division I team who is only 1-3 and not regarded as a real threat in the standings. Thus the potential let down, Continue Reading...
Hockey: Goffstown 8 vs. Dover 5
From Sullivan Arena on the campus of St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH - After sitting here looking at my screen for several minutes, literally not knowing where to start, I guess I will start. In an 8 day span that started last Saturday with weather that was too cold for buses, the Grizzlies won in Nashua, Dover upset unbeaten Windham, Oyster River lost twice, Keene won three times, and St. Continue Reading...