Saturday, February 20, 2016. 830pm @ Cyclones Arena, Hudson, NH - Goffstown @ Hollis-Brookline-Derryfield. By the time last night's game had ended and I got home to start compiling all of this, a new day had started. So, last night Goffstown traveled to Hudson to play the team composed of players from Hollis-Brookline-Derryfield (HBD or Warriors from here on in). The Warriors entered play with an Continue Reading...
GHS Hockey: Goffstown 1 vs. Oyster River 2
Thursday, February 18, 2016. 730pm @ Sullivan Arena, Goffstown, NH - Goffstown vs. Oyster River. Tonight, the Grizzlies from Goffstown hosted the Bobcats from Oyster River in a Division II hockey game, with the chances to host a tournament game starting to take shape, on the line. For a couple of teams with nicknames that embody skilled hunters, predators, if you will, this game didn't have that Continue Reading...
GHS Hockey: Goffstown 3 vs. Spaulding 1
Saturday, February 13, 2016. 400pm @ Sullivan Arena, Goffstown, NH - Goffstown vs. Dover. In the end, Goffstown did make the road upset win at Dover stand up. The Grizzlies came out and beat the high-flying Red Raiders of Spaulding High School in Rochester, 3-1. The win raises the Grizzlies record to 7-5 on the season while Spaulding drops to 8-6. With the winds escalating and the wind chills Continue Reading...
GHS Hockey: Goffstown 3 @ Dover 2
Wednesday, February 10, 2016. 645pm @ Dover Ice Arena, Dover, NH - Goffstown @ Dover. This afternoon, it hit me. Not the thought that the Goffstown Hockey Team was finally hitting the ice for a game after a 10-day layoff, but the fact that I would be in Dover again. See, in my feeble mind I attach events, emotions, and memories to surroundings, to songs, to the places where I felt the strongest Continue Reading...
GHS Hockey: Goffstown 2 vs. Bow 4
Saturday, January 30, 2016. 4pm @ Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH - Bow @ Goffstown. After all was said and done, the Bow Falcons improved to 10-1-1 on the season. Goffstown dropped to 5-5. According to records, streaks, common opponents, etc. Bow was supposed to win this game. Ultimately the young, talented team from Bow did win, but this was a battle from the opening Continue Reading...
GHS Hockey: Goffstown 7 vs. Belmont-Gilford 6
Sunday, January 24, 2016. 330pm @ Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH - Belmont-Gilford @ Goffstown. Today reminded me of something from a quarter-century or so ago. I remember going to the old Boston Garden, the original barn, and buying obstructed view seats for $10 on matinée Saturday's to watch the Bruins play. One of the things I remember most about those games was the fact Continue Reading...
GHS Hockey: Goffstown 2 @ Windham 3
Wednesday, January 20, 2016. 540pm @ ICEnter, Salem, NH - Goffstown @ Windham. I have to say that things didn't look to good on paper coming into tonight's road game for the Grizzlie Hockey team. I mean, Goffstown had just lost back-to-back games by the score of 2-1 in each. They were also headed to play the 6-2 Windham Jaguars. The Jaguars hadn't allowed a single goal since before Christmas, and Continue Reading...
GHS Hockey: Goffstown 1 @ Oyster River 2
Monday, January 18, 2016. 430pm @ Whittemore Center, Durham, NH - Goffstown @ Oyster River. Well, maybe it was just me, or maybe it was the bigger ice surface and the big arena where the sound of spirit seemed all but lost. Maybe it was a game played on a Holiday when the regiment of normal days seems to change some what. Whatever it was, it seemed to me that the Grizzlies showed up in Durham, NH Continue Reading...
GHS Hockey: Goffstown 1 @ Keene 2
Saturday, January 16, 2016. 5pm @ Keene Ice, Keene, NH - Goffstown @ Keene. The Goffstown Grizzlies came to Keene after a week of practices, playing their first game since blowing out Timberlane last Saturday. As of late, Keene has been red-hot! They entered play with a 6-1 record, and had scored 40 goals in their last 5 games, all wins. Goffstown came in 4-1 in Division II, but is still trying Continue Reading...
GHS Hockey: Goffstown 9 vs. Timberlane 2
Saturday, January 9, 2016. 730pm @ Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH - Timberlane @ Goffstown. The Goffstown Grizzlies seemed a bit anxious to get out on the ice and play another hockey game after a long break between the Bauer Christmas Classic and a home loss to Merrimack earlier in the week. Before getting to the breakdown of the game, I will say that Goffstown did ultimately Continue Reading...