Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH - March 7, 2020: In a game which featured two teams that prove to be about as evenly matched, as evenly matched gets defined each season, the outcome was decided, 4-0. Goffstown was 13-5 in league play while the Bobcats from Oyster River came in at 12-5-1, and these two teams had split 10 goals, 5-5 in their two meetings during the season. Oyster Continue Reading...
Hockey: Goffstown 2 at Oyster River 3
From the Whittemore Center, UNH, Durham, NH - Saturday, February 22, 2020 In what turned out to be, maybe, the best game of the season so far, the Grizzlies found themselves on the wrong end of a 3-2 count. Both teams played excellent hockey, especially the goaltenders. The game was tied after the first, tied after the second, and one goal in the third was the difference. Continue Reading...
Hockey: Goffstown 3 vs. Oyster River 2
From Thomas F. Sullivan Arena on the campus of St. Anselm College - December 16, 2019 On Monday night the Goffstown Grizzlies played their seemingly annual season opener against the Oyster River Bobcats. Oyster River was ranked #7 in the D2 Pre-season rankings, while Goffstown didn't crack the top 8. This season it was Goffstown's turn to play the first game at home. These two teams will meet Continue Reading...
Hockey: Goffstown 5 vs. Oyster River 4 (OT)
From Sullivan Arena, St. Anselm College, Goffstown, NH - February 16, 2019: A senior, defense first, defenseman, Jacob Noonan, saw an opportunity and he made the most of it. As he made a beeline to the net with carrying the puck, the balance of the game was on his stick. Noonan ripped a shot that Colin Clark saved but the rebound landed in the crease. Somehow Clark also held his line and made a 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...
NH Hockey Division II Power Rankings
Well, the power rankings for Division II are out from Hockey Night in Boston News. Since these rankings were posted: Keene won again (beat Alvirne 8-2). In a really good high school hockey game, Dover knocked off previously unbeaten (in league play) Windham earlier tonight, 2-1. Dover got a goal and an assist from Wyatt Allaire, while Trevor Gnall also scored for the Green Wave. Matthew Continue Reading...
Hockey: Goffstown 2 @ Oyster River 4
From the Whittemore Center on the campus of UNH - I find that as I am getting older that I may be getting a little more critical in some areas. Even though my playing days are well behind me, it turns out that I still have this deep sense of competitiveness that bubbles up inside me. My mind is still in tune (as far as I know) with preparation, process, and the effort it takes in tirelessly Continue Reading...
GHS Hockey: Goffstown 0 at Oyster River 2
Whittemore Center, UNH, Durham, NH. Saturday, February 4, 2017. Goffstown at Oyster River, 745pm. Continue Reading...
GHS Hockey: Goffstown 2 v. Oyster River 1
Sullivan Arena, Goffstown, NH. Monday, January 30, 2017. Goffstown v. Oyster River, 730pm. Continue Reading...