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1inawesomewonder · 5 years

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From Sullivan Arena in Goffstown, NH – January 30, 2019:

Sometimes in hockey, the uptempo skating and pace of one team make the other team look less effective, or if nothing else, makes them look sluggish. Then again, that’s why you have to compete for all three periods or more. Goffstown battled back, tied the game late in the third, and won the game in overtime, 3-2.

Here is a clip (Courtesy of GTV Sports) of the game-winning goal. Or what should have been the game-winning goal, but for reasons that have been bewildering, to say the least, another call this season that was blatantly missed. This was a beautiful play that culminated in Colin Burke slamming the puck into the open side of the net.

Anyways, when the game started, after a recording of one of my all-time favorite National Anthem performances (Wayne Messmer 1991 NHL All-Star Game at the old Chicago Stadium) while troops were over attending to Desert Storm, I was ready to go. It turns out that I wasn’t alone. Kingswood showed their team skating ability right from the start, as did the Grizzlies. The first period wasn’t much to watch as far as whistles, or scoring was concerned. Well, Joey Vetanze made a pair of brilliant saves in quick succession on Griffin Cook and Sebastian Beal respectively from right out front in the second half of the period. Actually, several of us thought that the game was marred with penalties early on but not a single one was called. As a matter of fact, the entire 15-minute period was played in just over 18 minutes of elapsed time which included all stoppages, faceoffs, line changes, etc. That’s actually hard to do, but nothing was being called and both teams went up and down the ice. Kingswood outshot the Grizzlies 7-6 in the period. At times it seemed as though there may have been more shots on goal per team than completed passes because not much seemed to click.

Jacob Noonan meanders into the slot area looking for a chance to shoot. (Photo by Charron)

Luke Chase gets after Kolbe Maganzini and the puck at Sullivan Arena. (Photo by Charron)

Grady uses some of his Sumo Wrestling footwork to elevate his game. (Photo by Charron)

Okay, pick an opening to shoot at, all in a fraction of a second while all parts are moving. (Photo by Charron)

In the second period, it was quite different from the start. Eric DesRuisseaux playing on defense made a potentially dangerous turnover, but partner Colin Burke helped him out with a great poke check to break up the play just 59 seconds into the period. Then a slashing call and hooking call was whistled back-to-back on the Knights from Kingswood. Goffstown was unable to capitalize on either powerplay opportunity despite some really good chances. Sebastian Beal took a roughing penalty but the Grizzlies held. Then it was Vetanze again, this time robbing Griffin Cook on a point-blank redirection that appeared to hit the knob of the goalie’s stick and fall harmlessly away. Kyle LaSella, not to be outdone, made an absolutely sensational save on Sam Danais who had broken in behind the Goffstown defense. Danais, working from right to left, left a soft shot back to his right, where LaSella made a brilliant left toe save while moving to his right. Incredible save! Then finally, a goal. Grady Chretien picked the puck right off of Cole Emerson’s stick behind the net, turned the corner and fired a shot past Vetanze to give Goffstown a 1-0 lead. The score would hold to end the period and both teams had 9 shots on goal in the middle stanza.

Theo Milianes heads up ice in a special colored high-speed lane that only he can use. (Photo by Charron)

Eric DesRuisseaux graciously pauses so the photographer can capture hockey picture number 100,000 of her career. Outstanding achievement! (Photo by Charron)

Colin Burke impressed the judges with his Great Blue Heron of Hockey move. Notice the forearm, stick, and back leg all in a line. Shoulders turned, parallel. Creative and beautiful. (Photo by Charron)

Isaac McGregor ladies and gentlemen. (Photo by Charron)

Goffstown started the final period with a 1-0 lead and when Kingswood took a penalty at 1:12 it looked like the Grizzlies might be able to add to their lead. As it turned out, Sebastian Beal sent a pass behind Grady Chretien which led to Sam Danais using his speed to grab the puck and off to the races. Danais managed to outduel Chretien on a 1-on-1 break and slipped a backhand shot past Kyle LaSella to tie the game at 1:48. Despite the goal against Goffstown, the home town team turned up the pressure and dominated time of possession, shots, and scoring chances for most of the period. Joey Vetanze robbed Chretien more than once with outstanding saves for the senior goaltender, including an acrobatic glove save. Even though the Grizzlies were getting chance after chance, they were still quite careless with the puck. They threw pucks to open spaces and to places where the opponent was waiting to pilfer. Then after winning an offensive zone faceoff, the Knights turned a Goffstown shot into a goal in a matter of seconds. Colby Gamache won the faceoff right back to Griffin Cook. Shot fired but the shot was blocked by Kolbe Maganzini who then hooked, hacked, and held Sebastian Beal while the shot deflected to the corner. After a quick movement of the puck from Nick Potenza and Cody Emerson, Sam Danais had the puck on his stick at his own blue line. He made a quick, accurate pass to Colby Clegg flying through center ice. Brett Lassonde and Jacob Noonan reacted to the speedy Clegg and both converged on the forward. They managed to separate Clegg from the puck on a play that could easily have been called a tripping penalty on the Grizzlies. The puck ended up on the stick of onrushing Cody Emerson who deked, shot, and scored at 10:06 to give the Knights a 2-1 lead.

I am not up on all the rules but there appears to be something wrong with Colby’s hockey stick. (Photo by Charron)

May the flex be with you. (Photo by Charron)

Griffin Cook corners and ice shavings fly. (Photo by Charron)

Eric DesRuisseaux poised to shoot likes he’s competing in the shooting accuracy contest. (Photo by Charron)

Then at 11:35 or so of the period, Sebastian Beal and Colin Burke looked as though they had connected on a game-tying goal as the puck went to the goal line, or over it, or who knows. Based on the call that would come a few minutes later, it’s hard to say. Either way, the puck stayed in play, the play continued. With about 2:30 remaining, Brett Lassonde got caught flat-footed at center ice trying to play the puck out of the air. He missed. The puck landed and Cody Emerson, who was flying up the left wing, grabbed the puck and led the rush. He drew Jacob Noonan wide with his speed and dropped a beautiful aerial backhand pass to Cole Emerson right on the doorstep. Kyle LaSella held the nearside post and made a great left pad save to keep the Grizzlies within a goal. Even after the save, Goffstown turned the puck directly over to Kingswood twice in the following 20 seconds but staved off any further damage. At 13:19 Logan McEvoy slashed Griffin Cook’s stick right out of his hands and the call was too obvious not to be called. The Grizzlies went on the powerplay and pulled LaSella from the net, but first, they used their timeout. After half a minute, Colby Gamache won an offensive zone faceoff to Griffin Cook. Cook made a short pass back to Grady Chretien at the right point, who made a perfect east-west diagonal pass to Colin Burke. Burke, at the left-wing faceoff dot, ripped a wrist shot that banked off of the crossbar, hit the far post, and then the strings. It was the perfect bank shot, to tie the game at 2-2 with 1:11 to play. Powerplay goal, with the goalie pulled, yeah, it was pretty exciting. Kingswood called their timeout. LaSella returned to his place between the pipes, and there were 71 seconds left to decide the outcome in regulation.

Your captain, Sebastian Beal, focused on the puck vs. Kingswood. (Photo by Charron)

Grizzlies bench vs. Kingswood. Some folks may have had a longer day than others (trainer). (Photo by Charron)

Slightly biased maybe, I love the look of the captain’s little brother in the stands as the Grizzlies celebrate Chretien’s OT winner. (Photo by Charron)

All good things must come to an end. Last year one of the C’s left the team, I mean, graduated. So Colby became this year’s C to go with B for Beal, and C for Cook. CBC the sequel has lived up to the hype thus far, with 45 goals and 59 assists between them. (Photo by Charron)

Here again, played out something eerily similar to what had happened just a minute of game-time before. Gamache wins the faceoff to Griffin Cook, drops a pass to the point, and so on. This time the puck goes low to Burke on the left-wing dot, back to Cook at the left point, and over to Brett Lassonde on the right point. Lassonde skates into the right-wing circle and makes a perfect pass through traffic to Burke on the doorstep, and Burke made no mistake, burying the puck into the net with 6.something left on the clock. The referee, on the goal line, but close to the corner, skates toward the net, then blows his whistle and looks at #9 of Kingswood signaling a kicking motion before waving his arms to say no goal. So the goal was not a goal despite that Burke never kicked the puck. And overtime began. As it would turn out, Grady Chretien scored the sudden death, overtime, game-winning goal at 2:27 of the overtime to win it for the Grizzlies. Luke Chase got the lone assist on the play and the Goffstown bench swarmed Chretien on the ice in celebration. What a game! Kingswood executed their game plan nearly perfect. Goffstown’s top line was a -2 on the night, mustered a single assist, and still beat a good team.

In the game, the Grizzlies were not crisp with the puck at all. This, of course, is in part due to the Knights making it difficult to maneuver with ease. The Grizzlies also lost possession of the puck or had to completely reset their offense no less than four times in the game when passes were dropped to one point of the other, that had been vacated by Colin Burke. Burke took numerous walkabouts in the offensive end of the ice which led to some serious disruption, and a mild heart attack or two. However, it is equally, if not more important to note, that Burke has been immense over the last few games for the Grizzlies. In two of the last three games, Beal and Cook have combined for a total of one assist, yet the Grizzlies won both games. Colin Burke has been a huge reason why Goffstown has won those particular games, including 2 goals and 2 assists in the games mentioned. We all know that it will take the entire group contributing in order to finish strong and make any kind of a run in the tournament. As for now though, it was a great overtime win for Goffstown. Next, they get ready for Windham, now a Division I opponent.

NHIAA Hockey: Updated Records: Goffstown (9-2-1) Kingswood (5-6)

Sullivan Arena, Goffstown, NH January 30, 2019. 7:30 PM Start:

Summary:

Goals:

Goffstown: 0-1-1-1 = 3 Kingswood: 0-0-2-0 = 2

Shots:

Goffstown: 06-09-19-03 = 37 Kingswood: 07-09-04-02 = 22

Scoring:

1st No scoring

2nd Goffstown at 12:51. Even. Grady Chretien (17) unassisted.

3rd Kingswood at 1:48. SHG. Sam Danais unassisted.

3rd Kingswood at 10:06. Even. Cody Emerson from Colby Clegg and Sam Danais.

3rd Goffstown at 13:49. PPG. Colin Burke (6) from Grady Chretien (4) and Griffin Cook (18).

OT Goffstown at 2:27. Even. Grady Chretien (18) from Luke Chase (4).

Penalties:

Goffstown:

Sebastian Beal 2:00 Rough

Griffin Cook 2:00 Trip

Kingswood:

Kolbe Maganzini 2:00 Slash

Bailey Savage 2:00 Hook

Nick Potenza 2:00 Hook

Logan McEvoy 2:00 Slash

Special Teams:

Goffstown Power Play: 1 for 4. Kingswood Power Play: 0 for 2.

Saves: Goffstown: Kyle LaSella 20 of 22. (46:57) Kingswood: Joey Vetanze 34 of 37. (47:27)

Hockey: Goffstown 3 vs. Kingswood 2 (OT) From Sullivan Arena in Goffstown, NH - January 30, 2019: Sometimes in hockey, the uptempo skating and pace of one team make the other team look less effective, or if nothing else, makes them look sluggish.

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mitchbeck · 5 years

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CANTLON'S CORNER: WOLF PACK OFF SEASON VOLUME 17

BY: Gerry Cantlon, Howlings HARTFORD, CT - With Labor Day coming this weekend signaling the traditional end of summer, hockey fans, especially Hartford Wolf Pack and New York Rangers fans, are gearing up for what should be an exciting season. PLAYER & COACHING MOVEMENT The Wolf Pack have added a ninth and tenth defenseman for the Pack roster with the inking of Jeff Taylor to a one-year AHL deal. Taylor, a left-handed shot out of Union College (ECACHL), played the last two years splitting time between the Wilkes Barre/Scranton Penguins (AHL) and the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL). Zach Tolkinen, a six-year pro who played his collegiate career at Quinnipiac University (ECACHL) was on the Wolf Pack roster for nine games on a recall assignment from the Maine Mariners. Tolkinen signed a one-year AHL deal. Both Taylor and Tolkinen were signed as part of AHL organizational depth for the Wolf Pack. Ex-Pack defenseman and assistant captain last year, Rob O’Gara, signed a one-year AHL deal at $75K with the San Antonio Rampage. He missed the final third of the regular season with a herniated disc injury that required surgery. He joins ex-Pack Josh Wesley who signed with the Rampage last week. Ex-Pack, TJ Hensick, signs up for another season with the Toledo Walleye (ECHL). He also spent the second half of the season with the San Jose Barracuda last year. Two Bridgeport Sound Tigers from last season signed contracts. Michael Del Colle put his name on a two-year, one-way deal paying him $700K. Josh Ho-Sang sees just $11K in his NHL salary increase and gets none at the AHL level ($70K) on a one-year, two-way deal with the New York Islanders. Following a buyout from the Philadelphia Flyers, an ex-Sound Tiger, Andrew MacDonald, will attend the Calgary Flames training camp on a tryout deal. Another ex-Sound Tiger, Eamon McAdam, a goaltender who split last year with the Toronto Marlies (AHL) and Newfoundland Growlers (ECHL) signs with the Binghamton Devils (AHL) for this upcoming season. Tanner Pond leaves the Providence Bruins to sign a one-year, two-way deal with the Sound Tigers and Islanders. A new signee with the Stockton Heat is another ex-Sound Tiger, Matt Gaudreau, the brother of Calgary's Johnny Gaudreau. Columbus renewed its affiliation with the Cleveland Monsters for five years. In what is becoming more of a trend in the AHL, not only do the NHL teams own their AHL affiliate, (currently, 18) they are also taking over the management of their respective arenas as well. The latest is the Anaheim Management Group being selected by the San Diego City Council to become the new arena operator at Pachanga Arena effective on July 1, 2020. They are replacing the building's current operator, AEG. The Anaheim Ducks' top farm team, the San Diego Gulls, are the primary tenant of the arena. One time Wolf Pack, Justin Salvaggio, who split last year with the Pack's ECHL affiliates, the Maine Mariners and the Wichita Thunder of the ECHL signs with the Allen (TX) Americans. Two more AHL’ers sign and head for Europe. Eric Tangradi of Binghamton signs with Barys Nur Sultan (Kazakhstan-KHL), while Austin Fyten, who was traded to the Belleville Senators at the trade deadline by Providence, signs with ETC Crimmitschau (Germany DEL-2). That makes 67 AHL’ers who have signed for Europe. New names have popped up as possibilities for the yet to be approved AHL 32nd team in Palm Springs, CA to be the affiliate for new 32nd NHL team the yet named Seattle franchise. Read about that HERE. Several NCAA transfers. After two years at Boston College (HE) Chris Grando is heading to Arizona St. (Division I-Independent). He is sitting out this year. Another senior grad transfer as Thomas Berretta, 24, heads from Michigan Tech (WCHA) to the University of Vermont (HE) to play this year. After spending a year with Penticton (BCHL) following two years with Michigan (Big 10), goalie, Jack LaFontaine (no relation to Islander great, Pat LaFontaine) is on the move again, this time enrolling with another Big 10 school, the University of Minnesota. Two players head to the Niagara University Purple Eagles (AHA). They are Croix Evingson UMASS-Lowell (HE) and Walker Simmer of Air Force (NCAA Division I Independent). They also get 24-year-old Ryan Cook on a transfer from Merrimack College (HE). Then Will Scherer transfers from Brown University (ECACHL) to Canisius College (AHA). Goalie Conner Ryckman takes the leap going from Division III at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (WIAC) to Division I at Northern Michigan University (WCHA). Goalie Dylan Schoen leaves Division III SUNY-Geneseo (SUNYAC) and goes to Stevenson University (WIAC). He played for the Connecticut Nighthawks for two years. A nice story makes its way to the public as Penn State adds senior William Holzforster. He will be the Nittany Lions third goalie after playing three years on the Penn State ACHA club team. The Post University Eagles (NE-10-W) of Waterbury has tabbed Lauren Wash, a four-year varsity player from RPI and 2018 Isobel Cup winner for the NWHL New York Riveters, as their new assistant coach. Ted Hart of Yale University (ECACHL) leads a list of eight more college players to sign pro deals. Hart signs with Maine (ECHL) while Chase Priskie of Quinnipiac University signs a two-year, two-way deal with the Carolina Hurricanes. Priskie gets $832,500-NHL/$70K-AHL. He will likely start in Charlotte with the AHL Checkers next year. Stephen Baylis Bowling Green (WCHA) signs with Ontario and Alec Marsh of Penn State signs with the Norfolk Admirals (ECHL). The University of New Hampshire's (HE) Ara Nazarian signs with Binghamton. Brendan Smith leaves Cornell University (ECACHL) to head to Wichita (ECHL). John Wiitala leaves Ohio State (Big 10) for Rochester and Beau Starrett of Cornell University (ECACHL) is off to Bakersfield (AHL) to join his brother Shane, a goaltender for the Condors. These signings make it 202 Division I players to sign pro deals and 272 collegians overall to sign deals in both North America and Europe. Jacques Bouquot (South Windsor/Salisbury Prep) rescinds his commitment from Boston College very late and will attend the University of Vermont (HE) in the fall. He had an injury-laden season last year primarily playing a bit with the Wenatchee Wild (BCHL) but played most of the year with the Chilliwack Chiefs (BCHL) contributing 28 points in 31 games. Mike Posma from Kent School (CTPREP) will play for Cedar Rapids (USHL) this season and has committed to Boston College (HE) for 2020-21. Yale University's Ingalls Rink is going with new NHL high tech boards for this season. Read about it HERE. North Dakota (NCHC) announces a new ten-year lease running until 2030 at Ralph Engelstad Arena. Ex-Sound Tiger, Kris Mayotte, leaves Providence College (HE) quite late to take the opening for the Assistant Coach's job at Michigan (Big 10). St. Lawrence University (ECACHL) is inducting five new players into their Hockey Hall of Fame. The group is led by former New Haven Knights (UHL) goalie Eric Heffler. Three of the five are all former AHL’ers in T.J. Trevelyan (Providence/Worcester), Drew Bagnall (Manchester, Houston, and Rochester), Erik Anderson (Milwaukee) and Ron Waske. Luke Loheit, the grandson of late New Haven Nighthawk and former Ranger, Bill Goldsworthy, will be a freshman for the two-time defending national champion, University Minnesota-Duluth Bulldogs (NCHC). Nolan Volcan, the nephew of former Hartford Whaler, Mickey (Mike) Volcan, finished his major junior career with the Seattle Thunderbirds (WHL). He is heading to Canadian college hockey with the University of Alberta Golden Bears (CWUAA). Hunter Fargey of Sacred Heart University (AHA) becomes the third US collegian to transfer to a Canadian college as he heads to the University of Toronto (OUAA). After the Manchester Monarchs (ECHL) folded, ex-Sound Tiger/Danbury Trasher, Doug Christiansen, lands on his feet as the new GM/Head coach of Indy (ECHL). Ryan Verbeek, the nephew of former Whaler great, Pat Verbeek, goes from HC Lyon (France-FREL) to Toledo (ECHL), the Red Wings Double AA affiliate. The Red Wings new assistant GM is his uncle, the aforementioned Pat Verbeek. His other uncle is Tim Verbeek who played in Toledo (ECHL) when they were called the Storm from 2000-2003. Former New Haven Senator Jason Firth is an assistant coach with Lakehead University (OUAA) in Thunder Bay, Ontario. Under the headline your never too old. Former New Haven Senators head coach, Don MacAdam, who just celebrated birthday number 69 will return to Europe this year with UTE (Hungary-ELH) as a coaching mentor. At age 61, former center Rob McClanahan, of the Miracle on Ice 1980 US Olympic Hockey team, and who played 17 games with the Whalers, as well as several years with the Rangers, was named interim head coach at the Blake School in Minnesota. Good for him and the kids. Jake Taylor, the ex-Wolf Pack, after spending six years as an assistant coach will be the head coach of Lakeville North (MNPUB) this year. Ex-Nighthawk, Mark Vichorek, will be doing double duty as Director of Player Development for the Wisconsin Lumberjacks (SIJHL), a Junior A team, and will also be the head coach for Duluth Marshall HS (MNPUB). Former Wolf Pack and Nighthawk goalie, Robb Stauber, has new coaches in his family. Brother Dan and niece Emma will be coaching Proctor HS (MNPUB) this winter, boys, and girls respectively. Ex-Sound Tiger Ryan Kraft was named head coach for Moorhead HS (MNPUB). Former Yale Bulldog, Andy Weidenbach, won his 500th game as a head coach for Cranbrook Kingswood (MIPUB) this past season. Congrats to Nolan Schaefer, now a Milford resident, on his induction to the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League (SJHL) Hall of Fame. Schaefer had a distinguished collegiate career at Providence College (HE), as well as an AHL career with stops in Cleveland, Hershey, Houston, Worcester, and Providence. He had the leagues best GAA with the defunct Houston Aeros at 2.08 in 2007-08. He played in seven NHL games with a record 5-1 and a 1.88 GAA before he went to Europe and had a standout career in Switzerland with HC Ambri-Piotta and SC Bern. He earned his SJHL honors having played with the Nipawin Hawks. Schaefer now works with former Ranger, Wolf Pack, and Sound Tigers goalie and present MSG-TV Analyst, Steve Valiquette on a hockey goalie development camp called Clear Sight Development. Pro hockey in the Southern Hemisphere is coming to a close and the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL) with the CBR (Canberra) Brave the best of the short season with 79 points within an astonishing 28 games with 26 wins, one regulation loss, and one overtime loss. They will play in the fourth place team, the Sydney Bears next week in one of Goodall Cup semifinals in Meilbourne next weekend the winners will meet for the title on Sunday August 31st. The second place AIHL team will be the Newcastle NorthStars finished 16-9-0-3 for 54 points and second place a mere 25 points behind CBR will be playing the Perth Thunder in the other semifinal. Cheshire’s Rob Malloy helped the NorthStars in their final weekend of play as he scored a third-period goal 54 seconds in to lead a rally and assisted on the overtime game-winner by leading scorer Sammy Banga for a 3-2 win. Malloy ends the season with 10 goals and 19 assists in 25 regular season games Newcastle ended their season on Sunday with a lopsided 14-2 win over Adelaide. Francis Drolet (Salisbury Prep) who finished 6th in AIHL scoring in 28 games with 20 goals 34 assists and 54 points, scored a goal and three assists in the last game. The league’s leading scorer was the Sydney Ice Dogs Tim Crowder, the brother of current teammate, and ex-Pack, Paul Crowder. He had 33 goals and 41 assists for 74 points in 24 games. Paul Crowder played in just 14 games with 15 goals and 49 points Other players with CT connections include; ex-Pack Jordan Owens Melbourne Mustangs (22-9-16-25, former UCONN goalie Garrett Bartus with the Sydney Ice Dogs went 9-14-0 in 23 games with a 4.34 GAA. Then the Melbourne Ice second-leading scorer is ex-Yale Bulldog, John Piotrowski who had 12 goals and 26 points in 20 games and former UCONN Husky Jesse Schwartz played just 10 games with 10 assists and 14 points in 10 games. In New Zealand, the Birgel Cup playoffs are getting set to begin with the West Auckland Admirals looking to capture a second straight title. There is also a big hockey clash when the New Zealand Blacks will take on the Australian National Team the Mighty Roos in the 10th edition New Zealand Winter Games in a three-match for the Trans-Tasman Cup on September 5th, 6th, and 7th. Read the full article

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casorasi · 7 years

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St. Thomas outlasts Merrimack in overtime

MANCHESTER - The Merrimack High School boys hockey team certainly hopes whatever hurts it will make it stronger. The Tomahawks fell to 2-4-1 in Division II on Monday after enduring a tough 4-3 sudden-death overtime defeat at the hands of St. Thomas Aquinas at JFK Coliseum. That loss, suffered thanks to Brock Crowley's power-play goal at 4:35 of the extra session, came on the heels of a 3-3 tie over the weekend against Kingswood after the 'Hawks had a 3-1 lead and outshot the Knights 48-18. Ouch again. "Today this team was a strong team (4-4) and we came out perfect against them," Merrimack coach Matt Davis said. "There were a couple of times we were a little timid at the beginning, but we realized we could play with them and it gave us a little bit of confidence. "In all honesty, I'd rather see what we have against good teams instead of take the easy way out. St. Thomas outlasts Merrimack in overtime

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1inawesomewonder · 4 years

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From Pop Whalen Ice and Arts Center, Wolfeboro, NH – Wednesday night, February 5, 2020

In one of the more odd hockey games you might ever see, Goffstown traveled to Kingswood to play an always tough opponent on the road. Goffstown dominated the execution of scoring chances for the first 29:55 of the game, taking a 5-0 lead. Then, Kingswood scored 5 goals over a span of 7 minutes and 34.3 seconds to make this a 5-5 game with half a period to play. The Grizzlies managed get their switch flipped back on and won it, 6-5 with Grady Chretien’s fourth goal of the night at 12:31 of the third period.

(Sage Photo)

The trip out to Pop Whalen is usually at night, in the winter, with snow and ice all around, and still feels like a journey to the end of the world in some ways. The ride out there on Wednesday night was no different. Even so, I like going to this rink exactly because of where it is. It’s a very cold rink, with good ice, it has a little concession area to get hot coffee among other things, and some obnoxiously loud speakers, but the music selection is usually awesome even if you can’t hear yourself think.

This night was a special night for a different reason, or maybe not so different, but rather under mentioned. Hockey, the game, the schedule, the event, was a form of healing for some on Wednesday night. See, the night before, the President of our board for the Friends of Goffstown Hockey, Renee Gamache, lost her father to illness that had persisted for some time. This man who was no longer suffering was Colby Gamache’s (Captain of the Grizzlies) grandfather. Due to the immediate redirection of plans in a family’s lives when something like this happens, I ended up giving Renee a ride to and from the game. And I know that on the evening following her father’s death, this game on the schedule, and the sport of hockey that has been an enormous part of her family’s lives for more than a decade, was also a chance to get a quick escape back to normalcy for a few hours. So it was.

(Sage Photo)

The Grizzlies came out pretty quickly and they needed to because Kingswood always has forwards with great speed, overall team physicality, and a group that never quits. When I thought back on this game after the fact, it occurred to me that even though the score was one-sided for more than half of the game, Goffstown had been executing better on their chances than Kingswood. That’s not to say that Kingswood didn’t have chances, they had plenty, and sooner or later things would likely even out. And boy did they ever, and in a hurry.

Goffstown had a breakdown defensively and Nick Potenza ripped a shot that got under the arm of Jake Webber in net for the Grizzlies, but went wide of the post. Colby Clegg was behind the net and tried to quickly tuck the puck inside the post and behind Webber but the puck skidded parallel to the goal line and out the other side. The puck was now loose and came to Grady Chretien who made a one-touch pass to Jackson Burke with some speed into the neutral zone. On the rush Burke was caught by Bailey Savage for the Knights, who broke up Burke’s backhand attempt. Burke hustled and stayed with the play to drop a beautiful pass back to the slot where Chretien’s hustle up ice as the Grizzlies were changing lines, was rewarded when he put the puck into the back of the net at 1:54 of the first period. For the next ten minutes both teams had shots and near misses on offense. Especially when Goffstown had a pair of power plays which included a 5-on-3 opportunity for 0:44. Webber also robber Clegg with a glove save on a break away after he peat Eric Purcell to the outside. The goalies, Webber and Oleg Sheahan were tested early and often.

(Sage Photo)

Then at 11:30 of the period, Eric DesRuisseaux hit Xavier Bibaud with a ‘D to D’ pass to move the puck quickly out of their own end. Bibaud passed the puck to Chretien who skated up the right wing, made a quick move, and fired a shot that Sheahan got a glove on but couldn’t keep out of the net. Goffstown led 2-0 despite chances being even throughout. The period would end with the same 2-0 score and Goffstown leading 17-12 in shots on goal.

The first goal of the second period went to Goffstown on a play where the puck moved from one end of the rink to other, and back, in a matter of seconds. It was a tremendous goal. Nick Potenza lifted a high arching clearing attempt that bounced at center ice and was close to being icing. However, with Cam Devito and Will Danais’ great speed resulting in a chase of the puck with Isaac McGregor, icing was waived off as Isaac barely won the race to the puck. He then turned his own net with the puck and never slowed down. McGregor continued his rush all the way up the ice and beat the defense back to their own end. McGregor got a great look and shot at Sheahan who barely made the point blank save but Jackson Burke beat Bailey Savage to inside position and slid the rebound inside the near side post for a 3-0 lead at 1:27 of the period.

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At about 9 minutes into the period, Sheahan made a great glove save on a well disguised shot from Eric DesRuisseaux through a screen. Then after killing a penalty, the Grizzlies got a face off win from Colby Gamache back to Bibaud at the left point. Bibaud flipped the puck into the corner where Drew O’Brien took the pass and reversed direction up the half wall under heavy pressure from Nick Potenza. O’Brien reached past Potenza and tapped a pass to the high slot where Chretien was curling and Grady ripped a one-timer slap shot that ramped up off of Jack Thompson’s stick and over the glove of Sheahan for his 6th hat trick of the season.

Goffstown got their third power play opportunity of the night and this time they cashed in. After some back and forth passing between DesRuisseaux and Gamache, Colby fired a cross ice pass to Jackson Burke who settled the puck and ripped a wrist shot past Sheahan on a fantastic shot to the far side top corner at 12:45 to give the Grizzlies a 5-0 lead. I am pretty sure that no one in the building expected the visitors to be up 5-0 and closing out the second period. The Grizzlies were getting the goals but both teams were getting the chances. In a sign of things to come, Colby Gamache turned the puck over in front of his own net. Gamache was bringing the puck out of his own end with no real pressure from the Knights and he tried an aerial pass to Jack Wilkinson cutting through center ice but the puck hit Logan McEvoy in the hand and bounced back to Gamache. As Colby swatted at the bouncing puck Nick Potenza was now in the hunt and he tipped the puck past Gamache giving him a free path to the net. Potenza walked in alone and beat Webber with his shot with only 0:04.3 left in the period. Goffstown had 20 shots on goal to 10 for the Knights, and led 5-1, but this one was far from over.

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Potenza picked up right where he left off to start the final period. Goffstown won the opening face off and worked the puck right into the offensive end. O’Brien dumped the puck through the left wing corner and around the boards, where Jack Thompson easily grabbed the puck and fired a quick pass to Potenza between the circles and skating to exit the zone. Potenza made a nifty move to move the puck from back to front between his legs and he was off. Colby Wright had covered the right point and was against the boards as the speedy forward took off. Wright couldn’t catch him. Potenza raced to the left wing face off dot and ripped a shot off of the inside of the far post and into the net at 0:15 of the period. Then at 4:21 Potenza took the puck from his own goal line and weaved his was through the Goffstown team and the length of the ice before wiring a shot inside the far post top corner where grandma hid the goin’ out on Friday night jewelry. At 5:53 in the third, Drew O’Brien dropped a pass to the left point that Eric DesRuisseaux boxed around and the speedy Colby Clegg was off to the races on yet another Kingswood breakaway. Clegg got to the net with speed, made a move and scored on the backhand, their 3rd unassisted goal on the night to make it a 5-4 game.

Finally the other shoe dropped, at 7:30 of the period, the Knights tied the game at 5-5. Cody Emerson flipped an aerial clearing pass to center ice that hit off of Nick Potenza and onto the stick of Logan McEvoy at the offensive blue line while Potenza knocked Xavier Bibaud down. That left McEvoy a free lane to the net. Logan got the shot off before Isaac McGregor could rotate over and take the body, and the puck was in the net. The game was now tied, and Jake Webber was pulled from the net with James Amorelli taking over. In all honesty, all 5 Knights goals had come on either clear breakaways or break-ins for the last portion of the play.

With half a period to play in a brand new game, who knew what would happen next. Well who knew an icing would be pivotal? The Knights iced the puck with 3:32 to play. On the ensuing offensive zone face off, Gamache won the draw clean, right to Chretien. Grady stepped to toward the middle of the ice and let a wrist shot fly before anyone thought he would. The puck was labeled for the top corner, nearside post, and before Sheahan could get a glove to it, the puck was in the net at 11:31 of the period. That would prove to be the game-winning goal. It was also the fifth time this season that Chretien had scored 4 or more goals in a game. Not only that, the leading candidate for player of the year had already notched his 31st goal of the season to tie the all-time, single-season record for goals scored with Patrick Kelliher who did it in 2001. The Grizzlies would hold on an win the game 6-5. The Knights outshot Goffstown 15-12 in the final period, and both teams had a boat load of shots on goal at the end of this one. 49 shots for the Grizzlies and 37 for Kingswood. What a finish to a game that looked like a runaway with 16 minutes of game time left.

With the win, the Grizzlies extended their streak and program record to five consecutive seasons with 10 or more regular season wins. This was also regular season win #60 for Head Coach Ben Slocum (5th year) who pulled one win ahead of Paul Roy (6 years, 2010-2015).

Goffstown improved to 10-2 in the season standings which kept them in first place, just ahead of Keene, Oyster River, and Merrimack to round out the top 4 spots. The Grizzlies come back to home ice on Wednesday, February 12th, to play host to John Stark – Hopkinton. JSH are two-time defending champs in DIII Hockey, and don’t look now, but they are 9-3 so far this season. Wednesday night is the Grizzlies senior players Charity of Choice night to benefit the ALS Association of Northern New England. Here are the standings in D-II hockey through Monday night, February 10th.

NHIAA Hockey:

Updated records.

Goffstown (10-5-0) vs. Kingswood (4-5-0)

Pop Whalen Ice and Arts Center, Wolfeboro, NH

Wednesday, February 5, 2020. 7:22 PM Start:

Summary:

Goals:

Goffstown: 2-3-1 = 6

Kingswood: 0-1-4 = 5

Shots:

Goffstown: 17-20-12 = 49

Kingswood: 12-10-15 = 37

Scoring:

1st Goffstown at 1:54. Even. Grady Chretien (28) from Jackson Burke (8).

1st Goffstown at 11:30. PPG. Grady Chretien (29) from Eric DesRuisseaux (10) and Xavier Bibaud (9).

2nd Goffstown at 1:27. Even. Jackson Burke (6) from Isaac McGregor (1).

2nd Goffstown at 9:29. SHG. Grady Chretien (30) from Drew O’Brien (11) and Xavier Bibaud (10).

2nd Goffstown at 12:45. PPG. Jackson Burke (7) from Colby Gamache (21) and Eric DesRuisseaux (10).

2nd Kingswood at 14:55. Even. Nick Potenza unassisted.

3rd Kingswood at 0:15. Even. Nick Potenza from Jack Thompson.

3rd Kingswood at 4:24. Even. Nick Potenza unassisted.

3rd Kingswood at 5:53. Even. Colby Clegg unassisted.

3rd Kingswood at 7:30. Even. Logan McEvoy from Cody Emerson and Nick Potenza.

3rd Goffstown at 11:31. Even. Grady Chretien (31) from Colby Gamache (22).

Special Teams:

Goffstown Power Play: 1 for 3.

Kingswood Power Play: 0 for 1.

Saves:

Goffstown: Jake Webber 24 of 29. (37:23)

Goffstown: James Amorelli 8 of 8. (7:30)

Kingswood: Oleg Sheahan 43 of 49. (45:00)

Standings: Boys Ice Hockey Division II

NOTE: The following are not official NHIAA standings. They are only the accumulation of game results as reported by the athletic directors and coaches.

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School W L T Points Rating Goffstown 10 2 0 40.00 3.3333 Keene 7 2 1 30.00 3.0000 Oyster River 9 3 1 38.00 2.9231 Merrimack 8 3 0 32.00 2.9091 St. Thomas Aquinas 8 3 1 34.00 2.8333 Dover 7 5 0 28.00 2.3333 Somersworth-Coe-Brown 7 5 1 30.00 2.3077 Portsmouth-Newmarket 5 7 0 20.00 1.6667 Kingswood 4 7 0 16.00 1.4545 Lebanon-Stevens-Mount Royal 3 7 0 12.00 1.2000 Winnacunnet 3 9 0 12.00 1.0000 Spaulding 2 11 0 8.00 0.6154 Alvirne-Milford 2 11 0 8.00 0.6154

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Hockey: Goffstown 6 at Kingswood 5 From Pop Whalen Ice and Arts Center, Wolfeboro, NH - Wednesday night, February 5, 2020 In one of the more odd hockey games you might ever see, Goffstown traveled to Kingswood to play an always tough opponent on the road.

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Goffstown ended their spectacular regular season in Salem against a very strong Windham Jaguars team on Saturday night. Despite dropping their final two contests, the Grizzlies did win 14 games in the regular season for the first time in their program’s history. Windham jumped out to a 4-0 lead and the hole was too deep for the Grizzlies to climb out of and overcome, but that’s not the whole story.

Brett Branscum and Grady Chretien line up against the Jaguars. (Photo by Charron)

After playing maybe the worst two periods of hockey (the third period at Keene and the first period last night) during the entire season, the Grizzlies seemed to rouse from their brief hibernation and played solid hockey for a pair of periods. Which may have come just in time as the tournament begins on Wednesday night when the #7 Kingswood Knights host #10 Portsmouth-Newmarket Clipper Mules and the #8 Oyster River Bobcats host the #9 Merrimack Tomahawks.

Max had a huge goal for Goffstown in the game, to get the Grizzlies believing in their game again. (Photo by Charron)

In the first period last night the Grizzlies were beaten to best spots on the ice over and over. Windham came out exactly like I thought they would, flying around the ice, trying to run over everything that moved, and going strong to the offensive zone. Windham’s Phil Tsoukalas scored a pair of goals in the opening period, both were unassisted. The second of Phil’s goals came as a Goffstown power play came to an end. The Jaguars cleared the puck the length of the ice and the puck bounced off of the end boards just to the left of Kyle LaSella. LaSella, and a hustling pair, Noah Charron and Phil Tsoukalas all got near the puck before LaSella could secure it and somehow Tsoukalas put the puck in the net. With the score 2-0 Windham and the Grizzlies looking like a prize fighter looking for his corner, the Jaguars added two more goals in the final 32+ seconds of the period. Jake Aleksa scored from Matt Crowley and Tommy Langlois with 32.7 seconds left. Then on a rather mysterious handling of the puck kind of play, Matt Crowley somehow got a puck past LaSella with 0.01 left on the clock. The first period closed with Windham leading 4-0 and holding a 12-3 advantage in shots.

Jacob Noonan the D corps will need to be a force to reckon with for tourney time. (Photo by Charron)

The Grizzlies looked as though they were a youth hockey house team playing a travel tournament in the middle of nowhere Quebec, and put into the AAA division, not that I’ve ever seen that happen.

There were two goals scored in the middle period, and Goffstown got both of them. First, Max Lajeunesse made a strong skating and stickhandling move from the left wing boards, down low, and out to the front of the net where he put the puck past Max Daly in net for Windham, at 1:32. At 8:54 Davin Granahan rocked Goffstown’s Eric DesRuisseaux from behind on the end boards and was issued a 5-minute major penalty and a 10-minute misconduct. Goffstown looked as if wouldn’t be able to take advantage, despite numerous chances, until Brett Branscum scored in a scramble out in front of the net.

Michael Fortin and Brett Lassonde assisted on the goal with 8 seconds left on the penalty. The period would end with Windham leading 4-2, but Goffstown had scored twice and led 12-2 in shots for the period.

Brett Lassonde’s skating ability could be a huge asset in the postseason. (Photo by Charron)

The third period was pretty well played by both squads. Windham got their shooting going again and threw everything at the net. Goffstown had all kinds of offensive zone pressure in the period, and twice got pucks past Daly in the net only to see them slide just inches outside of the post each time. At 6:03 Alek Tunik scored for Windham, from Nolan Cunningham to give Windham the 5-2 lead. Goffstown called a timeout and pulled LaSella from the net at 14:22 but couldn’t make a dent in the deficit. For the game, each team had 25 shots on goal with LaSella making 20 saves, and Max Daly saving 23 shots.

With the win, Windham secured the #2 seed in the tournament and Goffstown dropped from #2 to #4 with the loss and St. Thomas’s 5-2 victory over Lebanon-Stevens. As of publishing time, the brackets haven’t been released yet. So, Wednesday night Kingswood who went 8-2 down the stretch will play Portsmouth-Newmarket. Oyster River who shrugged off a 5-game losing streak over 13 days and won 5 of their last 6, will play host to Merrimack, a team that gave Keene and Goffstown fits and won their last 3 games to get in. The winners of these games will advance to the Quarter-Finals to play Keene or Windham on Saturday.

This week Goffstown played the two teams that ended up being #1 and #2 over the regular season. The Grizzlies lost by a combined score of 13-4 in the two games which doesn’t make it look very promising should they get by #5 Dover on Saturday night. Looking closer though, the Grizzlies lost two periods this week by a combined score of, 9-1, and I am hopeful that Goffstown got that out of their system. Recent weeks showed that such a breakdown was coming and hopefully for Goffstown, that has been identified and corrected. Defense wins championships and that has been a problem for the Grizzlies this year. Opponents have been allowed to get way too many good looks at shots and scoring chances against the Goffstown goaltenders in my opinion. That trend needs to change dramatically. At the same time, the Goffstown offense has been outstanding for most of the season. If Goffstown can defend their end well and use their offensive skills to possess the puck while creating chances to score, they could get to their third ever Semi-Final.

Brett Branscum has 21 points this season as part of the Branch line. (Photo by Charron)

Grady Chretien steps inside Davin Granahan at the ICenter last night. (Photo by Charron)

Colby Gamache in a race against Windham’s Matt Taylor. (Photo by Charron)

Griffin Cook and the CBC line have been keyed on by opponent’s in the last two contests. (Photo by Charron)

Evan McCuaig with his skating ability and good puck choices will see big ice time in the tournament. (Photo by Charron)

Colin Burke was strong on his stick and the boards last night. (Photo by Charron)

Grizzlies celebrate a goal at Windham. (Photo by Charron)

Having last change in a home playoff game could help Noah Charron and the CBC line to get going again. (Photo by Charron)

Here are the 10 teams in the Division II Ice Hockey Tournament this season.

School W L T Points Rating #1 Keene 14 1 1 59.00 3.6875 #2 Windham 16 2 0 65.00 3.6111 #3 St. Thomas Aquinas 15 3 0 61.00 3.3889 #4 Goffstown 14 4 0 58.00 3.2222 #5 Dover 13 4 1 55.00 3.0556 #6 Lebanon-Stevens 11 7 0 44.00 2.4444 #7 Kingswood 10 7 1 42.00 2.3333 #8 Oyster River 10 8 0 40.00 2.2222 #9 Merrimack 7 10 1 30.00 1.6667 #10 Portsmouth-Newmarket 6 12 0 24.00 1.3333

NHIAA Hockey:

Updated records.

Goffstown (14-4) at Windham (16-2)

Salem ICenter, Salem, NH February 24, 2018. 6:00PM Start:

Summary:

Goals:

Goffstown: 0-2-0 = 2

Windham: 4-0-1 = 5

Shots:

Goffstown: 03-12-10 = 25

Windham: 12-02-11 = 25

Scoring:

1st Windham at 7:32. Even. Phil Tsoukalas unassisted.

1st Windham at 12:26. Even. Phil Tsoukalas unassisted.

1st Windham at 14:27. Even. Jake Aleksa from Matt Crowley and Tommy Langlois.

1st Windham at 14:59. Even. Matt Crowley unassisted.

2nd Goffstown at 1:32. Even. Max Lajeunesse (13) unassisted.

2nd Goffstown at 13:46. PPG. Brett Branscum (8) from Michael Fortin (6) and Brett Lassonde (20).

3rd Keene at 6:03. Even. Alek Tunik from Nolan Cunningham.

Special Teams:

Goffstown Power Play: 1 for 4.

Windham Power Play: 0 for 2.

Saves:

Goffstown: Kyle LaSella 20 of 25. (44:22)

Windham: Max Daly 23 of 25. (45:00)

Hockey: Goffstown 2 at Windham 5 Goffstown ended their spectacular regular season in Salem against a very strong Windham Jaguars team on Saturday night.

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From the ICENTER in Salem, NH –

Michael Fortin looks to beat Wes Anderson and get to the net for a shot. (Photo by Charron)

Have you ever felt like you are a part of an event that appears to have been a massive afterthought? That’s kind of how it felt in Salem this evening. Playing on the lower rink, where the clock is difficult to read, the puck marred glass above the boards severely impairs everyone’s vision, and the facilities are better suited for Middle School hockey or a practice, the main event of Timberlane hosting Goffstown in a NHIAA Division II regular season game seemed completely out of place.

The good news, if you are a Goffstown Grizzlies hockey fan, is that the Grizzlies are 3-1 on the season. The bad news is that the Goffstown squad often times has looked like they are trying to be surgical and sharp, but have nothing but dull tools to work with. For what it’s worth, the visiting Grizzlies managed to get 34 shots on sophomore netminder, Joshua Petrin, but for the second year in a row, Petrin turned away 30+ shots. Last season Petrin made 34 saves on 37 shots in a 3-1 loss to Goffstown. This season, he snagged 32 of 34 shots in a 2-1 loss.

The Grizzlies were around the net all night, as seen here with Grady Chretien, Michael Fortin, and a hidden Grizzlie. Seth MacLaughlin, Colin Scully, Andrew Bedard, and a hidden Owl were all back to help defend with Joshua Petrin in net. (Photo by Charron)

Timberlane kept coming, never gave up, and made everything the Grizzlies got, tough to come by. Goffstown certainly had the better of the play, but really had very little to show for it. When Jared Knight scored for the Owls on an assist from Jake Murphy with 10:15 to play in the game, it was almost hard to believe this was a one-goal game in the 3rd period. The Grizzlies though, they laid down a whole bunch of dots, but they could not connect nearly any of them.

Colby Gamache rushes with the puck. (Photo by Charron)

Eric DesRuisseaux has been playing better each game. (Photo by Charron)

Kyle LaSella returned to the net against Timberlane and allowed just one goal on 16 shots. (Photo by Charron)

Brett Branscum races up the ice against the Owls. (Photo by Charron)

Jake Noonan is an integral part of the Grizzlies defensive core this year. (Photo by Charron)

Brett Lassonde rips a shot against the Owls. Brett was a +2 on the night. (Photo by Charron)

Grady Chretien got the visitors on the board with 5:07 left in the first period on an accurate shot that beat Joshua Petrin in goal for the Owls. After one period, the Grizzlies led 1-0, and outshot Timberlane 13-7. Goffstown killed 3 penalties in a six minute span ending the first period and for the first 5 minutes of the 2nd period.

Noah Charron hunts the puck between Christopher Longchamp and Cameron Rouleau. (Photo by Charron)

Somehow in between all of the penalties, the Grizzlies cashed in on an even-strength goal. Max Lajeunesse ended up getting the goal, with assists going to Colin Burke and Colby Gamache. Goffstown had possessed the puck in the offensive zone for quite some time before Max buried his 3rd goal of the season giving the Grizzlies a 2-0 lead. Later in the period, Goffstown would get a couple power play opportunities of their own, including a 5-on-3 advantage. Goffstown could not add to their lead. Good shifts from Noah Charron, Sebastian Beal, and Griffin Cook were backed up by Max Lajeunesse, Colby Gamache, and Brett Branscum, then add hustling Michael Fortin and smooth skating Grady Chretien, but Goffstown just could not click on enough cylinders to add to their lead. Jacob Noonan, Brett Lassonde, Evan McCuaig, Colin Burke, and Eric DesRuisseaux played a more conservative game from the defensive end with many less risky rushes up the ice than in previous games.

Griffin Cook in the offensive end against Jacob Heckman. (Photo by Charron)

The result kept the odd man rushes to a minimum even though Jacob Heckman, William Downes, and Matthew Lanceleve skated hard. Heckman is always a threat with his speed, but the Grizzlies almost always managed to have a player back to get between Heckman and clean breakaways.

Kyle LaSella got his first start in net for Goffstown this season, giving Madeline Sage an evening off. LaSella played well. He made 15 saves on 16 shots, including a point blank save after a Grizzlie turnover directly in front of his net.

The Grizzlies do not play another regular season game until 2018, but will play games on December 26 at 4pm, December 27 at 2pm, and December 28 at 8pm in the Manchester High School Christmas Tournament at JFK Coliseum in Manchester.

Sebastian Beal tries to get to the net with a bouncing puck and Matthew Lanceleve in pursuit. (Photo by Charron)

In other NHIAA Division II action tonight, Keene played Bow in a rematch of last season’s championship game with the Blackbirds taking the contest, 6-2, behind a hat-trick from Tim Greenwood. Keene is now 2-1 while Bow dropped to 1-2. Dover was upset by Portsmouth-Newmarket, 5-4, dropping Dover to 3-1. Oyster River went to Kingswood and skated away with a 7-1 win to improve to 2-0. Windham continued to roll, raising their record to 4-0, with a 6-1 win at Merrimack.

NHIAA Hockey:

Updated records.

Goffstown (3-1) @ Timberlane (0-2)

ICENTER, Salem, NH December 20, 2017. 7:00PM Start:

Summary:

Goals:

Goffstown: 1-1-0 = 2

Timberlane: 0-0-1 = 1

Shots:

Goffstown: 13-11-10 = 34 Timberlane: 7-5-4 = 16

Scoring:

1st Goffstown at 9:49. Even. Grady Chretien (2) unassisted.

2nd Goffstown at 1:02. Even. Max Lajeunesse (3) from Colin Burke (5) Colby Gamache (2).

3rd Timberlane at 10:15. Even. Jared Knight (1) from Jake Murphy (1).

Special Teams:

Goffstown Power Play: 0 for 3. Timberlane Power Play: 0 for 5.

Saves:

Goffstown: Kyle LaSella 15 of 16.

Timberlane: Joshua Petrin 32 of 34.

Hockey: Goffstown 2 @ Timberlane 1 From the ICENTER in Salem, NH - Have you ever felt like you are a part of an event that appears to have been a massive afterthought?

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