LEWISTON — At the Chick-A-Dee Restaurant, it’s meant a larger order of lobsters to give out-of-towners a taste of Maine. At Sports Trader on Main Street, it’s meant the sale of a few more rolls of tape, laces and basics. At the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center, it’s meant being nearly full up from Wednesday […]
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Division III hockey: Oswego State, Geneseo round out Final Four
GENESEO, N.Y. — SUNY-Geneseo weathered all kinds of pressure from Norwich throughout their game Sunday, and when it mattered most, junior sniper Tyler Brickler provided the counterattack to help the home-standing Knights fend off the Cadets, 3-2, in their NCAA Division III hockey quarterfinal. The Knights (23-6-0) advance to the Division III Frozen Four in […]
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D-III tourney: First two tickets to Lewiston punched
After battling to a scoreless deadlock through two periods, the University of Wisconsin at Stevens Point erupted for three goals in the third period Saturday to punch its ticket to the NCAA Division III Frozen Four with a 3-0 win over the University of St. Thomas of Minnesota. The Pointers (22-4-2) will square off in […]
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NCAA hockey: Titanic, Lakers sink Polar Bears
A third-period, two-goal lead was too hot to handle for the Bowdoin men’s ice hockey team Thursday. David Titanic and Mike Montagna scored goals 38 seconds apart midway through the third period to knot the score and Titanic made a brilliant backhand pass to Alex Botten with 2:20 to play in regulation to lead Oswego […]
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In the Crease: NCAA D-III hockey tourney a chance for everyone to work together
Lewiston-Auburn has a unique opportunity sitting at its doorstep. Whether it invites it in for coffee and cake, or leaves it shivering on the welcome mat remains to be seen. Monday’s announcement that the 2014 Division III Men’s Hockey Championship is coming to Lewiston set the stage for such a decision. The NCAA, in conjunction […]
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NCAA D-III Hockey: Bowdoin assistant, Lewiston native excited for tourney homecoming
LEWISTON — Lewiston native Jamie Dumont has seen his share of hockey. He’s played at the top high school in the country, coached for the best team in Italy, and had stops with top teams such as Bowling Green of the NCAA, the Lewiston Maineiacs of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and with Bowdoin […]
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NCAA D-III Hockey: Tourney a great opportunity for cities
LEWISTON — Auburn Mayor Jonathan LaBonte isn’t old enough to have seen the great mill hockey teams of the 1940s, ’50s and ’60s play in person (he’s only 32, after all), nor is he old enough to have seen the Maine Nordiques skate at what was then known as the Central Maine Youth Center. But […]
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Lewiston to host Division III national hockey championship
LEWISTON — Move over, Lake Placid, here comes Lewiston-Auburn. The NCAA announced Monday that Bowdoin College will host the 2014 Men’s Division III National Hockey Championships at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston in March 2014, marking the first time the NCAA has awarded a hockey championship at any level to a venue in Maine. […]