The Maine Mariners will begin play in the ECHL this fall as an affilate of the National Hockey League’s New York Rangers. Portland’s new minor league professional hockey team made the announcement Monday afternoon. “It’s a classy organization,” said Danny Briere, vice president of hockey operations for the Mariners, who are scheduled to take the […]
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Panthers spoil Bruins’ bid for top seed in East
BOSTON (AP) — Roberto Luongo came off the bench to shut down Boston in the third period, and the Florida Panthers dashed the Bruins’ hopes of getting the top seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs with a 4-2 win Sunday night. The Bruins trailed Tampa Bay by a point heading into the regular-season finale but […]
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In the Crease: Hockey family mourns for Humboldt
Cruising across what felt like arctic tundra somewhere between the North Pole and Ottawa, Ontario, breath turned to vapor off the lips of junior hockey players as they huddled closely with one another. They’d scavenged what blankets and pillowcases they could find from their backpacks and travel bags as their frozen, 45-foot chariot rumbled into […]
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All-Region Girls' Hockey: Scoring no problem for Lutrzykowski of St. Dom's
What Avery Lutrzykowski lost in linemates from last year, she gained in opposing defenders marking her this season. Looking at the numbers she posted it was hard to tell. The St. Dominic Academy junior forward scored 61 goals and dished out 23 assists for the Saints, despite garnering added attention from opposing teams. “Obviously, with […]
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Girls' hockey All-Region teams
First team F Avery Lutrzykowski St. Dom’s Jr. F Courtney Sullivan Greely/Gray-NG Sr. F Sara Robert Lewiston/Mon./Oak Hill Fr. D Grace Dumond Lewiston/Mon./Oak Hill Fr. D Emma Theriault St. Dom’s Jr. G Camree St. Hilaire Lewiston/Mon./Oak Hill So. Second team F Bridget Roberts Greely/Gray-NG Sr. F Brie Dube Lew./Mon./Oak Hill Fr. F Taylor Caillier EL/Leavitt/Poland […]
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All-Region Boys' Hockey: Fuksa in goal gave St. Dom's a chance
Much was unsettled going into this season for the St. Dominic Academy boys’ hockey team, which graduated a handful of seniors, including a star goalie. Fortunately for the Saints, in stepped a foreign exchange student, Gaston Fuksa, from the Czech Republic, who was able to fill that void. Fuksa allowed the young Saints to grow […]
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Twin City Thunder sign Jeromey Rancourt, former Lewiston High School standout
Lewiston High School’s Jeromey Rancourt celebrates after scoring an unassisted breakaway goal against Falmouth goalie Spencer Pierce during a game in 2017. (Sun Journal File Photo) AUBURN — One season removed from helping Lewiston High School to a second consecutive state championship as its captain, and after one year away from home honing his skills […]
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Giroux’s OT goal lifts Flyers over Bruins
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Wayne Simmonds just had to tap the puck over the blue line but couldn’t. Then Andrew MacDonald fanned on a clearance. Patrice Bergeron pounced on the extra chances, tying it for the Boston Bruins with 3.8 seconds left and leaving the Philadelphia Flyers stunned. It took Jakub Voracek’s pep talk and Claude […]
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The hockey dream lives on for Greg Moore — Lisbon native, former St. Dom's, UMaine star
Former St. Dom’s and University of Maine hockey player Greg Moore teaches kids at a USA Hockey summer camp. Moore is an assistant coach with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program. (USA Hockey) Greg Moore is still living the hockey life. The sport has taken him from Lisbon, Maine, to Michigan, to Orono, Maine, […]
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Bergeron has goal, two assists as Bruins beat Lightning to take over first place
BOSTON — Patrice Bergeron had a goal and two assists and the Boston Bruins took over first place in the Eastern Conference with a 4-2 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning on Thursday night. Tim Schaller and David Pastrnak scored goals 32 seconds apart in the final minute of the first period and Brad Marchand […]