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Junior Hockey: Fighting Spirit fall in a penalty-filled game

It was a physical brand of hockey Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee as the L/A Fighting Spirit took on the New England Stars. The teams combined for 30 minor penalties, four double minors, four majors, two game misconducts and three 10-minute misconducts. In the stat category that counts, though, the Stars handed the […]

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Contractor’s Hockey League

Standings: Advance Wiring 1-0-0, 2 points; Saint’s Paul Plus 1-0-0, 2 points; I.D.S 1-0-0, 2 points; Pratte Drywall 0-1-1, 0 points; Therberge Construction 0-1-0, 0 points; Lewiston Paint 0-1-0. Sunday, Sept 11 results: Advance Wiring 7, Pratte Drywall 4; Therberge Construction 2, Saint’s Paul Plus 1; I.D.S. 4, Lewiston Paint 3.

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L/A Senior Hockey winter registrations

AUBURN — The L/A Senior Adult Hockey League, played in Auburn at the Norway Savings Bank Arena, is going into their 23rd season and will be hosting their registrations on Sunday, September 11th and Sunday, September 18th for the Sunday night division. Registration dates for the Friday night division are Monday, September 12th and Monday, September 26th. […]

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Investor pulls out of effort to bring hockey to Portland

PORTLAND — Maine’s largest city probably will not meet the deadline to apply for a minor league hockey franchise in time for the 2017-18 season. The Portland Press Herald reports an unnamed investor identified as a potential financier has pulled out of the deal. Godfrey Wood was leading the charge to bring a team to Portland in […]

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Edward Little boys’ ice hockey coach Craig Latuscha steps down

AUBURN — Not many people would have picked Craig Latuscha of Edward Little out of a lineup as the longest-tenured Maine Class A high school hockey coach. Now, you can’t. Latuscha has resigned from his head coaching position at Edward Little after 11 seasons at the helm and 14 overall with the program. “It was […]

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Former Pirates owner plans ECHL team in Portland

PORTLAND — The original managing general partner of the Portland Pirates hockey team and a former Pirates player hope to bring a new team to the city. “Brad Church and I are partnering on bringing a team back. We are working on a business plan to form a small group of investors to make this […]

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Lewiston native Jamie Dumont named Bowdoin men’s hockey coach

BRUNSWICK — Bowdoin College didn’t have to look too far to find its next head men’s ice hockey coach — and only the program’s third coach since 1959. They just looked a little farther down the bench. Jamie Dumont, a Lewiston native and an assistant with the team since 2011, is the new head men’s […]

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Portland Pirates moving to Springfield next season

PORTLAND — The Portland Pirates are leaving Maine. The team sent out a news release Wednesday evening confirming earlier media reports that the team has been sold. According to the release, the AHL franchise that has called the city home since 1993 will relocate to Springfield, Mass., beginning next season. Team CEO Ron Cain was […]