You’ll have to forgive the Portland Pirates if they attempt to start goaltender Louis Domingue in every game the team plays against the Providence Bruins for the rest of the season. The strategy has unwittingly worked so far for the Pirates and young keeper. Domingue stopped 31 of the 33 shots he faced and Andy […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Leavitt/Edward Little wallops Winslow
AUBURN – There’s a difference between one-sided and ugly. The Leavitt/Edward Little cooperative girls’ hockey team’s 5-0 triumph Saturday over Winslow at Norway Savings Bank Arena was a resounding mismatch by every statistical measuring stick except the scoring column. Credit Winslow senior goaltender Jessica Cain for keeping the neon numbers from escalating out of control. […]
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Boys’ Hockey: Brunswick holds off feisty Edward Little
AUBURN — Celebrate the persistence, or curse the penalties. There are two ways to look at the season opener for the Edward Little boys’ hockey team. The Red Eddies were short-handed too early, too late and too often Saturday night, which is a big reason Brunswick skated away from Norway Savings Bank Arena with a […]
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Berube rescues Saints with winning goal
SACO — St. Dom’s took advantage of their opportunities and it paid off as the Saints ame from behind to earn 5-4 overtime victory against Scarborough in varsity boys’ hockey at MHG Ice Arena in Saco. “Our players have responded well in our games,” St. Dom’s coach Steve Ouellette said. “It’s really just a maturity […]
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Blue Devils bag Tigers, 5-3
BIDDEFORD — The Lewiston Blue Devils used a four-goal, first-period outburst, to open their varsity boys’ high school season with a 5-3 victory over the Biddeford Tigers Saturday at Biddeford Ice Arena. The Blue Devils trailed early in the first period, but used a four-minute span to blow the period wide open. “It was a […]
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Preview 2013: Edward Little boys’ hockey
Coach: Craig Latuscha (ninth Season) Conference: Class A East Last year: 4-12-2 Returning lettermen: Senior — Chris Poisson (D), Sedrick Simons (F), Colin Benson (D), Aaron Vaillancourt (F); Juniors — Branden Dyer (F), Cade Chapman (D), Zach Gosselin (G); Sophomores — Matt Verrill (F), Liam Benson (F), Matt Grenier (F), Ben Steele (D), Tyler Couture […]
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AHL: Pirates set for another 3-in-3
A rough week produced more than tough results for the Portland Pirates last week, with several players needing a few days to rest and recover from nagging injuries. That’s what they got, with a day off Sunday and then a light skate Monday. Tuesday, it was back to work as the team prepares for another […]
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New home ice for Saints
This was after an hourlong hockey practice. And before school. At least for the St. Dominic Academy hockey players, going to school after an early-morning skate doesn’t take very long, nor do they have to travel very far. For the first time since 1959, St. Dom’s will call a new arena — the Norway Savings […]
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Preview 2013: Winthrop/Maranacook boys’ hockey
Coach: Chip Jones (first year) Conference: Class B West Returning letter-winners: Seniors — Nick Lacasse (F), Jared Hansen (F), Zack Bessette (D), Nate Bowers (D); Juniors — Peter Prescott (F), Bailey Clark (F), Denver Cram (F), James Canwell (F), Zack Phinney (D); Sophomores — Austin Payne (F), Zac Godbout (D). Key losses: Matt Plourde, Chris […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Undefeated Lewiston locks up Cheverus, 7-2
LEWISTON — How infrequently is the Lewiston girls’ hockey team giving up goals this season? When it happens, everybody’s off kilter. After Cheverus scored in the opening period Wednesday night, it took two minutes, two officials and two relocations of the net from its moorings before the puck was found wedged into the padding. How […]