BIDDEFORD — Cole Ouellette outraced teammate Joshua Sanchez to a hat trick, with both contributing three goals and an assist to the runaway scoring total for the Lewiston/Auburn Nordiques, who dominated the in-state rival Maine Wild 11-0 on Sunday at Biddeford Ice Arena. Ouellette got the scoring started for the Nordiques 4:19 into the game, […]
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Karlsson, DeBrusk give Bruins 2-1 win over Coyotes
GLENDALE, Ariz. (AP) — Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson and Jake DeBrusk scored less than three minutes into the game, and the Boston Bruins made that stand up for a 2-1 victory over the Arizona Coyotes on Saturday night. Karlsson scored his first career goal just 1:12 into the first period, in his fifth game since being […]
COLLEGE ROUNDUP: Taylor McVeigh scores career-high in Bates women’s basketball’s season-opening win
WATERVILLE — Sophomore Taylor McVeigh had nine of her career-high 18 points in the fourth quarter as Bates College used an 23-7 to put away Johnson & Wales in a women’s basketball season-opener in the Thomas Tip-off on Friday. Ariana Dalia had a double-double, putting in 11 points and grabbing 10 boards, while Melanie Binkhorst and […]
Lewiston native Lauren DeBlois signs to play hockey at Providence College
Lauren DeBlois of Lewiston signed her National Letter of Intent to play at Providence College on Wednesday at New Hampton School in New Hampton, New Hampshire. DeBlois, a defenseman, is starting her fourth season at New Hampton after playing one year at Lewiston High School. She had five goals and three assists in 30 games […]
Pro hockey: Shawn St. Amant's hat trick leads Mariners over Solar Bears
Maine Mariners’ Shawn St-Amant scores on Orlando goalie Martin Oulellette — a former University of Maine player — on Wednesday at Cross Insurance Arena. (Ben McCanna/Portland Press Herald) PORTLAND — For the past two winters, Shawn St. Amant has spent much of the season in the American Hockey League and finished it hoisting the Kelly […]
Junior hockey: Twin City Thunder awarded a Tier II franchise; will have two USPHL teams in 2019-20
Islanders Hockey Club goalie Nevin Tardif, right, makes a nifty save on a point-blank shot by Twin City Thunder’s Matt Hanlon, center, who was being defended by Michael Bermingham, left. (Sun Journal file photo) The Twin City Thunder are moving up a level. In the midst of their first season in the United States Premier […]
Junior Hockey: Schneider's move to Thunder reunites him with former teammates
Twin City Thunder forward Alex Schneider skates through drills with the team during practice in Auburn on Monday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Hockey is a small world. The latest example of that is one of the Twin City Thunder’s new additions in forward Alex Schneider. The 19-year-old from Williamston, Michigan is no stranger to […]
Halak, Bruins shut down Golden Knights
BOSTON (AP) — After a rough couple of seasons, Jaroslav Halak is at the top of his game again. Halak stopped 37 shots to help the Boston Bruins to a 4-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. “We’ve seen it from Day 1,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said of Halak, who signed […]
Pro hockey: Mariners seal win over Worcester with long empty-net goal
PORTLAND — A little more than two minutes remained when a delay of game penalty for flipping the puck over the boards in their own end put the Maine Mariners on the defensive. Sure enough, visiting Worcester called its timeout, pulled its goaltender to put six skaters on the attack against four, and prepared to […]
Junior hockey: Rickett lifts Monarchs over Thunder in overtime
Twin City Thunder’s Derric Trudeau fires a shot on New Hampshire Junior Monarch goalie Justin Damon during the first period of Friday night’s game in Auburn at the Norway Savings Bank Arena. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — The New Hampshire Junior Monarchs entered their game against the Twin City Thunder having won four overtime games. […]