With his team trailing for most of the game, assistant coaches Cam Robichaud and Ty Simmons thought it would be a good time to use the timeout and not let it go to waste. Simmons agreed and the coaches went to draw up a play while they were on the power play. The players responded. […]
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Local roundup: Fighting Spirit fend off Minutemen
MIDDLETON, Mass. — Dylan Vrees started what he finished for the L/A Fighting Spirit on Sunday, putting the game away late in the third period for his second goal in a 4-2 NA3HL victory over the East Coast Minutemen at Essex Sports Center. Vrees started the scoring midway through the first period, with assists from […]
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Junior Hockey: Schmitt makes 18 saves, Fighting Spirt shuts out the Generals
It had been nearly three weeks since Chris Schmitt started a game for the L/A Fighting Spirit, but the 17-year-old goalie stopped all 18 shots he faced to earn a 4-0 shutout victory over the Northeast Generals on Saturday night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The win halted a two-game losing streak for the Fighting […]
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Junior Hockey: Sharks sweep L/A in a back and forth game at the Colisee
The Sharks ended up with the hot potato last as Martin Vitolins scored his 35th goal of the season 2:46 into overtime to give the Sharks the 7-6 victory. “We struggled on the defensive side of the puck and I think our goaltender (Kyle Van Wagner) had a tough day today,” Long Beach coach Mike […]
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Local Roundup: Fighting Spirit finish off Generals late
LEWISTON — Every time the Northeast Generals tried to take command of Sunday’s NA3HL contest, the L/A Fighting Spirit had an answer. The Generals had no answer, let alone much time to come up with one, when the Spirit took their first — and only — lead of the game. Dylan vrees scored with less […]
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Junior Hockey: Bogdziul leads Jr. Senators to a decisive sweep of the Fighting Spirit
LEWISTON — Dominik Bogdziul may not want to get on the bus that takes the Jr. Senators home to Binghamton, New York. The 18-year-old scored five times and added two assists in the Jr. Senators 11-0 victory over the L/A Fighting Spirit on Sunday afternoon in front of 435 fans at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. […]
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Junior Hockey: Senators offense catches fire in third period to defeat the Fighting Spirit
The Jr. Senators, who have the second-most goals in the NA3HL with 135, scored four times in the final 20 minutes to post a 5-1 victory over the Fighting Spirit on Veterans Night at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee Ryan Reifler broke the 1-1 deadlock when he potted his 11th goal of the season at the […]
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Junior Hockey: DiLodovico takes an opportunity with the Fighting Spirit
LEWISTON — Dixon DiLodovico’s Twitter account reads like that of many 20-year-olds — full of random thoughts and discussions with friends. One tweet from the 2015 Edward Little graduate, who played hockey for the Red Eddies and the Lewiston High School Blue Devils, stood out. “I need some hockey in my life its been too […]
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Junior Hockey: Lack of discipline leads to a Fighting Spirit loss
LEWISTON — Coach Rod Simmons knows what the L/A Fighting Spirit are going to work on this week in practice. The Long Beach Sharks scored three power play goals en route to a 6-4 victory Sunday afternoon in front of 247 fans at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. “It’s the lack of mental toughness is what […]
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Junior Hockey: Fighting Spirit cruise by Wild
LEWISTON – The L/A Fighting Spirit took its frustration out Sunday afternoon against the in-state rival Maine Wild. A day after a 3-1 loss to the New England Stars, which saw the teams combine for 161 penalty minutes, the Fighting Spirit answered back in a positive way, defeating the Wild 6-2 at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. […]