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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Fighting Spirit: Nyqvist shows off his offensive abilities in victory over Skylands
LEWISTON – Felix Nyqvist knows how to make an immediate impact. The 20-year-old Gothenberg, Sweden native in his second game with the L/A Fighting Spirit scored a hat trick as the Fighting Spirit completed the weekend sweep of the Skylands Kings with a 4-1 victory Sunday afternoon in front of 398 fans at the Androscoggin […]
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Junior hockey: Vrees leads Fighting Spirit to win in season opener
LEWISTON — The L/A Fighting Spirit opened their second NA3HL season at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Saturday night with a young team and a veteran goal scorer eager to set the tone. Dylan Vrees scored a pair of goals to lift the Fighting Spirit over the Skylands Kings, 3-1. L/A outshot Skylands, which had […]
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Junior Hockey: Fighting Spirit going younger for 2016-17
LEWISTON — Young and full of energy. Those are the words L/A Fighting Spirit coach Rod Simmons used to describe the 2016-17 team that’s ready to open its second full season at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee this weekend with a pair of games against the Skyland Kings. Games are set for Saturday at 7 p.m. […]
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NA3EHL Playoffs: Fighting Spirit season ends despite a strong third period
Down by four goals heading into the third period, the L/A Fighting Spirit mounted a comeback on Saturday afternoon, but just fell short. The Cape Cod Islanders won Game 2 of the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League’s Eastern Divisional Final, 5-3, at Falmouth Ice Arena in Falmouth, Mass., to sweep the best-of-three series. With […]
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Junior Hockey: Unsung heroes emerge in Cape Cod’s win over Fighting Spirit
The L/A Fighting Spirit stopped the Cape Cod Islanders’ top offensive players in Game 1 of the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League Eastern Divisional Finals. The Islanders’ secondary scoring stepped up and provided the offense to take a 3-2 victory at Falmouth Ice Arena in Falmouth, Mass. Steven Matthews had two goals, while Anthony […]
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Junior Hockey: Fighting Spirit face a new challenge in a familiar spot
AUBURN — Since L/A Fighting Spirit head coach Rod Simmons founded the team for the 2012-13 season when it was based in Lake George, N.Y., his teams have reached the semifinals. It didn’t matter whether the team was based in the old Northern States Hockey League or the current North American 3 Eastern Hockey League. […]
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NA3EHL: With playoffs on tap, Fighting Spirit hope strong play continues
LEWISTON — The L/A Fighting Spirit ended the regular season on a roll, and they’d like nothing more than to carry that momentum into the North American 3 Eastern Hockey Leagueplayoffs this weekend. The Spirit enter their first-round Eastern Division playoff series in the NA3EHL against the New England Stars winners in nine of their […]
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Junior Hockey: Victory over East Coast gives Fighting Spirit home ice advantage
That’s what they did with a 9-3 victory over the East Coast Minutemen to earn the second seed in the Eastern Division of the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League. The Spirit will now host all three games with the Stars this upcoming weekend, with Friday and Saturday night being at 7 p.m., and if […]