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. […]
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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 […]
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Junior Hockey: Fighting Spirit win keeps them alive for home ice advantage
LEWISTON — The L/A Fighting Spirit earned two big points Sunday afternoon in front of 571 fans at Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Their 6-0 win over the Northeast Generals kept them within striking distance of the New England Stars for the No. 2 seed in the North American 3 Eastern Hockey League’s Eastern Division. That spot […]
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Fighting Spirit: Fresh faces make an impact in victory over East Coast
Casey Labonte had a goal and two assists, while Clay Janowiak and Linder Kenyon also scored. Thomas Puetz added two assists. “It felt really good, it’s awesome that we get this many fans to come out, especially on a Sunday afternoon that’s a holiday,” Labonte said. “I want to thank them first, they were very […]
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Junior Hockey: Newcomers join Fighting Spirit for playoff push
LEWISTON — If you plan on going to the Lewiston/Auburn Fighting Spirit’s “Valentine’s Sweetheart Game” on Sunday against the East Coast Minutemen, and if you’ve followed the team all season, chances are seeing the team will almost be like going on a blind date . At the end of January, the team let go of […]
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Junior Hockey: Secor’s hat trick leads Fighting Spirit to victory over East Coast
SALEM, N.H. — In his eighth game with the Lewiston/Auburn Fighting Spirit, Kyle Secor scored his first three goals with the club en route to the 6-2 victory over the East Coast Minuteman on Friday afternoon. The 18-year-old forward out of Columbus, Ohio, spent the first half of the 2015-16 season with the Daytona Racers […]