ATTLEBORO, Mass. — Caleb Labrie had a goal and two assists to help lead the Fighting Spirit to 3-1 victory over the Northeast Generals on Friday. Kyle Secor gave the Fighting Spirit a 1-0 lead just before the nine-minute mark of the second period. Labrie increased L/A a’s lead to 2-0 two minutes later with […]
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Junior hockey: Stars take out Fighting Spirit
LEWISTON — After a back-and-forth, tight-checking first period, the New England Stars picked up the pace Friday, pulling away for a 5-2 win over the L/A Fighting Spirit at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. Five different skaters scored for the Stars (20-7-7-4), who moved closer to clinching a playoff berth with the victory. New England sits […]
Junior Hockey: Callan and the Fighting Spirit hold off the Wild
On Sunday morning, Aaron Callan was just that for the L/A Fighting Spirit in a 2-1 victory over the Maine Wild at the Biddeford Ice Arena. The Wild were 0-for-4 on the man advantage while the Fighting Spirit weren’t much better going 0-for-3. It wasn’t easy for Callan as he stopped 38 shots, including 13 […]
Junior hockey: Two late goals propel Fighting Spirit to comeback win over Cape Cod
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
Junior Hockey: Fighting Spirit fall short against Long Beach
The Sharks, with an empty net goal by Martins Vitolins with 16 seconds left, capped a 4-2 victory at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. “I thought in particular in the last eight minutes in the second period, we were really good,” Fighting Spirit acting head coach Cam Robichaud said. “We had 14 shots in an eight-minute […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]