LEWISTON — The L/A Fighting Spirit will be facing the Binghamton Jr. Senators and will display their appreciation to the Military and Veterans on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 13 at 2 p.m. The Fighting Spirit will auction off their Military charity jerseys following the weekend games. Bid on jerseys at […]
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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. […]
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Junior Hockey: Fighting Spirit fall in a penalty-filled game
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: 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. […]