Friday night, Jersey Shore pulled away from the L/A Nordiques and spoiled the team’s home opener. Saturday the Nordiques returned the favor, posting a 6-1 victory in front of 759 fans at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The offense was sparked by Buxton native Shayne Plummer, who added his fourth and fifth goals of the year […]
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Junior Hockey: Jersey Shore spoils Nordiques home opener
L/A Nordiques defenseman Cole Ouellette circles behind the net as Jersey Shore’s Brenden Henzie gives chase during their game at the Colisee in Lewiston on Friday. Friday’s game wasn’t exactly the start the L/A Nordiques were looking for on home ice. The team, which played last season in the NA3HL as the L/A Fighting Spirit […]
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Junior Hockey: Fighting Spirit lose but still in reach of a playoff position
TYNGSBORO, Mass. — In a crucial game for the L/A Fighting Spirit on Wednesday afternoon, they dropped a 2-0 decision to to the New England Stars. The Fighting Spirit sit in fifth place in the Coastal Division of the North American 3 Hockey League, two points out of the fourth and final playoff position in […]
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Junior Hockey: Fighting Spirit swat away Minutemen in OT
MIDDLETON, Mass. — Walker Hamilton scored 2:26 into overtime to lift the visiting L/A Fighting Spirit over the East Coast Minutemen, 3-2, in an NA3HL game at Essex Sports Center on Sunday. The win gave the Fighting Spirit a weekend sweep of the home-and-home series, after Saturday’s 4-1 win in Lewiston. Hamilton’s goal finished off […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]