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Junior Hockey: Thunder find another local goalie and sign a forward with junior experience

Goaltending appears to be set for the Twin City Thunder. Last week, the Thunder announced the signing of former Bangor standout Derek Fournier, and this week they announced Fournier’s partner — and they didn’t have to look too far: Head coach Doug Friedman’s son, Jaxon, has signed on to play for the team. The younger […]

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Junior hockey: Ouellette, Labrie, Secor honored by the NA3HL; Thunder sign another defenseman

L/A Nordiques’ Cole Ouellette was recognized Friday by the NA3HL as the junior hockey league’s Rookie of the Year. The Lewiston native had 18 goals and 41 assists in 45 regular season games, while adding two goals and three assists in five playoff contests. He was also named to the NA3HL first team and rookie […]

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Jr. Hockey Notebook: Thunder sign Jolicoeur; draft night for the Nordiques

The NA3HL held its entry draft Wednesday night, and the L/A Nordiques made seven selections in the eight-round draft. Their first three picks went to help restock the forward position. Austin Marini of Hyde Park, Massachusetts was the team’s first-round pick, 27th overall. The soon-to-be 19-year-old played with the Hartford Jr. Wolfpack of the USPHL […]

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New England Stars oust L/A Nordiques, claim Coastal Division crown

L/A Nordiques’ Nick Ventura, left, tries to squeeze past New England Stars’ Bryan Connolly during Thursday’s playoff game at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Neither the L/A Nordiques nor the New England Stars had won in the other team’s building this season. For the Nordiques’ season to continue, […]

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NA3HL: Nordiques move to the second round with Game 3 win over Northeast

Survive and advance. The cliche is often thrown around in March for the NCAA basketball tournaments. It was also relevant for the L/A Nordiques as they hung onto a 4-3 Game 3 victory over the Northeast Generals on Saturday in Attleboro, Massachusetts, to move onto the second round of the NA3HL playoffs. The Nordiques will take […]

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NA3HL playoffs: Generals' Seock earns a shutout in Game 2 win over the Nordiques

The L/A Nordiques are on the brink of either moving onto the second round of the NA3HL playoffs or playoff elimination. The Northeast Generals took the second game of the teams’ first-round series with a 3-0 shutout. The Generals host the Nordiques for the decisive Game 3 Saturday at the New England Sports Village in […]