According reports published by TSN in Canada and by NBCSports.com, former University of Maine captain Jim Montgomery will be the next head coach of the Dallas Stars of the National Hockey League. Bob McKenzie, a hockey insider for the Canadian network, first tweeted the news at about 1:50 p.m. Wednesday, saying an announcement is expected […]
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Colby College run to Frozen Four carries storied history
Former Colby College ice hockey coach and Maine Sports Hall of Famer Jack Kelley tips his cap before a game in Waterville in October 2015. WATERVILLE — Jack Kelley doesn’t get around like he used to. “Are you kidding me? I get exhausted just getting my clothes on and going out to get the car,” […]
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Maine hockey blows lead, ties Vermont
ORONO — If ever a tie felt like a loss, it was Friday night. The University of Maine broke through for a two-goal lead in the third period against Vermont, only to allow two late power-play goals as the Black Bears and Catamounts skated to a 2-2 tie before 3,365 at Alfond Arena. Peter Housakos and Canon […]
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In the Crease: Providence persevered, against all odds
BOSTON — They weren’t supposed to be here, these plucky and persistent Providence Friars. And yet, on college hockey’s biggest stage, led by stalwart goalie Jon Gillies of South Portland, they not only proved they belonged — they stole the show. Behind a superhuman, 49-save effort from Gillies that included a Superman leap across the […]
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In the Crease: Gillies family dynasty alive and well
BOSTON — Growing up in Bath, Maine, Bruce Gillies Sr. never dreamt of building a dynasty. Sitting in Section 15 at the TD Garden on Thursday, immersed in an extended family clad in black, white and silver, he pointed to his grandson, Jon, standing guard in the Providence College crease, and to the defensemen flailing […]
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Division III hockey: Oswego State, Geneseo round out Final Four
GENESEO, N.Y. — SUNY-Geneseo weathered all kinds of pressure from Norwich throughout their game Sunday, and when it mattered most, junior sniper Tyler Brickler provided the counterattack to help the home-standing Knights fend off the Cadets, 3-2, in their NCAA Division III hockey quarterfinal. The Knights (23-6-0) advance to the Division III Frozen Four in […]
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NCAA hockey: Titanic, Lakers sink Polar Bears
A third-period, two-goal lead was too hot to handle for the Bowdoin men’s ice hockey team Thursday. David Titanic and Mike Montagna scored goals 38 seconds apart midway through the third period to knot the score and Titanic made a brilliant backhand pass to Alex Botten with 2:20 to play in regulation to lead Oswego […]
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NCAA hockey: Bowdoin stuns top seeds in NESCAC tourney
John McGinnis has scored and assisted some pretty big goals for Bowdoin College this season. The junior topped it all Sunday. Twenty-two seconds into the second overtime, McGinnis converted on a breakaway to lift the No. 5 Polar Bears to a stunning 3-2 win over No. 2 Amherst in the New England Small College Athletic […]