Oliver Wahlstrom puts on a New York Islanders jersey after being selected with the 11th pick of the NHL draft in Dallas on Friday, June 22, 2018. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth) DALLAS — Yarmouth native Oliver Wahlstrom was taken by the New York Islanders with the 11th overall pick in the NHL draft Friday night, becoming […]
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Maine Mariners, Portland's new ECHL hockey team, sign first player
New Maine Mariners player Alex Kile. (Submitted photo) The Maine Mariners are finally starting to take shape. Portland’s new minor league hockey team announced its first player under contract Friday. Alex Kile, a forward who played four years at the University of Michigan before turning pro in 2017, agreed to terms with the Mariners earlier […]
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Yarmouth’s Wahlstrom expected to be first-round selection in NHL draft
Maine native Oliver Wahlstrom, 18, who has been played on U.S. national U-17 and U-18 hockey squads, is expected to be taken in the first round of the NHL Draft on Friday. (Rena Laverty/USA Hockey National Team Development Program) Nine years after he scored a jaw-dropping goal that would make him an internet sensation, Yarmouth […]
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Mary F. Caron
LEWISTON — Mary F. Caron, 100, passed away Friday, June 8, at St. Mary’s d’Youville Pavilion after a short illness. She was born in Canada on April 16, 1918. Mary was married to the late Rene Caron in 1955 and had worked for 25 years at the Androscoggin Mill, and at the age of 70 went […]
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Capitals on verge of Stanley Cup title after blowing out Golden Knights in Game 4
WASHINGTON — The Washington Capitals are one win away from the first championship in their 43-year history after routing the Vegas Golden Knights 6-2 on Monday night to take a commanding 3-1 lead in the Stanley Cup Final. T.J. Oshie, Tom Wilson and Devante Smith-Pelly all scored in the first period to get the Capitals […]
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Ovechkin, Holtsby shine as Caps beat Lightning in Game 7
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — Alex Ovechkin scored early and Andre Burakovsky added two second-period goals to help the Washington Capitals put a decade of playoff frustration behind them with a 4-0 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference final Wednesday night. Braden Holtby stopped 29 shots for his second […]
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Lightning eliminate Bruins with 3-1 win in Game 5
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning, with a primary assist from a team that handled them during the regular season, are back in the Eastern Conference final for the third time in four years. Thank you, Boston Bruins. “I guess I can say it now. Boston set the bar for us, and we […]
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NHL warns Bruins’ Brad Marchand to stop licking opponents
The NHL has told Brad Marchand to stop licking opponents or the Boston Bruins forward will face punishment. Senior vice president of hockey operations Colin Campbell spoke to Marchand and Bruins general manager Don Sweeney on Saturday about Marchand’s actions against Tampa Bay a night earlier. Marchand licked Lightning forward Ryan Callahan on the face […]
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Lightning beat Bruins in OT to take 3-1 series lead
BOSTON — The Tampa Bay Lightning have a chance to get the last licks on the Boston Bruins at home. Dan Girardi scored 3:18 into overtime to give Tampa Bay a 4-3 victory over Boston on Friday night in a game that featured more face-licking from Brad Marchand but left the Lightning with a 3-1 lead […]
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A-L Hall of Fame: DeBlois just wanted to play hockey
Ray DeBlois won two hockey state championships with St. Dominic Academy before moving on to play at New Hampton School and then at Plattsburgh State. Nowadays he sells lamps, but there was once a time when Ray DeBlois made it his mission to light them. DeBlois fell in love with the game of hockey at […]