We are excited to announce we will be expanding into #Maine for our Premier North Division! The @TwinCityThunder team will join us for the ’18-’19 season! Check out the full release here – https://t.co/teHVrkn8Ie #usphl #hockey pic.twitter.com/FAIiBF4tnH — USPHL (@USPHL) December 1, 2017 https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js AUBURN — Maine’s newest junior hockey team will call itself the […]
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Junior hockey team to call Auburn home
AUBURN — The Lewiston-Auburn area is getting a second junior hockey team. Monday night, the Auburn City Council gave its unanimous approval to Maine Hockey Management Group LLC to finalize a lease agreement with a yet-to-be-named league to operate a team out of the Norway Savings Bank Arena beginning next season, in August 2018. “We’re […]
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Marie Beaule Therrien
BIDDEFORD — Marie Beaule Therrien, 86, of Biddeford, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 21. Family came from miles away to pay their last respects. Marie was born Jan. 29, 1931 in Lewiston, a daughter of John and Yolande (Dostie) Beaulè. On Oct. 25, 1952, she married Normand F. Therrien at St. Mary’s Church in Lewiston. They spent […]
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Ovechkin and Putin: Why?
Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin (8), of Russia, looks on during the first period of an NHL hockey game against the Calgary Flames, Monday, Nov. 20, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Nick Wass) WASHINGTON — For more than a dozen years, Alex Ovechkin has skated between two worlds: his country of birth and his professional […]
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Pastrnak goal in third lifts Bruins to win over Penguins
BOSTON — After letting a pair of two-goal leads slip away in the second period, the Boston Bruins got the break they needed early in the third and put an end to the rallies. David Pastrnak scored on a breakaway 5:06 into the third period, snapping a 3-all tie and giving Boston the lead for good […]
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Terrance R. Robinson
LISBON — Terrance R. Robinson, 79, formerly of Dixfield, passed away peacefully, Nov. 16, at the Lamp Memory Care Center. He was born Sept. 26, 1938, in Dixfield, where he resided most of his life. He was a graduate of Dirigo High School and Husson College. He was an avid sportsman who enjoyed hunting, fisihing, and […]
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Junior hockey: Labrie, Nordiques pull away from Islanders
FALMOUTH, Mass. — Caleb Labrie led a trio of Nordiques with a goal and two assists as Lewiston/Auburn completed a weekend sweep of Cape Cod with a 4-1 win on Sunday. Shayne Plummer and JP Chauvin also notched a goal and two assists for the Nordiques, who defeated Cape Cod, 3-2, on Saturday. William Fletcher […]
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Maine Gladiators, Norway Savings raise funds for youth hockey scholarship
Norway Savings Bank and Maine Gladiators joined forces on Oct. 26 to raise more than $1,700 to benefit kids who want to play hockey but experience financial limitations. The money raised will go to scholarships. The event took place at the Norway Savings Bank Arena in Auburn. For the event, Norway Savings Bank President and […]
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Contractors Hockey League standings and results
Contractors Hockey League Standings as of Monday, Nov. 6: 1. Advance Wiring 6-1-1, 13 points 2. Pratte Drywall 6-2-0, 12 points 3. Saint’s Paint Plus 4-3-1, 9 points 4. I.D.S. 3-3-2, 8 points 5. Theberge Construction 2-6-0, 8 points 6. Lewiston Paint 1-7-0, 2 points. Sunday, Nov. 5 results: Theberge Construction 3 Lewiston Paint1, Pratte Drywall […]
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Gerard A. Tancrede
AUBURN — Gerard A. Tancrede, 64, of Lisbon, passed away peacefully Thursday, Nov. 9, at the Androscoggin Home Care & Hospice House in Auburn following a brief illness. “Gerry” was born in Lewiston on May 17, 1953, the son of Arthur and Lorraine (Lussier) Tancrede of Lewiston. Gerry grew up in Lewiston and graduated from Lewiston […]