DETROIT (AP) — Gustav Nyquist broke a tie with 7:12 left in the third period, and the Detroit Red Wings held on to beat the Boston Bruins 3-2 on Wednesday night. Nyquist scored 1:42 after teammate Tomas Jurco tied the game. Jimmy Howard finished with 33 saves to seal the win. The NHL-leading and Atlantic […]
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AHL: Bears claw Pirates
LEWISTON — A fresh face joined the Hershey Bears this week, in time to help the team in its chase for the playoffs. In his first professional game, Caleb Herbert delivered at the expense of the Portland Pirates, who suffered their second one-goal defeat in as many nights Wednesday, falling to Herbert and the Bears, […]
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Dumais helps Union get back to Frozen Four
Joe Dumais made his NCAA Division I head coaching debut this season — on an interim basis — while substituting behind the bench for Union bench boss Rick Bennett. Dumais is in his third year as an assistant coach with the Flying Dutchmen, his sixth as a Division I assistant. And next Thursday, he’ll coach […]
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Portland Pirates notebook: Fine line between development, playing to win
LEWISTON — Portland Pirates coach Ray Edwards knows there are two sides to his job as a top minor league affiliate. He walks a fine line between managing the Phoenix Coyotes’ farm team to win while also making sure he and his staff are developing the organization’s future stars well enough to play a key […]
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AHL: Pirates power past Monarchs
LEWISTON — It took the Portland Pirates nearly 13 minutes to realize shooting the puck would be not only advisable but quite fruitful Saturday night. Tim Kennedy scored on Portland’s first shot at 12:41 of the first period, opening a deluge of five unanswered goals as the Pirates rallied from an early 2-0 deficit to […]
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AHL: Pirates’ comeback falls short against Providence Bruins
LEWISTON — Andy Miele’s 25th goal begat a muted celebration. Instead of raising his arms, pumping his fist or skating wildly into his teammates’ arms, Miele glanced up at the clock. Too late. “I knew it was getting low,” Miele said. “I was just double checking to be sure.” Miele’s effort with three seconds to […]
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Anthoine signs with pro team in the ECHL
University of Maine senior left wing and assistant captain Mark Anthoine of Lewiston has signed an amateur tryout contract with the Evansville IceMen of the ECHL. He is the third Black Bear to sign a contract with an ECHL franchise. An amateur tryout contract is for those players leaving college and turning professional. Senior defenseman […]
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G&G Landscaping rakes in L/A Senior hockey title
AUBURN — G&G Landscaping forward Sheldon Roy threaded a pass in front of Lewiston Police Department goaltender James Thiess to Eric Potvin who scored the winning goal 20 seconds into the first overtime, giving G&G Landscape a 3-2 victory and its first Lewiston Auburn Senior Hockey League Championship title at Norway Savings Bank Arena last […]