LEWISTON — Two weeks away from the Androscoggin Bank Colisee did nothing to help the Portland Pirates’ propensity to lose in the building, despite playing well enough to win the contest in the estimation of the team’s head coach. In their first game in the building since March 9, the Pirates surrendered three first-period goals […]
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NCAA Division III hockey: St. Norbert topples Geneseo to reach title game
The result was a pair of timely goals to cap a momentum shift late in the third period as Hill helped lift St. Norbert to a 6-2 win over SUNY-Geneseo in the teams’ NCAA Division III ice hockey semifinal at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee on Friday. Hill’s pair of goals in the final three minutes […]
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Live blog and chat: SUNY-Geneseo vs. St. Norbert
LEWISTON — There are four teams left standing in the Division III Ice Hockey Championship, and after tonight, we’ll be down to two. Join the Sun Journal and USCHO.com for a live blog and interactive chat with our staff on site. Click below to join the conversation. And follow our complete coverage of the tournament. […]
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NCAA Division III Hockey: Wisconsin-Stevens Point season review
Wisconsin-Stevens Point earned the right to claim Division III hockey’s first dynasty by winning four national titles in five seasons between 1989 and 1993. The Pointers passed the D3 dynasty torch to Middlebury in the 1998 championship and sunk into a frustrating stretch of mediocrity. With shrewd recruiting and an unwavering mission that drew top […]
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Bowdoin, Lewiston hockey histories forever linked
“The price was right,” Dumont quipped, a reference to the convenience, then and now, that admission to all Bowdoin sporting events is free. “It was always pretty special to be able to drive 20 minutes and see such a high quality of hockey. And to be honest, nothing against the University of Maine, but it […]
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Local impact for NCAA hockey championship could hit $3M
LEWISTON — At the Chick-A-Dee Restaurant, it’s meant a larger order of lobsters to give out-of-towners a taste of Maine. At Sports Trader on Main Street, it’s meant the sale of a few more rolls of tape, laces and basics. At the Ramada Hotel and Conference Center, it’s meant being nearly full up from Wednesday […]
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Bruins wallop Wild
BOSTON (AP) — Jarome Iginla scored two goals, Tuukka Rask stopped 33 shots, and the Eastern Conference-leading Boston Bruins extended their winning streak to nine games with a 4-1 win over the Minnesota Wild on Monday night. The Bruins increased their conference lead to five points over idle second-place Pittsburgh by posting their longest since […]
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The Hot Corner: Lewiston’s hockey legacy not just ‘back then’
Hockey Week in Lewiston received the perfect launch Sunday when hometown hero Kyle Lemelin made the short ride home with the Travis Roy Award in his lap. It’s no stop-the-presses revelation that the best senior schoolboy player in Maine hails from this extended community. Easy to make the case that Taylor Landry from neighboring Edward […]
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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 […]