LEWISTON — Jordan Martinook looked to the skies, bent over at his waist with his stick on his thighs, and hung his head. He coasted in a loop from near the Hartford cage and back toward the Portland Pirates’ bench. His teammates were already filing toward the dressing room, their heads bent like Martinook’s, in […]
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Eastern A quarterfinal: Saints make short work of Eddies
AUBURN — Chase Hainey couldn’t believe his good fortune. Mere moments, and an Edward Little timeout, after his short-handed goal had given St. Dom’s a 5-0 lead in Tuesday night’s Eastern A quarterfinal, he had yet another opportunity to score a man down when the puck deflected off an EL defenseman’s skate and right into […]
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Two Lewiston skaters among Travis Roy Award semifinalists
As the high school hockey playoffs get underway in earnest this week, a handful of players have been named semifinalists for Class A’s top individual honor. Kyle Lemelin and Matt Poulin of Lewiston High School are among eight players in the running for the Travis Roy Award, given annually to the top player and sportsman […]
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AHL: Pirates shut down Phantoms
LEWISTON — A little break and a few reinforcements were just what the doctor ordered for the Portland Pirates. And to show for it, the team has its first winning streak in nearly two months. Chris Brown snapped a scoreless tie 1:54 into the third period and Brendan Shinnimin scored in his first game since […]
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Lions hockey tournament kicks off 42nd year at new Auburn arena
AUBURN — More than 1,000 people filled the twin rinks of the Norway Savings Bank Arena on Saturday to kick off the 42nd annual Lions Tournament. By Thursday, when the event ends, an estimated 500 children on 24 hockey teams will have taken the ice. And an estimated 2,000 people will have visited the just-opened […]
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USA stuns Russia on Oshie’s shootout heroics
Yet Oshie was chosen for the U.S. men’s hockey team with just such a situation in mind, and the shootout specialist concocted one last clever goal to silence an arena filled with screaming Russian fans. Oshie scored four times in the shootout and put the winner between Bobrovsky’s legs in the eighth round, leading the […]
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AHL: Visentin backstops Pirates to win over Phantoms
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. — Tye McGinn yelled a four-letter word in frustration. He was the Adirondack Phantoms’ last shooter and they needed a goal to force the shootout into sudden death. He made a move, lost control of the puck and didn’t get a shot off. McGinn wasn’t the only one to miss; he was […]
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Girls’ Hockey: Winning is learned behavior for Lewiston seniors
LEWISTON — Beginner hockey players are all too familiar with “lemon” drills, designed to teach them balance, how to go forward and backward and stop on a dime when necessary. It’s a lot to grasp, of course, which is why most athletes gravitating to the game begin rehearsing the skills at around the same time […]
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Girls’ Hockey Eastern Final: Lewiston shuts out Leavitt Little
It’s the law of averages, and in concert with another dynamite defensive effort, it steered Lewiston into the state championship game. Paige Fontaine made 25 saves for her second playoff shutout Wednesday night, and Lewiston advanced to its third girls’ hockey state championship game and its first since 2010 by shutting out rival Leavitt/Edward Little, […]