Islanders Hockey Club goalie Nevin Tardif, right, makes a nifty save on a point-blank shot by Twin City Thunder’s Matt Hanlon, center, who was being defended by Michael Bermingham, left. (Sun Journal file photo) The Twin City Thunder are moving up a level. In the midst of their first season in the United States Premier […]
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Junior Hockey: Schneider's move to Thunder reunites him with former teammates
Twin City Thunder forward Alex Schneider skates through drills with the team during practice in Auburn on Monday. (Daryn Slover/Sun Journal) AUBURN — Hockey is a small world. The latest example of that is one of the Twin City Thunder’s new additions in forward Alex Schneider. The 19-year-old from Williamston, Michigan is no stranger to […]
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Halak, Bruins shut down Golden Knights
BOSTON (AP) — After a rough couple of seasons, Jaroslav Halak is at the top of his game again. Halak stopped 37 shots to help the Boston Bruins to a 4-1 victory over the Vegas Golden Knights on Sunday night. “We’ve seen it from Day 1,” Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy said of Halak, who signed […]
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Pro hockey: Mariners seal win over Worcester with long empty-net goal
PORTLAND — A little more than two minutes remained when a delay of game penalty for flipping the puck over the boards in their own end put the Maine Mariners on the defensive. Sure enough, visiting Worcester called its timeout, pulled its goaltender to put six skaters on the attack against four, and prepared to […]
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Junior hockey: Rickett lifts Monarchs over Thunder in overtime
Twin City Thunder’s Derric Trudeau fires a shot on New Hampshire Junior Monarch goalie Justin Damon during the first period of Friday night’s game in Auburn at the Norway Savings Bank Arena. (Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal) AUBURN — The New Hampshire Junior Monarchs entered their game against the Twin City Thunder having won four overtime games. […]
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Nordiques saluting veterans, active military members this weekend
LEWISTON —The L/A Nordiques will be honoring active military and veterans while raising money for homeless veterans with the American Legion at this weekend’s games at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee. The Nordiques take on Skyland Kings on Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m., and the New England Stars come in Sunday for a 2 p.m. […]
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Thunder to host Pink the Rink night on Friday
AUBURN — The Twin City Thunder will be hosting Pink the Rink night on Friday at Norway Savings Bank Arena at 7 p.m. when they host the New Hampshire Junior Monarchs. Two dollars for every ticket sold, 50-50 proceeds and raffles from special edition game-worn jerseys will go to the Foster Family of Readfield. There […]
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College hockey: Angry Black Bears tuning up during off week
ORONO — Nobody with the University of Maine men’s ice hockey team is enjoying this off week much. After a disappointing split in Hockey East play against UMass-Lowell last weekend, the Black Bears are off this weekend before heading back into league play with a pair of games at Boston University on Nov. 16-17. There’s […]
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Girls' hockey: Seasoned Blue Devils hit the ice with eyes on title
LEWISTON — Before Monday’s first girls’ hockey practice of the new winter season, Grace Dumond got a little inspiration over the weekend. With Dumond in attendance, the Lewiston boys’ soccer team won another state championship — their third in four years — to add to the school’s ever-growing recent haul. Not to mention the boys’ […]
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Brad Marchand, Bruins stop Hurricanes
RALEIGH, N.C. — Brad Marchand scored the tying and go-ahead goals and the Boston Bruins continued their dominance of the Carolina Hurricanes with a 3-2 victory on Tuesday night. Marchand scored the tying goal with 18 seconds left in the second period and the eventual game-winner just over five minutes into the third period as […]