Bedford Bulletin : hockey

West starts quickly, slows considerably in postseason loss to Salem

Bedford Editor — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:37:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Manchester West found itself on the side of the Division I hockey tournament highway in a familiar position – out of gas. Skating only two lines against Salem High School in their quarterfinal-round match on March 4, the ninth-seeded...(read more)

Fine first season for Bedford High ends with loss in state semifinals to Kennett

Bedford Editor — Wed, 11 Mar 2009 19:32:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY After a taste of the postseason in 2009, the Bedford hockey team is ready for a larger portion next season. The sixth-seeded Bulldogs chowed down on No. 3 seed Somersworth on Saturday, March 7, in a 3-1 victory, but were sent home with...(read more)

Bedford High School heads to its first postseason with many positives, few negatives

Bedford Editor — Wed, 04 Mar 2009 20:31:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY When Matt Guerard saw the container of carnations carried to the ice for Pembroke Academy’s Senior Night, he wasn’t sure what to think. For now, Bedford’s head coach doesn’t have to worry about that kind of ceremony....(read more)

Athlete of the Month - Right wing is a goal-getter

Bedford Editor — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:00:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Sponsored by Indian Head Athletics Conversations in the Bedford High School hallways are going a little differently now. “We’re getting more fans, and we see more people come up to us and say, ‘Great game,’”...(read more)

Offense carries West, but defense must share the load

Bedford Editor — Thu, 29 Jan 2009 00:05:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY Allowing more than four goals per game is not a recipe for a successful season. On the other hand, scoring more than four goals per game can help even things out. Despite giving up 39 goals in its first nine games, the Manchester West...(read more)

Bedford High School loses player and lead, shows mettle, earns tie

Bedford Editor — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 20:03:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The Bedford Bulldogs lost a 2-0 lead, watched a teammate leave the ice on a stretcher and still had two minutes of hockey to play. That’s not an enviable task, especially for a team without a senior on the roster. Then again, Bedford...(read more)

Bedford’s varsity hockey program off to remarkable start

Bedford Editor — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 12:07:00 GMT

BY RYAN O’CONNOR It’s not supposed to happen this way. A team in its inaugural varsity season is expected to show marked improvement from game to game, but victories are generally reserved for the future. Yet the Bedford ice hockey players,...(read more)

Bishop Guertin beats Brady for second straight year, second straight title

Bedford Editor — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:12:00 GMT

BY MATT SCHOOLEY The puck from the Division I boys ice hockey championship ended up where it spent a great deal of the game – with Bishop Guertin goalkeeper Dave O’Brien. O’Brien notched his eighth shutout of the year to lead his team...(read more)

In ‘Blue’ battle, Salem pulls away from West

Bedford Editor — Thu, 14 Feb 2008 03:20:00 GMT

BY JERRY LIPTAK The Division I match-up between 9-4-0 Salem and 5-6-2 Manchester West had a little something for every ice hockey fan: fine goaltending from both starting netminders, hard-hitting confrontations in the corners, frenetic action from blue...(read more)

BG sees the pace increase in first Division I test

Bedford Editor — Wed, 09 Jan 2008 20:37:00 GMT

BY JERRY LIPTAK Just prior to Bishop Guertin’s inaugural NHIAA contest, the girls hockey team head coach, Mark Karaska, said he and his assistant, Myia Yates, were nervous and excited. No surprise there. Yet, after losing to host Concord on Jan....(read more)

Bedford athletes welcomed new schools, challenges in 2007

Bedford Editor — Wed, 26 Dec 2007 21:16:00 GMT

BY RYAN O’CONNOR It was a year of near-misses and so-closes on the 2007 Bedford sports landscape, though there were a few spot-ons mixed in. While dozens of local teams and individuals competed for the top prize in their respective class and/or...(read more)

West, Central loosen up in preseason jamboree

Bedford Editor — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 21:50:00 GMT

BY RYAN O’CONNOR It may have been the consolation game of an exhibition tournament, but the West and Central offenses hardly looked frozen on ice. After losing in the first round of the second annual Queen City Hockey Jamboree the week prior –...(read more)

Bedford player helps BG to state title

Bedford Editor — Thu, 15 Mar 2007 16:46:00 GMT

BY MATT STOUT There was little Gary Bishop knew about Zach Musgrave before this season. In fact, even “little” may be pushing it. Where Musgrave was from, where he played the year before, what he could bring to this Bishop Guertin hockey team,...(read more)

Young West team takes its lumps while maturing

Bedford Editor — Thu, 08 Mar 2007 16:17:00 GMT

BY MATT STOUT In looking back on one of the few silver linings in his team’s 2- 15-1 season, West hockey coach Phil Croasdale said the Blue Knights’ 7-1 win over Manchester Memorial on Jan. 27 – easily the squad’s most decisive...(read more)

Stick to it -West goals include turnaround from slow start

Bedford Editor — Thu, 11 Jan 2007 17:59:00 GMT

BY MATT STOUT Phil Croasdale calls his Manchester West boys hockey squad a team of the future. The trick is making sure it’s still one of the present. With four freshmen and 12 sophomores – several of whom are seeing regular time – the...(read more)