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• MRYHA hosts hockey swap at Sullivan Arena

  The Manchester Regional Youth Hockey Association (MRYHA) hosts its second annual hockey swap Aug. 1 and 2 at Saint Anselm College’s Sullivan Arena. Equipment dropoff takes place Friday, Aug. 1, from 5 to 7:30 p.m. The sale takes place Saturday, Read More... Posted Wednesday, July 09, 2008 3:13 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, hockey, Manchester, MRYHA, Saint Anselm's College

• Good season ends too soon for GHS skaters

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR They finished with a winning record for the second consecutive season. They hosted a first-round playoff contest. They came back from a twogoal deficit in the third period against a formidable foe. The only thing the Goffstown ice Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 05, 2008 8:38 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, high school sports, hockey, Goffstown High School

• School-best D-II record earns GHS home ice

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Home ice is nice, but Goffstown head coach Peter Bedford is more focused on the hot product skating on the cold surface. “I don’t care where it is, it could be in the pond out back … To me it’s an opportunity,” Read More... Posted Wednesday, February 27, 2008 4:23 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, high school sports, hockey, Bedford, Bow

• ‘He’s everything good about sports…’

  By Ryan O’connor You’ll have to excuse Liam House-Myers if he seems more graceful in skates than shoes. Growing up in Alaska, he has laced ’em up and hit the ice nearly every day since he was 6. When the ice melted on his home rink, Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 30, 2008 5:12 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, Sports, high school sports, hockey

• Neighborhood duel features family ties and comeback tries

  By Ryan O’connor CONCORD – Walking into Concord’s Douglas N. Everett Arena wearing a Bow Falcons cap and a Goffstown Grizzlies sweatshirt, John House-Myers received his share of grief from students and parents in attendance. “What Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 09, 2008 5:13 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, Sports, high school sports, hockey, Bow

• Local players, teams post impressive efforts in 2007

  BY RYAN O’CONNOR Goffstown-area athletic successes in 2007 came at many levels, for teams and individuals. This was never more evident than the summer, when nearly every Goffstown youth baseball team, from Little League through Babe Ruth, finished Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 26, 2007 8:11 PM by Goffstown Editor | 1 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, basketball, high school sports, hockey, wrestling, soccer, baseball, lacrosse, tennis, football, Cross country, spirit

• GHS has lofty on-ice aspirations – and with good reason

  By Ryan O'Connor When Peter Bedford took over the Goffstown High School ice hockey program four years ago, he put a five-year plan into motion. On track, Bedford said he expects his best team yet this season. “We’ve been progressing each Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 12, 2007 4:54 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Merrimack Valley, Sports, high school sports, hockey

• Skate expectations – Local hockey player tabbed for national program

  BY SAPNA PATHAK When Collin Bourque picked up a hockey stick for the first time at age 5, he did so without any expectations. Almost 10 years later, the opposite is true. This summer, Bourque learned having expectations is exactly what helped him succeed Read More... Posted Wednesday, October 24, 2007 5:28 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Sports, hockey

• Building Bridges – Uphill journey paved with bumps, hard work, rewards

  BY MATT STOUT Chris Bridges made it a habit to be the first one on and the last one off the ice during his career with the John Stark hockey team. A soccer-player-turned-hockey-player, Bridges barely knew how to skate four years ago when Stark coach Ed Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 21, 2007 6:58 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Sports, schools, hockey

• GHS adds offensive punch

  BY MATT STOUT Goffstown hockey coach Peter Bedford buys into the philosophy that the fewest goals allowed – not the most scored – wins championships. But that doesn’t mean he’s thinking totally about defense, either. With a 5-1 Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 31, 2007 3:49 PM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, Sports, hockey

• Knot disappointed

  Goffstown shows improvement against top teams BY MATT STOUT Steve Case had spent the past two hours sprawling across the crease, lunging for pucks and proving it is humanly possible to stand on one’s head. So when he was asked if settling for a Read More... Posted Thursday, January 11, 2007 11:46 AM by Goffstown Editor | 0 Comments Filed under: Goffstown, high school sports, hockey