DENVER – Andrew Thomas, senior captain of the University of Denver hockey team, earned the annual Western Collegiate Hockey Association post-graduate scholarship for 2008-09. The award capped a remarkable undergraduate career for the Bow resident, both on the ice for the perennial power and in the classroom. As team captain in ...

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, Aug. 2, from 8 to 11 a.m., and pick up of cash and unsold equipment is noon to 2 p.m. Equipment ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORSitting at a youth hockey conference, watching what was likely to be another boring prerecorded training video, Kermit Brunelle sighed. On the screen, Don Lucia, coach of the national champion University of Minnesota ice hockey team, was giving a speech. “A lot of people think I have the best job in hockey, and I tell ...

The New Hampshire Avalanche Squirt ’98 AAA team rolled through the Metro Boston Hockey League regular season, posting 35 wins without a loss. The postseason was no different. The top-seeded Avs, coached by Mike Potvin; his assistant coaches, Joe Silva, Mark Leach and Gary Saklad; and goaltender coches Bill McWhinnie and Bryan Ash, ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Standing in the tee box on the eighth hole at the Overlook Country Club in Hollis, a 194- yard downhill par 3, Brett Borbidge had a decision to make. Would he use his 6-iron or 7- iron? Maybe his 8-iron? Glancing at teammate Jimmy Fellows, a left-hander, Borbidge asked to borrow a club. Turning his hat backward, and taking ...

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 to a 3-0 victory over Bishop Brady, stopping 23 shots as the Cardinals won their ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYThe 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 to a 3-0 victory over Bishop Brady, stopping 23 shots as the Cardinals won their second straight ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORThey 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 hockey team failed to do was stuff the puck home when it counted most. Trailing Bow, 3-1, in ...

BY RYAN O’CONNOR Spaulding ice hockey coach Paul George had to admit he thought this was the year. The Bow Falcons, having never reached the Division II title game in the school’s 10-year history, led George’s Red Raiders, 4-2, with five minutes remaining in the semifinal matchup on Tuesday, March 4, at the Rinks ...

BY RYAN O’CONNORHome 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,” he said. Going into the final game of the season, the Grizzlies knew their ...