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 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’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 ...

BY JERRY LIPTAKThe 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 line to blue line, even some heated verbal exchanges. Ultimately, the visiting Salem Blue Devils ...

BY JERRY LIPTAKThe 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 line to blue line, even some heated verbal exchanges. Ultimately, the visiting Salem Blue Devils ...

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, it revealed a paved surface – perfect for roller hockey amongst ...

By Ryan O’connor   Spaulding had won 40 consecutive Division II games and two straight state titles headed into this season. Its only blemish this year came was a 6-3 setback on Dec. 22 at Timberlane. Still, the 7-1 Red Raiders took notice when they saw 6-3 Bow waiting on Saturday, Jan. 19. “Their coach has a lot of ...

BY MATT SCHOOLEYManchester Central generated little on offense, falling 3-0 on the road to Salem High School in Division I boys ice hockey on Saturday, Jan. 5. Salem scored little more than two minutes into the contest when forward Derek Tomes put in a rebound past Central goalie Jared Cox. Central trailed by three when, with 9:20 remaining in ...