WINSLOW – The top-seeded Winslow Black Raiders overcame themselves and the fifth-seeded Houlton-Hodgdon Black Hawks to post an impressive 4-2 victory in Monday’s Eastern Maine Class B hockey semifinal at Sukee Arena. After taking six straight penalties, resulting in two power-play goals for Houlton-Hodgdon in… Read More
WINSLOW – The goalpost can be your best friend or your worst enemy. The John Bapst High School Crusaders came a goalpost away from forcing an overtime but when Tyler Fadrigon’s slap shot from the right point hit the short-side post with a minute left,… Read More
There will be a new Eastern Maine Class B hockey champion and plenty of candidates since defending regional and state titlist Brewer has moved up to Class A. “The league is so tight this year,” said Orono coach Greg Hirsch. “This is the most parity… Read More
ORONO – Dr. Carl Flynn, the Presque Isle High School hockey coach, was right. He was concerned his team didn’t match up nearly as well against Brewer in Wednesday night’s Eastern Maine Class B championship game as it did against the teams it eliminated in… Read More
BREWER – The Brewer High School Witches were explosive during the regular season and continued that trend in the playoffs Monday night. Senior center Reid McLaughlin had three goals and sophomore center Dylan Fitzpatrick had a pair of goals as the second-seeded Witches beat seventh-seeded… Read More
PRESQUE ISLE – Dylan Collins scored the winning goal 4:24 into the third period off an assist from Brennen Shaw to lift No. 4 Presque Isle to a 4-3 Class B quarterfinal hockey victory over No. 5 John Bapst of Bangor on Monday. Ben McPherson… Read More
ORONO – Houlton-Hodgdon senior goalie Nic Joslyn turned in a scintillating performance that will be remembered for a long time. But Zach Wilson, who was robbed time and time again by Joslyn, scored just 31 seconds into overtime to give the Brewer High School Witches… Read More
LEWISTON – Dan Rautenberg collected a hat trick as Cape Elizabeth beat Winslow 4-2 in the state Class B high school hockey championship game at the Colisee Monday night. Rautenberg scored the game-winner when he snapped a 2-2 tie in the third period with a… Read More
ORONO – Winslow High School ice hockey coach Don Skillings had a choice during the second intermission of Wednesday night’s Eastern Maine Class B championship hockey game. After watching his team get taken out of its style, react to what Orono was doing rather than… Read More
BREWER – With a second overtime looming, a bouncing puck wound up on the right stick for the Hampden Academy Broncos: the one belonging to leading goal scorer Chris Pease. And the senior right wing converted on a breakaway with 21 seconds left in the… Read More
LEWISTON – Even with Garrett Macgowan doing his best impersonation of Jim Craig (or Superman, if you prefer), it wasn’t enough for Hampden Academy to overcome Cape Elizabeth’s sheer speed and cohesiveness. The Capers launched a staggering 62 shots at Hampden’s senior goaltender en route… Read More
WINSLOW – For the first time in recent memory, historical powerhouses Winslow and Orono were both absent from the Eastern Maine Class B semifinal hockey playoffs. Instead, top seed Hampden Academy and No. 2 Presque Isle were ready to make some history of their own. Read More