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Prospects to Know: Who is… Mathis Preston?
In the wake of the World U-17 Hockey Challenge’s concluding with a victory for Canada-White in the gold medal game against Canada-Red (with White captained to this triumph by one of our favorite prospects, Keaton Verhoeff), I think it is time to give this series yet another revival. This will begin a “series within a… Read more
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KHL updates: SKA potentially over-reliant upon Zavragin, Sochi winless despite light schedule
This series unintentionally became suspended due to ongoing obligations elsewhere, both those of creative nature and not. That said, this will be plenty detailed to make up for lost time. SKA Saint Petersburg: Game 19: Wednesday, October 23rd SKA 8-0 Kunlun Red Star The game was defined by a pretty clear offensive explosion from SKA,… Read more
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Mass. College of Liberal Arts Trailblazers @ St. Michael’s Purple Knights, game 2
Entering tonight’s game, the MCLA Trailblazers were without captain/D Connor Nagy due to a lower body injury sustained from the game last night and Matthew Castillo was healthy scratched after his ejection last night. Defensemen Joshua Romanowski and Colin Ogborn would draw into the lineup. Following the 5-1 loss to St Michael’s on Friday night,… Read more
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Mass. College of Liberal Arts Trailblazers @ St. Michael’s Purple Knights
Tonight signaled the beginning of the hockey season for the MCLA Trailblazers, looking to have a strong sophomore season after going 7-17-1 in their inaugural/return campaign. The Purple Knights got off to a hot start, as Quinn McCarthy scored a power-play goal 2:23 into the game off of a slashing penalty to MCLA’s Matthew Castillo.… Read more
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Exhibition Match in Review: MCLA Downs Keene State
On Friday, October 25th, MCLA got their first exhibition match of the season in against the Keene State Owls. This was the second exhibition match in NCAA III history for Keene State, and their first against an NCAA opponent, following their Tuesday night defeat against the EHL All Stars by a score of 5-3.… Read more
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Flying over the abyss: The story of the successful, but never profitable, Lewiston Maineiacs
The QMJHL has twice attempted to expand into the United States. The first time was during the 1984-85 campaign. The Plattsburgh Pioneers lasted just 17 games, registering a pitiful record of 0-16-0-1 W-L-T-OTL while fielding a roster consisting entirely of American players and that was not created via an expansion draft. The team was a… Read more