Category: Hockey
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Late Third Period Goal, OT Goal Down Thunderbirds In First-Ever Match With Griffins
SPRINGFIELD, MA – With 3:10 left in the third period, the Springfield Thunderbirds had still not let a goal in and were clinging to a one-goal lead over the Grand Rapids Griffins despite allowing 31 shots on goal. That all changed at the end of a net-front scrum allowed Alex Chiasson to dig the puck…
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Non-Existent Special Teams, Questionable Call Fell Thunderbirds In First Match-Up With IceHogs
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Coming into Friday night, the Springfield Thunderbirds had never faced the Rockford IceHogs and, in fact, had never faced a Western Conference team in the regular season. Unfortunately, the Thunderbirds (7-9-0-4) were unable to walk away with a victory, falling to the IceHogs (10-7-0-1) by a score of 4-2 on Friday night…
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Why Releasing Mitchell Miller Makes The Bruins Look Worse Than Before
BOSTON, MA – After a weekend full of turmoil, and disgust from the fans (and most players), the Boston Bruins finally made what many fans see as the “right decision” – rescinding their contract offer to Mitchell Miller on Sunday night. While there were some fans who defended Miller’s honor, and said that he was…
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Bruins Outlasts Three Lead Changes, Defeat Thunderbirds On The Road
SPRINGFIELD, MA – Going into Saturday night, the Providence Bruins (7-1-1-1) knew they were in for a fight for when they came to Springfield, but wound up having to survive three lead changes. However, they wound up victorious and wound up defeating the Springfield Thunderbirds (5-4-0-1) by a final of 3-2. After a dust-up just…
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AIC Holds Off UMass For First Time At Home In 5 Years
SPRINGFIELD – Coming off of a split against the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, the American International College hockey team looked to right the ship and pick up their first regulation win against the #13 University of Massachusetts on Saturday night at the MassMutual Center. With the lead at 2-0 Yellowjackets (0-1-2) in front with less than…
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