The Maine Nordiques frustrated the Maryland Black Bears with relentless puck pressure Monday afternoon.
The Nordiques defeated the Black Bears 4-1 in a North American Hockey League East Division contest at the Ice World Arena in Edgewood, Maryland.
“Everything, in terms of momentum and sustained momentum, was rooted from our forecheck,” Maine Nordiques associate head coach Matt Pinchevsky said. “Our forecheck was fabulous, and it started in one big-time wave from the Cannon Green, Makem Demers and Patrick Schmiedlin line. It followed right down the lineup.”
Luke Antonacci opened the scoring for the Nordiques (17-9-1, 35 points), scoring the only goal of the first period with seven minutes remaining. The goal was set up by James Philpott and Jack Strauss.
The Maine Nordiques’ top line was a force Friday night.
Cannon Green, Stefan Owens and Makem Demers each scored a goal as the Nordiques defeated the Northeast Generals 4-3 in a North American Hockey League East Division game at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston.
Green also had two assist to finish the contest with three points, while Owens and Demers each had one assist.
“It was just a matter of time, those guys are doing everything the right way and they go about their business, day in and day out,” Maine Nordiques coach Nolan Howe said. “We see it in practice, and for them to be rewarded for their efforts, we certainly like to see it.”
The Maine Nordiques will begin the new year looking to get back to their winning ways.
The Nordiques ended the 2020 portion of the 2020-2021 season Wednesday with a 3-1 loss to the Northeast Generals at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in Lewiston. The Nordiques were considered the road team for the contest between the two North American Hockey League East Division rivals.
The meeting was the fifth between the two teams in the past week. The Nordiques won on Dec. 9 Dec. 13 and on Tuesday all by the score of 4-3. Along with Wednesday’s victory, Northeast also won last Friday 5-1.
December 13, 2020
16-year-old goalie Paxton Geisel stopped 36 shots as the St. Cloud Norsemen won their first game of the season, defeating the Minot Minotauros 3-1.
Odessa 2 @ Shreveport 3 (OT) - The Shreveport Mudbugs scored their second overtime win in consecutive nights as Dawson Sciarrino buried a highlight reel goal midway through the extra period. Sciarrino finished with a goal and an assist. Matt Weber’s power play goal got the Mudbugs on the board after Odessa got out to a 2-0 lead. Dilan Peters’ first goal of the season tied the game at two to force overtime and led to Sciarrino’s heroics. Cole Hudson picked up the win in between the pipes as he made 37 saves. Joey Musa and Ben Doherty were the goal scorers for Odessa and Connor Hasley made 31 stops.