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The NAHL’s entry draft will be held July 14. ANOTHER TENDER Before the draft, the Nordiques announced the tender signing of forward Brendan Gibbons. The 19-year-old from South Kingston, Rhode Island, played in the NCDC with the Jr. Bruins and P.A.L. Islanders. In 33 regular season games, he tallied six goals and 13 assists. The Nordiques also officially announced that Maine Nordiques Academy 18U defenseman Kadsen Johnson has signed a tender with the NAHL team. He had 12 goals and 38 assists i...

Stefan Owens loves playing against the Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks. The 20-year-old Maine Nordiques forward scored two goals during a 5-2 victory in a North American Hockey League East Division contest Saturday night. Seven of Owens’ team-leading 20 goals this season have come against the Hat Tricks. Associate head coach Matt Pinchevsly said the team doesn’t draw up plays for players who do well against a certain opponent, but they try to get that player or line more ice time. “We trust (Owens...

Patrick Schmiedlin’s late-game heroics helped the Maine Nordiques snap their five-game losing skid Friday. Schmiedlin scored twice as the Nordiques defeated the Danbury Hat Tricks 6-5 in overtime in a North American Hockey League East Division contest at the Danbury Ice Arena. The Nordiques came back from a one-goal deficit twice in the third period to force overtime. Schmiedlin, who has committed to play at Colorado College, put home a pass from Makem Demers for the game-winning goal less th...

7 of 7 New Jerseys Zach Nazzarett, left, and Maines Aidan Connolly battle for the puck during Saturdays game in Lewiston. Russ Dillingham/Sun Journal LEWISTON — The Maine Nordiques ended their four-game home stand with another loss at The Colisee. The New Jersey Titans defeated the Nordiques 5-1 in a North American Hockey League East Division contest. Maine has lost four straight at home and five overall. With nine games left on the schedule — including the next seven on the road — the No...

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 D...

Read Article Six different players had a goal as the Maine Nordiques defeated the New Jersey Titans 6-3 in a North American Hockey League East Division contest at the Middletown Ice World Arena in Middletown, New Jersey on Friday night. Stefan Owens, Caper Soderling and Tristan Fasig each had a goal and an assist for the Nordiques. “Every line contributed a goal, our power play got one and our (penalty kill was phenomenal,” Maine Nordiques coach Nolan Howe said. “We gave up one with four...

The mountain was too high to climb for the Maine Nordiques on Friday afternoon. Luke Mountain, a University of Vermont commit, had a hat trick as the Maryland Black Bears defeated the Nordiques 4-1 in a North American Hockey League East Division contest at the Ice World in Englewood, Maryland. It’s the second straight week the teams earned a split, as the Black Bears defeated Maine last Thursday. “We came in a strong positive frame of mind,” Maine Nordiques associate head coach Matt Pinch...

For the first time since November, the Maine Nordiques had a true road game. The Nordiques defeated the Maryland Black Bears 3-2 in a shootout Thursday in a North American Hockey League East Division contest down in Edgewood, Maryland. It was the first time the Nordiques traveled for a game since going down to Attleboro, Massachusetts on Nov. 12 to take on the Northeast Generals. The Nordiques played the Generals in Lewiston at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee in December and again earlier this mo...

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, da...