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FITCHBURG — For a moment, the puck sat loose atop the UMass Dartmouth crease, waiting to pushed toward the net or cleared away. The clacking of sticks that followed set off a celebration the likes of which haven’t been seen at the Wallace Civic Center in quite some time. Fitchburg State won the ensuing scrum […]

The hard work has just begun. Having closed the season with wins in four of its last five games to secure the second seed in the MASCAC tournament and a bye into the semifinals, the Fitchburg State ice hockey team has a bit of time to prepare for its next contest. Just who the Falcons […]

It’s easy to write off a conference loss in November. A bad game, a tough bounce here or there and it’s simply a MASCAC defeat. But with just a pair games left on the conference slate, these contests seem to carry a bit more weight for the Fitchburg State ice hockey team. The impact of […]

The Fitchburg/Monty Tech ice hockey team played the role of spoiler Thursday night, ruining Senior Night for Leominster in a 8-2 win at the Wallace Civic Center. Jacob Pruneau had a hat trick, Jackson Leider dished out three assists and Easton Minardi made 16 saves as the Red Raiders snapped a three-game skid Tied at […]

FITCHBURG — Framingham State continues to be a thorn in the side of the Fitchburg State ice hockey team. The Rams pulled off an upset Thursday night at the Wallace Civic Center, frustrating the Falcons for the second time this season, leaving Fitchburg with a 5-1 MASCAC victory in tow. The Rams (7-10, 7-7) had […]

It hasn’t been a perfect start to the second half of the season for the Fitchburg State ice hockey team, but its record post-holiday break is pristine so far. The Falcons have returned to the ice and posted a 2-0 record in 2024 and while head coach Dean Fuller would like to see his team […]

FITCHBURG — It wasn’t perfect, but it was a step in the right direction. Two days after putting nearly 50 shots on goal and coming away with just one marker in an overtime win over MCLA, the Fitchburg State hockey team had a more efficient showing in another conference contest. The Falcons hit the net […]

As the wins have a piled up for the Fitchburg State hockey team this season, the Falcons’ head coach draws ever closer to a major milestone. Entering the season with a 590-356-65 record, the thought of Dean Fuller reaching the 600-win plateau has been in play since the puck dropped on Oct. 27. With the […]

University of New England running back Damien Jones has been named the Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) Football Offensive Rookie of the Year after a spectacular freshman season with the Nor’Easters. The Fitchburg native carried the ball 88 times in 10 games this season, racking up 486 yards and finding the end zone seven times on […]

In the standings, it will simply go down as a single point for the Falcons. But in reality, Thursday night’s 3-all stalemate with Plymouth State was much more meaningful than a tie usually would be. Playing on the road against the USCHO’s 13th-ranked Division 3 team, the young Falcons never saw the task in front […]