According to the Connecticut Post’s beat writer, Mike Fornabaio, the New York Islanders have signed Windham, ME native Matt Duffy to a one-year, two-way contract that will most likely see him playing for the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, Isles AHL affiliate. Duffy, 24, is entering his third year of professional hockey after graduating from the University [...]
Published on: 2nd August, 2010
The Team USA U-20 Evaluation Camp announced this morning that they have trimmed their roster down to 28 players and Biddeford native Brian Dumoulin is moving on following a series of intrasquad games. Dumoulin was one of 42 players to take part in the camp in Lake Placid, NY as this is the first step [...]
Published on: 17th June, 2010
Brian Dumoulin, a native of Biddeford, has been invited to take part in USA Hockey’s World Junior Evaluation Camp. The tryout camp, which is taking place from July 30 through Aug. 7 in Lake Placid, NY, will help determine the roster for Team USA for the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championships, which will be held [...]
Published on: 23rd April, 2010
One of the highest movers in the NHL Central Scouting final rankings was Scarborough native Jacob Rutt, who moved up to 149th when the rankings were released earlier this month. Rutt, who is a University of Maine recruit in 2011, was rank 209th among North American born skaters in the mid-season rankings. “I am pretty [...]
Published on: 25th March, 2010
Kevin Hart, the former Greely High School standout, spent this past season with Phillips Exeter Academy (Exeter, New Hampshire) honing his skills with the intent of grabbing the attention of NCAA Division III program for next season. He did more than catch NCAA D-III coaches’ attention; he caught the eye of the defending NCAA Division [...]
Published on: 17th March, 2010
Two Boston College freshmen – defenseman Brian Dumoulin and forward Chris Kreider – have earned 2009-10 Hockey East All-Rookie Team honors while senior forward Ben Smith captured the Len Ceglarski Sportsmanship Award, according to a league announcement made on Wednesday. Dumoulin is a 6-foot-3, 200-pound defenseman. He played in all 27 league games and registered [...]
Published on: 26th November, 2009
Lewiston, ME – Kasey Boucher, a sophomore defenseman for the Boston University women’s ice hockey team, stepped onto the ice at the Androscoggin Bank Colisee for the first time since she was a pee-wee Tuesday night against the University of Maine Black Bears. When the Lewiston native was announced as a starter, the arena erupted [...]
Published on: 29th September, 2009
Lewiston, ME – Jamie Gilbert is continuing the dream. The former UMass-Amherst and Southern Maine goaltender has signed an amateur tryout agreement with the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League. “I have an agent and he called some teams and began (speaking) to Wichita and they were interested in bringing me in,” said Gilbert. [...]
Published on: 2nd August, 2009
strong>Kennebunk, ME- Brian Billett could be the next Mainer to be drafted into the NHL. He was ranked by NHL Central Scouting as B prospect for the 2010 NHL Draft earlier this month. “It is nice to see that,” Brian Billett said. “However, I would like to be able to get to the A list [...]
Published on: 3rd April, 2009
COLORADO SPRINGS, CO- USA Hockey announced the 36 goaltenders who have been invited to invited to the second annual Warren Strelow National Team Goaltending Camp, May 28-31, in Ann Arbor, Mich. The goaltenders chosen represent the top goaltenders eligible for international play in select age groups. Brian Billett, a 17-year-old goaltender for the New Hampshire [...]