Oyster River beats Goffstown in boys hockey game, 3-2

On Saturday, February 22, the Whittemore Center at UNH served venue for a showdown between the Oyster River High School Bobcats and Goffstown High School Grizzlies. Barely separated in the standings down the final stretch of the season, both teams were eager to pick up much needed points.

After losing the away matchup in the season opener, Oyster River were able to put in a solid performance at home and surpass the Grizzlies in the division standings. A stellar goaltending performance by Bobcats goaltender Claden Daubney helped push the home side to a hard fought 3-2 victory.

Oyster River Head Coach, Peter Harwood, was full of praise for his team after the win; “Goffstown has been a top 3 team all season and we knew we would need to play well to beat them.  They have 3 or 4 really quick forwards and our game plan was to slow them down by playing a very defensive forecheck. The player of the game was definitely our sophomore goalie, Claden Daubney, who made a handful of unbelievable saves in the second period and was solid all night.”

The Bobcats will look to continue their momentum on Wednesday in a home matchup vs Dover, followed by the final game of the regular season at home against Merrimack on Friday.