Category: Hockey

  • Butte Irish score 20 goals in weekend sweep of Quake

    Butte Irish score 20 goals in weekend sweep of Quake

    It may not have seemed friendly, but the Butte Irish welcomed the Yellowstone Quake to the Community Ice Center for a weekend series. 20 goals later the Irish had swept the visitors with a pair of victories, winning 11-2 on Friday before a 9-5 result the following night. Rookie forward Easton Langemo led all scorers…

  • Five-goal effort by Bryce Laager leads Hudson Havoc to season opening win

    Five-goal effort by Bryce Laager leads Hudson Havoc to season opening win

    Season eight of Hudson Havoc hockey began on Saturday night in Spooner with the visitors coming out on top with a 9-5 victory over the Northwest Express. After an abbreviated training camp new head coach Don Babineau brought 14 skaters to the Spooner Civic Center to face the Express who split their opening weekend series…

  • Veteran coach Don Babineau returns to Hudson

    Veteran coach Don Babineau returns to Hudson

    Junior hockey veteran coach Don Babineau is back behind the bench in Hudson, Wisconsin after recently being named head coach/GM of the Hudson Havoc. The team has been preparing for their USPHL season opener scheduled for Saturday. This is the second stint in Hudson for Babineau who guided the Hudson Crusaders of the Minnesota Junior…

  • Butte Irish say goodbyes, honor graduating veterans

    Butte Irish say goodbyes, honor graduating veterans

    Butte Irish closed out their 2023-24 campaign on Saturday night hosting the Great Falls Americans. After a hard-fought 60 minutes the teams needed overtime before the visitors found a winning goal. Easton Kennedy scored the game winner at 2:10 of the extra frame for the Americans. Goaltender Braylon Rogers was excellent in his final game…

  • Butte Irish close 2023 with sweep of Yellowstone Quake

    Butte Irish close 2023 with sweep of Yellowstone Quake

    2023 has seen several ups-and-downs for the Butte Irish, but the team closed out the calendar year with a weekend sweep at Yellowstone Quake on New Years Eve. Goals by Toby Kerr, Corbin Breen, Andrew Browe and Weston Villers powered the Irish to the 4-2 victory while goaltender Braylon Rogers stopped 47 shots to even…

  • Butte NA3HL alumni update

    Butte NA3HL alumni update

    2023 Alumni playing ACHA Division 1 Former Butte Cobras goaltender Caleb Cross, a freshman at the University of Northern Illinois, earned his first career victory at the ACHA Division 1 level on November 17 stopping 37 of 38 shots against the University of Alabama. While his team is struggling this season, Cross is getting plenty…