21 Seacoast boys hockey players to watch in 2025-26

Jay Pinsonnault-Portsmouth Herald 12/11/25

Landon Midwood, Somersworth/Coe-Brown, senior, defenseman

 

Midwood had two goals and seven assists last season for the BearCats, and head coach Fred Strum expects a "big jump" in Midwood's game this season as he serves as a team captain.

"Middy is one of those teammates that you want on your team," Strum said. "He's tough as nails and will go to battle for anyone on the team."

Strum has coached Midwood for close to 10 years now, going back to youth hockey.

"I’m super proud of the player and even more proud of the young man and student he has become," Strum said.

Kasey Siering, Somersworth/Coe-Brown, senior, defenseman

 

Siering had four assists last season, and is set to begin his second season as a captain of the BearCats.

"He was a big part of our defensive core last year," Somersworth/Coe-Brown head coach Fred Strum said. "We were a young team, and took some lumps. Kasey was a consistent player and leader."

Strum calls Siering a "gifted skater who moves the puck well."

"He has a high compete level," Strum said. "I’m expecting continued growth as a captain and more points. Kasey is a tremendous young man on the ice and a great student in the classroom."

Seacoast high school boys hockey: What to know about every local team

Jay Pinsonnault-Portsmouth Herald 12/11/25

SOMERSWORTH/COE-BROWN

Coach: Fred Strum, fourth season

2024-25 result: 5-13. Didn't qualify for Division II tournament

Key returning players: Miles Messier, jr., forward; Hunter Rohr, soph., forward; Ryan Toussaint, jr., forward

Other key players: Ray Labelle, sr., defenseman; Pat Norris, sr., forward; Maddox Young, fresh., forward; Marcel Nourey, fresh., defenseman

Outlook: The BearCats missed out on the Division II playoffs, but Strum is "extremely excited about what we have this year." ... Strum says he has solid players at all positions. ....Toussaint and Messier both had 10 goals and five assists last season, while Rohr had seven goals and nine assists. ... "I think we will have a fun and competitive season," Strum said. "We are a year older; young team last year. We're looking to get into the playoffs and give ourselves a chance to make some noise." ... The BearCats are scheduled to open their Division II regular-season schedule on Wednesday, Dec. 17 against Lebanon/Stevens/Mascoma

New Hampshire HS Hockey – HNIB News Division 2 Top 8: Can St. Thomas Go Back-To-Back? Veteran Group Leads Spaulding Charge

Pete Tarrrier-HNIBNews-12/13/25

Hard choice between Somersworth-Coe Brown (5-17-1) and Winnacunnet (10-10) for the final spot in the rankings, but we are going with the Bearcats at #8.  Coach Fred Strum has several experienced returners and goaltending depth to lean on and the thought is with a new coach of the Warriors, it might take some time to gel.

New Hampshire HS Hockey – Division 2 Team Previews: Spaulding Sets Sights On The Big Prize; Merrick New Coach At Winnacunnet

Peter Tarrier-HNIB News 12/13/25

SOMERSWORTH/COE BROWN  (5-17-1)

After a down campaign, Somersworth-Coe Brown head coach Fred Strum is totally focused on getting his team back to the playoffs.

“We are a year older. We took our lumps last year as a young team,” Strum said.  “We are expecting to be a competitive, hard-to-play-against team. I am super-excited with our lineup. Strength at all positions makes my job easier. Wind them up and let them go, it will be fun”.

Strum named sophomore forward Hunter Rohr who scored seven goals with nine assists his freshman season as a player to watch along with juniors Miles Messier and Ryan Toussaint who both had 15 points last year.  Senior Patrick Norris is also back after scoring seven goals with seven assists his junior year. 

There’s also depth at goaltending and defense for Somersworth-Coe Brown.  A trio of senior defensemen will anchor the back line for the Bearcats with Kasey Siering, Landon Midwood and Ray Labelle serving as protection for returning varsity goalies Colby Strum, Maddox Messier and Josh Bayko. 

The Bearcats are high on a few younger players they expect to make an impact this year; versatile sophomore Carter Lambert and freshman forwards Maddox Young and Dylan Clarke. 

Wednesday Seacoast Roundup: Spaulding's Smith nets OT winner, more

sports@seacoastonline.com 12/18/25

BOYS HOCKEY

Somersworth/Coe-Brown 4

Lebanon 1

WEST LEBANON - Freshman Maddox Young scored a hat trick in his first varsity game as Somersworth/Coe-Brown opened its season with this Division II win at Campion Arena.

Miles Messier also scored for the BearCats, while Marcel Nourey, Colby Strum, and Dylan Clark each had an assist.

Vote for Seacoast boys, girls Athletes of the Week for Dec.15-20

Brandon Brown-Portsmouth Herald 12/22/25

This week's polls are for outstanding athletic accomplishments during the week of Dec. 15-21. 

Maddox Young, Somersworth/Coe Brown, hockey

Young, in his first varsity hockey game, scored three goals to lead the Bearcats to a 4-1 Division II win over Lebanon on Wednesday, Dec. 17.

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Somersworth/Coe-Brown 5

St. Thomas Aquinas 1

ROCHESTER - Hunter Rohr, Miles Messier, and Marcel Noury all had one goal and one assist for Somersworth/Coe-Brown (2-1) in its Division II win at Rochester Ice Arena. Dylan Clark and Patrick Norris both had one goal for the Bearcats. Maddox Young had two assists, and Kasey Siering and Ryan Toussaint both had one.

Cam Aceto, from Eli Evans, scored for STA.

Wednesday Seacoast Roundup: Spaulding boys hockey remains unbeaten

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Somersworth/Coe-Brown 4

Bishop/Valley 0

HOOKSETT - Patrick Norris, Hunter Rohr, Ryan Toussaint, and Carter Lambert all had one goal for Somersworth/Coe-Brown (3-1) in its Division II win at Delta Dental Arena.

Miles Messier, Kasey Siering, Landon Midwood, Maddox Young, and Marcel Noury all had one assist for the Bearcats, while Maddox Messier earned the win in net.

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Somersworth/Coe-Brown 7

Portsmouth 2

DOVER - Miles Messier and Maddox Young both had two goals and one assist for Division II Somersworth/Coe-Brown (4-1) its win over Division I Portsmouth at Dover Ice Arena. Patrick Norris, Ryan Toussaint and Dylan Clark all had one goal for the Bearcats. Clark and Hunter Rohr both had two assists, and Landon Midwood had one.

Somersworth goalie Colby Strum had 19 saves. Eden Shinkle and Ethan Dube both scored for Portsmouth, while Colin Mahoney, Owen Stevens and Gabe Ferreira all had one assist.

New Hampshire HS Hockey – Division 2 Top 8: #2 St. Thomas Aquinas Eyes #1 Spaulding In Upcoming Saturday Matchup

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Somersworth-Coe Brown (4-2-0) gets the #8 and final spot in the rankings this week.  The Bearcats are off to a tremendous start which includes a marquee win over St. Thomas, although the other three wins came against three winless teams, Brady-Valley, Portsmouth-Newmarket-Sanborn and Lebanon-Stevens-Mascoma.

New Hampshire HS Hockey Highlights: Poulin’s OT Winner Sinks Kingswood; Concord’s LaRiviere Stays Hot

HNIB NEWS-Pete Tarrier 1/12/26

Hunter Rohr, Miles Messier, Dylan Clark, Patrick Norris and Marcel Noury all lit the lamp for Somersworth-Coe Brown in a 5-1 win over St. Thomas.  Cam Aceto scored for the Saints. 

– Somersworth-Coe Brown topped Portsmouth-Newmarket-Sanborn 7-2 behind a pair of goals from both Miles Messier and Maddox Young.  Bearcats goalie Colby Strum had 19 saves.  Maddox Messier was the winner in goal for the 4-0 win over Brady-Valley. 

Somersworth/Coe-Brown boys hockey hands Spaulding first loss of season

Brandon Brown Portsmouth Herald 1/15/26

ROCHESTER - It started with how the Somersworth/Coe-Brown boys hockey team approached Wednesday night's Division II showdown with undefeated Spaulding at Rochester Ice Arena, with Bearcats' goalie Maddox Messier describing the scene.

"I think a big part of our game is the mental preparation beforehand, and I think we did a really good job," Messier said. "In the locker room, before the game, we were all focusing on hockey, we weren't talking about useless stuff; it was all hockey."

Messier allowed a goal 4 minutes into the game, but Somersworth/Coe-Brown responded with five unanswered goals and handed Spaulding its first loss of the season, 5-1."It was a big win, definitely," Messier said. "Spaulding is one of the top teams in the division for sure. I think we knew that coming into the game, and I think that helped prepare us mentally."

Somersworth/Coe-Brown improved to 5-2 on the season, while Spaulding is now 6-1.

"It was just a hard-earned victory," Somersworth/Coe-Brown senior forward Patrick Norris said. "We played until the very end."

After Spaulding's Riley Kondroski's goal early in the first period, Maddox Young and Norris scored within 2 minutes of each other and the Bearcats took a 2-1 lead into the first intermission. Norris, who recorded a hat trick, scored two goals in the second period - nine seconds apart for a 4-1 lead, and just 14 seconds later, Dylan Clark scored to push the lead to 5-1 with 4:13 left in the second.

"I thought we had a good start to the game, but after that, they came to play," Spaulding head coach Jamie Ferullo said. "(Somersworth/Coe-Brown) outworked us, outmuscled us and just played a more team game. They played together as a group, and credit to them. We definitely didn't play our game tonight, and they definitely had something to do with that, and I think we did some of it to ourselves as well." 

Messier recorded 34 saves for Somersworth-Coe-Brown, with Spaulding goalie Collin McIntyre had 16 saves.

"Today's win was a good win, the kids worked really hard," Somersworth/Coe-Brown head coach Fred Strum said. "They put in a lot of effort during the week, they worked (hard) today, they competed and I'm super proud of them."

Norris leads Somersworth/Coe-Brown's offensive flurry

The Bearcats' offense did a 180-degree turn from last Saturday's 5-1 loss to Oyster River.

"We have goal scorers," Norris said. "Offense was on fire tonight. We had a really, really good night."

Norris said the team tried to keep the intensity up, and "not let off the gas pedal," which led to the five goals scored in the first two periods. "I think it's just a momentum thing," Strum said. "You get fired up ... you get one, you get two, you get three and they were fired up. They worked really hard, and I'm just really proud of them. Really proud of the boys today."

Messier leads the way in net for Bearcats

Strum said Messier's performance was "one of the best games of his life."

"Maddox was unbelivable," Strum said. "He's taken an opportunity and he's ran with it. He's worked very hard for that opportunity and he's taken advantage of him, and I'm very proud of him."

Messier had seven saves in the first period, 13 in the second and 14 in the third.

"I think after that first goal, I really picked it up," he said. "I like to think I made some big saves; holding them to one goal through three 15-minute periods is good."

"Maddox is a great goaltender and he played excellent," Norris said. "He played terrific."

Spaulding looks to take lesson from season's first loss

The Red Raiders hadn't played since a 1-0 win over Bow on Jan. 7, and Ferullo said the team will have to work to get back into a flow.

"I think a loss like this can kind of jumpstart you, but it's about how our guys react to it," Ferullo said. "That's the biggest thing; how are we going to react? Are we going to hang our heads or are we going to get better the next day?"

Somersworth/Coe-Brown hosts Alvirne-Milford pn Saturday, Jan. 17 at 4 p.m., while Spaulding hosts St. Thomas Aquinas (4-2) at 7 p.m.,

New Hampshire HS Hockey – Division 2 Top 8: Alvirne-Milford Climbs To #2; Big Win For Somersworth/Coe-Brown

Pete Tarrier 1/19/26 HNIB NEWS

Spaulding holds onto the top spot in this week’s HNIB News New Hampshire Division 2 Top 8 by the slimmest of margins based on their overall record at this point. But there are a bunch of contenders in a very deep Division 2.

#7 Somersworth-Coe Brown (5-4) went 1-2 on the week, highlighted by the win over previously unbeaten Spaulding.  The Bearcats dropped games to Top 4 teams Alvirne-Milford and Oyster River.   

Vote now for Seacoast boys, girls Athletes of the Week for Jan. 12-17

Brandon Brown 1/20/16

Welcome to the fifth installment of Seacoast high school Athletes of the Week for the 2025-26 winter sports season, presented by York County Community College.

This week, and in weeks to come, you can vote for a girls athlete and a boys athlete of the week.

Maddox Messier, Somersworth/Coe-Brown, hockey

Messier recorded 34 saves and allowed just one goal as the Bearcats handed Spaulding its first loss of the season, 5-1, in a Division II game Wednesday, Jan. 14.

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– Somersworth-Coe Brown bounced back on Wednesday with a 5 to 1 win over previously unbeaten Spaulding.  Patrick Norris had a hat trick and the Bearcats also got goals from Dylan Clark and Maddox Young to go with a stellar 34 save performance in net by Maddox Messier.  Riley Kondroski scored the goal for the Red Raiders. 

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Winnacunnet 5

Somersworth/Coe-Brown 2

EXETER - Brock Emery and Cam Frenette each had two goals as Winnacunnet earned this Division II win at Phillips Exeter Academy.

Avery Young also scored for the Warriors, who got 24 saves from Logan Muirhead.

Miles Messier and Ryan Toussain scored for Somersworth/Coe-Brown, while Kasey Siering and Patrick Norris each had an assist. Somersworth goalie Josh Bayko had 16 saves

Meet 15 surprise players in Seacoast boys hockey in 2025-26

Jay Pinsonnault 1/28/26

The high school boys hockey season is heading toward the home stretch of the 2025-26 season in New Hampshire and Maine. Teams are starting to define themselves, and key players are emerging to help them achieve success.

Some teams believe they are solid state championship contenders, while others hope to be playing their best hockey come tournament time and make a push for a title or simply qualify for the postseason.

Here's a look at 15 players, across 10 high schools, who have exceeded preseason expectations. The compilation includes four seniors, three juniors, three sophomores and five freshmen.

Maddox Messier, Somersworth/Coe-Brown, junior, goalie

 

Messier has been a standout between the pipes for the Bearcats this season with a 3-0 record and a 1.29 goal-against-average.

Standout games came in "huge" wins over Spaulding 4-1) and St. Thomas Aquinas (5-1). Messier had 34 saves against Spaulding, and 36 against St. Thomas.

"Maddox has been a giant slayer," Somersworth/Coe-Brown head coach Fred Strum said. "He has work extremely hard and waited for an opportunity. He grabbed that opportunity and hasn’t let go."

Strum calls Messier a "terrific young man on the ice and in the classroom."

"I have seen tremendous growth in the last few years," Strum said. "He's also a great student-athlete. I’m so proud of him.“

Patrick Norris, Somersworth/Coe-Brown, senior, forward

 

After just seven assists in his junior season, Norris has already scored seven goals and dished out three assists in Somersworth/Coe-Brown's first nine games of the season.

"Pat has had a great start to the season," Somersworth/Coe-Brown head coach Fred Strum said. "He worked hard this off season, and has started finding the back of the net, and has carried that confidence into the season."

Norris had a hat trick in the Bearcats' 4-1 win over Spaulding. "He played a fantastic game, and he has grown into a leader in the locker room," Strum said. "Most importantly, he has worked incredibly hard in the classroom over the last couple years. I couldn't be prouder of “Patty Hatty."

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Miles Messier, Somersworth/Coe-Brown, hockey

Messier scored two goals and had one assist for the Bearcats' in a 5-3 Division II win over Pembroke Academy/Campbell on Saturday, Feb. 14.

5 Seacoast teams look to dominate NHIAA D2 boys hockey playoffs again

Jay Pinsonnault 3/6/2026

DOVER — The last seven NHIAA Division II boys hockey state champions have hailed from the Seacoast, and 2026 could make it eight in a row.

There are five local teams in the eight-team field, including St. Thomas Aquinas High School boys hockey, the defending champion. The Saints won their first NHIAA Division II state championship in 2019, earned a shared championship with Keene in 2020 and outright titles in 2022 and 2025.

Dover won its seventh title in 2021, and won again in 2023. Oyster River, on its seventh try, won its first title in 2024. The Seacoast teams in the 2025-26 field are as follows: St. Thomas Aquinas (14-4) is the No. 2 seed, Oyster River (13-4-1) is No. 3, Spaulding (12-6) is No. 5, Dover (12-6) is No. 6, and Somersworth/Coe-Brown (7-11) is No. 8.

No. 8 Somersworth/Coe-Brown

The BearCats take on No. 1 Alvirne/Milford on Saturday at 6:10 p.m. at Skate 3 Arena in Tyngsboro, Mass. The two teams met twice in the regular season with Somersworth/Coe-Brown losing both games, 3-0 and 6-1.

"We have a tough game against a good hockey team," Somersworth/Coe-Brown head coach Fred Strum said. "I have to do a better job of getting the team ready to play. I feel if we play like we did in the beginning of the season, with some big wins against some strong local rivals, we can put ourselves in a good position to move on in the playoffs. It will take a full team, disciplined effort from everyone."

Somersworth/Coe-Brown lost its final four games of the regular season by a combined score of 19-6.

"Our goal at the beginning of the season was to make the playoffs," Strum said. "I would've liked to be playing a little better going in, but we have to play the cards we are dealt." Miles Messier led the BearCats this season with nine goals and 11 assists, while Hunter Rohr had five goals and 11 assists.

"I think Division II is wide open and the team that can put it together at the right time could win it all," Strum said. "I do believe if I can get us pointed it the right direction and the strong leadership in our locker room has us believing and playing for each other .... why not us?"

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1 Alvirne-Milford vs #8 Somersworth-Coe Brown 6:10pm Saturday at Skate 3 in Tyngsboro, MA

t’s been a magical season for the Alvirne-Milford Admirals (14-4-0) in their first year under head coach Kathryn Griswold.  They will host their first home playoff game since their inaugural season as a co-op program between Milford and Alvirne High Schools back in 2019. The Admirals have been led by senior center Brandon Ganas, who became the program’s all-time leading scorer earlier in the season, plus senior forward Brandon Callahan who went over the 100 points mark in his career this year, and outstanding senior goalie Kian Corcoran.  Freshman Luke Green has been a great addition with over 20 goals.   Alvirne-Milford won both matchups against Somersworth-Coe Brown this year, winning 3-0 and 6-1.  They won’t have their leader Ganas in the playoff game as he’s facing a one-game suspension stemming from an ejection because of a hit in their final regular season game against Nashua. 

While we will certainly miss him on Saturday, we’ve worked very hard all season to develop multiple scoring threats,” coach Griswold said.  “I wish I had something exciting to tell you leading up to the playoffs, but we are just going to play the hockey we’ve been playing all year.  One shift at a time, one period at a time, one game at a time – find a way to win.”

The Admirals coach added, “It’s a brand new season right now with eight teams fighting for the same thing.  We’re going to play the way that got us here, fast, physical, and aggressive.  I’m very proud of this group and all of the development I’ve seen this season.  It will certainly go a long way in helping us grow the program for the future”. 

For Somersworth-Coe Brown (7-11-0), they started off 5-2 and picked up wins against some top teams early in the season, beating St. Thomas and Spaulding both by 5-1 scores, but it’s been a struggle ever since with only two wins in the final 11 games.  Miles Messier, Hunter Rohr, Ryan Toussaint and Patrick Norris are some guys who have played well for the Bearcats offensively with goaltenders Maddox Messier, Colby Strum and Josh Bayko all sharing time in net.  “Playoffs was the goal from day one. We got in and now the second season starts,” said coach Fred Strum.  “The kids have been working hard all week in practice.  Alvrine is a tough matchup. They are the number one seed, a tough draw at any ranking.  A lot of respect for their game. They work hard, move their feet and are tough to play against.”

“If we play our game, like the beginning of the season, we can compete with any team in the league.  I’m excited about our chances, and believe we can win if we play our best game at the right time”.

Division II boys hockey: Two upsets set up all-Seacoast Final Four

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No. 8 Somersworth/Coe-Brown upsets top-seed Alvirne

TYNGSBOROUGH, Mass. - Somersworth/Coe-Brown head coach Fred Strum believes his team, if it plays its game, can compete with anyone in Division II. The eighth-seeded BearCats, thanks to junior forward Miles Messier, certainly did just that in their quarterfinal against top-seeded Alvirne-Merrimack.

Messier scored four goals, including his team's final three as Somersworth/Coe-Brown pulled off the upset, 6-1 at Skate 3 Arena.

"Miles picked the best day to have his best game," Strum said. "That kid has been a tremendous leader on and off the ice. He never takes a shift off. He works his butt off and I couldn’t be prouder of him for his effort today."

Messier scored one goal in each of the first two periods, and two in the third.

"It was a good team win," Messier said. "We played hard. We came out hot. We did everything we needed to. We played hard. We played physical and we got the job done." Hunter Rohr and Kasey Siering also scored for Somersworth/Coe-Brown. "I’m extremely proud," Strum said. "The team bought in, and we believed in us. We're excited about the opportunity to play in Concord. We know Spaulding is a very tough opponent and I have a lot of respect for Coach Ferullo Jamie and that program. We’re going do our best to work hard and prepare during the week, and we will continue to believe in us."

Somersworth/Coe-Brown goalie Colby Strum had 28 saves.

"Colby made some tremendous saves, a lot of big saves in the first period when we had to kill off a 5-minute major penalty," coach Strum said. "I’m really proud of Colby for stepping up in a big playoff game for us."

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Miles Messier, Somersworth/Coe-Brown, hockey

Messier scored four goals to help lead the BearCats to a 6-1 Division II quarterfinal win over top-seed Alvirne on Saturday, March 7.

New Hampshire HS Hockey – NHIAA Division 2 Quarterfinals Recap: Top Seed Alvirne-Milford Falls; #2 St. Thomas, #3 Oyster River Survive With One-Goal Wins

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– The #8 Bearcats of Somersworth-Coe Brown shocked top seed Alvirne-Milford 6-1 at Skate 3 getting four goals from Miles Messier.  Hunter Rohr and Casey Siering also lit the lamp for Somersworth-Coe Brown, while goalie Colby Strum stymied the Admirals with 28 saves.  Mason Tompkins scored the only goal of the game for Alvirne-Milford. 

Four Seacoast teams prepare for Division II boys hockey semifinals

Brandon Brown 3/11/26

The NHIAA Division II boys hockey semifinals on Wednesday, March 11 at Everett Arena in Concord will feature four teams from the Seacoast, guaranteeing an eighth consecutive local state champion.

Fifth-seeded Spaulding will play No. 8 Somersworth/Coe-Brown in the first of two semifinals at 5 p.m., while No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas, the defending state champion, will face off against No. 3 Oyster River in the late semifinal, which has a scheduled start time of 7:30. 

The two winners will square off Saturday, March 14 at Southern New Hampshire University Arena in Manchester. Game time is TBD.

"With all four semifinal teams from the Seacoast, there will be a lot of fans traveling to Concord to watch both games," said Oyster River head coach Peter Harwood, who has led the Bobcats to seven straight semifinal appearances. "It should be an intense environment at Everett Arena on Wednesday night. The players look forward to playing in this atmosphere; it doesn’t get any better than this for a high school hockey game."

Somersworth/Coe-Brown head coach Fred Strum said all four remaining teams hailing from the Seacoast is "exciting, and speaks volumes to the youth programs in the area."

Spaulding lost to Merrimack/Hollis-Brookline/Derryfield in last year's quarterfinal, and will face Somersworth/Coe-Brown. The Bearcats missed last year's tournament, but made a statement last Saturday with a win over top-seeded Alvirne/Milford.

The two teams split the regular-eason series, exchanging 5-1 victories. Now, they meet with a berth in the state championship game on the line.

"For us to be successful Wednesday, we need to control the puck," Strum said. "We need to win each puck race and every 50/50 puck needs to be ours. We need to stay disciplined and do all the little things we talk about all the time. If we have the puck, they don’t. They can’t score without the puck."

Spaulding head coach Jamie Ferullo said it's going to be a physical game.

"It's going to be a game of controlling your emotions and just going out and focusing on what we do," Ferullo said. "I think that's the biggest thing for us, we just have to go out and play the way we know we can.

Somersworth junior forward Miles Messier scored four goals in Somersworth/Coe-Brown's quarterfinal win.

"We need to keep our composure and just get back to the basics of what makes our team successful," Ferullo said. "For us, it's just playing simple hockey, doing the little things correctly and controlling what we can control."

Cole Enman's hat trick in Saturday's 5-1 win over Goffstown carried Spaulding into the semifinals.

"Spaulding is a well-coached team," Strum said. "They have three lines and solid goaltending. It will take a complete game effort, and (we need to win) all three zones for us to be successful."

Boys hockey: No. 5 Spaulding advances to D2 championship. Here's how

3/11 Al Pike

Aside from a six-game win streak to open the season, the Spaulding High School hockey team has had difficulty stringing multiple victories together.

Until now.

Powered by a first line that accounted for two goals and six points, the fifth-seeded Red Raiders skated to a 4-1 win over No. 8 Somersworth/Coe Brown in the semifinals of the Division II tournament Wednesday, March 11 at Everett Arena.

Counting the final game of the regular season, the Red Raiders have now won three in a row. “We did the things we wanted to do," said Spaulding coach Jamie Ferullo. "We took over 70 shots tonight. The last three games we’ve started to play like this and play like we need to and play together as a group, and it’s made a big difference.”

Spaulding (14-6), which won its quarterfinal match-up on the road, reached the Division II championship for the second time in three years while the No. 8 Bearcats, who knocked off the top seed in the quarterfinals, finished 8-12.

Spaulding will face No. 3 Oyster River in the championship game Saturday, March 14. The Bobcats advanced with a 3-2 win over No. 2 St. Thomas Aquinas, the defending Division II state champions.

“I thought our team fought the whole time, battled the whole time,” said Somersworth/Coe-Brown coach Fred Strum. “We would've liked to control the puck a little bit more and get a few more shots on net and give ourselves a little bit better chance of scoring some goals.

“Our goal was to make the playoffs and make some noise and I think we did that,” he added.  

Tyler Jean and Drew Trembley each had a goal and an assist for Spaulding while linemate Cole Enman added two assists. Jackson Shapleigh and Colton Niven also scored for the Red Raiders with Christian Smith assisting on both goals.

“We played as a team,” Jean said. “It’s been an ongoing thing for us the past couple of games. I really think we’re bonding at the right time; we’re peaking at the right time and it’s really helping us out.”

Miles Messier scored the only goal for Somersworth/Coe-Brown with Patrick Norris assisting. Junior goalie Colby Strum was immense in net with 45 saves as Spaulding outshot the Bearcats, 49-16.

“We were very disciplined tonight,” Ferullo said. “We did a lot of things correctly. We didn’t get involved with any of the after-whistle stuff. We played through things. I was just proud of the way we handled ourselves tonight.”

Despite the shot discrepancy it was still a 2-1 game until late in the third period when the Red Raiders scored twice in the final four minutes to pull away. Spaulding goalie Collin McIntyre made 15 saves.

New Hampshire HS Hockey – NHIAA Division 2 Semifinals: #5 Spaulding, #3 Oyster River Advance To Saturday’s D2 State Final

3/13/26 Pete Tarrier HNIB News

Tyler Jean, Drew Tremblay, Jackson Shapleigh and Colton Niven all scored goals for #5 Spaulding in a 4-1 win over #8 Somersworth-Coe Brown.   Collin McIntyre stopped 15 shots for the Red Raiders in net.  Miles Messier scored the Bearcats goal, while goalie Colby Strum made 45 saves and held things close until Spaulding broke it open with a pair of goals in the final four minutes.   The Spaulding win sets up a 2024 title game rematch with Oyster River.

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Miles Messier, Somersworth/Coe-Brown, junior, forward

Messier scored 12 goals and had 14 assists, as his 26 points pushed Somersworth/Coe-Brown to a Division II semifinal appearance.