The CBC line went over 100 combined points on the season in Tuesday night’s win. (Photo by Charron)

Last night the Grizzlies returned to the ice for their first game since February 3rd, as their showdown out at Keene was postponed by snow on February 7th. The Red Raiders from Belmont-Gilford came calling in what promised to be a competitive affair. These two teams have played some pretty good games over the last two seasons, with Goffstown escaping with a 7-6 win two years ago, and then the Grizzlies snagged a 5-3 win last year. This season though, caught a red-hot Goffstown team against a Belmont-Gilford team that just doesn’t have the horses they have had in recent years. The Red Raiders came in to the game having won four in a row, and had posted 36 goals in their last 6 games.

Colby Gamache scored his seventh goal of the season in the victory over the Red Raiders. (Photo by Charron)

Sean Hunter and all of the Grizzlies played well in their 9-1 win. (Photo by Charron)

As the teams took a couple of minutes to feel out the pace of the game, it didn’t take long to notice that Goffstown was getting the better chances. Then a theme that would be present all night, line after line, started to show through. The Grizzlies cycled the puck, they made pass after pass, and moved the puck. All four lines were in on the action before the night was through.

Grady Chretien leads the freshmen in scoring with 8 goals. (Photo by Charron)

Michael Fortin has 11 points in 13 league games so far this season. (Photo by Charron)

Once the Grizzlies scored their first goal to get things going it seemed that a tidal wave of offense overwhelmed the opponent. Goffstown scored five goals in under three minutes in jumping out to a 5-0 lead. Griffin Cook finished in front of the net on a feed from Noah Charron. Then 26 seconds later Cook scored again, this time from his other linemate, Sebastian Beal. The MGM line jumped into the fray with a goal of their own when Colby Gamache scored from Evan McCuaig. It took just 15 seconds for the 3rd line, The Branch line, to get on the board too, when Brett Branscum banged a goal home from Grady Chretien. Griffin Cook scored his third goal of the night after Jacob Noonan made a point to point pass to his defensive partner Brett Lassonde. Lassonde ended up wrapping the puck down through the corner to Cook who scored the goal. Goffstown capped off their six-goal period when Michael Fortin scored from Max Lajeunesse. Goffstown had 17 shots to just 6 for the Red Raiders in the period.

Eric DesRuisseaux looks for an open lane against Belmont-Gilford. (Photo by Charron)

Calvin Sage takes another offensive zone faceoff against the Red Raiders. (Photo by Charron)

In the second period, Sebastian Beal lifted a nice backhand goal past Colin McGreevy after being set up by Griffin Cook to give Goffstown a 7-0 lead half way through the game. At 12:33 of the period Kyle LaSella made a great save to keep the Red Raiders off of the score board. Although, in the sequence, the Grizzlies never could clear the puck, and Harrison Parent scored for Belmont-Gilford with the assist going to Joey Blake. Ten seconds later Goffstown answered quickly when Grady Chretien scored on a set up from Theo Milianes. At 13:12 of the second period, history was made when Noah Charron took a nice pass from Griffin Cook and let a low shot go from the slot. The shot went right through the skates of Troy Gallagher, and then squeezed under and through the pads of Cody Hodgins into the back of the net. The goal was the 100th career point for Noah Charron. In 81 career games, Charron has 57 goals and 43 assists.