Some players and coaches familiar with each other before Twin City Thunder open main camp sunjournal.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sunjournal.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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Maine Nordiques’ Luke Antonacci and New Jersey Titans’ Jack Karlsson watch a loose puck pop up between them during an NAHL East Division semifinal game in May at The Colisee in Lewiston.
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Luke Antonacci and the University of Maine men’s hockey program have been in contact with each other for the past couple of years.
Recently, the Maine Nordiques defenseman committed to play for the Black Bears starting in the 2022-23 season. The 18-year-old Antonacci said that he plans to study business.
He becomes the third Nordiques player to commit to the University of Maine, joining teammate Tyler Gaulin and former teammate Connor Androlewicz, who just completed his freshman season with the Black Bears.
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Drafted: No. 114.
Shoots: Left.
Draft year: 10 goals, 10 assists in 22 games with USNTDP Juniors; 18 goals, 24 assists in 46 games with US National U18 team. Captained Team USA at U18 World Championship; had one goal in five games.
Scouting report: Son of former NHLer Brian Savage is dynamic offensive player and solid forechecker.
Round 5: F Liam Dower Nilsson
Drafted: No. 134.
Shoots: Left.
Draft year: No points in five games with Frölunda’s SHL club; 17 points in 16 games with club’s J20 team; 14 points in 14 games with Hanhais IF in third-tier league; three points in seven games with Sweden’s U18 team at World Junior Championship.
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The Twin City Thunder’s goal at the United States Premier Hockey League’s Summer Showcase was to start building chemistry for the upcoming season.
Co-owner and head coach Dan Hodge entered two teams into the showcase, which was played at multiple locations in Massachusetts and New Hampshire over the weekend. Both Thunder teams went 2-1.
“You are trying to get some looks at players, with our main camp coming in August,” Hodge said. “We had a good bunch of our draft picks and tenders (playing). We had (forwards) Nate Chickering, (Lewiston native) Dominic Chasse and (goalie) Devon Bobak returning from last year out there. We just wanted to see where we stack up and where we need to get to.”