A summer hockey camp helps kids hone their skills and gives the UMaine program exposure in the southern part of the state.

South Portland’s Jon Gillies will play goalie for a U.S. team in a premier international tournament.

A first-half goal stands up as New Hampshire eliminates Portland in the Premier Development League quarterfinals.

The Phantoms (8-6-3) handed the Phoenix (8-4-5) their first home loss this season, and the Phantoms will face the Long Island (N.Y.) Rough Riders on Friday in an Eastern Conference semifinal.

Jimmy Howard has made it professionally as Detroit’s No. 1 goaltender, but he’s not too big a star for Maine, or giving back.

Not many high school players can say they’ve had a chance to score on a National Hockey League goalie. But Sunday at MHG Ice Centre in Saco, Thornton Academy’s C.J. Maksut had the chance to beat the netminder of one of his favorite pro teams.

Several opportunities, in fact. Maksut threw a number of shots squarely on Detroit Red Wings goalie Jimmy Howard but was unable to beat Howard during the Michael T. Goulet Traumatic Brain Injury and Epilepsy Foundation’s “Faceoff For A Cause,” a charity hockey game that drew both a full crowd and a cadre of college, professional and former professional players to the MHG rink.

Scott Yeomans and Kristen Desrosiers are the top male and female finishers in the 30th annual event.