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Amesbury Maples Legend Series: George Herbert “Fuzzy” Thurston

By: Mark Allred  |  Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277

In the early years of the Amesbury Maples organization, first-team managers Armand Hudon and Emilien “Mickey” Jutras would predominantly scout local talent in the town of Amesbury, Massachusetts. As the team was gaining notoriety in the Merrimack Valley of Essex County with their play on the ice, the need to get better year-by-year sometimes had the organization looking outside of town … Keep Reading

Amesbury Maples Legend Series: The Hometown Rinks

(Photo Above Is Longtime Maples Player Alphonse Picard Courtesy of Tammi (Picard) Perkins)

By: Mark Allred   |   Follow Me On Twitter @BlackAndGold277

The Amesbury Maples hockey team has been mentioned many times as being one of the best amateur/semi-pro clubs in the early years from many popular news publications in the Northeast section of the United States. Founded in 1924 the club would produce an impeccable lifetime winning record that … Keep Reading