Mama said there'd be days like this . . .

"Mama said there'll be days like this, There'll be days like this Mama said"

The Shirelle's had a top 10 hit with "Mama Said" back in 1961.  An undermanned and hobbled Hanover Marauder team found out just what they meant  on Saturday afternoon at the Ice Den in Hooksett.  Very little went right for the Marauders, and they fell to Pinkerton Academy 3-1.  Injuries, illnesses, equipment malfunctions, and even a crazy bounce off the glass all combined to doom Hanover to the defeat.

Despite turning in perhaps their worst collective performance of the season, Hanover was in the game to the very end.  The game was scoreless after the first period, and tied at one goal each heading into the third, thanks to some stout goaltending by Ratliff and an opportunistic unassisted goal from Stadheim.

In the third period, Hanover drew their only penalty of the game,  Following the penalty, an Astro forward was able to split the Marauder D pair and break in alone on Ratliff for the game-winning goal.  The back-breaking third goal was one of the flukiest in memory, with a shot that went high over the net, only to carom off the glass, back over the goal, and off Ratliff's back into the net.

A week off from game action to rest, recuperate and regroup may be just what the doctor ordered as the Marauders prepare for the home stretch and state tournament.  The schedule makers obliged, and the Marauders next take the ice next Saturday, 7 PM at Campion against traditional rival Manchester Central.