It’s been a bit hectic with the holidays and trying to survive the first blizzard not a week into 2018 (note to self: a Camry will get stuck on an icy driveway on the way to work). Now that I’m back and survived a foot of snow and Sea Smoke (seriously, that’s a thing?), here’s my weekly rundown of Maine Sports:

2018 Olympics

Local Cape Elizabeth native Clare Egan is set to compete in the 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, South Korea, which begin next month.

The former Maine high school state champion skiier will be looking to bring home a gold medal in the Biathlon, where she must test both her skiing and shooting abilities.

Read more about Clare on her Team USA Bio.

Basketball: Maine Red Claws

Since my last update, the Red Claws have played some tough games, had games snowed out, and acquired new players such as former No. 1 NBA Draft Pick Anthony Bennett.

The twice-postponed January 5th game against the Austin Spurs is rescheduled for Monday, January 15th.

Maine travels to Toronto this week to participate in the NBA G League Showcase. Playing games against Reno on Thursday and Memphis on Saturday, this will be a great opportunity for Red Claws players to impress NBA scouts.

I wrote up a history of the Portland Mountain Cats, the 1996 semi-pro team which competed in the United States Basketball League.

Football

With the Patriots about to kickoff their Playoffs next week, I came across an obituary published by the Bangor Daily News about the Patriot’s first player from Maine who recently passed away last November.

The roster is beginning to be fleshed out for the Maine Mammoths, Maine’s incoming Arena Football team. You can read about the players on our Mammoths team page.

Hockey

The Maine Mariners are advertising an alumni game between the Philadelphia Flyers and Boston Bruins on February 17 at the Portland Civic Center.