Former Bishop Guertin forward Julie McLaughlin will play her final high school-related game in Sunday's NH High School Girls Hockey Invitational at Tri-Town Arena in Hooksett. (Telegraph file photo by TOM KING)

Here’s some mid-July tids and bits to munch on while at the beach or making the turn after the front nine:

We may finally be having summer temperatures, but we’re going to give you a summer cooler Sunday evening: It’s the third annual New Hampshire Girls High School Hockey Invitational at Tri-Town Arena in Hooksett.

This has been a great event, the brainchild of former Silver Knights and Lowell Spinners VP and Nashua businessman Jon Goode, who is a big local hockey fan and managed to get the game going in the midst of a pandemic two years ago.

Back then they kept things to one game and the crowd was limited, but the last two years they have had two games – a freshmen-sophomore game at 5:30 p.m. and junior-senior game at 7:30. In between, a new wrinkle this year, is a fastest skater competition.

The game is to promote high school age girls hockey, and the players have to be New Hampshire residents. They can to go prep schools outside the state, but can’t be, say, from Massachusetts and attend a New Hampshire private school.

In other words, eligible players can play prep school hockey, public or private high school hockey, or juniors, but they have to be from NH and be of high school age.

The four teams will be named in honor of four women who are New Hampshire hockey legends/Olympians: Tricia Dunn, Kali Flanagan, Katie King, and Tara Mounsey.

It will be the last chance for local fans to see recent Bishop Guertin grad Julie McLaughlin. Her teammate when she was at Guertin, Jenna Lynch, who will be a senior this fall, will play as well.

Also playing will be Alvirne-Milford senior Madelynn Debelis, as well as local product Kenzley Goode out of Cushing Academy and Nashua High School North’s Anne McIntosh.

Should be a great night. May need a sweatshirt, though.

– It’s been a great summer so far for the Futures Collegiate League, but one situation bears watching for next year: The situation with Pittsfield’s Wahconah Park – it’s wooden stands were condemned this past winter – could really impact the FCBL’s plans for down the road.

The mayor there is calling for a committee to be established on just how to proceed restoring the historic landmark of the Berkshires, built in 1892. We hear that basically there is one solution: tear it down and rebuild, and the hope is for a new park by 2025.

The FCBL certainly doesn’t want to lose Pittsfield, and the league would love to be at 10 teams by next year or the year after.

But that might be hard if the Suns can’t stay at Wahconah with temporary seating, etc., and have to look for at least a temporary home.

Stay tuned in the off-season on this one.

This should be interesting. Pittsfield is learning the hard lesson Nashua thankfully avoided: you need to invest in these facilities. The longer you wait, the more the price goes up.

– Our money was on David Quinn getting the Bruins job – former Boston University coach, NHL experience, etc. But Jim Montgomery has quite a big fan club in the NHL, despite his personal issues that cost him the job in Dallas. He’ll be put to the test right away with no Brad Marchand or Charlie McEvoy, both not due back until perhaps December-January due to recovering from surgeries. Let’s see what innovations he makes.

– Don’t forget with all the hype and focus on the State Am this past week that there’s a big local golf tournament next weekend – the 62nd Annual Nashua City Golf championship in which former Bentley standout Tommy Ethier is a two-time defending champ. Round one is next Saturday at Nashua Country Club and the second and final round is Sunday, July 24 at Sky Meadow.

– Oh, and while the City Golf is going on, Holman Stadium will be tied up with the New Hampshire Senior American Legion tournament. Nashua’s Coffey Post has to be a big favorite, because this thing has always been about the pitching and they Coffey Kids can bring it. But watch out for Merrimack Post 98. Wouldn’t it be great if the seedings, etc. all work out for an all-local final?

Who says nothing goes on locally sports wise in the summer?

– Finally, farewell N’Keal Harry. From the moment you injured your hamstring in your first preseason, you had “Bust” written all over you, fair or not. And you lived up to that billing.

Let’s see what you do for Nashuan Ted Phillips’ Chicago Bears.

We think probably not much, but who knows?

Tom King can be reached at tking@nashuatelegraph.com, or on twitter @Telegraph _TomK.