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  • 3/17 Recap: Shipley tunes up as Dogs eye run

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    Steven Shipley scored a goal and two assists Saturday as Niagara hammered Ottawa, 7-3. The 6’3 center is coming on of late on a line with Mitchell Theoret and David Pacan, scoring six goal and 10 points in his last seven games. After finishing the regular season on Sunday with a trip to Mississauga, the…

  • 3/16 Recap: Knapp's run ends; Pysyk finds net

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    Mark Pysyk scored his sixth goal of the year Friday as Edmonton earned their 10th straight victory over Medicine Hat, 4-2. Pysyk now has points in four of his last five games. With a win Sunday, the Oil Kings will clinch the top overall spot in the WHL. Connor Knapp allowed four goals on 19…

  • 3/15 Recap: Shipley connects; Sioux move on

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    In Thursday play, Steven Shipley scored a goal and an assist as Niagara clinched the top spot in the OHL’s Eastern Conference playoffs with a 8-1 romp over Peterborough. The 6’3 forward has connected for 11 multi-point games this season versus 33 zero-point efforts. His 45 points (21+24) rank 7th on the IceDogs with two…

  • 3/13 Recap: Calm before playoff storm

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    Colin Jacobs recorded an assist Tuesday as Seattle earned a win over Spokane. The 6’1 center has no goals and two assists in his last 11 games. The 11-game goalless drought is the second longest of his WHL career. He went 23 games without a tally as a rookie back in 2009-10. In Finland, Joel…

  • 3/10 Recap: Knapp, Amerks extend streaks

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    Connor Knapp made 21 saves Saturday as Miami advanced to the CCHA semifinals with a 4-1 win over Michigan State. Knapp, who has now won seven straight starts, is 12-2 with five shutouts since January 1st while allowing one or none in all 12 of the wins. The RedHawks will now wait for the outcome…

  • 3/9 Recap: Knapp sets mark; Armia chips in

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    Connor Knapp made 27 saves Friday for his fifth shutout of the year and third in his last five starts as #11 Miami cruised to a 6-0 win over #15 Michigan State. The 6’6 senior improves to 14-6 on the year with a 1.45 goals against average (1st in nation) and .942 save percentage (2nd).…

  • 3/7-8 Recap: Lieuwen eyes 30; Sundher issue lingers

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    In Wednesday action, Nathan Lieuwen made 21 saves as Kootenay edged Medicine Hat, 2-1. The game’s #3 star, Lieuwen lowered his league-leading goals against average to 2.37 in the win. The 6’5 netminder sits with 27 wins with five games left on the regular season slate – including two sets of back-to-backs. Mark Pysyk picked…

  • 3/6 Recap: Lieuwen takes loss; Schiestel reassigned

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    In Tuesday WHL action, Nathan Lieuwen allowed four goals on 30 shots as Kootenay was defeated by Swift Current, 4-3. Adam Rossignol (’12), who the Broncos acquired from the ICE at the trade deadline, beat Lieuwen for the game winner with just under five minutes to play. The 6’5 netminder has lost five of his…

  • 3/4 Recap: Shipley gets 20th; Amerks sweep rival

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    Steven Shipley followed up his hat trick the night before with a goal and an assist Sunday in Niagara’s 13-4 tuning of Erie. The goal, Shipley’s 20th of the year, came as the IceDogs were facing emergency goaltender Connor Crisp, a 17-year old forward who was forced to put on the goalie gear after Ramis…

  • 3/3 Recap: Shipley tricks; Cat treats

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    Steven Shipley scored his second career hat trick Saturday as Niagara spanked Belleville, 10-3. The 6’3 center ups his season totals to 19 goals and 41 points with seven games left to play. The IceDogs, currently ranked 10th in the CHL Top 10 Rankings, return to action Sunday versus Erie. Dan Catenacci scored his 33rd…