Author: Kris Baker

  • 2/12 Recap: Lieuwen blanks Hitmen

    Nathan Lieuwen stopped 26 shots to earn his third shutout this season and ninth of his career in Kootenay’s 3-0 blanking of Calgary. The 6’5 netminder has been excellent of late, winning four of his last five starts to improve his record to 24-12-4-2 while leading the WHL with a 2.24 goals against average and…

  • 2/11 Recap: Catenacci grabs lead in Attack rout

    Dan Catenacci scored his prospect-leading 27th goal of the year Saturday and added an assist as Owen Sound pitched a 12-0 blowout of Peterborough. The speedy 5’10 center has seven goals and 14 points in his last eight games. A season ago, he posted just six marks in 30 games after January 1st. Catenacci now…

  • 2/10 Recap: Kassian collects, Jacobs ramping up

    In Friday AHL action, Zack Kassian scored a pair of goals while Corey Tropp (three assists) and Brayden McNabb (two assists) posted multi-point nights in Rochester’s 9-4 blowout win over Texas. Kassian, whose effort included a short-handed tally, has now scored five goals on 12 shots in his last three games with Rochester. Travis Turnbull…

  • 2/9 Recap: Sutch sets mark; Ship chips in

    In Thursday OHL action, Gregg Sutch scored his career-high ninth goal of the year late in the third period as Barrie lost in a shootout to Sarnia, 3-2. The 6’2 grinder, who stole the puck from a Majors defenseman before lighting the lamp, has goals in two straight games for the second time this season.…

  • Kassian adds pair in Amerks loss

    Zack Kassian added two goals to his stat line Wednesday but the Amerks were halted by Toronto, 4-3. Maxime Legault (2009, 7th round) added the other Rochester mark, while Brayden McNabb added a pair of assists. Kassian finished his own rebound to get the Amerks on the board at 1:43 of the second period, halving…

  • 2/8 Recap: Catenacci continues cruise

    Dan Catenacci scored his 26th goal of the year Wednesday and then added the clincher in the shootout to give Owen Sound a 2-1 win at Erie. The 5’10 center extends his season-high point streak to six games (6+6), giving him an even 60 points on the year. Kevin Sundher scored his 25th of the…

  • 2/4 Recap: Cat scratch fever; Ship back on course

    Dan Catenacci streaked in for the shorthanded game winner Saturday and added an assist as Owen Sound held on to defeat Belleville, 2-1. The speedy center is currently riding a five-game point streak that has seen him gather five goals and 11 points. Through 50 games in 2011-12, Catenacci has 25 goals and 59 points,…

  • More points than vowels: Szczechura guides Amerks win

    In Saturday AHL action, Paul Szczechura’s overtime winner capped his four-point night to lead the Amerks to 5-4 win over Syracuse. Brayden McNabb and Marcus Foligno each chipped in with pairs of assists in the win to extend their point streaks to four games. Trailing 4-2 entering the third period, the Amerks started the comeback…

  • Armia's pair lead Assat to victory

    Joel Armia scored his 13th and 14th goals of the season Saturday including the overtime winner as Assat downed KalPa, 4-3. The 2011 first-rounder now has 29 points on the year, equaling his total from a season ago. Armia’s first mark was a powerful offensive display, starting with a nice move at the blueline before…

  • 2/3 Recap: Cat's three extends streak

    Dan Catenacci scored a goal and two assists in the first period Friday as Owen Sound lost in overtime to Windsor, 6-5. Catenacci, who was returning from a one-game suspension, has now collected four goals and nine points in his last four games. Chris Marchese (’12) had a goal and two helpers for the Spits.…