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  • Pysyk looking to establish himself on Canadian blue

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    Mark Pysyk was unable to crack the scoresheet Thursday as Canada continued their World Junior Championship pre-competition schedule with a 7-1 trouncing of Switzerland. The 6’2 Pysyk, who absorbed an early jolt that nearly sent him into the Swiss bench, missed his check off a rebound on the lone Swiss goal in the first period,…

  • Armia finds net as Finns tune up

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    Joel Armia scored a goal Wednesday as Finland completed their World Junior Championship pre-work with a 3-0 win over Slovakia. The 6’3 wing scored the game’s final goal when he accepted a pass from Miikka Salomaki and flipped it over the Slovakina netminder. Finland opens the 2012 World Junior Championship on the 26th versus Canada.

  • Sabres Prospects Three Stars of the Week (12/18/2011)

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  • 12/17 Recap: Ship on course heading into break

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    Steven Shipley scored a goal and an assist Saturday as Niagara downed Sudbury, 3-1. The game’s #2 star, Shipley now has goals in four straight games while collecting 11 of his 24 points this season during his current five-game point streak. Niagara is now off until the 28th when they face Owen Sound. Alex Lepkowski…

  • 12/16 Recap: Leduc leads Nics; streaks extend

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    Jerome Gauthier-Leduc scored his 19th goal of the year and added an assist Friday as Rimouski rocked Chicoutimi, 6-1. The defender, who earned the game’s #2 star in his first game back from Canada’s world junior camp, struck with a pair of power play points just 55-seconds apart in the second period. The Nics welcome…

  • 12/15 Recap: Ship carries load; Sundher signs

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    Steven Shipley tied a career high Thursday by collecting four points (1+3) as Niagara smoked Erie, 7-0. The 6’3 center, whose line with Andrew Agozzino and David Pacan combined for 12 points, ties a season best by extending his point streak to four games. Earlier in the day, a tweet was posted that was clearly…

  • Pysyk to play for Canada

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    Congratulations to Sabres 2010 first-rounder Mark Pysyk for being being chosen to represent Canada at the 2012 World Junior Championship. The 19-year old Edmonton native joins Tyler Myers, Tyler Ennis, Luke Adam, Zack Kassian, and Marcus Foligno as recent Sabres prospects to skate for Canada’s National Junior team at the prestigious under-20 event. Pysyk (6’2,…

  • 12/13 Recap: Lieuwen takes loss; Pysyk waits

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    Nathan Lieuwen stopped 26 shots Tuesday as Kootenay lost to Red Deer, 4-2. It wasn’t the sharpest of efforts from Lieuwen, as the big backstop allowed the first Rebels goal from behind the net and the fourth after he misplayed a puck off the endboards. With the win, the Rebels snap a franchise record 13-game…

  • Leduc lopped; Pysyk's prospects improve

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    Mark Pysyk and Jerome Gauthier-Leduc arrived in Calgary Saturday along with 39 others for the start of Hockey Canada’s 2012 World Junior Selection Camp and the final leg in achieving a dream of every kid who ever laces them up in the Great White North. After two scrimmages and a round of cuts, one Sabres…

  • Amerks fall in OT

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    ECHL call-up Evan Rankin continued to state his AHL case Saturday, scoring both of the Amerks goals in a 3-2 overtime loss to Adirondack. The 25-year old Rankin has four goals and two assists in seven games since being recalled from Toldeo, where he piled 10 goals in 15 contests for the Walleyes. The 6’1…