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  • 11/25 Recap: Armia strikes; Lieuwen stops 'em all

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    Joel Armia notched his fifth goal of year Friday as Assat downed Ilves, 5-3. Parked in front of the net on a third period power play, the big wing nimbly tipped a shot in for Assat’s insurance marker. Armia (13:33 TOI) now has three goals in his last four games. He’ll look to keep the…

  • Lagace marks as Amerks double Devils

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    In Friday night AHL action, Jacob Lagace scored a goal and an assist as Rochester doubled Albany, 4-2. Matt MacKenzie added a pair of assists, his first professional points, to help the Amerks improve to 9-7-2-1 on the year. Lagace scored his sixth of the season when he took a long Alex Biega pass and…

  • 11/24 Recap: Leduc lifts Nics; Boychuk nails Nailer

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    Jerome Gauthier-Leduc notched a regulation goal and then the only marker in the shootout to lead Rimouski to a 4-3 win over Gatineau. The goal, Leduc’s 13th of the year, gives the puck mover 35 points through his first 24 games. The Oceanic (16-13-0-0) travel to Blainville-Boisbriand on Friday. In ECHL play, Riley Boychuk earned…

  • Kassian gets the call

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    With Brad Boyes and Patrick Kaleta sidelined and Tyler Ennis not quite ready to rejoin the lineup, the Buffalo Sabres announced Thursday that rookie forward Zack Kassian has been recalled from the AHL’s Rochester Americans. The OHL product will make his NHL debut Friday when the Sabres take on the Columbus Blue Jackets. From the…

  • 11/23 Recap: Lieuwen backstops; Pysyk out again

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    Nathan Lieuwen turned aside 25 shots Wednesday as Kootenay rode a six-goal second period to a 7-3 win at Kamloops. The win was Lieuwen’s 12th of the year to go along with his league-best 1.88 goals against average (only WHL netminder under 2.00) and .934 save percentage. Winners of four straight, the ICE continue their…

  • 11/22 Recap: Armia warming up

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    Joel Armia scored his fourth goal of the year Tuesday as Assat battled to a 3-2 win over the Pelicans. The 6’3 wing’s improved play of late was rewarded with 14:03 of work, the most time he’s earned in the last month and a half. Armia, who has pointed in three of his last four…

  • 11/20 Recap: Cat cashes two, Lieuwen bests Giants

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    Dan Catenacci scored two goals Sunday as Owen Sound was toppled in overtime by London, 3-2. The injury-riddled Attack competed hard after getting ripped by coach Greg Ireland for Saturday’s soft effort, but eventually lost via a power play in the OT. Max Domi (’13) had a goal and two helpers for London. With four…

  • Amerks swept; Fienhage, Boychuk hook up

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    Marcus Foligno and T.J. Brennan each scored goals Saturday but Rochester couldn’t close the deal, instead suffering their second straight loss to North Division rival Toronto, 3-2. The Amerks, who entered the weekend riding a four-game winning streak that had kept them in first-place, exit two points behind the division-leading Marlies with an 8-7-2-1 record.…

  • 11/19 Recap: Pair get goals on losing Saturday

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    Dan Catenacci notched a goal and an assist Saturday as Owen Sound came up short in a 7-5 loss to London. The 5’10 center, who ups his season totals to 12 goals and 27 points, began the year with a 1.22 points-per-game pace but has slid to .71 in seven November contests. The third-place Attack…

  • Amerks lose; Boychuk scraps in Coast League debut

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    Big Joe Finley scored his first goal as an Amerk Friday, but Rochester saw their four-game winning streak halted in a 2-1 loss to Toronto. With the game knotted 1-1 in the final frame, the Amerks allowed a shorthanded goal with 2:28 left to slip to 8-6-2-1 on the year. From Kevin O.’s Rochester D&C…