Author: Kris Baker
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4/19 Recap: Season ends for MacKenzie
Matt MacKenzie logged a -3 Tuesday as Tri-City saw their season come to a close with a 5-4 overtime collapse at Spokane. The Ams held a three-goal lead before falling apart in the third, allowing the Chiefs to score four unanswered goals in the first nine minutes of the period. TC would get one back…
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Pysyk looking to impress the Sabres
The Sherwood Park News is running a spotlight story on Edmonton Oil Kings captain Mark Pysyk, who recently was named the team’s MVP for the second consecutive season. Pysyk’s game matured in both ends in 2010-11, including a jump in his physical play which is needed in the highly competitive WHL. While Pysyk said there…
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McNabb earns Player of the Week honors
Kootenay ICE captain Brayden McNabb has been named the WHL Player of the Week. From the WHL website: McNabb picked up six points, scoring one goal and five assists to go with a +2 rating in two games over the last week, helping the Ice to a 4-0 series win over the Saskatoon Blades to…
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4/17 Recap: Kassian pots turkey as Spits advance
Zack Kassian notched his first career playoff hat trick Sunday to lead Windsor to a 5-0 victory over Saginaw and a berth in the OHL’s Western Conference Final. Kassian, who had just two goals in 12 games heading into the game #6, book-ended the first period with a fight 1:12 in and a snipe from…
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4/16 Recap: Kassian helper gives Spits upper hand
Zack Kassian assisted on the game winning goal Saturday as Windsor moved one-step closer to advancing in the OHL playoffs with a 5-3 win over Saginaw. Kassian entered the Spirit zone with four minutes left on the clock, throwing the puck on net for Ryan Ellis to bang in the rebound and break the 3-3…
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4/15 Recap: Shipley barks as Dogs move on
Steven Shipley cranked out a goal and two assists Friday as Niagara advanced to the OHL Eastern Conference final with a 7-3 thrashing of Oshawa. The 6’3 center wasted little time building his #2 star effort, notching an assist just 40-seconds into play and then sliding a pass for a successful one-timer nearly two minutes…
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4/14 Recap: Isackson's hot stick continues in Herd loss
Christian Isackson scored a third period goal Thursday as Sioux Falls dropped a 4-3 overtime decision to Sioux City. The six-footer, who is following the Thomas Vanek path to the University of Minnesota through Sioux Falls, has three goals on 10 shots on net through the first two games of the playoff year. The Herd…
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4/13 Recap: Foligno finished; McNabb mackin'
Marcus Foligno scored a goal and an assist Wednesday in what should be the final game of his junior career as Sudbury was swept via a 4-3 overtime loss to Mississauga. The 6’3 winger, who #1 star of the game reminded folks that he wasn’t eager to complete his OHL playing days, ends his playoff…
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4/12 Recap: McNabb takes command; Boychuk pots winner
Brayden McNabb notched a goal and two assists Tuesday as Kootenay came within one game of eliminating the WHL’s top regular season club with a 3-0 shutout of Saskatoon. The victory gives the ICE an unthinkable chance to use the brooms Wednesday in Cranbrook. After his power play point shot was followed-up on to give…