Author: Kris Baker
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"Ship" heads south for St. Kitts
The Owen Sound Attack announced Tuesday that they have traded center Steven Shipley to the Niagara Ice Dogs in exchange for forward Andrew Shaw, defenseman Matt Petgrave, and three draft picks. The deal represents a fresh start for Shipley, the Sabres fourth round pick in the 2010 draft, after his rumored unhappiness caused him to…
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Rookie camp closes with White out
The Sabres rookie camp concluded on Friday with a 6-1 blowout win for Team White. I’m a little late to the plate, but here’s what I saw as the rooks skated in their third scrimmage in three days before making room for the veterans. Team Blue opened scoring early in the first when Luke Adam…
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9/11 Recap: Q pair contribute to W's before departing
With the bulk of Sabres CHL prospects flying into town on Saturday, the club’s two QMJHLers got another crack at getting in the regular season stat column before departing for their first NHL training camps. Jerome Gauthier-Leduc posted a pair of assists, one each at even strength and on the power play, as Rimouski avenged…
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Healthy Shipley stoked for camp
Good news on the Sabres prospects injury front. After what was feared to be a fractured pinkie turned out to be just a bruise, Owen Sound center Steven Shipley is heading to Buffalo ready to show the Sabres that their choice in fourth rounders was a wise one. Shipley leaves today for Buffalo’s rookie camp.…
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9/10 Recap: Kassian gets tricky, heads to Buffalo on high note
Zack Kassian scored a hat trick and added an assist Friday to lead short-staffed Windsor to a 5-4 exhibition win over Sarnia. The entire OHL will breathe a sigh of relief beginning Saturday, as the 6’3 power forward will take some momentum to Buffalo for his second NHL training camp. It is expected that Kassian,…
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9/6 Recap: Kassian chips in, gets chippy
Zack Kassian collected three assists Monday as Windsor won a chippy pre-season contest over Plymouth, 6-2. Perhaps the toughest heavyweight in the entire CHL, the 6’3, 215-pounder also got to tune-up his left hook by pounding Whalers forward Ben Holtom into the ice midway through the third period. Monday’s contest, the second exhibition meeting between…
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9/5 recap: Shipley to the shelf
SabresProspects has learned that 6’2, 205-pound center Steven Shipley of the Owen Sound Attack could miss the remainder of the pre-season after breaking a finger in the first week of training camp. It’s a tough start for the Sabres 2010 fourth round pick after reporting a day behind schedule. We’ll keep tabs on the injury…
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9/4 Recap: Boychuk bangs as 'Hawks rally
In Saturday pre-season action, Riley Boychuk notched a late assist and provided a physical spark Saturday as Portland came back from a pair of four-goal deficits to earn a thrilling 6-5 overtime win over the OHL’s Soo Greyhounds. With about eight minutes to play and the Winterhawks trailing 5-3, Boychuk broke down the wing and…
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9/3 Recap: Fienhage blazing trail; Kassian on track
Corey Fienhage made his WHL pre-season debut on Friday, earning three assists as Kamloops rode a five-goal third period to an 8-3 victory over Chilliwack. Fienhage was a big piece of the winning surge with all three of his helpers coming at even strength in the final frame. Kevin Sundher earned a power play assist…
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Deja Goose: Boychuk arrives in top shape
When the Sabres drafted Riley Boychuk this past June, there was one obvious thought that came to mind: Goose 2.0. After all here were the Sabres, ten years removed from selecting Portland power forward Paul Gaustad with the 220th pick, using another seventh rounder on a hard-nosed, 6’5 220-pounder from the WHL’s Winterhawks. Gaustad’s commitment…
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