Author: Kris Baker

  • Eidsness holds weekly spot; Tropp tabbed MVP

    For the second straight week, North Dakota goaltender Brad Eidsness has been named the Red Baron WCHA Defensive Player of the Week. Eidsness backstopped the Sioux to a rare road sweep of Colorado College to help lock up home-ice in the WCHA playoffs. A 6-0, 175-pound sophomore from Chestermere, Alberta, Eidsness turned aside 53 of…

  • Kassian itching to return

    After being handed a 20-game suspension stemming from his January 10th hit on Barrie’s Matt Kennedy, Zack Kassian is officially one week away from his March 7th return to the Windsor Spitfire lineup. Earlier this week, QMI spoke with Spits GM Warren Rychel and the tough-as-nails 19-year old about the time off and the impact…

  • 2/27 Recap: Adam plays trick, continues tear

    Luke Adam notched a hat trick Saturday to lead Cape Breton past Bathurst, 6-1. The three-goal night, Adam’s fourth of the season, gives him 46 goals with six games remaining in the regular season, and 21 since his mid-January return form Team Canada. Maxime Legault added his 14th goal for the winners, while Jacob Lagacé…

  • 2/26 Recap: Crawford, Colts in full gallop as playoffs loom

    Nick Crawford added two assists and a +2 to his fine season line on Friday as Barrie smoked Oshawa, 9-2. Crawford’s 64 points are tops among OHL defensemen, while his +48 rating is tied for the lead in all of Canadian juniors with Colby Robak of the WHL’s Brandon Wheat Kings. At 48-8-0-2, the Colts…

  • Adam goes national with CHL honor

    Luke Adam has been named CHL Player of the Week for February 15th-21st, edging Spokane’s Mitch Wahl (WHL) and Sarnia’s Tyler Peters (OHL). Adam led the Screaming Eagles to three wins picking up two three-point games to finish the week including his best effort played on Sunday where he was named first star of a…

  • Eidsness' weekend recognized

    In the wake of Luke Adam earning QMJHL honors, North Dakota netminder Brad Eidsness has been named the Red Baron WCHA Defensive Player of the Week. For his outstanding efforts in backstopping the University of North Dakota to a sweep of nationally-ranked Minnesota Duluth last weekend, goaltender Brad Eidsness is the Red Baron WCHA Defensive…

  • Adam snags weekly Q honor

    Luke Adam of the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles has been named the QMJHL Offensive Player of the Week of February 15-21. Adam recorded three goals and four assists in the Screaming Eagles’ three wins. Furthermore, he scored a game-winner and posted a +6 rating. Finally, he was named the first star of his team’s 4-1…

  • 2/21 Recap: Adam pots another pair

    Luke Adam scored two goals and added an assist Sunday as Cape Breton downed Halifax, 4-1. Sabres prospects factored in on all four Screaming Eagles tallies on the afternoon with Maxime Legault scoring a goal and two assists and Jacob Lagacé adding a pair of helpers. The Eagles have now taken 15 of the last…

  • 2/20 Recap: Foligno nets winner; Eno stands tall

    Marcus Foligno scored the game winning goal on Saturday as Sudbury silenced Guelph, 5-1. The wraparound marker, his 13th of the year, gave the Wolves a 2-0 lead at 13:24 of the first period while setting a new career high in goals for the grinding forward. Eight of Foligno’s goals have come in the 2010…

  • 2/19 Recap: Adam gets 41st; Eidsness, Eno earns W's

    Luke Adam coupled his 41st goal with a pair assists on Friday to lead Cape Breton in a 6-4 comeback win over Halifax. The league’s leading goal getter, Adam also notched a career-best 10 shots on goal to pace the Screaming Eagle attack. Cape Breton trailed 3-0 after the first thirty minutes before evening the…