Author: Kris Baker
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Adam tabbed; Kassian, McNabb miss cut
Luke Adam is one step closer to towards achieving a career goal, as the 6’1, 210-pound center has been named by Hockey Canada to the 36-man Selection Camp roster for the 2010 World Junior Championships. Adam, 19, was chosen by the Sabres with the 44th overall pick in the 2008 draft. The St. John’s, Newfoundland…
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11/29 Recap: Adam pops off as Eagles hang ten
Luke Adam scored a hat trick and added an assist on Sunday as Cape Breton smoked Drummondville, 10-2. Adam (+4) also posted five shots on goal and won 11 of his 13 faceoffs to earn the game’s #1 star and help the Eagles shake off Friday’s brutal shutout loss to Bathurst. The four-point effort ups…
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11/28 Recap: McNabb leads way; Marcus earns marks
Brayden McNabb scored the game-tying and game winning goals on Saturday to lead Kootenay past Kelowna, 4-2. The power play goals were the fifth and sixth of the season for the rugged WHL defender. The game’s #1 star, McNabb’s evening was rounded out by 23 PIM, the bulk of which coming from a third period scrap and misconduct after Kelowna’s Curt Gogul came in high…
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11/27 Recap: Lagacé gets hatty; Crawford cruising as Colt
Jacob Lagacé notched his second hat trick of the season on Friday as Chicoutimi lost to Rimouski, 7-4. The three-goal output, which included two at even strength and one shorthanded, extends Lagacé’s point streak to nine games (9+10), while improving his season numbers to 19 goals and 18 assists in 23 games. In the NCAA, Corey Fienhage earned…
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11/24 Recap: Misfiring Marcus mired in months of misery
Marcus Foligno was even with a roughing minor on Tuesday as Sudbury lost to Sault Ste. Marie, 3-2 in OT. The defeat marked the 22nd straight game without a goal for the 6’3 grinder, a stretch dating back two months to September 26th. Granted the Sabres drafted hard-working bloodlines and not offesnive prowess when selecting…
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Kassian scores, McNabb returns as Canada pares list
Zack Kassian scored a power play goal with 1:36 left to play on Monday as Team OHL defeated Team Russia 5-2 in Game #4 of the Subway SuperSeries. The play developed when Nick Crawford flipped a shot to the front of the cage where a waiting Kassian tipped the puck past tired Russian netminder, Alexander Zalivan (42 saves).…
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11/22 Recap: Lagacé liking November
Jacob Lagacé continued his cruise through the QMJHL schedule on Sunday with a goal and two assists, but Chicoutimi squandered a three-goal lead in an exciting 6-5 OT loss to PEI. The 5’11 Lagacé has collected six goals and 10 assists while pointing in all eight November games for the Sagueneens (11-9-2-4). The game featured six goals in the final…
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11/21 Recap: Kassian leads; Lagacé stays warm
Zack Kassian scored a shorthanded goal and assisted on the game winner on Saturday as Peterborough edged Niagara, 3-2. With his team trailing 2-1 after 40-minutes, the Petes captain scored at 5:02 of the third period to tie the game, shift momentum, and help earn the game’s #1 star honors. With the two-point night, Kassian notched back-to-back…
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Schiestel, Genny key as Pirates take three
Drew Schiestel and Matt Generous scored their first professional goals, and Felix Schutz scored his first goal of the season and added an assist as Portland defeated Norfolk, 4-2. Schutz, returning after missing six games with a concussion (deemed a shoulder by most reports), got the Pirates on the board with a backhander to make…
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McNabb mended?
Sources out of Cranbrook suggest that 2009 third round pick Brayden McNabb could be set for a return to the Kootenay blueline as early as Saturday night’s contest at Swift Current. The 6’4, 210-pound McNabb has missed seven games while recovering from a left knee injury suffered on November 1st. Originally thought to be out four-six weeks, McNabb’s three-week recovery could see…
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