Author: Kris Baker
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3/14 Recap: Ennis equals; Eidsness backstops sweep
In the WHL, Tyler Ennis scored his 43rd goal of the season as Medicine Hat fell to Calgary, 4-1. The goal total equals his 2007-08 season output in nine fewer games. Finishing fifth in the East, the Tigers will open their first round series with #4 Swift Current on Friday. Tyler Myers was +1 as…
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Rocket Casavant launching on to draft radar
Scouting amateur hockey players is generally a straight-forward process. Break a player down beginning with his skating, and work your way into a battle, vision, and two-way skill analysis to properly project their pro potential. Fans will often look at major-junior stat sheets and wonder why players like Maxime Boisclair, who potted 70 goals for…
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3/13 Recap: Drew draws two; Byron within reach
In a Hockey East quarterfinal battle, Drew MacKenzie had a pair of secondary assists as #7 Vermont was upset in overtime by Lowell, 4-3. With his first multi-point game as a collegian, the freshman rearguard now has four points in the three games since his return from mono after posting a total of four through…
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3/11 Recap: Myers stays steady
Tyler Myers assisted on goals by Tyson Barrie (’09) and Mikael Backlund (CAL) as Kelowna defeated Portland, 6-2. The stud d-man finished +4 for the Rockets, earning the game’s #2 star in the process. As speculated, poor play coupled with the return of Eric Moe to the Timra lineup made Dennis Persson the odd man…
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3/8 Recap: Byron bursts towards century mark
In Monday SEL playoff action, Dennis Persson looked a little shaky in 9:57 worth of work as Timra squeaked out a 5-4 overtime win over HV71. With game pressure starting to impact the 20-year old defenseman after proving tough and intense in the opening games, it’s possible that the return of fellow left-sider Erik Moe…
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UFA chatter: Irwin emerging? Pio near ready
The college game is developing more and more NHL-ready prospects, and with undrafted players dotting their summer conditioning camp rosters of late, it’s easy to think the Sabres are always combing the campuses looking for the next late-bloomer. Get a guy who’s 23-ish, coming into his own right out of school, and he’s just about…
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3/7 Recap: Season ends for Biega, Eno
In an ECAC first-round playoff game, Alex Biega (-1) had eight shots on goal as Harvard was shut out for the second straight night by Brown, 2-0. The junior defenseman provided some jump as the game wore on, but Harvard couldn’t connect against the upset-minded Bears. Biega’s season ends as the Crimson’s second leading scorer…
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Table set for Gogulla move
With their DEL regular season complete, the Cologne Sharks have announced that Philip Gogulla will not return to the club for the 2009-10 season. Failing to make the playoffs a year after reaching the league finals, the 6’2, 198-pound wing finished as the Sharks’ third-leading scorer with 17 goals and 38 points on the year.…
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Biega takes 2nd Team honors
Harvard defenseman Alex Biega has been named to the 2008-09 All-Ivy League 2nd Team. Biega is Harvard’s top setup man with 16 assists. He has also tallied four goals for a total of 20 points and shares the team lead with two game-winning goals. He skates on the Crimson’s top defensive pair as well as…
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3/6 Recap: Jordon like Gordon; Eidsness leads to title
Jordon Southorn (-1) had a goal, assist, and a fight to complete his first Gordie Howe Hat Trick of the season in PEI’s 5-3 loss to Lewiston. Southorn was aggressive with some big hits, rounded out by a semi-uneventful fight with Samuel Finn. The GHHT was the second of the season for Sabres prospects. Drew…
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