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  • 1/24 Recap: Pairs of assists and DQs for Tropp

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    Corey Tropp (+2) had a pair of assists and may be on his way to a CCHA suspension as Michigan State lost to top rival Michigan, 5-3. Things got ugly with :53 to go when Tropp received a pair of game disqualifications after slashing at a downed Steve Kampfer. The Wolverine defenseman delivered a check…

  • Gerbe, Kennedy to sit out of All-Star festivities

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    Planet USA teammates Nathan Gerbe and Tim Kennedy of the Portland Pirates will miss the AHL All-Star Game on Sunday due to health reasons. Gerbe leads Portland with 19 goals, but missed his third straight game on Friday due to the flu bug that has traveled about the team. Kennedy has played in the last…

  • Persson dogged by shoulder

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    It’s hasn’t been a good week for Buffalo’s Swedish-born defensemen. Skating in a game with Timra’s J20 squad earlier in week, Dennis Persson took a pop to the shoulder that should keep him off the ice for at least two weeks. Positive x-ray results revealed no breaks, but the 20-year old has been in considerable…

  • 1/23 Recap: Byron leads charge with five-point night

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    Paul Byron had a hat trick and two assists to lead Gatineau past Rouyn-Noranda, 6-4. Trailing 4-2 with 14:00 to play, Byron steered a three-goal outburst with two assists and the game winner to close the game out. The +4 effort made Byron an easy choice for first star of the game. Drew Schiestel scored…

  • Enroth shuts out Bridgeport

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    Jhonas Enroth made 29 saves as Portland only needed Mark Mancari’s 18th goal of the season to defeat Bridgeport, 1-0. Tim Kennedy and Marc-Andre Gragnani had assists on the power play tally. The shutout was Enroth’s third of the season, moving the rookie’s record to 16-11-0-2. The Rundown: Mancari: 1G, 7 SOG Gragnani: 1A Kennedy:…

  • Adam scores

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    Luke Adam (+1) scored the only Montreal goal as the Juniors lost to Drummondville, 4-1. The goal was Adam’s 21st of the year, and 43rd point overall. T.J. Brennan finished -1 in the loss. Drew Schiestel saw his point-shot tipped in for the second Niagara goal in the Dogs 5-2 win over London. Marco Insam…

  • 1/21 Recap: Byron, Ennis keep producing

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    Paul Byron scored a goal and an assist as Gatineau defeated Val-d’Or, 4-1. Byron’s 23rd of the season in the second period proved to be the game winner and helped the flashy scorer earn the #1 star of the game. J.S. Allard was -2 as Quebec got pummeled at Cape Breton, 6-1. In the WHL,…

  • 1/20 Recap: Four point night for Ennis

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    In Tuesday WHL play, Tyler Ennis scored his 19th and 20th goals of the year to go along with a pair of assists to guide Medicine Hat to a 6-5 shootout win over Chilliwack. Ennis also added a goal in the shootout to earn the game’s #1 star. The four-point effort puts Ennis back as…

  • Pirates lose; Kennedy on the mend

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    Mark Mancari put Portland up 1-0, but Hartford closed with three unanswered goals to beat the decimated Pirates, 3-1. The goal was Mancari’s 17th on the season, with assists going to Marc-Andre Gragnani and Mathieu Darche. Jhonas Enroth made 27 stops in the loss. Add Tim Kennedy to the Pirates injury heap that already includes…

  • 1/18 Recap: Lagacé, Ennis approach 20

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    In the QMJHL, Jacob Lagacé scored his 18th goal of the season, fired seven shots, and blocked another five as Chicoutimi dropped a 3-2 shootout loss to Baie-Comeau. The rounded effort earned Lagacé the #2 star. J.S. Allard scored his 11th goal of the season as the Quebec defeated Saint John, 5-2. The winger has…