Author: Kris Baker
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Myers, Ennis get gold
Congratulations to Tyler Myers and Tyler Ennis who, as members of Team Canada, helped the red and white win their fifth consecutive World Junior Hockey Championship with a 5-1 win over Sweden. The 6’7 Myers was perhaps the steadiest Canadian defenseman throughout the medal round. He increased his physical play with each game, and was…
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1/4 Recap: Byron rolls a 7; Gogulla stays hot
On Sunday, Paul Byron (+5) scored four goals and added three helpers as Gatineau smoked Drummondville, 10-2. The speedster also racked up six blocked shots to earn the obvious #1 star of the game. Elsewhere in the Q, Luke Adam (+1) had both Juniors goals on a game-high eight shots on net as Montreal fell…
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1/3 Recap: Myers and Ennis ready to mine gold
On Saturday, Tyler Ennis and Tyler Myers both earned a chance to skate for World Juniors gold as Canada defeated Russia in an exciting shootout, 6-5. Trailing 5-4 in the final seconds, Jordan Eberle (EDM) punched a goal home with just :05 left to advance the game into overtime. Myers (+1) was effective with his…
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Apologies to all, but I will not be able to run an update until later this afternoon.
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1/2 Recap: Schiestel sharp in dog fight
Drew Schiestel (+3) had a goal and two assists as Niagara defeated Soo, 6-2. The goal was Schiestel’s first in 24 games, while the Dogs victory over the Hounds ends a seven game losing streak. The gliding 6’2 rearguard now has an even 30 assists while playing on a team third from the bottom in…
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Gerbe goes back to farm
Nathan Gerbe has been returned to Portland of the AHL. From the Sabres: Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have returned Nathan Gerbe to the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League. Gerbe made his NHL debut on Dec. 6 at Tampa, and finished with one assist in six games for the…
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Twin Tylers help Canada advance
Tyler Ennis scored an empty netter with :10 to play to cap an exciting 7-4 Canadian victory over Team USA. Ennis had three shots on USA goalie Thomas McCollum, but they didn’t come as easy as they had in the previous wins due to both fewer shifts and the decent job done by the American…
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12/29-30 Recap: Trio drops three; Run ends for Byron
In the DEL, Philip Gogulla had two goals including the game winner plus an assist as Cologne edged defending champion Berlin, 5-4. The goals give the 6’2 left wing a total of 11 in 31 games, a mark equaling his entire 2007-08 output in 51 games. Luke Adam (5 SOG)had a goal and two assists,…
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Ennis stays on sheet in win over Germans; Canada-USA next
Tyler Ennis had an assist and three shots on goal as Canada cruised to a 5-1 win over Germany on Monday. Ennis was in on Zach Boychuk’s power play tally to open scoring at 7:21 of the first period. The bigger German club played physical and kept a good pace in both ends while holding…
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Grags and Zags show up in loss
Marc-Andre Gragnani scored a goal and assist and Marek Zagrapan had a goal as Portland lost to Worcester, 3-2. The pair were the only Pirates in the “plus” column (+1). While on a two-man advantage, Gragnani whistled a shot past Taylor Dakers to tie the game 1-1 with less than a minute to go in…
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