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  • 12/13 Recap: Schiestel loving PP; Eidsness wins again

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    In a sold-out barn in St. Kitts, Drew Schiestel had a pair of assists as Niagara lost to Mississauga, 4-3. Both helpers came on the power play, upping Schiestel’s total to 15 assists this season with the man advantage, good for fifth in the O. The Hamilton native continued to display his superior feet and…

  • Pirates lose to Baby Pens

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    Portland stumbled out of the gate, giving up three first period goals in a 5-1 loss at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Mark Mancari and Chris Butler assisted on Mathieu Darche’s third period tally, but at that point the paint was already drying on the Pirates’ second consecutive loss. Jhonas Enroth made 20 saves, dropping his record to 8-3-2.…

  • 12/12 Recap: Adam back on track; Byron sweet for 16

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    Luke Adam (+1) had a pair of assists and five shots on goal to earn the game’s #1 star as Montreal defeated Val-d’Or, 3-2. Playing center, the 6’2, 203-pounder won 10 of 18 draws while also blocking four Drillers shots. The points snap a four-game drought for the Newfoundland native, while raising his season total…

  • Pirates update (12/7-12/12)

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    On Friday, Portland fell to Binghamton, 2-1. Matt Ellis scored the only Pirates goal, with Mike Weber getting an assist on the play. Adam Dennis made 26 saves for his fifth loss in his last six starts. The Rundown: Weber: 1A Schutz: +1, 4 SOG Kostka: 2 SOG Mancari: 1 SOG Gragnani: 1 SOG Kennedy:…

  • Ennis makes case in Game #1

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    Medicine Hat’s Tyler Ennis scored a goal and an assist for Team White in their 6-3 victory over Red at the Team Canada Selection Camp on Friday. The Edmonton native started (from his knees) and finished a nice passing play with Matt Duchene and Brett Sonne in the third period after assisting on a Duchene…

  • 12/11 Recap: Persson steps in

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    Dennis Persson picked up an even-strength assist while totaling 21:35 of time on Timra’s second pair as the Eagles defeated Farjestad, 4-3 in overtime. The 6’1 defenseman just missed a scoring opportunity of his own when he rang a shot off the pipe in the third period. Blueliners Mikko Lehtonen and Robin Jonsson were both…

  • Ennis, Myers skating for Team White

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    The lines are in from tonight’s opening practice of Team Canada’s Selection Camp. The five-day camp will determine the final roster for the World Junior Championships that will be played in Ottawa in a couple of weeks. Team Red Jamie Benn (DAL) – John Tavares (’09) – Chris DiDomenico (TOR) Angelo Esposito (ATL) – Patrice…

  • Eno likely out until January

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    Ethan Magoc of the Bowling Green News has reported that sophomore Nick Eno will likely lay idle for a few more weeks with a high left ankle sprain suffered before the season opener. The Howell, MI native began skating on the side and doing some individual drills over the course of the week, and should…

  • Eidsness earns WCHA rookie honors

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    Continuing to play catch-up amidst a tumultuous week… As speculated over the weekend, Brad Eidsness was named the WCHA Rookie of the Week for the week of 12/3-12/9. University of North Dakota goaltender Brad Eidsness, who backstopped the visiting Fighting Sioux to a two-game road sweep over host Harvard last weekend, is the Red Baron®…

  • 12/10 Recap: Brennan solid in win; Ennis heads east

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    T.J. Brennan (+3) had two assists, including a set-up on the game winner, as Montreal defeated the Q’s top-club, Shawinigan, by a 4-1 score. Luke Adam (2 PIM) failed to hit the sheet for the fourth straight game as the Juniors take tail end of the home-and-home. Cedric-Lalonde McNicoll scored the lone Cataractes goal, extending…