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  • 11/30 Recap: Mr. November rolls on

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    Gatineau’s Paul Byron scored a pair of goals and an assist as les Olympiques defeated Chicoutimi, 5-3. Perhaps the hottest player in the entire CHL, the 5’10 Byron marked in every Gatineau contest in the month of November, compiling nine goals and 18 total points in 11 games. Jacob Lagacé did not play for the…

  • Gerbe grabs 13th, Enroth stops 'em all in win

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    Nathan Gerbe and Derek Whitmore netted goals, and Jhonas Enroth made 23 saves for his second North American shutout as Portland defeated Manchester, 4-0. Whitmore found twine on a redirect early in the first period to put the Pirates up 1-0. Later, Felix Schutz fed a pass to Gerbe on a 2-1 break, who one-timed…

  • 11/29 Recap: Quartet makes connections

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    In the WHL, Tyler Myers scored his fourth goal of the season on the power play in addition to an earlier assist as Kelowna defeated Chilliwack, 3-0. With 19 points (4+15) in 23 games this season, Myers has already equaled his entire 2007-08 output (6+13), and is currently riding a career-best six-game point streak. At…

  • Mancari effect hits five on farm

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    On Saturday, Portland came up empty for the fifth straight game without leading scorer Mark Mancari with a 5-1 loss to Lowell. Derek Whitmore assisted on the lone Pirates goal, while Jhonas Enroth made 13 saves after Adam Dennis was pulled after allowing three goals on nine shots in the first period. Devils goalie Jeff…

  • Persson gets on sheet

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    In Saturday SEL action, Dennis Persson assisted on the only Timra goal as the Eagles fell to Brynas, 2-1. After being the low-man for a dozen games, the 2006 pick earned top-six minutes for a second consecutive contest, finishing with two shots on goal in 16:45 of time. The helper was Persson’s third point (1+2)…

  • 11/28 Recap: Adam stars; Byron hangs ten

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    Luke Adam (+2) earned the game’s #1 star with a goal and two assists, and T.J. Brennan (+1) added an empty-netter as Montreal downed Val-d’Or, 5-2. Adam, who was a machine with five blocked shots, notched his first goal in six Q games despite scoring in both of Team QMJHL’s tilts with Russia in the…

  • Pirates lose fourth in a row

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    Kings prospect Jonathan Quick was sharp, stopping 41 of 42 shots as Manchester handed Portland its fourth straight loss, 3-1. The only Portland goal took place on the power play when Mike Funk found Chris Butler, whose point shot was tipped by Tyler Bouck past Quick. Felix Schutz saw his three game point streak snapped,…

  • Eidsness adding color to Sioux crease

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    We knew when interviewing Brad Eidsness last spring that he was a well-spoken young man. It appears that the North Dakota freshman came across the same when speaking with Brad Eliott Schlossman of the Grand Forks Herald. Not your ‘typical’ goalie “He knows a lot of useless facts,” Hextall said. “Everywhere we go, he’s asking…

  • Orpik, Gogulla go for two

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    Senior Andrew Orpik scored two goals as Boston College defeated Harvard in a Beantown matinee, 5-1. The Thayer product opened scoring at 13:50 of the first when he broke down the left side and stuffed the puck past freshman netminder Matt Hoyle. The two-goal output was Orpik’s first as an Eagle, and made for the…

  • Late-blooming Brennan getting defensive

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    Friday’s Montreal Gazette featured a synopsis of T.J. Brennan’s growth from a New Jersey lacrosse star to a top NHL prospect with the Montreal Juniors. Brennan is now focused on improving his defensive play on the ice. “I’ve learned a lot over the last couple of years and the most important thing is that you…