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  • Schiestel to Spits shot down…for now

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    Friday’s Waterloo Record featured a piece on the potential for OHL deals involving the CHL’s top club, the Windsor Spitfires. For weeks, it has been suggested that Niagara rearguard Drew Schiestel could find himself wearing Windsor colors before the end of the year, but it appears that may not be case until the Spits up…

  • Pirates streak ends with weekend losses

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    Portland’s eight-game winning streak came to an end this weekend with Friday-Saturday losses to Providence and Hartford. On Friday, Felix Schutz and Derek Whitmore each scored a goal and was solid with 31 saves in the loss, while Nathan Gerbe added an assist for his 21st point of the year. The 5’6 Gerbe also had…

  • 11/22 Recap: Byron finding groove, Ennis nets winner

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    A week after ending a 13-game losing streak, Paul Byron and the Gatineau Olympiques continue to grind away. On Saturday, Byron (-1, 5 SOG) scored a goal and two assists as the Piques won their third straight, 6-2 over Lewiston. Byron now has five goals and 13 points in his last five games, and a…

  • 11/21 Recap: Brennan sinks three-pointer; Eidsness strong again

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    T.J. Brennan (+1) piled up three assists for Montreal in their 8-2 trouncing of Quebec. Luke Adam added an assist for the Juniors, while Angelo Esposito (ATL) and Nick Layton paced the winners with a hat trick each. J.S. Allard finished -1 for Quebec in the loss. Tyler Myers (+2) scored a goal in Kelowna’s…

  • Mancari called up

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    Mark Mancari has been called up to Buffalo for Friday’s game with Philadelphia. Per The Buffalo News, Mancari will be skating down the right side with Paul Gaustad at center and Daniel Paille on the opposite wing. Mancari scored 11 goals and 25 points in 14 games with Portland. The Ottawa 67’s product picked up…

  • 11/20 Recap: Crawford gets helper vs. Russians

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    In Guelph, Nick Crawford (Saginaw) picked up an assist on his first shift as Team OHL skated to a 6-3 win over Team Russia in Game Three of the ADT Challenge. The series will move to St. Catherines for Game Four on Tuesday. Philip Gogulla had an assist in Cologne’s 6-5 OT win over the…

  • Myers steady in Rockets win

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    Tyler Myers continued his steady play of late, picking up an assist as Kelowna defeated Tri-City, 3-1. The lanky rearguard displayed his two-way skills throughout, and has now notched points in three straight games for the first time this season. He’ll look to equal his previous best of four straight with a point when the…

  • Shoulder injury sidelines Schiestel

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    The St. Catherines Standard has reported that defenseman Drew Schiestel was kept out of action in Wednesday’s 8-1 loss to Belleville due to a shoulder injury.

  • Eight straight for the farm ship

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    Down on the farm, Tim Kennedy and Chris Butler each scored a goal and an assist as Portland won their eighth straight game, 4-2 over Hartford. Marek Zagrapan, Nathan Gerbe, and Mark Mancari added helpers for the Pirates, who scored three times on the power play and once into an empty net, while Adam Dennis…

  • 11/19 Recap: Schiestel rumors fueled; Adam, Byron repeat

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    Rumors of a Drew Schiestel-to-Windsor deal gained a little more mo’ on Wednesday when the defenseman was left out of Niagara’s lineup in a tilt with Belleville. The omission of the swift skating rearguard showed on the scoreboard as the Dogs ended on the wrong side of an 8-1 decision. Recently returned Alex Pietrangelo (STL)…