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  • 9/12 Recap: Lagacé points as Sags sag

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    RW Jacob Lagacé scored a breakaway goal and added an assist as Chicoutimi dropped their season opener to Drummondville, 6-3. The Sags were short on firepower in this one, playing without a few NHL camp participants including Nicolas Deschamps (ANA), Joel Champagne (TOR), and Charles-Antoine Messier (VAN). Regardless of the loss, it’s encouraging to see…

  • 9/11 Recap: Byron chips in as 'Piques take opener

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    Paul Byron (+1) picked up an assist as Gatineau kicked off the QMJHL regular season with a 3-1 win over Victoriaville. Trailing 1-0 in the 3rd period and down a man, the speedster hooked up with J.P. Chabot to get things rolling for les Olympiques. Prior to the game, Byron and his teammates watched as…

  • Gogulla grounded out of gate

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    Philip Gogulla and the Cologne Sharks kicked off their DEL regular season last week with a pair of losses. On Thursday, the 6’2 forward opened by going pointless with 12 PIM in a 2-1 loss to Berlin. Gogulla (-1) inflated his stat line by being whistled for abuse of officials and a ten minute misconduct…

  • 9/5 Recap: Brennan, Byron light lamp

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    Some notes from Friday’s CHL pre-season action: Montreal’s T.J. Brennan (+2) and Gatineau’s Paul Byron (-1) each had power play goals as the Junior defeated les Olympiques, 6-4. Luke Adam assisted on Brennan’s tally in the first action of the pre-season for both players. Byron won 15 of 24 faceoffs on the evening for Gatineau.…

  • Whitmore looking to make a play

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    Ethan Magoc of the BG News recently ran a feature on former Bowling Green standout, Derek Whitmore. The Rochester native signed with the Sabres as a free agent last spring, and is focused on making an immediate impression once camp commences. BG’s former tri-captain gained experience in his degree field this summer when he served…

  • Sunday preseason wrap

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    Some quick notes on a preseason Sunday in the CHL… Drew Schiestel suited up for a pair of assists in Niagara’s 6-3 win over Oshawa. Consistent with his camp thus far, the fourth-year defenseman was said to have played with a greater physical edge than in previous seasons. Hamburg native John Cullen stopped 15 of…

  • Allard to miss Sabres camp

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    At the opening practice with his new club on Friday, Quebec Remparts C Jean-Simon Allard absorbed the receiving end of a Yannick Reiber elbow that will keep him sidelined for at least four-six weeks. Details of the play are coming together, but the injuries are said to include a fractured jaw (chin area) and dislocation.…

  • Southorn a leader on the Island

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    Continuing on with notes from junior camps, The Guardian of Prince Edward Island reports that third-year man Jordon Southorn (2008, 4th round) is assuming the role of leader on the PEI Rocket blueline. And at the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League club’s 2008-09 training camp which began Friday, the 18-year-olds realize all eyes are on…

  • CHL: Open for business

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    Labor Day weekend in the United States means it’s time for work if you’re a Canadian major junior player. 2008 first-rounders Tyler Myers and Tyler Ennis of the WHL were the first to get cracking on their 2008-09 campaigns, and by now the rest of the CHL has started their Memorial Cup quest. Niagara defenseman…

  • Myers scrappy as Rockets launch

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    With junior camps getting underway, it has taken just one day to see a top prospect begin to assert himself as more of a controlling on-ice presence. Kelowna defenseman Tyler Myers, who said after having his first fight last season that he wanted to “do it more”, dropped the gloves with LW Evan Bloodoff in…