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  • 4/6 Recap: Gogulla Goal-unga

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    Philip Gogulla scored the game’s first goal as Cologne needed overtime to defeat Frankfurt, 2-1. The goal was the second of the playoffs for the left wing, and was cashed on one of his game-high 10 shots on goal. The Sharks now lead the semi-final series 2-1, and will look to advance to the DEL…

  • 4/5 Recap: Byron, Schiestel, MacKenzie pot big goals

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    Paul Byron scored a pair of goals, including his second straight game winner, as Gatineau defeated Quebec, 5-2. The Remparts were up 2-0 before Byron finished a Claude Giroux (PHI) feed to get les Olympiques on the board in the second period. He put Gatineau up for good with his sixth of the playoffs midway…

  • Former Sabres scout talks Bogosian, process

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    In today’s Peterborough Examiner, former Sabres scout Don Barrie discusses ’08 stud defender, Zach Bogosian, and served up a few details about the whole draft process. When I was working with Buffalo, we interviewed Alex Ovechkin, even though we were picking 13th. There was some interest in some of our players and there was a…

  • 4/4 Recap: Byron nets winner; Whitmore lights lamp in loss

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    In the QMJHL playoffs, Gatineau C Paul Byron notched the game winning goal as les Olympiques defeated Quebec, 3-1. The goal, Byron’s fourth of the playoffs, put Gatineau in front 1-0 in their second round series. The Remparts will get their suspended coach, Patrick Roy, back behind the bench for tonight’s game two. Roy’s son…

  • Gerbe named Hockey East Player of the Month

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    Hobey finalist Nathan Gerbe of Boston College stays in the headlines by earning Hockey East Player of the Month honors for March. League Release Gerbe registered a team-high 15 points (8g,7a) in nine games. He registered six multiple-point performances in the month of March and recorded a point in eight of the nine games. Gerbe…

  • 4/3 Recap: Taylor goal buries Sharks; Dogs pounded

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    Philip Gogulla notched his fifth point of the DEL playoffs, a power-play assist, in Cologne’s 5-4 overtime loss to Frankfurt. Former Sabre Chris Taylor scored the game winning goal for the Lions. The semifinal series is now locked at a game apiece with the action shifting back to Cologne’s home sheet for Sunday’s game three.…

  • Gerbe lands in Hobey Hat Trick

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    And then there were three. Hobey finalists, that is. Congratulations to Michigan’s Kevin Porter, Miami’s Ryan Jones, and Boston College’s Nathan Gerbe, who today were tabbed as the three finalists for the NCAA’s Hobey Baker Award – also known as the Hobey Hat Trick. Gerbe, a junior forward, has helped guide his Eagles to their…

  • 4/1 Recap: Cologne strong; Allard, Brennan done

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    In the DEL semifinals, LW Philip Gogulla picked up an assist as rested Cologne pounded Frankfurt, 7-1. Gogulla now has a goal and three assists in six playoff games. The win puts the Sharks up 1-0 over the Lions in the best-of-five series with play resuming on Thursday. Last night, J.S. Allard had a pair…

  • The Butler, in the library, with the deal?

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    On Sunday, Mike Chambers of the Denver Post speculated on the future of Pioneers junior rearguard, Chris Butler: Two big question marks, and a smaller third one, exist with the Pios. One, will junior defenseman Chris Butler be back? DU’s best two-way player had a nice summer camp with the Buffalo Sabres last year and…

  • 3/30 Recap: Amerks defeat(!) B-Sens

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    OK, I think I have it straight now! Mark Mancari scored a power-play goal and added a helper in Rochester’s 3-2 shootout win over Binghamton. The goal was just his second in his last 22 games, and his two points tie him with Marc-Andre Gragnani for the team lead in points (50). Gragnani and Clarke…