Author: Kris Baker

  • 2/28 recap: Byron looks to hang 10

    Paul Byron’s 33rd goal of the season capped off a five-goal first period in Gatineau’s 5-1 win over Saint John. The nifty Byron is always an exciting player to watch. Tonight, he was buzzing from the first drop, using his speed to find seams with and without the puck. In the process, his smallish frame…

  • 2/28 Recap: Shutout shoutout to Enroth

    The Sabres European prospects have completed their day’s work, while a few others are getting ready to strap it on back on North American sheets. In a key match-up, SSK netminder Jhonas Enroth made 33 saves to pitch an important 2-0 blanking of Lulea. The shutout was the second of the year for the 2006…

  • 2/27 Recap: Breault heating up at right time

    With the QMJHL playoffs arriving in three weeks, Baie-Comeau’s Benjamin Breault is stepping up his play in what should be his final season of junior hockey. Riding a three-game point streak into tonight’s action, the 5’11 center scored two goals and added a pair of assists in the Drakkar’s 8-3 rout of Shawinigan. Breault’s goals,…

  • 2/26 Recap: MacKenzie makes the Donuts…

    In the only game on the Tuesday night slate, Drew MacKenzie went 0-0-0 0 0 0 in Waterloo’s 2-1 win over Chicago. With the win, the Black Hawks now have a three point cushion over the Steel for third place in the USHL’s East Division. On a slow day on the sheet, let’s shine on…

  • 2/25 Recap: Quiet night before the deadline

    In the QMJHL, T.J. Brennan had a game high seven hits, but neither he nor Sabres 2007 fifth-round pick, J.S. Allard, were able to earn points as St. John’s defeated Quebec, 2-1. Allard has gone without a point in his last three games. With SSK alternating starts, Jhonas Enroth got a rest as his troops…

  • Amerks can't find net in loss

    The Rochester Americans, playing with just 16 skaters, were shutout for the second straight home game in a 4-0 loss to Houston. Scoreless after one, the Aeros broke the game open with a three-goal second period. Much like the Amerks loss last Sunday, two of the Aeros goals came on power plays stemming from penalties…

  • 2/24 Recap: A new Lord Byron?

    Paul Byron scored a pair of even-strength goals in Gatineau’s 6-2 win over Chicoutimi. And so the streak rolls on for Byron, who has now hit the scoresheet in eight straight contests. During the impressive stretch, Byron has 11 goals and five assists for the surging Olympiques. Philip Gogulla was +2 as Cologne continued their…

  • 2/23 Recap: Breault goes 1-2-3 for B-C

    2006 pick Benjamin Breault scored his 28th goal of the year and added a pair assists in Baie-Comeau’s 6-3 win over Quebec. Breault, whose goal came while being down a man, was named the game’s first star with his three point night. He now has 63 points in 54 games as the top-line pivot for…

  • 2/22 Recap: Gogulla passes in the clutch

    In DEL play, Philip Gogulla continued to rack up assists with two more in Cologne’s 5-4 OT win over Duisburg. Down 4-2 with under three minutes to play, Gogulla picked up the primary helpers as the Sharks rallied with two goals in 1:40 to force the extra session. The Dusseldorf-born left wing furthered his career…

  • 2/21 Recap: Brennan comes up short

    T.J. Brennan scored his 11th goal of the season in the final minute of play, but it was too little too late as St. John’s fell to Acadie-Bathurst, 3-2. The short-handed goal was Brennan’s first this year for the Foggies. J.S. Allard was pointless with a pair of minor penalties in the loss. Brad Eidsness…