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  • Gerbe forces OT at the Beanpot

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    Or as the clever kids would write, (beanp)OT. Trailing BU by one just over a minute into the third, Boston College LW Nathan Gerbe connected on the power play to force sudden death at the Beanpot. Sitting on the doorstep, Gerbe poked a loose puck through Brett Bennett’s pads to get on the scoresheet. Boston…

  • Gerbe charge helps rival

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    The second period of BC’s match-up with defending Beanpot champ BU didn’t go as planned for the Eagles. Leading 2-1 after one, they gave up a pair of power-play goals as BU re-gained the lead heading into the third period. For the most part, Nathan Gerbe has been kept in check by the Terriers D.…

  • Eagles up after one

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    At the end of one, Boston College has a 2-1 lead over Boston University. Neither of Nathan Gerbe and Andrew Orpik factored into the Eagle tallies. Gerbe, active on an early power play, had two shots on goal in the period. The Terriers got out to a 1-0 lead when John McCarthy slipped one past…

  • Crimson to play for 'Pot

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    The Buffalo Sabres will have at least one prospect in the Beanpot final, as Alex Biega and the Harvard Crimson sat on their first period jump to surprise #14 Northeastern, 3-1. Harvard advances to the Beanpot final for the first time in a decade, and hasn’t taken the trophy home since 1993. With 31 shots…

  • Harvard leads 3-1 after two

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    In a year when #14 Northeastern has a chance at capitalizing on underachieving Boston-area teams, the Huskies find themselves trailing Alex Biega and Harvard 3-1 after forty minutes in the opening game of the 2008 Beanpot. The 2006 fifth-round pick, Biega has been on the ice for all three Crimson goals while collecting three shots…

  • Kaleta sent back down

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    The Sabres have returned agitating forward Patrick Kaleta to Rochester of the AHL. In 11 games with Buffalo, the Western New York native picked up 4 PIM and was -2 without registering a point. Kaleta goes back to the Amerks, where he has one goal, three assists, and 104 PIM in 28 games. He’ll be…

  • Schedule for week of 2/4 – 2/10

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    With the DEL and SEL on hiatus until February 12th, and the OHL taking a breather for their All-Star break, there are just 27 games on the Sabres prospect slate this week. Games To Watch This week features the opening round of Boston’s famous Beanpot tournament, played between D1 programs Harvard, Northeastern, Boston College, and…

  • 2/2 Recap: Eno busy in defeat

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    Bowling Green frosh Nick Eno stopped 40 Buckeye shots, but Ohio State avoided the home sweep by defeating his Falcons, 4-2. Eno, a 7th round pick in 2007, stopped 79 shots over the two-game split. His 9-5 record computes to fifth-best in the CCHA, while his GAA (2.65) and save percentage (.907) are each ranked…

  • 2/2 "Q" round-up: Breault pots winner

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    Drakkar C Benjamin Breault scored the game winning goal, his 25th of the year, midway through the third period in Baie-Comeau’s 6-3 win over Val-d’Or. He also assisted on an empty-netter, raising his point total to 55 on the year (1.15 ppg). Paul Byron scored his 22nd goal of the season on the power-play as…

  • Dennis cracks Marlies code

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    In a late afternoon game, the Rochester Americans rode a 28-save shutout performance by Adam Dennis to defeat the Toronto Marlies, 3-0. Mark Mancari had a hand in all three goals, scoring the game winner in the final minute of the second period, and setting up two others in the third to cement the win.…