Author: Kris Baker

Linus Ullmark made 45 saves Wednesday as MODO saw their season come to an end with a 5-4 overtime loss to Linkopings HC. MODO held a 4-0 lead midway through the second period before surrendering four unanswered goals, including a pair of power play markers 14 seconds apart in the third to send the game…

Linus Ullmark made 35 saves Monday as MODO was blanked by Linkopings 4-0 to open the best-of-three SHL play-in round series. MODO was under siege in the opening period, with Ullmark holding the fort down by stopping 21 of 22 shots to keep the game close. The second period saw MODO tighten it up a…

Nick Baptiste scored on the power play Sunday as Sudbury was defeated by North Bay 4-1 in a key divisional contest. Baptiste’s 43rd goal comes in his 63rd game, nearly equaling previous 43-goal outputs by Tyler Ennis (61 games, 2008-09) and Derek Roy (62 games, 2001-02). The Battalion victory vaults them past Baptiste’s Wolves into…

In Saturday action, Johan Larsson scored two goals and Phil Varone chipped in with a goal and two helpers as Rochester defeated Syracuse 5-3 to sweep the home-and-home set. The two-goal night gives Larsson a line of 14-22-36 in 37 AHL games this season, while Varone’s three-point effort expands his team-leading point total to 48…

Mikhail Grigorenko snatched a goal and three assists Friday to lead Quebec to a 7-2 shellacking of Shawinigan. Grigorenko has 10 points in his last three tilts to lift his season total to 33 (14+19) through 19 games. The Remparts have won six of their last 10 contests to maintain the sixth position in the…

Linus Ullmark made 23 saves Thursday as MODO doubled SHL top dog Skelleftea 4-2. Ullmark picked up his 17th win of the year while maintaining a 1.99 GAA (2nd in league) and league-best .934 save%. MODO remains in seventh place with the regular season finale set for Saturday. Eric Locke scored twice and Justin Kea…

In Wednesday action, Nick Baptiste scored his 42nd goal of the year into an empty net and added an assist as Sudbury finished off Barrie 4-2. Baptiste’s 42 goals are tied for fourth-most in the OHL, while his 82 points rank 11th overall. Mikhail Grigorenko notched three helpers to guide Quebec to a 5-1 victory…

Linus Ullmark made 28 saves Tuesday and stopped both shootout attempts as MODO got past  Lulea 4-3. Ullmark, who made one of his shootout stops against old pal Linus Omark, has collected 16 wins this season while amassing a 1.99 GAA (2nd in league) and a league-best .934 save%. MODO remains in seventh place with…

Mikhail Grigorenko rang up a goal and two assists Sunday as Quebec was defeated in overtime 5-4 by Val-d’Or. The 19-year old Grigorenko, whose three-point night earned the game’s number two star, fattens his stat line to 13 goals and 26 points in 17 games since being re-assigned to the Remparts. William Carrier (+1, 7…