Author: Kris Baker
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2/22 Recap: Nelson produces; Zadorov gets winner
Logan Nelson connected for a pair of goals Saturday as Victoria doubled Saskatoon 6-3. The two-goal night, Nelson’s third such effort of the year, gives the Minnesota native 49 points (22+27) through 51 games. Next up for the Royals is a two-game series in Prince George starting on Friday. In the OHL, Nikita Zadorov scored…
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2/21 Recap: Amerks fall, Navin gets on board
Phil Varone and Brayden McNabb each scored a goal and an assist Friday as Rochester dropped a 3-2 shootout decision to San Antonio. Varone added a marker in the shootout, while Luke Adam chipped in with two assists. Nathan Lieuwen made 25 saves to move to 13-7-2 on the year. The Amerks get back to…
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2/19 Recap: Varone strikes again
Phil Varone scored in overtime for the second-straight game Wednesday to lead Rochester to a 3-2 victory over Iowa. Johan Larsson scored his ninth of the year late in the third to force extra time, while Nathan Lieuwen stopped 18 of 20 shots to pick up his 13th win of the year and eighth in…
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2/18 Recap: Grigo gaining traction
Mikhail Grigorenko connected for his second-straight four-point game Tuesday, notching a pair of goals, including the game winner just over three minutes into the third period, and two assists to help Quebec to a 7-5 win over the QMJHL’s top club, Blainville-Boisbriand. The talented Russian is finding a better level of engagement of late, collecting…
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2/17 Recap: Baptiste pours two more
Nick Baptiste kept his second half momentum going Monday, scoring two more goals and adding an assist to lead Sudbury to a 4-1 win over Mississauga. The three-point effort ups Baptiste’s season numbers to 37 goals (t-6th in OHL) and 73 points (14th) through 54 games. He has been smoking hot since Jan. 1 with…
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2/16 Recap: Sunday Funday
Nick Baptiste recorded his second hat trick of the season Sunday to guide Sudbury to a 5-3 victory at Niagara. The three-goal outburst, his 23rd multiple-point effort of the season, gives the speedy winger 35 goals and 70 points through 53 games. The Ottawa native has been especially hot since Jan. 1, racking up 15…
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Draft stuff: Sabres bloodlines well-positioned
The past three years have seen the Sabres alumni become a bigger piece of the brand strategy being executed by the Pegula family. With the 2014 draft four months away, it seems worthwhile to update the progress of a few “Sabres sons” who are working hard in hopes of being selected when the teams convene…
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Draft stuff: Reinhart keeps stacking; McCann nets beauty
Sam Reinhart continued his second-half ramp-up Saturday, scoring his 31st goal of the year in Kootenay’s 5-2 win at Brandon. Reinhart has points in 17-straight games, including 15 goals and 18 assists in 14 skates since returning from the World Junior Championship. The offensive surge places him fourth on the WHL leaderboard with 84 points…
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2/15 Recap: Larsson scores, gets boot
In Saturday action, Johan Larsson scored his seventh goal of the year as Rochester lost at Utica 2-1. Larsson, who has 20 points (5+15) in his last 15 games, was tossed from the game with 5:32 left in regulation after arguing with the officials. Matt Hackett made 25 saves in defeat for the Amerks, who…
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2/14 Recap: Zadorov produces; Amerks win big
Nikita Zadorov scored twice Friday and added an assist to earn the game’s number one star as London downed Sarnia 9-5. The big defender, whose first three-point effort of the season gives him nine goals and 21 points through 24 games, rounded out his effort with a fighting major at the final buzzer. Brady Austin…
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