Author: Kris Baker

Nikita Zadorov spoke to Swedish reporters Monday following Russia’s 4-1 loss to Finland at the 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship. Friend of the site, Alex Nilsson (follow: @aalexnil), was kind enough to share and translate Zadorov’s comments. *** Russia didn’t play well and lost against Finland. Now Sweden could pay for that in the group…

Eric Locke scored his ninth goal of the year Sunday as Saginaw dropped a 6-5 decision to Windsor at the Hockeytown Winter Festival at Comerica Park. The goal comes in Locke’s second game back after missing the previous 14 tilts with a shoulder injury. Justin Kea picked up an assist for the Spirit, who next…

Justin Bailey emerged from the holiday break Saturday appearing rested and focused, scoring his 13th and 14th goals of the year as Kitchener defeated Erie 6-2. Bailey, who earned the game’s number two star, has goals in three straight games and a total of five in his last five. Draft eligible Brandon Robinson was named…

J.T. Compher scored a shorthanded goal Friday as #3 Michigan was defeated by Western Michigan 3-2 in overtime in the semifinal of the Great Lakes Invitational at Comerica Park. The helper gives Compher a team-leading 15 points (6+9) through the Wolverines first 15 games, but perhaps the bigger story is his quick return from a…

A day one recap of action at the 2014 World Junior Championship can be found at the Sabres website. In case you missed it, Nikita Zadorov scored twice and Mikhail Grigorenko had a goal and two assists as Russia opened the tourney with an 11-0 throttling of Norway. Be sure to visit this page (videos)…

The 2014 IIHF World Junior Championship kicks off Thursday with three Buffalo Sabres prospects – Rasmus Ristolainen, Mikhail Grigorenko, and Nikita Zadorov – all taking part in the action. Be sure to visit Sabres.com for daily updates throughout the entire tournament. Ristolainen returns to Team Finland for the third straight season. Ristolainen’s status was uncertain…

In Saturday action,  Andrey Makarov stopped a season-high 43 of 44 shots Saturday to earn the game’s number one star as Fort Wayne lost a 2-1 shootout decision to Reading. Shawn Szydlowski registered a minor penalty for the losing side.The Komets are back in action Friday versus Toledo. Jonathan Parker scored his sixth goal of…

Gustav Possler will be shut down for the year following news that he needs surgery to repair a damaged cruciate ligament. The Swedish gunner was originally injured on Nov. 3 and never fully recovered despite attempts to return to the lineup and represent his country at the 2014 World Junior Championship. Possler got his year…

Justin Bailey scored his 12th goal of the year Friday as Kitchener dropped a 5-4 decision to Sault Ste. Marie. The seeing-eye marker sends Bailey to the holiday break with goals in three of his last four games, and a total of 23 points through 34 season appearances. Kitchener gets back to work Saturday, Dec.…

Mike Zigomanis scored a regulation goal Wednesday, his ninth of the season, while Johan Larsson and Dan Catenacci provided shootout markers as Rochester skated to a 2-1 victory over Toronto. Phil Varone was named the game’s number three star with an assist and team-high seven shots on goal. Matt Hackett stopped 19 of 20 shots…