Author: Kris Baker
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1/9 Recap: Kea continues roll
Justin Kea scored a pair of first-period goals and set up the game winner with just under five minutes to play as Saginaw edged Plymouth 6-5. Kea, who earned the game’s number one star for his excellent all-around effort, has steadily improved at every facet of his game this season. The huge developmental year has seen…
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1/8 Recap: Isackson flashes hands; Armia returns
Christian Isackson notched his third goal of the year Tuesday as No. 1 Minnesota skated to a 4-1 victory over No. 2 Notre Dame. The highlight reel tally showed off Isackson’s great hands as he capitalized on a turnover deep in the Irish end and roofed a beautiful backhand over Steve Summerhays to give the…
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1/5 Recap: Kea shorties lead way; Peterson streak hits four
Justin Kea notched the first three-point game of his career with a pair of shorthanded goals and an assist as Saginaw handled Owen Sound 6-2. Kea, who buried a shorthanded breakaway to give the Spirit a 1-0 lead in the opening period, intercepted a pass and put the fork in the Attack with his second…
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McCabe golden in USA triumph; Russian duo gets bronze
Team USA captain Jake McCabe earned a gold medal Saturday as Team USA downed Sweden 3-1 to claim first place at the 2013 World Junior Championship. The victory was USA’s first gold medal at the U20 event since defeating Canada in the 2010 final. The Wisconsin sophomore, who began each period paired with Seth Jones,…
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1/4 Recap: Leggio backstops Amerks to road victory
David Leggio stopped 48 of 50 shots Friday and Nick Crawford scored the game winning goal on the power play as visiting Rochester earned a 5-2 decision at Abbotsford. After Brian Flynn and Zemgus Girgensons scored second period goals to give the Amerks a 2-0 lead, the teams combined for five stikes in the third…
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Armia hat trick leads Finns in finale
Joel Armia scored a hat trick Friday and added an assist as Finland closed the 2013 World Junior Championship with an 11-4 stomping of Slovakia. The four-point output gives Armia 12 points (6+6, 3 PPG, 1 GWG) through the tourney’s six games, which as of end of play Friday was tied for tournament’s points lead…
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Grigorenko scores as hosts fall short of goal
Mikhail Grigorenko scored the game-tying goal but Russia was defeated by Sweden 3-2 in a shootout Thursday to get eliminated from gold medal contention at the 2013 World Junior Championship. With the Russians trailing 2-1 well in the final frame, Grigorenko crashed the crease and buried a loose puck with three defenders on him to…
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Captain McCabe leads way as Americans cruise past Canada
Jake McCabe scored a pair of first period goals Thursday to lead the USA past Canada 5-1 to advance to the gold medal game at the 2013 World Junior Championship. The Wisconsin sophomore, who also added an assist, was named Team USA’s player of the game following the superb three-point effort. McCabe scored the game’s…
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Grigorenko comes through as Russians top Swiss
Mikhail Grigorenko had a big game Wednesday, scoring his first goal of the tournament and helping force OT in the final minute of regulation as Russia advanced to the semifinal of the 2013 World Junior Championship with a hard-fought 4-3 win over Switzerland. Grigorenko, who was named player of the game for Team Russia, will…
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Armia collects as Finns trounce Germans
Joel Armia notched a goal and two assists Wednesday as Finland opened the World Junior Championship relegation round with an 8-0 trouncing of Germany. The productive outing gives Armia eight points (3+5) through five tourney games, eclipsing the seven (5+2) he posted in seven games of the 2012 tournament. Six of Armia’s eight points have…
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