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  • McCabe on point as Americans advance

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    Jake McCabe earned his third point of the 2013 World Junior Championship, an assist, as Team USA easily advanced to the semi-final round with a 7-0 victory over the Czech Republic. The win sets us a rematch with continental rival Canada Thursday at 4:00 AM ET for the right to play for the gold medal.…

  • 12/31 Recap: Amerks end with victory; Brennan honored

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    Even Rankin and Mark Mancari each scored goals and David Leggio made 30 saves for his first shutout of the year as Rochester closed the 2012 portion of the schedule with a 2-0 decision over Hamilton. The Amerks scored in each of the first two period before protecting the lead with just four shots in…

  • Makarov stands tall in defeat

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    Andrey Makarov made 44 saves Monday as Russia closed the Group B round robin with a 4-1 loss to Canada. The Saskatoon Blades netminder was forced to battle Canadian shooters on a five-minute power play in the first period, surrendering two goals during the span while hanging tough to prevent additional strikes with second and…

  • Armia strikes twice as Finns get bounced

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    Joel Armia scored a pair of power play goals Monday but Finland was eliminated from medal contention with a 7-4 loss to rival Sweden. Getting the game to overtime would have gotten them into third place, but instead the Finns head to relegation and will go home without a medal for the seventh straight year…

  • McCabe masterful as Americans advance

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    Jake McCabe continued his exceptional all-situations play at the 2013 World Junior Championship Monday, netting a goal and an assist as USA advanced to the quarterfinal round with 9-3 shellacking of Slovakia. The mobile defender gave the Americans a 2-1 lead when he cut to the net and buried a backhand off a nice feed…

  • 12/30 Recap: Catenacci streak hits four

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    Dan Catenacci scored his 21st goal of the year Sunday and added an assist as Owen Sound doubled Oshawa 4-2. Catenacci, who now has goals in four straight games, continues to pace the Attack offense with 51 points through 36 appearances. Owen Sound is off until Wednesday when they battle Kitchener. In the WHL, Colin…

  • McCabe performs well in USA loss

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    Jake McCabe functioned well in his shutdown role Sunday while earning a late misconduct penalty as USA was defeated by rival Canada 2-1 at the 2013 World Junior Championship. The Wisconsin sophomore continued to be effective on the penalty kill, smartly using his stick to break up passes and disrupt the flow of the Canadian…

  • Armia helps late in Finnish comeback

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    Joel Armia produced an assist with 1:40 left in regulation Sunday as Finland came from behind to earn a 5-4 shootout victory over Switzerland. The victory gives Finland five points through round robin play, keeping their hopes alive in the 2013 World Junior Championship. A regulation loss would have all but eliminated the Finns from…

  • 12/29 Recap: Grigorenko dishes; Peterson posts best

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    Mikhail Grigorenko notched a pair of assists Saturday as Russia downed Germany 7-0 at the 2013 World Junior Championship. The crafty pivot feathered a beautiful saucer pass to former Quebec Remparts teammate Nikita Kucherov for the game winning goal at 1:18 of the first period. It was the second time he connected with Kucherov in…

  • 12/28 Recap: Cat bags 20th; Nelson injured

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    Dan Catenacci scored his 20th goal of the year Friday and added an assist as Owen Sound cruised to a 6-1 win over Erie. Catenacci, who now has goals in three straight games, collected multiple points for the 16th time this season. The Attack return to action Sunday in Oshawa. Brady Austin was whistled for…