Author: Kris Baker
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Armia solid as Finns pound Team USA
Joel Armia continued his excellent string of pre-World Junior Championship action Saturday, directing a team-best seven shots towards to the net in 17:29 of work as Finland scored four third-period goals to roll past Team USA 5-1. The Sabres’ first round pick at the 2011 draft, Armia was a confident player with the puck, mixing…
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12/21 Recap: Amerks battle back for shootout victory
Cody Hodgson scored his first shootout goal of the year Friday to cap the comeback as Rochester earned a 6-5 victory over Binghamton. Evan Rankin and Luke Adam scored 28 seconds apart to give the Amerks a 2-1 lead after the opening frame. For Adam, the goal was his fifth in his last six games.…
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12/20 Recap: Armia stars for Finns; McCabe steady
In Thursday action in Helsinki, Joel Armia was named his country’s Player of the Game as host Finland defeated Canada 3-2 in an exhibition tilt in preparation for the World Junior Championship. While on a five-on-three power play first period, Armia waltzed in between the circles with the puck, froze goaltender Malcolm Subban (BOS), and fed an…
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Grigorenko to stay put?
A Monday tweet from junior hockey broadcaster Raynold Cloutier turned into front page news in Quebec City this week, as it appears that the Sabres are planning on keeping 2012 first-round draft pick Mikhail Grigorenko in the QMJHL for the completion of the 2012-13 season regardless of whether or not the NHL sees its labor…
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Lieuwen recognized
Nathan Lieuwen of the Greenville Road Warriors has been named the Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the week for the period Dec. 10-16. The 21-year-old went 2-0-0 with one shutout, a 0.50 goals-against average and a save percentage of .983 in two appearances last week helping the Road Warriors extend their winning streak to four…
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12/15 Recap: Kea pots winner; Jacobs fuels Cougars
Justin Kea (+2) scored the game winning goal Saturday and added an assist as Saginaw doubled Windsor 6-3. Kea, who posted a total of seven goals and a minus-nine rating through his first two OHL seasons, enters the holiday break with 11 tallies and a solid plus-10 rating in the year’s first 35 contests. Saginaw…
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12/14 Recap: Cat strikes late; Nelly celly not enough
Dan Catenacci scored his 18th goal of the year Friday as Owen Sound came up short in an entertaining 3-2 loss to league-leading London. Catenacci, who was making his return to the Attack lineup after being among the final cuts for Canada’s 2013 World Junior Championship entry, tied the game 2-2 with just 24 seconds…
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12/13 Recap: Amerks post monster rally; Cat cut
Alex Biega capped a four-goal, third period comeback with just over three minutes to play Thursday as the Rochester Americans defeated the Lake Erie Monsters 7-6 in one of the more entertaining contests of the season thus far. Marcus Foligno and Luke Adam each had a goal and an assist, while Kevin Sundher added a…
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12/12 Recap: Cat survives cut; Austin continues roll
Dan Catenacci earned an assist Wednesday as Team Canada continued to craft their 2013 World Junior entry with a 4-1 loss to the University of Alberta. Following the game, Hockey Canada released five players (Sean Monahan, Tyler Graovac, Adam Pelech, Derrick Pouliot, and Francis Beauvillier), with eight more cuts coming on Thursday. As presumably one…
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12/11 Recap: Cat competes; Amerks cool Heat
Dan Catenacci skated down the wing Tuesday but was unable to score as Team White was defeated by Team Red 3-1 in the first intrasquad contest of Canada’s 2013 National Junior Team Selection Camp. Catenacci, who missed his best chance of the night in the opening period when he was stopped by Owen Sound teammate…
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