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Kassian's Spits on cusp of title defense
Zack Kassian did not register a point Sunday, but despite not being 100% healthy with a still undisclosed upper body injury, still found a way to contribute as Windsor took game three of the OHL Championship over Barrie, 5-2. The reigning Memorial Cup Champion Spitfires, who now hold a commanding 3-0 series lead over the…
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Kassian scores as Windsor gets early jump
Zack Kassian scored his seventh goal of the playoff season Thursday as Windsor edged Barrie 5-4 to take a 2-0 series lead in the OHL Championship. Again placed on the Spits top unit with 2010 stud Taylor Hall and Devils prospect Adam Henrique, the big wing got underneath the Colts top pairing of Nick Crawford…
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Crawford named Kaminsky runner-up
Nick Crawford of the Barrie Colts has finished second in voting for the Max Kaminsky Trophy, awarded annually to the OHL’s top defenseman. The league’s leading defensive scorer, Crawford was edged out by Soo Greyhounds overager Jacob Muzzin by a 73-45 margin for the honor. Past winners of the Kaminsky hardware include Drew Doughty, Andrej…
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4/23 Recap: Kassian's Spits order game seven
Zack Kassian finished +1 with a fighting major Friday as Windsor claimed a 6-4 victory over Kitchener to even the OHL Western Conference Championship at three games apiece. Kassian saw his eight-game point streak end in the win, but will gladly look to begin another when the series is settled in Sunday’s game seven showdown.…
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Kassian continues streak; Crawford's Colts advance
Zack Kassian finished +2 with an assist Thursday as Windsor shut out Kitchener 3-0 to win game five of the OHL’s Western Conference Championship. The Spitfires, who trail the series 3-2, have now won two straight must-win games after disappointments in the first three. Still babyfaced after his post-game three shave, Kassian received top line…
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Kassian dumps beard, scores pair as Windsor stays alive
Zack Kassian scored a pair of power play goals Tuesday to help Windsor stave off elimination with a 7-5 win over Kitchener. The win gets the Spits on the board in the Western Conference Championship, as the defending Memorial Cup champs now trail the Rangers 3-1 in the best-of-seven. Kassian, who shaved his beard Sunday…
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4/18 Recap: Kassian finds net as Spits hit the ropes
Zack Kassian scored the first Windsor goal Sunday, but the favored Spitfires were again out-gunned by Kitchener in a 5-3 loss. The defeat puts the defending Memorial Cup champs in a 3-0 series hole in the OHL Western Conference Championship. The 6’3 Kassian scored his fourth goal of the playoffs when he banged home a…
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4/17 Recap: Kassian in mix as Spits dig hole
In game two of the OHL Western Conference Final, Zack Kassian earned an assist as slumping Windsor suffered their second straight loss to Kitchener, 5-2. Jeff Skinner (’10) scored a pair of goals and added an assist for the Rangers, who will take a 2-0 series lead back to Windsor for Sunday’s game three. Kassian,…
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4/14-16 Recap: Kassian, Crawford facing early tests
The conference final round of the OHL playoffs got underway this week, and it didn’t take long for Zack Kassian’s Windsor Spitfires and Nick Crawford’s Barrie Colts to receive wake-up calls after each swept their way to 8-0 records after two rounds. On Thursday, Kassian (-1) scored his third goal of the playoff year as…
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4/8 Recap: Knapp knocked out; OHL duo moves on
Connor Knapp earned the start for Miami Thursday, stopping six of nine shots in limited duty as the RedHawks saw their season close with a 7-1 loss to Boston College at the NCAA Frozen Four in Detroit. Knapp, who was seeing his first “front end” action of the season after serving the entire year as…
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