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  • 12/11 Recap: Tropp sparks Spartan rally

    Corey Tropp continued his pre-Christmas cruise on Friday, scoring the game-tying goal then starting the play on the overtime winner as Michigan State rallied past Bowling Green, 3-2. Trailing 2-0 entering the third period, the visiting Spartans forced the extra session when Tropp buried a rebound through the legs of Nick Eno at 14:20. The…

  • 12/10 Recap: Adam leaves mark with national team in mind

    Does anyone think Luke Adam is ready for Team Canada’s Selection Camp? Playing in his final game Thursday before departing for a world junior tryout in Saskatchewan, the Cape Breton forward scored four times in the Screaming Eagles 7-5 win over Victoriaville. Adam’s +4 output vaults him into the QMJHL goal scoring lead with an even 25, and…

  • 12/9 Recap: McNabb pots winner

    Brayden McNabb scored the game winning goal and added two assists on Wednesday as Kootenay downed Edmonton, 5-2. The big defender has four goals and five assists in six games since returning from a knee injury. In the OHL, Nick Crawford finished +1 as Barrie earned a 5-4 overtime win over Owen Sound. The win…

  • Gerbe called up

    From the Sabres website: Buffalo Sabres GM Darcy Regier announced today the Sabres have recalled forward Nathan Gerbe from Portland of the American Hockey League. Gerbe (7/24/1987, 5’6”, 173 lbs.) has 20 points (5+15) in 23 games with the Pirates this season. In 2008-09, Gerbe was named the AHL’s Rookie of the Year with 56…

  • 12/6 Recap: Lagacé cools off

    Jacob Lagacé saw his 11-game point streak snapped on Sunday as Chicoutimi was blanked by Victoriaville, 3-0. The streak, which began on November 1st in Lagacé’s first game back from a head injury, saw the forward accumulate 24 points (12+12) to vault into the top-five of the QMJHL scoring race. Also from the QMJHL, Luke Adam scored…

  • 12/5 Recap: Knapp puts Irish to sleep

    Connor Knapp made 18 saves on Saturday to earn his second shutout of the season and fourth of his career as #1 Miami tamed #14 Notre Dame, 4-0. The 6’5 sophomore was rarely tested, but was poised when he needed to be to up his season mark to 2-1-3. The RedHawks posted back-to-back shutouts of a weekend opponent for the…

  • 12/4 recap: Friday night fever for Lagacé

    Jacob Lagacé notched his second consecutive Friday night hat trick, including goals just :18 apart, as Chicoutimi lost a 7-6 overtime decision to Rouyn-Noranda. The Sagueneens scored six times in a wild, nine-goal third period but surrendered the game winner just :23 into the extra session. The game’s #2 star, Lagacé (+2, 10 SOG) also added…

  • Crawford takes November honors

    Barrie Colts defenseman Nick Crawford (2008, 6th round) has been named OHL Defenseman of the Month for November. The Colts went 10-0 in November, the same month they acquired defenceman Nick Crawford from the Saginaw Spirt. The 19-year-old was named the OHL’s defenceman of the month yesterday after finishing November with a plus-13 rating —…

  • 12/2-3 Recap: Adam lights 20th

    Luke Adam picked up his 20th goal of the year on Thursday and added two assists as Cape Breton dropped Lewiston, 5-2. The output gives Adam 47 points through his first 30 games, including seven (4+3) in his last two. Jacob Lagacé hit for an assist in Chicoutimi’s 5-4 loss to Rouyn-Noranda. In the OHL, Zack Kassian earned…

  • Adam tabbed; Kassian, McNabb miss cut

    Luke Adam is one step closer to towards achieving a career goal, as the 6’1, 210-pound center has been named by Hockey Canada to the 36-man Selection Camp roster for the 2010 World Junior Championships. Adam, 19, was chosen by the Sabres with the 44th overall pick in the 2008 draft. The St. John’s, Newfoundland…