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Look around the hockey world. Pundits are singing the praises of Buffalo Sabres prospect ranks, with many calling it the “deepest” and “best” of any system in the entire NHL. February trade partner Winnipeg may have something to say about that, but no reason to digress. It’s a solid group. Let’s face it – praise…

Nicholas Baptiste scored twice Friday as Erie advanced to the second round of the OHL playoffs with a 7-0 pounding of Sarnia. The Otters, who defeated the Sting four games to one, will likely learn their next opponent in the coming days with two other first-round series still being played. Baptiste has three goals and…

Justin Bailey finished with a plus-one rating Thursday as Sault Ste. Marie erased a two-goal deficit to earn a 5-2 win over Saginaw to sweep the first round playoff series. Bailey produced three goals in the series sweep. Jean Dupuy missed all four games with an upper-body injury sustained in the final weekend of the…

In Tuesday action, Sam Reinhart scored a pair of goals and added an assist to earn the game’s third star as Kootenay dropped a wild 8-7 overtime decision to Calgary. Reinhart has four points (3+1) through three playoff games as the ICE find themselves in a 2-1 series hole. Game 4 goes down Wednesday in…

Justin Bailey scored a pair of goals Saturday to earn the game’s second star as Sault Ste. Marie blasted Saginaw 8-2. Bailey has three goals in the first two games of the playoffs, both wins by the Greyhounds. Soo forward Jean Dupuy remained out of the lineup with an upper-body injury. The Hounds take a…

Judd Peterson scored at 8:11 of overtime Friday on his only shot on goal of the game as St. Cloud State advanced to the NCAA Tournament West Regional Final with a 3-2 victory over Michigan Tech. After a Tech defender took a tumble at the Huskies’ blue line, Peterson broke into the zone on a…

Nicholas Baptiste opened his 2015 playoff campaign Thursday with one assist as Erie was stunned 3-2 by Sarnia. Connor McDavid (’15) also notched a helper for the Otters, who will look to even the series when the teams get back together Friday night in Erie. Draft eligible forward Pavel Zacha scored his first OHL playoff…

Linus Ullmark stopped 32 of 33 shots Wednesday as MODO completed the sweep of their SHL direct qualification series with a 4-1 win over HC Vita Hasten. With the victory, MODO maintains their spot in Sweden’s top league for the 2015-16 season. Ullmark finishes the series with a perfect 4-0 record along with a sparkling…

Nicholas Baptiste struck for a pair of goals Sunday as Erie posted a stunning 8-7 victory over Niagara to close out the regular season schedule. Baptiste made a gorgeous individual effort to score his first goal while short-handed and then pounded a power-play slapshot from between the circles for his second. The Ottawa-area product boosts…

Hudson Fasching earned an assist Saturday as Minnesota earned the Big Ten Hockey Championship with a 4-2 win over Michigan. Fasching showed good hands when he hit a streaking Kyle Rau with a return feed as the Gophers made it a 2-2 game midway through the second period. Michigan forward JT Compher saw his season…