Tag: adam
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Adam ready as Canadians seek gold
Sabres prospect Luke Adam is getting some press in anticipation of Team Canada’s Tuesday night showdown with Team USA. The two teams will battle for the U20 World Junior Championship title in a rematch of their exciting preliminary round contest won by Canada in a shootout. Adam’s hometown paper in St. John’s Newfoundland, The Telegram,…
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Adam contributes as Canadians earn bye
Luke Adam was +2 with an assist as Canada came back to defeat Team USA, 5-4 in a shootout. With a win in the tournament’s most exciting game to date, the Canadians earn a bye into the semifinals where they will battle the winner of Russia and Switzerland. The Americans will next face Finland, with…
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Adam solid in early WJC goings
Luke Adam scored his third goal of the U20 World Junior Championships on Tuesday as Canada (3-0) cruised past Slovakia, 8-2. Adam’s unassisted wraparound effort came at 5:08 of the second period to put Canada ahead 4-0. The Canadians will face off against unbeaten Team USA on Thursday. Adam, 19, previously had scored a pair…
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Legault to the nest
While the NHL rests with a holiday trade moratorium in place, the transactions have been coming at a good pace in the QMJHL since the league’s trade period opened on December 19th. As a result, one Sabres prospect will be joining another after Wednesday’s deal between the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles and Shawinigan Cataractes. The…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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11/29 Recap: Adam pops off as Eagles hang ten
Luke Adam scored a hat trick and added an assist on Sunday as Cape Breton smoked Drummondville, 10-2. Adam (+4) also posted five shots on goal and won 11 of his 13 faceoffs to earn the game’s #1 star and help the Eagles shake off Friday’s brutal shutout loss to Bathurst. The four-point effort ups…
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11/27 Recap: Lagacé gets hatty; Crawford cruising as Colt
Jacob Lagacé notched his second hat trick of the season on Friday as Chicoutimi lost to Rimouski, 7-4. The three-goal output, which included two at even strength and one shorthanded, extends Lagacé’s point streak to nine games (9+10), while improving his season numbers to 19 goals and 18 assists in 23 games. In the NCAA, Corey Fienhage earned…