Tag: biega
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10/26 Recap: Kea keys Spirit to victory
Justin Kea notched a pair of goals Friday including a hard-working short-handed game winner as Saginaw edged Oshawa 3-2. Kea’s first-ever two-goal effort in 141 OHL games earned him the game’s number three star. The Spirit wrap up their three-game road trip Saturday in Peterborough. Mikhail Grigorenko scored his 11th goal of the year and…
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4/8 Recap: Biega, Leggio key Amerks to victory
In Sunday AHL action, Alex Biega scored the game winning goal with less than five minutes remaining in regulation to vault Rochester to their second straight win, 4-2 over Adirondack. The road win gives the Amerks 89 points, good for 10th in the AHL’s Western Conference with just three games left to play. David Leggio…
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3/10 Recap: Knapp, Amerks extend streaks
Connor Knapp made 21 saves Saturday as Miami advanced to the CCHA semifinals with a 4-1 win over Michigan State. Knapp, who has now won seven straight starts, is 12-2 with five shutouts since January 1st while allowing one or none in all 12 of the wins. The RedHawks will now wait for the outcome…
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1/13 Recap: Knapp shines; MacKenzie extends streak
Connor Knapp made 25 saves Friday to earn his fourth consecutive win as Miami defeated #19 Lake Superior State, 2-1. The reigning CCHA Goaltender of the Week has started all three of Miami’s games since the Christmas break, stopping 78 of 80 shots to guide the unranked RedHawks to a much needed winning streak. It’s…
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Schiestel's OT mark seals Amerks win
Drew Schiestel scored on the power play at 3:21 of overtime Tuesday as the Amerks earned a 4-3 win over the AHL’s top club, the Oklahoma City Barons. The blast from the point, Schiestel’s second goal of the year, added to an earlier assist for his first multi-point game of the season. Paul Szczechura paced…
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Foligno scores, MacIntyre stops 40 in Amerks win
Marcus Foligno scored his ninth goal of the year at 5:13 of the opening period, while Drew MacIntyre was rock solid in stopping all 40 shots he faced as Rochester earned a 3-0 Friday night win over Albany. The shutout was MacIntyre’s first of the season and 15th of his nine-year career. The 20-year old…
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Amerks rally to down Crunch
Brayden McNabb banged the overtime game winner in off the crossbar as Rochester avenged Saturday night’s loss with a 6-5 win over Syracuse. The OT tally was the first goal of McNabb’s pro career. The 6’5 defender, who earlier was credited with a short-handed assist, was not named to the game’s three stars. Zack Kassian…
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9/23 Recap: JGL pots pair; Cat strikes again
In our first Friday of CHL action, Jerome Gauthier-Leduc picked up where he left off a season ago, cashing two goals, adding an assist, and leading his team with five shots on goal as Rimouski came from behind to earn a 6-5 shootout win over Chicoutimi. Trailing 4-2 heading into the third, the Nics battled…
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From Ivy League to bigs: Sabres sign Biega
The Buffalo Sabres have signed defensemen Alex Biega to a two-year entry-level contract. Official financials aren’t available, but the deal could be worth a shade over $1M in total with the likelihood of an NHL salary in the vicinity of $525K per season. Chosen in the 5th round of the 2006 draft, the 5’11, 205-pound…
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Odds & Ends: Southorn talking; Tropp on the way?
With 2008 draft pick Jordon Southorn recently finishing his fourth QMJHL season, The Guardian is reporting that player agent Don Meehan is talking to the Sabres about a pro deal. Southorn said his agent, Don Meehan, is talking with the Buffalo Sabres, the team that drafted him in the fourth round (104th overall) of the…