Tag: breault
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1/31 Recap: Adam's trick tames Tigres
Luke Adam scored his sixth career hat trick on Sunday as Cape Breton completed a weekend sweep of visiting Victoriaville, 5-3. The hatty, Adam’s third of the season, gives him an even 35 goals on the year and extends his career-best streak to six straight games with a mark. The Newfoundland native rounded out his…
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Rocket Casavant launching on to draft radar
Scouting amateur hockey players is generally a straight-forward process. Break a player down beginning with his skating, and work your way into a battle, vision, and two-way skill analysis to properly project their pro potential. Fans will often look at major-junior stat sheets and wonder why players like Maxime Boisclair, who potted 70 goals for…
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9/12 Recap: Lagacé points as Sags sag
RW Jacob Lagacé scored a breakaway goal and added an assist as Chicoutimi dropped their season opener to Drummondville, 6-3. The Sags were short on firepower in this one, playing without a few NHL camp participants including Nicolas Deschamps (ANA), Joel Champagne (TOR), and Charles-Antoine Messier (VAN). Regardless of the loss, it’s encouraging to see…
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9/5 Recap: Brennan, Byron light lamp
Some notes from Friday’s CHL pre-season action: Montreal’s T.J. Brennan (+2) and Gatineau’s Paul Byron (-1) each had power play goals as the Junior defeated les Olympiques, 6-4. Luke Adam assisted on Brennan’s tally in the first action of the pre-season for both players. Byron won 15 of 24 faceoffs on the evening for Gatineau.…
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Breault gets new club…in the Q
Recently cut loose by the Sabres, QMJHL forward Benjamin Breault has been traded from Baie-Comeau to Quebec for the 2008-09 season. Cape Breton Post The Marshall deal was among a number of trades swung by head coach and general manager Patrick Roy. He also acquired overage goaltender Charles Lavigne from the Moncton Wildcats in exchange…
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No go for Breault
The Buffalo Sabres have informed 2006 7th round pick Benjamin Breault, 20, that he is not in their future plans. Without an offer from Buffalo, the Pembroke, Ontario native will likely return to the QMJHL next season where he has has scored 106 goals over the past three seasons with Baie-Comeau. Chosen 207th overall two…
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3/29 Recap: New foursome booked; Gerbe, Gragnani, groovin'
At the NCAA Northeast regional, Nathan Gerbe scored a goal and an assist as Boston College dominated Minnesota, 5-2. While on a first period power play, one of Gerbe’s game-best seven shots was directed out to Ben Smith to set-up the first Eagles goal. The 5’5 winger later sealed the game with an empty netter.…
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3/28 Recap: Kennedy clicks; Allard goes hard
Tim Kennedy scored a power play goal and added an assist as Michigan State opened the NCAA tourney with a 3-1 win over Colorado College. The defending champion Spartans got on the board when a dangling Kennedy scooped up a loose puck, and calmly slid it to his backhand past CC netminder Richard Bachman. Freshman…
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3/23 Recap: Schiestel, Breault lend helping hands
IceDogs defender Drew Schiestel had a pair of assists and was +1 in Niagara’s 5-0 thrashing of Mississauga-St. Michael’s. The IceDogs now hold a 3-0 series lead, and will look for the sweep Tuesday night in the Majors’ barn. In three playoff wins, Schiestel has three assists and is +3. In the QMJHL, Benjamin Breault…
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3/22 Recap: Gerbe, Butler tabbed for All-Tourney teams
Nathan Gerbe scored an empty net goal and dodged a check to set-up the eventual game winner as Boston College shut down Vermont 4-0 to win the Hockey East tournament title. Now the national leader in points (Kevin Porter of Michigan went 0-0-0), Gerbe’s four goals and five assists in four games earned him Tournament…