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  • Sabres Prospect Close-up: Talking Pucks with Brad Eidsness

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    By Kris Baker With their fifth-round pick in the 2007 draft, the Buffalo Sabres looked north to the province of Alberta, selecting goaltender Brad Eidsness of the AJHL’s Okotoks Oilers. Eidsness, 18, was coming off his first full season of Junior “A” hockey, where he posted a 24-18-2 record in 48 games, earning a scholarship…

  • 2/5 Recap: Twice is nice for Eidsness

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    Tonight, Brad Eidsness made 25 saves to pick up his 25th win as the Oilers topped first-place Camrose, 4-3. The win was Okotoks’ second victory over the Kodiaks in a week. The Oilers took a 1-0 lead into a wide-open third period that saw the teams see-saw for six goals between them. Camrose tied the…

  • 2/2 Recap: Eno busy in defeat

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    Bowling Green frosh Nick Eno stopped 40 Buckeye shots, but Ohio State avoided the home sweep by defeating his Falcons, 4-2. Eno, a 7th round pick in 2007, stopped 79 shots over the two-game split. His 9-5 record computes to fifth-best in the CCHA, while his GAA (2.65) and save percentage (.907) are each ranked…

  • Eidsness blanks Brooks

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    A night after creasemate Braely Torris posted a 9-0 win over Canmore, Okotoks’ Brad Eidsness continued his dominance in the AJHL by pitching a 34-save shutout of his own versus Brooks. The Sioux recruit is now 23-2-3 on the year with a 1.90 GAA and equally impressive .941 save percentage. Tonight’s shutout was his third…

  • 1/29 Recap: Eidsness slick in Oilers win

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    In a battle of the South Division’s best, the Okotoks Oilers used a pair of power play goals and 29 saves from the games #1 star, Brad Eidsness, to up-end the top-ranked Junior “A” club in all of Canada, the Camrose Kodiaks, 2-1. Holding a 2-1 lead, the AJHL’s top goaltender stopped all 15 shots…

  • 1/26 Recap: Allard sets mark; "Genny" gets tossed

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    News and notes on a busy Saturday for Sabres prospects… NCAA LW Nathan Gerbe scored the game winning goal late in the second period as Boston College defeated Maine, 4-2. The energetic Eagle wore a target for most of the contest, carrying play to produce a game-high five shots on goal. “Big” Ben Bishop owned…

  • 1/24 Recap: Enroth sits again; Eidsness heads into break on top

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    The Sabres won a road game last night. Life is good. Jhonas Enroth has done nothing wrong, but he clearly has lost the starting job to Bjorn Bjurling in the SSK crease. After missing time after the World Juniors due to illness, it was thought that a healthy Enroth would get the nod against Djurgarden…

  • 1/19 Recap: Gerbe's streak ends; Eno, Eidsness shine

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    Saturday Night Fever. It might be time for Jhonas Enroth to get his starting job back in the SSK crease. The sensational rookie, who was arguably the best goalie in the SEL before winning silver at the World Juniors, watched again tonight as SSK lost 4-1 to Modo. Bjorn Bjurling, a 28-year old property of…