Tag: ennis
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Pair scores as Nats roll; Lazorenko says size doesn't matter
Tyler Ennis scored his second goal of the tournament to go along with two assists as Canada destroyed Kazakhstan at the World Junior Championships, 15-0. Ennis’ linemate Jamie Benn notched a hat trick to lead all scorers. Canada scored eight times on the power play, helping push their two-game goal total to 23. Defenseman Tyler…
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Ennis with two points, Myers steady in win; Vincour makes the list
Tyler Ennis scored a goal and an assist as Canada opened their quest for a fifth consecutive WJC gold medal with a 8-1 trouncing of the Czech Republic. I’m not going to go into details about John Tavares, Cody Hodgson, and Zach Boychuk, but they all played great games. Ennis scored the fifth goal for…
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Brushing up on the Twin Tylers
Let’s burn some time while waiting for the puck to drop on the annual extravaganza that is the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championships. These types of articles are always interesting. Meet your 2008 Canadian junior team Tyler Ennis Hometown: Edmonton Date of birth: Oct. 6, 1989 Vital statistics: 5-8, 165 pounds Shoots: Left 2008-09 team:…
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Ennis ready, Myers out as Canada rolls
In a third and final tune-up for the World Junior Championships, Tyler Ennis had a pair of assists for Canada in their 7-0 drubbing of Slovakia. Ennis formed a speedy, all-WHL line with Brett Sonne and Jamie Benn after skating the previous two games with John Tavares and Angelo Esposito at center. He again made…
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Canada owns third period, wins 7-3
The quick pace from the second half of the second period immediately carried over into the third. Just over a minute in, Jesse Jyrkkio’s slapper got past Dustin Tokarski to lock the game, 3-3. The puck may have deflected off of Alex Pietrangelo on its way in. On the following shift, Brett Sonne kept the…
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Canada 3 , Finland 2 after two
Late getting this one going tonight, but I was able to watch the entire second period of Canada’s exhibition with Finland, with the third period forthcoming. The first few minutes had a slow feel to it, as the Fins played a tight defensive zone. At about the halfway point, goals and hits opened the game…
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Ennis moving as Quinn shuffles deck
With Dana Tyrell falling to knee injury in Friday’s win over Sweden, Team Canada coach Pat Quinn will be trying different line combos when his Nats take an exhibition skate with Finland on Sunday. Left wing Tyler Ennis was originally placed opposite Tyrell with #1 center John Tavares down the middle, with the thought that…
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12/19 Recap: Byron stays hot; Butler solid in debut
Chris Butler scored his first NHL point and was +2 as Buffalo shutout Los Angeles, 5-0. The DU product logged 12:16 of time in first appearance in the bigs, playing solid on the man, and making conservative plays with the puck. Lindy Ruff managed the rookie well, keeping shifts short while allowing him to ease…
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Ennis, Myers discuss dream gig
Below are a few quick reactions from Tyler Ennis and Tyler Myers regarding their earning of roster spots on Team Canada for the 2009 World Junior Championships. Ennis quote “I woke up at 6 a.m. and couldn’t fall back asleep,” recounted Ennis. “When the phone rang I was pretty nervous.” The voice on the other…
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Myers, Ennis make the cut
Congratulations to Sabres prospects Tyler Myers and Tyler Ennis for being selected to skate for Team Canada at the U20 World Junior Championships. We’ll have more thoughts later. Goalies: Chet Pickard, Dustin Tokarski Defensemen: Keith Aulie, Ryan Ellis, Cody Goloubef, Thomas Hickey, Tyler Myers, Alex Pietrangelo, P.K. Subban, Colten Teubert Forwards: Jamie Benn, Zach Boychuk,…