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  • Funk suspended after brawl

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    Rochester D Mike Funk has been suspended for one game after accumulating his third general misconduct ejection after a brawl in Friday’s 4-0 loss to Syracuse. From Kevin O’s Rochester D&C article: A scrap between Amerks winger Tanner Glass and Crunch defenseman Duvie Westcott sparked an 11-player brawl that led to the ejection of nine…

  • The Butler, in the library, with the deal?

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    On Sunday, Mike Chambers of the Denver Post speculated on the future of Pioneers junior rearguard, Chris Butler: Two big question marks, and a smaller third one, exist with the Pios. One, will junior defenseman Chris Butler be back? DU’s best two-way player had a nice summer camp with the Buffalo Sabres last year and…

  • 3/28 Recap: Kennedy clicks; Allard goes hard

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    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…

  • 3/23 Recap: Schiestel, Breault lend helping hands

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    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…

  • 3/14 Recap: Bye week good for Gerbe, Biega, Kennedy

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    In the opening game of their Hockey East quarterfinal series, Nathan Gerbe scored the final two Eagle goals as Boston College cruised past Providence, 5-1. Gerbe scored his 25th when a Benn Ferriero shot went wide, bouncing off the end boards to the waiting winger at the right side of the Friars cage. He later…

  • Sabres want the Funk

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    The Buffalo Sabres have called up defenseman Mike Funk for tonight’s important match-up with Carolina. His appearance in Buffalo’s lineup will be the first of the season for the 2004 2nd round pick after seeing time in five games in 2006-07. Funk has played all year with Rochester of the AHL, posting eight assists and…

  • 3/7 Recap: Eno gets win; CHLers heating up

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    Freshman Nick Eno made his first career playoff start, stopping 20 shots in a 4-3 win over Lake Superior. With his Falcons off to a 3-0 lead in the second period, Eno was beaten by a blueline blast as he was screened by both his defensemen. Superior would later catch Eno while on a 5-3…

  • 2/22 Recap: Gogulla passes in the clutch

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    In DEL play, Philip Gogulla continued to rack up assists with two more in Cologne’s 5-4 OT win over Duisburg. Down 4-2 with under three minutes to play, Gogulla picked up the primary helpers as the Sharks rallied with two goals in 1:40 to force the extra session. The Dusseldorf-born left wing furthered his career…

  • 2/10: Dennis blanks Griffins

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    Adam Dennis made 33 saves to post his 2nd shutout in a week and third of the season as Rochester eeked out a 1-0 win over Grand Rapids. Scoreless after two periods, Marc-Andre Gragnani stole a puck at the Amerks blueline and sprinted down the ice to bury his own rebound against Adam Berkhoel for…

  • 2/5: Tuesday Slap Shots

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    – With Maxim Afinogenov re-tweaking his groin in yesterday’s practice, and Clarke MacArthur coming down with a bad flu this morning, the Sabres re-called punishing forward Patrick Kaleta from Rochester just 24 hours after sending him down. Kaleta is in the Buffalo lineup tonight, making his presence felt early as the Sabres battle the Bruins.…