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  • 1/12 Recap: Kea connects; Brennan's "Gordie" leads way

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    Justin Kea notched a goal and an assist Saturday as Saginaw extended their winning streak to five games with a 5-2 victory over London. Kea, who finished with a game-best plus-three rating, was rewarded with the game’s number three star while upping his season line to 16-20-36 through 44 games. The Spirit victory was the…

  • 1/11 Recap: Amerks roll; Grigo empty on eve of camp

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    Brian Flynn scored a goal and an assist Friday to help the Rochester Americans to a 5-2 win over Hamilton. T.J. Brennan, Mark Mancari, Brayden McNabb, and Nick Tarnasky added the other Amerks goals, while Zemgus Girgensons, Luke Adam, and Kevin Porter gathered two assists each. For Girgensons, the two-assist outing was the first multi-point…

  • 1/4 Recap: Leggio backstops Amerks to road victory

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    David Leggio stopped 48 of 50 shots Friday and Nick Crawford scored the game winning goal on the power play as visiting Rochester earned a 5-2 decision at Abbotsford. After Brian Flynn and Zemgus Girgensons scored second period goals to give the Amerks a 2-0 lead, the teams combined for five stikes in the third…

  • Brennan unloads as Amerks take wild one

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    T.J. Brennan uncorked a career-best five points (1+4) Wednesday as Rochester climbed out of the Christmas break with a thrilling 7-6 overtime victory over Lake Erie. Marcus Foligno ended it at 2:40 of the extra frame after Cody Hodgson, who added a pair of goals himself including one shorthanded, picked the pocket of a Monsters…

  • 10/16 Recap: Armia suffers concussion

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    In Tuesday action, Joel Armia was knocked out of the game in the first period as Assat lost in a shootout to SaiPa 3-2. Armia left the game in the seventh minute after a collision with Jere Pulli. Following the game, Assat team sources revealed that Armia had suffered a “mild concussion” with the full…

  • Prospects set for national camps

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    With training for the 2012-13 season not officially beginning until late August, a group of Sabres prospects will get a head start by skating with their respective national teams as a first step towards earning a roster spot at the IIHF World Junior Championship. The 2013 tournament will take place in Ufa, Russia from December…

  • Girgensons locked up

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    Girgensons: ready to compete The Sabres have announced the signing of Zemgus Girgensons to a three-year entry-level contract. The second of two first round picks from the 2012 draft, the 6’1″, 198-pound forward used his all-around game to impress the Sabres at their recent development camp. He was good enough to command the offer, while…

  • Nuthin' But a "G" Thang: Sabres add size, balance down middle

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    Grigorenko tries on the colors for the first time. “Now it’s time for me to make my impression felt… so sit back, relax, and strap on your seat belt” The Buffalo Sabres made great strides in their quest to get bigger and more talented down the middle Friday, selecting Quebec Remparts leading scorer Mikhail Grigorenko…