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  • 1/16 Recap: Tropp assists pace Spartans

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    Corey Tropp stacked up three assists on Saturday as #7 Michigan State played to a 4-4 tie with Notre Dame. The junior helped the Spartans get off to a 2-0 lead at the end of one, and later set-up the game-tying goal with 2:21 left in regulation after the Irish uncorked four straight goals. With…

  • 1/15 Recap: Eidsness sharp as Sioux tie

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    In a Big Ten Network match-up, Brad Eidsness made 24 saves as #4 North Dakota skated to a 3-3 tie at Minnesota. Sioux defenseman Corey Fienhage finished the night +1 with a shot on goal. After an 11-save first period, Eidsness was beaten by a Jordon Schroeder power play shot from the right point at…

  • 1/9 Recap: Hobey candidate Tropp extends streak

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    Corey Tropp (-2) registered a power play assist to extend his point-streak to a career-best eight games on Saturday as Michigan State tied Lake Superior, 3-3. Tropp has gone three games without a goal after potting seven in his previous five. Still, his 17 goals remain tops in the country while his 32 points trail…

  • 1/8 Recap: Foligno hitting stride, Kass lowers boom

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    In Friday night OHL play, Marcus Foligno scored his seventh goal of the season and picked up a fighting major that led to huge momentum shift as Sudbury doubled Brampton, 4-2. The 6’3 checking forward is amidst a career-high five game point streak, including goals in three straight. Foligno buried a one-timer from the slot…

  • 1/2 Recap: Foligno factors; Kassian's slumber continues

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    Marcus Foligno scored his sixth goal of the season on Saturday as Sudbury lost to last-place Niagara, 5-2. The 6’3 banger took a pass in from the blueline and snapped home a shorthanded tally late in the second period to give him two goals and three assists over his current four-game point streak. Nick Crawford…

  • 1/1 Recap: Southy heading west?

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    Rumors out of the QMJHL are suggesting that Jordon Southorn has played his last game for the PEI Rocket, as a deal has reportedly been made that will send the 19-year old defenseman and another player (Samson Mahbod perhaps) to the Quebec Remparts. Nothing is official yet, but it could be done as soon as…

  • 12/19 Recap: Crawford continues career campaign

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    Nick Crawford scored two goals and added two assists on Saturday as Barrie won their 21st straight by edgeing Sudbury, 5-4. Crawford’s game winner gives him a career-high eight goals on the season, while raising his point total to an even 40 through 34 games – good for 2nd overall among OHL defensemen. Marcus Foligno…

  • 12/18 Recap: Lagacé finds four more

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    Jacob Lagacé scored four goals and an assist on Friday to power Chicoutimi past Baie-Comeau, 6-2. The hat trick, the fourth of the year for the 5’11 forward, ups Lagacé’s impressive season numbers to 27 goals and 48 points through 30 games. Lagacé’s big night was his second in as many seasons against the Drakkar…

  • 12/11 Recap: Tropp sparks Spartan rally

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    Corey Tropp continued his pre-Christmas cruise on Friday, scoring the game-tying goal then starting the play on the overtime winner as Michigan State rallied past Bowling Green, 3-2. Trailing 2-0 entering the third period, the visiting Spartans forced the extra session when Tropp buried a rebound through the legs of Nick Eno at 14:20. The…

  • 12/5 Recap: Knapp puts Irish to sleep

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    Connor Knapp made 18 saves on Saturday to earn his second shutout of the season and fourth of his career as #1 Miami tamed #14 Notre Dame, 4-0. The 6’5 sophomore was rarely tested, but was poised when he needed to be to up his season mark to 2-1-3. The RedHawks posted back-to-back shutouts of a weekend opponent for the…