Tag: kassian
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Kassian grabs late goal as White doubles up Red
Zack Kassian scored a third period goal Friday as Team Red lost the opening scrimmage of Canada’s U20 Evaluation Camp to Team White, 6-3. With the bulk of his time spent on the right wing of a line with Curtis Hamilton and Riley Sheahan, the 6’3 Kassian elevated his physical presence and forechecking ability in…
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Kassian, McNabb selected for Canadian camp
Buffalo Sabres 2009 draft picks Zack Kassian (13th) and Brayden McNabb (66th) have been selected to attend Hockey Canada’s 2011 U20 Development Camp. The 19-year old duo will be two of 41 skaters convening this August in St. John’s, NL as reigning silver medalist Team Canada begins construction for their entry in the World Junior…
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Kassian arrested after bar fight
After 2009 first round pick Zack Kassian exercised a positive turnaround to a season of poor publicity, it seems as if the bruising power forward has again cast himself a negative shadow. Kassian, a member of the Memorial Cup champion Spitfires, was arrested at 1:50 Sunday morning following a fight at a Windsor nightclub. Charges…
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Kassian hoists Cup as Spits repeat
Zack Kassian scored a goal and an assist Sunday as dynastic Windsor won the 2010 Memorial Cup title with a 9-1 clobbering of Brandon. Windsor is just the eighth franchise in CHL history to hoist the Cup two years in a row, and the first to do it since the 1993-94 Kamloops Blazers. Kassian, a…
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Local boy looks to bring Cup home
The Windsor Star’s Bob Duff had a quick hit in Saturday’s edition about Windsor native and Spitfires forward Zack Kassian’s wishes to win the Memorial Cup for his hometown. Windsor will battle the host Brandon Wheat Kings for Canadian junior’s top prize Sunday evening at 7:00 PM (EST). The game will be broadcast on cable…
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Kassian contributes as Spits roll in Cup opener
Zack Kassian scored a goal and an assist Friday as Windsor opened the 2010 Mastercard Memorial Cup with a 9-3 thrashing of host Brandon. Kassian, who scored seven goals and nine assists in the Spits run to the OHL title, set up the game’s first goal when he busted down the left side and fed…
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Kassian's Spits on cusp of title defense
Zack Kassian did not register a point Sunday, but despite not being 100% healthy with a still undisclosed upper body injury, still found a way to contribute as Windsor took game three of the OHL Championship over Barrie, 5-2. The reigning Memorial Cup Champion Spitfires, who now hold a commanding 3-0 series lead over the…
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Kassian scores as Windsor gets early jump
Zack Kassian scored his seventh goal of the playoff season Thursday as Windsor edged Barrie 5-4 to take a 2-0 series lead in the OHL Championship. Again placed on the Spits top unit with 2010 stud Taylor Hall and Devils prospect Adam Henrique, the big wing got underneath the Colts top pairing of Nick Crawford…
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4/23 Recap: Kassian's Spits order game seven
Zack Kassian finished +1 with a fighting major Friday as Windsor claimed a 6-4 victory over Kitchener to even the OHL Western Conference Championship at three games apiece. Kassian saw his eight-game point streak end in the win, but will gladly look to begin another when the series is settled in Sunday’s game seven showdown.…
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Kassian continues streak; Crawford's Colts advance
Zack Kassian finished +2 with an assist Thursday as Windsor shut out Kitchener 3-0 to win game five of the OHL’s Western Conference Championship. The Spitfires, who trail the series 3-2, have now won two straight must-win games after disappointments in the first three. Still babyfaced after his post-game three shave, Kassian received top line…