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  • 10/4 Recap: Adam takes advantage

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    On Sunday, Luke Adam had a pair of power play goals including the overtime winner to rally Cape Breton past Rimouski, 5-4. The game’s #1 star, Adam scored his third of the year in the second period before again striking in the first minute of overtime. The 6’2, 203-pound center also had a power play…

  • Early season jab by McNabb

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    Aside from scoring Kootenay’s only goal in Saturday’s lopsided 7-1 loss to Red Deer, defenseman Brayden McNabb also earned a slashing and fighting combo late in the game after a quick scrap with Rebels forward Cody Esposito. The bout was the closing act in a game featuring five fights. Tale of the Tape: McNabb, 18,…

  • 4/6-10 Recap: And then there was two

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    My apologies to those visiting over the past week for the lack of updates. After serving an unintentional five-day misconduct, let’s jump back in with a capsule of the week’s action that leaves just two players competing for the Memorial Cup. In Tuesday WHL play, Tyler Myers (-1) had a goal and two assists as…

  • 3/29 Recap: Ennis helps Tigers claw to game seven

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    In the WHL, Tyler Ennis (+1) had a pair of assists as Medicine Hat staved off elimination in a 3-0 home-ice shutout of Swift Current. With the Ennis line seeing loads of time despite his six minutes in penalties, the quick-footed Edmontonian remains atop the WHL playoffs in goals (8) and points (11). The clubs…

  • 3/28 Recap: MacKenzie, Cats skate into Frozen Four

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    In the East Region Final, Drew MacKenzie was +1 as Vermont earned a ticket to the NCAA Frozen Four for the first time since 1996 after a 3-2 double overtime win over Air Force. The freshman rearguard made a key defensive play in the first OT to keep the Cats in it when he slid…

  • 3/27 Recap: Brennan picks up pace

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    In the NCAA East Region semi-final, Drew MacKenzie was even as #3 seed Vermont defeated #2 Yale, 4-1. With their first tourney win in 13 years, the Catamounts have a Saturday date with an Air Force club fresh off a victory of top-seeded Michigan. In Montreal, T.J. Brennan had two goals and two assists in…

  • Sabres freshmen ready for NCAAs

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    The 2009 NCAA Division I Hockey Tournament field has been released, and a pair of Sabres prospects will be making their first bracket appearance with an eye for the Capitol. Friday evening will see freshman defenseman Drew MacKenzie, 20, make his tournament debut when #3 Vermont visits East Region host #2 Yale. Puck drops at…

  • 3/14 Recap: Ennis equals; Eidsness backstops sweep

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    In the WHL, Tyler Ennis scored his 43rd goal of the season as Medicine Hat fell to Calgary, 4-1. The goal total equals his 2007-08 season output in nine fewer games. Finishing fifth in the East, the Tigers will open their first round series with #4 Swift Current on Friday. Tyler Myers was +1 as…

  • 3/13 Recap: Drew draws two; Byron within reach

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    In a Hockey East quarterfinal battle, Drew MacKenzie had a pair of secondary assists as #7 Vermont was upset in overtime by Lowell, 4-3. With his first multi-point game as a collegian, the freshman rearguard now has four points in the three games since his return from mono after posting a total of four through…

  • 3/7 Recap: Season ends for Biega, Eno

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    In an ECAC first-round playoff game, Alex Biega (-1) had eight shots on goal as Harvard was shut out for the second straight night by Brown, 2-0. The junior defenseman provided some jump as the game wore on, but Harvard couldn’t connect against the upset-minded Bears. Biega’s season ends as the Crimson’s second leading scorer…