Tag: mackenzie

  • 4/3 Recap: Taylor goal buries Sharks; Dogs pounded

    Philip Gogulla notched his fifth point of the DEL playoffs, a power-play assist, in Cologne’s 5-4 overtime loss to Frankfurt. Former Sabre Chris Taylor scored the game winning goal for the Lions. The semifinal series is now locked at a game apiece with the action shifting back to Cologne’s home sheet for Sunday’s game three.…

  • 3/30 Recap: Amerks defeat(!) B-Sens

    OK, I think I have it straight now! Mark Mancari scored a power-play goal and added a helper in Rochester’s 3-2 shootout win over Binghamton. The goal was just his second in his last 22 games, and his two points tie him with Marc-Andre Gragnani for the team lead in points (50). Gragnani and Clarke…

  • A little Cedar Valley love for MacKenzie

    Be sure to check out this article on Vermont-bound Drew MacKenzie from Thursday’s Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Waterloo didn’t need a flashy forward. The Black Hawks already were set at that position with Billy Maday, Brett Olson and Brock Montpetit in the fold. Waterloo needed defensemen. The best guy available, in Waterloo’s mind, was MacKenzie. “It’s…

  • 3/29 Recap: New foursome booked; Gerbe, Gragnani, groovin'

    At the NCAA Northeast regional, Nathan Gerbe scored a goal and an assist as Boston College dominated Minnesota, 5-2. While on a first period power play, one of Gerbe’s game-best seven shots was directed out to Ben Smith to set-up the first Eagles goal. The 5’5 winger later sealed the game with an empty netter.…

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

    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…

  • 3/15 Recap: Gerbe gains; Eno, Eidsness exit

    Someday the Sabres will achieve synergy in all facets of the organization. On a night when the top club gave Toronto a licking to boost their playoff hopes, a few members of the prospect stable had their seasons derailed by key losses. Not all was bad, though. One name in the “good” column is that…

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

    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…

  • 3/8 recap: Gerbe back on track

    Nathan Gerbe set up the eventual game winner in the first period, then later added an empty netter as Boston College closed the Hockey East regular season with a 4-1 win over Northeastern. The victory gives the Eagles home ice next week in a playoff set with Providence. In addition to the points, Gerbe was…

  • 3/1 Recap: Kennedy, Brennan stay warm

    In Sweden, Jhonas Enroth made 36 saves as SSK fell out of the elitserien race with a 2-1 loss to Linkopings. With the 2006 2nd round pick pitching a shutout in his last start, SSK coach Leif Stromberg bucked his rotation to stay with the hot hand. Tied at one entering the third, SSK poured…

  • 2/29 Recap: Byron extends; Breault and Kennedy keep going

    In the Q, Paul Byron ran his point-streak to ten games with an assist in Gatineau’s 7-0 dismantling of Shawinigan. Byron has 18 points during the tear, and is averaging 1.26 points per game this season. The Ottawa native was given a game misconduct after a second period incident that reportedly involved him “going after…