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  • Captain McCabe steady as USA opens with victory

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    Jake McCabe recorded five shots on goal and a plus-one rating Thursday as Team USA kicked off the 2013 World Junior Championship with an 8-0 victory over Germany. The USA captain also added a pair of minor penalties in the win. Paired with Connor Murphy (PHX), McCabe showed his footwork and mobility in a variety…

  • Amerks dominated; McCabe named Captain

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    Jerome Gauthier-Leduc scored his second goal of the year Saturday as the Rochester Americans were dominated in a 5-1 loss at Binghamton. Leduc’s tally came as he joined the rush to the top of the crease and buried a nice feed from Luke Adam, who extended his point streak to eight games with the assist.…

  • Armia solid as Finns pound Team USA

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    Joel Armia continued his excellent string of pre-World Junior Championship action Saturday, directing a team-best seven shots towards to the net in 17:29 of work as Finland scored four third-period goals to roll past Team USA 5-1. The Sabres’ first round pick at the 2011 draft, Armia was a confident player with the puck, mixing…

  • 10/27 Recap: Armia unloads; Kea extends streak

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    Joel Armia scored on the power play Saturday as Assat lost 4-3 to KalPa. The big wing unloaded a one-timer from the left side for his eighth of the year as the Aces third period comeback came up a goal short. Next up for Assat is a Wednesday meeting with the Espoo Blues. Also from…

  • 10/26 Recap: Kea keys Spirit to victory

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    Justin Kea notched a pair of goals Friday including a hard-working short-handed game winner as Saginaw edged Oshawa 3-2. Kea’s first-ever two-goal effort in 141 OHL games earned him the game’s number three star. The Spirit wrap up their three-game road trip Saturday in Peterborough. Mikhail Grigorenko scored his 11th goal of the year and…

  • 10/13 Recap: Catenacci powers Attack; Austin posts career best

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    Dan Catenacci scored his second goal of the game in the final minute of regulation and then notched the shootout winner as Owen Sound downed Peterborough 5-4. The 5-foot-10 speedster has six goals, 11 points, and two shootout winners in nine games this season. The Attack are off until Friday when they host Ottawa. Elsewhere…

  • 10/12 Recap: Amerks open with win

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    Corey Tropp scored a pair of goals and Mark Mancari scored the only mark in the shootout as Rochester opened the 2012-13 season Friday with a 6-5 win over Syracuse. Tropp lit the lamp in the game’s opening minute when he tapped in a two-on-one feed from Cody Hodgson. Later in the period,  Tropp batted…

  • 10/6 Recap: Grigorenko, Nelson spark Saturday wins

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    Mikhail Grigorenko scored a pair of goals Saturday as Quebec blew past Rimouski 7-2. Grigorenko had his speed and puckhandling abilities on display from the get-go between linemates Logan Shaw (FLA) and 2013 draft eligible Adam Erne. The brilliant center now has six goals and 16 points on the year, good for a share of…

  • Finland finishes trip with win

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    Joel Armia did not register a point Saturday as Finland defeated Team USA 3-2 in overtime to close out the United States National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid. The 6’3 wing finishes his visit with a goal and eight penalty minutes in the week’s five games. The win was Finland’s first of the week.…

  • McCabe shows well in USA win

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    Jake McCabe played strong defensively Wednesday but did not get in on the scoring as Team USA defeated Finland 5-2 at the United States National Junior Evaluation Camp in Lake Placid, NY. Paired with Connor Murphy, the Wisconsin sophomore saw his tough, physical game emerge in his own zone for a full sixty minutes while…