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  • 12/31 Recap: McNabb extends streak, ties franchise mark

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    Brayden McNabb scored a power play goal Friday to extend his point streak to ten games as Kootenay closed out Swift Current, 5-3. The 6’4 defender is tied for fifth among WHL defensemen with 35 points through 28 games played, while the marker, McNabb’s eighth of the year, also thrusts him into a tie for…

  • 12/29 Recap: Foligno marks as Nats roll; McNabb streak hits nine

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    Marcus Foligno scored a goal and an assist Wednesday as Team Canada executed a 10-1 blowout of Norway at the World Junior Championship. The big wing earned his points as part of Canada’s six-goal first period while manning a line with Louis Leblanc (MTL) and Sean Couturier (’11). Canada was short on bodies, missing suspended…

  • 12/28 Recap: Fienhage gets first; McNabb approaches mark

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    Corey Fienhage scored his first WHL goal Tuesday and added a pair of assists as Kamloops downed Vancouver, 6-1. The athletic defenseman scored the Blazers final goal of the game when he shot in from the right point and completed a three-way passing play with a sharp wrister. Fienhage looked strong on the puck with…

  • 12/18 Recap: Shipley scores in old barn; Eidsness returns

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    Steven Shipley scored his 10th goal of the year Saturday as Niagara earned a key road win over Owen Sound, 5-2. The game was Shipley’s first against his former teammates after a September exchange since him south to St. Catharines. Ryan Strome (’11) scored his 19th of the season for the IceDogs, who will now…

  • 12/17 Recap: Sutch scores; McNabb extends streak

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    Gregg Sutch scored his fifth goal of the season Friday as Mississauga clobbered Sudbury, 9-4. Ranked #2 in the most recent CHL rankings, the Majors (27-4-0-1) move on to a Sunday meeting with Kingston. The Wolves were playing without captain Marcus Foligno, who of course will be away for the next three weeks as Team…

  • 12/16 Recap: Boychuk, McNabb help teams to victory

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    Jerome Gauthier-Leduc contributed two shots on goal Thursday as Rimouski defeated Chicoutimi, 3-2. After averaging .676 points-per-game last year in Rouyn-Noranda, the 6’2 defenseman has shown a slight drop-off to .655 this season with the Nics. In Wednesday action, Riley Boychuk assisted on the game-winning goal as Portland edged Kamloops, 5-4. The power-play apple was…

  • New pals Kassian, Foligno World Junior bound

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    Congratulations to Sabres prospects Zack Kassian and Marcus Foligno for being named to Canada’s 2011 National Junior Team. The right wing combo will wear the maple leaf sweater starting December 26 when the World Junior Championship kick-off at HSBC Arena. Acquired via the 2009 draft, both 6’3 forwards have been carving up the Ontario Hockey…

  • McNabb goes back to Kootenay

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    Brayden McNabb was returned to the Kootenay Ice Tuesday morning as Team Canada trimmed their National Team Selection Camp roster by nine players. The 6’4 defenseman, who spent the majority of the action paired with OHLers Ryan Ellis and Ryan Murphy, registered one assist in two intrasquad games. The Ice captain returns to the WHL…

  • Kassian lights lamp as Canadian cutdown nears

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    Windsor Spitfires forward Zack Kassian scored an even strength goal Monday as Team White toppled Team Red 7-5 in the final intrasquad scrimmage at Canada’s National Junior Selection Camp. The 6’3 Kassian, again skating on a line with Michael Bournival (MTL) and Sean Couturier (’11), finished a play started by Spits teammate Ryan Ellis to…

  • Foligno nets pair to lead Team Red to Canadian camp victory

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    Marcus Foligno scored a pair of goals Sunday to lead Team Red to a 4-1 win over Team White at the opening scrimmage of Team Canada’s Selection camp for the 2011 World Junior Championship. Foligno was an absolute stud throughout the contest, working hard with linemates Riley Sheahan (DET) and Curtis Hamilton (EDM) to get…