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  • 1/8 Recap: Persson points; Byron, Schiestel stay put

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    On Thursday, Dennis Persson (+1) assisted on the third period equalizer in Timra’s 1-1 tie with HV71. Persson, who sat out practice earlier in the morning with a sore throat, saw his point-shot rebound punched in for his fifth point of the year (1+4). After he and fellow defenseman Alex Pietrangelo stated their preference to…

  • Myers, Ennis get gold

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    Congratulations to Tyler Myers and Tyler Ennis who, as members of Team Canada, helped the red and white win their fifth consecutive World Junior Hockey Championship with a 5-1 win over Sweden. The 6’7 Myers was perhaps the steadiest Canadian defenseman throughout the medal round. He increased his physical play with each game, and was…

  • 1/3 Recap: Myers and Ennis ready to mine gold

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    On Saturday, Tyler Ennis and Tyler Myers both earned a chance to skate for World Juniors gold as Canada defeated Russia in an exciting shootout, 6-5. Trailing 5-4 in the final seconds, Jordan Eberle (EDM) punched a goal home with just :05 left to advance the game into overtime. Myers (+1) was effective with his…

  • Twin Tylers help Canada advance

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    Tyler Ennis scored an empty netter with :10 to play to cap an exciting 7-4 Canadian victory over Team USA. Ennis had three shots on USA goalie Thomas McCollum, but they didn’t come as easy as they had in the previous wins due to both fewer shifts and the decent job done by the American…

  • Ennis stays on sheet in win over Germans; Canada-USA next

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    Tyler Ennis had an assist and three shots on goal as Canada cruised to a 5-1 win over Germany on Monday. Ennis was in on Zach Boychuk’s power play tally to open scoring at 7:21 of the first period. The bigger German club played physical and kept a good pace in both ends while holding…

  • Pair scores as Nats roll; Lazorenko says size doesn't matter

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    Tyler Ennis scored his second goal of the tournament to go along with two assists as Canada destroyed Kazakhstan at the World Junior Championships, 15-0. Ennis’ linemate Jamie Benn notched a hat trick to lead all scorers. Canada scored eight times on the power play, helping push their two-game goal total to 23. Defenseman Tyler…

  • Ennis with two points, Myers steady in win; Vincour makes the list

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    Tyler Ennis scored a goal and an assist as Canada opened their quest for a fifth consecutive WJC gold medal with a 8-1 trouncing of the Czech Republic. I’m not going to go into details about John Tavares, Cody Hodgson, and Zach Boychuk, but they all played great games. Ennis scored the fifth goal for…

  • Brushing up on the Twin Tylers

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    Let’s burn some time while waiting for the puck to drop on the annual extravaganza that is the 2009 IIHF World Junior Championships. These types of articles are always interesting. Meet your 2008 Canadian junior team Tyler Ennis Hometown: Edmonton Date of birth: Oct. 6, 1989 Vital statistics: 5-8, 165 pounds Shoots: Left 2008-09 team:…

  • Ennis ready, Myers out as Canada rolls

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    In a third and final tune-up for the World Junior Championships, Tyler Ennis had a pair of assists for Canada in their 7-0 drubbing of Slovakia. Ennis formed a speedy, all-WHL line with Brett Sonne and Jamie Benn after skating the previous two games with John Tavares and Angelo Esposito at center. He again made…

  • Myers growing for gold

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    Monday’s Calgary Herald had a short preview on 6’7 Tyler Myers and his quest to win WJC gold for Team Canada. “Every time we weigh and take the height of our guys, Tyler always seems to get bigger,” said a laughing Rockets head coach Ryan Huska, who has known Myers since he joined his Western…