Tag: orpik
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11/7 Recap: Eidsness bests #1; Adam pots pair
If you’ve been reading this space of late, we’ve talked about a looming shake-up in Gatineau where the Piques were riding a ten-game losing streak heading into Friday’s game with Montreal. The shake-up came this week with Mario Richer resigning as coach, and being replaced by former NHLer Jerome Dupont. Gatineau owned the opening period…
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10/31 Recap: Schiestel nets assist trick; Eidsness treats Sioux to W
Drew Schiestel (-1) had three assists as Niagara came up short in a wild 9-7 loss at Sudbury. At one point trailing 7-1, the Dogs clawed their way to respectability with a six-goal third period before Eric O’Dell (ANA) slammed the door with a late power play goal. Marcus Foligno (’09) bagged a pair of…
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10/30 Recap: Schiestel leading Dog race at quarter turn
Drew Schiestel (-1) had a power play assist for Niagara in their 3-1 win over Guelph. Having registered a point in all but three of his 16 games, the Hamilton native continues to lead the Dogs in scoring with two goals and 15 assists. John Cullen (Hamburg, NY) made 23 saves for Niagara in relief…
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10/24 Recap: Orpik pots winner
In an ESPNU featured contest, Andrew Orpik (+1) scored what turned out to be the game winning goal for Boston College in their 3-2 win over Vermont. With BC up 2-1 late in the third, Orpik took the puck all the way down the right side from his own end and lifted a sharp wrister…
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10/18 Recap: Eidsness posts first W
In the NCAA, Brad Eidsness earned his first career win as North Dakota defeated Mankato, 4-3. The AJHL product stood up to the road pressure, flashing leather with brilliant glove saves while holding his ground in some busy penalty kill situations. Making 25 stops to guide the Sioux to a split with the Mavericks, Eidsness…
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10/17 Recap: Orpik drops rare deuce; Adam apple of Juniors O
Andrew Orpik had a pair of assists as #1 Boston College defeated Bowling Green, 5-3. Both points came on the power play as the Thayer product notched his first multi-point game since 10/31/06 when he had a pair of helpers at Providence. Brock Bradford (BOS) paced BC with two goals and an assist in the…
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10/10 Recap: Brennan returns from illness; Myers goes again
T.J. Brennan was +1 with three shots on goal in Montreal’s 4-1 win over Halifax. Brennan, 19, did not play in Wednesday’s loss at Rimouski after falling ill with “concussion-like” symptoms and a very sore throat. He was taken to a hospital, where he was also tested for mononucleosis. Thankfully the results were negative, and…
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2008-09 predictions and projections
I’m not Karnac, but I thought it would be a good idea to lay out some projection targets for the group of prospects this season. (Or perhaps I’m just getting a little cocky after nailing the Adam and Fienhage picks this summer.) Whatever the case, let’s put our forecasting cap on and see what the…
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Orpik interview on WGR-550
This morning, Boston College forward Andrew Orpik was a guest of the Howard Simon Show on WGR-550 AM in Buffalo. You can listen to the interview here. Fist bump to Devo for the link.
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Gerbe, Eagles fly a mile high for NCAA title
Congratulations to Sabres prospects Nathan Gerbe and Andrew Orpik who get to celebrate an NCAA Championship with a 4-1 win over Notre Dame. With a pair of goals and assists in the final, Gerbe powered his way to a total of eight points at the Frozen Four in Denver en route to being named tourney…
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