Tag: persson
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Persson gets on sheet
In Saturday SEL action, Dennis Persson assisted on the only Timra goal as the Eagles fell to Brynas, 2-1. After being the low-man for a dozen games, the 2006 pick earned top-six minutes for a second consecutive contest, finishing with two shots on goal in 16:45 of time. The helper was Persson’s third point (1+2)…
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11/27 Recap: Persson ups time; Schiestel returns
Dennis Persson returned to the top-six, logging 16:44 of action as Timra defeated Skelleftea, 4-3. Persson, who registered a shot on goal, saw a spike in time due to his covering for the ill Mikko Lehtonen. Drew Schiestel (+1) returned to the Niagara lineup after a two-game absence, picking up an assist on his first…
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Persson looking to work back up
In Monday SEL action, Dennis Persson again dressed as the extra defenseman, playing well in his 4:02 of icetime as Timra lost to Djurgarden, 4-2. Persson averaged over 18:00 per game through his first 12 games has since been relegated to #7 status, somewhat because of a knee injury and tentative play, but also due…
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11/22 Recap: Byron finding groove, Ennis nets winner
A week after ending a 13-game losing streak, Paul Byron and the Gatineau Olympiques continue to grind away. On Saturday, Byron (-1, 5 SOG) scored a goal and two assists as the Piques won their third straight, 6-2 over Lewiston. Byron now has five goals and 13 points in his last five games, and a…
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11/20 Recap: Crawford gets helper vs. Russians
In Guelph, Nick Crawford (Saginaw) picked up an assist on his first shift as Team OHL skated to a 6-3 win over Team Russia in Game Three of the ADT Challenge. The series will move to St. Catherines for Game Four on Tuesday. Philip Gogulla had an assist in Cologne’s 6-5 OT win over the…
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11/18 Recap: Ennis sets up winner
In Tuesday action, Tyler Ennis set-up the game winning goal as Medicine Hat defeated Prince Albert, 2-1. The Edmonton native went tape-to-tape in a 2-1 break to get the assist with 7:36 to go in the third period. The Tigers win caps a four-games-in-five-nights stretch, and moves them to 7-2-0-1 in their last ten. In…
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Persson back in action
Dennis Persson returned to the TIK lineup, seeing 12:14 of icetime in the Eagles 2-0 win over SSK. The defender was hobbled by a blow to the knee a week and a half ago, and missed Thursday’s win over Frolunda. The shutout was the second in a row for Timra, as the Eagles leap-frog Sodertalje…
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Knee keeps Persson out
Dennis Persson was kept out of the lineup as Timra got back on the winning track with a 2-0 shutout of Frolunda. The defenseman injured his knee in last week’s loss to Linkoping. He skated lightly in practice sessions over the Karjala Cup break, but it’s expected that Timra will make him get a 100%…
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11/3-4 Recap: Biega blasts winner
In an ECAC Tuesday night match-up, Alex Biega (+1) scored the game winning goal as Harvard defeated RPI, 3-1. While on a third period period power play, the junior defenseman blasted a low, hard shot from the right point that beat Engineers goalie Mathias Lange. The win moves Harvard to 2-0 in league play. Tyler…
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Persson ups average in loss
On Saturday, Dennis Persson (-1) skated on Timra’s third pair, seeing 16:34 of action in their 5-1 loss to Lulea. Fellow rearguards Kimmo Lotvonen and Par Styf remained out of the lineup due to injury, causing Persson to see a bump in time. Even if Persson, 20, is being relegated to bottom pair minutes, it’s…