Tag: pysyk

  • 10/12 Recap: Amerks open with win

    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…

  • 10/3 Recap: Amerks drop exhibition opener

    Luke Adam, Phil Varone, and Brayden McNabb all had goals as the Rochester Americans opened the 2012 preseason Wednesday with a 4-3 home-ice loss to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Mark Mancari compiled three assists in his first game back in an Amerks sweater since 2007-08, while rookie Mark Pysyk added a pair of helpers from the blueline. David Leggio…

  • 5/24 Recap: Pysyk bows out

    Mark Pysyk saw his excellent junior career come to an end Thursday as the Edmonton Oil Kings were hammered by the Shawinigan Cataractes 6-1 in the Memorial Cup 3rd place tiebreaker. The Oil Kings runs ends the most successful season in franchise history, while for the 20-year old Pysyk, the sting of defeat will soon…

  • 5/21-22 Recap: Cup hopes take hit as Oil Kings drop pair

    Mark Pysyk registered a shot on goal Tuesday as Edmonton was defeated by the London Knights 4-1 in their final round robin game of the 2012 Mastercard Memorial Cup. The Oil Kings, who fall to 1-2 in tournament play, are now in the tough spot of needing to defeat all three teams (tiebreaker, semifinal, final)…

  • 5/19 Recap: Oil Kings open tourney with win

    photo courtesy of The Canadian Press Mark Pysyk picked up an assist Friday as the WHL Champion Edmonton Oil Kings opened the 2012 Memorial Cup with a 4-3 win over the host Shawinigan Cataractes. The teams combined for a five-goal third period capped by a Henrik Samuelsson (’12) game winner at 13:42. Griffin Reinhart (’12)…

  • 5/13 Recap: Pysyk captains Oil Kings to WHL title

    Mark Pysyk was a stalwart in big minutes Sunday, posting a healthy +3 rating as the Edmonton Oil Kings captured the Ed Chynoweth Trophy with a 4-1 win over the Portland Winterhawks in Game Seven of the WHL Championship. Over 12,500 fans in Rexall Place cheered loudly as Pysyk, a native Edmontonian, hoisted the franchise’s…

  • 5/12 Recap: Game Seven ordered

    Mark Pysyk finished -1 with a double-minor Saturday as Edmonton lost to Portland 3-2 in game #6 of the WHL Championship. With the series locked 3-3, the teams boarded flights for Edmonton following the game in preparation for Sunday’s exciting game seven. Despite not scoring like he did in the final minute Thursday, the steady…

  • 5/10 Recap: Pysyk's winner gives Oil Kings edge

    Mark Pysyk scored with 56-seconds left in regulation Thursday to vault Edmonton to an exciting 4-3 win over Portland in game #5 of the WHL Championship. The victory gives the Oil Kings a 3-2 advantage in the best-of-seven series. Pysyk, who earlier pocketed an assist on the Oil Kings’ third goal, made a stellar play…

  • 5/8 Recap: Pysyk plays part as Oil Kings even series

    Mark Pysyk (-2) recorded an assist Tuesday as Edmonton evened the WHL Championship with a 4-3 overtime win at Portland. The helper gives the steady captain nine points (2+7) through 17 postseason tilts. After letting a forward get behind him for the opening goal a minute-and-a-half in, the 6’2 defender was strong the rest of…

  • 5/7 Recap: Dogs downed; Oil Kings in unfamiliar hole

    Steven Shipley recorded an assist Tuesday as Niagara was defeated by London 3-2 in game #3 of the OHL Championship. The 6’3 center’s work around the net while on an second period power play gives him eight points in 18 playoff games. Shipley was also called for tripping with less than two minutes to play…