Tag: pysyk

  • 3/25 Recap: Sundher points as teams get tough starts

    Kevin Sundher posted an assist Friday as Chiliwack opened the 2011 playoff year with a 3-2 overtime loss to Spokane. Midway through the second period with the game locked at a goal apiece, Sundher entered the zone with the puck on a 2-1 break with Jamie Crooks. When the Chiefs defender slid to take the…

  • 3/19 Recap: Sundher stars as clubs ready for playoffs

    Kevin Sundher hit for two insurance goals and an assist Saturday as Chilliwack blanked Everett, 3-0. The six-foot pivot went to work with the Bruins holding a 1-0 lead after 40-minutes, first forcing Ryan Murray (’11) to cough up the puck allowing him to sail down and pot his 23rd on a shorthanded breakaway, and…

  • 3/18 Recap: Foligno produces in return

    Marcus Foligno gathered a goal and an assist in his return to the lineup Friday as Sudbury downed Kingston, 6-3. The 6’3 physical forward has scored 23 goals in 45 games this season after scoring a total of 26 over his previous two seasons (132 games). Foligno had missed last weekend’s games with an illness.…

  • 3/15 Recap: Pysyk scraps as Oil Kings romp

    Mark Pysyk finished +2 while earning his second fighting major of the year Tuesday as Edmonton clobbered Lethbridge, 8-1. The Oil Kings captain took exception to d-partner Keegan Lowe (’11) getting dumped into the boards midway through the opening period by engaging Hurricanes forward Cam Braes for a quick tilt. It was basically the same…

  • 3/12 Recap: Sundher rolls; McNabb closing strong

    Kevin Sundher scored two goals and added an assist Saturday as Chilliwack clinched a playoff spot with a 8-5 win over Vancouver. Sundher, who earned the game’s #3 star, saw all three points come in the opening 20-minutes to reach the 70-point mark for the first time in his WHL career. It was the 20th…

  • 3/11 Recap: McNabb in good company as playoffs loom

    Brayden McNabb continued his recent stacking of points with two assists Friday as Kootenay won via shootout over Swift Current, 5-4. Still without a NHL contract, McNabb enters the final week of play as the #3 scorer among WHL defenders with 67 points, just five short of eclipsing Marc-Andre Gragnani’s (71 in 2005-06) for the…

  • 3/5 Recap: Pysyk extends; Eidsness sighting

    Mark Pysyk netted his sixth goal of the year Saturday to extend his career-long point streak to seven games as Edmonton dropped a 3-1 decision to Medicine Hat. The smooth skating rearguard has gathered three goals, half of his season haul, and eight apples over the span. Kevin Sundher did not point for the second…

  • 3/4 Recap: JGL continues roll; Sundher's streak ends

    Jerome Gauthier-Leduc gathered a pair of goals and an assist Friday to lead Rimouski past Chicoutimi, 6-4. The 6’2 puck-mover has produced four goals and four assists over his four-game point streak to thrust himself into a tie for seventh among QMJHL rearguards with 46 points (12+34). In the WHL, Matt MacKenzie ended his 11-game…

  • 3/1-2 Recap: Sundher extends; Foligno returns

    Kevin Sundher pushed his point streak to 11 games Wednesday with a pair of assists as Chilliwack earned a 3-1 win over Lethbridge. The playmaking pivot has collected three goals and 16 assists since beginning his run back on 2/5.  Mark Pysyk continued to ramp his offensive game with a pair of assists as Edmonton…

  • 2/28 Recap: Steady Pysyk returns; Kassian light lamp

    In Monday WHL play, Mark Pysyk posted a power play assist Monday as Edmonton cruised to a 7-1 win over Calgary. The 6’1 defender, who returned after missing one game with an upper body injury, ups his season line to 5-31-36 with an impressive +30 rating. On Sunday, Zack Kassian (+2) potted a goal and…