Tag: pysyk

  • 11/18 Recap: Armia pots winner

    Joel Armia scored the game winning goal Friday, his third of the year, as Assat downed Ilves, 3-1. Armia, who saw just 11:45 of work in the win but put forth a much better effort than recent tries, now has points in two straight games. The 6’3 wing will look for his second three-game point…

  • 11/12 Recap: MacKenzie scores; Leduc tossed

    In Saturday NCAA action, Drew MacKenzie scored his second goal of the year as Vermont played to a 4-4 overtime tie with New Hampshire. The senior defender scored with less than a minute remaining in the first period when he knocked an Anders Franzon rebound into the Wildcats cage. The Catamounts (1-5-1) head to Boston…

  • 11/11 Recap: Leduc busts out of funk

    Jerome Gauthier-Leduc scored a goal and two assists Friday as Rimouski lost a wild 8-7 slugfest to Shawinigan. Leduc, who entered play with just two points in his last five games and no goals in his previous six, continues to lead all QMJHL defensemen with 12 goals and 19 assists in 18 games played. The…

  • 11/9 Recap: Lieuwen loses; Leduc blanked in sweep

    Nathan Lieuwen made 35 stops Wednesday but Kootenay endured a third period collapse en route to a 5-4 loss to Tri-City. Leading 3-1 with 11:30 to play, the ICE allowed four goals in a span of four minutes and was unable to recover for their second straight defeat. The five goals against is a season-high…

  • 11/8 Recap: Pysyk chips in; Sundher banged up

    Mark Pysyk chipped in two assists Tuesday as Edmonton throttled Victoria, 8-2. The two-helper effort was his third multi-point game of the season, giving the steady defender a goal and 11 assists in 17 games. Edmonton returns to action Wednesday at Vancouver. The bigger news could be the loss of Victoria’s star center, Kevin Sundher.…

  • 11/5 Recap: Sundher bags pair; Lepkowski lights first

    Kevin Sundher added to his gaudy stat line Saturday by scoring a pair of goals in Victoria’s 5-3 home-ice loss to Vancouver. The first came from being in the right spot at the right time to deflect a lucky bounce, and the second from getting to the net with his stick on the ice. The…

  • 10/29 Recap: Sundher lays four of a kind; Armia scratched

    Step aside, Leduc. There’s a new sheriff in town and his name is Kevin Sundher. Sundher potted four goals for his first ever WHL hat trick and added an assist as Victoria stomped to a 7-3 Saturday night shellacking of Seattle. The slick playmaker, who now has multiple points in 11 of 17 games this…

  • 10/28 Recap: Leduc streak snapped; Sundher leads pack

    Jerome Gauthier-Leduc saw his 12-game point streak come to an end Friday as Rimouski came up short against Shawinigan, 2-1. The 6’1 righty remains the QMJHL’s top scoring defenseman, ranking fifth in the league with 26 points (11+15). Leduc’s roll was the longest for a Sabres defensive prospect since Kootenay’s Brayden McNabb ripped off an…

  • Pysyk, Sundher to play for Team WHL

    For the third consecutive season, Edmonton Oil Kings captain Mark Pysyk has been selected to represent the WHL at the 2011 Subway Super Series. The talented defender will not skate in the opening game of the WHL leg of the series, appearing in just the November 17th contest at Moose Jaw. Pysyk attended the Team…

  • 10/26 Recap: Pysyk ties career best

    Mark Pysyk tied a career high with three assists Wednesday as Edmonton got past Everett, 4-1. The OKs captain has eight assists in 14 games this season (his “first” goal of the year two weeks ago was later credited to another player). Last year, his first goal didn’t come until December 3rd (game #23). Edmonton…