Tag: sutch

  • Sutch enjoying new digs

    The Barrie Examiner recently caught up with Colts forward Gregg Sutch, who is enjoying a change in scenery after a late summer trade that sent him north from Mississauga to Barrie. A grinding forward who can produce moderate offensive numbers down low, Sutch is an affable player who could earn a contract by continuing to…

  • 10/1 Recap: Sundher seals deal

    Kevin Sundher continued his hot start Saturday, scoring the first Sabres prospects game winning goal of the year and adding two assists as Victoria held on for a 6-5 win over Prince George. The Royals jumped out to an early 5-0 lead, but Sundher’s momentum breaker from the slot late in the second period (to…

  • 9/30 Recap: Cat finds net; Sundher keys Royals win

    Dan Catenacci scored a power play goal Friday as Owen Sound lost to Mississauga 5-3 in a rematch of the 2011 OHL Championship series. The productive center now has three goals and three assists in his first five games in an Attack sweater. Owen Sound hosts Guelph on Saturday. In WHL play, Kevin Sundher dished…

  • 9/23 Recap: JGL pots pair; Cat strikes again

    In our first Friday of CHL action, Jerome Gauthier-Leduc picked up where he left off a season ago, cashing two goals, adding an assist, and leading his team with five shots on goal as Rimouski came from behind to earn a 6-5 shootout win over Chicoutimi. Trailing  4-2 heading into the third, the Nics battled…

  • 9/4 Recap: Boychuk bounced; Catenacci makes debut

    Maybe they just don’t like preseason? A Sabres prospect was thrown out of his first exhibition skate of the year for the third day in a row Sunday as Riley Boychuk earned a late ejection in Portland’s 5-1 loss to Spokane at Everett’s preseason tourney. The 6’5 power forward was credited with 14 PIM on…

  • Sutch on the move; Harsh words for the Cat

    While one Sabres prospect, Daniel Catenacci, awaits a trade out of Sault Ste. Marie, another pipeline forward out of the OHL was actually moved Thursday as Gregg Sutch has been dealt by the Mississauga-St. Michael’s Majors to the Barrie Colts for a package of draft picks. The deal is awaiting league approval based on a…

  • McNabb ends junior career; Sutch hurt as Majors move on

    Brayden McNabb’s excellent junior career came to end Friday as the Kootenay ICE lost the Memorial Cup semifinal to Mississauga, 3-1. As is often the case, the patrolling McNabb (-1) had his physical efforts highlighted by a solid open-ice pop, this time on Jordan Mayer in the second period. He also showed discipline in the…

  • 5/22 Recap: Sutch limited yet effective as hosts win

    Gregg Sutch executed smartly in a limited fourth line role Sunday, skating without a point but keeping the puck deep as Mississauga evened their Memorial Cup record with a 2-1 win over Kootenay. Sutch’s unit, who didn’t get any time in the middle period due to heavy special teams play, brought pressure over two hard…

  • Sutch enjoying every minute

    Mississauga forward Gregg Sutch is a pretty likeable guy. I remember John Vogl of the Buffalo News giving similar praise after he interviewed the 2010 draft pick last summer during the Sabres Development Camp. The easy-going grinder, who has been battling for fourth line duty on the talented Majors roster since January, recently took a…

  • 5/21 Recap: McNabb ejected as ICE drop opener

    Brayden McNabb earned a late ejection for a vicious elbow Saturday as Kootenay opened the 2011 Memorial Cup with a 5-0 shutout loss to Owen Sound. McNabb, who used his long stick and physical frame throughout, showed that ‘the simpler the better’ is the way to play his game. He did a good job stepping…