Sunday 3/30
OHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#2 North Bay defeated #7 Niagara 5-1 (Series Tied 3-3)
Ben Thomson LW: Assist, +1, 4 PIM (High Sticking, Goalie Interference)
#3 Kingston lost to #6 Peterborough 5-4 (Series Tied 3-3)
Ryan Kujawinski C: -2
WHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#5 Swift Current lost to #4 Medicine Hat 2-1 (Lose Series 4-2)
Graham Black C: -1, 2 PIM (Hooking)
-- Expect to see Black in Albany soon. He finishes his WHL career with 76 goals and 123 assists in 214 regular season games. 3 goals and 5 assists in 11 playoff games. For his final season he had 34 goals and 63 assists in 69 games.
NCAA Tournament
Northeast Final
Boston College defeated UMass Lowell 4-3
Steve Santini D: +2, 3 Blocks
-- Advance to Frozen Four to take on Union on 4/10 at 8 PM on ESPN2. North Dakota (Rodwell) will take on Minnesota on 4/10 at 5:30 PM on ESPN2.
QMJHL
#8 Gatineau will face #2 Halifax in the QMJHL Quarterfinals.
AHL
Albany defeated Binghamton 3-2 (SO). Scoring for the Devils was Boucher (PP, Urbom, Timmins) and Wohlberg (Pesonen, D. Zajac). Pelley had the lone shootout goal. Wedgewood stopped 23 of 25 shots and all 5 attempts he faced in the shootout. Albany outshot Binghamton 26-25 and went 1/3 on the PP and didn't take a penalty all game. Here is the gamesheet.
Albany has moved up to 6th place in the East, 6 points clear of 9th, though Hershey has a game in hand. The Devils have 8 games left.
Stats:
Scott Wedgewood G: 32 GP 14-13-3, 2.46 GAA, .897 SV%, 3 SO
Reid Boucher LW: 48 GP 19-14-33, -4, 10 PIM, 14.96 SH%, 2.65 SH/GP
Scott Timmins C: 53 GP 11-25-36, +9, 18 PIM, 9.82 SH%, 2.11 SH/GP
Harri Pesonen LW: 67 GP 12-17-29, +9, 50 PIM, 9.38 SH%, 1.91 SH/GP
ECHL
Elmira lost to Wheeling 5-1
Artem Demkov F: Goal (PP), E, 3 Shots
Riley Boychuk F: -1
Harry Young D: -1, 2 PIM (Slashing)
Sunday, March 30, 2014
3/29 Prospect, Albany, and Elmira Update
Saturday 3/29
WHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#5 Swift Current lost to #4 Medicine Hat 4-1 (Trail Series 3-2)
Graham Black C: Assist (PP), -2
NCAA Tournament
Midwest Final
North Dakota defeated Ferris State 2-1 (2 OT)
Derek Rodwell RW: +1
-- Advance to Frozen Four.
Northeast Semifinal
Boston College defeated Denver 6-2
Steve Santini D: +1, 2 PIM (Interference), 3 Blocks
-- Boston College will face UMass Lowell in the Northeast Final, Sunday at 5 PM on ESPNU.
AHL
Albany lost to Worcester 4-3 (SO). Scoring for the Devils was Matteau (Tedenby, Timmins), Tedenby (Matteau, K. Zajac), and K. Zajac (PP, Tedenby, Urbom). All 5 of Albany's shooters were stopped in the shootout. Kinkaid stopped 28 of 31 shots and 4 of 5 attempts in the shootout. Albany was outshot 31-21 and went 1/3 on the PP and 3/3 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.
Albany has lost 3 in a row but has managed to get a point in 2 of those losses. The Devils have 9 games left and are currently in 7th place in the East, 4 points ahead of 9th. K. Zajac has a goal and 2 assists so far this weekend. Matteau has 2 goals and an assist in that time.
Stats:
Kelly Zajac C: 59 GP 10-30-40, +4, 2 PIM, 13.88 SH%, 1.22 SH/GP
Stefan Matteau LW: 58 GP 13-11-24, +3, 58 PIM, 14.29 SH%, 1.57 SH/GP
Keith Kinkaid G: 38 GP 21-11-5, 2.40 GAA, .909 SV%, 4 SO
ECHL
Elmira lost to Reading 6-3
Artem Demkov F: Goal (PP), -4, 2 Shots
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: E, 2 PIM (Tripping), 3 Shots
Orlando defeated Evansville 5-4
Maxime Clermont G: Stopped all 12 shots he faced in 32:29 of relief
WHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#5 Swift Current lost to #4 Medicine Hat 4-1 (Trail Series 3-2)
Graham Black C: Assist (PP), -2
NCAA Tournament
Midwest Final
North Dakota defeated Ferris State 2-1 (2 OT)
Derek Rodwell RW: +1
-- Advance to Frozen Four.
Northeast Semifinal
Boston College defeated Denver 6-2
Steve Santini D: +1, 2 PIM (Interference), 3 Blocks
-- Boston College will face UMass Lowell in the Northeast Final, Sunday at 5 PM on ESPNU.
AHL
Albany lost to Worcester 4-3 (SO). Scoring for the Devils was Matteau (Tedenby, Timmins), Tedenby (Matteau, K. Zajac), and K. Zajac (PP, Tedenby, Urbom). All 5 of Albany's shooters were stopped in the shootout. Kinkaid stopped 28 of 31 shots and 4 of 5 attempts in the shootout. Albany was outshot 31-21 and went 1/3 on the PP and 3/3 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.
Albany has lost 3 in a row but has managed to get a point in 2 of those losses. The Devils have 9 games left and are currently in 7th place in the East, 4 points ahead of 9th. K. Zajac has a goal and 2 assists so far this weekend. Matteau has 2 goals and an assist in that time.
Stats:
Kelly Zajac C: 59 GP 10-30-40, +4, 2 PIM, 13.88 SH%, 1.22 SH/GP
Stefan Matteau LW: 58 GP 13-11-24, +3, 58 PIM, 14.29 SH%, 1.57 SH/GP
Keith Kinkaid G: 38 GP 21-11-5, 2.40 GAA, .909 SV%, 4 SO
ECHL
Elmira lost to Reading 6-3
Artem Demkov F: Goal (PP), -4, 2 Shots
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: E, 2 PIM (Tripping), 3 Shots
Orlando defeated Evansville 5-4
Maxime Clermont G: Stopped all 12 shots he faced in 32:29 of relief
Saturday, March 29, 2014
3/28 Prospect, Albany, and ECHL Update
Friday 3/28
OHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#2 North Bay defeated #7 Niagara 4-3 (Trail Series 3-2)
Ben Thomson LW: E
-- No points in the playoffs yet.
#3 Kingston lost to #6 Peterborough 6-5 (OT) (Lead Series 3-2)
Ryan Kujawinski C: -2
WHL Western Quarterfinals
#1 Kelowna defeated #8 Tri-City 4-1 (Win Series 4-1)
Damon Severson D: +2
Myles Bell RW: DNP (Lower Body Injury)
-- Bell was seen walking with crutches. (via @EricStansfield)
-- Kelowna will play either #4 Seattle or #5 Everett in the next round.
NCAA Tournament - Midwest Semifinal
Wisconsin lost to North Dakota 5-2
Joe Faust D: -1
Derek Rodwell RW: -1
-- Faust ends his senior season: 37 GP 2-12-14, +9, 8 PIM, 32 Shots. I can't imagine the Devils sign him given that it took him until this year to get off Wisconsin's 3rd pair and they have a roster crunch in Albany.
-- North Dakota takes on Ferris State on Saturday for the Midwest Final at 6:30 on ESPNU.
AHL
Albany lost to Hershey 4-1. Scoring for the Devils was Matteau (PP, K. Zajac, Tedenby). Wedgewood stopped 22 of 25 shots. The Devils were outshot 26-22 and went 1/5 on the PP and 2/4 on the PK. Albany is in 7th place with 79 points, 5 points clear of 9th place Hershey. Here is the gamesheet.
Stats:
Scott Wedgewood G: 31 GP 13-13-3, 2.48 GAA, .896 SV%, 3 SO
Stefan Matteau LW: 57 GP 12-10-22, +5, 56 PIM, 13.48 SH%, 1.56 SH/GP
Kelly Zajac C: 58 GP 9-29-38, +6, 2 PIM, 12.86 SH%, 1.21 SH/GP
ECHL
Elmira lost to Reading 4-1
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: -1, 2 PIM (Delay of Game), 1 Shot
Harry Young D: Goal, +1, 2 Shots
OHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#2 North Bay defeated #7 Niagara 4-3 (Trail Series 3-2)
Ben Thomson LW: E
-- No points in the playoffs yet.
#3 Kingston lost to #6 Peterborough 6-5 (OT) (Lead Series 3-2)
Ryan Kujawinski C: -2
WHL Western Quarterfinals
#1 Kelowna defeated #8 Tri-City 4-1 (Win Series 4-1)
Damon Severson D: +2
Myles Bell RW: DNP (Lower Body Injury)
-- Bell was seen walking with crutches. (via @EricStansfield)
-- Kelowna will play either #4 Seattle or #5 Everett in the next round.
NCAA Tournament - Midwest Semifinal
Wisconsin lost to North Dakota 5-2
Joe Faust D: -1
Derek Rodwell RW: -1
-- Faust ends his senior season: 37 GP 2-12-14, +9, 8 PIM, 32 Shots. I can't imagine the Devils sign him given that it took him until this year to get off Wisconsin's 3rd pair and they have a roster crunch in Albany.
-- North Dakota takes on Ferris State on Saturday for the Midwest Final at 6:30 on ESPNU.
AHL
Albany lost to Hershey 4-1. Scoring for the Devils was Matteau (PP, K. Zajac, Tedenby). Wedgewood stopped 22 of 25 shots. The Devils were outshot 26-22 and went 1/5 on the PP and 2/4 on the PK. Albany is in 7th place with 79 points, 5 points clear of 9th place Hershey. Here is the gamesheet.
Stats:
Scott Wedgewood G: 31 GP 13-13-3, 2.48 GAA, .896 SV%, 3 SO
Stefan Matteau LW: 57 GP 12-10-22, +5, 56 PIM, 13.48 SH%, 1.56 SH/GP
Kelly Zajac C: 58 GP 9-29-38, +6, 2 PIM, 12.86 SH%, 1.21 SH/GP
ECHL
Elmira lost to Reading 4-1
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: -1, 2 PIM (Delay of Game), 1 Shot
Harry Young D: Goal, +1, 2 Shots
Thursday, March 27, 2014
3/27 Prospect and ECHL Update
Thursday 3/27
QMJHL 1st Round
#8 Gatineau defeated #9 Cape Breton 7-1 (Win Series 4-0)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
OHL Western Quarterfinals
#5 Windsor lost to #4 London 4-3 (Lose Series 4-0)
Ben Johnson LW: Goal, Assist, -1, 2 PIM (Holding)* 2nd Star
Season: 59 GP 28-25-53, +18, 30 PIM
Playoffs: 4 GP 4-2-6, -4, 2 PIM
-- Ben Johnson had 15 goals and 16 assists in his last 26 games (season + playoffs). Really turned it on in the 2nd half of the year and I have the feeling most of his points were even strength, though I still have to check into that. I guess we should find out soon enough if they are going to sign him.
OHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#2 North Bay lost to #7 Niagara 5-3 (Trail Series 3-1)
Ben Thomson LW: -2, 6 PIM (Roughing, Boarding, Slashing)
Playoffs: 4 GP 0-0-0, -3, 10 PIM
#3 Kingston lost to #6 Peterborough 3-1 (Lead Series 3-1)
Ryan Kujawinski C: -2
Playoffs: 4 GP 1-1-2, E, 0 PIM
ECHL
Orlando defeated Evansville 5-3
Maxime Clermont G: DNP
QMJHL 1st Round
#8 Gatineau defeated #9 Cape Breton 7-1 (Win Series 4-0)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
OHL Western Quarterfinals
#5 Windsor lost to #4 London 4-3 (Lose Series 4-0)
Ben Johnson LW: Goal, Assist, -1, 2 PIM (Holding)* 2nd Star
Season: 59 GP 28-25-53, +18, 30 PIM
Playoffs: 4 GP 4-2-6, -4, 2 PIM
-- Ben Johnson had 15 goals and 16 assists in his last 26 games (season + playoffs). Really turned it on in the 2nd half of the year and I have the feeling most of his points were even strength, though I still have to check into that. I guess we should find out soon enough if they are going to sign him.
OHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#2 North Bay lost to #7 Niagara 5-3 (Trail Series 3-1)
Ben Thomson LW: -2, 6 PIM (Roughing, Boarding, Slashing)
Playoffs: 4 GP 0-0-0, -3, 10 PIM
#3 Kingston lost to #6 Peterborough 3-1 (Lead Series 3-1)
Ryan Kujawinski C: -2
Playoffs: 4 GP 1-1-2, E, 0 PIM
ECHL
Orlando defeated Evansville 5-3
Maxime Clermont G: DNP
3/26 Prospect and ECHL Update
Wednesday 3/26
WHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#5 Swift Current defeated #4 Medicine Hat 3-2 (OT) (Series Tied 2-2)
Graham Black C: 2 Goals, +2, 2 PIM (Goalie Interference)* 1st Star
WHL Western Quarterfinals
#1 Kelowna defeated #8 Tri-City 5-3 (Lead Series 3-1)
Damon Severson D: -1, 2 PIM (Hooking)
Myles Bell RW: E
ECHL
Orlando lost to Cincinnati 5-1
Maxime Clermont G: 22 Saves on 27 Shots in 34:10
Season: 20 GP 7-10-1, .886 SV%
WHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#5 Swift Current defeated #4 Medicine Hat 3-2 (OT) (Series Tied 2-2)
Graham Black C: 2 Goals, +2, 2 PIM (Goalie Interference)* 1st Star
WHL Western Quarterfinals
#1 Kelowna defeated #8 Tri-City 5-3 (Lead Series 3-1)
Damon Severson D: -1, 2 PIM (Hooking)
Myles Bell RW: E
ECHL
Orlando lost to Cincinnati 5-1
Maxime Clermont G: 22 Saves on 27 Shots in 34:10
Season: 20 GP 7-10-1, .886 SV%
Wednesday, March 26, 2014
3/25 Prospect Update
Tuesday 3/25
QMJHL 1st Round
#8 Gatineau defeated #9 Cape Breton 7-2 (Lead Series 3-0)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
OHL Western Quarterfinals
#5 Windsor lost to #4 London 10-2 (Trail Series 3-0)
Ben Johnson LW: Goal (PP), -4
OHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#2 North Bay lost to #7 Niagara 2-0 (Trail Series 2-1)
Ben Thomson LW: E
#3 Kingston defeated #6 Peterborough 4-2 (Lead Series 3-0)
Ryan Kujawinski C: Assist, +2
WHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#5 Swift Current defeated #4 Medicine Hat 3-1 (Trail Series 2-1)
Graham Black C: E
WHL Western Quarterfinals
#1 Kelowna lost to #8 Tri-City 4-3 (Lead Series 2-1)
Damon Severson D: Assist (PP), -1
Myles Bell RW: Goal, Assist (PP), +1* 3rd Star
QMJHL 1st Round
#8 Gatineau defeated #9 Cape Breton 7-2 (Lead Series 3-0)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
OHL Western Quarterfinals
#5 Windsor lost to #4 London 10-2 (Trail Series 3-0)
Ben Johnson LW: Goal (PP), -4
OHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#2 North Bay lost to #7 Niagara 2-0 (Trail Series 2-1)
Ben Thomson LW: E
#3 Kingston defeated #6 Peterborough 4-2 (Lead Series 3-0)
Ryan Kujawinski C: Assist, +2
WHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#5 Swift Current defeated #4 Medicine Hat 3-1 (Trail Series 2-1)
Graham Black C: E
WHL Western Quarterfinals
#1 Kelowna lost to #8 Tri-City 4-3 (Lead Series 2-1)
Damon Severson D: Assist (PP), -1
Myles Bell RW: Goal, Assist (PP), +1* 3rd Star
Monday, March 24, 2014
3/23 Prospect and Albany Update
Sunday 3/23
OHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#2 North Bay lost to #7 Niagara 3-2 (Series Tied 1-1)
Ben Thomson LW: -1, 4 PIM (Roughing, Slashing)
#3 Kingston defeated #6 Peterborough 5-4 (OT) (Lead Series 2-0)
Ryan Kujawinski C: Goal, -1
WHL Western Quarterfinals
#1 Kelowna defeated #8 Tri-City 3-1 (Lead Series 2-0)
Damon Severson D: +1
Myles Bell RW: Goal (PP), -1
NCAA Tournament
Here is the bracket.
Devils prospects:
Wisconsin (Faust) vs. North Dakota (Rodwell) on March 28 at 8 PM (ESPNU).
Boston College (Santini) vs. Denver on March 29 at 4 PM (ESPNU).
Also, I haven't seen anything official, but a Michigan Tech fan claims that Blake Pietila needs wrist surgery in this thread. Later in that thread another fan claims that Pietila was playing banged up all year.
AHL
Albany lost to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3-2 (OT). Scoring for the Devils was Larsson (Timmins) and D. Zajac. Kinkaid stopped 19 of 22 shots. Albany was outshot 22-21 and went 0/3 on the PP and 0/1 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet. Albany is in 6th place in the East with 79 points, 7 points clear of 9th place with 11 games left.
Stats:
Keith Kinkaid G: 37 GP 21-11-4, 2.38 GAA, .909 SV%, 4 SO
Adam Larsson D: 30 GP 3-16-19, E, 14 PIM, 5.0 SH%, 2.0 SH/GP
Scott Timmins C: 50 GP 11-23-34, +11, 18 PIM, 10.48 SH%, 2.1 SH/GP
OHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#2 North Bay lost to #7 Niagara 3-2 (Series Tied 1-1)
Ben Thomson LW: -1, 4 PIM (Roughing, Slashing)
#3 Kingston defeated #6 Peterborough 5-4 (OT) (Lead Series 2-0)
Ryan Kujawinski C: Goal, -1
WHL Western Quarterfinals
#1 Kelowna defeated #8 Tri-City 3-1 (Lead Series 2-0)
Damon Severson D: +1
Myles Bell RW: Goal (PP), -1
NCAA Tournament
Here is the bracket.
Devils prospects:
Wisconsin (Faust) vs. North Dakota (Rodwell) on March 28 at 8 PM (ESPNU).
Boston College (Santini) vs. Denver on March 29 at 4 PM (ESPNU).
Also, I haven't seen anything official, but a Michigan Tech fan claims that Blake Pietila needs wrist surgery in this thread. Later in that thread another fan claims that Pietila was playing banged up all year.
AHL
Albany lost to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 3-2 (OT). Scoring for the Devils was Larsson (Timmins) and D. Zajac. Kinkaid stopped 19 of 22 shots. Albany was outshot 22-21 and went 0/3 on the PP and 0/1 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet. Albany is in 6th place in the East with 79 points, 7 points clear of 9th place with 11 games left.
Stats:
Keith Kinkaid G: 37 GP 21-11-4, 2.38 GAA, .909 SV%, 4 SO
Adam Larsson D: 30 GP 3-16-19, E, 14 PIM, 5.0 SH%, 2.0 SH/GP
Scott Timmins C: 50 GP 11-23-34, +11, 18 PIM, 10.48 SH%, 2.1 SH/GP
Sunday, March 23, 2014
3/22 Prospect, Albany, and ECHL Update
Saturday 3/22
QMJHL 1st Round
#8 Gatineau defeated #9 Cape Breton 8-2 (Lead Series 2-0)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
OHL Western Quarterfinals
#5 Windsor lost to #4 London 6-3 (Trail Series 2-0)
Ben Johnson LW: Goal (PP), Assist (SH), E* 2nd Star
WHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#5 Swift Current lost to #4 Medicine Hat 4-2 (Trail Series 2-0)
Graham Black C: -1
WHL Western Quarterfinals
#1 Kelowna defeated #8 Tri-City 3-1 (Lead Series 1-0)
Damon Severson D: Assist (PP), +1, 2 PIM (Interference)
Myles Bell RW: Goal (PP), E, 2 PIM (Roughing)
Big Ten Final
Wisconsin defeated Ohio State 5-4 (OT)
Joe Faust D: E, 3 Shots, 2 Blocks
Curtis Gedig D: E, 2 Shots, 3 Blocks
-- Ohio State's season is over. Gedig finishes his senior season with 2 goals and 8 assists in 33 games.
-- Wisconsin was already going to the NCAA Tournament, so this is a nice bonus for them.
NCHC Final
Miami lost to Denver 4-3
Blake Coleman C: Assist, E, 2 Shots, 8/15 Faceoffs
-- Miami's season has come to an end. Coleman finishes with 19 goals and 9 assists in 27 games.
-- D Nolan Zajac (Denver) had a goal and an assist. He has 5 goals and 18 assists in 41 games.
NCHC 3rd Place Game
North Dakota defeated Western Michigan 5-0
Derek Rodwell RW: +1, 2 PIM (Tripping), 1 Shot, 1 Block
-- North Dakota will sneak into the NCAA Tournament with an at-large bid.
AHL
Albany defeated Syracuse 6-2. Larsson, K. Zajac, and Hrabarenka each had a goal and an assist. Urbom, Boucher, and Sislo had a goal each and Whitney had 2 assists. Wedgewood stopped 22 of 24 shots. Albany outshot Syracuse 28-24 and went 1/9 on the PP and 3/5 on the PK. Albany is now up to 6th in the East and 6 points clear of 9th. Here is the gamesheet.
ECHL
Elmira lost to Cincinnati 4-1
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: Assist, +1, 2 PIM (Cross Checking)
Harry Young D: E, 6 PIM (High Sticking, Hooking, Interference), 2 Shots
Orlando defeated South Carolina 4-3 (SO)
Maxime Clermont G: 33 Saves on 36 Shots, Stopped 4/5 Shootout Attempts
QMJHL 1st Round
#8 Gatineau defeated #9 Cape Breton 8-2 (Lead Series 2-0)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
OHL Western Quarterfinals
#5 Windsor lost to #4 London 6-3 (Trail Series 2-0)
Ben Johnson LW: Goal (PP), Assist (SH), E* 2nd Star
WHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#5 Swift Current lost to #4 Medicine Hat 4-2 (Trail Series 2-0)
Graham Black C: -1
WHL Western Quarterfinals
#1 Kelowna defeated #8 Tri-City 3-1 (Lead Series 1-0)
Damon Severson D: Assist (PP), +1, 2 PIM (Interference)
Myles Bell RW: Goal (PP), E, 2 PIM (Roughing)
Big Ten Final
Wisconsin defeated Ohio State 5-4 (OT)
Joe Faust D: E, 3 Shots, 2 Blocks
Curtis Gedig D: E, 2 Shots, 3 Blocks
-- Ohio State's season is over. Gedig finishes his senior season with 2 goals and 8 assists in 33 games.
-- Wisconsin was already going to the NCAA Tournament, so this is a nice bonus for them.
NCHC Final
Miami lost to Denver 4-3
Blake Coleman C: Assist, E, 2 Shots, 8/15 Faceoffs
-- Miami's season has come to an end. Coleman finishes with 19 goals and 9 assists in 27 games.
-- D Nolan Zajac (Denver) had a goal and an assist. He has 5 goals and 18 assists in 41 games.
NCHC 3rd Place Game
North Dakota defeated Western Michigan 5-0
Derek Rodwell RW: +1, 2 PIM (Tripping), 1 Shot, 1 Block
-- North Dakota will sneak into the NCAA Tournament with an at-large bid.
AHL
Albany defeated Syracuse 6-2. Larsson, K. Zajac, and Hrabarenka each had a goal and an assist. Urbom, Boucher, and Sislo had a goal each and Whitney had 2 assists. Wedgewood stopped 22 of 24 shots. Albany outshot Syracuse 28-24 and went 1/9 on the PP and 3/5 on the PK. Albany is now up to 6th in the East and 6 points clear of 9th. Here is the gamesheet.
ECHL
Elmira lost to Cincinnati 4-1
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: Assist, +1, 2 PIM (Cross Checking)
Harry Young D: E, 6 PIM (High Sticking, Hooking, Interference), 2 Shots
Orlando defeated South Carolina 4-3 (SO)
Maxime Clermont G: 33 Saves on 36 Shots, Stopped 4/5 Shootout Attempts
Saturday, March 22, 2014
3/20-3/21 Prospect and ECHL Update
Thursday 3/20
Big Ten Quarterfinals
Ohio State defeated Michigan State 2-1 (OT)
Curtis Gedig D: Assist, +1, 2 PIM (High Sticking), 6 Shots, 1 Block
Friday 3/21
QMJHL 1st Round
#8 Gatineau defeated #9 Cape Breton 7-2 (Lead Series 1-0)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
OHL Western Quarterfinals
#5 Windsor lost to #4 London 6-1 (Trail Series 1-0)
Ben Johnson LW: Goal (SH), +1
OHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#2 North Bay defeated #7 Niagara 4-0 (Lead Series 1-0)
Ben Thomson LW: E
#3 Kingston defeated #6 Peterborough 4-1 (Lead Series 1-0)
Ryan Kujawinski C: +1
WHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#5 Swift Current lost to #4 Medicine Hat 2-1 (Trail Series 1-0)
Graham Black C: -1, 2 PIM (Tripping)
Big Ten Semifinals
Wisconsin defeated Penn State 2-1
Joe Faust D: -1, 2 PIM (Tripping)
Ohio State defeated Minnesota 3-1
Curtis Gedig D: +1, 4 Shots, 1 Block
-- Wisconsin will face Ohio State in the Big Ten Final. Ohio State has to win in order to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Wisconsin is ranked high in the PairWise and will be in the NCAA Tournament regardless.
NCHC Semifinals
North Dakota lost to Miami 3-0
Derek Rodwell RW: -1
Blake Coleman C: Goal (PP), Assist, +1, 5 Shots, 4/10 Faceoffs* 3rd Star
-- Miami will play Denver in the NCHC Final. Miami has to win in order to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. North Dakota is a bubble team and will need to win the 3rd place game and get help from other games to qualify.
ECHL
Elmira lost to Cincinnati 7-5
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: -3, 3 Shots
Harry Young D: E, 5 PIM (Fighting), 2 Shots
Orlando lost to South Carolina 3-1
Maxime Clermont G: DNP
Big Ten Quarterfinals
Ohio State defeated Michigan State 2-1 (OT)
Curtis Gedig D: Assist, +1, 2 PIM (High Sticking), 6 Shots, 1 Block
Friday 3/21
QMJHL 1st Round
#8 Gatineau defeated #9 Cape Breton 7-2 (Lead Series 1-0)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
OHL Western Quarterfinals
#5 Windsor lost to #4 London 6-1 (Trail Series 1-0)
Ben Johnson LW: Goal (SH), +1
OHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#2 North Bay defeated #7 Niagara 4-0 (Lead Series 1-0)
Ben Thomson LW: E
#3 Kingston defeated #6 Peterborough 4-1 (Lead Series 1-0)
Ryan Kujawinski C: +1
WHL Eastern Quarterfinals
#5 Swift Current lost to #4 Medicine Hat 2-1 (Trail Series 1-0)
Graham Black C: -1, 2 PIM (Tripping)
Big Ten Semifinals
Wisconsin defeated Penn State 2-1
Joe Faust D: -1, 2 PIM (Tripping)
Ohio State defeated Minnesota 3-1
Curtis Gedig D: +1, 4 Shots, 1 Block
-- Wisconsin will face Ohio State in the Big Ten Final. Ohio State has to win in order to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. Wisconsin is ranked high in the PairWise and will be in the NCAA Tournament regardless.
NCHC Semifinals
North Dakota lost to Miami 3-0
Derek Rodwell RW: -1
Blake Coleman C: Goal (PP), Assist, +1, 5 Shots, 4/10 Faceoffs* 3rd Star
-- Miami will play Denver in the NCHC Final. Miami has to win in order to qualify for the NCAA Tournament. North Dakota is a bubble team and will need to win the 3rd place game and get help from other games to qualify.
ECHL
Elmira lost to Cincinnati 7-5
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: -3, 3 Shots
Harry Young D: E, 5 PIM (Fighting), 2 Shots
Orlando lost to South Carolina 3-1
Maxime Clermont G: DNP
Thursday, March 20, 2014
3/17-3/19 Albany and ECHL Update
AHL
Albany defeated Binghamton 2-1. Scoring for the Devils was Boucher (PP, Timmins, Sislo) and Sislo (Pesonen). Wedgewood stopped 18 of 19 shots to continue his hot March (.934 SV% in 4 games). Albany outshot Binghamton 28-19 and went 1/4 on the PP and 5/6 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.
Albany is now up to 6th in the East with 76 points, 6 points clear of 9th, with 1 point separating 5th thru 8th.
Stats:
Scott Wedgewood G: 29 GP 12-12-3, 2.48 GAA, .896 SV%, 3 SO
Reid Boucher LW: 44 GP 17-14-31, -1, 10 PIM, 14.05 SH%, 2.75 SH/GP
Scott Timmins C: 48 GP 11-21-32, +9, 18 PIM, 11.11 SH%, 2.06 SH/GP
Mike Sislo RW: 52 GP 22-16-38, +8, 24 PIM, 17.32 SH%, 2.44 SH/GP
Harri Pesonen LW: 62 GP 11-16-27, +7, 50 PIM, 9.09 SH%, 1.95 SH/GP
ECHL
Orlando defeated Fort Wayne 5-4
Maxime Clermont G: DNP
ECHL 3/17
Elmira lost to Gwinnett 5-1
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: E, 4 PIM (Cross Checking, Interference)
Orlando lost to Kalamazoo 4-1
Maxime Clermont G: DNP
Albany defeated Binghamton 2-1. Scoring for the Devils was Boucher (PP, Timmins, Sislo) and Sislo (Pesonen). Wedgewood stopped 18 of 19 shots to continue his hot March (.934 SV% in 4 games). Albany outshot Binghamton 28-19 and went 1/4 on the PP and 5/6 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.
Albany is now up to 6th in the East with 76 points, 6 points clear of 9th, with 1 point separating 5th thru 8th.
Stats:
Scott Wedgewood G: 29 GP 12-12-3, 2.48 GAA, .896 SV%, 3 SO
Reid Boucher LW: 44 GP 17-14-31, -1, 10 PIM, 14.05 SH%, 2.75 SH/GP
Scott Timmins C: 48 GP 11-21-32, +9, 18 PIM, 11.11 SH%, 2.06 SH/GP
Mike Sislo RW: 52 GP 22-16-38, +8, 24 PIM, 17.32 SH%, 2.44 SH/GP
Harri Pesonen LW: 62 GP 11-16-27, +7, 50 PIM, 9.09 SH%, 1.95 SH/GP
ECHL
Orlando defeated Fort Wayne 5-4
Maxime Clermont G: DNP
ECHL 3/17
Elmira lost to Gwinnett 5-1
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: E, 4 PIM (Cross Checking, Interference)
Orlando lost to Kalamazoo 4-1
Maxime Clermont G: DNP
Sunday, March 16, 2014
3/16 Prospect and Albany Update
Sunday 3/16
OHL
North Bay defeated Ottawa 12-1
Ben Thomson LW: Goal, 2 Assists, +5
Final Regular Season Stats: 55 GP 27-18-45, +15, 90 PIM
-- North Bay is the 2nd seed in the East and will play Niagara in the Quarterfinals.
Kingston defeated Mississauga 4-1
Ryan Kujawinski C: Goal (PP), Assist (PP), E* 1st Star
Final Regular Season Stats: 45 GP 23-18-41, +3, 39 PIM
-- Kingston is the 3rd seed in the East and will play Peterborough in the Quarterfinals.
NCHC Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
North Dakota defeated Colorado College 4-3 (Win Series 2-1)
Derek Rodwell RW: 2 Assists, +2, 1 Shot, 1 Block* 2nd Star
-- North Dakota moves on to face Miami in the NCHC Semifinals.
Hockey East Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
Boston College lost to Notre Dame 4-2 (Lose Series 2-1)
Steve Santini D: -2, 1 Block
-- Boston College will still be going to the NCAA Tournament.
AHL
Albany defeated Syracuse 3-0. Scoring for the Devils was Hrabarenka (PP, K. Zajac, Urbom), Sislo (Hrabarenka, K. Zajac), and Sislo (EN, McPherson). Wedgewood stopped all 13 shots he faced for his 2nd shutout in a row. Albany outshot Syracuse 37-13 and went 1/4 on the PP and 4/4 on the PK. Sislo, Urbom, and Wedgewood were the 3 stars. Here is the gamesheet.
Albany is now 7th in the East with 74 points - 4 points above 9th place Hershey.
Stats:
Kelly Zajac C: 54 GP 8-27-35, +4, 2 PIM, 1.22 SH/GP, 12.12 SH%
Mike Sislo RW: 51 GP 21-15-36, +7, 24 PIM, 2.45 SH/GP, 16.8 SH%
Raman Hrabarenka D: 36 GP 6-13-19, -3, 22 PIM, 1.61 SH/GP, 10.34 SH%
Scott Wedgewood G: 28 GP 11-12-3, 2.54 GAA, .894 SV%, 3 SO
OHL
North Bay defeated Ottawa 12-1
Ben Thomson LW: Goal, 2 Assists, +5
Final Regular Season Stats: 55 GP 27-18-45, +15, 90 PIM
-- North Bay is the 2nd seed in the East and will play Niagara in the Quarterfinals.
Kingston defeated Mississauga 4-1
Ryan Kujawinski C: Goal (PP), Assist (PP), E* 1st Star
Final Regular Season Stats: 45 GP 23-18-41, +3, 39 PIM
-- Kingston is the 3rd seed in the East and will play Peterborough in the Quarterfinals.
NCHC Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
North Dakota defeated Colorado College 4-3 (Win Series 2-1)
Derek Rodwell RW: 2 Assists, +2, 1 Shot, 1 Block* 2nd Star
-- North Dakota moves on to face Miami in the NCHC Semifinals.
Hockey East Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
Boston College lost to Notre Dame 4-2 (Lose Series 2-1)
Steve Santini D: -2, 1 Block
-- Boston College will still be going to the NCAA Tournament.
AHL
Albany defeated Syracuse 3-0. Scoring for the Devils was Hrabarenka (PP, K. Zajac, Urbom), Sislo (Hrabarenka, K. Zajac), and Sislo (EN, McPherson). Wedgewood stopped all 13 shots he faced for his 2nd shutout in a row. Albany outshot Syracuse 37-13 and went 1/4 on the PP and 4/4 on the PK. Sislo, Urbom, and Wedgewood were the 3 stars. Here is the gamesheet.
Albany is now 7th in the East with 74 points - 4 points above 9th place Hershey.
Stats:
Kelly Zajac C: 54 GP 8-27-35, +4, 2 PIM, 1.22 SH/GP, 12.12 SH%
Mike Sislo RW: 51 GP 21-15-36, +7, 24 PIM, 2.45 SH/GP, 16.8 SH%
Raman Hrabarenka D: 36 GP 6-13-19, -3, 22 PIM, 1.61 SH/GP, 10.34 SH%
Scott Wedgewood G: 28 GP 11-12-3, 2.54 GAA, .894 SV%, 3 SO
3/15 Prospect, Albany, and ECHL Update
Saturday 3/15
QMJHL
Gatineau lost to Rouyn-Noranda 5-1
Anthony Brodeur G: 27 Saves on 32 Shots
-- Gatineau is the 8th seed and will play Cape Breton in the 1st round of the QMJHL playoffs.
OHL
Windsor lost to Plymouth 4-1
Ben Johnson LW: Goal, E
-- 4 goals in his last 5 games.
-- Windsor is the 5th seed in the West and will play London in the Quarterfinals.
WHL
Swift Current defeated Moose Jaw 3-1
Graham Black C: +1
-- Swift Current finishes as the #5 seed in the East and will play Medicine Hat in the Quarterfinals.
Kelowna defeated Vancouver 5-3
Damon Severson D: Assist (PP), -1
Myles Bell RW: -1, 2 PIM (Unsportsmanlike Conduct)
-- Kelowna finishes as the #1 seed in the West and with the best record in the WHL. They play Tri-City in the Quarterfinals.
NCAA Regular Season
Wisconsin defeated Michigan State 4-3
Joe Faust D: Assist, E, 1 Shot, 1 Block
-- Will play winner of the Michigan/Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals.
Ohio State lost to Penn State 4-2
Curtis Gedig D: Goal (PP), E, 2 Shots, 4 Blocks
-- Will play Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals.
NCHC Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
North Dakota lost to Colorado College 3-2 (OT) (Series Tied 1-1)
Derek Rodwell RW: E, 4 PIM (Roughing x2), 1 Block
Miami defeated St. Cloud State 4-3 (Win Series 2-0)
Blake Coleman C: Assist, E, 3 Shots, 3 Blocks, 3/7 Faceoffs
-- Miami upsets the #1 seed in the tournament to keep their season and chance at the NCAA Tournament alive.
WCHA Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
Michigan Tech lost to Bowling Green 5-2 (Lose Series 2-0)
Blake Pietila C: Assist (PP), -1, 2 PIM (Roughing), 1 Shot, 10/18 Faceoffs
-- Season over, Pietila's final stats: 39 GP 8-20-28, -4, 84 PIM, 114 Shots
Hockey East Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
Boston College defeated Notre Dame 4-2 (Series Tied 1-1)
Steve Santini D: E, 4 PIM (Holding, Boarding), 2 Blocks
AHL
Albany defeated Hartford 2-0. Scoring for the Devils was Pesonen (Sestito) and Pelley (Wohlberg, McPherson). Wedgewood stopped all 23 shots he faced for his 2nd shutout. Albany was outshot 23-22 and went 0/2 on the PP and 3/3 on the PK. Wedgewood, Pesonen, and Pelley were the 3 stars. Here is the gamesheet.
Albany is currently in 7th place with 72 points after 61 games. 3 points separate 6th thru 9th.
ECHL
Elmira lost to Reading 4-0
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: E, 1 Shot
Orlando defeated Evansville 5-2
Maxime Clermont G: DNP
QMJHL
Gatineau lost to Rouyn-Noranda 5-1
Anthony Brodeur G: 27 Saves on 32 Shots
-- Gatineau is the 8th seed and will play Cape Breton in the 1st round of the QMJHL playoffs.
OHL
Windsor lost to Plymouth 4-1
Ben Johnson LW: Goal, E
-- 4 goals in his last 5 games.
-- Windsor is the 5th seed in the West and will play London in the Quarterfinals.
WHL
Swift Current defeated Moose Jaw 3-1
Graham Black C: +1
-- Swift Current finishes as the #5 seed in the East and will play Medicine Hat in the Quarterfinals.
Kelowna defeated Vancouver 5-3
Damon Severson D: Assist (PP), -1
Myles Bell RW: -1, 2 PIM (Unsportsmanlike Conduct)
-- Kelowna finishes as the #1 seed in the West and with the best record in the WHL. They play Tri-City in the Quarterfinals.
NCAA Regular Season
Wisconsin defeated Michigan State 4-3
Joe Faust D: Assist, E, 1 Shot, 1 Block
-- Will play winner of the Michigan/Penn State in the Big Ten Tournament Semifinals.
Ohio State lost to Penn State 4-2
Curtis Gedig D: Goal (PP), E, 2 Shots, 4 Blocks
-- Will play Michigan State in the Big Ten Tournament Quarterfinals.
NCHC Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
North Dakota lost to Colorado College 3-2 (OT) (Series Tied 1-1)
Derek Rodwell RW: E, 4 PIM (Roughing x2), 1 Block
Miami defeated St. Cloud State 4-3 (Win Series 2-0)
Blake Coleman C: Assist, E, 3 Shots, 3 Blocks, 3/7 Faceoffs
-- Miami upsets the #1 seed in the tournament to keep their season and chance at the NCAA Tournament alive.
WCHA Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
Michigan Tech lost to Bowling Green 5-2 (Lose Series 2-0)
Blake Pietila C: Assist (PP), -1, 2 PIM (Roughing), 1 Shot, 10/18 Faceoffs
-- Season over, Pietila's final stats: 39 GP 8-20-28, -4, 84 PIM, 114 Shots
Hockey East Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
Boston College defeated Notre Dame 4-2 (Series Tied 1-1)
Steve Santini D: E, 4 PIM (Holding, Boarding), 2 Blocks
AHL
Albany defeated Hartford 2-0. Scoring for the Devils was Pesonen (Sestito) and Pelley (Wohlberg, McPherson). Wedgewood stopped all 23 shots he faced for his 2nd shutout. Albany was outshot 23-22 and went 0/2 on the PP and 3/3 on the PK. Wedgewood, Pesonen, and Pelley were the 3 stars. Here is the gamesheet.
Albany is currently in 7th place with 72 points after 61 games. 3 points separate 6th thru 9th.
ECHL
Elmira lost to Reading 4-0
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: E, 1 Shot
Orlando defeated Evansville 5-2
Maxime Clermont G: DNP
Saturday, March 15, 2014
3/14 Prospect, Albany, and ECHL Update
Friday 3/14
QMJHL
Gatineau defeated Sherbrooke 7-1
Anthony Brodeur G: 23 Saves on 24 Shots* 3rd Star
OHL
Windsor defeated Kitchener 3-2 (SO)
Ben Johnson LW: Goal (PP), E
North Bay defeated Sudbury 5-3
Ben Thomson LW: -1
Kingston defeated Ottawa 5-4 (OT)
Ryan Kujawinski C: +1, 4 PIM (Holding, Slashing)
WHL
Swift Current defeated Moose Jaw 5-4
Graham Black C: Assist, E* 2nd Star
-- 10 game scoring streak: 5 goals and 15 assists.
Kelowna defeated Vancouver 6-5
Damon Severson D: DNP (Rest)
Myles Bell RW: Goal (PP), 2 Assists (1 PP), E
NCAA Regular Season
Wisconsin lost to Michigan State 5-4 (OT)
Joe Faust D: E, 1 Shot, 1 Block
Ohio State defeated Penn State 4-2
Curtis Gedig D: Assist, +2, 3 Shots, 1 Block
NCHC Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
North Dakota defeated Colorado College 4-2 (Lead Series 1-0)
Derek Rodwell RW: Assist, -1, 2 PIM (Interference)
Miami defeated St. Cloud State 5-4 (OT) (Lead Series 1-0)
Blake Coleman C: -1, 2 PIM (Elbowing), 4 Shots, 5/7 Faceoffs
WCHA Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
Michigan Tech lost to Bowling Green 2-1 (Trail Series 1-0)
Blake Pietila C: E, 1 Shot, 11/18 Faceoffs
Hockey East Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
Boston College lost to Notre Dame 7-2 (Trail Series 1-0)
Steve Santini D: -1
AHL
Albany lost to Springfield 6-4. Scoring for the Devils was Whitney (PP, Urbom, Larsson), Pesonen (Whitney), Tedenby (K. Zajac, Wohlberg), and Sestito (Boucher, McPherson). Kinkaid stopped 22 of 28 shots. Albany was outshot 28-23 and went 1/2 on the PP and 0/3 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.
ECHL
Elmira lost to Cincinnati 4-1
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: E, 1 Shot
Orlando lost to Evansville 7-1
Maxime Clermont G: 15 Saves on 19 Shots in 39:55 of relief
-- 1st game for Orlando and 1st game in about 2 months.
QMJHL
Gatineau defeated Sherbrooke 7-1
Anthony Brodeur G: 23 Saves on 24 Shots* 3rd Star
OHL
Windsor defeated Kitchener 3-2 (SO)
Ben Johnson LW: Goal (PP), E
North Bay defeated Sudbury 5-3
Ben Thomson LW: -1
Kingston defeated Ottawa 5-4 (OT)
Ryan Kujawinski C: +1, 4 PIM (Holding, Slashing)
WHL
Swift Current defeated Moose Jaw 5-4
Graham Black C: Assist, E* 2nd Star
-- 10 game scoring streak: 5 goals and 15 assists.
Kelowna defeated Vancouver 6-5
Damon Severson D: DNP (Rest)
Myles Bell RW: Goal (PP), 2 Assists (1 PP), E
NCAA Regular Season
Wisconsin lost to Michigan State 5-4 (OT)
Joe Faust D: E, 1 Shot, 1 Block
Ohio State defeated Penn State 4-2
Curtis Gedig D: Assist, +2, 3 Shots, 1 Block
NCHC Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
North Dakota defeated Colorado College 4-2 (Lead Series 1-0)
Derek Rodwell RW: Assist, -1, 2 PIM (Interference)
Miami defeated St. Cloud State 5-4 (OT) (Lead Series 1-0)
Blake Coleman C: -1, 2 PIM (Elbowing), 4 Shots, 5/7 Faceoffs
WCHA Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
Michigan Tech lost to Bowling Green 2-1 (Trail Series 1-0)
Blake Pietila C: E, 1 Shot, 11/18 Faceoffs
Hockey East Quarterfinals (Best of 3)
Boston College lost to Notre Dame 7-2 (Trail Series 1-0)
Steve Santini D: -1
AHL
Albany lost to Springfield 6-4. Scoring for the Devils was Whitney (PP, Urbom, Larsson), Pesonen (Whitney), Tedenby (K. Zajac, Wohlberg), and Sestito (Boucher, McPherson). Kinkaid stopped 22 of 28 shots. Albany was outshot 28-23 and went 1/2 on the PP and 0/3 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.
ECHL
Elmira lost to Cincinnati 4-1
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: E, 1 Shot
Orlando lost to Evansville 7-1
Maxime Clermont G: 15 Saves on 19 Shots in 39:55 of relief
-- 1st game for Orlando and 1st game in about 2 months.
Thursday, March 13, 2014
3/13 Prospect Update
Thursday 3/13
OHL
Windsor lost to Erie 3-2
Ben Johnson LW: Goal, E, 2 PIM (Delay of Game)
Season: 57 GP 26-25-51, +18, 30 PIM
North Bay defeated Oshawa 3-0
Ben Thomson LW: Assist, +2* 3rd Star
Season: 53 GP 26-16-42, +11, 90 PIM
OHL
Windsor lost to Erie 3-2
Ben Johnson LW: Goal, E, 2 PIM (Delay of Game)
Season: 57 GP 26-25-51, +18, 30 PIM
North Bay defeated Oshawa 3-0
Ben Thomson LW: Assist, +2* 3rd Star
Season: 53 GP 26-16-42, +11, 90 PIM
3/12 Prospect and ECHL Update
Wednesday 3/12
OHL
Kingston lost to Barrie 7-5
Ryan Kujawinski C: -2
Season: 43 GP 22-17-39, +2, 35 PIM
WHL
Swift Current defeated Saskatoon 6-5
Graham Black C: Goal, 3 Assists (1 PP), -1* 3rd Star
Season: 67 GP 34-61-95, +17, 43 PIM
-- 9 game scoring streak: 5 goals and 14 assists.
-- 4th in assists in the WHL.
Kelowna defeated Kamloops 4-1
Damon Severson D: +1
Season: 63 GP 15-45-60, +48, 63 PIM
Myles Bell RW: -1, 2 PIM (Hooking)
Season: 67 GP 41-33-74, +22, 49 PIM
ECHL
Elmira lost to Reading 3-1
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: E, 1 Shot
Harry Young D: E, 7 PIM (Boarding, Fighting), 2 Shots
OHL
Kingston lost to Barrie 7-5
Ryan Kujawinski C: -2
Season: 43 GP 22-17-39, +2, 35 PIM
WHL
Swift Current defeated Saskatoon 6-5
Graham Black C: Goal, 3 Assists (1 PP), -1* 3rd Star
Season: 67 GP 34-61-95, +17, 43 PIM
-- 9 game scoring streak: 5 goals and 14 assists.
-- 4th in assists in the WHL.
Kelowna defeated Kamloops 4-1
Damon Severson D: +1
Season: 63 GP 15-45-60, +48, 63 PIM
Myles Bell RW: -1, 2 PIM (Hooking)
Season: 67 GP 41-33-74, +22, 49 PIM
ECHL
Elmira lost to Reading 3-1
Artem Demkov F: DNP (Injured)
Riley Boychuk F: E, 1 Shot
Harry Young D: E, 7 PIM (Boarding, Fighting), 2 Shots
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Looking at the Upcoming UDFA Goalie Group
I've been intending to write a post about the upcoming undrafted free agents (UDFA) coming out of the NCAA and CHL over the next few weeks but decided that my time would be best served to just focus on the goaltenders. This is for a number of reasons. First, the Devils are looking at a logjam of skaters available for Albany and the ECHL next year. By my unofficial count, here is a breakdown of players that could be available for those teams:
The second and most important reason I wanted to take a look at the UDFA G crop for this spring was the lack of performance by Wedgewood and Clermont this year and the lack of depth as Anthony Brodeur isn't really a prospect with NHL potential. As of 3/11/14 here is what Wedgewood and Clermont have done this season and in their short pro careers:
NCAA
Joel Rumpel (Wisconsin) Age: 22, JR, 6'3, 185
2013-14: 24 GP 18-4-1, 1.83 GAA, .937 SV%, 2 SO
Career SV%: .928 SV% in 79 GP
Steven Summerhays (Notre Dame) Age: 23, SR, 6'0, 188
2013-14: 32 GP 19-11-2, 1.88 GAA, .929 SV%, 7 SO
Career SV%: .916 SV% in 100 GP
Colin Stevens (Union) Age: 20, JR, 6'2, 175
2013-14: 28 GP 20-4-2, 2.02 GAA, .927 SV%, 5 SO
Career SV%: .925 SV% in 51 GP
Kevin Kapalka (Lake Superior State) Age: 24, SR, 6'1, 206
2013-14: 21 GP 9-9-1, 2.60 GAA, .927 SV%, 0 SO
Career SV%: .921 SV% in 109 GP
Branden Komm (Bentley) Age: 22, SR, 6'1, 180
2013-14: 34 GP 18-10-4, 2.38 GAA, .926 SV%, 1 SO
Career SV%: .920 SV% in 112 GP
C.J. Motte (Ferris State) Age: 22, JR, 6'0, 190
2013-14: 34 GP 24-7-3, 2.28 GAA, .925 SV%, 3 SO
Career SV%: .926 SV% in 81 GP
Jake Hildebrand (Michigan State) Age: 20, SO, 5'11, 183
2013-14: 30 GP 8-14-7, 2.41 GAA, .925 SV%, 2 SO
Career SV%: .927 SV% in 59 GP
-- Attended 2013 New Jersey Devils Prospect Camp and has carried a bad MSU team for 2 years.
Raphael Girard (Harvard) Age: 23, SR, 5'11, 185
2013-14: 16 GP 5-8-2, 2.52 GAA, .924 SV%, 2 SO
Career SV%: .919 SV% in 63 GP
Casey DeSmith (New Hampshire) Age: 22, JR, 6'0, 180
2013-14: 32 GP 17-14-0, 2.34 GAA, .922 SV%, 2 SO
Career SV%: .924 SV% in 92 GP
OHL
Franky Palazzese (Sudbury) Age: 20, 6'1, 160
2013-14: 58 GP 27-21-2-7, 2.92 GAA, .918 SV%, 5 SO
Career SV%: .914 SV% in 173 GP
-- Rocky start to his OHL career but over the last 3 years he has a .921 SV% in 137 GP.
WHL
Eetu Laurikainen (Swift Current) Age: 21, 6'0, 185
2013-14: 51 GP 23-20-1-5, 2.86 GAA, .916 SV%, 4 SO
Career SV%: .919 SV% in 111 GP
Jordon Cooke (Kelowna) Age: 20, 5'10, 177
2013-14: 50 GP 38-7-0-4, 2.27 GAA, .922 SV%, 4 SO
Career SV%: .915 SV% in 148 GP
-- How much has he benefited from playing on some strong Kelowna teams?
Notes: I'm not including Freshman like Christian Frey or Cole Huggins or Juniors like Clay Witt, Keegan Asmundson, or Jimmy Sarjeant who hardly saw time before this year. All stats of 3/12/14. All ages as of 2/1/14. Let me know if you think I'm missing anyone or made any errors.
My opinion: The intriguing NCAA options to me are Rumpel, Stevens, Motte, Hildebrand, and DeSmith. For the CHL options, I think Palazzese and Laurikainen are interesting.
I plan on going into more detail on all of that in a later post, but the fact remains that there is no shortage of skaters available even with the Devils not re-signing all of their players and not signing all of the available prospects to retain rights. Obviously a decent number of those guys will not be retained.
- Coming off of AHL Deals (Terms Unknown): Kelly, McKelvie, K. Zajac, McPherson, Demkov
- RFA's: Gelinas, Larsson, Burlon, Wohlberg, Timmins, Tedenby, Boychuk, Clermont, Young, Kinkaid, Pesonen
- UFA's: Urbom, Hoeffel, Janssen, Pelley, Sislo
- Under Contract: Merrill, Matteau, Boucher, Hrabarenka, Severson, Wedgewood, Scarlett, Helgeson, Whitney, Sestito, D. Zajac
- Sign or Lose Rights: Rodwell, Gedig, Faust, Johnson, Thomson, Black, Bell, Gavrus
- Could Turn Pro Early: Coleman
The second and most important reason I wanted to take a look at the UDFA G crop for this spring was the lack of performance by Wedgewood and Clermont this year and the lack of depth as Anthony Brodeur isn't really a prospect with NHL potential. As of 3/11/14 here is what Wedgewood and Clermont have done this season and in their short pro careers:
- Wedgewood 2013-14 (AHL): 26 GP 1417 MIN, 9-12-3, 2.75 GAA, .888 SV% - (SV% ranks 49th out of 50). It's important to note that his brief cameo during 2012-13 in the AHL didn't produce encouraging results (5 GP 242 MIN, .886 SV%) and that his SV% was just .900 on a horrendous Trenton team where he played 48 GP and 2741 MIN. While he may have been unfairly overwhelmed in Trenton, nothing he has done at the AHL level has shown that he is on his way to being a regular NHL G in the future.
- While Wedgewood did show some signs of encouragement in his OHL career and carried Plymouth for a few years, he finished with just a .908 SV% in 122 career OHL games. Not bad, but considering that "84% of all goalies drafted out of the CHL between 1995 and 2009 failed to become NHL regulars" (just prior to his 2010 draft year) and that he fits in below the 84th percentile range of his fellow OHL comparisons in the same study, then his chances of making the NHL as a regular one day appear fairly low. For whatever reason, a lot of goalies seem to develop later which is one reason UDFA G are an attractive low risk, low cost chance to take.
- Clermont has posted a sub .899 SV% in parts of 3 seasons in the ECHL and has hardly seen the AHL. I think it's clear that he's pretty much a non-prospect at this point and the fact he isn't even dressing for Orlando right now, whether it's by injury, or coaches choice, gives me a feeling that he is likely not to be retained by the Devils thus opening up a spot for them to add an UDFA G. He also wasn't a standout in junior hockey further hurting his case.
NCAA
Joel Rumpel (Wisconsin) Age: 22, JR, 6'3, 185
2013-14: 24 GP 18-4-1, 1.83 GAA, .937 SV%, 2 SO
Career SV%: .928 SV% in 79 GP
Steven Summerhays (Notre Dame) Age: 23, SR, 6'0, 188
2013-14: 32 GP 19-11-2, 1.88 GAA, .929 SV%, 7 SO
Career SV%: .916 SV% in 100 GP
Colin Stevens (Union) Age: 20, JR, 6'2, 175
2013-14: 28 GP 20-4-2, 2.02 GAA, .927 SV%, 5 SO
Career SV%: .925 SV% in 51 GP
Kevin Kapalka (Lake Superior State) Age: 24, SR, 6'1, 206
2013-14: 21 GP 9-9-1, 2.60 GAA, .927 SV%, 0 SO
Career SV%: .921 SV% in 109 GP
Branden Komm (Bentley) Age: 22, SR, 6'1, 180
2013-14: 34 GP 18-10-4, 2.38 GAA, .926 SV%, 1 SO
Career SV%: .920 SV% in 112 GP
C.J. Motte (Ferris State) Age: 22, JR, 6'0, 190
2013-14: 34 GP 24-7-3, 2.28 GAA, .925 SV%, 3 SO
Career SV%: .926 SV% in 81 GP
Jake Hildebrand (Michigan State) Age: 20, SO, 5'11, 183
2013-14: 30 GP 8-14-7, 2.41 GAA, .925 SV%, 2 SO
Career SV%: .927 SV% in 59 GP
-- Attended 2013 New Jersey Devils Prospect Camp and has carried a bad MSU team for 2 years.
Raphael Girard (Harvard) Age: 23, SR, 5'11, 185
2013-14: 16 GP 5-8-2, 2.52 GAA, .924 SV%, 2 SO
Career SV%: .919 SV% in 63 GP
Casey DeSmith (New Hampshire) Age: 22, JR, 6'0, 180
2013-14: 32 GP 17-14-0, 2.34 GAA, .922 SV%, 2 SO
Career SV%: .924 SV% in 92 GP
OHL
Franky Palazzese (Sudbury) Age: 20, 6'1, 160
2013-14: 58 GP 27-21-2-7, 2.92 GAA, .918 SV%, 5 SO
Career SV%: .914 SV% in 173 GP
-- Rocky start to his OHL career but over the last 3 years he has a .921 SV% in 137 GP.
WHL
Eetu Laurikainen (Swift Current) Age: 21, 6'0, 185
2013-14: 51 GP 23-20-1-5, 2.86 GAA, .916 SV%, 4 SO
Career SV%: .919 SV% in 111 GP
Jordon Cooke (Kelowna) Age: 20, 5'10, 177
2013-14: 50 GP 38-7-0-4, 2.27 GAA, .922 SV%, 4 SO
Career SV%: .915 SV% in 148 GP
-- How much has he benefited from playing on some strong Kelowna teams?
Notes: I'm not including Freshman like Christian Frey or Cole Huggins or Juniors like Clay Witt, Keegan Asmundson, or Jimmy Sarjeant who hardly saw time before this year. All stats of 3/12/14. All ages as of 2/1/14. Let me know if you think I'm missing anyone or made any errors.
My opinion: The intriguing NCAA options to me are Rumpel, Stevens, Motte, Hildebrand, and DeSmith. For the CHL options, I think Palazzese and Laurikainen are interesting.
3/11 Prospect Update
Tuesday 3/11
QMJHL
Gatineau defeated Blainville-Boisbriand 2-1 (OT)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
Season: 28 GP 12-11-0, 2.89 GAA, .887 SV%, 2 SO
OHL
Kingston defeated Ottawa 4-2
Ryan Kujawinski C: Goal, +1
Season: 42 GP 22-17-39, +5, 35 PIM
-- Kujawinski has 4 goals and 2 assists in his last 3 games.
WHL
Kelowna lost to Victoria 3-2
Damon Severson D: E, 2 PIM (Roughing)
Season: 62 GP 15-45-60, +47, 63 PIM
Myles Bell RW: -3, 7 PIM (Fighting, High Sticking)
Season: 66 GP 41-33-74, +23, 47 PIM
QMJHL
Gatineau defeated Blainville-Boisbriand 2-1 (OT)
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
Season: 28 GP 12-11-0, 2.89 GAA, .887 SV%, 2 SO
OHL
Kingston defeated Ottawa 4-2
Ryan Kujawinski C: Goal, +1
Season: 42 GP 22-17-39, +5, 35 PIM
-- Kujawinski has 4 goals and 2 assists in his last 3 games.
WHL
Kelowna lost to Victoria 3-2
Damon Severson D: E, 2 PIM (Roughing)
Season: 62 GP 15-45-60, +47, 63 PIM
Myles Bell RW: -3, 7 PIM (Fighting, High Sticking)
Season: 66 GP 41-33-74, +23, 47 PIM
Sunday, March 9, 2014
3/9 Prospect and Albany Update
Sunday 3/9
OHL
Windsor lost to Sault Ste. Marie 5-1
Ben Johnson LW: E, 2 PIM (Slashing)
Season: 56 GP 25-25-50, +18, 28 PIM
North Bay defeated Sudbury 4-1
Ben Thomson LW: E, 5 PIM (Fighting)
Season: 52 GP 26-15-41, +9, 90 PIM
Kingston defeated Mississauga 5-3
Ryan Kujawinski C: 2 Goals, Assist, +3* 1st Star
Season: 41 GP 21-17-38, +4, 35 PIM
-- Kujawinski has 3 goals and 2 assists in his last 2 games.
AHL
Albany lost to Worcester 4-3 (SO). Scoring for the Devils was Boucher (Tedenby), Wohlberg (Pelley, McPherson), and Pesonen (Sislo, Sestito). Sislo had Albany's lone SO goal. Kinkaid stopped 19 of 22 shots and 3 of 5 in the SO. Albany outshot Worcester 40-22 and went 0/3 on the PP and 1/1 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.
Stats:
Keith Kinkaid: 35 GP 21-9-4, 2.26 GAA, .914 SV%, 4 SO
Reid Boucher: 40 GP 16-12-28, -2, 8 PIM, 111 Shots
Harri Pesonen: 58 GP 9-15-24, +6, 44 PIM, 112 Shots
Mike Sislo: 48 GP 19-15-34, +7, 22 PIM, 115 Shots
OHL
Windsor lost to Sault Ste. Marie 5-1
Ben Johnson LW: E, 2 PIM (Slashing)
Season: 56 GP 25-25-50, +18, 28 PIM
North Bay defeated Sudbury 4-1
Ben Thomson LW: E, 5 PIM (Fighting)
Season: 52 GP 26-15-41, +9, 90 PIM
Kingston defeated Mississauga 5-3
Ryan Kujawinski C: 2 Goals, Assist, +3* 1st Star
Season: 41 GP 21-17-38, +4, 35 PIM
-- Kujawinski has 3 goals and 2 assists in his last 2 games.
AHL
Albany lost to Worcester 4-3 (SO). Scoring for the Devils was Boucher (Tedenby), Wohlberg (Pelley, McPherson), and Pesonen (Sislo, Sestito). Sislo had Albany's lone SO goal. Kinkaid stopped 19 of 22 shots and 3 of 5 in the SO. Albany outshot Worcester 40-22 and went 0/3 on the PP and 1/1 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.
Stats:
Keith Kinkaid: 35 GP 21-9-4, 2.26 GAA, .914 SV%, 4 SO
Reid Boucher: 40 GP 16-12-28, -2, 8 PIM, 111 Shots
Harri Pesonen: 58 GP 9-15-24, +6, 44 PIM, 112 Shots
Mike Sislo: 48 GP 19-15-34, +7, 22 PIM, 115 Shots
3/8 Prospect, Albany, and ECHL Update
Saturday 3/8
QMJHL
Gatineau lost to Val-d'Or 5-2
Anthony Brodeur G: 11 Saves on 12 Shots in 31:48 (Replaced Steeves)
WHL
Swift Current defeated Lethbridge 5-3
Graham Black C: 2 Goals, +1* 2nd Star
-- Current streak: 4 goals and 11 assists in his last 8 games.
Kelowna defeated Tri-City 7-0
Damon Severson D: Goal, Assist, +3, 2 PIM (Hooking)
Myles Bell RW: DNP (Upper Body Injury)
-- Severson now up to 15 goals and 45 assists in 61 games.
NCAA
Wisconsin defeated Penn State 3-2 (OT)
Joe Faust D: Assist (on GWG), +1, 1 Shot, 1 Block
Ohio State tied Minnesota 2-2
Curtis Gedig D: -1, 3 Shots, 2 Blocks
North Dakota lost to Western Michigan 2-1
Derek Rodwell RW: E, 2 PIM (Elbowing), 3 Shots
Miami defeated Denver 2-1
Blake Coleman C: 2 Goals, +2, 2 PIM (Slashing), 10 Shots, 2 Blocks, 2/6 Faceoffs* 1st Star
-- Coleman has 8 goals in his 6 games since returning from his collarbone injury. In 23 games he has 18 goals and 6 assists this year (EV 12-5-17, PP 6-1-7).
Michigan Tech tied Minnesota State 1-1
Blake Pietila F: E, 3 Shots, 9/24 Faceoffs
ECAC 1st Round (Best of 3)
Harvard lost to Yale 2-1 (Lose Series 2-0)
Alex Kerfoot F: DNP (Injured left arm and left last night's game)
-- Harvard's season is over and they won't be going to the NCAA Tournament.
-- Kerfoot's Final Stats: 25 GP 8-6-14, E, 8 PIM, 40 Shots...EV 5-2-7, PP 3-4-7, 11 Primary Points
AHL
Albany lost to Hartford 4-3. Scoring for the Devils was Burlon (PP, K. Zajac), Sislo (Pesonen, Sestito), and Whitney (K. Zajac). Wedgewood stopped 17 of 21 shots and now has a .888 SV% in 26 games. Albany outshot Hartford 36-21 and went 1/3 on the PP and 3/3 on the PK. Kelly Zajac was 3rd star and now has 8 goals and 24 assists in 50 games. Sislo is up to 19 goals and 14 assists in 47 games now. Here is the gamesheet.
ECHL
Elmira lost to Wheeling 3-2 (OT)
Artem Demkov F: Assist (PP), -2, 2 PIM (Hooking), 2 Shots
Riley Boychuk F: E, 2 Shots
Harry Young D: Assist, -1, 3 Shots
Orlando lost to Greenville 5-2
Maxime Clermont G: Did Not Dress
QMJHL
Gatineau lost to Val-d'Or 5-2
Anthony Brodeur G: 11 Saves on 12 Shots in 31:48 (Replaced Steeves)
WHL
Swift Current defeated Lethbridge 5-3
Graham Black C: 2 Goals, +1* 2nd Star
-- Current streak: 4 goals and 11 assists in his last 8 games.
Kelowna defeated Tri-City 7-0
Damon Severson D: Goal, Assist, +3, 2 PIM (Hooking)
Myles Bell RW: DNP (Upper Body Injury)
-- Severson now up to 15 goals and 45 assists in 61 games.
NCAA
Wisconsin defeated Penn State 3-2 (OT)
Joe Faust D: Assist (on GWG), +1, 1 Shot, 1 Block
Ohio State tied Minnesota 2-2
Curtis Gedig D: -1, 3 Shots, 2 Blocks
North Dakota lost to Western Michigan 2-1
Derek Rodwell RW: E, 2 PIM (Elbowing), 3 Shots
Miami defeated Denver 2-1
Blake Coleman C: 2 Goals, +2, 2 PIM (Slashing), 10 Shots, 2 Blocks, 2/6 Faceoffs* 1st Star
-- Coleman has 8 goals in his 6 games since returning from his collarbone injury. In 23 games he has 18 goals and 6 assists this year (EV 12-5-17, PP 6-1-7).
Michigan Tech tied Minnesota State 1-1
Blake Pietila F: E, 3 Shots, 9/24 Faceoffs
ECAC 1st Round (Best of 3)
Harvard lost to Yale 2-1 (Lose Series 2-0)
Alex Kerfoot F: DNP (Injured left arm and left last night's game)
-- Harvard's season is over and they won't be going to the NCAA Tournament.
-- Kerfoot's Final Stats: 25 GP 8-6-14, E, 8 PIM, 40 Shots...EV 5-2-7, PP 3-4-7, 11 Primary Points
AHL
Albany lost to Hartford 4-3. Scoring for the Devils was Burlon (PP, K. Zajac), Sislo (Pesonen, Sestito), and Whitney (K. Zajac). Wedgewood stopped 17 of 21 shots and now has a .888 SV% in 26 games. Albany outshot Hartford 36-21 and went 1/3 on the PP and 3/3 on the PK. Kelly Zajac was 3rd star and now has 8 goals and 24 assists in 50 games. Sislo is up to 19 goals and 14 assists in 47 games now. Here is the gamesheet.
ECHL
Elmira lost to Wheeling 3-2 (OT)
Artem Demkov F: Assist (PP), -2, 2 PIM (Hooking), 2 Shots
Riley Boychuk F: E, 2 Shots
Harry Young D: Assist, -1, 3 Shots
Orlando lost to Greenville 5-2
Maxime Clermont G: Did Not Dress
Saturday, March 8, 2014
3/7 Prospect, Albany, and ECHL Update
Friday 3/7
QMJHL
Gatineau defeated Rouyn-Noranda 4-3
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
OHL
Windsor lost to Erie 6-1
Ben Johnson LW: Goal, E
North Bay defeated Mississauga 4-0
Ben Thomson LW: Goal, +2
Kingston defeated Oshawa 6-2
Ryan Kujawinski C: Goal (PP), Assist (SH), +1, 2 PIM (Goalie Interference)
WHL
Swift Current lost to Red Deer 4-1
Graham Black C: Goal, -2, 2 PIM (Tripping)
NCAA
Wisconsin defeated Penn State 4-2
Joe Faust D: E, 2 Shots
Ohio State lost to Minnesota 5-1
Curtis Gedig D: E, 1 Shot, 1 Block
North Dakota defeated Western Michigan 2-0
Derek Rodwell RW: E, 6 Shots
Miami lost to Denver 5-2
Blake Coleman C: 2 Goals (1 PP), -1, 5 Shots, 4/9 Faceoffs* 3rd Star
-- D Nolan Zajac: Goal, Assist, +3, 2 PIM, 2 Shots...35 GP 4-16-20, +2, 18 PIM, 39 Shots
Michigan Tech lost to Minnesota State 3-0
Blake Pietila F: E, 1 Shot, 12/19 Faceoffs
ECAC 1st Round (Best of 3)
Harvard lost to Yale 4-0 (Trail Series 1-0)
Alex Kerfoot F: -1, 2 Shots, 6/10 Faceoffs
AHL
Albany defeated Portland 4-3 (SO). Scoring for the Devils was Timmins, Boucher (Larsson, Tedenby), and Sestito. Boucher, Whitney, and Matteau scored in the shootout. Kinkaid stopped 18 of 21 shots and 3 of 5 in the shootout. Albany outshot Portland 35-21 and went 0/3 on the PP and 3/4 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.
ECHL
Elmira defeated Evansville 3-2
Artem Demkov F: E, 4 PIM (Tripping, Goalie Interference), 2 Shots
Riley Boychuk F: E, 15 PIM (Fighting, Game Misconduct), 1 Shot
Harry Young D: +1, 1 Shot
Orlando defeated Greenville 4-3
Maxime Clermont G: Did Not Dress
QMJHL
Gatineau defeated Rouyn-Noranda 4-3
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
OHL
Windsor lost to Erie 6-1
Ben Johnson LW: Goal, E
North Bay defeated Mississauga 4-0
Ben Thomson LW: Goal, +2
Kingston defeated Oshawa 6-2
Ryan Kujawinski C: Goal (PP), Assist (SH), +1, 2 PIM (Goalie Interference)
WHL
Swift Current lost to Red Deer 4-1
Graham Black C: Goal, -2, 2 PIM (Tripping)
NCAA
Wisconsin defeated Penn State 4-2
Joe Faust D: E, 2 Shots
Ohio State lost to Minnesota 5-1
Curtis Gedig D: E, 1 Shot, 1 Block
North Dakota defeated Western Michigan 2-0
Derek Rodwell RW: E, 6 Shots
Miami lost to Denver 5-2
Blake Coleman C: 2 Goals (1 PP), -1, 5 Shots, 4/9 Faceoffs* 3rd Star
-- D Nolan Zajac: Goal, Assist, +3, 2 PIM, 2 Shots...35 GP 4-16-20, +2, 18 PIM, 39 Shots
Michigan Tech lost to Minnesota State 3-0
Blake Pietila F: E, 1 Shot, 12/19 Faceoffs
ECAC 1st Round (Best of 3)
Harvard lost to Yale 4-0 (Trail Series 1-0)
Alex Kerfoot F: -1, 2 Shots, 6/10 Faceoffs
AHL
Albany defeated Portland 4-3 (SO). Scoring for the Devils was Timmins, Boucher (Larsson, Tedenby), and Sestito. Boucher, Whitney, and Matteau scored in the shootout. Kinkaid stopped 18 of 21 shots and 3 of 5 in the shootout. Albany outshot Portland 35-21 and went 0/3 on the PP and 3/4 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet.
ECHL
Elmira defeated Evansville 3-2
Artem Demkov F: E, 4 PIM (Tripping, Goalie Interference), 2 Shots
Riley Boychuk F: E, 15 PIM (Fighting, Game Misconduct), 1 Shot
Harry Young D: +1, 1 Shot
Orlando defeated Greenville 4-3
Maxime Clermont G: Did Not Dress
Thursday, March 6, 2014
3/6 Prospect Update
Thursday 3/6
OHL
Windsor lost to Saginaw 8-3
Ben Johnson LW: -2
Season: 54 GP 24-25-49, +18, 26 PIM
North Bay defeated Belleville 8-1
Ben Thomson LW: Goal, E, 2 PIM (Holding)
Season: 50 GP 25-15-40, +7, 85 PIM
Kingston lost to Peterborough 5-4 (OT)
Ryan Kujawinski C: -2, 2 PIM (Unsportsmanlike)
Season: 39 GP 18-15-33, E, 33 PIM
OHL
Windsor lost to Saginaw 8-3
Ben Johnson LW: -2
Season: 54 GP 24-25-49, +18, 26 PIM
North Bay defeated Belleville 8-1
Ben Thomson LW: Goal, E, 2 PIM (Holding)
Season: 50 GP 25-15-40, +7, 85 PIM
Kingston lost to Peterborough 5-4 (OT)
Ryan Kujawinski C: -2, 2 PIM (Unsportsmanlike)
Season: 39 GP 18-15-33, E, 33 PIM
3/5 Prospect Update
Wednesday 3/5
QMJHL
Gatineau defeated Blainville-Boisbriand 6-4
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
Season: 27 GP 12-11-0, 2.92 GAA, .886 SV%, 2 SO
WHL
Kelowna defeated Spokane 3-1
Damon Severson D: Assist, +1, 2 PIM (Slashing)
Season: 60 GP 14-44-58, +44, 59 PIM
Myles Bell RW: 2 Assists (1 PP), +1
Season: 65 GP 41-33-74, +26, 40 PIM
Miles Wood has chosen to play for Boston College. While the plan is for him to attend for the 2015-16 season, the option for him to accelerate and join for next season is still on the table.
QMJHL
Gatineau defeated Blainville-Boisbriand 6-4
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
Season: 27 GP 12-11-0, 2.92 GAA, .886 SV%, 2 SO
WHL
Kelowna defeated Spokane 3-1
Damon Severson D: Assist, +1, 2 PIM (Slashing)
Season: 60 GP 14-44-58, +44, 59 PIM
Myles Bell RW: 2 Assists (1 PP), +1
Season: 65 GP 41-33-74, +26, 40 PIM
Miles Wood has chosen to play for Boston College. While the plan is for him to attend for the 2015-16 season, the option for him to accelerate and join for next season is still on the table.
Wednesday, March 5, 2014
3/4 Prospect and ECHL Update
Tuesday 3/4
KHL
Dinamo Minsk lost to CSKA Moskva 3-0
Artur Gavrus F: DNP (Right Shoulder Injury)
Final KHL Season Stats: 30 GP 1-3-4, -11, 8 PIM, 2.78 SH%, 1.20 SH/GP, 45.52 FO%, 3 Primary Points, 1 PPG
-- Gavrus picked up his injury on 2/28 and will be out around 45 days, thus ending any chance of him playing in the Nadezhda Cup (KHL Loser Tournament) or MHL Playoffs.
-- Dinamo Minsk finishes the regular season with the worst record in the West with just 53 points in 54 games.
WHL
Swift Current defeated Edmonton 4-3
Graham Black C: Assist, -1
Season: 64 GP 30-58-88, +19, 41 PIM
-- Black has 12 assists in his last 6 games.
Kelowna lost to Everett 5-1
Damon Severson D: -2, 4 PIM (Tripping, Hooking)
Season: 59 GP 14-43-57, +43, 57 PIM
Myles Bell RW: Assist, E
Season: 64 GP 41-31-72, +25, 40 PIM
ECHL
Maxime Clermont hasn't dressed for Orlando since 2/25 - just once in the five games since he arrived.
KHL
Dinamo Minsk lost to CSKA Moskva 3-0
Artur Gavrus F: DNP (Right Shoulder Injury)
Final KHL Season Stats: 30 GP 1-3-4, -11, 8 PIM, 2.78 SH%, 1.20 SH/GP, 45.52 FO%, 3 Primary Points, 1 PPG
-- Gavrus picked up his injury on 2/28 and will be out around 45 days, thus ending any chance of him playing in the Nadezhda Cup (KHL Loser Tournament) or MHL Playoffs.
-- Dinamo Minsk finishes the regular season with the worst record in the West with just 53 points in 54 games.
WHL
Swift Current defeated Edmonton 4-3
Graham Black C: Assist, -1
Season: 64 GP 30-58-88, +19, 41 PIM
-- Black has 12 assists in his last 6 games.
Kelowna lost to Everett 5-1
Damon Severson D: -2, 4 PIM (Tripping, Hooking)
Season: 59 GP 14-43-57, +43, 57 PIM
Myles Bell RW: Assist, E
Season: 64 GP 41-31-72, +25, 40 PIM
ECHL
Maxime Clermont hasn't dressed for Orlando since 2/25 - just once in the five games since he arrived.
Sunday, March 2, 2014
3/2 Prospect, Albany, and ECHL Update
Sunday 3/2
KHL
Dinamo Minsk defeated Dinamo Riga 5-2
Artur Gavrus F: DNP (?)
QMJHL
Gatineau lost to Drummondville 4-0
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
OHL
North Bay lost to Niagara 5-2
Ben Thomson LW: Goal (PP), -1* 2nd Star
Kingston lost to Oshawa 3-2 (SO)
Ryan Kujawinski C: E, 2 PIM (Roughing)
WHL
Swift Current defeated Brandon 4-3 (SO)
Graham Black C: Assist, +1, Stopped in SO
-- 10 assists in his last 5 games.
NCAA
Ohio State lost to Michigan 4-3
Curtis Gedig D: Assist (PP), +1, 2 Shots
AHL
Albany lost to Providence 3-2 (SO). Scoring for the Devils was Sestito (PP, Boucher, Whitney) and Wohlberg (McKelvie, Helgeson). Kinkaid stopped 36 of 38 shots but just 1 out of 3 in the SO. Albany was outshot 38-31 and went 1/4 on the PP and 5/5 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet. Albany is in 7th place with 67 points and 20 games left. 5 points seperate 5th thru 9th.
ECHL
Elmira defeated South Carolina 3-2
Artem Demkov F: Goal, Assist (PP), +1, 4 PIM (Roughing, Tripping), 2 Shots
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: -1, 2 PIM (Interference), 1 Shot
KHL
Dinamo Minsk defeated Dinamo Riga 5-2
Artur Gavrus F: DNP (?)
QMJHL
Gatineau lost to Drummondville 4-0
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
OHL
North Bay lost to Niagara 5-2
Ben Thomson LW: Goal (PP), -1* 2nd Star
Kingston lost to Oshawa 3-2 (SO)
Ryan Kujawinski C: E, 2 PIM (Roughing)
WHL
Swift Current defeated Brandon 4-3 (SO)
Graham Black C: Assist, +1, Stopped in SO
-- 10 assists in his last 5 games.
NCAA
Ohio State lost to Michigan 4-3
Curtis Gedig D: Assist (PP), +1, 2 Shots
AHL
Albany lost to Providence 3-2 (SO). Scoring for the Devils was Sestito (PP, Boucher, Whitney) and Wohlberg (McKelvie, Helgeson). Kinkaid stopped 36 of 38 shots but just 1 out of 3 in the SO. Albany was outshot 38-31 and went 1/4 on the PP and 5/5 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet. Albany is in 7th place with 67 points and 20 games left. 5 points seperate 5th thru 9th.
ECHL
Elmira defeated South Carolina 3-2
Artem Demkov F: Goal, Assist (PP), +1, 4 PIM (Roughing, Tripping), 2 Shots
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: -1, 2 PIM (Interference), 1 Shot
3/1 Prospect, Albany, and ECHL Update
Saturday 3/1
OHL
Windsor lost to Plymouth 5-0
Ben Johnson LW: -2
-- Just his 2nd pointless game in his last 16 games.
Kingston defeated Belleville 5-2
Ryan Kujawinski C: 2 Goals, +1, 4 PIM (Roughing x2)* 1st Star
WHL
Swift Current defeated Lethbridge 7-4
Graham Black C: Goal, 2 Assists (1 PP), E* 1st Star
-- Black has a goal and 9 assists in his last 4 games.
Kelowna defeated Vancouver 3-1
Damon Severson D: E, 5 PIM (Fighting)
Myles Bell RW: E
NCAA
North Dakota lost to St. Cloud State 3-1
Derek Rodwell RW: E
Miami lost to Minnesota Duluth 1-0
Blake Coleman C: E, 12 PIM (Roughing, Misconduct), 5 Shots, 1 Block, 8/10 Faceoffs
Boston College lost to Notre Dame 2-1 (OT)
Steve Santini D: E, 2 PIM (Interference)
-- Miles Wood was spotted in attendance. I found out that Wood had 29 goals and 25 assists in 28 games for Nobles this season.
-- Boston College is the top seed in the Hockey East Tournament and will host the lowest remaining seed in a best of a 3 Quarterfinal from 3/14 to 3/16.
Harvard lost to Cornell 3-2 (OT)
Alex Kerfoot F: Goal (PP), -1, 3 Shots
-- Harvard will be the 11th seed in the ECAC Tournament and play the 6th seed Yale in a best of 3 from 3/7 to 3/9.
The Big Ten, NCHC, and WCHA still have regular season games left.
AHL
Albany lost to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2-1. Scoring for the Devils was Sislo (PP, Larsson, K. Zajac), for his 5th goal in the last 4 games. Kinkaid stopped 12 of 14 shots. Albany outshot WBS 20-14 and went 1/7 on the PP and 2/3 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet. Sislo has 18 goals and 13 assists in 44 games. Kelly Zajac has 8 goals and 23 assists in 47 games. Larsson has a goal and 12 assists in 20 games.
ECHL
Elmira lost to South Carolina 2-1 (SO)
Artem Demkov F: Assist, +1, 2 Shots
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: E, 2 Shots
Orlando lost to Kalamazoo 3-2
Maxime Clermont G: DNP (Did not dress again)
OHL
Windsor lost to Plymouth 5-0
Ben Johnson LW: -2
-- Just his 2nd pointless game in his last 16 games.
Kingston defeated Belleville 5-2
Ryan Kujawinski C: 2 Goals, +1, 4 PIM (Roughing x2)* 1st Star
WHL
Swift Current defeated Lethbridge 7-4
Graham Black C: Goal, 2 Assists (1 PP), E* 1st Star
-- Black has a goal and 9 assists in his last 4 games.
Kelowna defeated Vancouver 3-1
Damon Severson D: E, 5 PIM (Fighting)
Myles Bell RW: E
NCAA
North Dakota lost to St. Cloud State 3-1
Derek Rodwell RW: E
Miami lost to Minnesota Duluth 1-0
Blake Coleman C: E, 12 PIM (Roughing, Misconduct), 5 Shots, 1 Block, 8/10 Faceoffs
Boston College lost to Notre Dame 2-1 (OT)
Steve Santini D: E, 2 PIM (Interference)
-- Miles Wood was spotted in attendance. I found out that Wood had 29 goals and 25 assists in 28 games for Nobles this season.
-- Boston College is the top seed in the Hockey East Tournament and will host the lowest remaining seed in a best of a 3 Quarterfinal from 3/14 to 3/16.
Harvard lost to Cornell 3-2 (OT)
Alex Kerfoot F: Goal (PP), -1, 3 Shots
-- Harvard will be the 11th seed in the ECAC Tournament and play the 6th seed Yale in a best of 3 from 3/7 to 3/9.
The Big Ten, NCHC, and WCHA still have regular season games left.
AHL
Albany lost to Wilkes-Barre/Scranton 2-1. Scoring for the Devils was Sislo (PP, Larsson, K. Zajac), for his 5th goal in the last 4 games. Kinkaid stopped 12 of 14 shots. Albany outshot WBS 20-14 and went 1/7 on the PP and 2/3 on the PK. Here is the gamesheet. Sislo has 18 goals and 13 assists in 44 games. Kelly Zajac has 8 goals and 23 assists in 47 games. Larsson has a goal and 12 assists in 20 games.
ECHL
Elmira lost to South Carolina 2-1 (SO)
Artem Demkov F: Assist, +1, 2 Shots
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: E, 2 Shots
Orlando lost to Kalamazoo 3-2
Maxime Clermont G: DNP (Did not dress again)
Saturday, March 1, 2014
2/28 Prospect and ECHL Update
Friday 2/28
KHL
Dinamo Minsk lost to Lev Praha 3-1
Artur Gavrus F: Assist, E, 1 Shot, 9:33 TOI
QMJHL
Gatineau lost to Val-d'Or 5-0
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
OHL
Kingston defeated Belleville 10-2
Ryan Kujawinski C: 2 Assists, +1
-- 1st game in nearly 5 weeks.
WHL
Swift Current lost to Regina 4-3 (OT)
Graham Black C: Assist (PP), E
-- Black has 7 assists in his last 3 games.
Kelowna defeated Vancouver 6-0
Damon Severson D: 3 Assists (1 PP), +2, 2 PIM (High Sticking)* 3rd Star
Myles Bell RW: Goal, +1
-- Severson now has 57 points in 57 games as a 19 year old D and is 4th in D scoring in the WHL.
NCAA
Ohio State tied Michigan 2-2
Curtis Gedig D: Assist (PP), -2, 2 Shots, 3 Blocks
-- Got beat by his man on the 1st Michigan goal. Delivered a great open ice hit in the NZ seconds before the 2nd Michigan goal. Shoulder to head but the opposing player put himself in a bad position and Gedig kept his arm tucked to his body. No penalty was called but the NCAA tends to suspend for those types of hits and it can be reviewed. Here is the hit (via @StuffSomersSays):
North Dakota defeated St. Cloud State 5-2
Derek Rodwell RW: +2, 2 PIM (Roughing)
Miami lost to Minnesota Duluth 5-4
Blake Coleman C: 2 Goals (Both PP), -2, 4 PIM (Hitting from Behind, Elbowing), 6 Shots, 8/11 Faceoffs
-- Coleman has 4 goals and 12 shots in 3 games since returning from injury.
Harvard defeated Colgate 2-1
Alex Kerfoot F: E, 2 PIM (Holding)
ECHL
Elmira lost to Wheeling 6-4
Artem Demkov F: Assist, -1, 2 PIM (Boarding)
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: -2, 5 PIM (Fighting), 1 Shot
Orlando defeated Kalamazoo 4-3
Maxime Clermont G: DNP (Didn't even dress)
KHL
Dinamo Minsk lost to Lev Praha 3-1
Artur Gavrus F: Assist, E, 1 Shot, 9:33 TOI
QMJHL
Gatineau lost to Val-d'Or 5-0
Anthony Brodeur G: DNP
OHL
Kingston defeated Belleville 10-2
Ryan Kujawinski C: 2 Assists, +1
-- 1st game in nearly 5 weeks.
WHL
Swift Current lost to Regina 4-3 (OT)
Graham Black C: Assist (PP), E
-- Black has 7 assists in his last 3 games.
Kelowna defeated Vancouver 6-0
Damon Severson D: 3 Assists (1 PP), +2, 2 PIM (High Sticking)* 3rd Star
Myles Bell RW: Goal, +1
-- Severson now has 57 points in 57 games as a 19 year old D and is 4th in D scoring in the WHL.
NCAA
Ohio State tied Michigan 2-2
Curtis Gedig D: Assist (PP), -2, 2 Shots, 3 Blocks
-- Got beat by his man on the 1st Michigan goal. Delivered a great open ice hit in the NZ seconds before the 2nd Michigan goal. Shoulder to head but the opposing player put himself in a bad position and Gedig kept his arm tucked to his body. No penalty was called but the NCAA tends to suspend for those types of hits and it can be reviewed. Here is the hit (via @StuffSomersSays):
North Dakota defeated St. Cloud State 5-2
Derek Rodwell RW: +2, 2 PIM (Roughing)
Miami lost to Minnesota Duluth 5-4
Blake Coleman C: 2 Goals (Both PP), -2, 4 PIM (Hitting from Behind, Elbowing), 6 Shots, 8/11 Faceoffs
-- Coleman has 4 goals and 12 shots in 3 games since returning from injury.
Harvard defeated Colgate 2-1
Alex Kerfoot F: E, 2 PIM (Holding)
ECHL
Elmira lost to Wheeling 6-4
Artem Demkov F: Assist, -1, 2 PIM (Boarding)
Riley Boychuk F: DNP
Harry Young D: -2, 5 PIM (Fighting), 1 Shot
Orlando defeated Kalamazoo 4-3
Maxime Clermont G: DNP (Didn't even dress)
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