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Shupe Signs with Condors

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After captaining the Canisius College hockey team to its first Atlantic Hockey Championship in 2013, forward Preston Shupe (Weyburn, Saskatchewan) is set to continue his career with the Bakersfield Condors of the ECHL.

 

“Preston is coming off a big year in college last season, was a captain for his team, and came highly recommended from his college coach Dave Smith,” said Condors head coach Troy Mann. “We’re looking forward to seeing what he can do this season.”

 

A two-year captain at Canisius, Shupe appeared in 142 career games with 86 points, 38 goals and 48 assists. The Weyburn, Saskatchewan native finished his collegiate tenure ranked 12th in the program’s Division I history with his 86 career points and ninth with his 38 career goals.

 

Shupe enjoyed his most successful season as a senior, helping the Griffs to their first conference championship. He ranked second on the team and set career highs with 29 points and 16 goals during the 2012-13 campaign and was also a key member of the team’s school-record penalty kill unit. The captain matched a program record with three short-handed tallies, while anchoring the unit that posted the 11th-best rate in NCAA history at 90.1 percent.

 

Shupe totaled five points during the Griffs’ Atlantic Hockey Championship run, recording three goals and two assists. He matched a career high with two tallies in a 4-0 win over Bentley, while recording a season-best two assists in the title game against Mercyhurst. Overall, Shupe recorded 12 points (six goals and six assists) in 13 career postseason games with the Griffs.

 

Bakersfield is the ECHL affiliate of the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL and the Oklahoma City Barons of the AHL.


Canisius Announces 2013-14 Schedule

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Seven games against NCAA Tournament teams and 14 home contests highlight the 2013-14 schedule for the Canisius College hockey team, announced by head coach Dave Smith on Wednesday.

 

“Coming off our first Atlantic Hockey Championship and NCAA Tournament appearance, there is a lot of excitement around our program right now,” Smith said. “Our schedule is once again very challenging and will best prepare us to defend our league title. Our Atlantic Hockey slate is as challenging as ever with a number of great teams in league. Also being able to play schools that advanced to the Frozen Four and from conferences such as the Big Ten, Hockey East and the NCHC helps us gain a lot of experience and I’m really looking forward to the season.”

 

The reigning Atlantic Hockey champions, Canisius opens the campaign at local rival Niagara on Oct. 12. The matchup pits the league’s regular-season champion in the Purple Eagles against the postseason champion in the Griffs and is also a rematch of the 2013 Atlantic Hockey Semifinals – a 5-3 Canisius victory.

 

The Griffs then remain on the road to play Air Force (Oct. 25), non-conference foes Denver (Oct. 26) and Miami (Nov. 1-2) and league rival Robert Morris (Nov. 8).

 

Canisius, playing in its final season at the Buffalo State Sports Arena before moving to the newly constructed HARBORcenter the following year, host Merychurst in its home opener onNov. 9. The contest will also mark a rematch of the 2013 Atlantic Hockey title game, which was won by the Griffs, 7-2.

 

The Griffs are also slated to play at Ohio State (Nov. 15-16) and against UMass Lowell (Dec. 28) and Vermont (Dec. 29) in the Sheraton/TD Bank Catamount Cup in Burlington, Vt.

 

Overall, the Griffs play 27 of their 34 games against Atlantic Hockey foes. Canisius meets each team from the western pod – Air Force, Mercyhurst, Niagara, RIT and Robert Morris – three teams, while playing each team from the eastern pod twice. The Griffs host Connecticut, Sacred Heart and Bentley for two games, while traveling to face Army, Holy Cross and AIC.

 

Canisius begins its quest for a second-straight Atlantic Hockey championship when the tournament begins on March 7. The top four teams in the regular-season standings receive a bye in the first round, which is a best 2-of-3 series from March 7 to March 9. After an additional best 2-of-3 quarterfinal series (March 14-16), the four advancing teams will meet on March 21 and 22 in Rochester, N.Y. to determine the league’s champion.

 

The Griffs return 22 letterwinners from its most successful season in school history for the 2013-14 campaign. Canisius won the program’s first Atlantic Hockey Championship and advanced to the NCAA Tournament for the first time in school history, while also finishing the season ranked 19th in the final USCHO.com national poll, the highest placement in the program’s history.

JOHN WROBLEWSKI NAMED AMERKS ASSISTANT COACH

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(Rochester, NY)… The Rochester Americans announced today that John Wroblewski has been named as an assistant coach for the Amerks. Wroblewski joins fellow assistant coach Chris Taylor and goaltending coach Bob Janosz on Head Coach Chadd Cassidy’s staff.

 

Wroblewski joins the Amerks after spending the last two seasons as head coach of the ECHL’s Gwinnett Gladiators, where he compiled a record of 84-46-9-5 while leading the Gladiators to a pair of South Division titles and posting the highest points-percentage in the Eastern Conference during that span. In 2011-12, Wroblewski was a co-recipient of the John Brophy Award as the ECHL’s Coach of the Year. Prior to joining the Gladiators, he spent the 2010-11 season as assistant coach with the Wheeling Nailers (ECHL), helping guide the team to the Eastern Conference Finals.

 

A native of Neenah, Wisconsin, Wroblewski began his coaching career with the USA Hockey Under 18 National Team Development Program (NTDP) from 2007 to 2010. In 2010, he helped the NTDP capture the gold medal in Minsk, Belarus at the IIHF U-18 World Championship.

 

As a player, Wroblewski spent four seasons with the Fresno Falcons of the ECHL, recording 125 points (65+60) in 273 career games. Prior to his professional career, he played four seasons with the University of Notre Dame (1999-2003) where he was a two-time team captain and was named MVP by his teammates in 2003. In four years at Notre Dame, Wroblewski recorded 64 points (29+35) in 144 career collegiate games. He was a finalist for college hockey’s Humanitarian Award.

 

Amerks Full-Season, Half-Season, Freedom Packs and 12-Game ticket packages for the 2013-14 season are now on sale. For more information, visitwww.amerks.com or call 1-855-GO-AMERKS.

NY Leads Number of Players on USA U18 Men’s Roster

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2013-14 U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team Roster and Schedule Announced
Cole to Lead Team USA in Fourth Season as Head Coach
ANN ARBOR, Mich. – USA Hockey’s National Team Development Program, which enters its 17th season on ice in 2013-14, today announced the roster and schedule for its U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team. The squad, comprised of some of the top American-born players in the 1996 birth year, will compete against teams from the United States Hockey League and NCAA Division I and III schools, in addition to participating in three international competitions.
Highlighting the 22-player roster are forward Jack Eichel (North Chelmsford, Mass.) and goaltender Blake Weyrick (Ojai, Calif.), who were a part of the U.S. Men’s National Under-18 Team that captured the silver medal at the 2013 International Ice Hockey Federation Men’s Under-18 World Championship held in Sochi, Russia.
Nineteen players on the roster are returning for their second year with the NTDP, including defensemenLouie Belpedio (Skokie, Ill.), Nathan Billitier (Spencerport, N.Y.), Ryan Bliss (Chelmsford, Mass.), Ryan Collins (Bloomington, Minn.), Brandon Fortunato (North Hills, N.Y.), Jack Glover (Golden Valley, Minn.) and Johnathan MacLeod (Dracut, Mass.); forwards Anders Bjork (Mequon, Wis.), Eichel, Jared Fiegl(Parker, Colo.), Ryan Hitchcock (Manhasset, N.Y.), Dylan Larkin (Waterford, Mich.), Sonny Milano(Massapequa, N.Y.), Dylan Pavelek (Marysville, Mich.), Nolan Stevens (Manhattan Beach, Calif.), Alex Tuch (Baldwinsville, N.Y.) and Joe Wegwerth (Brewtser, N.Y.); and goaltenders Edwin Minney (Wind Gap, Pa.) and Weyrick.
Defenseman Jack Dougherty (Cottage Grove, Minn.) joins the squad after spending last season with St. Thomas Academy (Minn.). He is currently skating with the U.S. Under-18 Select Team in the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in Breclav, Czech Republic and Piestany, Slovakia. Previously, Dougherty helped the U.S. Under-17 Select Team compile a perfect 5-0 record and capture first place at the 2012 Under-17 Five Nations Tournament in Chomutov, Czech Republic.
Forwards Shane Gersich (Chaska, Minn.) and Ryan Wagner (Park Ridge, Ill.) also earned a spot on the U.S. National Under-18 Team roster for the 2013-14 season. Gersich most recently completed a season with Holy Family Catholic High School (Minn.), accumulating 62 points (28-34) in 25 games. Gersich also earned a title with the 2012 U.S. Under-17 Select Team at the Five Nations Tournament in the Czech Republic and represented Team USA at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. Wagner comes to the NTDP from the Chicago Mission midget minor program, where he scored 12 goals and added 13 assists in 23 games. He also helped his team capture the 2013 Toyota-USA Hockey National Championship at the Tier I Youth 16U level, tallying nine points in six contests. Wagner is currently competing with the U.S. Under-18 Select Team at the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament.
Danton Cole will guide the U.S. National Under-18 team in 2013-14, after serving behind the bench for the Under-17 team last season. John Gruden will enter his third season as an assistant to Cole, while Daniel Naurato will serve as intern assistant coach for the first time this season.
To view the complete roster, click here.
The U.S. National Under-18 Team will open the season on the road in the USHL Fall Classic East. The preseason tournament will feature tilts against the Chicago Steel (Sept. 13) and Youngstown Phantoms (Sept. 14), before Team USA opens the regular season on Sept. 20 versus Youngstown at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube. The team’s first collegiate game will come at Northern Michigan University on Oct. 5. The U.S. National Under-18 Team will compete in the 2012 Four Nations Tournament from Nov. 6-10, in Finland and the 2013 Five Nations Tournament from Feb. 5-10, in Russia. The season culminates with the 2014 IIHF Men’s Under-18 World Championship April 10-27 in Lappeenranta, Finland.
Tickets for home games played at the Ann Arbor Ice Cube are $7 for adults and $5 for children, seniors and active military members. Youth hockey players wearing their team jerseys are admitted for just $1 and group rates are available. Tickets can be purchased by calling the NTDP at (734) 327-9251.
For the complete schedule, click here.

Jeanneret Returns to Broadcast Booth in Buffalo

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The Buffalo Sabres today announced that Rick Jeanneret, hockey’s longest-tenured broadcaster, has signed a new, three-year contract with the team to remain its primary play-by-play voice. The Sabres Hall-of-Famer will call an increasingly reduced number of games during the next three seasons before stepping away from the microphone for good. Veteran broadcaster Dan Dunleavy has been added to the Sabres broadcast team and will serve as Jeanneret’s substitute before assuming the primary play-by-play duties for the 2016-17 season.

“We are very lucky to have such a deep and talented pool of broadcasters in the Sabres organization,” said Sabres PresidentTed Black. “RJ is a hall-of-fame talent and we are thrilled that he will be with us for three more years as he winds down his prolific career. We are also excited to bring on Dan, who is a proven play-by-play talent that we know will be a capable successor to RJ. Having an up-and-comer like Dan and a broadcasting legend like RJ behind the microphone will be a great one-two punch for our Sabres broadcasts in the coming years.”
Jeanneret, who was awarded hockey broadcasting’s highest honor, the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award, in 2012, will be embarking on his 42nd season behind the microphone for the Sabres in 2013-14. He began his broadcasting career with the team during the 1971-72 season and, at the end of his new contract following the 2015-16 season, will retire after calling Sabres games for 44 seasons. As part of his new contract, Jeanneret will remain with the team in an honorary capacity after he retires in 2016.
“This decision was obviously very difficult for me to make,” Jeanneret said. “It has become a yearly deliberation, deciding if the coming year would be my last or what season I would finally step away. I initially thought doing a full year of games this coming season and then retiring was the way to go. After discussing it with my family and with the Sabres, we all thought signing this new deal was the right choice. I get to continue to do what I love while slowly reducing my workload and eventually turning the reins over to Dan, who I greatly respect and believe Sabres fans will grow to love.”
Dunleavy, who comes to the Sabres from the Toronto Maple Leafs’ broadcasting team, will begin his substitute play-by-play duties this season, filling in for games that Jeanneret takes off. In addition to his play-by-play duties, Dunleavy will serve as on-air talent for Sabres pre- and post-game broadcasts and will have a substantial presence on Sabres.com.
“I am excited and honored to join the Sabres organization and its tremendous broadcasting team,” Dunleavy said. “I’m excited because it’s well known that Buffalo is a hockey-crazy city that adores its hockey team. It makes being a broadcaster so much more thrilling when you know that the fans are on the edge of their seats while watching their team. And I’m honored that I get an opportunity to work with and learn from one of the best play-by-play announcers hockey has ever seen in Rick. He is the pinnacle of our profession and I’m humbled that I will be following in his legendary footsteps.”
Prior to joining the Maple Leafs’ broadcast, Dunleavy spent 19 years at Sportsnet Radio and The Fan 590 Toronto. In addition to filling in as a play-by-play voice for the Sabres in the 2010-11 season, Dunleavy’s experience includes nine years of play-by-play of the IIHF World Junior Hockey Championship, the 2008 IIHF World Hockey Championship in Halifax and Quebec City, the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Men’s and Women’s Hockey, the OHL’s Mississauga Majors, and Canadian Hockey League and American Hockey League games on Rogers Sportsnet. The Toronto native has also called soccer and lacrosse games, serving as the play-by-play voice for the National Lacrosse League’s Toronto Rock on The Fan 590 and is the radio and television play-by-play voice for Toronto FC on Sportsnet TV/Radio and TSN 1050 Radio.
Jeanneret and Dunleavy will be joined by Rob Ray, who will return to serve as color commentator for all Sabres broadcasts.Brian Duff will also return for his third season with the Sabres broadcast team, maintaining his role as the in-game host for pre- and post-game coverage, as well as intermission reports.

USA Tops Finland in SO

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USA Tops Finland in Shootout, 4-3, at USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp
Erne notches game-winner in shootout, adds goal and assist: Stolarz makes 34 saves
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Adam Erne (New Haven, Conn.) scored the decisive tally in a seven-round shootout to give Team USA a 4-3 come-from-behind victory over Finland at the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp. Erne also posted a goal and an assist in regulation, both coming in the third period when the U.S. overcame a 3-1 deficit to force overtime.

“(Goaltender) Anthony Stolarz played very well,” said Don Lucia, head coach of the 2014 U.S. National Junior Team. “Obviously, he was very good in the shootout. We just needed anybody to step up tonight from an offensive standpoint. It’s the first time this week we have been productive on special teams and you have to have that.”

After Finland opened the scoring at 9:43 of the first period, Team USA evened the game four minutes later. Ian McCoshen’s (Hudson, Wis./Boston College) shot from the right point ricocheted off a Finnish player and between the goaltender’s legs. Zach Stepan (Hastings, Minn./Minnesota State Univ.-Mankato) and Tommy DiPauli (Woodbridge, Ill./Univ. of Notre Dame) collected the assists.
In the second stanza, the Finns took the lead back with a power-play goal at 6:29 and padded their advantage to 3-1 at 13:17.
Over a span of 1:05 in the third period, USA posted a pair of power-play goals to draw even at 3-3. First, Mike Brodzinski (Ham Lake, Minn./Univ. of Minnesota) took a pass from Erne, cruised through the Finland zone and banked the puck into the net. Then, Erne capitalized from the low slot after a pass from Connor Carrick (Orland Park, Ill.).
Anthony Stolarz (Edison, N.J.) made 34 saves. In the shootout, he denied six of seven Finland shooters. Finland’s Joonas Korpisalo had 31 stops.
In two days, USA wraps up play at the USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp against Canada on Saturday(Aug. 10) at 1 p.m. ET.

USA Hockey Names Model Associations

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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – USA Hockey announced today that the Colorado Select Girls Hockey Association, Kirkwood (Mo.) Youth Hockey Association and Seattle (Wash.) Sno-King Hockey Association organizations have been named USA Hockey Model Association Programs.

With the designation, the three organizations have committed to follow the American Development Model in full at the 8-and-under, 10-and-under and 12-and-under age groups. The ADM is based on age-appropriate training to fully benefit children in their development, regardless of ability level.

“We commend these clubs for earning the model association distinction,” said Kevin McLaughlin, senior director of hockey development for USA Hockey. “Their commitment to the ladder of development provided by USA Hockey ensures their kids won’t be left behind and that every child, from rec to elite-level athletes, will have the programs in place to help them reach their full potential.”

As a benefit of their model program designation, CSGHA, KYHA and Seattle Sno-King will receive added support from USA Hockey to assist in implementing the ADM throughout their programs, including equipment, signage, and educational materials. Further, all three will receive on-going staff support from USA Hockey’s national office, including in-depth coaches training that will commence in early September.

“I am 100 percent convinced that the ADM approach has made a significant impact on the skills development and fun factor for our kids,” said Marnie Hill, director of hockey for CSGHA. “The number of puck touches, coach-to-player ratio and small-area game play have made our girls more confident and competitive. I believe these kids are getting to experience many concepts of the sport and have a better grasp of the ‘hockey sense’ it takes to play it.”

“This is a credit to our 300+ families that make up our association,” said Steve Williamson, president of KYHA. “Every season we look at what else we can implement from USA Hockey’s ADM. I have never received a complaint based on fear of change. There is a culture of experimentation and process improvement here that will continue even with reaching this milestone.”
“Since we implemented it in 2009, the ADM has been a tremendous success for our organization,” saidDoug Kirton, hockey director for the Seattle Sno-Kings. “Our players enjoy the game more and their skills have improved. Enrollment and retention also have increased. We can’t wait to see how strong our players will become as we work closer with USA Hockey’s experts to help train our coaches and players. It is an exciting time for us as we look forward to the implementation of the ADM’s long-term athlete development principles.”

West Seneca Girls Holding Fundraiser!

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The West Seneca Girls 16U team will be holding a car wash as a fund raiser.
West Seneca Girls U16 Car Wash
Saturday August 17th
9:00 AM to 2:00PM
Mobile Gas Station at Seneca and Harlem next to Seneca Hose Fire Hall
Cost $5.00
Hope to see you there.

Northern Educate Holds Open House in Rochester

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Northern Educate Hockey and Lacrosse Academy will be hosting an Open House at Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm, on Thursday, August 8th. Northern Educate Sports Academies originated in Minnesota and is expanding their operations to Rochester, NY beginning this fall.  Rochester will be the first location throughout the Northeast to offer such a terrific opportunity. Northern Educate Sports Academy is designed for boys and girls grades K-12 and at this time has sports development programs for hockey, and lacrosse.
Academically, Northern Educate Sports Academy offers individualized curriculum, challenging each student while working at their own pace to help them learn to the best of their ability. Because the student-to-teacher ratio is no more than 6:1, instructors are able to provide one-on-one help on a daily basis to ensure students are progressing on track and meeting the mandatory grade requirements.
“Every student is unique and learns at a different pace,” said Dr. Shawn Black, founder and president of Northern Educate Sports Academy. “Our goal is to help each child excel in their studies and we provide the one-on-one attention they need in order to do so. We work with each child to ensure they achieve their full potential whether it’s in their school work or on the ice or field.”
Instructors will provide 480 hours of professionally developed on-ice/on-field curriculum based on decades of experience in a wide variety of individual skills. Every athlete will participate in the Athletic Performance Program and each day will work on their athleticism, agility and strength.
Please join us on Thursday, August 8th, from 5:00 pm – 8:00pm in the Hampton Room to learn more and meet our Education Director, as well as Hockey and Lacrosse Directors.  Should you need additional information please contact the Northern Educate office at Bill Gray’s Regional Iceplex (585) 672-3855.

USA U18 Defeats Russia

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  2. 2013 U.S. Under-18 Select Team Beats Russia, 4-2
    Nedeljkovic makes 35 saves; Four different U.S. skaters score goals
    PIESTANY, Slovakia – Goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic (Parma, Ohio) stopped 35 shots and four different U.S. players scored goals to help the U.S. Under-18 Select Team defeat Russia, 4-2, at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament today.
    “Game experience has gone a long way for us,” said Bob Corkum, head coach of Team USA. “We’ve worked on special teams a lot and the guys understand what we’re doing. We’ve been able to find success below the top of the circles and we’re earning shots down low in the offensive zone. We had to refocus a little bit at the start of the third period, but the guys have bought in and played well in the third.”
    Nick Schmaltz (Verona, Wis.) and Joey Dudek (Auburn, N.H.) scored first-period power-play goals to help Team USA open a 2-0 lead. Schmaltz gathered a puck along the left wall and fired a low shot past Team Russia goaltender Sergej Korobov 11:15 into the game. Then, just 86 seconds later, Dudek picked up a loose puck and found the back of the net to double the U.S. lead.
    After two Team Russia goals — one midway through the second period and one early in the third — Jack Dougherty (Cottage Grove, Minn.) and Joseph Snively (Harndon, Va.) responded with third-period tallies to put Team USA in front for good. Dougherty scored the third U.S. power-play goal of the contest when he put a hard shot on net from the point 6:19 into the final period. Snively finished the scoring with a goal three minutes later.
    The U.S. Under-18 Select Team concludes pool play against Slovakia at 11:30 a.m. ET tomorrow.

 

U18 Select Team Falls to Finland in OT

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2013 U.S. Under-18 Select Team Falls to Finland, 3-2, in Overtime
Bittner, Connor score goals in overtime loss
PIESTANY, Slovakia – Paul Bittner (Crookston, Minn.) and Kyle Connor (Shelby Township, Mich.) scored, and goaltender Alex Nedeljkovic made 20 saves, but the U.S. Under-18 Select Team dropped a 3-2 overtime decision to Finland in the opening game of the 2013 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament today.
“I’m quite pleased with the effort today,” said Head Coach Bob Corkum. “The guys worked hard and stuck with the systems. We generated enough chances to win the game, but we didn’t have enough puck luck. I think we got better as the game went on and played our best hockey in the third period. We’ll have to duplicate that effort.”
Bittner started the scoring 7:54 into the opening period when got a shot past Finland goaltender Kappo Kahkonen.
Then, after Finland struck for two straight goals — one early in the second period and one midway through the third — Connor tied the game with a power-play goal with 2:39 remaining in regulation.
Finland took advantage of a power play and scored the game-winner just 59 seconds into overtime.
The U.S. Under-18 Select Team continues play in the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament tomorrow (Aug. 6) against Russia.

USA National Junior Evaluation Camp News

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USA White Beats Finland, 5-2; USA Blue Falls to Sweden, 4-3
Cammarata records goal and two assists for USA White;
Butcher collects two goals and an assist for USA Blue
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – International play at the 2013 USA Hockey National Junior Evaluation Camp continued today at the Olympic Center’s 1980 Herb Brooks Arena. USA White bested Finland, 5-2, as Taylor Cammarata(Plymouth, Minn./Univ. of Minnesota) posted a goal and two assists. In USA Blue’s 4-3 loss to Sweden, Will Butcher (Sun Prairie, Wis./Univ. of Denver) tallied two goals and an assist from the blue line.

“The evaluation of all the players in camp continues,” said Don Lucia, head coach of the 2014 U.S. National Junior Team. “I give our guys a lot of credit to get back in the game against Sweden after falling behind 3-0. In the second game, our guys got off to a great start against Finland with the 5-0 lead. There were a lot of good things today that forced us to reevaluate who we are going to keep for the rest of the week,”

Sweden got out to a 2-0 first period lead with power-play goals at 1:38 and 11:12. The Swedes extended their advantage to 3-0 at 6:41 of the second stanza.

USA Blue trimmed its deficit to 3-2 with goals at 10:01 and 19:16 of the second period. Brady Vail (Palm City, Fla.) won an offensive zone faceoff to Stefan Matteau (Chicago, Ill.), who fed the puck back to Butcher for a one-timer that beat the goalie high. Adam Erne (New Haven, Conn.) buried a rebound from the top of the crease following a point-blank chance by Connor Carrick (Orland Park, Ill.). Butcher initiated the play from the blue line.
Halfway through the third period, Sweden doubled its lead to 4-2 with its third power-play goal of the day.
Butcher blasted another one-timer into the Sweden net with 2:17 left in regulation to make it a one-goal game.Vince Hinostroza (Bartlett, Ill./Univ. of Notre Dame) spun out of traffic behind the net and fed Butcher atop the left circle.
USA Blue pulled its netminder in the final minute, but despite intense pressure it could not tally the equalizer.
Starting goaltender Thatcher Demko (San Diego, Calif./Boston College) stopped 20 of 23 shots in 29:57 of action. Anthony Stolarz (Edison, N.J.) turned aside seven of the eight shots he faced.
In game two, USA White grabbed a 3-0 advantage over a four-minute span in the first frame. Zach Stepan(Hastings, Minn./Minnesota State Univ.-Mankato) slammed in a goalmouth feed from Cammarata on the power play at 6:22. Forty-one seconds later, Connor Clifton (Matawan, N.J./Quinnipiac Univ.) streaked through the neutral zone and aimed high from the right circle. At 10:06, Cammarata collected a bouncing puck behind the net and beat the goalie to the right post on a wraparound shot.
Ian McCoshen (Hudson, Wis./Boston College) padded the lead when he found space between the left post and the goalie’s shoulder 8:04 into the second period. With 3:29 left, Michael McCarron (Macomb, Mich.) pounced on a rebound in the crease to make it 5-0 USA White after 40 minutes.
Finland notched a pair of goals in the final two minutes to cap the scoring.
Collin Olson (Apple Valley, Minn./Ohio State Univ.) started in the USA White net and stopped all 15 shots in 30:10. Jon Gillies (South Portland, Maine/Providence College) made four saves on six shots.

Sabres Sign Tardif

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 Buffalo Sabres General Manager Darcy Regier today announced that the Sabres have agreed to terms on a one-year, two-way contract with forward Jamie Tardif.

 

Tardif (6’0”, 205 lbs., 1/23/85) has appeared in 438 AHL games in seven seasons with Providence, Grand Rapids, Iowa and Manitoba, tallying 229 points (123+106) and 398 penalty minutes. The Welland, Ontario native scored a career-high 30 goals in 2012-13 with Providence, tying for fifth in the AHL goal-scoring race and earning a recall to Boston, where he appeared in his first two NHL games.

NU’s Zanette Signs with Reading

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Zanette Signs Contract with Reading Royals of ECHL

 

READING, Pa. – Marc Zanette signed a contract with the Reading Royals of the East Coach Hockey League, the team announced on Tuesday.  The Royals are an affiliate of the Washington Capitals of the National Hockey League and the Hershey Bears of the American Hockey League.

“Marc is ready for this next step,” head coach Dave Burkholder said.  “He has worked so hard for this, and will be a very good player at the next level.”

During his four-year career at Niagara that saw him play in 142 contests, Zanette scored 32 goals and tallied 45 assists for 77 career points.  He is coming off a career-best season after contributing a career-high 15 assists, and added eight goals for a career-best 28 points which earned him the honor of Best Defensive Forward for the Atlantic Hockey Association.

The Nobleton, Ont. native also contributed at both ends of the ice while on special teams this past season, scoring two goals and three assists while on the power play, while seeing generous time on the penalty killing unit which was ranked third in the conference at 85.5 percent.

Zanette is the fourth Purple Eagle to joining the professional ranks since the2012-13 season wrapped up.  Jason Beattie and Carsen Chubak signed with the Rochester Americans and the Adirondack Phantoms, respectively, and Giancarlo Iuorio inked a one-year contract with VIK Västerås, a hockey club from Västerås, Sweden.

 

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