This Is Our House - The Niagara IceDogs Story

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Thu May 17, 2012 12:42 pm

Early October 2008

October 1st

The Groups were drawn today for the World Junior Hockey Championship, and Czech Republic has drawn into Group A with Sweden, Finland, Denmark, and France.

The ISS released their Preliminary Rankings for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and one IceDogs was ranked!

LW Radko Tvrznik - #197

The top-ranked player was Regina Pats center Sam Reinhart, followed by Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk defenseman Alexandr Uvarov, and Edmonton Oil Kings center Conner Bleackley.

The top-ranked OHL Player is Barrie Colts defenseman Aaron Ekblad (#6).

The ISS also released their Preliminary Rankings for the 2009 OHL Priority Selection!

The top-ranked player was Oakville Rangers center Dale Pike, followed by Lindsay Muskies defenseman Emyle Gauvreau, and Toronto Young Nationals center Ryne Rodgers.

The ISS also released their Preliminary Rankings for the 2009 CHL Import Draft!

The top-ranked player was Finnish defenseman Juho Siren (JYP Jyvaskyla, Finnish SM-League), followed by Belarussian center Oleg Strakhov (Yunost, Russian Minor Hockey League), and Kazakh defenseman Petr Kamensk (Bars, Russian Minor Hockey League).

October 5th

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the Saginaw Spirit. Chris Festarini stopped 24 of the 29 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs led 4-3 with just five minutes left in the game, the Spirit scored three goals to take the victory!

Saginaw 6, Niagara 4

Graham (1) (Unassisted)
Paton (2) (Milne, Tvrznik) PP
Cote (2) (Paton, Tvrznik)
Graham (2) (Theoret, Campagna)

First star honours would go to Saginaw Spirit center Chris Tierney, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Saginaw Spirit center Brady McCauley, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Saginaw Spirit center Mac MacSorley, who scored a goal, and an assist.

October 6th

The IceDogs travel to play the Kingston Frontenacs. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 26 of the 31 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs scored early in the third period to tie the score 4-4, the Frontenacs scored twice more to take the victory!

Niagara 4, Kingston 6

Campagna (2) (Wigle)
Wigle (2) (Hill, Theoret)
Campagna (3) (Graham, Wigle)
Wigle (3) (Kelly)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored two goals, and two assists. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored two goals. Third star would go to Kingston Frontenacs center Levi Stinziani, who scored a goal, and an assist.

Plymouth Whalers defenseman Calvin Higley is named OHL Player of the Week. In 2 games he scored 3 goals, and 3 assists.

October 7th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Owen Sound Attack. Chris Festarini stopped 37 of the 42 shots he faced, and the Attack took an early 4-0 lead, and the IceDogs never got going in the loss!

Owen Sound 5, Niagara 2

Paton (3) (Theoret, Hill)
Paton (4) (Cote, Hill)

First star honours would go to Owen Sound Attack center Jarrod Maidens, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Owen Sound Attack winger Brady Vail, who scored two goals. Third star would go to Owen Sound Attack defenseman Taylor Hunter, who scored a goal.

October 12th

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the Sudbury Wolves. Chris Festarini stopped 29 of the 32 shots he faced, and though the score was tied 3-3 midway through the second, the IceDogs exploded, scoring six unanswered goals to take the victory!

Sudbury 3, Niagara 9

Tvrznik (1) (Wigle)
Horvat (2) (Pokulok, Mandat)
Theoret (3) (Hill)
Tvrznik (2) (Campagna, Paton) PP
Paton (5) (Campagna, Mercer) PP
Theoret (4) (Paton, Cote)
Theoret (5) (Hill)
Cote (3) (Wigle, Hill) PP
Theoret (6) PS

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Mitchell Theoret, who scored four goals. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Devin Hill, who recorded four assists. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Lawne Paton, who scored a goal, and three assists.

October 13th

The IceDogs travel to play the Brampton Battalion. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 29 of the 30 shots he faced, and the IceDogs took a 2-1 lead midway through the second, and held the Battalion off the rest of the game!

Niagara 2, Brampton 1

Campagna (4) (Tvrznik) PP
Tanguay (4) (Graham, Mercer) PP

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Jesse McCullough, who stopped 29 of 30 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Brampton Battalion center Roch Vetter, who scored a goal. Third star would go to Brampton Battalion goaltender Matej Machovsky, who stopped 28 of 30 shots in the loss.

IceDogs winger Ryan Horvat will miss a week with an arm contusion.

Former IceDogs goaltender Mark Visentin is released by the Dallas Stars and is now a free agent.

Belleville Bulls center Brendan Gaunce is named OHL Player of the Week. In 2 games he scored 3 goals, and 4 assists.

October 14th

The IceDogs travel to play the Saginaw Spirit. Chris Festarini stopped 18 of the 19 shots he faced, and the score was 0-0 going into the third, where the teams exploded for five goals. Luckily, Niagara scored four of them for the victory!

Niagara 4, Saginaw 1

Tanguay (5) (Graham, Wigle) PP
Wigle (4) (Unassisted)
Wigle (5) (Mandat)
Tvrznik (3) (Mercer, Campagna)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Radko Tvrznik, who scored a goal. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Jan Mandat, who recorded an assist.

Eastern Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st     Ottawa                   9      7      2      0      0      0.778   40   22   14   
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2nd     Barrie                   9      7      2      0      0      0.778   32   24   14   
3rd     Brampton                 11     6      4      0      1      0.591   22   24   13   
4th     Niagara                  9      6      3      0      0      0.667   40   25   12   
5th     Belleville               9      5      3      0      1      0.611   37   38   11   
6th     Kingston                 8      3      3      0      2      0.500   28   29   8    
7th     Sudbury                  11     4      7      0      0      0.364   27   43   8    
8th     Oshawa                   8      2      5      0      1      0.313   21   29   5    
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9th     Peterborough             9      2      7      0      0      0.222   20   43   4    
10th    Mississauga              11     2      9      0      0      0.182   32   40   4

Team Leaders

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Stat                     Leader

Goals                    Mitchell Theoret (6)
Assists                  Devin Hill (11)
Points                   Devin Hill (12)
+/-                      Roger Cote (+16)
Penalty Minutes          Dean Koverko (18)
Shot on Goal             Samson Tanguay (28)
Hits                     Mitchell Theoret (26)
Shot Blocks              Kris Dube (25)
Takeaways                Lawne Paton (4)
Goals Against Average    Jesse McCullough (2.01)
Save Percentage          Jesse McCullough (.928)
Average Rating           Jesse McCullough (8.67)

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Thu May 17, 2012 2:36 pm

Late October 2008

October 18th

The IceDogs travel to play the Peterborough Petes. Chris Festarini stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced, and the IceDogs took a four goal lead into the third, and despite the Petes picking up a couple goals in the final frame, they never really got into the game.

Niagara 5, Peterborough 2

Wigle (6) (Tvrznik, Campagna)
Campagna (5) (Unassisted)
Wigle (7) (Tanguay, Mercer) PP
Cote (4) (Campagna, Paton) PP
Campagna (6) (Mercer, Tanguay)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored two goals, and two assists. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored two goals. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Luke Mercer, who recorded an assist.

IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham played in his 200th OHL Game!

October 19th

IceDogs winger Ryan Horvat resumes full contact practices after recovering from his arm contusion.

October 20th

Tonight is the first game of the Czech Four Nations Under 20 Tournament, the rest of the tournament is more than 2 weeks away!

Czech Republic vs. Russia

Russia defeat Czech Republic 3-2! First star honours would go to Russian Alexandr Uvarov, who recorded two assists. Second star would go to Russian winger Ruslan Naumenko, who scored two goals. Third star would go to Russian winger Maxim Yakovlev, who recorded two assists.

Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle is named OHL Player of the Week!! In 2 games he scored 4 goals, and an assist.

October 21st

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Oshawa Generals. Chris Festarini stopped 22 of 23 shots he faced, and the IceDogs took a 5-0 lead into the third, and though the Generals scored in the final minute to spoil the shutout, they were never really in the game!

Oshawa 1, Niagara 5

Theoret (7) (Campagna, Mercer)
Semenov (1) (Wigle, Tanguay)
Cote (5) (Milne, Hill) PP
Hill (2) (Paton, Cote) PP
Hill (3) (Tvrznik, Paton) PP

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs center Devin Hill, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Roger Cote, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Oshawa Generals winger Brandon Love, who recorded an assist.

October 22nd

The IceDogs travel to play the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 30 of the 33 shots he faced, and though the Majors scored early in the third to tie the score 3-3, the IceDogs would score two more goals to take the victory!

Niagara 5, Mississauga 3

Milne (3) (Campagna)
Tanguay (6) (Hill) PP
Graham (3) (Unassisted) PP
Tanguay (7) (Wigle, Graham) PP
Wigle (8) (Tvrznik, Milne)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors winger Carter Sandlak, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors center Jonatan Grennard, who scored a goal.

October 26th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Barrie Colts. Chris Festarini stopped 28 of the 31 shots he faced, and though the Colts scored with just two minutes left to tie the game 3-3, the IceDogs would score just seconds later to take the victory!

Barrie 3, Niagara 4

Dube (1) (Pokulok, Cote)
Campagna (7) (Tanguay, Graham) PP
Milne (4) (Campagna)
Tanguay (8) (Unassisted)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Samson Tanguay, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Barrie Colts winger Stephan Lyons, who scored a goal, and an assist.

October 27th

The IceDogs travel to play the Brampton Battalion. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 31 of the 33 shots he faced, and though the Battalion score two early goals, the IceDogs would score four unanswered goals to take the victory!

Niagara 4, Brampton 2

Horvat (3) (Mandat, Mercer)
Mercer (1) (Graham, Wigle)
Semenov (2) (Koverko, Theoret)
Tvrznik (4) (Campagna) EN

First star honours would go to Brampton Battalion defenseman Spencer Abraham, who scored a goal. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Jesse McCullough, who stopped 31 of 33 shots in the victory. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Luke Mercer, who scored a goal, and an assist.

Ottawa 67's center Sean Monahan is named OHL Player of the Week. In 2 games he scored a goal, and 4 assists.

October 28th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Kitchener Rangers. Chris Festarini stopped 34 of the 37 shots he faced, and the IceDogs took a 4-0 lead early in the game, but while Kitchener chipped away at the lead, they couldn't complete the comeback!

Kitchener 3, Niagara 4

Dube (2) (Semenov)
Tanguay (9) (Wigle, Campagna) PP
Graham (4) (Mercer, Wigle) PP
Campagna (8) (Cote)

First star honours would go to Kitchener Rangers defenseman Mac Weegar, who scored a goal. Second star would go to Kitchener Rangers center Kody Penny, who recorded two assists. Third star would go to Kitchener Rangers winger Mitchell Dempsey, who recorded two assists.

IceDogs winger Ryan Horvat has been suspended 1 game for making an obscene gesture to Kitchener Rangers fans!

October 31st

Belleville Bulls center Brendan Gaunce is named OHL Player of the Month. In 11 games he scored 8 goals, and 12 assists.

Former IceDogs goaltender Joel Vienneau (Evansville IceMen) is named CHL Sher-Wood Goaltender of the Month! In 3 games he recorded 3 wins, and a shutout!

Former IceDogs goaltender Joel Vienneau (Evansville IceMen) is named Sher-Wood CHL Player of the Month!

Eastern Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st     Niagara                  15     12     3      0      0      0.800   67   39   24   
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2nd     Ottawa                   14     10     3      0      1      0.750   63   36   21   
3rd     Brampton                 17     9      7      0      1      0.559   43   47   19   
4th     Barrie                   14     8      5      0      1      0.607   44   41   17   
5th     Belleville               14     7      6      0      1      0.536   55   57   15   
6th     Oshawa                   14     6      7      0      1      0.464   39   49   13   
7th     Sudbury                  17     6      11     0      0      0.353   47   71   12   
8th     Kingston                 13     4      6      0      3      0.423   41   48   11   
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9th     Mississauga              17     5      11     0      1      0.324   56   59   11   
10th    Peterborough             15     4      11     0      0      0.267   32   57   8

Team Leaders

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Stat                    Leader

Goals                   Samson Tanguay (9)
Assists                 Mathew Campagna (14)
Points                  Mathew Campagna (22)
+/-                     Roger Cote (+18)
Penalty Minutes         Lawne Paton (33)
Shots on Goal           Mathew Campagna (43)
Hits                    Joel Wigle (40)
Shot Blocks             Kris Dube (37)
Takeaways               Radko Tvrznik (8)
Goals Against Average   Jesse McCullough (2.21)
Save Percentage         Jesse McCullough (.926)
Average Rating          Jesse McCullough (8.80)

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Thu May 17, 2012 7:04 pm

Early November 2008, Finnish Four Nations Under-20 Tournament

November 3rd

The IceDogs travel to play the Windsor Spitfires. Chris Festarini stopped 22 of the 27 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs scored early in the third period to tie the game 3-3, the Spitfires scored twice more in the frame to take the victory!

Niagara 3, Windsor 5

Campagna (9) (Paton, Tanguay) PP
Koverko (1) (Theoret, Semenov)
Wigle (9) (Mercer, Campagna) PP

First star honours would go to Windsor Spitfires winger Darroll Marcoux, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Windsor Spitfires defenseman Jared Gilbert, who scored a goal, and an assist.

Belleville Bulls center Brendan Gaunce is named OHL Player of the Week. In 3 games he scored 3 goals, and 6 assists.

November 4th

The IceDogs travel to play the Sarnia Sting. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 24 of 28 shots he faced, and the Sting jumped out to an early four goal lead, and the IceDogs never caught up!

Niagara 3, Sarnia 5

Tanguay (10) (Koverko, Kelly)
Wigle (10) (Tanguay, Graham) PP
Tanguay (11) (Cote, Dube)

First star honours would go to Sarnia Sting defenseman Brenden Miller, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Sarnia Sting defenseman Jacob Ringuette, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Sarnia Sting winger Reid Boucher, who scored a goal, and an assist.

November 6th

The Finnish Four Nations Under-20 Tournament continues today! Russia defeated Czech Republic 3-2 in the first game of the tournament way back on October 20th!

Sweden vs. Finland

Finland defeat Sweden 3-1! First star honours would go to Finnish center Alexander Barkov, who recorded an assist. Second star would go to Finnish goaltender Atte Tolvanen, who stopped 24 of 25 shots in the victory. Third star would go to Swedish center Sam Henning, who scored a goal.

IceDogs winger Joel Wigle has been named to the OHL All-Stars for the game against the Russian Selects!

November 8th

The IceDogs travel to play the London Knights. Chris Festarini stopped 21 of the 24 shots he faced, and though the Knights scored midway through the third to tie the score 3-3, the IceDogs scored two goals in the final five minutes to take the victory!

Niagara 5, London 3

Cote (6) (Theoret) SH
Tanguay (12) (Campagna, Wigle)
Mercer (2) (Campagna)
Wigle (11) (Campagna, Dube)
Koverko (2) (Unassisted) EN

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who recorded three assists. Second star would go to London Knights winger Marcel Martinec, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored a goal, and an assist.

Finland vs. Czech Republic

Czech Republic defeat Finland 4-0! First star honours would go to Czech goaltender Karel Okal, who posted a 32 save shutout. Second star would go to Czech winger Ivan Vampola, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Czech winger Ondrej Zehnal, who scored two goals.

Russia vs. Sweden

Sweden defeat Russia 3-2! First star honours would go to Swedish center Christer Hellstrom, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Swedish goaltender Oscar Dansk, who stopped 28 of 30 shots in the victory. Third star would go to Swedish center Elias Lindholm, who recorded two assists.

November 9th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Peterborough Petes. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 20 of the 21 shots he faced, and in a tightly contested game, the IceDogs scored the game winner in the final seconds!

Peterborough 1, Niagara 2

Campagna (10) (Wigle, Kelly)
Theoret (8) (Unassisted)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored a goal. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Jesse McCullough, who stopped 20 of 21 shots in the victory. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Mitchell Theoret, who scored a goal.

Russia vs. Finland

Finland defeat Russia 5-2! First star honours would go to Finnish center Alexander Barkov, who scored a goal, and three assists. Second star would go to Finnish winger Teuvo Teravainen, who scored two goals, and an assist. Third star would go to Finnish defenseman Urpo Pekkarinen, who recorded three assists.

Czech Republic vs. Sweden

Czech Republic and Sweden battle to a 2-2 draw! First star honours would go to Czech defenseman Viktor Toma, who recorded an assist. Second star would go to Swedish defenseman Melvin Lilja, who recorded an assist. Third star would go to Swedish winger Tomas Bjork, who scored two goals.

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      T      Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st     Finland                  3      2      1      0      0.667   8    7    4    
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2nd     Czech Republic           3      1      1      1      0.333   8    5    3    
3rd     Sweden                   3      1      1      1      0.333   6    7    3    
4th     Russia                   3      1      2      0      0.333   7    10   2

November 10th

Plymouth Whalers center Zoltan Poitras is named OHL Player of the Week. In 2 games he scored a goal, and 5 assists.

November 11th

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the Belleville Bulls. Chris Festarini stopped 22 of the 25 shots he faced, and though Belleville led 3-2 midway through the second period, the IceDogs would score four unanswered goals to claim the victory!

Belleville 3, Niagara 6

Hill (4) (Milne, Cote) PP
Semenov (3) (Tvrznik, Milne)
Tvrznik (5) (Dube, Hill)
Mercer (3) (Tvrznik, Graham)
Tanguay (13) (Wigle, Kelly)
Kelly (2) (Mandat)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Radko Tvrznik, who scored a goal, and two assists. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Broderick Kelly, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Drake Milne, who recorded two assists.

November 14th

Hungary, Great Britian, and the Netherlands have won their Groups at the Pre-Qualification Tournament for the 2010 Winter Olympics!

Former IceDogs goaltender Mark Visentin has signed a 1 year contract worth $475K with the Chicago Blackhawks!

Eastern Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st     Niagara                  20     15     5      0      0      0.750   86   56   30   
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2nd     Ottawa                   20     14     5      0      1      0.725   86   61   29   
3rd     Brampton                 22     12     9      0      1      0.568   56   58   25   
4th     Belleville               20     11     8      0      1      0.575   78   79   23   
5th     Barrie                   20     9      10     0      1      0.475   57   59   19   
6th     Oshawa                   17     8      8      0      1      0.500   51   55   17   
7th     Sudbury                  23     8      14     1      0      0.370   62   95   17   
8th     Mississauga              22     7      14     0      1      0.341   73   74   15   
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9th     Kingston                 18     5      10     0      3      0.361   52   65   13   
10th    Peterborough             20     6      14     0      0      0.300   44   71   12

Team Leaders

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Stat                     Leader

Goals                    Samson Tanguay (13)
Assists                  Mathew Campagna (18)
Points                   Mathew Campagna (28)
+/-                      Roger Cote (+23)
Penalty Minutes          Lawne Paton (37)
Shots On Goal            Joel Wigle (58)
Hits                     Mitchell Theoret (51)
Shot Blocks              Luke Mercer (41)
Takeaways                Radko Tvrznik (8)
Goals Against Average    Jesse McCullough (2.30)
Save Percentage          Jesse McCullough (.919)
Average Rating           Jesse McCullough (8.57)

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Thu May 17, 2012 8:31 pm

Late November 2008

November 16th

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the London Knights. Chris Festarini stopped 37 of the 40 shots he faced, and though IceDogs defenseman Drake Milne scored late in the third to force overtime, Knights winger Carlyle Berube scored just seconds into the overtime to give London the victory!

London 3, Niagara 2 (OT)

Theoret (9) (Cote, Wigle)
Milne (5) (Cote, Hill)

First star honours would go to defenseman Steven Varga, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Roger Cote, who recorded two assists. Third star would go to London Knights winger Evyi Berry, who scored a goal.

November 17th

The IceDogs travel to play the Kingston Frontenacs. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 19 of the 22 shots he faced, as the IceDogs took an early 4-0 lead, and stayed a step ahead of Kingston the rest of the game!

Niagara 6, Kingston 3

Horvat (4) (Wigle)
Milne (6) (Mandat)
Wigle (12) (Campagna, Horvat)
Tanguay (14) (Wigle, Campagna) PP
Pokulok (2) (Mandat, Mercer)
Hill (5) (Paton, Tvrznik) PP

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored a goal, and two assists. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Ryan Horvat, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Kingston Frontenacs winger Adam Lloyd, who scored two goals.

Kitchener Rangers center Radek Faksa is named OHL Player of the Week. In 2 games he scored 3 goals, and an assist.

November 18th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. Chris Festarini stopped only 9 of the 13 shots he faced before being pulled in favor of Jesse McCullough, who stopped 21 of 24 shots the rest of the way, and though the IceDogs scored first, the Majors would score nine straight goals to claim a lopsided victory!

Mississauga 7, Niagara 3

Tvrznik (6) (Mercer, Cote)
Mandat (1) (Horvat)
Tvrznik (7) (Cote, Campagna)

First star honours would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors center Jonatan Grennard, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors center Kristoff Kontos, who recorded two assists. Third star would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors winger Quade Dube, who scored two goals.

November 22nd

The Russian Selects defeat the QMJHL All-Stars 4-3 at the Arena Robert-Guertin in Gatineau, Quebec! First star honours would go to Russian center Georgi Nefedov, who scored a goal, and two assists. Second star would go to Russian defenseman Steven Medvedev, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Russian winger Ruslan Naumenko, who recorded two assists.

November 23rd

The IceDogs travel to play the Barrie Colts. Chris Festarini stopped 21 of the 22 shots he faced, and the IceDogs led 2-0 in the opening four minutes, and then they held off the Colts the remainder of the game!

Niagara 3, Barrie 1

Horvat (5) (Cote, Milne)
Dube (3) (Mandat)
Campagna (11) (Dube) EN

First star honours would go to Barrie Colts goaltender Skylar McMahon, who stopped 30 of 33 shots in the loss. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Kris Dube, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini, who stopped 21 of 22 shots in the victory.

Erie Otters winger Colten Regier is named OHL Player of the Week. In 2 games he scored 3 goals, and 3 assists.

November 25th

The OHL All-Stars defeat the Russian Selects 5-1! First star honours would go to Owen Sound Attack center Jarrod Maidens, who scored a goal. Second star would go to Kingston Frontenacs winger Les Morris, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Plymouth Whalers center Zoltan Poitras, who scored a goal, and an assist.

IceDogs winger Joel Wigle played 12:38, scored a goal, and an assist, was Even, and had 3 shots on goal for the OHL All-Stars!

November 26th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Brampton Battalion. Chris Festarini stopped 18 of the 19 shots he faced, and the IceDogs offense absolutely exploded scoring ten goals in a laugher!

Brampton 1, Niagara 10

Tanguay (15) (Semenov, Koverko)
Milne (7) (Mandat, Tanguay)
Campagna (12) (Wigle, Tanguay) PP
Graham (5) (Mercer, Wigle) PP
Tvrznik (8) (Horvat, Paton)
Wigle (13) (Tanguay, Graham) PP
Paton (6) (Cote, Hill) PP
Tanguay (16) (Hill, Mercer)
Mercer (4) (Graham, Campagna) PP
Theoret (10) (Kelly, Campagna)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored a goal, and two assists. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham, who scored a goal, and two assists. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored a goal, and two assists.

November 27th

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the Plymouth Whalers. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 45 of 49 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs scored early in the third to tie the game 3-3, the Whalers would score twice more to take the victory!

Plymouth 5, Niagara 3

Cote (7) (Theoret)
Dube (4) (Tanguay, Cote)
Tanguay (17) (Unassisted)

First star honours would go to Plymouth Whalers winger Brent Pedersen, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to Plymouth Whalers center Zoltan Poitras, who scored a goal, and two assists. Third star would go to Plymouth Whalers center Viktor Zemba, who recorded two assists.

November 30th

Kitchener Rangers center Radek Faksa is named OHL Player of the Month. In 10 games he scored 7 goals, and 9 assists.

Eastern Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st     Ottawa                   25     18     5      0      2      0.760   110  78   38   
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2nd     Niagara                  26     18     7      1      0      0.712   113  76   37   
3rd     Belleville               26     17     8      0      1      0.673   103  92   35   
4th     Brampton                 28     16     11     0      1      0.589   74   78   33   
5th     Barrie                   26     12     13     0      1      0.481   77   78   25   
6th     Sudbury                  28     11     15     1      1      0.429   82   113  24   
7th     Oshawa                   22     10     10     0      2      0.500   64   70   22   
8th     Kingston                 23     7      11     0      5      0.413   68   81   19   
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9th     Mississauga              28     8      17     1      2      0.339   96   102  19   
10th    Peterborough             25     9      16     0      0      0.360   59   87   18

Team Leaders

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Stat                    Leader

Goals                   Samson Tanguay (17)
Assists                 Mathew Campagna (23)
Points                  Mathew Campagna (35)
+/-                     Roger Cote (+31)
Penalty Minutes         Lawne Paton (49)
Shots on Goal           Samson Tanguay (73)
Hits                    Mitchell Theoret (62)
Shot Blocks             Luke Mercer (49)
Takeaways               Radko Tvrznik (8)
Goals Against Average   Jesse McCullough (2.71)
Save Percentage         Jesse McCullough (.911)
Average Rating          Jesse McCullough (8.30)

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Thu May 17, 2012 9:06 pm

OHL Round-Up - End of November 2008

Eastern Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st     Ottawa                   25     18     5      0      2      0.760   110  78   38   
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2nd     Niagara                  26     18     7      1      0      0.712   113  76   37   
3rd     Belleville               26     17     8      0      1      0.673   103  92   35   
4th     Brampton                 28     16     11     0      1      0.589   74   78   33   
5th     Barrie                   26     12     13     0      1      0.481   77   78   25   
6th     Sudbury                  28     11     15     1      1      0.429   82   113  24   
7th     Oshawa                   22     10     10     0      2      0.500   64   70   22   
8th     Kingston                 23     7      11     0      5      0.413   68   81   19   
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9th     Mississauga              28     8      17     1      2      0.339   96   102  19   
10th    Peterborough             25     9      16     0      0      0.360   59   87   18

Western Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st     Windsor                  26     17     8      0      1      0.673   103  70   35   
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2nd     Erie                     26     16     7      0      3      0.673   95   70   35   
3rd     Guelph                   26     17     9      0      0      0.654   88   88   34   
4th     Owen Sound               27     15     11     1      0      0.574   87   81   31   
5th     Kitchener                24     12     9      0      3      0.563   87   81   27   
6th     London                   27     13     13     0      1      0.500   80   84   27   
7th     Sarnia                   23     12     9      0      2      0.565   63   71   26   
8th     Plymouth                 25     11     11     0      3      0.500   92   98   25   
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9th     Saginaw                  28     11     17     0      0      0.393   74   91   22   
10th    Sault Ste. Marie         25     7      14     1      3      0.360   69   95   18

Niagara IceDogs Team Statistics

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No   Name                     GP  G   A   P   +--  PIM  SOG  Sh   Av R 
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31   Festarini, Christopher   17  0   0   0   0    0    0    -    7.94 
1    McCullough, Jesse        10  0   0   0   0    0    0    -    8.30 
33   Dube, Kris               26  4   5   9   23   6    18   22.2 6.73 
3    Graves, Neal             3   0   1   1   -2   2    5    0.0  6.33 
6    Mercer, Luke             26  4   13  17  -1   12   38   10.5 6.88 
5    Cote, Roger              26  7   17  24  31   18   33   21.2 7.65 
2    Graham, Jesse            23  5   10  15  -4   20   40   12.5 6.96 
4    Kelly, Broderick         26  2   6   8   6    6    21   9.5  6.77 
77   Milne, Drake             26  7   7   14  0    12   44   15.9 6.96 
26   DiFruscia, Anthony       6   0   0   0   1    0    6    0.0  6.00 
9    Horvat, Ryan             23  5   3   8   6    12   12   41.7 6.65 
24   Tanguay, Samson          26  17  11  28  0    17   73   23.3 6.73 
23   Theoret, Mitchell        26  10  8   18  8    32   37   27.0 7.19 
11   Tvrznik, Radko           26  8   11  19  11   24   51   15.7 6.73 
37   Campagna, Mathew         26  12  23  35  19   36   71   16.9 8.19 
17   Hill, Devin              26  5   17  22  7    20   55   9.1  6.62 
12   Mandat, Jan              26  1   8   9   3    30   31   3.2  6.50 
22   Semenov, Fran ois        26  3   4   7   -4   26   36   8.3  6.88 
10   Verhaeghe, Carter        3   0   0   0   0    2    2    0.0  6.00 
14   Koverko, Dean            26  2   5   7   0    22   30   6.7  6.27 
56   Paton, Lawne             25  6   10  16  4    49   39   15.4 6.00 
51   Pokulok, Scott           21  2   3   5   3    22   19   10.5 6.10 
18   Wigle, Joel              25  13  18  31  14   41   73   17.8 7.80

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31   Festarini, Christopher   17  12  4   1   982  2.81 .899 0    7.94 
1    McCullough, Jesse        10  6   3   0   575  2.71 .911 1    8.30

OHL League Leaders - Skaters

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Stat                     League Leader                         IceDogs Leader

Goals                    Andreas Athanasiou, Ottawa (27)       Samson Tanguay (17), T-4th
Assists                  Sean Monahan, Ottawa (30)             Mathew Campagna (23), T-5th
Points                   Brendan Gaunce, Belleville (42)       Mathew Campagna (35), T-9th
+/-                      Roger Cote, Niagara (+31)             Roger Cote (+31), 1st
Penalty Minutes          Yoann Trottier, Sudbury (74)          Lawne Paton (49), T-23rd
Shot on Goal             Cody Payne, Plymouth (106)            Samson Tanguay (73), T-30th
Game Winning Goals       Luke Mercer, Niagara (2)              Luke Mercer (2), T-1st
Hits                     Brady Austin, Belleville (73)         Mitchell Theoret (62) T-38th
Takeaways                Slater Koekkoek, Peterborough (12)    Radko Tvrznik (8), T-10th
Shot Blocks              Brayden Rose, Owen Sound (52)         Luke Mercer (49), T-6th
Average Rating           Sean Monahan, Ottawa (8.79)           Mathew Campagna (8.19), 12th

OHL League Leaders - Goaltenders

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Stat                     League Leader                         IceDogs Leader

Wins                     Spencer Neal, Guelph (16)             Chris Festarini (12), T-3rd
Goals Against Average    Heikki Karjalainen, Owen Sound (1.49) Jesse McCullough (2.71), 10th
Save Percentage          Heikki Karjalainen, Owen Sound (.940) Jesse McCullough (.911), 3rd
Shutouts                 Rich Lalonde, Sudbury (2)             Jesse McCullough (1), T-6th
Average Rating           Heikki Karjalainen, Owen Sound (8.43) Jesse McCullough (8.30), 4th

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Fri May 18, 2012 1:33 pm

Early December 2008

December 1st

The WHL All-Stars defeat the Russian Selects 5-4 at the Art Hauser Centre in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan! First star honours would go to Saskatoon Blades defenseman Dalton Thrower, who recorded an assist. Second star would go to Red Deer Rebels center Curtis Lazar, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Swift Current Broncos center Alex Forsberg, who scored a goal, and an assist.

Niagara IceDogs winger Samson Tanguay is named OHL Player of the Week!! In 2 games he scored 3 goals, and 4 assists.

December 2nd

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the Sudbury Wolves. Chris Festarini stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced, and though the Wolves scored late in the second to tie the game 2-2, the IceDogs scored twice in the third to take the victory!

Sudbury 2, Niagara 4

Tvrznik (9) (Hill, Tanguay) PP
Tvrznik (10) (Dube)
Wigle (14) (Graham) PP
Koverko (3) (Graham) EN

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Radko Tvrznik, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Sudbury Wolves winger Brett Morgan, who scored a goal. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored a goal.

December 3rd

The IceDogs travel to play the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 22 of the 26 shots he faced, and though the score was tied 1-1 going into the third, the Majors scored three unanswered goals to take the victory!

Niagara 1, Mississauga 4

Graham (6) (Mercer, Campagna) PP

First star honours would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors defenseman Marc-Etienne Raine, who scored a goal. Second star would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors winger Scott Teskey, who scored a goal. Third star would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors center Jonatan Grennard, who recorded an assist.

IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham scored his 100th OHL Point!

December 6th

IceDogs winger Radko Tvrznik will miss 10 days with bruised ribs.

December 7th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Kingston Frontenacs. Chris Festarini stopped 36 of the 39 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs scored late in the third period to force overtime, the Frontenacs would go on to victory in the shootout!

Kingston 4, Niagara 3 (SO) Winger Les Morris scored the shootout winner.

Mercer (5) (Unassisted)
Campagna (13) (Paton, Mercer) PP
Hill (6) (Theoret, Dube)

First star honours would go to Kingston Frontenacs center Loic Savard, who recorded an assist. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini, who stopped 36 of 39 shots in the victory. Third star would go to Kingston Frontenacs winger Ryan Davidson, who scored two goals.

December 8th

The IceDogs travel to play the Plymouth Whalers. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 17 of the 20 shots he faced, and though Plymouth scored early in the third to tie the game 3-3, the IceDogs scored twice in the frame to take the victory!

Niagara 5, Plymouth 3

Wigle (15) (Campagna, Kelly)
Wigle (16) (Campagna, Graham) PP
Dube (5) (Campagna)
Pokulok (3) (Mercer) SH
Hill (7) (Theoret)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who recorded three assists. Second star would go to Plymouth Whalers winger Brent Pedersen, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored two goals.

IceDogs winger Joel Wigle is suspended two games for a vicious elbow during the first period of the IceDogs 4-3 shootout loss to the Kingston Frontenacs.

Oshawa Generals winger Brandon Love is named OHL Player of the Week. In 4 games he scored 3 goals, and 5 assists.

December 9th

The IceDogs travel to play the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Chris Festarini stopped 25 of 27 shots he faced, and though the Greyhounds scored late in the second to go into the third with a 2-2 tie, the IceDogs scored twice in the third period to take the victory!

Niagara 4, Sault Ste. Marie 2

Cote (8) (Tvrznik, Hill) PP
Koverko (4) (Hill, Cote) PP
Campagna (14) (Paton, Tvrznik)
Theoret (11) (Unassisted) EN

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Roger Cote, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds center Cole Cassels, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds winger Michael Schumacher, who recorded an assist.

IceDogs defenseman Broderick Kelly played in his 100th OHL Game!

December 13th

The IceDogs travel to play the London Knights. Chris Festarini stopped 28 of the 31 shots he faced in the game, and though the Knights led 2-1 after one period, the IceDogs would scored five straight goals to build up an insurmountable lead!

Niagara 6, London 3

Paton (7) (Campagna, Dube)
Milne (8) (Hill, Koverko) PP
Cote (9) (Koverko, Hill) PP
Cote (10) (Unassisted) PP
Tvrznik (11) (Paton, Campagna)
Mercer (6) (Paton, Campagna) PP

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Roger Cote, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Lawne Paton, who scored a goal, and two assists. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who recorded three assists.

December 15th

The IceDogs travel to play the Owen Sound Attack. Chris Festarini stopped 26 of the 28 shots he faced, but Owen Sound goaltender Heikki Karjalainen stopped everything fired his way, shutting out the IceDogs!

Niagara 0, Owen Sound 3

First star honours would go to Owen Sound Attack goaltender Heikki Karjalainen, who posted a 29 save shutout. Second star would go to Owen Sound Attack center Jarrod Maidens, who recorded an assist. Third star would go to Owen Sound Attack defenseman Trevor Carrick, who scored a goal.

Saginaw Spirit center Matia Marcantuoni is named OHL Player of the Week. In 3 games he scored 3 goals, and 7 assists.

Eastern Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st     Ottawa                   32     22     7      1      2      0.734   135  100  47   
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2nd     Niagara                  33     22     9      1      1      0.697   136  97   46   
3rd     Belleville               33     21     10     1      1      0.667   122  112  44   
4th     Brampton                 34     21     12     0      1      0.632   99   93   43   
5th     Oshawa                   29     14     12     1      2      0.534   91   93   31   
6th     Kingston                 29     13     11     0      5      0.534   91   95   31   
7th     Barrie                   33     13     17     1      2      0.439   90   104  29   
8th     Sudbury                  35     13     20     1      1      0.400   106  136  28   
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9th     Peterborough             31     13     17     0      1      0.435   81   104  27   
10th    Mississauga              34     10     20     2      2      0.353   113  122  24

Team Leaders

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Stat                       Leader

Goals                      Samson Tanguay (17)
Assists                    Mathew Campagna (30)
Points                     Mathew Campagna (44)
+/-                        Roger Cote (+31)
Penalty Minutes            Lawne Paton (60)
Shots on Goal              Joel Wigle (91)
Hits                       Mitchell Theoret (81)
Shot Blocks                Roger Cote (61)
Takeaways                  Luke Mercer (11)
Goals Against Average      Chris Festarini (2.71)
Save Percentage            Chris Festarini (.904)
Average Rating             Mathew Campagna (8.18)

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Fri May 18, 2012 7:20 pm

Mid December 2008, Russian Four Nations Under-20 Tournament

December 16th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Guelph Storm. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 31 of 33 shots he faced, but Storm goaltender Spencer Neal stopped every shot on him, shutting out Niagara for the victory!

Guelph 2, Niagara 0

First star honours would go to Guelph Storm goaltender Spencer Neal, who posted a 19 save shutout. Second star would go to Guelph Storm center Cale Allen, who recorded two assists. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Jesse McCullough, who stopped 31 of 33 shots in the loss.

Former IceDogs defenseman Shayne Rover has signed a 1 year contract extension worth $28.5K with the ECHL's Orlando Solar Bears!

December 18th

Former IceDogs goaltender Mark Visentin has been released by the Chicago Blackhawks, and is now a free agent.

December 19th

The Russian Four Nations Under-20 Tournament begins play today!

Sweden vs. Russia

Russia defeat Sweden 3-1! First star honours would go to Russian goaltender Andrei Vasilevski, who stopped 21 of 22 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Russian defenseman Alexandr Uvarov, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Russian center Valentin Zharkov, who recorded two assists.

Finland vs. Czech Republic

Czech Republic and Finland battle to a 5-5 draw! First star honours would go to Czech defenseman Viktor Toma, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Finnish defenseman Urpo Pekkarinen, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Finnish defenseman Olli Maatta, who recorded two assists.

Italy and Slovenia have been promoted, winning their respective groups at the Division 1 World Junior Hockey Championship!

December 20th

The IceDogs travel to play the Barrie Colts. Chris Festarini stopped 18 of the 21 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs led 2-1, the Colts would score in the dying seconds to force overtime, where Barrie winger Stephan Lyons emerged as the hero!

Niagara 2, Barrie 3 (OT)

Hill (8) (Graham, Paton)
Tanguay (18) (Semenov, Milne)

First star honours would go to Barrie Colts winger Stephan Lyons, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Barrie Colts goaltender Skylar McMahon, who stopped 30 of the 32 shots in the victory. Third star would go to Barrie Colts winger Gerrad Delmore, who recorded two asssists.

IceDogs center Francois Semenov played in his 100th OHL Game!

Russia vs. Finland

Russia defeat Finland 6-2! First star honours would go to Finnish center Alexander Barkov, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Russian center Vitaly Aleksandrov, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Russian defenseman Alexandr Uvarov, who scored a goal.

Czech Republic vs. Sweden

Sweden defeat Czech Republic 1-0! First star honours would go to Swedish goaltender Oscar Dansk, who posted a 28 save shutout. Second star would go to Swedish defenseman Carl-Johan Nordh, who recorded an assist. Third star would go to Swedish center Viktor Crus-Rydberg, who recorded an assist.

December 21st

Czech Republic vs. Russia

Czech Republic defeat Russia 4-1! First star honours would go to Czech center Franti Prochazka, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Czech goaltender Marek Langhamer, who stopped 27 of 28 shots in the victory. Third star would go to Russian defenseman Alexandr Uvarov, who scored a goal.

Finland vs. Sweden

Sweden defeat Finland 4-2! First star honours would go to Finnish center Alexander Barkov, who scored a goal. Second star would go to Swedish center Elias Lindholm, who recorded an assist. Third star would go to Swedish defenseman Lenny Berg, who scored a goal.

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1st     Russia                   3      2      1      0      0.667   10   7    4    
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2nd     Sweden                   3      2      1      0      0.667   6    5    4    
3rd     Czech Republic           3      1      1      1      0.333   9    7    3    
4th     Finland                  3      0      2      1      0.000   9    15   1

December 22nd

Kitchener Rangers center Radek Faksa is named OHL Player of the Week. In 3 games he scored 6 goals, and 3 assists.

Eastern Conference

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1st     Ottawa                   36     25     7      1      3      0.750   151  110  54   
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2nd     Niagara                  35     22     10     2      1      0.671   138  102  47   
3rd     Belleville               35     23     10     1      1      0.686   130  117  48   
4th     Brampton                 37     22     14     0      1      0.608   107  105  45   
5th     Oshawa                   34     16     15     1      2      0.515   104  108  35   
6th     Barrie                   36     16     17     1      2      0.486   104  113  35   
7th     Kingston                 33     14     14     0      5      0.500   104  111  33   
8th     Peterborough             34     16     17     0      1      0.485   95   111  33   
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9th     Sudbury                  38     14     21     2      1      0.408   116  146  31   
10th    Mississauga              37     12     21     2      2      0.378   123  130  28

Team Leaders

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Stat                     Leader

Goals                    Samson Tanguay (18)
Assists                  Mathew Campagna (30)
Points                   Mathew Campagna (44)
+/-                      Roger Cote (+30)
Penalty Minutes          Lawne Paton (62)
Shot on Goal             Joel Wigle (101)
Hits                     Mitchell Theoret (85)
Shot Blocks              Roger Cote (65)
Takeaways                Luke Mercer (14)
Goals Against Average    Chris Festarini (2.72)
Save Percentage          Jesse McCullough (.906)
Average Rating           Jesse McCullough (8.15)

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Sat May 19, 2012 10:16 am

Czech Republic Roster - 2008/09 World Junior Hockey Championship

Goaltenders

Vojtek Dvorak

5'10", 149 lbs, Age: 17, From: Hradec Kralove, Czech Republic, Usti nad Labem Jrs (Czech Junior League A)

Role: Third Sting Goaltender

Stats: 19GP, 9-7-3, 1 SO, 2.72 GAA, .912 SV%, 8.05 AvR

Marek Langhamer

6'2", 191 lbs, Age: 19, From: Pardubice, Czech Republic, Pardubice Jrs (Czech Junior League A)

Role: Starting Goaltender

Stats: 17GP, 10-4-3, 0 SO, 2.93 GAA, .888 SV%, 7.41 AvR

Matej Preucil

5'10", 160 lbs, Age: 17, From: Hlucin, Czech Republic, Sparta Praha Jrs (Czech Junior League A)

Role: Backup Goaltender

Stats: 17GP, 16-1-0, 3 SO, 1.59 GAA, .942 SV%, 8.53 AvR

Defensemen

Bartolomej Bartosek

6'3", 183 lbs, Age: 17, From: Znojmo, Czech Republic, Orli Znojmo (Czech First Division)

Role: Third Pairing, First Powerplay, Second Penalty Kill

Stats: 24GP, 1G, 10A, 11P, Even, 18 PIM, 6.67 AvR

Dusan Hasek

6'1", 218 lbs, Age: 18, From: Brno, Czech Republic, Erie Otters (Ontario Hockey League)

Role: Second Pairing, Second Powerplay

Stats: 25GP, 1G, 9A, 10P, +5, 24 PIM, 7.44 AvR

Milos Kumstat

6'2", 209 lbs, Age: 17, From: Chrudim, Czech Republic, Chrudim (Czech Second League A)

Role: Third Pairing, Second Powerplay, Second Penalty Kill

Stats: 24GP, 16G, 24A, 40P, +22, 42 PIM, 9.50 AvR

Boris Michalovsky

5'10", 174 lbs, Age: 17, From: Brno, Czech Republic, Kometa Brno Jrs (Czech Junior League B)

Role: Fourth Pairing

Stats: 17GP, 3G, 3A, 6P, -6, 26 PIM, 6.65 AvR

Libor Sulak

6'2", 180 lbs, Age: 19, From: Pelhrimov, Czech Republic, Olomouc (Czech First Division)

Role: Fourth Pairing

Stats: 5GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, -1, 2 PIM, 6.60 AvR

Viktor Toma

6'4", 213 lbs, Age: 17, From: Olomouc, Czech Republic, Slavia Praha Jrs (Czech Junior League A)

Role: First Pairing, First Penalty Kill

Stats: 10GP, 3G, 6A, 9P, +3, 20 PIM, 9.30 AvR

Matej Krupka

5'10", 147 lbs, Age: 17, From: Zlin, Czech Republic, Zlin (Czech Elite League)

Role: Extra Defenseman

Stats: 17GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, -9, 22 PIM, 6.00 AvR

Michal Plutnar

6'2", 187 lbs, Age: 19, From: Chotebor, Czech Republic, Tri-City American (Western Hockey League)

Role: First Pairing, First Powerplay, First Penalty Kill

Stats: 33GP, 8G, 16A, 24P, +9, 18 PIM, 7.42 AvR

Rudolf Cermak

6'2", 202 lbs, Age: 19, From: Plzen, Czech Republic, Portland Winter Hawks (Western Hockey League)

Role: Second Pairing

Stats: 33GP, 12G, 12A, 24P, +9, 66 PIM, 7.27 AvR

Left Wingers

Denis Kovar

5'10", 156 lbs, Age: 17, From: Karvina, Czech Republic, Peterborough Petes (Ontario Hockey League)

Role: Fourth Line LW

Stats: 32GP, 9G, 9A, 18P, -6, 16 PIM, 6.31 AvR

Stepan Martinec

5'10", 154 lbs, Age: 16, From: Pisek, Czech Republic, Acadie-Bathurst Titan (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)

Role: Second Line LW, First Powerplay RW

Stats: 35GP, 9G, 13A, 22P, -3, 26 PIM, 6.34 AvR

Martin Prochazka

6'2", 205 lbs, Age: 19, From: Roudnice nad Labem, Czech Republic, Ceske Budejovice Jrs (Czech Junior League A)

Role: Third Line LW

Stats: 9GP, 4G, 0A, 4P, Even, 12 PIM, 6.56 AvR

Dominik Volek

6'1", 185 lbs, Age: 19, From: Prague, Czech Republic, Regina Pats (Western Hockey League)

Role: First Line LW, First Powerplay

Stats: 33GP, 15G, 39A, 54P, +15, 28 PIM, 7.73 AvR

Right Wingers

Richard Nejezchleb

6'3", 198 lbs, Age: 19, From: Prague, Czech Republic, Sparta Praha Jrs (Czech Junior League A)

Role: Third Line RW, Second Powerplay

Stats: 13GP, 8G, 8A, 16P, +10, 8 PIM, 6.85 AvR

Mojmir Prucha

5'9", 185 lbs, Age: 18, From: Neratovice, Czech Republic, Kladno Jrs (Czech Junior League A)

Role: Extra Winger

Stats: 19GP, 2G, 2A, 4P, -1, 24 PIM, 5.89 AvR

Jakub Sedlacek

5'9", 156 lbs, Age: 17, From: Zlin, Czech Republic, Zlin Jrs (Czech Junior League B)

Role: First Line RW, First Penalty Kill

Stats: 18GP, 4G, 7A, 11P, +2, 22 PIM, 6.33 AvR

Robert Visnak

5'10", 189 lbs, Age: 19, From: Bohumin, Czech Republic, Kladno Jrs (Czech Junior League A)

Role: Fourth Line RW

Stats: 19GP, 3G, 1A, 4P, -4, 18 PIM, 5.95 AvR

Ondrej Zehnal

6'1", 194 lbs, Age: 19, From: Pardubice, Czech Republic, Ceske Budejovice (Czech Elite League)

Role: Second Line RW, Second Penalty Kill

Stats: 33GP, 4G, 4A, 8P, -14, 36 PIM, 6.30 AvR

Centers

Radek Faksa

6'4", 213 lbs, Age: 19, From: Opava, Czech Republic, Kitchener Rangers (Ontario Hockey League)

Role: First Powerplay Center, Second Powerplay LW, First Penalty Kill

Stats: 32GP, 22G, 25A, 47P, +8, 32 PIM, 8.78 AvR

Frantisek Kral

6'4", 213 lbs, Age: 18, From: Brno, Czech Republic, Rimouski Oceanic (Quebec Major Junior Hockey League)

Role: Extra Center

Stats: 35GP, 7G, 15A, 22P, +6, 38 PIM, 7.11 AvR

Patrik Machac

5'9", 180 lbs, Age: 19, From: Czech Republic, Brampton Battalion (Ontario Hockey League)

Role: Fourth Line Center, Second Powerplay

Stats: 36GP, 15G, 17A, 32P, -16, 64 PIM, 6.67 AvR

Franti Prochazka

6'1", 200 lbs, Age: 17, From: Most, Czech Republic, Most (Czech First Division)

Role: Second Line Center, First Powerplay

Stats: 21GP, 9G, 13A, 22P, +8, 18 PIM, 6.90 AvR

Richard Zehnal

6'2", 209 lbs, Age: 19, From: Pardubice, Czech Republic, Youngstown Phantoms (United States Hockey League)

Role: Third Line Center, Second Penalty Kill

Stats: 28GP, 5G, 11A, 16P, -2, 40 PIM, 5.96 AvR

Line Combinations

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LW                    C                     RW

Dominik Volek         Radek Faksa           Jakub Sedlacek
Stepan Martinec       Franti Prochazka      Ondrej Zehnal
Martin Prochazka      Richard Zehnal        Richard Nejezchleb
Denis Kovar           Patrik Machac         Robert Visnak

Extras: C Frantisek Kral, RW Mojmir Prucha

LD                    RD

Viktor Toma           Michal Plutnar
Dusan Hasek           Rudolf Cermak
Bartolomej Bartosek   Milos Kumstat
Libor Sulak           Boris Michalovsky

Extra: Matej Krupka

Marek Langhamer
Matej Preucil
Vojetch Dvorak

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Sat May 19, 2012 12:14 pm

Late December, World Junior Championship, Preliminary Round, Host Country: Germany

December 26th

The World Junior Championship begins play today. Czech Republic is in Group A with Denmark, Finland, France, and Sweden!

Finland vs. France

Finland defeat France 2-0! First star honours would go to Finnish goaltender Atte Tolvanen, who posted an 18 save shutout. Second star would go to Finnish defenseman Ville Pokka, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to French goaltender Louis-Etienne Paquet, who stopped 22 of 24 shots in the loss.

Sweden vs. Czech Republic

Czech Republic defeat Sweden 3-2! First star honours would go to Czech winger Stepan Martinec, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Swedish center Elias Lindholm, who recorded two assists. Third star would go to Czech defenseman Michal Plutnar, who recorded two assists.

In Group B action, Canada defeat USA 5-3, and Russia defeat Kazakhstan 4-1!

December 27th

Czech Republic vs. Finland

Finland defeat Czech Republic 5-2! First star honours would go to Czech center Radek Faksa, who recorded an assist. Second star would go to Finnish winger Teuvo Teravainen, who scored two goals. Third star would go to Finnish winger Juha Puranen, who scored a goal, and an assist.

France vs. Denmark

France defeat Denmark 5-1! First star honours would go to French center Jean-Phillipe Billieras, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to French center Mario Gauthier, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to French winger Tim Bozon, who scored a goal, and an assist.

December 28th

The IceDogs travel to play the Barrie Colts. Chris Festarini stopped 23 of 25 shots he faced in the game, and though the Colts led 2-1 going into the third, the IceDogs would score twice in the final five minutes of the game to take the victory!

Niagara 3, Barrie 2

Wigle (17) (Tanguay, Hill) PP
Paton (8) (Tvrznik, Campagna) PP
Campagna (15) (Cote)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Barrie Colts winger Gerrad Delmore, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Barrie Colts defenseman Alex Basso, who scored a goal.

In Group B action, Canada defeat Russia 5-2, and Slovakia defeat Kazakhstan 7-2!

December 29th

The IceDogs travel to play the Kitchener Rangers. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 23 of the 28 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs led 3-2 going into the third period, the Rangers would score three times in the third period to take the victory!

Niagara 3, Kitchener 5

Wigle (18) (Tvrznik, Graham)
Mandat (2) (Verhaeghe, Tanguay)
Tvrznik (12) (Cote, Wigle)

First star honours would go to Kitchener Rangers winger Mitchell Dempsey, who scored a hat trick. Second star would go to Kitchener Rangers defenseman Chris Bigras, who recorded three assists. Third star would go to Kitchener Rangers center Michael Clarke, who recorded three assists.

Peterborough Petes winger David Broll is named OHL Player of the Week. In 2 games he scored a goal, and 6 assists.

Denmark vs. Czech Republic

Czech Republic defeat Denmark 12-0! First star honours would go to Czech center Franti Prochazka, who scored four goals, and two assists. Second star would go to Czech winger Richard Nejezchleb, who scored two goals, and two assists. Third star would go to Czech winger Stepan Martinec, who scored a goal, and two assists.

Finland vs. Sweden

Sweden defeat Finland 5-3! First star honours would go to Swedish winger Jorgen Stromqvist, who scored a hat trick. Second star would go to Finnish center Anton Luttinen, who scored two goals. Third star would go to Swedish center Erik Karlsson, who scored a goal, and two assists.

December 30th

In Group B action USA defeat Russia 6-4, and Canada defeat Slovakia 5-2!

December 31st

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Erie Otters. Chris Festarini stopped 25 of the 28 shots he faced, and though the Otters took an early 3-0 lead, Niagara would score three times in the third to force overtime, only to lose to Erie in a shootout!

Erie 4, Niagara 3 (SO) Winger Ben Johnson scored the shootout winner.

Graham (7) (Wigle)
Wigle (19) (Graham)
Graham (8) (Tanguay, Wigle)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored a goal, and two assists. Third star would go to Erie Otters winger Tucker Shannon, who scored two goals.

IceDogs defenseman Roger Cote played in his 100th OHL Game!

Saginaw Spirit center Matia Marcantuoni is named OHL Player of the Month. In 8 games he scored 5 goals, and 10 assists.

Czech Republic vs. France

Czech Republic defeat France 3-1! First star honours would go to Czech center Radek Faksa, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Czech winger Martin Prochazka, who scored a goal. Third star would go to French goaltender Louis-Etienne Paquet, who stopped 30 of 33 shots in the loss.

Sweden vs. Denmark

Sweden defeat Denmark 7-1! First star honours would go to Swedish center Elias Lindholm, who scored a hat trick, and an assist. Second star would go to Swedish center Viktor Crus-Rydberg, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Swedish defenseman Carl-Johan Nordh, who recorded two assists.

January 1st

In Group B action, Canada defeat Kazakhstan 8-1, and USA defeat Slovakia 8-0!

Former IceDogs center Ryan Strome has signed a 2 year contract extension worth $1.95M with the New York Islanders.

The ISS released their Mid-Term Rankings for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and two IceDogs were ranked!

C Francois Semenov - #127 (Was Unranked in Preliminaries)
LW Radko Tvrznik - #162 (Up From #197 in Preliminaries)

The top-ranked player was Regina Pats center Sam Reinhart (35GP, 25G, 37A, 62P, +14, 12 PIM, 8.69 AvR), followed by Yugra Khanty-Mansiysk (Russian Superleague) defenseman Alexander Uvarov (28GP, 2G, 6A, 8P, -2, 36 PIM, 7.86 AvR), and Edmonton Oil Kings center Conner Bleackley (41GP, 12G, 30A, 42P, +6, 50 PIM, 7.71 AvR).

The top-ranked OHL Player was Barrie Colts defenseman Aaron Ekblad (#9) (37GP, 6G, 11A, 17P, +15, 46 PIM, 6.97 AvR).

The ISS also released their Mid-Term Rankings for the 2009 OHL Priority Selection!

The top-ranked player was Hamilton Reps center Rod Milette (27GP, 19G, 30A, 49P, +13, 32 PIM, 8.48 AvR), followed by Timmons Majors winger Marty Snitzer (28GP, 10G, 8A, 18P, -1, 22 PIM, 6.82 AvR), and Wisconsin Fire center Gerry Henry (27GP, 8G, 15A, 23P, -2, 24 PIM, 6.63 AvR).

If the season ended today, the IceDogs would hold the 19th Overall Pick in the Draft!

Ranked #19 - RW Blaine Cruickshank, Stittsville Royals (33GP, 15G, 18A, 33P, +11, 38 PIM, 7.03 AvR)

The ISS also released their Mid-Term Rankings for the 2009 CHL Import Draft!

The top-ranked player was Belarussian winger Maksim Rasolko (Dinamo Minsk, Russian Vysshaya Liga, 12GP, 5G, 2A, 7P, +5, 2 PIM, 6.83 AvR), followed by Kazakh center Dmitri Upper (Barys, Russian Minor Hockey League, 10GP, 0G, 1A, 1P, -2, 4 PIM, 6.00 AvR), and Finnish defenseman Juho Siren (JYP Jyvaskyla, Finnish SM-League, 33GP, 0G, 2A, 2P, -6, 20 PIM, 6.52 AvR).

January 2nd

France vs. Sweden

Sweden defeat France 3-2! First star honours would go to Swedish center Elias Lindholm, who scored a goal. Second star would go to Swedish defenseman Lenny Berg, who scored a goal. Third star would go to French goaltender Louis-Etienne Paquet, who stopped 35 of 38 shots in the loss.

Denmark vs. Finland

Finland defeat Denmark 6-0! First star honours would go to Finnish winger Tuomas Virolainen, who scored a goal, and two assists. Second star would go to Finnish center Alexander Barkov, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Finnish defenseman Olli Maatta, who recorded two assists.

In Group B action, USA defeat Kazakhstan 5-3, and Russia defeat Slovakia 6-1!

Group A

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      T      Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st   PlFinland                  4      3      1      0      0.750   16   7    6    
2nd   PlSweden                   4      3      1      0      0.750   17   9    6    
3rd   PlCzech Republic           4      3      1      0      0.750   20   8    6    
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4th   PlFrance                   4      1      3      0      0.250   8    9    2    
5th   PlDenmark                  4      0      4      0      0.000   2    30   0

Group B

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      T      Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st   PlCanada                   4      4      0      0      1.000   23   8    8    
2nd   PlU.S.A.                   4      3      1      0      0.750   22   12   6    
3rd   PlRussia                   4      2      2      0      0.500   16   13   4    
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4th   PlSlovakia                 4      1      3      0      0.250   10   21   2    
5th   PlKazakhstan               4      0      4      0      0.000   7    24   0

Eastern Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st     Ottawa                   39     26     9      1      3      0.718   157  120  56   
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2nd     Niagara                  38     23     11     2      2      0.658   147  113  50   
3rd     Belleville               38     25     11     1      1      0.684   140  124  52   
4th     Brampton                 40     23     15     0      2      0.600   116  116  48   
5th     Oshawa                   37     18     16     1      2      0.527   112  115  39   
6th     Peterborough             38     19     18     0      1      0.513   111  121  39   
7th     Barrie                   39     18     18     1      2      0.500   114  121  39   
8th     Sudbury                  41     17     21     2      1      0.451   129  155  37   
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9th     Kingston                 36     15     16     0      5      0.486   112  121  35   
10th    Mississauga              40     13     22     2      3      0.388   135  142  31

Team Leaders

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Stat                      Leader

Goals                     Joel Wigle (19)
Assists                   Mathew Campagna (31)
Points                    Mathew Campagna (43)
+/-                       Roger Cote (+29)
Penalty Minutes           Lawne Paton (85)
Shots on Goal             Joel Wigle (112)
Hits                      Mitchell Theoret (91)
Shot Blocks               Kris Dube (70)
Takeaways                 Luke Mercer (15)
Goals Against Average     Chris Festarini (2.69)
Save Percentage           Chris Festarini (.902)
Average Rating            Mathew Campagna (8.05)

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Sat May 19, 2012 4:42 pm

Early January 2009, World Junior Championship, Playoffs

January 3rd

IceDogs winger Radko Tvrznik, and defenseman Roger Cote have been named to the Team Cherry Roster for the CHL Top Prospects Game!

January 4th

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the London Knights. Chris Festarini stopped 29 of the 30 shots he faced, and though the Knights scored first, the IceDogs scored twice in the second period, and then held the Knights off the rest of the game in the victory!

London 1, Niagara 2

Mercer (7) (Horvat, Mandat)
Mercer (8) (Campagna)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini, who stopped 29 of 30 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Luke Mercer, who scored two goals. Third star would go to London Knights center Taylor Talbot, who recorded an assist.

IceDogs defenseman Luke Mercer played in his 200th OHL Game!

January 5th

The IceDogs travel to play the Brampton Battalion. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 22 of the 23 shots he faced, and the IceDogs scored four straight goals to start the game, and though the Battalion scored late to spoil the shutout, they were never in the game!

Niagara 4, Brampton 1

Paton (9) (Graham)
Mandat (3) (Pokulok, Horvat)
Kelly (3) (Paton, Hill)
Campagna (13) (Tvrznik)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Jesse McCullough, who stopped 22 of 23 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Jan Mandat, who scored a goal. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored a goal.

World Junior Championship, Quarter-Finals

Russia vs. Sweden

Russia defeat Sweden 3-2 in overtime! First star honours would go to Swedish winger Jorgen Stromqvist, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Russian winger Maxim Yakovlev, who scored two goals. Third star would go to Swedish center Elias Lindholm, who scored a goal, and an assist.

USA vs. Czech Republic

Czech Republic defeat USA 4-3 in overtime! First star honours would go to American center Stefan Matteau, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to American defenseman Jacob Trouba, who recorded an assist. Third star would go to Czech goaltender Matej Preucil, who stopped 32 of 35 shots in the victory.

In Relegation League action, France defeat Slovakia 5-1, and Kazakhstan defeat Denmark 6-2!

January 6th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Oshawa Generals. Chris Festarini stopped 24 of the 26 shots he faced in the game, and though the Icedogs scored first, the Generals would score three unanswered goals to take the victory!

Oshawa 3, Niagara 1

Tvrznik (13) (Hill, Wigle) PP

First star honours would go to Oshawa Generals goaltender Dawson Sprigings, who stopped 26 of 27 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini, who stopped 24 of 26 shots in the loss. Third star would go to Oshawa Generals defenseman Lars Dickson, who recorded an assist.

IceDogs winger Joel Wigle played in his 200th OHL Game!

In Relegation League action, France defeat Kazakhstan 4-3, and Slovakia defeat Denmark 4-2!

Relegation League

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      T      Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st     France                   3      3      0      0      1.000   14   5    6    
2nd     Slovakia                 3      2      1      0      0.667   12   9    4    
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3rd   R Kazakhstan               3      1      2      0      0.333   11   13   2    
4th   R Denmark                  3      0      3      0      0.000   5    15   0

Kazakhstan and Denmark are relegated to the Division 1 World Juniors next season, they will be replaced in the A Pool by Slovenia and Italy, who won their respective Division 1 Groups!

January 7th

World Junior Championship, Semi-Finals

Russia vs. Finland

Russia defeat Finland 4-3! First star honours would go to Finnish winger Tuomas Virolainen, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Russian winger Kim Misharin, who scored a hat trick. Third star would go to Finnish center Alexander Barkov, who scored a goal, and an assist.

Czech Republic vs. Canada

Canada defeat Czech Republic 4-0! First star honours would go to Canadian center Jarrod Maidens, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Canadian goaltender Alex Dubeau, who posted a 31 save shutout. Third star would go to Canadian center Curtis Lazar, who scored a goal, and an assist.

Owen Sound Attack winger Brady Vail is named OHL Player of the Week. In 3 games he scored a goal, and 4 assists.

January 8th

Former IceDogs goaltender Mark Visentin has signed a 2 year contract worth $475K per season with the Colorado Avalanche.

IceDogs defenseman Luke Mercer will miss 10 days with olecranon bursitis.

January 9th

World Junior Championship, Medal Round

Bronze Medal Game, Finland vs. Czech Republic

Finland defeat Czech Republic 5-3! First star honours would go to Finnish winger Tero Juntenen, who scored two goals, and two assists. Second star would go to Finnish center Anton Luttinen, who scored two goals, and two assists. Third star would go to Czech defenseman Michal Plutnar, who recorded an assist.

Gold Medal Game, Russia vs. Canada

Canada defeat Russia 5-2! First star honours would go to Canadian center Jarrod Maidens, who scored a goal, and two assists. Second star would go to Canadian center Sam Reinhart, who scored two goals, and two assists. Third star would go to Russian defenseman Egor Fakhrutdinov, who scored a goal.

Bronze: Finland
Silver: Russia
Gold: Canada

IceDogs at World Junior Championship

GM Mark Addison, Czech Republic, 4th Place

No other IceDogs participated in the tournament!

January 12th

The IceDogs travel to play the Guelph Storm. Chris Festarini stopped 37 of the 41 shots he faced in the game, and though the Storm scored early in the third period to tie the score 4-4, the IceDogs scored twice more in the period to take the victory!

Niagara 6, Guelph 4

Tanguay (19) (Mandat, Koverko)
Dube (6) (Campagna)
Tvrznik (14) (Graham) PP
Tvrznik (15) (Graham, Campagna) PP
Tvrznik (16) (Cote, Wigle) PP
Graham (9) (Campagna) EN

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham, who scored a goal, and two assists. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Radko Tvrznik, who scored a hat trick. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who recorded three assists.

IceDogs defenseman Neal Graves will miss 3 weeks with a fractured arm.

January 13th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Belleville Bulls. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 25 of the 26 shots he faced, and though the score was tied 1-1 going to the third period, the IceDogs scored twice in the third to take the victory!

Belleville 1, Niagara 3

Tvrznik (17) (Hill, Cote)
Verhaeghe (1) (Graham, Pokulok)
Paton (10) (Hill) EN

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Jesse McCullough, who stopped 25 of 26 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Carter Verhaeghe, who scored a goal. Third star would go to Belleville Bulls center Brendan Gaunce, who scored a goal.

January 14th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Sudbury Wolves. Chris Festarini stopped 33 of the 35 shots he faced, and the IceDogs scored late in the third period to force overtime, where they would go on to victory in the shootout!

Sudbury 2, Niagara 3 (SO) Center Mathew Campagna scored the shootout winner.

Graham (10) (Wigle, Tvrznik)
Milne (9) (Campagna) PP

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini, who stopped 33 of 35 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Sudbury Wolves winger Sam Povorozniuk, who recorded two assists. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham, who scored a goal.

Kitchener Rangers center Radek Faksa is named OHL Player of the Week. In 3 games he scored 5 goals, and 4 assists.

January 15th

The first game of the Swedish Four Nations Under-20 Tournament will be played today! The rest of the tournament will not happen for weeks. I was also not given the chance to set my roster before this game, so most of the players on my roster are not available for the game because they are playing in the CHL!

Czech Republic vs. Russia

Russia defeat Czech Republic 3-0! First star honours would go to Russian defenseman Egor Fakhrutdinov, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Russian goaltender Andrei Vasilevski, who posted a 24 save shutout. Third star would go to Czech defenseman Viktor Toma.

IceDogs center Carter Verhaeghe will miss a week with a sprained wrist.

Eastern Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st     Ottawa                   45     29     12     1      3      0.689   172  136  62   
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2nd     Niagara                  44     28     12     2      2      0.682   166  125  60   
3rd     Belleville               43     27     13     1      2      0.663   153  139  57   
4th     Brampton                 45     26     17     0      2      0.600   132  130  54   
5th     Peterborough             44     24     19     0      1      0.557   130  135  49   
6th     Sudbury                  47     20     21     3      3      0.489   154  168  46   
7th     Oshawa                   43     20     20     1      2      0.500   126  140  43   
8th     Barrie                   44     18     22     2      2      0.455   125  141  40   
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9th     Kingston                 42     17     20     0      5      0.464   130  144  39   
10th    Mississauga              45     14     24     2      5      0.389   144  156  35

Team Leaders

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Stat                       Leaders

Goals                      Joel Wigle (19)
Assists                    Mathew Campagna (36)
Points                     Mathew Campagna (52)
+/-                        Roger Cote (+31)
Penalty Minutes            Lawne Paton (94)
Shots on Goal              Joel Wigle (125)
Hits                       Mitchell Theoret (102)
Shot Blocks                Roger Cote (78)
Takeaways                  Luke Mercer (16)
Goals Against Average      Chris Festarini (2.63)
Save Percentage            Chris Festarini (.907)
Average Rating             Chris Festarini (8.21)

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Sat May 19, 2012 6:26 pm

Late January 2009

January 19th

Team Cherry defeat Team Davidson 4-3 in a shootout at the CHL Top Prospects Game! First star honours would go to Team Cherry center Alexander Kristofferson (Seattle Thunderbirds), who scored two goals. Second star would go to Team Davidson winger Reid Gardiner (Prince Albert Raiders), who scored two goals. Third star would go to Team Cherry center William Eldh (Kelowna Rockets), who recorded an assist.

IceDogs defenseman Roger Cote played 19:58, was -1, served 4 penalty minutes, and had a shot on goal 1 hit and 2 shot blocks for Team Cherry!

IceDogs winger Radko Tvrznik played 21:42, was -1, served 2 penalty minutes, and had 4 shots on goal, and a takeaway for Team Cherry!

IceDogs defenseman Luke Mercer resumes full contact practices after recovering from his olecranon bursitis.

January 20th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Windsor Spitfires. Chris Festarini stopped 33 of the 38 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs scored late in the second to tie the score 3-3 going into the third, the Spitfires would score twice in the third to claim the victory!

Windsor 5, Niagara 3

Graham (11) (Koverko, Dube)
Wigle (20) (Cote, Dube)
Graham (12) (Hill, Paton)

First star honours would go to Windsor Spitfires center Emile Brace, who recorded three assists. Second star would go to Windsor Spitfires winger Jarret Machie, who recorded three assists. Third star would go to Windsor Spitfires winger Darroll Marcoux, who scored two goals.

Former IceDogs winger Tom Kuhnhackl has been released by the Pittsburgh Penguins, and is now a free agent.

January 21st

Belleville Bulls winger Davis Brown is named OHL Player of the Week. In 2 games he scored 3 goals, and 2 assists.

January 23rd

IceDogs center Carter Verhaeghe resumes full contact practices after recovering from his sprained wrist.

January 24th

IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini has agreed to a contract with the Winnipeg Jets. He will join the Jets on July 8th.

January 26th

The IceDogs travel to play the Erie Otters. Chris Festarini stopped 19 of the 23 shots he faced in the game, and though the IceDogs scored early in the third to tie the score 3-3, the Otters would score twice more to take the victory!

Niagara 3, Erie 5

Wigle (21) (Tvrznik, Mercer) PP
Milne (10) (Tvrznik, Mandat)
Tanguay (20) (Kelly, Koverko)

First star honours would go to Erie Otters center Darcy Greenaway, who scored a goal, and three assists. Second star would go to Erie Otters defenseman Dustin Rosati, who scored a goal. Third star would go to Erie Otters center Dylan Corson, who scored a goal.

IceDogs winger Mitchell Theoret played in his 300th OHL Game!

January 27th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Brampton Battalion. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 31 of 33 shots he faced, and though the Battalion scored late in the third to force overtime, IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham would emerge as the hero in overtime!

Brampton 2, Niagara 3 (OT)

Milne (11) (Tanguay, Paton) PP
Cote (11) (Theoret, Hill)
Graham (13) (Campagna, Mercer)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who recorded an assist. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Jesse McCullough, who stopped 31 of 33 shots in the victory. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham, who scored a goal.

January 28th

The IceDogs travel to play the Sudbury Wolves. Chris Festarini stopped 26 of the 31 shots he faced in the game, and though the IceDogs led 2-1 after one period, the Wolves scored four straight goals to take the victory!

Niagara 3, Sudbury 5

Theoret (12) (Koverko, Cote)
Mandat (4) (Koverko, Tanguay)
Cote (12) (Hill) PP

First star honours would go to Sudbury Wolves winger Brett Morgan, who scored a goal, and three assists. Second star would go to Sudbury Wolves defenseman Frank Corrado, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Sudbury Wolves center Peter-James Gordon, who scored two goals.

Belleville Bulls center Brendan Gaunce is named OHL Player of the Week. In 3 games he scored 4 goals, and 4 assists.

January 31st

Kitchener Rangers center Radek Faksa is named OHL Player of the Month. In 9 games he scored 10 goals, and 9 assists.

Eastern Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st     Ottawa                   50     33     13     1      3      0.700   198  151  70   
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2nd     Niagara                  48     29     15     2      2      0.646   178  142  62   
3rd     Belleville               48     31     14     1      2      0.677   175  153  65   
4th     Brampton                 50     28     19     1      2      0.590   145  146  59   
5th     Peterborough             48     25     22     0      1      0.531   139  149  51   
6th     Sudbury                  50     21     23     3      3      0.480   160  184  48   
7th     Oshawa                   47     22     22     1      2      0.500   138  157  47   
8th     Barrie                   48     20     23     3      2      0.469   141  153  45   
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9th     Kingston                 47     18     24     0      5      0.436   145  171  41   
10th    Mississauga              48     15     26     2      5      0.385   156  167  37

Team Leaders

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Stat                    Leader

Goals                   Joel Wigle (21)
Assists                 Mathew Campagna (37)
Points                  Mathew Campagna (53)
+/-                     Roger Cote (+31)
Penalty Minutes         Lawne Paton (99)
Shots on Goal           Joel Wigle (135)
Hits                    Mitchell Theoret (108)
Shot Blocks             Roger Cote (82)
Takeaways               Luke Mercer (18)
Goals Against Average   Jesse McCullough (2.64)
Save Percentage         Jesse McCullough (.909)
Average Rating          Jesse McCullough (8.18)

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Sat May 19, 2012 7:10 pm

OHL Round-Up, End of January 2009

Eastern Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st     Ottawa                   50     33     13     1      3      0.700   198  151  70   
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2nd     Niagara                  48     29     15     2      2      0.646   178  142  62   
3rd     Belleville               48     31     14     1      2      0.677   175  153  65   
4th     Brampton                 50     28     19     1      2      0.590   145  146  59   
5th     Peterborough             48     25     22     0      1      0.531   139  149  51   
6th     Sudbury                  50     21     23     3      3      0.480   160  184  48   
7th     Oshawa                   47     22     22     1      2      0.500   138  157  47   
8th     Barrie                   48     20     23     3      2      0.469   141  153  45   
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9th     Kingston                 47     18     24     0      5      0.436   145  171  41   
10th    Mississauga              48     15     26     2      5      0.385   156  167  37

Western Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st     Erie                     49     32     14     0      3      0.684   181  128  67   
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2nd     Windsor                  48     28     16     1      3      0.625   179  144  60   
3rd     Kitchener                49     29     15     0      5      0.643   190  159  63   
4th     Guelph                   49     29     17     1      2      0.622   170  158  61   
5th     Owen Sound               49     24     19     3      3      0.551   155  148  54   
6th     Saginaw                  49     25     24     0      0      0.510   150  160  50   
7th     London                   49     23     23     1      2      0.500   147  161  49   
8th     Sarnia                   47     20     23     1      3      0.468   132  169  44   
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9th     Plymouth                 49     18     26     0      5      0.418   168  207  41   
10th    Sault Ste. Marie         48     15     26     4      3      0.385   141  181  37

Niagara IceDogs Team Statistics

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No   Name                     GP  G   A   P   +--  PIM  SOG  ShAv R 
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31   Festarini, Christopher   32  0   0   0   0    0    0    -    8.03 
1    McCullough, Jesse        17  0   0   0   0    0    0    -    8.18 
33   Dube, Kris               48  6   10  16  23   16   47   12.8 6.50 
3    Graves, Neal             4   0   1   1   -1   2    5    0.0  6.25 
6    Mercer, Luke             45  8   18  26  -4   16   61   13.1 6.73 
5    Cote, Roger              48  12  24  36  31   46   76   15.8 7.33 
2    Graham, Jesse            45  13  20  33  -2   48   72   18.1 7.20 
4    Kelly, Broderick         48  3   8   11  2    24   37   8.1  6.63 
77   Milne, Drake             48  11  8   19  -6   16   75   14.7 6.79 
26   DiFruscia, Anthony       11  0   0   0   -4   6    8    0.0  5.73 
9    Horvat, Ryan             45  5   5   10  4    32   27   18.5 6.36 
24   Tanguay, Samson          48  20  17  37  -2   31   108  18.5 6.44 
23   Theoret, Mitchell        48  12  11  23  7    58   58   20.7 6.88 
11   Tvrznik, Radko           48  17  19  36  11   28   86   19.8 6.75 
37   Campagna, Mathew         48  16  37  53  23   70   115  13.9 7.96 
17   Hill, Devin              48  8   30  38  4    46   89   9.0  6.54 
12   Mandat, Jan              48  4   11  15  4    46   48   8.3  6.48 
22   Semenov, Fran ois        47  3   5   8   -13  50   65   4.6  6.66 
10   Verhaeghe, Carter        10  1   1   2   0    17   11   9.1  6.30 
14   Koverko, Dean            48  4   12  16  -5   28   50   8.0  6.31 
56   Paton, Lawne             44  10  18  28  3    99   79   12.7 6.07 
51   Pokulok, Scott           39  3   5   8   1    38   33   9.1  5.92 
18   Wigle, Joel              45  21  24  45  20   72   135  15.6 7.42

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31   Festarini, Christopher   32  19  9   4  1895  2.82 .901 0    8.03 
1    McCullough, Jesse        17  10  6   0   999  2.64 .909 1    8.18

OHL League Leaders - Skaters

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Stat                    League Leader                         IceDogs Leader

Goals                   Andreas Athanasiou, Ottawa (39)       Joel Wigle (21), T-16th
Assists                 Sean Monahan, Ottawa (45)             Mathew Campagna (37), 8th
Points                  Houston Gallant, Plymouth (67)        Mathew Campagna (53), 15th
+/-                     Roger Cote, Niagara (+31)             Roger Cote (+31), 1st
Penalty Minutes         Brandon Love, Oshawa (175)            Lawne Paton (99), 10th
Shots on Goal           Cody Payne, Plymouth (204)            Joel Wigle (135), 24th
Game Winning Goals      Houston Gallant, Plymouth (7)         Samson Tanguay (4), T-11th
Hits                    Connor Crisp, Windsor (271)           Mitchell Theoret (108), Below 50th
Takeaways               Ernie Vigilante, Saginaw (24)         Luke Mercer (18), 5th
Shot Blocks             Aaron Ekblad, Barrie (102)            Roger Cote (82), T-10th
Average Rating          Radek Faksa, Kitchener (8.95)         Mathew Campagna (7.96), 21st

OHL League Leaders - Goaltenders

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Stat                    League Leader                         IceDogs Leader

Wins                    Spencer Neal, Guelph (26)             Chris Festarini (19), 8th
Goals Against Average   Heikki Karjalainen, Owen Sound (2.27) Jesse McCullough (2.64), T-7th
Save Percentage         Heikki Karjalainen, Owen Sound (.919) Jesse McCullough (.909), 4th
Shutouts                Rich Lalonde, Sudbury (4)             Jesse McCullough (1), T-11th
Average Rating          Heikki Karjalainen, Owen Sound (8.30) Jesse McCullough (8.18), 3rd

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Sun May 20, 2012 4:45 pm

Early February 2009, Swedish Four Nations Under-20 Tournament

February 1st

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Kingston Frontenacs. Chris Festarini stopped all 29 shots he faced to record his first shutout of the season, and the IceDogs scored five goals in the victory!

Kingston 0, Niagara 5

Campagna (17) (Unassisted) PP
Hill (9) (Milne, Paton)
Theoret (13) (Cote) SH
Cote (13) (Hill) PP
Graham (14) (Wigle, Tvrznik) PP

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini, who posted a 29 save shutout. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Roger Cote, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Devin Hill, who scored a goal, and an assist.

February 2nd

The IceDogs travel to play the Brampton Battalion. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 26 of 27 shots he faced, and though the Battalion scored first, the IceDogs scored three unanswered goals to take the victory!

Niagara 3, Brampton 1

Theoret (14) (Unassisted)
Semenov (4) (Pokulok)
Wigle (22) (Campagna) PP

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Jesse McCullough, who stopped 26 of 27 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Mitchell Theoret, who scored a goal. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Francois Semenov, who scored a goal.

February 3rd

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Ottawa 67's. Chris Festarini stopped 33 of the 36 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs scored late in the third period to force overtime, Ottawa defenseman Nick Malysa emerged as the hero in overtime!

Ottawa 3, Niagara 2 (OT)

Koverko (5) (Cote, Milne) PP
Hill (10) (Koverko, Dube)

First star honours would go to Ottawa 67's center Max Domi, who scored a goal. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini, who stopped 33 of 36 shots in the loss. Third star would go to Ottawa 67's defenseman Nick Malysa, who scored a goal.

February 4th

Owen Sound Attack center Jarrod Maidens is named OHL Player of the Week. In 3 games he scored 3 goals, and 5 assists.

February 5th

The Swedish Four Nations Under-20 Tournament continues today. In the opening game three weeks ago, Russia defeated the Czech Republic 3-0!

Finland vs. Sweden

Finland defeat Sweden 4-2! First star honours would go to Finnish center Alexander Barkov, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Finnish winger Tuomas Virolainen, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Finnish winger Tero Juntenen, who recorded two assists.

IceDogs defenseman Neal Graves resumes full contact practices after recovering from his fractured arm.

February 7th

Sweden vs. Czech Republic

Czech Republic defeat Sweden 3-2! First star honours would go to Czech winger Ivan Vampola, who scored a hat trick. Second star would go to Czech defenseman Viktor Toma, who recorded an assist. Third star would go to Czech center Angel Lhotsky, who recorded two assists.

Russia vs. Finland

Russia and Finland battle to a 3-3 draw! First star honours would go to Russian defenseman Steven Medvedev, who scored a goal. Second star would go to Finnish defenseman Juho Siren, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Finnish winger Teuvo Teravainen, who scored a goal, and an assist.

February 8th

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the Brampton Battalion. Chris Festarini stopped all 19 shots he faced to record his second shutout of the season, and the IceDogs scored three times to win the game!

Brampton 0, Niagara 3

Wigle (23) (Tvrznik, Graham) PP
Tanguay (21) (Paton, Milne) PP
Theoret (15) (Paton, Graham)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham, who recorded two assists. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini, who posted a 19 save shutout. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Lawne Paton, who recorded two assists.

Czech Republic vs. Finland

Czech Republic defeat Finland 4-3! First star honours would go to Czech defenseman Viktor Toma, who recorded an assist. Second star would go to Czech center Franti Prochazka, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Finnish center Paul Kuusela, who scored a goal.

Russia vs. Sweden

Russia and Sweden battle to a 2-2 draw! First star honours would go to Swedish winger Jorgen Stromqvist, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Swedish goaltender Oscar Dansk, who stopped 27 of 29 shots in the draw. Third star would go to Russian goaltender Darius Stepanov, who stopped 26 of 28 shots in the draw.

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1st     Russia                   3      1      0      2      0.333   8    5    4    
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2nd     Czech Republic           3      2      1      0      0.667   7    8    4    
3rd     Finland                  3      1      1      1      0.333   10   9    3    
4th     Sweden                   3      0      2      1      0.000   6    9    1

February 9th

The IceDogs travel to play the Oshawa Generals. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 20 of the 22 shots he faced, and though the Generals scored early in the third to tie the score, the IceDogs scored the game winner just seconds later.

Niagara 3, Oshawa 2

Graham (15) (Unassisted)
Graham (16) (Mercer, Campagna)
Koverko (6) (Cote)

First star honours would go to Oshawa Generals winger Brandon Love, who scored a goal. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham, who scored two goals. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who recorded an assist.

IceDogs winger Mitchell Theoret will miss 2 weeks with a damaged elbow.

February 11th

The IceDogs travel to play the Belleville Bulls. Chris Festarini stopped 31 of the 34 shots he faced in the game, and the Bulls scored late in the third period to force overtime, before going on to victory in the shootout!

Niagara 3, Belleville 4 (SO) Winger Josh Anderson scored the shootout winner.

Wigle (24) (Mercer, Graham) PP
Mercer (9) (Unassisted) SH
Wigle (25) (Mercer, Campagna)

First star honours would go to defenseman Luke Mercer, who scored a goal, and two assists. Second star would go to Belleville Bulls winger Sam West, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Belleville Bulls center Brendan Gaunce, who recorded two assists.

The Erie Otters have clinched a berth in the OHL Playoffs!

Peterborough Petes center Lane Roy is named OHL Player of the Week. In 3 games he scored a goal, and 6 assists.

February 13th

Austria, Kazakhstan, and Great Britain win their respective groups at the Olympic Qualification Tournament, and will compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics!

February 14th

IceDogs defenseman Drake Milne will miss ten days with a neck strain.

February 15th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds. Chris Festarini stopped 34 of 35 shots he faced, and though the score was tied 1-1 going into the third, the IceDogs scored twice more to take the victory!

Sault Ste. Marie 1, Niagara 3

Koverko (7) (Horvat, Semenov)
Semenov (5) (Unassisted)
Campagna (18) (Wigle, Tvrznik) PP

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini, who stopped 34 of 35 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Francois Semenov, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored a goal.

The Ottawa 67's have clinched a berth in the OHL Playoffs!

Eastern Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st   PlOttawa                   56     35     16     1      4      0.670   211  173  75   
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2nd     Niagara                  55     34     15     3      3      0.673   200  153  74   
3rd     Belleville               54     34     17     1      2      0.657   196  172  71   
4th     Brampton                 56     31     22     1      2      0.580   160  164  65   
5th     Peterborough             55     28     25     0      2      0.527   159  167  58   
6th     Sudbury                  55     25     23     3      4      0.518   183  197  57   
7th     Oshawa                   53     25     25     1      2      0.500   155  177  53   
8th     Barrie                   54     21     28     3      2      0.435   154  179  47   
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9th     Kingston                 54     20     28     0      6      0.426   163  203  46   
10th    Mississauga              55     19     29     2      5      0.409   182  188  45

Team Leaders

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Stat                     Leader

Goals                    Joel Wigle (25)
Assists                  Mathew Campagna (40)
Points                   Mathew Campagna (58)
+/-                      Roger Cote (+31)
Penalty Minutes          Lawne Paton (108)
Shots on Goal            Joel Wigle (161)
Hits                     Mitchell Theoret (118)
Shot Blocks              Roger Cote (96)
Takeaways                Luke Mercer (21)
Goals Against Average    Jesse McCullough (2.52)
Save Percentage          Jesse McCullough (.911)
Average Rating           Jesse McCullough (8.26)

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Sun May 20, 2012 5:57 pm

Late February 2009

February 16th

The Niagara IceDogs have clinched a berth in the OHL Playoffs!

The Belleville Bulls have clinched a berth in the OHL Playoffs.

IceDogs winger Scott Pokulok has been suspended two games for a vicious cross check to the chest of Sault Ste. Marie winger Pier-Antoine Courcelles in the third period of Niagara's 3-1 victory over Sault Ste. Marie.

February 17th

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the Sudbury Wolves. Chris Festarini stopped 25 of 26 shots he faced, and the IceDogs got out to an early 3-0 lead, and held the Wolves off for the rest of the game!

Sudbury 1, Niagara 3

Paton (11) (Kelly, Hill) PP
Dube (7) (Tvrznik, Wigle)
Wigle (26) (Campagna, Tvrznik)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini, who stopped 25 of 26 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Radko Tvrznik, who recorded two assists.

IceDogs winger Samson Tanguay will miss a month with an MCL sprain.

February 18th

The IceDogs travel to play the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 28 of the 32 shots he faced, and Mississauga scored late in the game to force overtime, and Majors center Kristoff Kontos scored the winner in overtime!

Niagara 3, Mississauga 4 (OT)

Cote (14) (Koverko, Kelly) PP
Koverko (8) (Cote, Hill)
Campagna (19) (Tvrznik, Graham)

First star honours would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors center Jonatan Grennard, who recorded two assists. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Roger Cote, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Dean Koverko, who scored a goal, and an assist.

Kitchener Rangers center Radek Faksa is named OHL Player of the Week. In 2 games he recorded 4 assists.

February 21st

The IceDogs travel to play the London Knights. Chris Festarini stopped 23 of the 26 shots he faced, and though the Knights scored late in the third to force overtime, the IceDogs would go on to victory in the shootout!

Niagara 4, London 3 (SO) Defenseman Jesse Graham scored the shootout winner.

Koverko (9) (Paton, Hill) PP
Tvrznik (18) (Campagna, Mercer) PP
Tvrznik (19) (Wigle, Campagna) PP

First star honours would go to London Knights winger Ryan Van Stralen, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to London Knights winger Marcel Martinec, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who recorded two assists.

February 22nd

The IceDogs return home to play host to the London Knights. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 28 of the 32 shots he faced, and though the Knights led 4-3 going into the third, the IceDogs scored three goals in the third to take the victory!

London 4, Niagara 6

Semenov (6) (Paton, Dube)
Pokulok (4) (Mandat)
Pokulok (5) (Verhaeghe, Mandat)
Campagna (20) (Wigle, Tvrznik) PP
Hill (11) (Horvat, Kelly) PP
Tvrznik (20) (Campagna) PP

First star honours would go to London Knights winger Marcel Martinec, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Scott Pokulok, who scored two goals. Third star would go to London Knights winger Ryan Van Stralen, who recorded three assists.

IceDogs winger Dean Koverko will miss 2 weeks with a broken finger.

February 23rd

The Kitchener Rangers, and Guelph Storm have clinched berths in the OHL Playoffs!

IceDogs winger Ryan Horvat will miss 10 days with a twisted knee.

IceDogs winger Mitchell Theoret resumes full contact practices after recovering from his damaged elbow.

IceDogs defenseman Drake Milne resumes full contact practices after recovering from his neck strain.

February 24th

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the Sarnia Sting. Chris Festarini stopped 23 of the 25 shots he faced, and though the Sting scored a couple early goals, the IceDogs scored five unanswered goals to take the victory!

Sarnia 2, Niagara 5

Graham (17) (Campagna)
Graham (18) (Campagna)
Wigle (27) (Campagna, Tvrznik) PP
Verhaeghe (2) (Cote)
Tvrznik (21) (Wigle, Kelly)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Sarnia Sting defenseman Craig Duininck, who scored a goal, and an assist.

The Windsor Spitfires, and Owen Sound Attack have clinched berths in the OHL Playoffs!

February 25th

London Knights winger Ryan Van Stralen is named OHL Player of the Week. In 3 games he scored 3 goals, and 5 assists.

February 28th

Owen Sound Attack center Jarrod Maidens is named OHL Player of the Month. In 10 games he scored 7 goals, and 13 assists.

Eastern Conference

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1st   PlNiagara                  60     38     15     4      3      0.692   221  167  83   
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2nd   PlBelleville               61     38     19     1      3      0.656   220  191  80   
3rd   PlOttawa                   60     36     19     1      4      0.642   221  189  77   
4th     Brampton                 60     33     24     1      2      0.575   168  174  69   
5th     Peterborough             61     30     28     0      3      0.516   176  189  63   
6th     Sudbury                  61     27     26     3      5      0.508   203  214  62   
7th     Oshawa                   59     28     27     1      3      0.508   174  197  60   
8th     Barrie                   59     24     30     3      2      0.449   168  195  53   
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9th     Mississauga              60     22     31     2      5      0.425   196  202  51   
10th    Kingston                 58     22     30     0      6      0.431   171  213  50

Team Leaders

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Stat                    Leader

Goals                   Joel Wigle (27)
Assists                 Mathew Campagna (47)
Points                  Mathew Campagna (67)
+/-                     Roger Cote (+34)
Penalty Minutes         Lawne Paton (112)
Shots on Goal           Joel Wigle (177)
Hits                    Mitchell Theoret (122)
Shot Blocks             Roger Cote (104)
Takeaways               Luke Mercer (24)
Goals Against Average   Chris Festarini (2.57)
Save Percentage         Chris Festarini (.910)
Average Rating          Chris Festarini (8.25)

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Sun May 20, 2012 8:44 pm

March 2009, End of the Season

March 1st

The IceDogs travel to play the Ottawa 67's. Chris Festarini stopped only 1 of 4 shots he faced before being pulled in favor of Jesse McCullough, who stopped 30 of 36 shots the rest of the way, as the IceDogs were dominated from the opening whistle!

Niagara 1, Ottawa 9

Campagna (21) (Tvrznik, Wigle) PP

First star honours would go to Ottawa 67's winger Andreas Athanasiou, who scored a hat trick, and an assist. Second star would go to Ottawa 67's defenseman Cody Ceci, who scored a goal, and three assists. Third star would go to Ottawa 67's center Sean Monahan, who scored a goal, and three assists.

March 2nd

The Brampton Battalion have clinched a berth in the OHL Playoffs!

March 3rd

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Brampton Battalion. Chris Festarini stopped 27 of the 32 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs scored two early goals, the Battalion scored five unanswered goals to take the victory!

Brampton 5, Niagara 2

Wigle (28) (Milne, Verhaeghe)
Tvrznik (22) (Campagna, Mercer) PP

First star honours would go to Brampton Battalion winger Edan Chenier, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Brampton Battalion winger Stewart Lindsay, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Brampton Battalion center Antonio Oliver, who recorded an assist.

March 4th

The London Knights have clinched a berth in the OHL Playoffs!

Kitchener Rangers center Radek Faksa is named OHL Player of the Week. In 3 games he scored 6 goals, and 5 assists.

March 5th

IceDogs winger Ryan Horvat resumes full contact practices after recovering from his twisted knee.

March 8th

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. Chris Festarini stopped 34 of the 38 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs scored late in the third to force overtime, the Majors went on to victory in the shootout!

Mississauga 5, Niagara 4 (SO) Center Jonatan Grennard scored the shootout winner.

Tvrznik (22) (Paton, Dube)
Mercer (10) (Campagna) PP
Campagna (22) (Graham, Mercer) PP
Theoret (16) (Paton) PP

First star honours would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors winger Holden Cook, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors winger Quade Dube, who scored a goal, and two assists. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored a goal, and an assist.

March 9th

The IceDogs travel to play the Belleville Bulls. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 28 of 29 shots he faced, and the IceDogs took an early 3-0 lead, and though Belleville scored late to spoil the shutout, they were never really in the game!

Niagara 3, Belleville 1

Tvrznik (24) (Graham)
Graham (19) (Campagna) SH
Pokulok (6) (Theoret) SH

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Jesse McCullough, who stopped 28 of 29 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who recorded an assist.

The Peterborough Petes and Sudbury Wolves have clinched berths in the OHL Playoffs!

March 10th

The Saginaw Spirit have clinched a berth in the OHL Playoffs!

March 11th

The IceDogs travel to play the Oshawa Generals. Chris Festarini stopped 18 of the 20 shots he faced, and though the Generals scored late in the second, to tie the game 2-2 going to the third, the IceDogs scored three unanswered goals in the third to take a convincing victory!

Niagara 5, Oshawa 2

Graham (20) (Campagna) PP
Kelly (4) (Unassisted)
Graham (21) (Campagna, Wigle) PP
Tvrznik (25) (Wigle, Campagna) PP
Tvrznik (26) (Graham, Wigle) PP

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who recorded three assists. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who recorded three assists.

IceDogs winger Dean Koverko resumes full contact practices after recovering from his broken finger.

The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors have clinched a berth in the OHL Playoffs!

Owen Sound Attack center Jarrod Maidens is named OHL Player of the Week. In 2 games he recorded 6 assists.

March 14th

The IceDogs travel to play the Ottawa 67's. Chris Festarini stopped 27 of the 30 shots he faced, and though Ottawa scored first, the IceDogs scored four straight goals, and though the 67's battled back they couldn't quite complete the comeback!

Niagara 4, Ottawa 3

Graham (22) (Wigle, Campagna) PP
Tvrznik (27) (Graham, Campagna) PP
Wigle (29) (Graham, Tvrznik)
Paton (12) (Theoret, Semenov)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham, who scored a goal, and two assists. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Radko Tvrznik, who scored a goal, and an assist.

The Oshawa Generals have clinched the final Eastern Conference OHL Playoff berth!

March 15th

The IceDogs return home to play host to the Barrie Colts. Backup goaltender Jesse McCullough will get the start in goal for Niagara. Jesse McCullough stopped 35 of the 38 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs scored first, the Colts scored three unanswered goals to take the victory!

Barrie 3, Niagara 1

Wigle (30) (Hill, Tvrznik)

First star honours would go to Barrie Colts winger Jason Dickinson, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Barrie Colts winger Richard Henderson, who recorded an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Jesse McCullough, who stopped 35 of 38 shots in the loss.

March 17th

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the Ottawa 67's. Chris Festarini stopped 35 of 40 shots he faced in the game, and Ottawa got out to an early 3-0 lead, and stayed a step ahead of the IceDogs the rest of the game!

Ottawa 5, Niagara 2

Theoret (17) (Hill, Paton)
Tvrznik (28) (Wigle, Campagna) PP

First star honours would go to Ottawa 67's winger Andreas Athanasiou, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to Ottawa 67's center Sean Monahan, who recorded two assists. Third star would go to Ottawa 67's defenseman Cody Ceci, who scored a goal.

IceDogs winger Joel Wigle recorded his 100th OHL Assist!

The Plymouth Whalers have clinched the final berth in the OHL Playoffs!

The Sarnia Sting, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds, Barrie Colts, and Kingston Frontenacs will not participate in this years playoffs!

March 18th

The Erie Otters have won the Hamilton Spectator Trophy as OHL Regular Season Champions!

Windsor Spitfires center Emile Brace is named OHL Player of the Week. In 3 games he scored 2 goals, and 6 assists.

March 19th

Former IceDogs goaltender Joel Vienneau has signed a 2 year contract worth $450K per season with the Los Angeles Kings. He has left the CHL's Evansville IceMen.

March 24th

IceDogs winger Samson Tanguay resumes full contact practices after recovering from his MCL sprain.

J.Ross Robertson Cup Playoffs, Conference Quarter-Final Match-Ups

Western Conference

#1 Erie Otters vs. #8 Plymouth Whalers

In 4 regular season games Erie outscored Plymouth 20-10, while taking the season series 3-0-1!

#2 Windsor Spitfires vs. #7 Saginaw Spirit

In 8 regular season games Windsor outscored Saginaw 32-31, however Saginaw took the season series 4-3-1!

#3 Kitchener Rangers vs. #6 London Knights

In 6 regular season games Kitchener outscored London 20-14, while taking the season series 4-1-1!

#4 Owen Sound Attack vs. #5 Guelph Storm

In 8 regular season games Guelph outscored Owen Sound 31-21, while taking the season series 5-2-1!

Eastern Conference

#1 Niagara IceDogs vs. #8 Mississauga St. Michael's Majors

In 6 regular season games Mississauga outscored Niagara 24-21, while taking the season series 3-2-1!

#2 Belleville Bulls vs. #7 Oshawa Generals

In 8 regular season games Belleville outscored Oshawa 33-24, while taking the season series 5-3-0!

#3 Ottawa 67's vs. #6 Sudbury Wolves

In 4 regular season games Ottawa outscored Sudbury 21-12, while sweeping the season series 4-0-0!

#4 Brampton Battalion vs. #5 Peterborough Petes

In 4 regular season games Brampton outscored Peterborough 13-4, while sweeping the season series 4-0-0!

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Sun May 20, 2012 9:12 pm

OHL Round-Up, 2008/09 Season

Eastern Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st   PlNiagara                  68     41     19     4      4      0.662   243  200  90   
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2nd   PlBelleville               68     42     21     2      3      0.654   241  216  89   
3rd   PlOttawa                   68     42     21     1      4      0.654   259  209  89   
4th   PlBrampton                 68     37     27     1      3      0.574   191  197  78   
5th   PlPeterborough             68     34     31     0      3      0.522   196  204  71   
6th   PlSudbury                  68     31     28     3      6      0.522   224  234  71   
7th   PlOshawa                   68     32     31     2      3      0.507   205  234  69   
8th   PlMississauga              68     28     32     3      5      0.471   223  226  64   
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9th     Barrie                   68     27     36     3      2      0.434   192  226  59   
10th    Kingston                 68     23     38     1      6      0.390   198  257  53

Western Conference

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      OTL    SOL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st   C Erie                     68     47     18     0      3      0.713   261  180  97   
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2nd   PlWindsor                  68     39     22     3      4      0.625   258  212  85   
3rd   PlKitchener                68     41     20     0      7      0.654   262  216  89   
4th   PlOwen Sound               68     38     22     5      3      0.618   234  194  84   
5th   PlGuelph                   68     38     24     2      4      0.603   236  223  82   
6th   PlLondon                   68     32     30     3      3      0.515   202  218  70   
7th   PlSaginaw                  68     33     35     0      0      0.485   213  238  66   
8th   PlPlymouth                 68     27     34     1      6      0.449   235  272  61   
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9th     Sarnia                   68     27     36     1      4      0.434   194  259  59   
10th    Sault Ste. Marie         68     21     37     5      5      0.382   196  248  52

Niagara IceDogs Team Statistics

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No   Name                     GP  G   A   P   +--  PIM  SOG  ShAv R 
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31   Festarini, Christopher   46  0   0   0   0    0    0    -    8.09 
1    McCullough, Jesse        24  0   0   0   0    0    0    -    8.25 
33   Dube, Kris               68  7   13  20  28   18   63   11.1 6.41 
3    Graves, Neal             13  0   1   1   0    10   13   0.0  6.15 
6    Mercer, Luke             65  10  24  34  -4   24   90   11.1 6.69 
5    Cote, Roger              68  14  29  43  28   56   103  13.6 7.18 
2    Graham, Jesse            65  22  29  51  2    70   115  19.1 7.32 
4    Kelly, Broderick         68  4   12  16  1    41   52   7.7  6.60 
77   Milne, Drake             62  11  12  23  -10  28   96   11.5 6.74 
26   DiFruscia, Anthony       25  0   0   0   -8   14   15   0.0  5.76 
9    Horvat, Ryan             61  5   7   12  4    32   40   12.5 6.39 
24   Tanguay, Samson          56  21  17  38  -3   37   120  17.5 6.32 
23   Theoret, Mitchell        63  17  13  30  5    74   81   21.0 6.83 
11   Tvrznik, Radko           68  28  30  58  14   42   144  19.4 6.85 
37   Campagna, Mathew         67  22  56  78  23   113  154  14.3 7.97 
17   Hill, Devin              68  11  36  47  -2   68   118  9.3  6.43 
12   Mandat, Jan              68  4   13  17  6    64   70   5.7  6.40 
22   Semenov, Fran ois        66  6   7   13  -10  81   91   6.6  6.70 
10   Verhaeghe, Carter        26  2   3   5   3    55   20   10.0 5.92 
14   Koverko, Dean            63  9   14  23  -5   36   70   12.9 6.37 
56   Paton, Lawne             63  12  26  38  0    130  108  11.1 6.03 
51   Pokulok, Scott           55  6   6   12  4    65   48   12.5 5.89 
18   Wigle, Joel              65  30  36  66  24   106  207  14.5 7.46

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31   Festarini, Christopher   46  27  12  7  2702  2.75 .904 2    8.09 
1    McCullough, Jesse        24  14  7   1  1408  2.77 .907 1    8.25

OHL League Leaders - Skaters

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Stat                    League Leader                         IceDogs Leader

Goals                   Andreas Athanasiou, Ottawa (51)       Joel Wigle (30), T-17th
Assists                 Sean Monahan, Ottawa (62)             Mathew Campagna (56), 3rd
Points                  Radek Faksa, Kitchener (96)           Mathew Campagna (78), T-13th
+/-                     Michael Clarke, Kitchener (+42)       Roger Cote (+28), T-4th
Penalty Minutes         Brandon Love, Oshawa (237)            Lawne Paton (130), 14th
Shots on Goal           Cody Payne, Plymouth (285)            Joel Wigle (207), 12th
Game Winning Goals      Nick Ritchie, Erie (10)               Mathew Campagna (5), T-12th
Hits                    Connor Crisp, Windsor (354)           Joel Wigle (142), Below 50th
Takeaways               Ernie Vigilante, Saginaw (29)         Luke Mercer (27), 5th
Shot Blocks             Alex Lepkowski, Barrie (140)          Luke Mercer (116), 9th
Average Rating          Radek Faksa, Kitchener (8.90)         Mathew Campagna (7.97), 19th

OHL League Leaders - Goaltenders

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Stat                    League Leader                         IceDogs Leader

Wins                    Bruin Gorman, Erie (38)               Chris Festarini (27), T-7th
Goals Against Average   Heikki Karjalainen, Owen Sound (2.25) Chris Festarini (2.76), 11th
Save Percentage         Heikki Karjalainen, Owen Sound (.919) Jesse McCullough (.907), 5th
Shutouts                Spencer Neal, Guelph (5)              Chris Festarini (2), T-8th
Average Rating          Heikki Karjalainen, Owen Sound (8.32) Jesse McCullough (8.25), 2nd

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Mon May 21, 2012 10:09 am

2009 J.Ross Robertson Cup Playoffs, Conference Quarter-Finals

May 25th, Game 1

The IceDogs remain at home at the Gatorade Garden City Complex in St. Catharines to play host to the opening game of their Conference Quarter-Final series against the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. Chris Festarini stopped 31 of the 33 shots he faced, and though the Majors led 2-1 going into the third period, the IceDogs scored three goals in the third to take the victory!

Mississauga 2, Niagara 4

Campagna (1) (Tvrznik, Graham) PP
Theoret (1) (Hill)
Tanguay (1) (Semenov)
Mercer (1) (Campagna)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Mitchell Theoret, who scored a goal. Second star would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors winger Quade Dube, who scored a goal. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored a goal, and an assist.

The Niagara IceDogs lead the series 1-0!

Other Scores

Oshawa 0, Belleville 4 (Belleville lead the series 1-0!)
Peterborough 3, Brampton 4 (Brampton lead the series 1-0!)
Sudbury 2, Ottawa 4 (Ottawa lead the series 1-0!)

Plymouth 2, Erie 3 (Erie lead the series 1-0!)
London 5, Kitchener 3 (London lead the series 1-0!)
Guelph 1, Owen Sound 3 (Owen Sound lead the series 1-0!)
Saginaw 2, Windsor 4 (Windsor lead the series 1-0!)

IceDogs winger Lawne Paton will miss 10 days with olecranon bursitis.

London Knights center Terry Trafford is named OHL Player of the Week. In 1 game he scored 3 goals, and an assist.

March 26th, Game 2

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the second game of their series with the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. Chris Festarini stopped 27 of the 30 shots he faced, and though the Majors scored early in the third to tie the score 3-3, the IceDogs scored three unanswered goals to take the victory!

Mississauga 3, Niagara 6

Koverko (1) (Theoret, Dube)
Graham (1) (Tvrznik, Mercer) PP
Graham (2) (Campagna) PP
Dube (1) (Tvrznik) SH
Semenov (1) (Mercer) EN
Dube (2) (Tvrznik) SH

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Kris Dube, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Radko Tvrznik, who recorded three assists. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham, who scored two goals.

The Niagara IceDogs lead the series 2-0!

Other Scores

Oshawa 0, Belleville 7 (Belleville lead the series 2-0!)
Peterborough 3, Brampton 4 (Brampton lead the series 2-0!)
Sudbury 4, Ottawa 3 (The series is tied 1-1!)

Plymouth 3, Erie 8 (Erie lead the series 2-0!)
London 1, Kitchener 3 (The series is tied 1-1!)
Guelph 3, Owen Sound 5 (Owen Sound lead the series 2-0!)
Saginaw 6, Windsor 5 (The series is tied 1-1!)

May 28th, Game 3

The IceDogs travel to the Hershey Centre in Mississauga to play the third game of their series with the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. Chris Festarini stopped 18 of the 19 shots he faced, and though the Majors scored early in the third to tie the score 1-1, but the IceDogs scored twice late in the period to take the victory!

Niagara 3, Mississauga 1

Tvrznik (1) (Graham, Wigle) PP
DiFruscia (1) (Tanguay, Semenov)
DiFruscia (2) (Milne, Tanguay) EN

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Anthony DiFruscia, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Mississauga St. Michael's Majors goaltender Spencer Martin, who stopped 27 of 29 shots in the loss. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Samson Tanguay, who recorded two assists.

The Niagara IceDogs lead the series 3-0!

Other Scores

Belleville 2, Oshawa 3 (Belleville lead the series 2-1!)
Brampton 1, Peterborough 3 (Brampton lead the series 2-1!)
Ottawa 3, Sudbury 0 (Ottawa lead the series 2-1!)

Owen Sound 3, Guelph 1 (Owen Sound lead the series 3-0!)
Kitchener 2, London 6 (London lead the series 2-1!)
Erie 5, Plymouth 3 (Erie lead the series 3-0!)
Windsor 5, Saginaw 2 (Windsor lead the series 2-1!)

May 29th, Game 4

The IceDogs remain on the road to play the fourth game of their series with the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors. Chris Festarini stopped 31 of the 32 shots he faced, and though the Majors scored first, the IceDogs scored five unanswered goals to take the series!

Niagara 5, Mississauga 1

Tanguay (2) (Theoret, Kelly)
Tanguay (3) (Theoret, Hill)
Hill (1) (Tanguay, Koverko) PP
Wigle (1) (Semenov, Mercer)
Wigle (2) (Tvrznik, Graham) PP

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Samson Tanguay, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Mitchell Theoret, who recorded two assists. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Devin Hill, who scored a goal, and an assist.

The Niagara IceDogs eliminate the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors, defeating them 4 games to 0!

Other Scores

Belleville 3, Oshawa 6 (The series is tied 2-2!)
Brampton 2, Peterborough 6 (The series is tied 2-2!)
Ottawa 5, Sudbury 2 (Ottawa lead the series 3-1!)

Owen Sound 0, Guelph 6 (Owen Sound lead the series 3-1!)
Kitchener 4, London 3 (The series is tied 2-2!)
Erie 1, Plymouth 5 (Erie lead the series 3-1!)
Windsor 0, Saginaw 3 (The series is tied 2-2!)

May 31st, Game 5

Other Scores

Oshawa 2, Belleville 4 (Belleville lead the series 3-2!)
Peterborough 1, Brampton 2 (Brampton lead the series 3-2!)
Sudbury 1, Ottawa 3 (The Ottawa 67's eliminate the Sudbury Wolves, defeating them 4 games to 1!)

Plymouth 5, Erie 3 (Erie lead the series 3-2!)
London 7, Kitchener 2 (London lead the series 3-2!)
Guelph 1, Owen Sound 2 (The Owen Sound Attack eliminate the Guelph Storm, defeating them 4 games to 1!)
Saginaw 0, Windsor 3 (Windsor lead the series 3-2!)

Kitchener Rangers center Radek Faksa is named OHL Player of the Month. In 13 games he scored 8 goals, and 17 assists.

April 1st

The ISS released their Final Rankings for the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, and two IceDogs were ranked!

LW Radko Tvrznik - #51 (Up From #162 in Mid-Terms)
C Francois Semenov - #123 (Up From #127 in Mid-Terms)

The top-ranked player was Regina Pats center Sam Reinhart (65GP, 42G, 67A, 109P, +23, 22 PIM, 8.75 AvR), followed by Edmonton Oil Kings center Conner Bleackley (72GP, 26G, 55A, 81P, +21, 74 PIM, 7.89 AvR), and Helsingin Jokerit winger Tuomas Virolainen (39GP, 14G, 11A, 25P, +13, 18 PIM, 7.56 AvR).

The top-ranked OHL Player was London Knights defenseman Trevor Bzdel (#9) (68GP, 11G, 16A, 27P, -4, 102 PIM, 7.03 AvR)

The ISS also released their Final Rankings for the 2009 OHL Priority Selection!

The top-ranked player was Oakville Rangers center Dale Pike (50GP, 40G, 26A, 66P, +20, 38 PIM, 7.38 AvR), followed by Hamilton Reps center Rod Milette (50GP, 40G, 47A, 87P, +26, 58 PIM, 8.56 AvR), and Lindsay Muskies defenseman Emyle Gauvreau (60GP, 20G, 47A, 67P, +1, 115 PIM, 7.08 AvR).

The IceDogs hold the 19th Overall Pick in the Draft!

Ranked #19 - C/RW Rich Dwyer, Team Illinois (United States U16 East) (40GP, 16G, 19A, 35P, +18, 54 PIM, 7.25 AvR)

The ISS also released their Final Rankings for the 2009 CHL Import Draft!

The top-ranked player was Finnish defenseman Juho Siren (JYP Jyvaskyla, Finnish SM-League, 52GP, 1G, 2A, 3P, -13, 38 PIM, 6.44 AvR), followed by Kazakh center Dmitri Upper (Barys, Russian Minor Hockey League, 26GP, 7G, 5A, 12P, -5, 26 PIM, 5.96 AvR), and Slovakian center Tamas Jurik (Slovan Bratislava Jrs, Slovakian Junior League, 36GP, 9G, 14A, 23P, +6, 32 PIM, 6.67 AvR).

April 2nd, Game 6

Other Scores

Belleville 2, Oshawa 4 (The series is tied 3-3!)
Brampton 2, Peterborough 4 (The series is tied 3-3!)

Kitchener 1, London 5 (The London Knights eliminate the Kitchener Rangers, defeating them 4 games to 2!)
Erie 1, Plymouth 2 (The series is tied 3-3!)
Windsor 1, Saginaw 4 (The series is tied 3-3!)

April 4th, Game 7

Other Scores

Oshawa 0, Belleville 1 (The Belleville Bulls eliminate the Oshawa Generals, defeating them 4 games to 3!)
Peterborough 3, Brampton 4 (The Brampton Battalion eliminate the Peterborough Petes, defeating them 4 games to 3!)

Plymouth 3, Erie 4 (The Erie Otters eliminate the Plymouth Whalers, defeating them 4 games to 3!)
Saginaw 0, Windsor 1 (The Windsor Spitfires eliminate the Saginaw Spirit, defeating them 4 games to 3!)

April 5th

IceDogs winger Lawne Paton resumes full contact practices after recovering from his olecranon bursitis.

J.Ross Robertson Cup Playoffs, Conference Semi-Final Match-Ups

Western Conference

#1 Erie Otters vs. #6 London Knights

In 8 regular season games Erie outscored London 29-19, while taking the season series 6-2-0!

#2 Windsor Spitfires vs. #4 Owen Sound Attack

In 4 regular season games Owen Sound outscored Windsor 17-5, while sweeping the season series 4-0-0!

Eastern Conference

#1 Niagara IceDogs vs. #4 Brampton Battalion

In 8 regular season games Niagara outscored Brampton 31-13, while taking the season series 7-1-0!

#2 Belleville Bulls vs. #3 Ottawa 67's

In 6 regular season games Belleville outscored Ottawa 26-15, while taking the season series 5-1-0!

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Mon May 21, 2012 11:23 am

2009 J.Ross Robertson Cup Playoffs, Conference Semi-Finals

April 6th, Game 1

The IceDogs return home to the Gatorade Garden City Complex in St. Catharines to play host to the opening game of their Conference Semi-Final series with the Brampton Battalion. Chris Festarini stopped 16 of the 17 shots he faced, and though the score was tied 1-1 after one period, the IceDogs scored six unanswered goals to take the dominating victory!

Brampton 1, Niagara 7

Campagna (2) (Wigle, Mercer)
Wigle (3) (Tvrznik, Graham)
Wigle (4) (Campagna, Tvrznik) PP
Tvrznik (2) (Milne, Kelly)
Tvrznik (3) (Wigle)
Pokulok (1) (Horvat)
Tanguay (4) (Koverko)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored two goals, and two assists. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Radko Tvrznik, who scored two goals, and two assists. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored a goal, and an assist.

The Niagara IceDogs lead the series 1-0!

Other Scores

Ottawa 4, Belleville 1 (Ottawa lead the series 1-0!)

London 2, Erie 3 (Erie lead the series 1-0!)
Owen Sound 3, Windsor 0 (Owen Sound lead the series 1-0!)

April 7th, Game 2

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the second game of their series with the Brampton Battalion. Chris Festarini stopped 29 of the 33 shots he faced, and though the Battalion scored with just two minutes left to tie the game 4-4, the IceDogs would score seconds later to take the victory!

Brampton 4, Niagara 5

Tvrznik (4) (Graham, Mercer) PP
Mercer (2) (Hill, Paton) PP
Cote (1) (Campagna)
Campagna (3) (Wigle, Tvrznik)
Campagna (4) (Wigle)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to Brampton Battalion defenseman Spencer Abraham, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Radko Tvrznik, who scored a goal, and an assist.

The Niagara IceDogs lead the series 2-0!

Other Scores

Ottawa 1, Belleville 3 (The series is tied 1-1!)

London 2, Erie 5 (Erie lead the series 2-0!)
Owen Sound 4, Windsor 0 (Owen Sound lead the series 2-0!)

April 9th, Game 3

The IceDogs travel to the Powerade Centre in Brampton to play the third game of their series with the Brampton Battalion. Chris Festarini stopped 20 of the 24 shots he faced, and though Brampton scored early in the third period to tie the score 4-4, the IceDogs scored twice more in the period to take the victory!

Niagara 6, Brampton 4

Milne (1) (Semenov)
Mercer (3) (Wigle)
Tvrznik (5) (Campagna, Mercer) PP
Paton (1) (Hill, Tanguay) PP
Koverko (2) (Tanguay, Semenov)
Tanguay (5) (Paton, Cote) PP

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Samson Tanguay, who scored a goal, and two assists. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Luke Mercer, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Brampton Battalion winger Edan Chenier, who scored two goals.

The Niagara IceDogs lead the series 3-0!

Other scores

Belleville 4, Ottawa 2 (Belleville lead the series 2-1!)

Erie 2, London 4 (Erie lead the series 2-1!)
Windsor 3, Owen Sound 2 (Owen Sound lead the series 2-1!)

April 10th, Game 4

The IceDogs remain on the road to play the fourth game of their series with the Brampton Battalion. Chris Festarini stopped 24 of the 25 shots he faced, and though the Battalion score first, the IceDogs scored four unanswered goals to sweep the series!

Niagara 4, Brampton 1

Graham (3) (Campagna) PP
Hill (2) (Tanguay, Paton)
Pokulok (2) (Horvat)
Campagna (5) (Kelly, Wigle)

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini, who stopped 24 of 25 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham, who scored a goal.

The Niagara IceDogs eliminate the Brampton Battalion, defeating them 4 games to 0!

Other Scores

Belleville 2, Ottawa 5 (The series is tied 2-2!)

Erie 4, London 2 (Erie lead the series 3-1!)
Windsor 0, Owen Sound 2 (Owen Sound lead the series 3-1!)

April 12th, Game 5

Other Scores

Ottawa 5, Belleville 0 (Ottawa lead the series 3-2!)

London 2, Erie 1 (Erie lead the series 3-2!)
Owen Sound 1, Windsor 2 (Owen Sound lead the series 3-2!)

April 14th, Game 6

Other Scores

Belleville 5, Ottawa 4 (The series is tied 3-3!)

Erie 6, London 4 (The Erie Otters eliminate the London Knights, defeating them 4 games to 2!)
Windsor 4, Owen Sound 3 (The series is tied 3-3!)

April 16th, Game 7

Other Scores

Ottawa 3, Belleville 2 (The Ottawa 67's eliminate the Belleville Bulls, defeating them 4 games to 3!)

Owen Sound 3, Windsor 4 (The Windsor Spitfires eliminate the Owen Sound Attack, defeating them 4 games to 3!)

J.Ross Robertson Cup Playoffs, Conference Final Match-Ups

Western Conference

#1 Erie Otters vs. #2 Windsor Spitfires

In 4 regular season games Erie outscored Windsor 13-12, while splitting the season series 2-2-0!

Eastern Conference

#1 Niagara IceDogs vs. #3 Ottawa 67's

In 4 regular season games Ottawa outscored Niagara 20-9, while taking the season series 3-1-0!

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Mon May 21, 2012 12:56 pm

2009 J.Ross Robertson Cup Playoffs, Conference Finals

April 19th, Game 1

The IceDogs return home to the Gatorade Garden City Complex in St. Catharines to play host to the opening game of the Eastern Conference Final against the Ottawa 67's. Chris Festarini stopped 36 of the 41 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs scored first, Ottawa would score five straight goals to take an insurmountable lead!

Ottawa 5, Niagara 3

Hill (3) (Tvrznik, Milne) PP
Paton (2) (Hill, Cote) PP
Paton (3) (Cote) PP

First star honours would go to Ottawa 67's center Sean Monahan, who scored two goals, and two assists. Second star would go to Ottawa 67's defenseman Cody Ceci, who recorded an assist. Third star would go to Ottawa 67's winger Andreas Athanasiou, who scored a goal, and three assists.

The Ottawa 67's lead the series 1-0!

Windsor Spitfires vs. Erie Otters

Erie defeat Windsor 5-4! First star honours would go to Erie Otters winger Tucker Shannon, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Windsor Spitfires winger Shawn Fortier, who recorded three assists. Third star would go to Windsor Spitfires defenseman Nick Ebert, who scored a goal.

The Erie Otters lead the series 1-0!

April 21st, Game 2

The IceDogs remain at home to play host to the second game of their series with the Ottawa 67's. Chris Festarini stopped 28 of the 31 shots he faced, and though Ottawa scored in the dying seconds to force overtime, IceDogs center Mathew Campagna would emerge as the hero in overtime!

Ottawa 3, Niagara 4 (OT)

Mercer (4) (Campagna) PP
Semenov (2) (Milne, Koverko)
Campagna (6) (Tvrnzik, Pokulok)
Campagna (7) (Wigle, Tvrznik) PP

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who recorded an assist. Third star would go to Ottawa 67's winger Ashley Burns, who scored a goal, and an assist.

The series is tied 1-1!

Windsor Spitfires vs. Erie Otters

Erie defeat Windsor 3-2! First star honours would go to Erie Otters goaltender Bruin Gorman, who stopped 34 of 36 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Erie Otters winger Jordie Gallant, who recorded an assist. Third star would go to Windsor Spitfires goaltender Matt Mahalak, who stopped 30 of 33 shots in the loss.

The Erie Otters lead the series 2-0!

April 23rd, Game 3

The IceDogs travel to the J.Benson Cartage Centre in Ottawa to play the third game of their series with the Ottawa 67's. Chris Festarini stopped 20 of the 23 shots he faced, and though the 67's led 3-2 at the end of the first period, the IceDogs would score three unanswered goals to take the victory!

Niagara 5, Ottawa 3

Tanguay (6) (Paton, Semenov)
Koverko (3) (Hill)
Campagna (8) (Wigle, Mercer)
Wigle (5) (Tvrznik, Dube)
Tvrznik (6) (Paton, Campagna) PP

First star honours would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Joel Wigle, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Niagara IceDogs center Mathew Campagna, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Niagara IceDogs winger Radko Tvrznik, who scored a goal, and an assist.

The Niagara IceDogs lead the series 2-1!

Erie Otters vs. Windsor Spitfires

Windsor defeat Erie 4-3! First star honours would go to Erie Otters winger Nick Ritchie, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Windsor Spitfires defenseman Nick Ebert, who recorded two assists. Third star would go to Erie Otters winger Aaron Berisha, who scored a goal, and an assist.

The Erie Otters lead the series 2-1!

April 25th, Game 4

The IceDogs remain on the road to play the fourth game of their series with the Ottawa 67's. Chris Festarini stopped only 9 of the 13 shots he faced before being pulled in favor of Jesse McCullough who stopped all 22 shots he faced the rest of the way, but the IceDogs never got it going in the loss!

Niagara 1, Ottawa 4

Wigle (6) (Mercer, Campagna) PP

First star honours would go to Ottawa 67's winger Andreas Athanasiou, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Ottawa 67's defenseman Nick Malysa, who recorded an assist. Third star would go to Ottawa 67's center Sean Monahan, who recorded an assist.

The series is tied 2-2!

Erie Otters vs. Windsor Spitfires

Windsor defeat Erie 4-2! First star honours would go to Windsor Spitfires defenseman Samy Martin, who scored a goal. Second star would go to Erie Otters winger Ben Johnson, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Windsor Spitfires defenseman Jeremy-Michael Boivin, who scored a goal.

The series is tied 2-2!

April 27th, Game 5

The IceDogs return home to play host to the fifth game of their series with the Ottawa 67's. Chris Festarini stopped 27 of the 31 shots he faced in the game, and though the IceDogs scored first, Ottawa scored four unanswered goals to take the victory!

Ottawa 4, Niagara 1

Paton (4) (Hill)

First star honours would go to Ottawa 67's center Sean Monahan, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Ottawa 67's goaltender Kirby Bird, who stopped 26 of 27 shots in the victory. Third star would go to Ottawa 67's center Nelson Watson, who scored a goal.

The Ottawa 67's lead the series 3-2!

Windsor Spitfires vs. Erie Otters

Windsor defeat Erie 2-1! First star honours would go to Windsor Spitfires goaltender Matt Mahalak, who stopped 31 of 32 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Erie Otters goaltender Bruin Gorman, who stopped 25 of 27 shots in the loss. Third star would go to Windsor Spitfires center Connor Crisp, who scored a goal.

The Windsor Spitfires lead the series 3-2!

April 28th

IceDogs winger Samson Tanguay will miss 3 weeks with a rotator cuff strain.

April 29th, Game 6

The IceDogs travel back to Ottawa to play the sixth game of their series with the Ottawa 67's. Chris Festarini stopped 36 of the 41 shots he faced, and though the IceDogs led 3-1 halfway through the game, the 67's scored four unanswered goals to claim the series victory!

Niagara 3, Ottawa 5

Campagna (9) (Tvrznik, Wigle)
Koverko (4) (Semenov, Theoret)
Campagna (10) (Kelly, Wigle)

First star honours would go to Ottawa 67's center Sean Monahan, who scored a hat trick. Second star would go to Ottawa 67's winger Andreas Athanasiou, who recorded four assists. Third star would go to Ottawa 67's winger Chris Marchese, who scored a goal, and two assists.

The Ottawa 67's eliminate the Niagara IceDogs, defeating them 4 games to 2!

Erie Otters vs. Windsor Spitfires

Erie defeat Windsor 5-2! First star honours would go to Erie Otters winger Jordie Gallant, who scored two goals. Second star would go to Erie Otters winger Nick Ritchie, who scored a goal. Third star would go to Erie Otters winger Aaron Berisha, who scored a goal, and an assist.

The series is tied 3-3!

April 30th

Former IceDogs winger Myles Doan's contract with the Augsburger Panther of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga expires, and he is now a free agent.

May 1st, Game 7

Windsor Spitfires vs. Erie Otters

Windsor defeat Erie 3-2! First star honours would go to Windsor Spitfires center Jordan Maletta, who recorded an assist. Second star would go to Windsor Spitfires winger Darroll Marcoux, who scored a goal. Third star would go to Windsor Spitfires winger Mychal Branham, who scored a goal, and an assist.

The Windsor Spitfires have eliminated the Erie Otters, defeating them 4 games to 3!

Former IceDogs center Alex Friesen's contract with Basel of the Swiss National League B has expired, and he has become a free agent.

Former IceDogs winger Tom Kuhnhackl has returned home to Germany, signing a 1 year contract worth $95K with Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga!

J.Ross Robertson Cup Final Match-Up

#3 (East) Ottawa 67's vs. #2 (West) Windsor Spitfires

In 2 regular season games Windsor outscored Ottawa 12-5, while sweeping the season series 2-0-0!

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Mon May 21, 2012 2:44 pm

2009 J.Ross Robertson Cup Final

May 3rd, Game 1

Windsor Spitfires vs. Ottawa 67's

Windsor defeat Ottawa 3-2! First star honours would go to Windsor Spitfires center Connor Crisp, who scored a goal. Second star would go to Windsor Spitfires defenseman Reece Scarlet, who recorded an assist. Third star would go to Ottawa 67's goaltender Rheal Day, who stopped 29 of 32 shots in the loss.

The Windsor Spitfires lead the series 1-0!

May 4th, Game 2

Windsor Spitfires vs. Ottawa 67's

Ottawa defeat Windsor 3-2! First star honours would go to Ottawa 67's goaltender Kirby Bird, who stopped 31 of 33 shots in the victory. Second star would go to Ottawa 67's defenseman Mac Nichol, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Windsor Spitfires center Connor Crisp, who scored a goal.

The series is tied 1-1!

May 6th, Game 3

Ottawa 67's vs. Windsor Spitfires

Ottawa defeat Windsor 7-2! First star honours would go to Ottawa 67's defenseman Nick Malysa, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to Ottawa 67's center Sean Monahan, who recorded three assists. Third star would go to Ottawa 67's winger Ashley Burns, who scored two goals.

The Ottawa 67's lead the series 2-1!

IceDogs defenseman Luke Mercer has signed a 3 year contract worth $475K per season with the Ottawa Senators. He has left the IceDogs.

May 7th

IceDogs defenseman Jesse Graham has signed a 3 year contract worth $475K per season with the Calgary Flames. He has left the IceDogs.

May 8th, Game 4

Ottawa 67's vs. Windsor Spitfires

Windsor defeat Ottawa 4-3! First star honours would go to Ottawa 67's center Sean Monahan, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Windsor Spitfires center Connor Crisp, who recorded an assist. Third star would go to Windsor Spitfires goaltender Matt Mahalak, who stopped 28 of 31 shots in the victory.

The series is tied 2-2!

Former IceDogs goaltender Joel Vienneau has been released by the Los Angeles Kings and is now a free agent.

May 9th

The OHL Priority Selection took place today, more info in next post.

The IceDogs release the following players to get their reserve list under the limit.

C Pierre-Andre Nobel
LW Tyrel Vincent
RW Daryl Biron
D Rusty Watson
D Courtney Bell

May 10th, Game 5

Windsor Spitfires vs. Ottawa 67's

Ottawa defeat Windsor 4-3! First star honours would go to Ottawa 67's winger Chris Marchese, who scored two goals, and an assist. Second star would go to Ottawa 67's center Sean Monahan, who recorded three assists. Third star would go to Ottawa 67's defenseman Cody Ceci, who scored a goal.

The Ottawa 67's lead the series 3-2!

May 12th, Game 6

Ottawa 67's vs. Windsor Spitfires

Windsor defeat Ottawa 6-4! First star honours would go to Windsor Spitfires center Connor Crisp, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Ottawa 67's winger Chris Marchese, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Ottawa 67's defenseman Cody Ceci, who recorded two assists.

The series is tied 3-3!

The Prince George Cougars have won the WHL Presidents Cup, defeating the Red Deer Rebels 4 games to 3, and will represent the WHL as Champions at the Memorial Cup in Rimouski!

May 13th

The Gatineau Olympiques have won the QMJHL Presidents Cup, defeating the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 4 games to 2, and will represent the QMJHL as Champions at the Memorial Cup in Rimouski!

May 14th, Game 7

Windsor Spitfires vs. Ottawa 67's

Windsor defeat Ottawa 1-0! First star honours would go to Windsor Spitfires goaltender Matt Mahalak, who posted a 25 save shutout. Second star would go to Windsor Spitfires center Jordan Maletta, who recorded an assist. Third star would go to Ottawa 67's goaltender Kirby Bird, who stopped 27 of 28 shots in the loss!

The Windsor Spitfires have won the J.Ross Robertson Cup, defeating the Ottawa 67's 4 games to 3, and will represent the OHL as Champions at the Memorial Cup in Rimouski!

Niagara IceDogs Team Statistics - Playoffs

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No   Name                     GP  G   A   P   +--  PIM  SOG  Sh   Av R 
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31   Festarini, Christopher   14  0   0   0   0    0    0    -    7.71 
1    McCullough, Jesse        1   0   0   0   0    0    0    -    10.00
33   Dube, Kris               14  2   2   4   7    4    19   10.5 6.36 
3    Graves, Neal             0   0   0   0   0    0    0    -    ---- 
5    Cote, Roger              14  1   3   4   6    18   28   3.6  6.71 
4    Kelly, Broderick         14  0   4   4   2    8    11   0.0  6.71 
77   Milne, Drake             14  1   4   5   -2   6    18   5.6  6.71 
26   DiFruscia, Anthony       3   2   0   2   2    0    4    50.0 7.33 
9    Horvat, Ryan             14  0   2   2   -3   8    9    0.0  6.21 
24   Tanguay, Samson          13  6   6   12  6    4    26   23.1 6.85 
23   Theoret, Mitchell        14  1   4   5   -1   8    6    16.7 6.64 
11   Tvrznik, Radko           14  6   13  19  10   4    24   25.0 7.21 
37   Campagna, Mathew         14  10  9   19  10   12   41   24.4 8.36 
17   Hill, Devin              14  3   7   10  1    18   28   10.7 6.50 
12   Mandat, Jan              14  0   0   0   1    26   9    0.0  5.79 
22   Semenov, Fran ois        14  2   7   9   -1   22   19   10.5 6.93 
10   Verhaeghe, Carter        1   0   0   0   0    0    1    0.0  6.00 
14   Koverko, Dean            14  4   3   7   0    22   17   23.5 6.29 
56   Paton, Lawne             11  4   5   9   -5   12   12   33.3 6.45 
51   Pokulok, Scott           14  2   1   3   1    8    13   15.4 6.07 
18   Wigle, Joel              14  6   11  17  11   20   51   11.8 7.86

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No   Name                     GP  W   L   T   MIN  GAA  SV%  SO   Av R 
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31   Festarini, Christopher   14  10  4   0   801  3.07 .896 0    7.71 
1    McCullough, Jesse        1   0   0   0   39   0.00 1.0000    10.00

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Mon May 21, 2012 5:05 pm

May 9th, OHL Priority Selection

The IceDogs hold the 19th Overall Pick in the Draft.

With the first overall pick the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds selected Lindsay Muskies defenseman Emyle Gauvreau.

1st Round (19th Overall): LW Corbie Scott

6'3", 152 lbs, Age: 15, From: London, Ontario, London Junior Knights (Alliance Pavillion League)

Stats: 50GP, 23G, 38A, 61P, +21, 91 PIM, 7.14 AvR

2nd Round (24th Overall): RD Dusty Johnston

5'10", 143 lbs, Age: 15, From: Walkerton, Ontario, Walkerton Hawks (Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League)

Stats: 55GP, 18G, 35A, 53P, +16, 58 PIM, 7.69 AvR

3rd Round (42nd Overall): RD James Brown

5'11", 176 lbs, Age: 15, From: Tillsonburg, Ontario, Stoney Creek Warriors (Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League)

Stats: 60GP, 10G, 13A, 23P, +8, 120 PIM, 6.67 AvR

3rd Round (44th Overall): LD Walker Druin

6'2", 191 lbs, Age: 15, From: Nipigon, Ontario, Whitby Fury (Ontario Junior A Hockey League)

Stats: 59GP, 1G, 10A, 11P, -3, 72 PIM, 6.41 AvR

3rd Round (59th Overall): C Fernando Larocque

5'9", 154 lbs, Age: 15, From: Gloucester, Ontario, Oakville Blades (Ontario Junior A Hockey League)

Stats: 56GP, 33G, 41A, 74P, +37, 50 PIM, 7.36 AvR

4th Round (79th Overall): LW Reggie Leclerc

5'8", 152 lbs, Age: 15, From: Brantford, Ontario, Colborne Cobras (Empire Junior B Hockey League)

Stats: 60GP, 28G, 59A, 87P, +46, 110 PIM, 7.10 AvR

5th Round (99th Overall): RW Larry Carriere

6', 165 lbs, Age: 16, From: Kitchener, Ontario, Kitchener Junior Rangers (Alliance Pavillion League)

Stats: 45GP, 10G, 17A, 27P, +11, 72 PIM, 6.40 AvR

6th round (119th Overall): C Neil Staal

5'7", 156 lbs, Age: 16, From: Ottawa, Ontario, St. Catharines Falcons (Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League)

Stats: 60GP, 17G, 34A, 51P, +48, 44 PIM, 6.87 AvR

7th Round (139th Overall): LW Chamirand Laforest

6', 143 lbs, Age: 15, From: Milton, Ontario, Ottawa Junior Senators (Central Canada Hockey League)

Stats: 56GP, 7G, 6A, 13P, +1, 60 PIM, 6.13 AvR

8th Round (159th Overall): LD/LW Jean-Claude Bent

6'1", 154 lbs, Age: 15, From: Avonmore, Ontario, Brampton Capitals (Ontario Junior A Hockey League)

Stats: 60GP, 5G, 27A, 32P, +1, 84 PIM, 6.72 AvR

9th Round (179th Overall): C Scotty Tompkins

5'10", 163 lbs, Age: 16, From: Walden, Ontario, Hamilton Red Wings (Ontario Junior A Hockey League)

Stats: 59GP, 10G, 30A, 40P, +1, 66 PIM, 6.20 AvR

10th Round (199th Overall): G Kenton Howse

5'9", 154 lbs, Age: 15, From: Morrisburg, Ontario, Morrisburg Lions (Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League)

Stats: 54GP, 45-6-3, 15 SO, 1.44 GAA, .948 SV%, 8.72 AvR

11th Round (219th Overall): RW Deder MacDonald

6'3", 174 lbs, Age: 15, From: Leamington, Ontario, Leamington Flyers (Greater Ontario Junior Hockey League)

Stats: 57GP, 4G, 16A, 20P, +24, 31 PIM, 6.51 AvR

12th Round (239th Overall): C Stace Reagan

5'10", 169 lbs, Age: 15, From: North York, Ontario, Huntsville Otters (Ontario Junior A Hockey League)

Stats: 60GP, 9G, 22A, 31P, +30, 35 PIM, 6.87 AvR

13th Round (259th Overall): LW Laine Murphy

6'3", 154 lbs, Age: 16, From: St. Catharines, Ontario, St. Catharines Sabres (South Central AAA League)

Stats: 40GP, 8G, 11A, 19P, +9, 38 PIM, 6.42 AvR

14th Round (279th Overall): LD/RD Owen Munro

6', 167 lbs, Age: 16, From: Perth, Ontario, Perth Blue Wings (Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League)

Stats: 60GP, 10G, 39A, 49P, +21, 98 PIM, 7.02 AvR

15th Round (299th Overall): G Tiny Flinn

6', 156 lbs, Age: 16, From: Barrie, Ontario, Port Perry Mojacks (Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League)

Stats: 60GP, 54-3-3, 15 SO, 1.48 GAA, .947 SV%, 8.70 AvR

May 20th, OHL Awards Presentation

Red Tilson Trophy (Most Outstanding Player)

C Radek Faksa, Kitchener Rangers (60GP, 42G, 54A, 96P, +15, 66 PIM, 8.90 AvR)

Runners-Up: C Brendan Gaunce (Belleville Bulls), C Jarrod Maidens (Owen Sound Attack)

William Hanley Award (Perseverance, Sportsmanship, Dedication to Hockey)

D Jacob Ringuette, Sarnia Sting (68GP, 13G, 35A, 48P, -12, 80 PIM, 7.59 AvR)

Runners-Up: LW Mitchell Dempsey (Kitchener Rangers), G Matt Murray (Peterborough Petes)

Matt Leyden Trophy (Coach of the Year)

Bob Boughner, Windsor Spitfires

Runners-Up: Joe Ferras (Erie Otters), Johnny Smith (Niagara IceDogs)

Max Kaminsky Trophy (Best Defensemen)

Taylor Fielding, Belleville Bulls (68GP, 20G, 53A, 73P, +2, 76 PIM, 8.18 AvR)

Runners-Up: Cody Ceci (Ottawa 67's), Nick Ebert (Windsor Spitfires)

OHL Goaltender of the Year

Matt Murray, Peterborough Petes (66GP, 34-27-3, 5 SO, 2.73 GAA, .907 SV%, 8.14 AvR)

Runners-Up: Skylar McMahon (Barrie Colts), Matej Machovsky (Brampton Battalion)

Eddie Powers Memorial Trophy (Leading Goal Scorer)

LW Andreas Athanasiou, Ottawa 67's (51 goals)

Runners-Up: C Radek Faksa (Kitchener Rangers), Cody Payne (Plymouth Whalers)

Note: Finally figured out that instead of giving me the point scoring leaders, it was giving me the goal scoring leaders.

Leo Lalonde Memorial Trophy (Top Overage Player)

LW Andreas Athanasiou, Ottawa 67's (65GP, 51G, 34A, 85P, +12, 78 PIM, 7.42 AvR)

Runners-Up: C Radek Faksa (Kitchener Rangers), LW Cody Payne (Plymouth Whalers)

Note: None of these players were actually overage this season.

Emms Family Trophy (Rookie of the Year)

LW Brandon Love, Oshawa Generals (65GP, 31G, 38A, 69P, +14, 237 PIM, 8.45 AvR)

Runners-Up: C Emile Brace (Windsor Spitfires), RW Houston Gallant (Plymouth Whalers)

Bobby Smith Trophy (Scholastic Player of the Year)

C Zoltan Poitras, Plymouth Whalers

Runners-Up: D Jared Gilbert (Windsor Spitfires), D Jacob Ringuette (Sarnia Sting)

OHL Executive of the Year

Warren Rychel, Windsor Spitfires

Runners-Up: Darren Rumble (Erie Otters), Mark Addison (Niagara IceDogs)

OHL Star Player

C Radek Faksa, Kitchener Rangers)

Runners-Up: LW Brandon Love (Oshawa Generals), C Brendan Gaunce (Belleville Bulls)

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Mon May 21, 2012 6:49 pm

2009 CHL Memorial Cup

May 21st

Gatineau Olympiques vs. Windsor Spitfires

Windsor defeat Gatineau 4-1! First star honours would go to Windsor Spitfires center Emile Brace, who scored a goal, and two assists. Second star would go to Windsor Spitfires defenseman Samy Martin, who recorded two assists. Third star would go to Windsor Spitfires winger Darroll Marcoux, who scored two goals.

Prince George Cougars vs. Rimouski Oceanic

Prince George defeat Rimouski 4-3 in overtime! First star honours would go to Prince George Cougars winger Buddy Dufresne, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Prince George Cougars winger John Odgers, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Prince George Cougars center Charles-Hubert Regier, who recorded two assists.

May 23rd

Windsor Spitfires vs. Prince George Cougars

Windsor defeat Prince George 5-2! First star honours would go to Windsor Spitfires winger Shawn Fortier, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Windsor Spitfires winger Jarett Mackie, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Windsor Spitfires center Connor Crisp, who recorded an assist.

Gatineau Olympiques vs. Rimouski Oceanic

Gatineau defeat Rimouski 6-2! First star honours would go to Gatineau Olympiques winger Tomas Hyka, who scored two goals, and two assists. Second star would go to Gatineau Olympiques winger Martin Demers, who scored a goal, and two assists. Third star would go to Gatineau Olympiques center Bruno Gandois, who recorded three assists.

May 25th

Gatineau Olympiques vs. Prince George Cougars

Prince George defeat Gatineau 4-2! First star honours would go to Prince George Cougars defenseman Ryan Pulock, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Gatineau Olympiques center Bruno Gandois, who scored a goal. Third star would go to Prince George Cougars center Real McLaren, who scored a goal.

Windsor Spitfires vs. Rimouski Oceanic

Windsor defeat Rimouski 4-3! First star honours would go to Rimouski Oceanic defenseman Mathieu Boily, who scored a goal. Second star would go to Rimouski Oceanic winger Mario Daniel, who recorded two assists. Third star would go to Windsor Spitfires defenseman Jeremy-Michael Boivin, who scored a goal.

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Pos     Team                     GP     W      L      T      OTW    OTL    Pct     GF   GA   Pts  
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1st   Q Windsor                  3      3      0      0      0      0      1.000   13   6    6    
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2nd   PlPrince George            3      1      1      0      1      0      0.333   10   10   4    
3rd   PlGatineau                 3      1      2      0      0      0      0.333   9    10   2    
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4th     Rimouski                 3      0      2      0      0      1      0.000   8    14   1

The host Rimouski Oceanic have been eliminated following the Round Robin!

May 30th, Memorial Cup Semi-Final

Gatineau Olympiques vs. Prince George Cougars

Prince George defeat Gatineau 3-1! First star honours would go to Prince George Cougars defenseman Ryan Pulock, who recorded two assists. Second star would go to Prince George Cougars defenseman Mathew Dumba, who scored a goal. Third star would go to Prince George Cougars winger Buddy Dufresne, who recorded an assist.

June 2nd, Memorial Cup Final

Prince George Cougars vs. Windsor Spitfires

Prince George defeat Windsor 3-2 in overtime! First star honours would go to Prince George Cougars winger John Odgers, who scored a goal, and an assist. Second star would go to Prince George Cougars defenseman Mathew Dumba, who scored a goal, and an assist. Third star would go to Windsor Spitfires defenseman Jared Gilbert, who scored a goal, and an assist.

The Prince George Cougars are 2009 Memorial Cup Champions!

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Mon May 21, 2012 8:36 pm

June 2009

June 2nd

The Buffalo Sabres have won the Stanley Cup, defeating the Columbus Blue Jackets 4 games to 0!

June 3rd

As planning begins for next season, the IceDogs release their overage players:

G Chris Festarini
LW Mitchell Theoret
LW Ryan Horvat

The IceDogs also release the rights to:

D Luke Mercer
D Jesse Graham

June 5th

The IceDogs announce the completion of a deal with the London Knights, sending Czech center Jan Mandat to the Knights in exchange for defenseman Braxton Andrews.

Jan Mandat played in 68 games for the IceDogs this past season, putting up 17 (4+13) points, and was +6, with 64 penalty minutes.

Braxton Andrews played in 48 games with London this season, putting up 9 (4+5) points, and was -5, with 52 penalty minutes.

June 6th

The Canadian Hockey League have released their All-Star Teams today!

First All-Star Team

Goaltender: Jerome Ralph (Vancouver Giants)
Defenseman: Taylor Fielding (Belleville Bulls)
Defenseman: Morgan Rielly (Moose Jaw Warriors)
Forward: Radek Faksa (Kitchener Rangers)
Forward: Henrik Samuelsson (Everett Silvertips)
Forward: Curtis Lazar (Red Deer Rebels)

Second All-Star Team

Goaltender: Matt Murray (Peterborough Petes)
Defenseman: Richard Nedomlel (Swift Current Broncos)
Defenseman: Dalton Thrower (Saskatoon Blades)
Forward: Brandon Love (Oshawa Generals)
Forward: Brent Benson (Saskatoon Blades)
Forward: Sam Reinhart (Regina Pats)

Rookie All-Star Team

Goaltender: Rich Lalonde (Sudbury Wolves)
Defenseman: Matthew Proulx (Sherbrooke Phoenix)
Defenseman: Taylor Hunter (Owen Sound Attack)
Forward: Jonatan Grennard (Mississauga St. Michael's Majors)
Forward: Bruno Gandois (Gatineau Olympiques)
Forward: Brent Royer (Cape Breton Screaming Eagles)

June 15th

Former IceDogs winger Andrew Agozzino's contract with the Adirondack Phantoms has expired, and he is now a free agent.

June 18th

Former IceDogs winger Mitchell Theoret has signed a 1 year contract worth $17.5K with the Huntsville Havoc of the United Hockey League.

June 20th

Winger Joel Wigle's loan to the Niagara IceDogs ends, and he returns to the Pittsburgh Penguins.

The 2009 NHL Entry Draft was held today, and two IceDogs were drafted!

LW Radko Tvrznik - San Jose Sharks, 3rd Round (61st Overall)
C Francois Semenov - New York Islanders, 6th Round (160th Overall)

With the first overall pick the Toronto Maple Leafs drafted Regina Pats center Sam Reinhart! The Nashville Predators selected Helsingin Jokerit winger Tuomas Virolainen with the second overall pick. While the Winnipeg Jets selected Yugra Khanty-Masiysk defenseman Alexandr Uvarov with the third pick!

The top-drafted OHL player was Barrie Colts defenseman Aaron Ekblad, who was selected by the St. Louis Blues with a 14th Overall Pick!

The following IceDogs prospects were also drafted!

G Phil Lundbohm - Boston Bruins, 6th Round (162nd Overall)
C Dmitry Mazunin - Ottawa Senators, 2nd Round (34th Overall)

June 22nd

Former IceDogs winger Ryan Horvat has signed a 1 year contract worth $10.5K with the Kalamazoo Wings of the East Coast Hockey League!

June 23rd

Former IceDogs defenseman Brock Beukeboom has signed a 1 year contract extension worth $495K with the St. Louis Blues.

Former IceDogs center Freddie Hamilton has signed a 1 year contract extension worth $713K with the San Jose Sharks.

Former IceDogs defenseman Jamie Oleksiak has signed a 1 year contract extension worth $971K with the Dallas Stars.

Former IceDogs winger Joel Wigle has signed a 1 year contract extension worth $517K with the Pittsburgh Penguins.

June 25th, CHL Import Draft

The IceDogs hold the 55th Overall Pick in the Draft!

With the first overall pick the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds select Finnish defenseman Juho Siren!

1st Round (55th Overall): RW Ivan Benyuk

5'10", 174 lbs, Age: 17, From: Donetsk, Ukraine, Kanata Stallions (Central Canada Hockey League)

Stats: 57GP, 23G, 16A, 39P, +34, 68 PIM, 6.51 AvR

2nd Round: Declined to Pick

June 29th

IceDogs center Mathew Campagna has been named Niagara Icedogs Fans Player of the Year! In 67 games with the IceDogs this season, Campagna put up 78 (22+56) points, and was +23, with 113 penalty minutes.

June 30th

Former IceDogs winger Nicklas Jensen has left the Vancouver Canucks as a restricted free agent after the expiration of his contract!

Former IceDogs defenseman Dougie Hamilton has left the Boston Bruins as a restricted free agent after the expiration of his contract!

The Board has announced that they expect the team to make the playoffs again this season!

The Prince George Cougars have been chosen to host the 2010 Memorial Cup!

The IceDogs have released the rights to winger Joel Wigle.

The IceDogs announce the signing of winger Ivan Benyuk. Benyuk was the IceDogs 1st Round Pick (55th Overall) in the CHL Import Draft!

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Tue May 22, 2012 3:08 pm

Offseason 2009

July 1st

The OHL released their 2009/10 Season schedule today, and the IceDogs will open the season at home, playing host to the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors on September 22nd, the Brampton Battalion on September 24th, and the Sudbury Wolves on September 29th.

July 2nd

The IceDogs announce their schedule of preseason games, starting with a three game tour of the Western United States!

August 11th: at Everett Silvertips
August 13th: at Seattle Thunderbirds
August 15th: at Portland Winter Hawks

Then from August 21-24 the IceDogs play host to the Niagara Cup Tournament!

Niagara IceDogs (Hosts)
Gatineau Olympiques (QMJHL Champions)
Prince George Cougars (WHL/Memorial Cup Champions)
Windsor Spitfires (OHL Champions)

Regular Pre-Season

September 4th: vs. Kitchener Rangers
September 7th: at Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
September 10th: at Sudbury Wolves
September 12th: vs. Mississauga St. Michael's Majors
September 14th: at Sarnia Sting
September 16th: vs. Ottawa 67's

July 5th

Former IceDogs winger Nicklas Jensen has signed a 2 year contract worth $550K per season with the Vancouver Canucks.

The IceDogs announce the signing of winger Reggie Leclerc. Leclerc was the IceDogs 4th Round Pick (79th Overall) in the 2009 OHL Priority Selection!

Season Ticket Update: 525

July 6th

The IceDogs announce the signing of winger Corbie Scott. Scott was the IceDogs 1st Round Pick (19th Overall) in the 2009 OHL Priority Selection.

The IceDogs announce the signing of overage defenseman Cory Genovese. Genovese played last season with the Kitchener Rangers, where in 67 games he put up 14 (6+8) points, and was +12, with 96 penalty minutes for a 6.94 AvR.

The IceDogs announce the signing of overage defenseman Adam Pelech. Pelech split last season between the Erie Otters, and Brampton Battalion, where in 65 games he put up 23 (7+16) points, and was +3, with 34 penalty minutes for a 6.98 AvR. His NHL Rights are held by the Colorado Avalanche.

July 7th

The IceDogs announce the signing of goaltender Kenton Howse. Howse was the IceDogs 10th Round Pick (199th Overall) in the 2009 OHL Priority Selection.

The IceDogs announce the signing of center Pierre-Marc Duchesne. Duchesne was the IceDogs 10th Round Pick (196th Overall) in the 2008 OHL Priority Selection. He played last season with the South Ottawa Canadians of the Eastern Ontario Junior B Hockey League, where in 60 games he put up 86 (40+46) points, and was +42, with 96 penalty minutes.

July 8th

Former IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini has signed a 2 year contract worth $475K with the Winnipeg Jets.

July 9th

The IceDogs announce the completion of a trade with the Belleville Bulls, sending defenseman Neal Graves to the Bulls in exchange for an 8th Round Pick in the 2010 OHL Priority Selection!

Graves spent 2 seasons as an extra defenseman for the IceDogs, playing in 32 games, and putting up 6 (2+4) points, while being -4, with 16 penalty minutes.

July 11th

Former IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini is released by the Winnipeg Jets, and is now a free agent.

July 12th

Former IceDogs defenseman Dougie Hamilton has signed a 2 year contract worth $575K per season with the Winnipeg Jets.

Season Ticket Update: 855

July 18th

Former IceDogs goaltender Chris Festarini has signed a 1 year contract worth $29K with the Central Hockey League's Arizona Sundogs.

July 19th

Season Ticket Update: 1,034

July 26th

Season Ticket Update: 1,894

August 2nd

IceDogs prospect Phil Lundbohm has decided to play for the Denver Pioneers of the Western Collegiate Hockey Association.

Season Ticket Update: 2,060

August 4th

Former IceDogs center Alex Friesen has signed a 1 year contract worth $495K with the Florida Panthers.

August 9th

Season Ticket Update: 2,120

Marleau12C · Post by **Marleau12C** » Tue May 22, 2012 4:25 pm

2009 Niagara IceDogs Alumni Report - NHL Draftees

D Brock Beukeboom

6'2", 207 lbs, Age: 22, From: Uxbridge, Ontario, St. Louis Blues (1 year/$495K)

Drafted: Tampa Bay Lightning, 3rd Round (63rd Overall), 2005

Last Season (With Peoria Rivermen, AHL): 80GP, 3G, 16A, 19P, -19, 66 PIM, 6.75 AvR

AHL Playoffs: 0GP

Professional Career:

Career (American Hockey League): 160GP, 4G, 29A, 33P, -29, 148 PIM, 6.67 AvR
Peoria Rivermen (160 games)

AHL Playoffs: 4GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, -5, 4 PIM, 6.75 AvR
Peoria Rivermen (4 games)

C Alex Friesen

5'10", 185 lbs, Age: 23, From: Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ontario, Florida Panthers (1 year/$495K)

Drafted: Vancouver Canucks, 6th Round (172nd Overall), 2005

Last Season (With Basel, Swiss National League B): 50GP, 9G, 23A, 32P, +19, 70 PIM, 6.46 AvR

Professional Career:

Career (Swiss National League B): 100GP, 17G, 31A, 48P, +8, 148 PIM, 6.40 AvR
Basel (100 games)

D Jesse Graham

5'11", 185 lbs, Age: 20, From: Mississauga, Ontario, Calgary Flames (2 years/$475K)

Drafted: Calgary Flames, 3rd Round (80th Overall), 2007

Last Season (With Niagara IceDogs, OHL): 65GP, 22G, 29A, 51P, +2, 70 PIM, 7.32 AvR

OHL Playoffs: 14GP, 3G, 5A, 8P, +2, 8 PIM, 7.21 AvR

Career (Ontario Hockey League): 256GP, 42G, 91A, 133P, +29, 186 PIM, 7.00 AvR
Niagara IceDogs (256 games)

OHL Playoffs: 69GP, 16G, 21A, 37P, +9, 46 PIM, 6.87 AvR
Niagara IceDogs (69 games)

D Dougie Hamilton

6'4", 209 lbs, Age: 21, From: Toronto, Ontario, Winnipeg Jets (2 years/$575K)

Drafted: Boston Bruins, 1st Round (9th Overall), 2006

Last Season (With Providence Bruins, ECHL): 31GP, 6G, 25A, 31P, +36, 18 PIM, 7.71 AvR

ECHL Playoffs: 0GP

Last Season (With Boston Bruins, NHL): 35GP, 0G, 6A, 6P, +2, 32 PIM, 6.63 AvR

NHL Playoffs: 0GP

Professional Career:

Career (East Coast Hockey League): 31GP, 6G, 25A, 31P, +36, 18 PIM, 7.71 AvR
Providence Bruins (31 games)

ECHL Playoffs: 0GP

Career (National Hockey League): 35GP, 0G, 6A, 6P, +2, 32 PIM, 6.63 AvR
Boston Bruins (35 games)

NHL Playoffs: 0GP

C Freddie Hamilton

6'1", 189 lbs, Age: 22, From: Toronto, Ontario, San Jose Sharks (1 year/$713K)

Drafted: San Jose Sharks, 5th Round (129th Overall), 2005

Last Season (With Worcester Sharks, AHL): 62GP, 8G, 9A, 17P, -4, 22 PIM, 6.29 AvR

AHL Playoffs: 6GP, 1G, 1A, 2P, -1, 0 PIM, 6.50 AvR

Professional Career:

Career (American Hockey League): 142GP, 18G, 25A, 43P, -8, 60 PIM, 6.35 AvR
Worcester Sharks (142 games)

AHL Playoffs: 7GP, 1G, 2A, 3P, -1, 2 PIM, 6.57 AvR
Worcester Sharks (7 games)

RW Nicklas Jensen

6'3", 187 lbs, Age: 21, From: Herning, Denmark, Vancouver Canucks (2 years/$550K)

Drafted: Vancouver Canucks, 1st Round (29th Overall), 2006

Last Season (With Chicago Wolves, AHL): 68GP, 23G, 23A, 46P, +2, 42 PIM, 6.81 AvR

AHL Playoffs: 6GP, 6G, 2A, 8P, -1, 2 PIM, 7.50 AvR

Last Season (With Vancouver Canucks, NHL): 14GP, 2G, 1A, 3P, +1, 2 PIM, 6.21 AvR

NHL Playoffs: 0GP

Professional Career:

Career (American Hockey League): 68GP, 23G, 23A, 46P, +2, 42 PIM, 6.81 AvR
Chicago Wolves (68 games)

AHL Playoffs: 6GP, 6G, 2A, 8P, -1, 2 PIM, 7.50 AvR
Chicago Wolves (6 games)

Career (National Hockey League): 24GP, 2G, 1A, 3P, +1, 2 PIM, 6.21 AvR
Vancouver Canucks (24 games)

NHL Playoffs: 0GP

RW Tom Kuhnhackl

6'2", 183 lbs, Age: 22, From: Landshut, Germany, Grizzly Adams Wolfsburg (DEL) (1 year/$95K)

Drafted: Pittsburgh Penguins, 4th Round (110th Overall), 2005

Last Season (With Wilkes-Barrie/Scranton Penguins, AHL): 42GP, 8G, 7A, 15P, Even, 33 PIM, 6.38 AVR

AHL Playoffs: 0GP

Professional Career:

Career (Deutsche 2.Bundesliga): 80GP, 23G, 19A, 42P, Even, 72 PIM
Landshut Cannibals (80 games)

Deutsche 2.Bundesliga Playoffs: 12GP, 1G, 0A, 1P, Even, 8 PIM
Landshut Cannibals (12 games)

Career (Deutsche Eishockey Liga): 4GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, Even, 0 PIM
Augsburger Panthers (4 games)

DEL Playoffs: 0GP

Career (American Hockey League): 118GP, 27G, 27A, 54P, -3, 109 PIM, 6.49 AvR
Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins (118 games)

AHL Playoffs: 0GP

Career (German National Team): 4GP, 0G, 0A, 0P, -1, 2 PIM, 6.25 AvR

D Luke Mercer

5'11", 165 lbs, Age: 20, From: Mississauga, Ontario, Ottawa Senators (2 years/$475K)

Drafted: Ottawa Senators, 6th Round (156th Overall), 2007

Last Season (With Niagara IceDogs, OHL): 65GP, 10G, 24A, 34P, -4, 24 PIM, 6.69 AvR

OHL Playoffs: 14GP, 4G, 8A, 12P, +7, 6 PIM, 7.29 AvR

Career (Ontario Hockey League): 226GP, 30G, 48A, 78P, +23, 112 PIM, 6.48 AvR
Niagara IceDogs (226 games)

OHL Playoffs: 56GP, 6G, 18A, 24P, +11, 36 PIM, 6.55 AvR
Niagara IceDogs (56 games)

D Jamie Oleksiak

6'7", 240 lbs, Age: 21, From: Toronto, Ontario, Dallas Stars (1 year/$971K)

Drafted: Dallas Stars, 1st Round (14th Overall), 2006

Last Season (With Texas Stars, AHL): 69GP, 0G, 24A, 24P, +4, 52 PIM, 6.45 AvR

AHL Playoffs: 6GP, 0G, 1A, 1P, +1, 2 PIM, 6.33 AvR

Professional Career:

Career (American Hockey League): 127GP, 0G, 28A, 28P, -2, 74 PIM, 6.39 AvR
Texas Stars (127 games)

AHL Playoffs: 6GP, 0G, 1A, 1P, +1, 2 PIM, 6.33 AvR
Texas Stars (6 games)

RW David Pacan

6'3", 218 lbs, Age: 23, From: Ottawa, Ontario, Salavat Yulajev Ufa (RSL) (1 year/$205K)

Drafted: Chicago Blackhawks, 6th Round (177th Overall), 2004

Last Season (With Salavat Yulajev Ufa, RSL): 36GP, 0G, 3A, 3P, -8, 38 PIM, 6.06 AvR

RSL Playoffs: 0GP

Professional Career:

Career (Russian Superleague): 36GP, 0G, 3A, 3P, -8, 38 PIM, 6.06 AvR
Salavat Yulajev Ufa (36 games)

RSL Playoffs: 0GP

RW Brett Ritchie

6'3", 211 lbs, Age: 21, From: Orangeville, Ontario, Minnesota Wild (1 year/$475K)

Drafted: Dallas Stars, 2nd Round (44th Overall), 2006

Last Season (With Houston Aeros, AHL): 74GP, 13G, 13A, 26P, -4, 36 PIM, 6.46 AvR

AHL Playoffs: 0GP

Professional Career:

Career (American Hockey League): 74GP, 13G, 13A, 26P, -4, 36 PIM, 6.46 AvR
Houston Aeros (74 games)

AHL Playoffs: 0GP

C Ryan Strome

6'1", 200 lbs, Age: 21, From: Mississauga, Ontario, New York Islanders (2 years/$1.92M)

Drafted: New York Islanders, 1st Round (5th Overall), 2006

Last Season (With New York Islanders, NHL): 76GP, 16G, 25A, 41P, -38, 52 PIM, 6.78 AvR

NHL Playoffs: 0GP

Professional Career:

Career (National Hockey League): 152GP, 29G, 51A, 80P, -46, 103 PIM, 6.63 AvR
New York Islanders (152 games)

NHL Playoffs: 0GP

LW Mitchell Theoret

6'1", 209 lbs, Age: 21, From: Montreal, Quebec, Huntsville Havoc (UHL) (1 year/$17.5K)

Drafted: New York Islanders, 7th Round (185th Overall), 2006

Last Season (With Niagara IceDogs, OHL): 63GP, 17G, 13A, 30P, +5, 74 PIM, 6.83 AvR

OHL Playoffs: 14GP, 1G, 4A, 5P, -1, 8 PIM, 6.64 AvR

Career (Ontario Hockey League): 317GP, 71G, 76A, 147P, +22, 281 PIM, 6.86 AvR
Niagara IceDogs (317 games)

OHL Playoffs: 71GP, 10G, 17A, 27P, +5, 68 PIM, 6.58 AvR
Niagara IceDogs (71 games)

G Mark Visentin

6'2", 200 lbs, Age: 22, From: Hamilton, Ontario, Colorado Avalanche (1 year/$475K)

Drafted: Phoenix Coyotes, 1st Round (29th Overall), 2005

Last Season (With Lake Erie Monsters, AHL): 36GP, 10-24-2, 1 SO, 3.90 GAA, .876 SV%, 7.00 AvR

AHL Playoffs: 0GP

Professional Career:

Career (American Hockey League): 67GP, 22-43-2, 1 SO, 3.60 GAA, .882 SV%, 7.22 AvR
Milwaukee Admirals (31 games), Lake Erie Monsters (36 games)

AHL Playoffs: 0GP

RW Joel Wigle

6'3", 207 lbs, Age: 20, From: Brantford, Ontario, Pittsburgh Penguins (1 year/$517K)

Drafted: Somehow signed off my roster as an 18 year old, without ever being drafted.

Last Season (With Niagara IceDogs, OHL): 65GP, 30G, 36A, 66P, +24, 106 PIM, 7.46 AvR

OHL Playoffs: 14GP, 6G, 11A, 17P, +11, 20 PIM, 7.86 AvR

Career (Ontario Hockey League): 227GP, 90G, 100A, 190P, +58, 237 PIM, 7.42 AvR
Niagara IceDogs (227 games)

OHL Playoffs: 56GP, 22G, 32A, 54P, +17, 58 PIM, 7.44 AvR
Niagara IceDogs (56 games)

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