Avalanche Farm Report - Dec. 12

San Antonio Rampage

Grimaldi opened the scoring with an unassisted goal 3:08 into the match before Bakersfield knotted the game. He recorded his second tally, assisted by Andrei Mironov, to retake the lead into the first intermission. Felix Girard netted the only marker in the second frame but the Condors got within one in the final 20 minutes until the Rampage scored two empty-net goals in the final minute to secure the win.
Grimaldi completed the hat trick when he found the back of an empty net with 15 seconds left, with an assist from Dominic Toninato. He became the fifth Rampage player to ever reach the 50-goal mark with the club and is now in possession of the fifth-most goals (52) in franchise history.
The Rampage suffered a 3-2 overtime loss to the Ontario Reign on Sunday. The Reign got on the scoreboard just past the first minute mark of the contest and took the 1-0 lead into the first intermission. San Antonio scored twice in middle stanza as Warsofsky assisted on the Rampage's first goal to knot the contest and A.J. Greer gave the Rampage the lead with a marker off a forced turnover.
Ontario tied the match early in the last 20 minutes with a power-play goal to send the contest into overtime. The Reign found back of the net 35 second into the extra frame for the win. Martin made 25 saves in the loss.
Upcoming Games
Dec. 14 vs. Cleveland Monsters
Dec. 15 vs. Rockford IceHogs
Dec. 17 vs. Rockford IceHogs

Colorado Eagles

The Colorado Eagles defeated the Rapid City Rush three times this week. On Wednesday, the Eagles defeated the Rush 7-3 in Rapid City. After a scoreless first period, Colorado lit the lamp twice in the first two minutes of the second frame giving the squad a 2-1 advantage at the first intermission. The Eagles found the back of the net five unanswered times to start the third for a lead they wouldn't relinquish. Colorado prevailed with a 4-1 victory over Rapid City on Friday as they kept the Rush scoreless until the final three minutes of the match. In the final contest between the two clubs this week, Rapid City had a 2-1 lead after the first frame but the Eagles scored three times in the second period for a 4-3 lead going into the last stanza. Colorado scored three more markers in the final 20 minutes to solidify a 7-4 victory. On Monday, defenseman Nicolas Meloche was reassigned to the Eagles from the Rampage.

OHL

Travis Barron (Ottawa 67's): Travis Barron recorded his seventh tally of the campaign on Friday as the Ottawa 67's lost 5-3 to the Oshawa Generals. The 67's fell 3-0 on Saturday to the Niagara IceDogs and 4-3 on Sunday in a shootout with the Sudbury Wolves. Barron has registered 24 points (seven goals, 17 assists) in 31 games this season.
Conor Timmins (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds): Conor Timmins recorded a pair of helpers in the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 6-3 victory over the Sarnia Sting on Wednesday. The Greyhounds defeated the North Bay Battalion 3-1 on Friday and snagged another win when they outscored the Windsor Spitfires 6-3 on Sunday. Timmins had his second multi-point game of the week on Sunday with two more assists. In 28 contests this campaign, Timmins has registered 34 points (six goals, 28 assists). The defenseman was one of 10 blueliners invited to Canada's World Junior selection camp that begins on Dec. 12.

WHL

Josh Anderson (Prince George Cougars): The Prince George Cougars outscored the Kootenay ICE 3-1 on Tuesday before falling 5-4 in overtime to the Victoria Royals on Sunday. Defenseman Josh Anderson skated in both contests but did not find the scoresheet. He has put up five points (one goal, four assists) in 16 matches this season.
Nick Henry (Regina Pats): Nick Henry recorded a pair of assists as the Regina Pats fell 7-4 to the Brandon Wheat Kings on Wednesday. The Pats lost 7-5 to the Kelowna Rockets on Friday but rebounded with a 4-2 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers on Saturday. Henry found the back of the net twice on Friday to improve to 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in 13 games this campaign.
Ty Lewis (Brandon Wheat Kings):Ty Lewis recorded five points in three victories for the Brandon Wheat Kings this week. Lewis lit the lamp to help the Wheat Kings defeat the Regina Pats 7-4 on Wednesday and recorded a helper in a 4-3 overtime win against the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday. The forward found the back of the net twice and registered an assist on Saturday as Brandon outscored the Kelowna Rockets 7-4. Lewis leads the Wheat Kings in team scoring with 53 points (17 goals, 36 assists) in 30 games this season.

NCAA

Cale Makar (UMass): UMass went 1-1 in a two-game series with UConn this week. After falling 8-2 on Tuesday, the club rebounded with a 2-1 win on Sunday. Cale Makar hit the ice in both contests but didn't find the scoresheet. Makar has nine points (one goal, eight assists) in 16 contests. The defenseman was one of 10 blueliners invited to Canada's World Junior selection camp that will start on Dec. 12.
Cam Morrison (Notre Dame): Notre Dame defeated Wisconsin twice this week starting with a 3-2 victory on Friday. On Saturday, Cam Morrison recorded a pair of helpers in a 6-2 win to wrap up the weekend. Notre Dame in first in Big Ten hockey standings as the squad is undefeated in conference play and has a 16-3-1 overall record. Morrison has four goals and eight assists in 20 matches this campaign.
Denis Smirnov (Penn State): Denis Smirnov helped Penn State defeat Robert Morris twice this week. Smirnov found the back of the net in a 5-2 victory on Friday and the forward put up four points (two goals, two assists) in a 7-4 victory for his school on Saturday. Penn State is third in the Big Ten hockey standing with a 4-4-2 conference record and 11-7-2 overall record. Smirnov has 17 points (nine goals, eight assists) in 12 contests this season.
Shane Bowers (Boston University): Boston University split a pair of matches with UMass Lowell this weekend. Shane Bowers didn't record a point in the club's 3-2 loss on Saturday but registered a helper in the team's 9-3 victory on Saturday. In 19 outings, Bowers has eight goals and six helpers for 14 points.

USHL

Nate Clurman (Tri-City Storm): Tri-City beat the Lincoln Stars 1-0 on Thursday before falling 3-1 to the Omaha Lancers on Saturday. Nate Clurman didn't register any points this week for the Storm and has three assists in 18 games this campaign.

BCHL

Nick Leivermann (Penticton Vees): Nick Leivermann had a "hat trick" of helpers on Wednesday in the Penticton Vees' 5-1 win over the Salmon Arm Silverbacks and recorded another assist in a 5-2 victory over the West Kelowna Warriors on Friday. The Vees 12-game win streak ended on Saturday with a 4-0 loss to the Vernon Vipers. In 30 contests this season, Leivermann is fourth among BCHL defensemen with 27 points (seven goals, 20 assists).

KHL

Igor Shvyrev (Mettallurg Magnitogorsk): Mettallurg Magnitogorsk started the week with a 2-1 win over Sibir Novosibirsk Region on Tuesday. Igor Shvyrev didn't play in the club's 3-2 shootout win over Sibir on Saturday but did hit the ice on Monday in the 2-1 shootout victory over Jokerit Helsinki. He has tallied one marker in 21 games this campaign.

Sweden (Allsvenskan)

Gustav Olhaver (IK Oskarshamn): Gustav Olhaver recorded the game-tying marker at the end of the third period and a helper in a 5-4 shootout victory over Sodertalje on Tuesday. Olhaver didn't find the scoresheet in IK Oskarshamn's 1-0 victory over Leksand on Friday and has registered five goals and four assists in 23 matches this season.
Adam Werner (IF Bjorkloven): Adam Werner started in the crease twice this week for IF Bjorkloven. The netminder made 14 saves in a 4-2 loss to Almtuna on Wednesday and turned away 21 pucks on Saturday in a 3-2 loss to Timra. Werner has an 11-11-0 record with a 2.97 goals-against average and .894 save percentage after appearing in 22 contests this campaign.

Czech Republic

Petr Kvaca (HC Sparta Praha): Petr Kvaca hit the ice with HC Sparta Praha twice this week. On Tuesday, the netminder had 28 saves in a 4-2 loss to HC Vitkovice Ridera. The squad fell again to HC Vitkovice Ridera 7-3 on Friday. Kvaca made 17 stops in 40 minutes of play to finish the pair of matches with a 5.4 goals-against average and .833 save percentage. Kvaca ended the week back with HC Ceske Budejovice. The goalkeeper didn't make an appearance in the club's a 5-0 win over HC Benatky nad Jizerou. Kvaca is 14-6-0 between the pipes for HC Ceske Budejovice with a 1.63 goals-against average and .926 save percentage.

Slovakia

Maximilian Pajpach (Spisska Nova Ves): Pajpach has played in 14 games for Spisska Nova Ves this campaign and is registering a 3.35 goals-against average and .899 save percentage. He also appeared in seven games for HK Michalovce, putting together a 2.73 goals-against average and .912 save percentage.