Avalanche Farm Report - March 13

San Antonio Rampage

The Rampage bounced back with a 4-3 shootout win over the Iowa Wild on Friday. After a scoreless first period, San Antonio lit the lamp twice in the beginning of the second period and Nicolas Meloche recorded his eighth assist of the campaign on second goal. Agozzino scored for the second straight game in the third stanza with an assist from Mason Geertsen, but the Wild knotted the match to head into an extra frame. After neither team could grab the win in overtime, the Rampage netted two of its three shootout attempts for the win. Spencer Martin was in net for San Antonio and made 32 saves and stopped two out of three shootout attempts from Iowa.
San Antonio wrapped up the week with a 4-0 win over the Ontatio Reign as the squad capitalized on 2-of-3 man-advantage situations. Felix Girard opened scored with helpers from Agozzino and Meloche, and Vladislav Kamenev recorded assists on each of the final three markers in his first game with the club since returning from a broken arm suffered in November.
The Rampage is sixth in the Pacific Division and 12th in the Western Conference with .540 points percentage.
Upcoming games:
March 13 at San Diego Gulls
March 16 vs. Manitoba Moose
March 18 vs. Cleveland Monsters

Colorado Eagles (ECHL)

The Colorado Eagles swept the Rapid City Rush in a three-game series in as many days this weekend after starting the week with a 4-1 loss to the Kansas City Mavericks on Wednesday. Goaltender Joe Cannata played in the loss and stopped 27 of the 30 shots he faced.
Colorado defeated Rapid City 4-3 in a shootout on Friday after outshooting its opponent 44-26, and snagged its second win on Saturday, outscoring the Rush 2-1. On Sunday, the two clubs faced off for the third time as the Eagles won their third consecutive match. In a game that contained 98 total penalty minutes, Colorado went 3-for-5 on the power play and scored six unanswered tallies to defeat Rapid City 6-1.
Colorado owns the No. 1 spot in the Mountain Division with a record of 40-16-4-2 (86 points) and is second overall in the Western Conference, three points behind the Toledo Walleye. The Eagles are one of four teams that have clinched a playoff bid.

OHL

Travis Barron (Ottawa 67's): Travis Barron recorded a tally and a helper this week as the Ottawa 67's fell to 28-28-9 after being defeated three times in as many days. The forward's assist came in a 7-2 loss on Friday and he found the back of the net in the club's 5-4 overtime loss on Saturday in a home-and-home series with the Kingston Frontenacs. The left wing has 52 points (18 goals, 34 assists) on the season, ranking third on the squad. Ottawa was outscored 5-1 by the Mississauga Steelheads on Sunday to wrap up the week, and the 67's remain in eighth place in the Eastern Conference, clinching a playoff birth.
Conor Timmins (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds): On Thursday, Conor Timmins appeared in a game-day sweater for the first time since Jan. 10 as he had been out with an injury. The blueliner didn't find the scoresheet on Thursday in the Greyhounds' 3-2 loss to the Windsor Spitfires or Friday's 4-3 win over the Kitchener Rangers, but he recorded a marker and a helper on Sunday in Sault Ste. Marie's 6-5 shootout loss to the Owen Sound Attack. Timmins has 37 points (seven goals, 30 assists) in 33 contests this year, and with three games to go in the regular season his club has clinched a playoff birth, the Western Conference and Regular Season Champion titles with a 53-7-5 record.

WHL

Josh Anderson (Swift Current Broncos): Josh Anderson hit the ice in all three contests with the Swift Current Broncos this week as the club defeated the Calgary Hitmen 3-2 on Wednesday and fell 6-3 to the Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday and 4-2 to the Moose Jaw Warriors on Saturday. The blueliner has 14 points (three goals, 11 assists) in 51 contests this season. The Swift Current Broncos have clinched a playoff spot with a 47-16-6 record, the second-most wins in the league, and currently sit in second place in the East Division.
Nick Henry (Regina Pats):The Regina Pats went 3-0 this week to clinch a trip to the post season. The Pats defeated the Medicine Hat Tigers 6-3 on Tuesday and outscored the Kootenay ICE 2-1 in overtime on Friday. Nick Henry recorded his 13th goal of the season in Regina's 5-3 victory over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Saturday. The right wing has 27 points (13 goals,14 assists) in 50 games this year. With only three games remaining in the regular season, the Pats own a 38-25-6 record and have clinched a playoff spot sitting in third place in the East Division.
Ty Lewis (Brandon Wheat Kings): Ty Lewis had a six-point week that pushed his scoring for the season past the 90-point mark and landed him in seventh place in the league. The forward recorded his third game with four or more points this season with two goals and two assists in the Brandon Wheat Kings' 6-0 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Tuesday and had another marker and helper on Friday as Brandon defeated the Swift Current Broncos 6-3. Though he was held off the scoresheet in a 4-2 victory over the Saskatoon Blades on Saturday and in a 5-3 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors on Sunday, Lewis has 95 points (42 goals, 53 assists) in 67 games this season. The Wheat Kings are 37-27-5 this season and will be headed into the playoffs as they clinched the first wild card position in the Eastern Conference.

NCAA

Shane Bowers (Boston University): Shane Bowers has three assists in two postseason games so far as Boston University defeated UConn twice in the quarterfinals to advance to the semifinals against Boston College. The forward recorded two helpers in Friday's 5-4 overtime win and another assist in the squad's 2-1 win on Saturday. Bowers ended his regular season tied for the second-most points on the Terriers roster with 27 points (16 goals, 11 assists) and led the team in plus/minus rating (plus-14). Boston University had a 12-8-4 record against Hockey East opponents this season and went 17-13-4 overall.
Cale Makar (UMass): UMass's season came to an end as the squad fell twice to Northeastern this weekend in the Hockey East quarterfinals. Cale Makar recorded four shots on goal as his team fell 3-2 on Friday and registered his first postseason point as he got a helper on Saturday in a 7-2 loss. Makar closed out the regular season with 18 points (four goals, 14 assists) in 29 games and UMass finished the season with an overall record of 15-17-2.
Cam Morrison (Notre Dame): Cam Morrison hit the ice with Notre Dame as the club defeated Penn State 3-2 on Saturday to advance to the Big Ten Championship next weekend. Morrison didn't record a point in the win but finished the regular season with 20 points (seven goals, 13 assists) in 34 games. The Fighting Irish concluded its regular season campaign with an overall record of 23-9-2.
Denis Smirnov (Penn State): Penn State finished is Big Ten tournament with a 3-2 loss to Notre Dame in the semifinals on Saturday. Denis Smirnov played in the contest and finished the tournament with two points (one goal, one assist) and had 16 goals and 11 assists on the year. Penn State went 9-10-5 in the Big Ten this season and has a 18-14-5 overall record.

USHL

Nate Clurman (Sioux City Musketeers): The Sioux City Musketeers fell 7-2 to the Sioux Falls Stampede in their only contest of the week. Nate Clurman didn't hit the ice in the contest but has recorded four assists in six games with the Musketeers and has 10 points (one goal, nine assists) in 44 contests with three clubs during the 2017-18 USHL campaign. The Musketeers are 21-20-6 this season, landing the club in seventh place in the Western Conference.

BCHL

Nick Leivermann (Penticton Vees): The Penticton Vees won the first four games against the Coquitlam Express in a seven-game series with two more victories this week, winning 7-2 on Tuesday and 2-1 on Wednesday. Nick Leivermann hit the ice with the Vees on Tuesday but was taken off the ice by stretcher after being pushed head-first into the boards. However, he was not seriously injured though it is unclear when he will be able to return. Penticton will move on to a best-of-seven series against the Trail Smoke Eaters, a team the Vees have met six times during the regular season, prevailing with a 4-1-0-1 record. Leivermann has four assists in three postseason contests and finished the regular season with 37 points (10 goals, 27 assists) in 43 games despite missing a handful of contests with an injury. Those numbers earned him a top-10 finish in D-men scoring in the BCHL and the most points by any rookie defenseman in the league.

KHL

Igor Shvyrev (Mettallurg Magnitogorsk): Mettallurg Magnitogorsk advanced to the semifinals after defeating Avtomobilist in Game 6 of a best-of-seven series. After each team earned a win in the first two games, Mettallurg won 3-of-4 games to take the series. The club won 3-1 on Wednesday, 4-1 on Saturday and 3-1 on Monday, and lost 2-1 on Thursday. Igor Shvyrev played in Monday's victory, the second game he played in the series. He scored one goal in 32 KHL contests during the regular season. The young Russian center has also played in 10 games with Metallurg's junior club, Stalnye Lisy Magnitogorsk, and has recorded 17 points (five goals, 12 assists).

Sweden (Allsvenskan)

Gustav Olhaver (IK Oskarshamn): IK Oskarshamn wrapped up its regular season on Wednesday with a 6-1 loss to Leksand. Gustav Olhaver finished his campaign with 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 48 contests. Playoffs for the squad began over the weekend in which it will begin with five rounds of single-game series. Olhaver hit the ice with IK Oskarshamn as it defeated Sodertalje SK 4-1 on Saturday and outscored IK Pantern 5-2 on Monday, and the forward hasn't found the scoresheet in postseason play.
Adam Werner (IF Bjorkloven): IF Bjorkloven's regular season came to an end with a 3-2 win over Timra on Wednesday. Adam Werner made 27 saves in the victory and ended his campaign with a 26-21-0 record, three shutouts, 2.34 goals-against average and .914 save percentage. The club's postseason play begins with five rounds of single-game series, and the netminder has helped his team to a 2-0 start. Werner made 23 saves in a 5-4 overtime win over IK Pantern and 12 saves in a 4-2 victory over Almtuna.

Czech Republic

Petr Kvaca (HC Ceske Budejovice): Petr Kvaca propelled HC Ceske Budejovice into the semi-finals by recording his second shutout of the postseason in the club's 3-0 win over AZ Residomo Havirov in Game 5 of the series on Tuesday. The netminder has a 4-1-0 record, 1.20 goals-against average and .955 save percentage during five playoff contests this year. Kvaca ended his regular season going 22-10 while posting a 1.76 goals-against average, .925 save percentage and five shutouts in 32 contests.

Slovakia

Maximilian Pajpach (HK Spisska Nova Ves): HK Spisska Nova Ves' season is over after it lost in three games to Dukla Ingema Michalovce in its quarterfinal series. Maximillian Pajpach ended the regular season with a 6-13-3 record, 3.98 goals-against average and .895 save percentage. He saw action in each of the three playoff contests and had a 7.41 goals-against average and .840 save percentage. Pajpach also appeared in seven games during the year with Michalovce and had a 2.73 goals-against average and .912 save percentage.