Avalanche Farm Report - March 20

San Antonio Rampage

Graves added another assist in Sunday's 4-0 shutout victory over the Cleveland Monsters, his first set of consecutive matches with a point since Dec. 20-22 with the Hartford Wolf Pack. A.J. Greer and Andrew Agozzino both found the back of the net for the Rampage.
Cannata was in net for the shutout win, making 20 stops to secure his second victory with the Rampage. In four games with San Antonio, the goaltender is 2-0-1 with a 1.79 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage.
San Antonio is in sixth place in the Pacific Division and 12th place in the Western Conference with a 30-25-10 record. The club has 11 games remaining in the 2017-18 campaign.
Upcoming Games:
March 20 vs. Manitoba Moose
March 23 at Texas Stars
March 24 vs Texas Stars

Colorado Eagles (ECHL)

The Colorado Eagles swept a two-game set at home against the Allen Americans this week to extend its win streak to five games. On Saturday, Julien Nantel opened the scoring for Colorado, who took home a 5-4 decision. Nantel was first to find the back of the net again in Saturday's 4-3 overtime win. The forward also tallied the primary assist on the game-winning goal. Nantel has nine points (four goals, five assists) in 11 games with the Eagles this season.
The Eagles own the number one spot in the Mountain Division with a 42-16-4 record, enough for second place in the Western Conference. The club is third in the league with 90 points. With that point total, Colorado is one of five teams to have already clinched a spot in the 2017-18 ECHL Playoffs.

OHL

Travis Barron (Ottawa 67's): Travis Barron and the Ottawa 67's closed out the 2017-18 season winning two of its three games. On Thursday, Ottawa topped the Barrie Colts 5-4 in overtime. Barron was instrumental in the win, recording two goals and adding an assist on the overtime goal and another marker in Friday's loss to the Mississauga Steelheads. He extended his point streak to three games with an assist in Sunday's 5-0 shutout victory over the North Bay Battalion to close out the campaign. Barron finished out the year with 57 points (21 goals, 36 assists) in 67 games, a career-high for goals, assists and points for the forward. The 67's earned the eighth spot in the Eastern Conference and will face the Hamilton Bulldogs in a seven-game series starting on Thursday.
Conor Timmins (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds): Conor Timmins recorded five points this week to help his team to a 2-0-1 record as the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds wrapped up their 2017-18 campaign. On Wednesday, Soo put up eight goals on the Saginaw Spirit to take home a 8-1 win. Timmins tallied one of those markers for the Greyhounds, his eighth of the campaign. Sault Ste. Marie was topped 4-3 in overtime against the Flint Firebirds on Friday but turned things around with a 6-3 win over the London Knights on Sunday. Timmins recorded a helper in the overtime loss to Flint and notched another two assists in Sunday's victory over London to up his points total to 41 points (eight goals, 33 assists) in 36 games. The Greyhounds earned the Hamilton Spectator Trophy as the regular season champions with a 55-7-3-3 record and will take on the Saginaw Spirit to begin the playoffs on Friday.

WHL

Josh Anderson (Swift Current Broncos): Josh Anderson was held off the scoresheet this week as his team went 1-1-1 down the final stretch of games to close out the year. On Wednesday, Swift Current was outscored 5-2 at home by the Saskatoon Blades. The Broncos split a home-and-home set with the Regina Pats, each team taking an overtime win on their home ice. Anderson finished the regular season with 14 points (three goals, 11 assists) in 54 games. Swift Current finished second in the East Division with 103 points and will meet Regina in the first round of the playoffs starting on Friday.
Nick Henry (Regina Pats): All three of the Regina Pat's games this week required extra time to decide a winner. On Wednesday, Nick Henry recorded an assist as the Pats took the Prince Albert Raiders to a shootout and went home with a 3-2 victory. On Friday, Henry tallied the game-winning goal in overtime to help defeat the Swift Current Broncos 3-2. In the second half a home-and-home set with the Broncos on Saturday, Swift Current got the better of the Pats, defeating Regina 3-2 to finish out the 2017-18 campaign. The Regina right wing closed out the year with 29 points (14 goals, 15 assists) in 53 contests. The Pats play the Broncos in the first round of the WHL playoffs beginning in Swift Current on Friday.
Ty Lewis (Brandon Wheat Kings): Ty Lewis and the Brandon Wheat Kings wrapped up their 2017-18 campaign with three wins this week. Lewis factored into each game by tallying at least a point in all three contests. Starting on Tuesday, the Wheat Kings topped the Saskatoon Blades 5-3 behind a goal and an assist from Ty Lewis. Brandon then played a home-and-home set with the Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday and Saturday and both games required extra time. On Friday, Lewis had an assist in Brandon's 6-5 victory and he tallied his 44th marker of the year and added a helper in a 5-4 shootout win. Lewis notched 100 points (44 goals, 56 assists) in 70 games this campaign and is first in goals, assists and points amongst Wheat King skaters and tied for eighth among WHL skaters. Brandon finished the season fourth in the competitive East Division with 85 points and will face the Medicine Hat Tigers in the first round of the playoffs. The Tigers finished the season with the best record in the Central Division with 80 points.

NCAA

Shane Bowers (Boston University): Boston University took on crosstown-rival Boston College on Friday and edged the Eagles 4-3 in overtime. Shane Bowers tallied the primary assist on the game-winning goal, his 15th helper of the season. The win sent the Terriers to the Hockey East title game where they shutout the Providence Friars 2-0 to capture the school's ninth Hockey East Championship. BU is returning to the 2018 NCAA Tournament for its fourth straight season and is slated to play No. 1 Cornell on Saturday. Bowers ended the season with 31 points (16 goals, 15 assists) in 38 contests as he led the team with a plus-16 rating. He was named to the Hockey East all-rookie team and a Hockey East honorable mention all-star
Cale Makar (UMass): Cale Makar and the UMass Minutemen wrapped up their 2017-18 campaign last week with a loss to Northeastern in the Hockey East quarterfinals. The freshman D-man had a nice year, netting 21 points (five goals, 16 assists) in 34 games. He also represented Canada at the World Juniors, where he tallied eight points (three goals, five assists) in seven games, tied for most among tournament defensemen and took home the gold medal with Team Canada.
Cam Morrison (Notre Dame): Cam Morrison netted the overtime-winning goal to propel Notre Dame to a 3-2 victory over Ohio State and capture the Big Ten Championship, the club's seventh such title. Morrison's overtime winner was his third game-winning goal of the season and eighth overall tally on the year. The sophomore forward has 21 points (eight goals, 13 assists) on the campaign. The Fighting Irish earned the No. 1 seed in the East Regional and will take on the Michigan Tech Huskies in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday.
Denis Smirnov (Penn State): Penn State earned the No. 3 seed in the Midwest Regional of the 2018 NCAA Tournament. The Nittany Lions will face the No. 2 seed and defending National Champion, the University of Denver Pioneers on Saturday. Denis Smirnov ended the regular season with 25 points (15 goals, 10 assists) in 27 games and added two more points (one goal, one assist) in two games in the Big Ten Tournament.

USHL

Nate Clurman (Sioux City Musketeers): Nate Clurman tallied an assist in both games for the Musketeers this week and has now recorded in assist in four straight games with Sioux City. Sioux City took on Sioux Falls on St. Patrick's Day and was outscored 6-3. The team turned things around on Sunday by edging the Omaha Lancers 4-3 in a shootout. Clurman has six points (six assists) in eight games with the Musketeers and 12 points (one goal, 11 assists) on the season after skating in 23 games with Tri City and 15 contests with Des Moines.

BCHL

Nick Leivermann (Penticton Vees): Nick Leivermann was named to BCHL All-Rookie Team on Wednesday. The rookie defenseman tallied 37 points (10 goals, 27 assists) in 43 regular season games, the most points by a rookie defenseman in the league. Leivermann has appeared in three playoff games with Penticton and has four points (four assists) in that span. His team moved on to the second round of play in a matchup against the Trail Smoke Eaters and opened up the series favorably with two wins, a 5-3 decision on Friday and a commanding 7-2 victory on Saturday. The D-man did not appear in either contest this week as he is still recovering from an injury that required him to be stretchered off of the ice after being pushed head-first into the boards. The team expects a full recovery and that he will return to the ice soon.

KHL

Igor Shvyrev (Metallurg Magnitogorsk): Metallurg Magnitogorsk advanced to the semifinals to take on AK Bars Kazan in another best-of-seven set. Metallurg won Game 1 of the series 4-3 in overtime on Friday but were defeated in Game 2 by a score of 4-1 and fell 5-2 in Game 3. Igor Shvyrev has appeared in two playoff games and has not yet recorded any points. The Russian forward tallied one goal in 32 games during the regular season and also appeared in 10 games with Metallurg's junior club, Stalnye Lisy Mgnitogorsk, and netted 17 points (five goals, 12 assists).

Sweden

Gustav Olhaver (IK Oskarshamn): IK Oskarshamn took on Bjorkloven on Wednesday and was defeated 3-2 in overtime. On Friday, Oskarshamn took a 2-1 decision against AIK and won a commanding 6-0 matchup against Almtuna IS on Sunday to win the round-robin tournament and advance to the playoffs. Gustav Olhaver did not record any points in the week's games but ended his regular season campaign with 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 48 games. The club begins a best-of-three series against Leksands IF on Tuesday.
Adam Werner (IF Bjorkloven): IF Bjorkloven battled Oskarshamn on Wednesday and came out on top by a 3-2 score in overtime. Adam Werner was between the pipes in the victory and turned aside 19 shots. On Friday, it was a 1-0 loss to Sodertalje SK for Bjorkloven and Werner made 24 savesin the effort. Bjorkloven quickly rebounded from Friday's loss to take home a 4-3 win over AIK on Sunday. Werner was yet again between the pipes for Bjorkloven and stopped 33 shots to earn the win. The Bjorkloven goaltender appeared in net for 47 regular season games and posted a 26-21-0 record with a 2.34 goals-against average and a .915 save percentage and recorded three shutouts. In the round-robin series, Werner had a 4-1-0 record with a 2.38 goals-against average and .902 save percentage.

Czech Republic

Petr Kvaca (HC Ceske Budejovice): After a commanding 4-1 series win over Havirov, HC Ceske Budejovice began its semifinal series against the Kladno Knights on Tuesday. Budejovice dropped its first two games in Kladno, falling 3-1 in Game 1 and 3-2 on Wednesday in overtime. Kvaca was in net for both losses, stopping 17 shots in Game 1 and 19 shots in Game 2. Budejovice hosted Games 3 and 4 and the club dropped the first game at home but took Game 4 to stay alive in the series. On Saturday, Kvaca stopped 33 shots but his team fell 4-2. Budejovice topped Kladno 4-2 on Sunday behind a 22 save performance by Kvaca. The netminder has appeared in all nine of his team's playoff games, recording an impressive 1.88 goals-against average and .928 save percentage behind a 5-4 record. The Czech backstop posted five shutouts and a 22-10 record during the regular season with a 1.75 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage.

Slovakia

Maximilian Pajpach (HK Spisska Nova Ves): Maximillian Pajpach ended the regular season with a 6-13-3 record, 3.98 goals-against average and .895 save percentage. Pajpach also appeared in each of HK Spisska Nova Ves' three playoff contests and had a 7.41 goals-against average and .840 save percentage. The netminder also played seven games with Michalovce during the season and had a 2.73 goals-against average and .912 save percentage.