Avalanche Farm Report - Feb. 20

San Antonio Rampage

J.C. Beaudin, Julien Nantel and Felix Girard each registered a helper in the win. Spencer Martin made 29 saves in regulation and overtime and turned away all five Admiral shooters to secure the victory for the Rampage.
San Antonio skated to a 2-1 victory over the Chicago Wolves on Saturday. Andrew Agozzino and Petryk scored for the Rampage while David Warsofsky collected an assist in the victory.
The Rampage finished the week by dropping a close game 4-3 to the Rockford IceHogs on Sunday. Bigras scored his first goal of the season and added an assist in the contest while Warsofsky notched another helper and has 16 on the season.
Rocco Grimaldi scored his team-leading 14th goal of the campaign and AJ Greer got his fifth assist. Agozzino and Jesse Graham also recorded helpers in the contest. Spencer Martin made 11 stops in the effort before being relieved in the second period. The Rampage are 26-21-6 and are sixth in a closely-contested Pacific Division.
Upcoming Games:
Feb. 23 at Tucson Roadrunners
Feb. 24 at Tucson Roadrunners
Feb. 27 at San Diego Gulls
Andrew Hammond (Belleville Senators): The Belleville Senators were defeated by the Laval Rocket 3-2 on Tuesday and beat the Toronto Marlies 3-1 on Thursday. The Senators ended the week with a 3-0 loss to the Hershey Bears on Saturday. Goaltender Andrew Hammond was recalled from the Belleville Senators to join the Colorado Avalanche before the contest on Saturday.

Colorado Eagles (ECHL)

The Colorado Eagles took on the Idaho Steelheads in a three-game series in Idaho and began the trip with a 4-2 win on Valentine's Day. After Wednesday's win, the Eagles dropped Friday's game 3-0 and Saturday's game 5-4 in a shootout. Joe Cannata was in net for both losses, making 39 saves in Friday's matchup and 26 stops in Saturday's shootout loss. Cannata stopped three-of-four in the shootout. Forward Julien Nantel also played in the second two contests of the week and assisted on the game-tying goal on Saturday.

OHL

Travis Barron (Ottawa 67's): The Ottawa 67's defeated the Kingston Frontenacs 4-3 behind a two-assist performance by Travis Barron. Barron tallied another helper on Friday in the 67's 2-1 shootout win over the Guelph Storm. Ottawa's six-game win streak ended on Saturday in a 9-6 loss to the Owen Sound Attack. Barron extended his point streak to three games on Saturday, notching a goal and adding an assist for the 67's in the losing effort but his streak ended on Monday when Ottawa fell 3-2 to the Kitchener Rangers. The left wing has 34 points (14 goals, 30 assists) in 54 games.
Conor Timmins (Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds): The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds dropped Wednesday's contest 6-5 in a shootout and put up a season-high 10 goals on the Hamilton Bulldogs in a 10-0 rout on Friday. Seven different Greyhounds found the back of the net in the victory. The Greyhounds proceeded to put up seven the next day against the Sarnia Sting in a 7-1 win. Sault Ste. Marie remains in first place in the entire OHL with an impressive 47-6-2 record. Conor Timmins remains out of the lineup with a lower-body injury but has 35 points (six goals, 29 assists) in 30 games.

WHL

Josh Anderson (Swift Current Broncos): The Swift Current Broncos and Josh Anderson took on the Brandon Wheat Kings on Tuesday and came out on top by a score of 4-2. Anderson notched a helper and was plus-two in the win. The Broncos took down the Medicine Hat Tigers 6-2 in the first game of a home-and-home set. While he didn't record any points, Anderson was very active in the game, recording a team-high six shots on the Medicine Hat net. The Broncos then skated into the Tigers' den on Saturday and dropped the contest 4-3 in overtime, halting the Broncos' six-game win streak. The Broncos' blueliner has 13 points (three goals, 10 assists) in 43 games this season.
Nick Henry (Regina Pats): The Regina Pats faced the Moose Jaw Warriors three times this week, falling 6-3 on Wednesday and defeating the Warriors 5-3 on Friday. Nick Henry scored in the victory before Regina won its second straight 4-2 against Moose Jaw on Sunday. On Monday, the Pats defeated the Prince Albert Raiders 3-1 while Henry tallied his 11th of the season. The winger has 25 points (11 goals, 14 assists) in 43 games this season.
Ty Lewis (Brandon Wheat Kings): Ty Lewis extended his goal streak to four games this week. The Brandon Wheat Kings started their week with a 4-2 loss to the Swift Current Broncos and Lewis tallied a goal and recorded seven shots on net in the loss. The Wheat Kings continued their week by playing a home-and-home against the Prince Albert Raiders, splitting the series with each team winning a game on its home ice. Lewis notched a goal in both games but did not find the scoresheet in a 6-3 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors on Monday. He has 32 goals and 50 assists in 59 contests and leads the team in assists and points (82) and is second on the team in goals. In the entire WHL, Lewis ranks seventh in assists and eight in points.

NCAA

Shane Bowers (Boston University): Boston University took on UConn on Friday and dropped the game 5-4 in overtime. In a quick turnaround on Saturday, Boston beat Merrimack 3-1 behind a one-assist performance from Shane Bowers. The freshman forward has 26 points (16 goals, 10 assists) through 32 games with the Terriers.
Cale Makar (UMass): The UMass Minutemen played in one contest this week and the result was a 5-2 loss against No. 19 Boston College on Thursday. Cale Makar tallied a helper on one of the two UMass goals in the matchup. The UMass defenseman has recorded three goals and 14 assists through 27 games this campaign.
Cam Morrison (Notre Dame): The Notre Dame Fighting Irish played a home-and-home series against the Michigan Wolverines this week and dropped both contests. On Friday, the Irish fell 4-2 in Notre Dame. Cam Morrison fired three shots on the Wolverine net but couldn't find twine. On Sunday, the Wolverines shutout the Irish 1-0 in Ann Arbor. Morrison has 17 points (five goals, 12 assists) through 32 contests this season. Notre Dame was surpassed by Cornell for the No. 1 seed and fell to the No. 2 position in the USA Today/ USA Hockey Magazine poll.
Denis Smirnov (Penn State): Penn State split a two-game series with Michigan State this week. Penn State fell 4-2 on Friday and Denis Smirnov tallied an assist and a goal. On Saturday, Penn State got the best of the Spartans, winning 3-2 in East Lansing. The sophomore from Moscow leads his team in goals (tied-13) and now has 23 points in 24 games.

USHL

Nate Clurman (Des Moines Buccaneers): Nate Clurman and the Des Moints Buccaneers won both of its games this week. On Friday, Des Moines beat the Chicago Steel 3-2 and Clurman recorded an assist on Saturday as the Bucs the bested Muskegon Lumberjacks 5-3. In 15 games with the Des Moines Buccaneers, he has one goal and one helper.

BCHL

Nick Leivermann (Penticton Vees): After being out of the lineup since Jan. 6 with an injury, defensemen Nick Leivermann returned for Tuesday's game against Coquitlam Express, a game the Penticton Vees won 7-1. On Thursday, Leivermann tallied his first goal since Nov. 24 en route to a 5-1 victory over Coquitlam. The Vees were handed their second loss in eight games on Saturday when they were defeated 5-3 by the Langley Rivermen. Leivermann tallied another goal in the loss and has now scored two goals since his return to the lineup. The Vees rounded out their week of play with a 5-3 win over the Surrey Eagles. The Vees D-man has 31 points (nine goals, 22 assists) in 40 games this season.

KHL

Igor Shvyrev (Mettalurg Magnitosogrsk): Mettalurg Magnitosogrsk remains on an Olympic break and will not resume play until Feb. 27 against Ugra Khanty-Mansiysk. Mettalurg is in sixth place in the East with a record of 30-24-0. Igor Shvyrev has one goal in 30 games in the KHL this season. Shvyrev has also played with Magnitogorsk's junior club, Stalnye Lisy, where he has five goals and 12 assists in 10 MHL junior games this season.

Sweden (Allsvenskan)

Gustav Olhaver (IK Oskarshamn): IK Oskarshamn took on Tingsryds AIF on Valentine's Day and earned a 4-3 victory. On Saturday, Oskarshamn continued its winning ways by defeating AIK by a score of 3-2. Gustav Olhaver tallied an assist against Tingsryds AIF and now has 13 points (six goals, seven assists) in 44 contests this season.
Adam Werner (IF Bjorkloven): Adam Werner stopped 31-of-32 shots to secure the win for IF Bjorkloven on Wednesday against MODO Hockey. The game required a shootout, but Werner turned away all three shooters to help his team to victory. Bjorkloven rounded out its week of play on Sunday against HC Vita Hasten, falling 2-1 in a close competition. Werner again started in net, this time stopping 17 shots to keep his team in the game. The backstop leads Allsvenskan goaltenders with 22 wins and has a 2.37 goals-against average and a .912 save percentage.

Czech Republic

Petr Kvaca (HC Ceske Budejovice):HC Ceske Budejovice tallied eight goals against HC Slovan Usti nad Labem to win the game 8-5 on Wednesday. Ceske Budejovice took on Karlovy Vary on Saturday and were defeated 4-1. Petr Kvaca was in net for Saturday's matchup and made 23 saves in the effort. The goaltender is now 22-9 with a goals-against average of 1.68 and a .927 save percentage.

Slovakia

Maximillian Pajpach (HK Spisska Nova Ves): HK Spisska Nova Ves faced HK Dukla Ingema Michalovce in the quarterfinal round of the playoffs this week and lost the series 3-0. Dukla Ingema Michalovce took game one 4-1 on Tuesday and also won 9-2 on Wednesday. Maximillian Pajpach came in for relief in game two and made 21 saves. The series ended on Saturday with a 7-3 loss for Spisska on home ice. Pajpach has a record of 6-11-3 with a 3.70 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage.