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RECAP | IceCaps – Comets: A Fiesty Bout in Utica

Friday February 26, 2016 
Utica Memorial Auditorium, Utica, NY

ICECAPS
St. John’s

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1-4

COMETS
Utica

(Photo courtesy Tina Russell / Observer-Dispatch)

Lineup

Forward lines and defense pairings: 

[one_half]Hudon – McCarron – Holloway
Friberg – Scherbak – Dumont
Bozon – MacMillan – McNally
Scott – Miceli – Gregoire [/one_half]

[one_half_last]Ellis – Dietz
Hanley – Lernout
Didier – Johnston[/one_half_last]

Goaltenders:

Fucale
Pasquale

Scratches: Alexandre Ranger, Shane Bakker, Travis Brown, Dalton Thrower, Michael Bournival (concussion), Markus Eisenschmid (undisclosed)
Injured Reserve: Connor Crisp (undisclosed)

Game Report

It’s a story IceCaps fans are quite familiar with at this point: St. John’s gives up a goal early in the first period, then another.  They take too many penalties, the power play can’t convert, and they finally turn on the jets in the third period when it’s too late to make a comeback.  And it’s a story we have to tell again after tonight’s game.

It only took two and a half minutes for the opposition to score on the IceCaps this time.  Soon after, John Scott got into his first full fight as an IceCap and things went downhill from there.  Mark MacMillan got called for a high-sticking double minor at the end of the first period, giving the Comets about three minutes of power play time to open the second period.

Former Montreal Canadiens forward Brandon Prust earned two points on the evening for two consecutive assists.  Jeremy Gregoire also dropped the gloves, as did Charles Hudon – with Malcolm Subban.

A few minutes into the third period, Bud Holloway found the back of the net on the power play.  Nikita Scherbak and Morgan Ellis assisted on the goal.  The IceCaps scrambled and pressured the Comets throughout the rest of the third but goaltender Richard Bachman stood tall and didn’t allow any more pucks to get through.

Captain Gabriel Dumont returned to the IceCaps lineup for this game.  Mac Bennett was recalled from the Brampton Beast before the game, while Ellis and Michael McCarron were called up to the Montreal Canadiens immediately following the game.

The Icecaps finish up their road trip with a rematch in Syracuse with the Crunch Saturday night.

▲     Morgan Ellis, Michael McCarron, Max Friberg, Bud Holloway

▼     Angelo Miceli, John Scott, Zach Fucale
 Statistics 
ICECAPS COMETS
 29 Shots 29
1 for 4 Power Play 0 for 4
27 Penalty Minutes 25
 Scoring
 FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
 IceCaps (23-23-7-3) 0 0 1 – – 1
 Comets (26-18-5-3) 1 2 1 – – 4
Scorers Goalies
  • STJ:  Holloway (16)
  • UTI:  Zalewski (13), Hamilton (7), Bancks (9), Higgins (3)
  • STJ: Fucale (L) 14-14-3
  • UTI: Bachman (W) 11-8-4
 AHL Three Stars
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  1. Richard Bachman  UTI
  2. Carter Bancks  UTI
  3. Brandon Prust  UTI
 Video highlights
 Post-game interview
 

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RECAP | Comets – IceCaps: Strong Showing Ends In OT Loss

Saturday February 6, 2016 
Mile One Centre, St. John’s, NL

ICECAPS
St. John’s

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2-3

COMETS
Utica

Lineup

Forward lines and defense pairings: 

[one_half]Hudon – Scherbak – Holloway
De la Rose – Dumont – McCarron
Bozon – MacMillan – Friberg
Bakker – Miceli – Ranger [/one_half]

[one_half_last]Bartley – Ellis
Hanley – Lernout
Johnston – Dietz
Pasquale[/one_half_last]

Goaltenders:

Pasquale
Fucale

Scratches: John Scott, Jeremy Gregoire, Josiah Didier, Dalton Thrower, Mac Bennett, Michael Bournival, Brendan McNally, Markus Eisenschmid (undisclosed)
Injured reserve:  Connor Crisp (undisclosed)

Game Report

A very different-looking IceCaps team took the ice in St. John’s on Saturday night. Different not only because Michael McCarron was moved to right wing, Jacob de la Rose to the left wing, and Nikita Scherbak still at center, but also because the team came out with a surge of energy and intensity not recently seen.

McCarron was obviously simmering as he took a boarding penalty just over 30 seconds into the game.  Newcomer Shane Bakker then dropped the gloves and put a definitive stamp on his debut with the club.  De la Rose had something to prove as well, and scored the opening goal assisted by Gabriel Dumont and McCarron.

Less than a minute before the end of the period, the Comets tied things up on a power play.  The second period was played very tightly, with no goals added to the scoreboard, but plenty of penalties on both sides.

That carried over into the third period until Dumont potted a goal of his own, allowing the IceCaps to regain their one-goal lead.  Through a series of penalties, the home team struggled to maintain control of the game but the Comets managed to tie things up once again as the final minutes of the game wound down.  It took just five seconds in overtime for Brendan Gaunce to seal the win for Utica.

The IceCaps return to the ice Tuesday night to take on the Syracuse Crunch when they visit St. John’s.

▲     Eddie Pasquale, Jacob de la Rose, Gabriel Dumont

▼     Victor Bartley
 Statistics 
ICECAPS COMETS
 34 Shots 29
0 for 4 Power Play 1 for 6
19 Penalty Minutes 15
 Scoring
 FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
 IceCaps (19-18-7-3) 1 0 1 0 – 2
 Comets (22-17-3-3) 1 0 1 1 – 3
Scorers Goalies
  • STJ:  de la Rose (4), Dumont (13)
  • UTI:  Landry (5), Gaunce (11), Gaunce (12)
  • STJ: Pasquale (L) 6-4-3
  • UTI: Cannata (W) 12-9-2
 AHL Three Stars
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  1. Brendan Gaunce   UTI
  2. Gabriel Dumont   STJ
  3. Jon Landry  UTI
 Video highlights
 Post-game interview
Coach Sylvain Lefebvre

 

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RECAP | Comets – IceCaps: Road Woes Continue at Home

(Photo courtesy of St. John's IceCaps)
Friday February 5, 2016 
Mile One Centre, St. John’s, NL

ICECAPS
St. John’s

 St.JohnsIceCaps

2-5

COMETS
Utica

(Photo courtesy of St. John’s IceCaps)

Lineup

Forward lines and defense pairings: 

[one_half]Hudon – Scherbak – Holloway
De la Rose – McCarron – Friberg
MacMillan – Dumont – Bozon
McNally – Miceli – Ranger [/one_half]

[one_half_last]Bartley – Ellis
Hanley – Lernout
Johnston – Dietz
Fucale[/one_half_last]

Goaltenders:

Fucale
Pasquale

Scratches: John Scott, Shane Bakker, Jeremy Gregoire, Josiah Didier, Dalton Thrower, Mac Bennett, Michael Bournival, Markus Eisenschmid (undisclosed)
Injured reserve:  Connor Crisp (undisclosed)

Game Report

After enjoying some time off for the AHL All-Star break, the IceCaps found themselves back on home ice Friday night ready to get back to hockey and finding their way into the win column.  The Utica Comets came to town, however, looking to upset those plans.

Despite General Manager Marc Bergevin being on hand to watch his farm team, the IceCaps fell flat right out of the gate.  Within the first five minutes of the game, Zach Fucale allowed three goals on just four shots. Two of them were exceptionally soft, and the third was a defensive breakdown leaving Hunter Shinkaruk all alone in front of the net.  That earned Fucale a spot on the bench as Eddie Pasquale came in to relieve him.

Bud Holloway gave the home team some hope late in the period when he potted a power play goal, with assists from Charles Hudon and Morgan Ellis.  The good feelings didn’t last long, however, when Carter Bancks scored to give the Comets their three-goal lead back.

Utica continued its offensive assault in the third period, and although Jacob de la Rose netted his third goal of the year late in the period, the final score once again reflected a comeback mountain too steep to climb.

Victor Bartley returned to the lineup tonight after suffering an injury in his first game with St. John’s a couple of weeks ago.  In addition, Alexandre Ranger debuted for the IceCaps tonight after being signed to a PTO by the team this week.  The IceCaps return to the ice Saturday night for a rematch with the Utica Comets.

▲     Eddie Pasquale, Bud Holloway, Morgan Ellis

▼     Gabriel Dumont, Zach Fucale
 Statistics 
ICECAPS COMETS
 42 Shots 32
2 for 9 Power Play 0 for 4
23 Penalty Minutes 13
 Scoring
 FINAL 1 2 3 OT SO T
 IceCaps (19-18-6-3) 1 0 1 – – 2
 Comets (21-17-3-3) 3 1 1 – – 5
Scorers Goalies
  • STJ:  Holloway (13), de la Rose (3)
  • UTI:  Hamilton (5), LaBate (4), Shinkaruk (18), Bancks (7), Hamilton (6)
  • STJ: Fucale (L) 10-11-3
  • UTI: Bachman (W) 9-7-3
 AHL Three Stars
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  1. Richard Bachman   UTI
  2. Wacey Hamilton   UTI
  3. Carter Bancks  UTI
 Video highlights
 Post-game interview
Coach Sylvain Lefebvre

 

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Bulldogs Forward Charles Hudon Selected as an AHL All-Star

Charles Hudon (photo by HamiltonBulldogs.com)

CHARLES HUDON SELECTED TO PARTICIPATE IN 2015 AHL ALL-STAR CLASSIC
‘Dogs forward leads AHL in rookie scoring with 33 points in 35 games

Charles Hudon (photo by HamiltonBulldogs.com)
Charles Hudon (photo by HamiltonBulldogs.com)

SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – The American Hockey League announced today the rosters for the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic presented by Turning Stone Resort Casino, with Hamilton Bulldogs forward Charles Hudon selected to play for the Western Conference at the event to be held Jan. 25-26 in Utica, N.Y.

In 35 games with Hamilton this season, Hudon – in his first full campaign as a pro – has recorded 33 points (10 goals, 23 assists) and 40 penalty minutes. The 20-year-old is currently tied for fourth in AHL scoring and leads all rookies in assists and points. The Alma, Que. native was named CCM/AHL Rookie of the Month for November after recording five goals – including three game-winners – and nine assists for 14 points in 12 games that month.

In 44 career AHL regular season games with the Bulldogs, the 5-10, 184-pound forward has recorded 36 points (11 goals, 25 assists) and 44 penalty minutes. Before turning pro, Hudon played four seasons in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with the Baie-Comeau Drakkar (2014) and Chicoutimi Sagueneens (2010 to 2013). In 235 career QMJHL regular season games, he recorded 273 points (104 goals, 169 assists) and 241 penalty minutes.

Hudon was selected by the Montreal Canadiens in the fifth round (122nd overall) in the 2012 National Hockey League Entry Draft.

For full Eastern and Western Conference rosters for the 2015 AHL All-Star Classic, visit www.theahl.com.

The Bulldogs will be back in action on Friday, Jan. 9 when they’ll host the Utica Comets at FirstOntario Centre at 7:30 p.m.