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Well, it was a wild week for Avalanche prospects. From championship wins to chilling collisions — this week had it all.
Ontario Hockey League
#17 - Brandon Saigeon (C)
Oshawa Generals (39-19-4)
Saigeon had a goal and an assist in the past weekend as the Generals slipped one spot down in the conference standings to fourth.
.@brandonsaigeon just makes it look so easyyyy #OSHvsSBY pic.twitter.com/JnVvIlEd0d
— ✖️- Oshawa Generals (@Oshawa_Generals) March 3, 2019
Saigeon has 87 points in 62 games this season and sits 10th in OHL scoring.
Western Hockey League
#21 - Nick Henry (RW)
Lethbridge Hurricanes (35-18-10)
The Colorado Avalanche signed Henry to an entry-level contract this past week:
Nick Henry (4th round pick in 2017) signed a 3 year deal, his entry level contract with the @Avalanche
— Renaud Lavoie (@renlavoietva) March 1, 2019
It was a big five-point week for Henry, who returned to play his former team in Regina for the first time since the trade. Henry had two goals and 3 assists in three games and sits seventh in WHL scoring.
HANK
— Lethbridge Hurricanes (@WHLHurricanes) March 2, 2019
WICKED SHOT FROM HANK FROM THE HASH MARK!!
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4-0 us #WHLCanes #YQL pic.twitter.com/vwDk83Gpb4
HENRY!!
— Lethbridge Hurricanes (@WHLHurricanes) February 27, 2019
Only 2:20 into the game in Saskatoon and Hank pops the opener!!#whlcanes #yql pic.twitter.com/9FpqGIabCk
NCAA
#16 - Cale Makar (D)
UMass Minutemen (26-7-0)
First of all, the #HobeyNeedsMoreCale, and voting ends in a week. Get your votes in!
Second, UMass clinched first in the conference with a win over Merrimack, and it was glorious. Makar had two goals (including the game-sealing empty-netter) and an assist in that game.
Here’s a at @Cmakar16’s first power-play goal of the season (12th overall) #HobeyNeedsMoreCale
— UMass Hockey (@UMassHockey) March 1, 2019
Vote ➡️ https://t.co/ZKjF0gokdr#NewMass | #Flagship pic.twitter.com/eDYfvyvi4z
Cale Makar a PPG and SHG for UMass in Hockey East title clinching win tonight pic.twitter.com/Usdph2XRIt
— Adrian Dater (@adater) March 1, 2019
Three-point night for Cale Makar (COL) as UMass claims its first ever Hockey East regular-season crown. With all due respect to the field, and with full knowledge that the Hobey Baker committee can go a little off book... hard to imagine a scenario where he's not winning it. https://t.co/lt8o2ldRNn
— Chris Peters (@chrismpeters) March 1, 2019
And here are some more Cale things, just because:
Thanks to @Avalanche for letting us take over their @instagram story tonight to follow @Cmakar16 on a game day! #HobeyNeedsMoreCale#NewMass | #Flagship pic.twitter.com/RNQ6EQgf3L
— UMass Hockey (@UMassHockey) March 2, 2019
Fun note: Cale Makar has 40 points: 3 more than Will Butcher had for his whole Hobey season. Points aren’t really why D-Men win the Hobey, but still worth noting.
— Chris Lynch (@cclynchwall) March 3, 2019
ICYMI: @Cmakar16 broke @tpoeck’s record for assists by a UMass defenseman in a single season last night#HobeyNeedsMoreCale
— UMass Hockey (@UMassHockey) March 2, 2019
VOTE!! ⤵️https://t.co/jatjaCORNthttps://t.co/kUeiEK7Ptm#NewMass | #Flagship pic.twitter.com/tR8YdjI156
After his four-point weekend, Makar has 40 points in 33 games. UMass will wrap up its season on Thursday against UConn.
#15 - Shane Bowers (C)
Boston University Terriers (14-15-4)
Bowers scored once in the Terriers’ tie with Providence, and added an assist in the team’s win over Merrimack.
Shane gets us on the board first here in Providence. #GoBU pic.twitter.com/gXxXJpNYCh
— BU Men's Hockey (@TerrierHockey) March 1, 2019
Boston sits fifth in the conference and will play its final game of the season against Maine. Bowers has 20 points in 32 games this season.
#26 - Cam Morrison (LW)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (18-13-3)
Notre Dame split their last series of the regular season with Penn State. Morrison had one assist. He finished with 18 points in 26 games this season.
#4 - Nick Leivermann (D)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (18-13-3)
No points for Leivermann this weekend. He played 20 games this season, putting up a goal and an assist.
#2 - Nate Clurman (D)
Notre Dame Fighting Irish (18-13-3)
Clurman didn’t record any points either, and finished the regular season with 2 points in 33 games.
Notre Dame will take on Michigan State in a best-of-three series:
No. 2 @NDHockey will host No. 7 @MSU_Hockey for a best-of-three quarterfinal series, March 8-10. The matchup will be available on BTN Plus. #B1GTourney pic.twitter.com/i91WBFbh40
— Big Ten Hockey (@B1GHockey) March 3, 2019
#58 - Sampo Ranta (RW)
Minnesota Golden Gophers (14-15-4)
Ranta had a, uh, wild weekend. First, he scored a goal:
Ranta out here proving that the seniors can't have ALL the fun tonight. pic.twitter.com/H7ziVvY7Am
— Minnesota Men’s Hockey (@GopherHockey) March 3, 2019
And then the stupidity ensued:
ASU's Jacob Wilson ejected for this hit on UMN's Sampo Ranta pic.twitter.com/iZyGsLiUmw
— CJ Fogler (@cjzero) March 3, 2019
Previous to the #Gophers goal, Atizona State's Jacob Wilson hit Sampo Ranta high in open ice and following official review was assessed a five minute major and game disqualification. Ranta was helped off the ice by our trainer.
— Minnesota Men’s Hockey (@GopherHockey) March 3, 2019
I thought Ranta was done for the year. And then the Gophers tweeted that he returned to the game, which makes me think that he’s not human. Ranta showed off the damage done by the hit with this selfie after the game:
That’s what we call a hard fought and well earned sweep to close out the regular season! #Gophers #PrideOnIce pic.twitter.com/jvPMuYiXwS
— Minnesota Men’s Hockey (@GopherHockey) March 3, 2019
I’m still not convinced he’s fine, but I trust that the Gophers medical staff knows what they’re doing. Anyways, Minnesota beat ASU twice in their last series of the season, clinching third in the conference and setting up a playoff series with Michigan:
No. 3 @GopherHockey will host No. 6 @umichhockey for a best-of-three quarterfinal series, March 8-10. The matchup will be streamed on BTN2Go and air on both Fox Sports North PLUS and FS Detroit PLUS. #B1GTourney pic.twitter.com/qjvarpUrtr
— Big Ten Hockey (@B1GHockey) March 3, 2019
#25 - Denis Smirnov (RW)
Penn State Nittany Lions (19-13-2)
Penn State split their final season series against Notre Dame. Smirnov finished with one goal in his 100th career game:
NCAA bubble teams Penn State and Notre Dame. Penn St strikes first: Denis Smirnov, in his 100th career PSU game, tucks it Home. pic.twitter.com/bYtWDqtvvW
— Bucci Mane (@Buccigross) March 2, 2019
#40 - Tyler Weiss (LW)
Nebraska Omaha Mavericks (9-20-3)
Weiss had two assists this past weekend, bringing his season’s totals to 8 points in 21 games. Omaha, who is last in the NCHC, went 0-1-1 against Denver and will wrap up their season next weekend against North Dakota.
Europe
#51 - Nikolai Kovalenko (RW)
KHL - Lokomotiv Yaroslavl (40-16-6)
Playoffs Round 1 vs Sochi: series tied 2-2
Since assisting on the overtime winner in Game 1, Kovalenko hasn’t recorded a point. The best-of-seven series continues Tuesday.
#2 - Danila Zhuravlyov (D) — ELIMINATED
VHL - Bars Kazan (27-22-7)
#19 - Gustav Olhaver (RW)
Allsvenskan (SWE) - Tingsryds AIF (18-24-8)
Olhaver didn’t have any points in two games. Tingsryds slipped down to second-last in the league, despite a 1-1 record this past week. If they can’t climb further up in the standings, they are in danger of having to play in the league qualifiers to stay up in the top tier.