Junior Hockey

WHL roundup: Heslop's OT winner helps Silvertips take Game 1 over Winterhawks

EVERETT — Jesse Heslop scored the winner at 1:34 in overtime to lift the Everett Silvertips over the Portland Winterhawks 3-2 in Game 1 of their second-round series Friday in the Western Hockey League playoffs.

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QMJHL roundup: Wildcats thump Drakkar 7-0 in Game 1 of second round

MONCTON — Caleb Desnoyers had two goals and an assist to help the Moncton Wildcats crush the Baie-Comeau Drakkar 7-0 to open their second-round series in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League playoffs Friday.

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Michigan State forward Isaac Howard wins Hobey Baker award as college hockey's top player

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Michigan State junior forward Isaac Howard won the Hobey Baker award Friday as college hockey's top player. The 21-year-old Howard led the nation in averaging 1.

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Hockey East commissioner foresees NCAA colleges overtaking CHL as top producer of NHL talent

ST. LOUIS (AP) — In a rapidly changing and evolving U.S. college athletic landscape, Hockey East commissioner Steve Metcalf sees clarity on the horizon for the NCAA becoming North America’s top producer of NHL draft-ready talent.

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Hughes, Eiserman score 2nd-period goals in Boston U's 3-1 Frozen 4 semifinal win over Penn State

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Jack Hughes and Cole Eiserman scored second-period goals and Boston University beat Penn State 3-1 on Thursday night to advance to its first Frozen Four final in 10 years.

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Michaels lifts Western Michigan to 3-2 2OT Frozen Four semifinal win over defending champion Denver

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Owen Michaels s cored his second goal 26 seconds into the second overtime and Western Michigan beat defending champion Denver 3-2 on Thursday night to advance to its first Frozen Four title game.

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WHL roundup: Unger stops 33, Hurricanes blank Hitmen in Game 1 of second-round series

CALGARY — Jackson Unger made 33 saves to earn a shutout as the Lethbridge Hurricanes opened their second-round series against the Calgary Hitmen with a 4-0 win Thursday in the Western Hockey League playoffs.

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OHL roundup: Barkey's hat trick lifts Knights over Otters to open second-round series

LONDON — Denver Barkey scored three goals to lead the London Knights past the Erie Otters 6-3 to open their second-round series in the Ontario Hockey League playoffs Thursday.

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Michaels lifts Western Michigan to 3-2 2OT Frozen Four semifinal win over defending champion Denver

ST. LOUIS (AP) — Owen Michaels scored his second goal 26 seconds into the second overtime and Western Michigan beat defending champion Denver 3-2 on Thursday night to advance to its first Frozen Four title game.

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Defending champ Denver tops Frozen 4 field followed by BU and newcomers Penn State, Western Michigan

ST. LOUIS (AP) — If big-game experience counts for anything, Denver hockey coach David Carle was encouraged how the defending champion Pioneers dealt with their share of second-half adversity to make it back to the Frozen Four.

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