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[thefiestygoat]

Albany lost to Rochester 4-2, snapping their 8 game point streak (6-0-1-1). Scoring for the Devils was Urbom, his 1st of the year, and Zajac (Perkovich). Frazee stopped 30 of 34 shots. Palmieri made his 2011-12 Albany debut (-2, 2 Shots, 2 PIM - Elbowing) and Hoeffel returned to play in his 2nd game of the year after being injured in the opener (E, 1 Shot, 2 PIM - Holding). Here is the gamesheet. I'll edit in the highlights if they are made available.

Their next game is Saturday against Adirondack at 7:00.

Kalamazoo lost to Florida 5-1: Young (E) finally played, Sova (-1, 4 Shots), Haczyk (-2, 5 Shots), and Clermont (20:08 played, stopped all 4 shots he faced in relief). Hopefully Clermont gets the start tomorrow and can earn the #1 spot.

Trenton defeated Elmira 5-3: Banwell (Assist, +2, 2 Shots) and Berube (E, 2 Shots).

[Devils731]

Just looking at the team leaders, it's good to see that Taormina is 2nd in the team in shots...well, it's not good for most of the guys on the team but it's good to see Taormina is shooting a lot from the defense.

[thefiestygoat]

Albany lost to Adirondack 4-3 in overtime after scoring two late goals in the 3rd. Scoring for Albany was Veilleux (Harrold and Anderson), Whitney (Perkovich and Wiseman), and Palmieri (Harrold and Zalewski). Kinkaid stopped 25 of 29 shots and picked up 2 PIM for unsportsmanlike conduct after the first Adirondack goal 55 seconds into the game. Zajac had two fights in the game. With an assist, Perkovich extended his point streak to five games (3-2-5). With two assists Harrold earned 3rd star. Here is the gamesheet. I'll edit in the highlights if they are made available.

Their next game is Sunday against Springfield at 3:00.

Kalamazoo defeated Florida 2-1 in OT: Young (-1), Sova (E), Haczyk (-1), and Clermont (27 Saves on 28 Shots in 63:38, stopped penalty shot in the 2nd).

Trenton defeated Chicago 3-2 in OT: Banwell did not play. Berube (-1, 2 Shots, 2 PIM - Roughing)

[thefiestygoat]

Albany defeated Springfield 3-2. Scoring for the Devils was Zalewski (Wiseman and Whitney), Veilleux (Bernier and Anderson), and Gionta (EN). Kinkaid stopped 36 of 38 shots and was named 1st star. Zalewski earned 3rd star honors. Here is the gamesheet. I'll edit in the highlights if they are made available.

Their next game is Friday against Bridgeport at 7:00.

Trenton lost to Chicago 4-3: Banwell did not play. Berube (2 Assists - 1PP, E, 2 Shots).

[SMantzas]

atta boy Kinky. do you have his season stats?

[thefiestygoat]

atta boy Kinky. do you have his season stats?

http://theahl.com/stats/player.php?id=4221

10 GP 6-4 2.55 GAA .914 SV% 1 SO 611 MIN 277 SV 26 GA

[thefiestygoat]

Two articles on some of the Devils prospects with Kalamazoo. The Clermont article is fresh but the Sova article was posted earlier this month.

Youthful goalie Maxime Clermont growing up with K-Wings

"Max brings a lot of excitement," Karlander said. "You remember when you were that young, starting out, and I was older even coming out of college. He's a real levelheaded kid and he's excited to get his chances."

"He's learning, he works hard every day, he tries to get better every day," Bootland said. "He's a young guy and he wants to get better. "We're confident when he's in the net. We haven't played our best hockey when he's in there, so we wanted to make sure we had a solid outing for him (Saturday)."

K-Wings rookie Joe Sova translating college success into contributions for Kalamazoo

The last couple games, Sova's defensive partner was veteran Sam Ftorek.

"He's very poised, good with the puck," Ftorek said. "He's got good vision. Obviously, he's pretty highly touted since he signed with New Jersey.

"He's easy to talk to. For me, it's nice because if we're struggling or not getting out of our zone, we can talk about what's going on and he's really open to listening."

With a league-leading plus-8 rating, Sova was named ECHL plus performer for October.

Said Bootland: "Joe Sova's a guy that has produced at the college level offensively and, so far in his pro career, has shown he has a knack for putting the puck in the net or creating opportunities.

"He's working on the power play and working on his shot. He's been a contributor for us so far."

[thefiestygoat]

Kalamazoo lost to Greenville 5-2: Young (-1, 2 Shots), Sova (-1, 3 Shots, 12 PIM - Slashing, Misconduct), Haczyk (E), and Clermont did not play.

[thefiestygoat]

Albany has a 3 in 3 this weekend. Here are some notes from the Times Union:

Injuries to D-Jay Leach (lower body) and Matt Corrente (upper body) have left the Devils with six healthy D-men. They have 16 healthy forwards, enough for five full lines even with Stoesz back on the blue line.

“I like our depth, too,” coach Rick Kowalsky said after this morning’s practice. “To say we have a checking line, I don’t know that we have that right now. I definitely have some options to move some guys around.”

Leach (sidelined since Nov. 5) and Corrente (Nov. 11) are scheduled to begin skating Friday. Kowalsky said there is an outside chance they could be available by next weekend.

That's good news about Corrente, he was having a solid year before he got hurt: 14 GP 2 G 6 A 8 Pts +2 42 PIM 14.29 SH%

Right now Albany sits 4th in the Northeast Division, 9th in the Eastern Conference with a 10-7-2-1 (23 Pts) record through 20 games. They are 6-1-2-1 in their past 10 games and have a 51-61 GF-GA ratio. They have the same amount of points as the 8th place Hershey Bears and are just 5 points from the 1st place team in the Eastern Conference, the St. John's Ice Caps.

Skater Stats
Rookie RW Joe Whitney (19 GP 6 G 6 A 12 Pts -5 10 PIM 2 PPG 14.63 SH%)is tied with RW Matt Anderson (20 GP 4 G 8 A 12 Pts -2 6 PIM 2 PPG 11.43 SH%) for the team lead in scoring with C Steve Zalewski (20 GP 4 G 7 A 11 Pts -2 10 PIM 1 PPG 7.69 SH%) right behind.

Goalie Stats
Rookie Keith Kinkaid is 6-4 with a 2.55 GAA .914 SV% 1 SO in 610:54 MIN thus far while veteran Jeff Frazee is 3-5-1 with a 3.20 GAA .882 SV% 1 SO in 534:42 MIN so far.

[thefiestygoat]

Albany defeated Bridgeport 4-3 after going down 3-1 in the 1st. Scoring for the Devils was Zalewski (PP, Palmieri and Wiseman), Zalewski (PP, Taormina and Whitney), Sislo (Zalewski and Wiseman), and Mills (Taormina). Kinkaid started the game but lasted just 10:52 allowing 3 goals on 7 shots. Frazee came in and was a perfect 13 for 13 in 48:57. Albany outshot Bridgeport 36 to 20. Zalewski, Mills, and Taormina were the three stars. Here is the gamesheet. Below are the highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgpOhlt0lQw

The lines and pairings according to @Bill_Cain_:

Wiseman-Zalewski-Gionta
Bernier-Anderson-Veilleux
Zharkov-Mills-Palmieri
Sislo-Zajac-Whitney

Burlon-Harrold
Urbom-Taormina
Kelly-Gelinas

Their next game is Saturday against Bridgeport at 7:00.

Kalamazoo defeated South Carolina 5-3: Young (E, 2 PIM - Cross-Checking, 2 Shots), Sova (E), Haczyk (E, 2 PIM - Hooking, 1 Shot), and Clermont (22 Saves on 25 Shots).

Trenton lost to Elmira 5-4 in a SO: Banwell (+2) and Berube (3 Assists - 1PP, +3, 4 PIM - Roughing, Kneeing, 5 Shots).

Edited by thefiestygoat, 02 December 2011 - 11:05 PM.

[thefiestygoat]

Transaction note: Sova Called Up to Albany - Great for him, he was doing well for Kalamazoo. The bad news is Kelly was hurt in Friday's game.

Albany lost to Bridgeport 3-1. The lone Albany goal was scored by Wiseman (Zalewski). Frazee stopped 16 of 18 shots. Wiseman was named 3rd star with the goal and a team high 7 shots. Here is the gamesheet. Below are the highlights:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EtiuoocOzII

Their next game is Sunday against Rochester at 4:00.

Kalamazoo defeated South Carolina 2-1: Young (Assist, +1), Haczyk (+1, 3 Shots), and Clermont did not play.

Trenton defeated Wheeling 5-3: Banwell (E) and Berube (2 Goals - 1 PP, +2, 3 Shots, 1st Star).
Berube since being sent down to Trenton: 5 GP 2 G 5 A 7 Pts +4 6 PIM 14.29 SH%

Edited by thefiestygoat, 03 December 2011 - 11:28 PM.

[thefiestygoat]

Albany defeated Rochester 4-2. Scoring for the Devils was Taormina (PP, Anderson and Gelinas), Sova (Anderson and Sislo), Veilleux (Mills and Harrold), and Anderson (EN, Taormina and Veilleux). Kinkaid stopped 25 of 27 shots. Anderson was named 1st star and Taormina 2nd star. Here is the gamesheet. Highlights below:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfctYPzyyBE

Their next game is Friday against Rochester at 7:35.

Trenton lost to Elmira 2-1 in a Shoot Out: Banwell (E) and Berube (E, 4 Shots).

Edited by thefiestygoat, 05 December 2011 - 12:55 AM.

[thefiestygoat]

Kalamazoo lost to Chicago 4-1: Young (-1), Haczyk (Goal, E, 2 Shots), and Clermont did not play.

Trenton lost to Wheeling 3-1: Banwell (-1, 3 Shots, 17 PIM - Holding, Fighting, Game Misconduct) and Berube (Assist, +1, 1 Shot, 2 PIM - Tripping).

[thefiestygoat]

Trenton defeated Reading 3-2 in OT: Banwell did not play and Berube (E, 4 Shots).

[titansman]

Trenton defeated Reading 3-2 in OT: Banwell did not play and Berube (E, 4 Shots).

Banwell was suspended for this game for the fight at the end of the Wheeling game. He was called up to Albany today.

[thefiestygoat]

Albany lost to Rochester 3-0. Frazee made 21 saves on 24 shots with 2 of the 3 goals allowed being power play goals for Rochester. Albany had 40 shots but was unable to get a goal. The Devils were missing Bernier, Corrente, Gionta, Leach, and Zharkov due to injury and Taormina and Urbom due to call ups. Here is the gamesheet. I'll edit in the highlights if they are made available.

Their next game is Saturday against Toronto at 3:00.

Kalamazoo lost to Chicago 6-5 in a SO: Young (-1, 1 Shot), Haczyk (E, 2 PIM - Tripping), and Clermont (19 Saves on 23 Shots in 48:33 - left with a cut on his head).

[thefiestygoat]

Albany lost to Toronto 4-1. Zajac (Anderson and Veilleux) had the lone Albany goal. Kinkaid stopped 21 of 25 shots, allowing 3 power play goals. Stoesz and Mills both found ways to get thrown out of the game in the 1st period. Here is the gamesheet. I'll edit in the highlights if they are made available.

Their next game is Wednesday against Syracuse at 7:00.

Kalamazoo defeated Chicago 4-3 in a SO: Young (Assist, -1, 1 Shot), Haczyk (E, 2 Shots), and Clermont did not play.

Trenton lost to Wheeling 2-1: Berube (-1, 4 PIM - Elbowing, Roughing)

[Triumph]

Albany's without its top 4 D, or at least 4 of their top 5 - tough to win that way.

[thefiestygoat]

Here is the video of the incident that got Stoesz tossed against the Marlies. I'd imagine a suspension may be coming.


Kalamazoo defeated Toledo 5-4 in a SO: Young (-2, 2 Shots), Haczyk (E, 2 Shots), and Clermont (31 Saves on 35 Shots, Stopped 5 of 7 in SO).

[titans04]

AHL Announcement

Stoesz got 4 games for that move.

Edited by titans04, 13 December 2011 - 05:32 PM.