Monday, February 11, 2008
Schedule for the week of 2/11-2/17
A quick glance at college and junior standings shows many clubs with Sabres properties right in the thick of playoff hunts for their respective leagues. Here's a look at the 39-game slate for the week.
Game To Watch
The week's schedule is headlined by the Beanpot final, featuring Sabres prospects Nathan Gerbe and Andrew Orpik of Boston College, and Alex Biega of Harvard. The final of the Boston-based tourney gives the Hobey hopeful, Gerbe, a prestigious platform to display his skillful game. Hobey or not, Gerbe seems to be a lock to sign with Buffalo after a junior season that looks to include a spot in the NCAA Tournament.
Other Notes
Philip Gogulla's Cologne Sharks will face the only teams ahead of them in the standings - Berlin and Sinupret - on Tuesday and Friday.
Drew Schiestel and Niagara will take on one of the OHL's top clubs, Belleville, on Wednesday.
A Saturday elitserien match-up between Jhonas Enroth's SSK and Skelleftea will feature two clubs battling for the SEL's final playoff spot.
"The Ralph" will be the setting for a battle between the WCHA's second and third place teams when Denver and North Dakota drop the puck this Friday and Saturday.
The AHL schedule makers give the Amerks four days off before three consecutive games on Friday through Sunday.
The Full Schedule
Monday 2/11
Harvard vs. Boston College
Tuesday 2/12
Berlin at Cologne
Hamburg at Ingolstadt
Okotoks at Calgary Canucks
Wednesday 2/13
Niagara at Belleville
Nykopings at Sundsvall
Thursday 2/14
SSK at Farjestad
Ingolstadt at Augsburger
Friday 2/15
Hershey at Rochester
Shawinigan at Gatineau
PEI at St. John's
Halifax at Baie-Comeau
Niagara at Erie
Nybro at Nykopings
Sinupret at Cologne
Okotoks at Olds
Des Moines at Waterloo
St. Lawrence at Yale
Princeton at Harvard
Lowell at Boston College
Bowling Green at Nebraska-Omaha
Western Michigan at Michigan State
Denver at North Dakota
Saturday 2/16
Rochester at Syracuse
SSK at Skelleftea
Victoriaville at Gatineau
PEI at St. John's
Olds at Okotoks
Waterloo at Des Moines
Michigan State at Western Michigan
Quinnipiac at Harvard
St. Lawrence at Brown
Boston College at Lowell
Bowling Green at Nebraska-Omaha
Denver at North Dakota
Sunday 2/17
Hamilton at Rochester
Barrie at Niagara
Duisberg at Ingolstadt
Gatineau at Drummondville
Baie-Comeau at Chicoutimi