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