Majors Lose a Close One to the Bulls

Published on January 12, 2008 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Mississauga St. Michael's Majors News Release


Belleville, ON - The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors traveled to Belleville for their third encounter with the Bulls this season, and were unfortunately defeated 3-1 this evening. The loss came despite the fact Mississauga outshot the home squad by a 41-36 count throughout the night. As a result, their record shifts to 20-20-1-0 on the year.

The Bulls opened up the scoring in the 1st period, as Bryan Cameron and Matt Beleskey connected at 8:26 and then at 17:28 (power-play), respectively, to gain a 2-0 lead. The assists were credited to Beleskey, Cameron, Jan Mursak, and P.K. Subban.

However, the Majors bounced back in the 2nd period when Zac Rinaldo wired a shot into the net at 4:15, off of a pass from Jordan Mayer, to end the frame at 2-1.

Unfortunately, Mississauga failed to find an equalizer in the 3rd period, as Belleville's Shawn Matthias collected the only goal at 19:04 (empty-net) to put the game away. The assists went to Cameron and Nick Pageau.

Chris Carrozzi got the start between the pipes and made 33 saves for Mississauga while Murphy stopped 40 shots for Belleville. The Majors power-play was 0 for 2 while the Bulls finished 1 for 7 on the night. The game's three stars were Murphy (1st), Beleskey (2nd) and Carrozzi (3rd).

The Majors conclude their road trip tomorrow afternoon when they take on the Ottawa 67s at 2 p.m. All of the Majors road games this season are available via webcast at www.stmichaelsmajors.com.

Then, Mississauga returns home to kick off another three-in-three when they host the Peterborough Petes on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m.

Majors tickets can be purchased through the Hershey Centre box office two hours prior to the puck drop on game-days or during regular business hours or by logging on to the Majors web site. For more information on group packages and luxury suites, please call the Majors office at 905-502-7788.

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