OHL Guelph Storm

Guelph Storm Insider

Published on October 20, 2005 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Guelph Storm News Release


Friday, October 21st
Toronto St. Michael's Majors (6-4-0-0) at Guelph Storm (6-3-0-1), 7:30pm
Head-to-Head: 1st of 2 meetings.
Teams split 2004-05 season series 1-1-0-0.
Broadcast: Radio - listen live on 1460CJOY
or on-line at www.cjoy.com
Television - watch live on Rogers 20

Game notes... After winning 5 of their first 6 games to open the season, St. Mike's has dropped 3 of their last 4 to fall to 6-4-0-0... In their first 7 games of the season, Toronto surrendered 25 goals. In their last 3 games the Majors have also allowed 25... Toronto has played two games versus Midwest Division opponents this season with 1 win and 1 loss. In the two contests, St. Mike's has scored 13 goals while allowing 21... Storm connection: St. Mike's forward Tyler Haskins was drafted by the Storm in 5th round of the 2002 draft and was dealt by the Storm during the 2003/04 season along with Colin Power in exchange for Kevin Klein... The Storm has won their past two home meetings versus Toronto by shutout (03-04: 2-0; 04-05: 3-0). ADOPT-A-SCHOOL SPONSOR SPOTLIGHT

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vs Saturday, October 22nd
Guelph Storm (6-3-0-1) at Owen Sound Attack (5-3-0-0), 7:30 pm
Head-to-Head: 1st of 8 meetings.
Owen Sound won 2004-05 season series 6-2-0-0.
Broadcast: Radio only.
Listen live on 1460CJOY or on-line at www.cjoy.com
Television - watch live on Rogers 20

Game notes... Attack forward Bobby Ryan (drafted 2nd overall by Mighty Ducks of Anaheim) leads Owen Sound in assists (12) and points (18)... Winger Jeff Kyrzackos (17 points) has already doubled his point total of last season. The Mississauga native left Western Michigan University in January 2005 to join the Attack... 5 of Owen Sound's 6 top scorers last season graduated removing a total 142 goals from their offence. In comparison, the entire Storm roster last season only scored 167 goals... The Attack have limited their opposition to only 63 powerplay opportunities in 8 games, the lowest total surrendered in the OHL.



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vs Sunday, October 16th
Erie Otters (3-3-0-0) at Guelph Storm (5-1-0-1), 3:00pm
Head-to-Head: 3rd of 8 meetings:
Kitchener won 6-3 at Gue - Sept. 25
Guelph won 5-2 at Kit - Oct. 10
Broadcast: Radio only.
Listen live on 1460CJOY or on-line at www.cjoy.com
Television - watch live on Rogers 20

Game notes... Sunday's game is Student Day at the Guelph Storm including a free post-game Skate With the Storm event... One of the OHL's great rivalries, in all-time head-to-head play, the two clubs have identical 48-48-18 records... While the Rangers have a 4-2-0-0 record versus the Western Conference, their 1-3-0-0 record versus the East has them in a three-way tie for third in the Midwest Division... Rangers forward Evan McGrath has picked up at least one point in each game this season, including five of nine games with four or more points... Remarkably, with 26 points this season, McGrath has factored in on nearly 70% of all Rangers goals... Kitchener's penalty kill has scored 6 shorthanded goals, while only surrendering 11 powerplay markers... The Rangers own the OHL's #1 penalty killing unit and #4 powerplay... 26 of the Rangers' 38 goals (68.42%) this season have come with the man advantange or shorthanded. In comparison the Storm have scored 23 of 41 special teams goals (56.1%).




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