Majors Defeat Wolves in OT Thriller

Published on March 15, 2009 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Mississauga St. Michael's Majors News Release


Mississauga ON - The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors participated in their final regular season home game against the Sudbury Wolves this afternoon, and ended off the day with a 5-4 overtime victory, in front of an audience of 4,076.

Majors rookie forward Devante Smith-Pelly and overage forward Jared Gomes (who enjoyed his last regular season game of his OHL career) earned three points each. As a result, the Majors conclude the regular season in fourth place in the Eastern Conference, with a record of 39-26-1-2.

Things started off quickly as Sudbury's Marcus Foligno connected 6:27 into the 1st period, off of passes from Peter Hermenegildo and Gerome Guidice. The Majors answered back when Jared Gomes scored shorthanded at 7:09. Casey Cizikas got the lone assist. Jordan Mayer made it 2-1 for Mississauga with his tally coming at 9:15. The helpers were Corey Bureau and Josh McFadden. Matt Dias rounded out the frame for the Wolves at 13:13 (unassisted).

The visitors went ahead 4-2 in the 2nd period, as Eric O'Dell (unassisted) and Hermenegildo (power-play) each produced a marker at 3:08 and at 7:56 respectively. Jake Cardwell and John Kurtz provided the feeds. Then, the Majors were back on the board with a goal coming late in the frame from Devante Smith-Pelly at 17:37 (power-play). The assists went to Gomes and Cizikas.

Mississauga got the lone marker in the 3rd period when Smith-Pelly wired a shot into the Wolves' net 4:02 into the frame to send the contest into overtime play. Cameron Gaunce and Gomes were the helpers.

William Wallén fired the puck into Sudbury's net at 3:17 on the power-play in the extra frame to break the tie, and to give the Majors the win. The assists had gone to Mike Pelech and Smith-Pelly.

JP Anderson got the start in net for the Majors and made 39 saves while Andrew Loverock turned aside 27 shots for the Wolves. Mississauga went 3 for 4 on the power-play, while Sudbury finished 1 for 7. The stars were Smith-Pelly (1st), Gomes (2nd) and O'Dell (3rd).

The Majors take on the Barrie Colts in the first round of the 2009 playoffs! The series kicks off this Friday night in Mississauga at 7:30 p.m. For full playoff schedules please visit www.ontariohockeyleague.com.

Tickets to 2009 playoffs are now on-sale at the Hershey Centre box office, through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmasteronline.com or by phone at 416-872-5000. Visit the Majors website at www.stmichaelsmajors.com, or call the Majors office at 905-502-7788 for more information.

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