Majors Defeated by the 'Dogs, 4-2

Published on October 1, 2009 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Mississauga St. Michael's Majors News Release


St. Catharines, ON - It's the start of another busy weekend for the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors as the team went head-to-head tonight with the Niagara IceDogs at the Gatorade Garden City Complex. The Majors outshot the home team 52-24 and came up with a number of scoring chances, but were forced to swallow a tough defeat, 4-2.

With three road games down, the Majors are bringing the action back to the Hershey Centre tomorrow evening for the much-anticipated home opening contest against the Brampton Battalion, beginning at 7:30 p.m.

The Mississauga News (www.mississauganews.com) will be the presenting sponsor of tomorrow night's game. Also, 2009-10 fridge magnets will be distributed to all fans, courtesy of Rogers TV (Peel Region), the official broadcaster of the Majors. To view a list of Majors home and away games that will be aired on Rogers TV (Peel Region), Cable 10, visit www.rogerstv.com.

The Majors have also partnered with the City of Mississauga and United Way of Peel Region for home opener, and proceeds from the evening will go towards the United Way of Peel Region.

The Majors record now sits at 2-2-0-0 on the season, as a result of tonight's loss.

Niagara's Alex Friesen potted two goals early to get the home squad ahead 2-0, heading into intermission. The forward's first tally came 2:50 into the 1st period, and then followed up with his second goal at 13:29. Matt Baldassarra, Jay Gilbert, Freddie Hamilton and Chris DeSousa provided the feeds.

Jordan Mayer got the Majors on the board 8:22 into the 2nd period on a man-advantage, with assists coming from Cameron Gaunce and Casey Cizikas. But the IceDogs responded, as Andrew Agozzino's goal came shortly after at 13:13, to make it 3-1. The helpers were DeSousa and Friesen. Then, DeSousa scored off of passes from Marco Insam and Friesen with only 25 seconds left in the frame to end it at 4-1.

Mayer's second goal of the night came 5:25 into the 3rd period on the power-play, as the Majors cut the lead in half, 4-2. Gaunce and Blake Parlett got the assists. However, the IceDogs held onto the lead to escape with the win.

JP Anderson started between the pipes for the Majors and blocked 13 shots while Chris Carrozzi took over in the final frame and made 7 stops of his own. Mark Visentin turned aside 50 total shots for the IceDogs. Mississauga went 2 for 10 on the power-play while Niagara finished 1 for 6. The three stars of tonight's game were Friesen (1st), Visentin (2nd) and DeSousa (3rd).

The Majors home opener is tomorrow evening against the Battalion at 7:30 p.m. Then, the Barrie Colts drop in this Sunday afternoon for a tilt at 2 p.m. A complete list of the Majors 2009-10 regular season schedule is available at the Majors website (www.stmichaelsmajors.com).

For information on Majors individual and season tickets for 2009-10, group and flex packages and private suites, visit the Majors website or call the Majors ticket line at 905-502-7788 and follow the prompts.

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