Majors Shut Down the Wolves

Published on December 7, 2007 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Mississauga St. Michael's Majors News Release


Sudbury, ON - The Mississauga St. Michael's Majors earned a well-deserved victory on the road this evening as they heavily outshot the Sudbury Wolves and collected goals in each period to grab a 3-1 win. The victory is the Majors fifth away from home this season, helping their overall record improve to 15-13-1-0 on the year.

Majors captain Jesse Messier got some revenge on his old team when he collected a power-play goal at 17:41 of the 1st period off of Mike Pelech and Tim Billingsley feeds. The Majors outshot the Wolves 10-6 in the frame.

Then, Anthony Tapper scored at 8:30 of the 2nd period, with the support coming from Justin Larson and Brett Flemming, to put Mississauga up 2-0. This time, the Majors outshot the Wolves 16-9 in the period.

In the final stanza, Sudbury's Matt Dias grabbed an unassisted goal at 17:51 to cut the lead in half and end the shutout bid. However, Matt Piva replied with an empty-net tally for the Majors at 19:33, off of Kris Sparre and Matt Caria passes, to secure the win for Mississauga.

The Majors ended up outshooting the Wolves 39-23 with Chris Carrozzi and Sebastian Dahm taking care of the netminding duties for Mississauga and Sudbury, respectively. The Majors power-play was 1 for 7 while Sudbury went 0 for 6. The game's three stars were Messier (1st), Tapper (2nd) and Sudbury's Patrik Lusnak (3rd).

The Majors conclude their road trip with a battle against the IceDogs in St. Catharines on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. Then, they return home to host the Owen Sound Attack on Friday evening at 7:30 p.m.

All of the Majors road games this season are available via webcast at www.stmichaelsmajors.com, with play-by-play duties covered by Fan 590 personality Roger Lajoie.

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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