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Morin leads Rangers to 7-2 Victory over Otters

January 8, 2010 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Kitchener Rangers News Release


IIHF World Junior Gold Medalist Jeremy Morin made his post tournament debut with two goals and two assists to lead the Kitchener Rangers to a 7-2 win over the Erie Otters.

Chris MacKinnon picked up a pass from Morin at 0:35 of the first period and beat Otter's netminder Ramis Sadikov to put the Rangers up 1-0. Andrew Yogan replied for Erie at 12:33 by going upstairs on Kitchener's goaltender Branden Maxwell to tie the score 1-1. The remainder of the period was scoreless.

John Moore scored the lone goal of the second period on a Rangers power play to give them a 2-1 lead. Kitchener outshot Erie 17-7 in the period.

The Rangers scored twice in under two-minutes to increase their lead to 4-1. The goals came from Ben Thomson and Jeff Skinner. Midway through the period from a crowded Rangers crease, Jeremy Gottzmann scored to give Erie their second goal of the game. Morin replied with a power play goal to give the Rangers back their three goal lead. Jason Akeson scored the Rangers fourth short-handed goal of the season at the 14:39 mark and 31-seconds later Morin netted his second goal of the game to make it 7-2 for the Rangers.

The Rangers had an over-all shooting edge of 46-34.

The Rangers travel to Plymouth for a 7:05pm game against the Whalers tomorrow - Saturday, January 9th. They return to The Aud on Sunday, January 10th to play host to the Niagara IceDogs at 6:00pm.

A reminder, the following Kitchener Rangers games will be live on Rogers Sportsnet and therefore the game times have changed to accommodate the broadcast:

Fri. Jan. 15 - Mississauga St. Michael's Majors at Kitchener Rangers (OHL Regional) - 7:00 pm Eastern

Fri. Jan. 22 - Windsor Spitfires at Kitchener Rangers (OHL Regional) - 7:00 pm Eastern

Reserved seating tickets are still available for all Rangers home games, 519-578-1570 or 1-800-265-8977, www.centre-square.com or in person at the Centre In the Square Box Office or The Aud Box Office.

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