OHL Flint Firebirds

Preview: Firebirds Begin Home-And-Home Series with Windsor Friday in Flint

Published on November 23, 2018 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Flint Firebirds News Release


Flint, Mich. - The Firebirds will play a home-and-home series with the Spitfires beginning Friday night in Flint, before heading to Windsor for a Saturday night tilt. Puck drop is set for 7 p.m. (ET) at the Dort Federal Credit Union Event Center.

Friday marks the first time that Firebirds' Eric Wellwood will face the Windsor Spitfires as a Head Coach in the OHL. Wellwood is a native of Windsor and played for the Spitfires from 2007-10, winning back-to-back Memorial Cup Championships in 2009 & 2010. Wellwood later went on to be drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers and recorded 10 points in 31 NHL games before sustaining a career ending injury.

Friday is the first of six games between the Firebirds and the Spitfires this season and the first of three on home-ice in Flint. Last season, the Firebirds posted a 2-4-0-0 record against the Spitfires. All-time, Flint holds an overall record of 5-12-1-0. On home ice, the Firebirds trail the Spits' 3-6-0-0 in the series.

Most recently, Flint was unable to knock off the Kitchener Rangers Wednesday night. Jake Durham scored his team-leading 12th and 13th goals of the season in a 7-2 defeat to Kitchener. The Spitfires were in Sault Ste. Marie Sunday where the Greyhounds recorded a 6-5 overtime victory over the Spitfires. Windsor had five different goal scorers in the contest.

On special teams, the Firebirds have scored at least one power-play goal in eight of their last 12 contests. The Firebirds have climbed to 18th in the OHL on the man-advantage, scoring 13.3% of the time. The Spitfires have the league's 15th-best power play, capitalizing on 16.9% of their opportunities. Windsor is killing penalties at a rate of 86.0%, which is second-best in the OHL. Flint's penalty kill continues to improve as they are now shutting down the opposition's power play at a 63.7% clip.

Promotions:

Friday is the Firebirds inaugural "Video Game Night," featuring a free mouse pad with a pixelated Firebirds' logo to the first 500 fans in attendance. Fans can meet Mario and Pikachu and can win great prizes for playing Firebirds' Pokémon GO on the concourse during the game, such as a night in a Firebirds' suite and a 32-inch HD TV sponsored by Sharky's Sports Bar. There will also be a virtual reality demo presented by The Sandbox Virtual Reality Arcade where fans will have the opportunity to "walk the plank" at the Firebirds virtual reality station.

Single game tickets for all Firebirds games are $12 Bronze, $16 Silver, $20 Gold and $26 VIP seating (Seating Chart). All seats are reserved / assigned seating. Fans can purchase tickets by calling (810) 744-0580, in-person at the Dort Federal Event Center Box Office or online at ticketmaster.com.

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