Preview: Firebirds Begin Three-Game Road Trip in Barrie Thursday
Published on December 5, 2019 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Flint Firebirds News Release
Barrie, Ont. - The Firebirds begin a three-games in five-days road trip Thursday when the club faces the Barrie Colts. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. (ET) at Colts Centre (capacity 4,195).
Saturday night marks the first of four regular-season meetings between these clubs this campaign, and the only time they'll meet in Barrie. All-time, the Firebirds hold a record of 1-8-0-0 in games against the Colts. The 'Birds are 1-4-0-0 in Barrie. Last season Flint finished with an overall record of 1-1-0-0 versus the Colts, with the victory being on the road.
The last time these teams met in Barrie was February 9 when the 'Birds earned their first-ever victory over the Colts.ÃÂ Jake Durham, Ethan Keppen (Vancouver Canucks), Cody Morgan and Evan Vierling each recorded two-point games that evening.ÃÂ Jason Willms and Ryan Suzuki (Carolina Hurricanes) scored for the Colts, and Tyler Tucker (St. Louis Blues) logged two assists to lead Barrie's offense.
Of note, the Firebirds called up forward Zacharie Giroux from the Rayside Balfour Canadians and goaltender Peyton Grainer from Detroit Belle Tire AAA. Giroux has the chance to make his OHL career debut Thursday in Barrie.ÃÂ Flint will be without Vladislav Kolyachonok and Evgeniy Oksentyuk for the road trip, both are withÃÂ Team Belarus at the World Junior Championships, Division IA.ÃÂ Barrie is the hometown of Flint Firebirds' defenseman Dennis Busby.
Broadcast Coverage:
Thursday'sÃÂ contest against theÃÂ Barrie Colts can be heardÃÂ live on the radio throughout Flint & Mid-Michigan on US 103.1 FM, online atÃÂ www.us103.comÃÂ or by downloading theÃÂ US 103 app here. Firebirds' broadcasterÃÂ Dominic HennigÃÂ will call the play-by-play action on the Firebirds Hockey Radio Network.ÃÂ Pregame coverage will begin 30 minutes prior to puck drop at 7 p.m.
The game will be televised live in Barrie on channel 10 / 510 (HD) for Rogers TV cable subscribers. It will also be televised across the province of Ontario on the OHL Action Pak on channelÃÂ 469 for both Rogers TV and Cogeco TV cable subscribers.ÃÂ OHL fans with cable television in Ontario can add the OHL Action Pak to their television plan to catch the Firebirds in action, home or away all season long. Along withÃÂ Thursday's game, 64 of the Firebirds' 68 games throughout the 2019-20 seasonÃÂ are also scheduled to be televised live across the province of OntarioÃÂ on the OHL Action Pak.
All Flint Firebirds home and away games throughout the 2019-20 season can be watched anywhere in the world online onÃÂ www.ohllive.comÃÂ or on theÃÂ OHL Live app.ÃÂ OHL Live is a league video streaming platform that delivers high quality live and on-demand coverage of all regular season and playoff games annually. The cost is $6.99 per game, $69.99 for Flint Firebirds away games only, $149.99 for all 68 home and away Firebirds games and $179.99 for all 1,360 OHL games throughout the 2019-20 season.
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