Rangers defeat Plymouth

April 6, 2012 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Plymouth Whalers News Release


PLYMOUTH - Kitchener goaltender John Gibson stopped all 40 shots he faced and Tobias Rieder and Ben Thomson scored goals as the Kitchener Rangers defeated the Plymouth Whalers, 2-0, in an Ontario Hockey League playoff game played before 3,026 Friday night at Compuware Arena.

Kitchener leads to best-four-of-seven OHL Western Conference Semifinal series, 1-game-to-0.

After a scoreless first period, Rieder scored the only goal of the second period at 19:32 with a shot from the left hashmark over the shoulder of Plymouth goaltender Scott Wedgewood.

Thomson scored the only goal of the third period, re-directing Michael Catenacci's pass while on his stomach and sliding towards the Plymouth goal.

Plymouth outshot Kitchener, 40-30.

Here's the rest of the series: Game 2 - Sunday, April 8 - Plymouth at Kitchener, 7:05 pm, Memorial Auditorium.

Game 3 - Tuesday, April 10 - Kitchener at Plymouth, 7:05 pm, Compuware Arena.

Game 4 - Wednesday, April 11 - Plymouth at Kitchener, 7:05 pm, Memorial Auditorium.

(*) Game 5 - Saturday, April 14 - Kitchener at Plymouth, 7:05 pm, Compuware Arena.

(*) Game 6 - Sunday, April 15 - Plymouth at Kitchener, 7:05 pm, Memorial Auditorium.

(*) Game 7 - Tuesday, April 17 - Kitchener at Plymouth, 7:05 pm, Compuware Arena.

(*) if necessary



Ontario Hockey League Stories from April 6, 2012


The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.

OurSports Central