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Rangers Open the Season with a 6-2 Win over Firebirds

September 21, 2018 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Kitchener Rangers News Release


Kitchener Rangers celebrate a goal in the season opener
Kitchener Rangers celebrate a goal in the season opener
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Kitchener, ON: The Rangers opened the season scoring by committee as Joseph Garreffa, Jonathan Yantsis, Eric Guest and Greg Meireles all tallied 3 points each to lead the way offensively, as the Kitchener Rangers opened up the 2018-19 season with a 6-2 victory over the Flint Firebirds.

The season opening crowd of 6,930 witnessed a cautious first period that saw Yantsis open the scoring at the 1:37 mark beating Emanuel Vella to the glove side.

The second period saw the Firebirds enjoy three powerplay opportunities that led to a 16-7 shot advantage. Despite the shot differential, the Rangers outscored the Firebirds 3-1 to take a 4-1 lead after two periods.

Riley Damiani beat Vella with a hard wrist. Garreffa took a cross ice pass from Yantsis and put the Rangers up 3-0. The Firebirds closed the gap to 3-1 on a goal by Hunter Holmes. The Rangers answered back just over a minute later when Meireles finished off a pass from Guest and scored high under the bar.

In the third period Garreffa and Yantsis both scored their 2nd goals of the game and season to give the Rangers a 6-1 lead. The Firebirds closed out the scoring late in the game to make it 6-2. On a goal by Jack Wismer.

Luke Richardson continued his strong pre-season play turning aside 23 of 25 shots

Hockey returns to Kitchener on Friday, September 28 versus the Ottawa 67's at 7:30pm. The game will feature a ceremony in honour of Don Cameron. The iconic former play-by-play radio voice of the Kitchener Rangers was a part of over 4,000 broadcasts and covered the team for 55 years until his passing in 2018.

Tickets still available to all regular season home games. Purchase yours in person at the Activa Box Office at The Aud or Centre in the Square, by phone (519) 578-1570 or 1-800-265-8977, or online.

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