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Saginaw Scores 6-1 Victory Over Mississauga

October 27, 2007 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Saginaw Spirit News Release


(Saginaw, MI) The Saginaw Spirit beat the Mississauga St. Michael's Majors Saturday night in Saginaw. The Spirit tallied 22 shots against the Majors while netminder Ryan Daniels put on an impressive show with 29 saves. Spirit winger Patrick Asselin notched two goals; six Spirit players tallied 2 or more points in the game. "The boys played really well tonight," stated Spirit winger Kain Allicock, "We played four lines and it gave us more momentum." The Spirit have 15 points and a record of 6-5-2-1.

The Spirit got the game underway with a power play goal, scored by left winger Tomas Zaborsky (NYR) at 5:58 in the first period. Assists on the goal came from defenseman Nigel Williams (COL) and center Jack Combs. The first period ended 1-0 Saginaw.

Captain Patrick Asselin lead the team into the second period with two back-to-back goals. The first came at 3:58 in the second with the assists from winger Jordan Szwarz and defenseman T.J Brodie. Asselin's second goal followed at 10:34 in the period, assisted by defensemen Adam Comrie and Brodie. Assein's second goal chased Major's goalie Chris Carrozzi from net to be replaced by Wayne Savage. Associate Captain Ryan McDonough introduced the Spirit offense to Savage with a power play goal scored at the 11:49 mark, taking the score 4-0 Saginaw. Assists on the goal were awarded to wingers Zaborsky and Jan Mursak (DET). The period ended 4-0 Saginaw. Saginaw continued to dominate into the third period. D-man Williams moved the score to 5-0 with a power play goal by at 4:34 in the third, assisted by Combs and Ryan McDonough. Winger Kris Sparre scored the Majors first and only goal of the game at the 5:13 mark, with assists coming from winger Justin Larson and defenseman Matt McCready. Combs answered with a goal 18:40 into the final period, sealing the game 6-1 Saginaw. Szwarz and center Daniel Pachis assisted on the goal.

Goaltender Ryan Daniels had 29 saves in Saginaw's net; Mississauga's Chris Carrpzzi had 9 saves and Wayne Savage tallied 7 saves. For a complete game sheet, please visit www.ontariohockeyleague.com

The Spirit "Pink out" was a great success with a sea of pink around the arena. The Spirit battled breast cancer and raised over 1,200 dollars towards breast cancer research with their autographed items auction. A big thank you to everyone who made a bid at the auction. The first ever Spirit "Pink Out" was powered by National City Bank and the St. Mary's of Michigan Seton Cancer Institute.

The Spirit host the Niagara Ice Dogs on Sunday, October 28th, with a 2:00 PM match-up. In celebrating Halloween remember to wear your costumes to the game for the annual Halloween Parade! There is also a post-game skate with the players.

Article written by: Charlotte Griffin Central Michigan University Center Student Spirit PR Intern

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