Spirit Begin Road Trip in Peterborough Thursday
Published on January 21, 2016 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Saginaw Spirit News Release
PETERBOROUGH, ON - The Saginaw Spirit (18-21-2-2 40 points, 4th West Division) begin a three-game road trip Thursday night in Peterborough taking on the Petes (20-18-2-4 46 points, 3rd East Division).
The Spirit are coming off of a 2-0 shutout of the West Division leading Windsor Spitfires on Sunday afternoon. Led by the inspiring goaltending efforts of Evan Cormier, Jesse Barwell and Connor Brown scored to propel the Spirit to their first win in their previous five contests.
Peterborough is coming off of a 4-3 win on the road in Guelph on Sunday afternoon. The Petes are led offensively by two snipers Greg Betzold (28 goals) and Hunter Garlent (24 goals). Fourth year player Eric Cornel leads the team with 32 assists and currently has an assist in his last five games. Tampa Bay Lightning prospect Dominik Masin (Ma-SHEEN) has also chipped in with 17 points. The Petes rear-guard has a point in eight consecutive games for Peterborough.
Head-to-Head:
The Spirit and the Petes have met one time this season back on October 10, falling to the Petes by a score of 7-2 at The Dow Event Center. Josh Coyle scored two goals and an assist and defenseman Dominik Masin was +5 in the Petes win. Goaltender Dylan Wells made 46 saves in the Petes winning effort.
Broadcast Information:
Spirit fans can catch radio broadcasts on WSGW 100.5 FM, www.fmtalk1005.com , and the FM Talk 100.5 App in the App Store or Google Play with the voices of Spirit Hockey, Joey Battaino and Dennis Desrosiers. For a full TV Broadcast schedule, Click Here. Tonight's broadcast begins at 6:50pm with the Meijer Pregame Show.
The Spirit return home on Saturday, January 30th for the ninth annual Shocks and Saves Game against the Kitchener Rangers. The fun begins at 4:30 with the Shocks and Saves Charity Game featuring NHL Alumni Darren McCarty, Jiri Fischer, Petr Klima, John Ogrodnick, and Sergei Samsonov. For $13 fundraiser tickets to benefit pulse 3 foundation, call (989) 497-7747or visit www.saginawspirit.com/
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