OHL Saginaw Spirit

Spirit Score Three Third Period Goals to Defeat Majors

January 22, 2012 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Saginaw Spirit News Release


On Sunday afternoon, the Saginaw Spirit finished a weekend road trip of the OHL's Eastern Conference with a win over the Mississauga St Michael's Majors by the score of 3-1 at the Hersey Centre in Mississauga. Scoring for the Spirit were Dalton Young, Michael Fine, and Brandon Saad. Clint Windsor made 30 saves in net for the Spirit.

The first period saw neither team convert a goal, however Saginaw outshot Mississauga 12-6 in the period.

It wasn't until the 12:36 mark of the second when Major's left wing Mika Partanen bolted out of the corner and beat Clint Windsor to put the Majors up 1-0. The score would remain 1-0 heading into the second intermission; Mississauga would outshoot Saginaw 13-12 in the second period.

Saginaw would finally break through and put a goal past rookie goaltender Spencer Martin at the 8:52 mark of the third period. The Spirit goal was scored by defenseman Dalton Young, his third goal of the season, with assists to Vince Trocheck and Jimmy Lodge. A few minutes later Brett Foy of the Majors would be called for high sticking and on the ensuing Spirit power play, Michael Fine would net his 16th goal of the season from Saad and Trocheck to give the Spirit their first lead of the hockey game. Then, with a little over a minute to play, Mississauga would attempt to pull goaltender Spencer Martin, but on his way to the bench, Brandon Saad would pick up the puck and race in on a breakaway, beating Martin to make the score 3-1.

Upcoming Spirit Games - The Saginaw Spirit continue their road schedule on Thursday January 26th, as the travel to Windsor to take on the Spitfires. Listen to the game on FM Talk and Sports WSGW 100.5 FM with Leigh Cunningham and Dennis Desrosiers calling all the action! Then on Saturday, January 28th at The Dow Event Center is the 5th Annual MCVI Shocks & Saves Healthy Heart Awareness game presented by Biotronik. Local area doctors face off alongside former Detroit Red Wings in a charity game prior to the Saginaw Spirit taking on the London Knights at 7:11pm. For all ticket information, please contact the Spirit at 989-497-7747 or visit the Official Saginaw Spirit Ticket and Merchandise Store at 5789 State Street in Saginaw. Tickets can also be purchased at SaginawSpirit.com or any TicketMaster Outlet.

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