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November 10, 2015 - Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Saginaw Spirit News Release


Welcome to the first installment of "SPIRIT WEEKLY" The newsletter that keeps you fully engaged with all the happenings in Spirit Nation! Each week, we will be releasing news, game recaps, game previews, community engagements, player interviews, and much more.

In issue one, the Spirit have been red-hot as of late, winning six of their last nine games. We'll give you a full recap of last week's action as the Spirit finished off a five-game home stand winning four out of five games. It's back to the road for the Spirit this week, as Kitchener, Barrie, and Owen Sound wait. Saginaw is 8-8-1-1 just past the quarter pole of the 2015-16 Ontario Hockey League season.

THIS WEEK IN SPIRIT HOCKEY:

The Spirit had three games this past week, finishing up a five game home stand and heading on to Sarnia for a battle with the Sting. The boys of the Bay Region were looking for their second win of the season against West Division rival, Sault Ste. Marie on Wednesday night.

The Soo had a 4-1 lead going into the third period, but the never say die Spirit battled all the way back to tie the game on goals from Cole Coskey, Marcus Crawford, and Devon Paliani. Kris Bennett put the Spirit ahead late in the game and Will Petschenig put the Spirit out front for good, securing a 6-4 win.

On Saturday night, the Spirit welcomed the defending Mastercard Memorial Cup Champion Oshawa Generals to the Dow Event Center. The Spirit were looking for some retribution as they were swept in last season's series with the Gens. The back-and-forth battled continued throughout the game until the Spirit took their first lead of the game with only 2:52 to go on a power play tally by Matt Kreis. The Spirit held on to win, 4-3. David Ovsjannikov made 30 saves in the win.

Sunday, the Spirit invaded the Sarnia Sports and Entertainment Centre for their first contest with the Sarnia Sting. The big guns for the Sting were controlling the tempo and the play, outshooting the Spirit 19-2 in the first period. Jacob Chychrun scored the only goal of the period as the Spirit remained in striking distance. In the third, the Spirit cut a 2-0 lead for Sarnia to 2-1 on a point shot by Keaton Middleton. Alex Black put the finishing touches on a 3-1 advantage for Sarnia.

WHAT'S NEXT?

@KITCHENER FRI. NOV 13 - 7:30: (TV: OHL Action Pak RADIO: 100.5 WSGW FM, WEB: OHL Live)

On Friday night, the Spirit invade the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium for a second battle of the season against the Kitchener Rangers. The Spirit dropped the first game of the season against Kitchener on October 25th, 4-3. The Rangers are 13-1-3-0, sporting the best record in the Ontario Hockey League. The Rangers host Sarnia Tuesday night before welcoming the Spirit on Friday.

@Barrie SAT. NOV 14 - 7:30: (TV: OHL Action Pak RADIO: 100.5 WSGW FM, WEB: OHL Live)

Saturday, the boys head to Barrie for their first matchup of the season with the Colts. Barrie sits in first place in the Central Division after an 11-6-0-0 start. The Colts are 7-3 in their past 10 games. Former Colt Matthew Kreis will play his first game against his former team since his trade to the Spirit in the offseason.

@Owen Sound NOV 15 - 2:00 (TV: OHL Action Pak RADIO: WSGW 100.5 FM WEB: OHL Live)

Sunday afternoon the Spirit and Attack hookup for their second matchup of the season. The Spirit won their first meeting back on October 30th by a 3-2 score. Blake Clarke scored the game-winning goal at 14:29 of the third period. The Attack owns a record of 9-6-2-1, good enough for fourth place in the highly competitive Midwest Division.

NEXT HOME GAME:

The Spirit host the Erie Otters for Guns & Hoses Night presented by Gohm Insurance Restoration and Mike's Wrecker Service. The Police and Fire Fighters battle it out on the ice at 5:00pm before the Spirit take on the defending Western Conference Champions. The Spirit beat the Otters on October 24th to hand them their first regulation loss of the season.

BROADCAST INFORMATION:

Spirit fans can catch radio broadcasts on WSGW 100.5 FM and Mix 106.3 FM with the voices of Spirit Hockey, Joey Battaino and Dennis Desrosiers. For a full TV Broadcast schedule, please visit ontariohockeyleague.com

FLEX TICKETS AND GROUP RATES:

Fans, check out our great offers on Flex ticket plans and group rates by logging on to www.saginawspirit.com/page/tickets

COMMUNITY EVENTS:

If you know of a community event you would like to see Sammy Spirit or the players at, please reach out to Charley Porter at cporter@saginawspirit.com

SADOWY IN CANADA / RUSSIA SUPER SERIES:

Spirit forward Dylan Sadowy will suit up for Team OHL in Game 3 of the Canada / Russia Series Thursday night in Owen Sound, Ontario. Coverage of the game can be found on Sportsnet in Canada and via web stream on Neulion. We will have highlights of the game available on our website, www.saginawspirit.com

FOLLOW YOUR SPIRIT ALL SEASON LONG:

Make sure to follow the Spirit all season long on Facebook by searching "Saginaw Spirit" on Twitter @SpiritHockey and on Instagram @SaginawSpirit. If you know someone who would like to subscribe to "Spirit Weekly", please visit saginawspirit.com and click "Email"

TWITTER TAKEOVER:

Devon Paliani will be taking the over the Saginaw Spirit Twitter Tuesday, November 10th at 4:00PM until 5:00PM. Use #AskPaliani to get your questions answered by Spirit Forward, Devon Paliani.

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