OHL Saginaw Spirit

Spirit Welcome Firebirds for Education Day

Published on October 27, 2015 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Saginaw Spirit News Release


SAGINAW, MICH. - The Spirit return home to the Dow Event Center Wednesday morning to welcome in the Flint Firebirds (5-5-0-1, 4th Western Division) for the annual Education Day Game. This marks the third of eight meetings between the Spirit and the Firebirds in the inaugural Coors Light I-75 Divide Cup Series.

The Spirit are coming off a long road weekend, after they competed in Mississauga on Friday, Erie on Saturday, and Kitchener on Sunday afternoon. Saginaw came out on top in two of their three games defeating the Mississauga Steelheads 4-3 in a shootout and the Erie Otters 6-3, before falling just short to the Kitchener Rangers.

The Flint Firebirds dropped last week's road games at the hands of the Barrie Colts on Thursday and the Owen Sound Attack on Saturday. The Colts scored the first four goals of Thursday night's contest, edging out the Firebirds 8-5. At the JD MacArthur Arena, the Attack outscored the Firebirds 2-1, after a third period goal by Owen Sound's Jaden Lindo.

Saginaw and Flint rekindled the I-75 Divide rivalry this past fall as the Spirit welcomed the Firebirds to the Dow Event Center for the first time in Great Lakes Bay Region history. The Spirit and Firebirds have matched up twice this season in a home and home set for the teams. Flint was victorious in both meetings, taking a 3-0 win over the Spirit in Saginaw and a 3-2 shootout victory in Flint.

Catch the Saginaw Spirit back at the Dow Event Center on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 as the Spirit play host to the Flint Firebirds at 10:45 a.m., for Kids Day.Spirit welcomes the Owen Sound Attack to the Dow on Friday at 7:05 p.m. On Halloween night the London Knights visit the Dow for a 7:05 p.m., matchup. Be sure to catch every Spirit game on FM Talk and Sports 100.5 WSGW with the voices of Spirit hockey Joey Battaino and Dennis Desrosiers. For tickets call (989) 497-7747 or visit www.saginawspirit.com.

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