OHL Guelph Storm

Storm City Weekly

Published on October 8, 2009 under Ontario Hockey League (OHL)
Guelph Storm News Release


The Storm had a perfect weekend last week defeating the Niagara IceDogs on both occasions. Friday night at the Sleeman Centre Michael Latta's overtime goal lifted the Storm over the IceDogs 4-3. On Saturday in Niagara, goaltender Cody St. Jacques put on a superb 38 save performance and Matt Kennedy scored the winner at 14:52 of the second to defeat the IceDogs for the second time in as many nights. With four points on the weekend, the Storm move into third place in the Midwest Division. Two points behind the Kitchener Rangers and three behind the London Knights, the Storm currently have a record of 3-2-0-1 with seven points.

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AMJ Player of the Week

The Guelph Storm announced today that goaltender Cody St. Jacques is the AMJ Campbell Van Lines Player of the Week for the week ending Sunday, October 4th.

Cody St. Jacques played in only one of the Storm's two games this weekend, but can still be considered the top player. Having started every game he's played on the road so far this season, the 19 year old made 38 saves in his team's 2-1 victory over the Niagara IceDogs on Saturday. Named the first star of the game, the Iroquois Falls native posted a goals against average of 1.00 and a save percentage of 0.974 in the 60 minute span. The Storm's third consecutive victory had a lot to do with St. Jacques performance as he turned away a number of Niagara's quality scoring chances.

Re-acquired by the Storm in the offseason, St. Jacques has played in two contests so far this season. With an overall save percentage of 0.918, St. Jacques ranks among the top 10 goaltenders in the league.

Next up, the Storm welcome the red-hot Soo Greyhounds to the Sleeman Centre on Friday night. For tickets to Friday's game which pits the Storm winners of three in a row against the nationally ranked Soo Greyhounds who have opened the season with seven straight wins call or visit the Guelph Storm box office or purchase online at GuelphStorm.com.

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7 Day 'Storm Forecast'

The Storm have a light week with just one game, but certainly won't be taking their opponent lightly. The Soo Greyhounds, the OHL's top team in the early going with a perfect 7-0 record visit the Sleeman Centre on Friday night.

Get inside every game with GUELPH STORM GAMEWEEK again this season. Brand new this week, check out the Players to Watch on each Storm opponent, plus see how the two teams measure up and look back with the all-time head-to-head match-ups.

Get inside this week's games

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In a few short days, Guelphstorm.com will undergo a face lift. A neater, more user friendly site has been created with all the same exclusives and features as before. New this year, fans can follow the Storm on Twitter and/or Facebook. The Guelph Storm want to hear what you have to say. A fan speak section has been added to the main page where fan comments will be displayed. Check back to guelphstorm.com for the updates.

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Skating Coach Barb Underhill in Battle of the Blades

One of eight former world class figure skaters picked to participate in Battle of the Blades, Barb is paired with former New York Ranger Ron Duguay. Sunday in their debut, the pair wore hockey skates and stole the show skating to Unchain My Heart by Joe Cocker.

Described as "hot" by Kelly Hrudy, Barb and Ron scored a combined 17.2 from the judges to take the highest score of the night. The pair survived the first round of "cuts" and will be back next Sunday on CBC to perform for the judges one more time.

Hosts Ron MacLean and Kurt Browning host the show at Maple Leaf Gardens in front of a live studio audience and viewers from across the country every Sunday and Monday.

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Ontario Hockey League Stories from October 8, 2009


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