First things first, the Barrie Colts, one of
the biggest rivals to the Sudbury Wolves wasted no time last
week pulling the trigger on a major deal to shake up the
fortunes of the club. The Colts acquired Rob Hisey and a draft
pick from the Erie Otters for Andrew Hotham, Andrew Shennan and
a draft pick.
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Hisey's name had been mentioned in trade-talk
rumours with the Wolves.
The Colts, who were struggling, saw the
opportunity and grabbed one of the best offensive players in
the league, and more importantly, a number one centre for their
super sniper Bryan Little, who has also struggled to reach his
rookie form that saw him pot 34 goals.
All Hisey did in his first game with the
Colts was score a goal and an assist, while being named the
game's first star.
The Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds have now
claimed second spot in the West Division. The Greyhounds got
off to a 3-6-1 start before firing head coach Marty Abrams in
mid-October. They brought in former player and coach Craig
Hartsburg, who has guided the team to a 9-6-1 record.
Hartsburg was OHL Coach of the Year in
2001-02 (his only other previous foray into the OHL coaching
ranks), when he guided the Greyhounds to a 38-20-10
record.
Part of their resurgence is related to
Sudbury as three of the nine victories have come against the
Wolves.
It seems Hartsburg has effectively restored
the pride back into the Greyhounds franchise.
There will be plenty of eyes on the London
Knights tonight as they square off against the Guelph Storm at
the John Labatt Centre in London.
The game could become a big part of the
Canadian Hockey League (CHL) Record Book, as the Knights look
to establish a new CHL undefeated
streak at 30 games. The 1978-79 Brandon Wheat
Kings of the Western Hockey League (WHL) currently hold the
record with 29 games, when they
went 24-0-5.
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There are rumours the Knights are on the
market with a price tag of $19 million, and president and head
coach, Dale Hunter, will become the coach of the Washington
Capitals in the NHL.
Brampton Battalion winger Wojtek Wolski is
the OHL Player of the Week. Wolski produced two goals and six
points in three games last week.
Wolski and the rest of the Battalion will be
at the Sudbury Arena to face the Wolves tonight. Game time is
7:30 pm.
Seven OHL stars will attend the final
selection camp for the Team Canada World Junior Championship
squad.
Returning veterans Mike Richards (Kitchener),
Jeff Carter (Sault Ste. Marie), and Anthony Stewart (Kingston)
are joined by forwards Corey Perry
and Dave Bolland (both with London) and
defencemen Kyle Quincey (Mississauga) and Danny Syvret
(London).
Wolves nips: Rookie Ben Pouliot leads the
Wolves in scoring with 15 goals and 30 points in 30 games.
(Pouliot is just four points behind OHL rookie scoring leader
Jakub Petruzalek of the Ottawa 67's, who has 14 goals and 34
points in 27 games.) Bobby Chaumont is second with 17 goals and
28
points in 31 games. Rookie Ryan McDonough is
third with eight goals and 25 points in 30 games. Defenceman
Adam McQuaid leads the pack with a
+12 rating in 31 games.
Scott Hunter Haddow can be reached at
[email protected].
