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Best in the East go head to head Friday as Generals visit Sudbury

Wolves unbeaten in five straight, Generals are undefeated this season
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Two of the OHL's hottest teams will go head to head at the Sudbury Arena Friday night as the Wolves host the high-flying undefeated Oshawa Generals at 7:05 p.m. (File)

Two of the OHL's hottest teams will go head to head at the Sudbury Arena Friday night as the Wolves host the high-flying undefeated Oshawa Generals at 7:05 p.m.

The Oshawa Generals are unbeaten in seven games this season and their offense is led by multiple NHL draft picks, including Serron Noel (34th overall/Florida Panthers) and Allan McShane (97th overall / Montreal Canadiens). 

Noel represents the Generals biggest scoring threat, after posting 81 points in 68 games last season. After returning from Panthers camp this season, Noel has tallied five points in just two games (3G-2A-5P). 

McShane is the Generals current leading scorer with three markers, as well as eight helpers in just seven games so far this season.

The Wolves are also coming off two big wins over the Peterborough Petes (9-6) and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (4-3) this past weekend. 

A number of Wolves players have stepped up big, including Chase Stillman who scored his first career hat-trick Friday and David Levin who picked up one goal and four assists in two games. 

Levin also sits 12th in league scoring with 11 points in four games played. Quinton Byfield, recently identified as an 'A' prospect in NHL Central Scouting’s October rankings, continues to lead both the Wolves and OHL in scoring with 16 points in seven games played. 

Jack Thompson continues to bring his outstanding play game in and game out with 9 points in 7 games and was identified as a 'B' prospect in NHL Central Scouting’s Rankings. 

In addition, defenceman Isaak Phillips was also identified this past week as a 'C' prospect by NHL Central Scouting in their early rankings for the 2020 NHL Entry Draft.

Friday’s game is sponsored by Eastlink and one lucky winner will win a Google Home Mini during their second intermission movie trivia contest. It’s TGIF 

Friday and fans are encouraged to come down early and take advantage of the 3-2-1 offers between 6 p.m. and 6:30 p.m., including $3 Tall Boys, $2 Hot Dogs and $1 Popcorn.

Tickets are on-sale now at the Sudbury Arena Box Office or greatersudbury.ca/tickets.

Following Friday’s game, the Wolves will head on the road to Mississauga on Sunday at 2 p.m., followed by Kitchener on Monday at 2 p.m. Fans can tune into the live play-by-play on CKLU 96.7 or mixlr.com/sudburywolves. Monday’s game will also be available on Eastlink TV.

For more information, visit sudburywolves.com.


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