Posted by Greater Sudbury Northern Life Reporter Sabrina Byrnes
The Nickel City Sons came away with a 5-3 victory over their
local rivals the Nickel Capital Wolves Sunday afternoon, during
game one of the Great North Midget League (GNML) round two
playoff series.
"The one thing I'm certain of, it's going to be a good series
... and I'm hoping we're going to win," said Albert Corradini,
general manager for the Nickel Capital Wolves, prior to the
weekend.
The Capital Wolves and the Sons finished the season in second
and third place, respectively, with both teams dominating
through their first round of playoffs. The Capital Wolves took
three straight wins over the North Bay Trappers while the Sons
were victorious over the Kapuskasing Flyers.
"I think we're playing decent hockey," said Corradini. "I'm
hopeful, I know it's going to be a really tough series. Nickel
City is a very good team and they're playing good hockey as
well."
Nickel City Sons' coach Brent Battistelli said there is a
friendly rivalry between his team and the Capital Wolves, and
being cross-town competitors has always brought out the best in
both teams.
"I think our games have been close and competitive and we're
looking forward to this round," said Battistelli, going into
the weekend's match-up.
He said he is pleased with his team's performance this season
and that they reached their goal of finishing in the top three.
He wants to keep that momentum going in this round.
The best-of-five series began this past Sunday at the
Chelmsford Arena, with the Nickel City Sons defeating the
Nickel Capital Wolves 5-3. Game two will take place Wednesday,
Feb. 25 at 7:20 p.m. at the Countryside Arena. Game three is
set for Saturday, Feb. 28 at 7:20 p.m. at the same venue.
