BY SCOTT HUNTER HADDOW
It's Go Time!
The Sudbury Wolves play two home games this
weekend, against Brampton on Friday night (7:30 pm
start).
The Wolves have won three straight games and
have a record of 5-5-0-1, good for 11 points and third spot in
the Central Division.
Brampton sits in fourth spot in the Central
with a 4-5 record, good for eight points.
This is the first meeting between the two
rivals.
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Ben Pouliot leads the Sudbury
Wolves in scoring with four goals and 15 points in
seven games. |
Here's a look at the Wolves top-five
scorers:
Ben Pouliot 7-4-11-15
Marc Staal 10-5-8-13
Jonathan D'Aversa 11-2-10-12
Nick Foligno 8-4-7-11
Anton Hedman 11-5-4-9
Here's Brampton's top five
scorers:
Howie Martin 9-4-4-8
Luke Lynes 9-5-2-7
Jason Cassidy 9-3-3-6
Thomas Stryncl 9-0-6-6
Taylor Raszka 9-4-1-5
Brampton features two local players, J.F.
Houle and Justin Levac. Houle has played all nine games,
scoring one goal and three points. Levac has only played in
four games, and it's not known if he'll be playing in
Sudbury.
Following a long investigation by
commissioner Dave Branch, the OHL has fined the Windsor
Spitfires $35,000 and suspended head coach and GM Moe Mantha
for a September hazing incident and a scrap between two players
during a practice.
As a result of the hazing incident, Mantha
has been suspended for one year as general manager and 25 games
as coach. He will be suspended for a further 15 games from
coaching as a result of the incident at the team practice, for
a total suspension from coaching for 40 games.
"I conclude that the lack of leadership and
what transpired were dishonourable and prejudicial to the well
being of the League and its players," said OHL Commissioner
David Branch in a news release.
The hazing incident occurred when the
Spitfires were returning from an exhibition game in London
against the Knights and involved a small number of players
being told to strip and stand in the washroom at the back of
the bus by other players. The identities of the players
involved will remain confidential to protect their
privacy.
At a practice just after the hazing incident,
Steve Downie and Akim Aliu fought twice, resulting in
suspension to those players.
The OHL Player of the Week is London's
Rob Schremp, who piled up seven goals and 18 points in three
wins last week.
Here's a look at the Top five scorers in
the OHL:
David Bolland, London, 11-14-21-35
Rob Schremp, London, 6-10-18-28
Evan McGrath, Kitchener, 9-12-14-26
Justin Donati, Toronto, 11-9-15-24
Sergei Kostitsyn, London, 11-8-16-24
