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Red-hot players lead streaking teams as OHL season almost half finished

Hello OHL fans! Here's another round of OHL notes and news to dig into. Sudbury Wolves' divisional rival, Barrie Colts, have been on fire since they traded for overage scoring sensation Rob Hisey on Dec. 1.

Hello OHL fans! Here's another round of OHL notes and news to dig into. Sudbury Wolves' divisional rival, Barrie Colts, have been on fire since they traded for overage scoring sensation Rob Hisey on Dec. 1.

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SCOTT HUNTER HADDOW
The Colts have forged a 4-0-2 record with Hisey in the lineup, and the slick centre has produced five goals and nine points and has yet to taste defeat as a member of the Colts.

The Colts seem to have the Midas touch lately when it comes to trades. Recently they also picked up goalie Dan LaCosta from Owen Sound. In his first game with the Colts, LaCosta stopped 38 shots in a 4-1 victory over Sarnia on Dec. 11. LaCosta was the game's first star.

Speaking of hot goalies, Belleville's rookie stopper, Kevin Lalande, has been making a name for himself. Lalande, a 11th round draft pick by the Bulls
in 2003, recently stopped 42 shots in a 2-1 overtime win over the Erie Otters.

Lalande has fashioned a 7-3-2 record and a stingy .926 save percentage (all statistics are as of Tuesday, Dec 14th).

Guelph goalie Adam Denis was spectacular in the record-breaking London game last Friday night. The Knights set the CHL record for the longest
undefeated streak at 30 games (28-0-2) with a scoreless overtime draw against Guelph. Denis was in another world making 48 saves, including 22
in the second period alone. He robbed numerous Knights of sure goals all night.

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The Peterborough Petes are shooting up the standings in the Eastern Conference. The Petes are 8-2 in their last 10 games, and own first spot in the East Division.

Part of the reason for the terrific surge has been the play of sophomore winger Liam Reddox, who has four goals and 16 points in his last 14 games.
The London Knights came close to finally losing a game this season Sunday against Kitchener.

Kitchener held a 3-0 lead going into the third period, but London scored three straight goals to tie the game and send it to overtime.

London won in overtime thanks to a goal by overage defenceman Bryan Rodney. London is now 29-0-2.

The Knights will be hard-pressed to continue their undefeated streak over the next three weeks as four of their top players are away trying out for World Junior Championship rosters.

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They include OHL scoring leader Corey Perry, defenceman Danny Syvret, talented winger David Bolland and Robbie Schremp, who is expected to crack the defending world-champion U.S. National Team lineup.

The Wolves hit the road for three games this week against Windsor, London and Brampton on Thursday, Friday and Sunday, respectively.
It doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out the Wolves are still having problems on the road.

So far this season, the Wolves have managed a disappointing 3-12-0-1 record on the road. They have dropped six straight on the road. Their last win was Nov. 7 against Brampton.

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At home, it's another story as the Wolves have put together an impressive 11-2-3-1 record, including a four-game home winning streak that started with a win over Sarnia on Dec. 3.

The Wolves offence seems to be fine at home and on the road. Team defence is another story. At home, through 17 games, the Wolves have scored 57 goals, while allowing only 34. On the road, The Wolves have scored 45 goals in 16 games, but have allowed a whopping 66 against.

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There has been a lot of talk about the Wolves shoring up their defence recently, but will GM Mike Foligno pull the trigger on a deal? Time will tell.

Speaking of defence, Kitchener's Andre Benoit has taken the lead in scoring for defencemen. In 28 games, Benoit has piled up 14 goals and 35 points. Syvret is second with 33 points.

The Wolves' Rafal Martynowski and Ben Pouliot have been red hot recently. Both are on impressive point scoring streaks. Pouliot has a five-game
streak going with four goals and eight points. Martynowski has a three-game streak going with three goals and six points.



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