BY SCOTT HADDOW
The Sudbury Wolves have their spurs sharpened
to razor precision.
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Wolves' forward Benoit Pouliot
knocks Bryan Little of the Barrie Colts to the ice back
on Oct. 14. |
The Wolves entertain the Barrie Colts tonight
at the Sudbury Arena in a classic Central Division showdown.
Game time is 7:30 pm.
Bitter foes since Barrie's 1995-96
inception, the game promises to be another heated battle as
both teams are scrapping it out for first place in the
division.
The season series is deadlocked so far, with
both teams inflicting punishing losses on one another (Barrie
took the first meeting 9-3, while Sudbury won the second
meeting 7-1).
"I expect Barrie to play their best game
of the year against us," said Wolves head coach and GM
Mike Foligno. "We will have to counter with our best game
of the year. It's our only game of the weekend, so we are
coming out to give it our all. We're going to leave
everything out on the ice."
The Wolves are 7-3 in their last 10 games and
coming off an impressive three-wins-in-three-nights road trip
last weekend, confidence is soaring amongst the troops.
Foligno wants continued exceptional play from
his top players, including Ben Pouliot (six goals and eight
points in the three wins), Marc Staal (six points in the three
wins) and Kevin Baker (four goals in the three wins).
"If we're going to be successful
then our best players have to play their best, and not once in
a while - every game. Consistency is key for us. We're also
getting contributions from everyone."
