BY SCOTT HADDOW
The Sudbury Wolves took three of a possible
six points over the weekend, going 1-1-0-1.
On Sunday, the Wolves lost a close match 2-1
to the Kitchener Rangers in Kitchener.
It was a game for the power play players as
all three goals were scored on the man advantage.
The Rangers held a 2-0 lead in the third
period thanks to goals by Justin Azevedo and Matt
Auffrey.
Keaton Turkiewicz scored the lone goal for
the Wolves at 11:44 of the third frame to make things
interesting, but even with their goalie pulled in the dying
seconds of the contest, the Wolves couldn't muster another
goal.
Goalie Kevin Beech was solid again, thwarting
36 of 38 Kitchener shots fired his way.
On Saturday, Dec. 31, the Wolves marched into
Mississauga and trimmed the IceDogs 4-3.
Kevin Baker, Devin DiDiomete, Anton Hedman
and Turkiewicz, with the game winner, all scored for
Sudbury.
Beech was sensational, making 41 saves in the
game for his 19th win of the season.
The Wolves were deadly on the power play,
scoring on three of six chances.
On Friday, Dec. 30, Sudbury hosted the
Saginaw Spirit. The game marked the return of former Wolves
star Ryan McDonough, who was traded to the Spirit after the
2004-05 season.
Sudbury lost 3-2 in shoot out.
Kevin Baker and Ryan Hastings scored for the
Wolves.
Jesse Gimblett and Patrick Asselin replied
for the Spirit.
In the shoot out, all three Wolves shooters
(Matt Dias, Nick Foligno and Baker) were stopped by Francois
Thuot.
Asselin scored in the shoot out to give
Saginaw the victory.
McDonough was held to one assist.
With the weekend results, the Wolves are
still clutching onto third place in the Central Division and
fifth place in the Eastern Conference with a record of
19-15-1-2, good for 41 points.
Sudbury is two points behind Brampton for
second in the Central Division and one point ahead of Toronto
for third.
The Wolves are right back into action this
Friday when they host the Plymouth Whalers. Game time at the
Sudbury Arena is 7:30 pm.
