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OHL Friday Night Faceoff Recap/Reaction Mar 20/26 - OHL Overtime: After Hours · The Armchair GM's Sports Network

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Speaker 1: Welcome in everybody to the final Friday Night Face Off
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Speaker 1: this episode as well that we did as we spoke
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Speaker 1: with Jack Nesbit of the Windsor Spitfires as well as
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Speaker 1: Ryan Brown of the London Nights on the preview episode.
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Speaker 1: Great great getting to know those two players there, and
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Speaker 1: that's available on demand for you guys OHL Overtime and
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Speaker 1: our Friday Night Faceoff preview episode. But as far as
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Speaker 1: tonight's show goes again, we're going to have a couple
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Speaker 1: of guests with us tonight, we're gonna welcome on Matt Sukram,
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Speaker 1: who's a sports reporter covers the North Bay Battalion after
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Speaker 1: they unfortunately fell in a hard fought six five defeat
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Speaker 1: to the first seeded Branford Bulldogs. North Bay is obviously
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Speaker 1: going to be in that tough four to five matchup
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Speaker 1: in the playoffs. Look forward to talking to Matt a
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Speaker 1: little bit about that battalion squad under Ryan Ulahan. And
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Speaker 1: then as our spotlight game, the London Knights and Windsor
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Speaker 1: Spitfires went to a fun shootout tonight where we had
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Speaker 1: I believe it was nine shooters if my math serves
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Speaker 1: me correctly, I think it was more than that. Give
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Speaker 1: me one second here, let me count eleven ten shooters.
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Speaker 1: Excuse me, ten shooters tonight between the London Knights and
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Speaker 1: the Winter Spitfires, but the London Knights take it three
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Speaker 1: to two at home at Canada Life Place, a big
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Speaker 1: victory for them as they're trying to secure home ice
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Speaker 1: advantage in the four to five matchup against the Sue Greyhounds.
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Speaker 1: So we'll be speaking with Jim van Horn, color commentator
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Speaker 1: for the London Knights alongside Mike Stubbs on nine to
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Speaker 1: eighty CFPL all the games there, home and away. Look
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Speaker 1: forward to chatting with Jim later on in the episode today.
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Speaker 1: But I see our first guest is on here, so
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Speaker 1: I just want to quickly run through again some of
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Speaker 1: the final scores here. Sarnia takes down Kitchener by a
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Speaker 1: four to three final in that one, with Kitchener locking
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Speaker 1: up the number one seed, they were still trying to
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Speaker 1: get the Hamilton Spectator Trophy, but the Branford Bulldogs now
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Speaker 1: lock that up with their victory. As I mentioned in
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Speaker 1: our spotlight game that we'll talk about a little bit later,
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Speaker 1: London beats Windsor three to two in an exciting shootout.
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Speaker 1: Branford takes down North Bay six to five. We got
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Speaker 1: Oshwah leading the Ottawa sixty sevens by a four to
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Speaker 1: three score as that game's about to end in regulation.
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Speaker 1: The Sudbury Wolves defeated the Brampton Steelheads by a three
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Speaker 1: to two final in that one with two Central Division foes.
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Speaker 1: In that that game, the Peterborough Pets take down the
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Speaker 1: Kingston front Necks four to two, trying to hold home
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Speaker 1: ice advantage over North Bay. In that four or five matchup,
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Speaker 1: they take down Kingston four to two. The Gulf Store
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Speaker 1: are about to defeat the Owen Sound Attack by a
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Speaker 1: six to three final, and the Sue Greyhounds are going
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Speaker 1: to defeat the Saganaw Spirit by a five one score there.
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Speaker 1: So London needed this game in the worst way. But
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Speaker 1: we'll get We'll get connected with our first guest here
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Speaker 1: and I'll just invite him to speak, so we don't
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Speaker 1: have to keep him for any much longer than he's
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Speaker 1: been waiting around. Unfortunately, the Spitfires and Knights was an
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Speaker 1: entertaining game, but we were a little late starting the show.
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Speaker 1: So that's the the double edged stor at about great
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Speaker 1: hockey that we see here in the final weekend exciting one,
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Speaker 1: last one of the season, last Friday night faceoff. It's
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Speaker 1: gone by so fast and playoffs starting next week. We
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Speaker 1: got some headlines to go over as well around the
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Speaker 1: Ontario Hockey League, so it'll be interesting to wrap this
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Speaker 1: one up, but look forward to what's to come here
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Speaker 1: in the playoffs. The bracket almost finalized here within the
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Speaker 1: Ontario Hockey League connected with us on Friday night faceoff.
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Speaker 1: We've got sports reporter for the Bay today that would
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Speaker 1: be Matt Sukram North Bay Italian. Unfortunately fall six' five
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Speaker 1: to The Branford bulldogs tonight on the. Road, Matt first,
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Speaker 1: off really appreciate you coming on. Tonight i've been wanting
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Speaker 1: to talk to you all year long about This battalion,
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Speaker 1: team just haven't been able to find the time to
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Speaker 1: have you, on but look forward to chatting with. You
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Speaker 1: first of, all how did you feel about how the
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Speaker 1: game went? TONIGHT i, Know Brampton branford excuse, me they
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Speaker 1: put out realistically a full lineup tonight trying to lock
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Speaker 1: up The Hamilton Spectator. Trophy but The battalion didn't back
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Speaker 1: down and it looked like it was an entertaining game
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Speaker 1: down there at The Mad.
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Speaker 3: Hoose, yeah it really was an entertaining. Game you, know
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Speaker 3: a lot of back and forth The battalion have actually
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Speaker 3: Played bramford pretty well this season considering where these two
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Speaker 3: teams are respectively in the. Standings, Yeah North bay was
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Speaker 3: able to come back and erase a two goal deficit
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Speaker 3: in the third, period so they were down four to
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Speaker 3: two going into that, period made it for. Four branford came,
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Speaker 3: back made it five to, four And North bay came
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Speaker 3: back again and tied it five to. Five but unfortunately
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Speaker 3: The Bulldogs Owen prottz was able to score off just
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Speaker 3: a crazy play in the in the last minute and
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Speaker 3: a half of the, game there was a scramble on the,
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Speaker 3: ned the puck got knocked. Loose Jack listen was looking
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Speaker 3: one way for the, puck the defense was looking the other.
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Speaker 3: Way somehow it didn't go, in but then the battalion
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Speaker 3: just couldn't get the puck out of his own and
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Speaker 3: The bulldogs kind of reset themselves and O'Brien set Up
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Speaker 3: prots for for a one time or up at the
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Speaker 3: top of the, slot and O'Brien one a. Night he
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Speaker 3: had two, goals a couple of assists and now he's
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Speaker 3: the franchise leader for points in a career two hundred
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Speaker 3: and fifty three points now for. Him so that was
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Speaker 3: two hundred, FIFI i guess with the with the extra assists,
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Speaker 3: There so, yeah crazy, Crazy nike crazy way to finish the.
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Speaker 3: Game but With peterborough losing To, Ashwa North bay are
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Speaker 3: still alive in the hunt for home ice advantage. Here
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Speaker 3: so it's it's really coming down the wire for for
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Speaker 3: The North Bay. Battalion, YEAH i mean the The.
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Speaker 1: Battalion like when we talk about teams that you, know
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Speaker 1: it's tough in that four or five, matchup, Right, Matt,
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Speaker 1: like that's always one of the, obviously you, know two
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Speaker 1: teams that are pretty evenly matched every single. Year we
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Speaker 1: Know Sue london is going to be an exciting one
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Speaker 1: as well on The Western conference. Side but for This
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Speaker 1: battalion team In Ryan, LUHAN i, know you, know when
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Speaker 1: they went to three Straight Eastern conference, finals you knew
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Speaker 1: that they were bound for a regression, season which was last,
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Speaker 1: season but it seemed, like you, know this, season they
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Speaker 1: they really took a lot of shrides and made some
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Speaker 1: moves and and obviously uh made a made a strong
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Speaker 1: run this season to to work their way back up
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Speaker 1: into the middle of the. Conference so what have you
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Speaker 1: seen from This battalion team this? Year we know they're
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Speaker 1: always gonna work our with that coaching staff and they
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Speaker 1: what they preach on a day in And dale. Basis
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Speaker 1: but from somebody who's there at the rink all the
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Speaker 1: time up there In North, bay what have you seen
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Speaker 1: from this year's.
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Speaker 3: Club, yeah it's been awesome to watch them develop over
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Speaker 3: the course of the, season and they they really kind
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Speaker 3: of caught fire in the second half. Here they had
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Speaker 3: a really great start to the new year In january
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Speaker 3: and they've they've been playing really well in the last
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Speaker 3: couple of. Weeks they had a really tough stretch In
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Speaker 3: february when they played a ten game stretch where they
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Speaker 3: had to face a lot of really tough teams back
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Speaker 3: to back to. Back so you, know it started With,
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Speaker 3: flint then they Played, branford then they played The sue
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Speaker 3: back to back games on the, Road then they did
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Speaker 3: The Windsor London niagara trip upon the, road then they Had,
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Speaker 3: barry then they And Or sorry they Had windsor at,
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Speaker 3: home then they had to go To barry and then
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Speaker 3: they Hosted. Barry so that ten game stretch was really
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Speaker 3: tough and they only won three of those. Games they
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Speaker 3: picked up points in four of those, games but since,
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Speaker 3: then they've only lost four games in, regulations so it
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Speaker 3: kind of showed that they were taking advantage when the
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Speaker 3: schedule was more in their favor and when they played
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Speaker 3: those tough. Teams there weren't any real blowouts in that
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Speaker 3: ten game stretch THAT i. Mentioned the one blowout was
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Speaker 3: when they Beat niagara nine to. One outside of, that
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Speaker 3: there were two goal losses one goal. Losses so, yeah
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Speaker 3: it was good for them to go through that stretch
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Speaker 3: at that period of time BECAUSE i think it helped
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Speaker 3: them realize what it's going to take to play playoff style,
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Speaker 3: hockey and it's sort of been their mentality over the
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Speaker 3: last month, now is playing playoff style hockey because they've
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Speaker 3: been in a fight with The Peterborough peats for that
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Speaker 3: fourth and final playoff. Spot and after last night's game
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Speaker 3: that they won seven to nothing Over, BRAMPTON i talked
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Speaker 3: To Ryan olahan after the. GAME i talked to a
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Speaker 3: couple of veterans after the game and they all, said you,
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Speaker 3: know it's similar to last year when we were in
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Speaker 3: that spot where we were fighting for our playoff lives
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Speaker 3: to just get in the. Playoffs there's the guys that
10:20
Speaker 3: went through that are saying that they had the same
10:22
Speaker 3: mentality this year where even though they know that they've
10:26
Speaker 3: made the, playoffs they still feel like they're fighting for
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Speaker 3: something because they really want that home its advantage, because
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Speaker 3: as you, know playing Against Peter row in the, playoffs
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Speaker 3: If petero gets that seventh game at, home it can
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Speaker 3: be so tough to try and win a game In,
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Speaker 3: peterborough and so that's what they're hoping to. Avoid but,
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Speaker 3: yeah so building off of last year where they just
10:52
Speaker 3: snuck into the, playoffs they did add a couple of.
10:55
Speaker 3: Guys they Got Ryder cali for the full. Season you,
10:59
Speaker 3: know he was guy that got drafted by THE, sue
11:02
Speaker 3: but he was already A harvard, commit so he didn't
11:04
Speaker 3: know if he was going to play in THE. Ohl
11:08
Speaker 3: but after THE ncaa agreement came up and The battalion
11:12
Speaker 3: acquired his rights from THE, sue he came up and
11:15
Speaker 3: played eight games last, year and so he was fully
11:18
Speaker 3: committed to playing In North bay this. Year and he's
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Speaker 3: been awesome to watch thirty six points in forty six.
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Speaker 3: Games and you could take a look On twitter or
11:28
Speaker 3: a lot of the hockey forum boards and there's a
11:31
Speaker 3: lot of people talking about Ryder calli potentially being a
11:35
Speaker 3: sneaky late first round, pick potentially early second round, pick
11:39
Speaker 3: whereas at the beginning of the year the talk was
11:42
Speaker 3: probably more third fourth round kind of. Guy so that's
11:45
Speaker 3: been awesome to watch his. Development and they also made
11:49
Speaker 3: a couple of really good trades throughout the. Year they
11:51
Speaker 3: picked Up Kaden petrie from The Flint, firebirds they Got
11:55
Speaker 3: Sebastian gervais as an overager From, saginaw and they also
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Speaker 3: Added Hayden barge and that same deal from Sagan he's
12:02
Speaker 3: been a nice glue piece on the back end for
12:06
Speaker 3: The North Bay battalion on the blue, line And Gervaian
12:09
Speaker 3: petrie have really helped load up on the offense up
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Speaker 3: front For North. Bay so you, know it's been good
12:16
Speaker 3: moves off the ice going into the season to kind
12:18
Speaker 3: of set them, up and they built on that over
12:22
Speaker 3: the course of the year to try and get those
12:24
Speaker 3: final pieces in.
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Speaker 1: Place matt sukerm covering The North Bay battalion for The
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Speaker 1: bay today is with. Us. Matt when you talk about being,
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Speaker 1: right getting geared up and ready for that playoff, shape,
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Speaker 1: well there's no better tests than going up against the
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Speaker 1: number one team in The Eastern conference, tonight, RIGHT i
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Speaker 1: mean you go toe to toe with them and a
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Speaker 1: team that obviously hasn't hasn't started to sit players yet
12:44
Speaker 1: because they needed this game to lock up The Hamleton Spectator.
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Speaker 1: Trophy SO i know it was a big night for
12:49
Speaker 1: some of their big. Guns Jacobrian toogles to assist he
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Speaker 1: breaks the record for The Branford Bulldogs Adam bannock at
12:55
Speaker 1: a four point. Night but then when you look on
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Speaker 1: The North Bay battalion, SIDE i, mean it looks like
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Speaker 1: they got pretty solid scoring throughout the line up, there
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Speaker 1: and they didn't really have maybe some of those top
13:04
Speaker 1: end elite one hundred point players that we've seen on
13:06
Speaker 1: the battalion in the, past, right but they've been able
13:09
Speaker 1: to kind of do it by committee and as a,
13:11
Speaker 1: battalion you, know pun. Intended it seems, like you, know
13:14
Speaker 1: they don't really have that one necessarily. Superstar they just
13:18
Speaker 1: have a very solid lineup up and down that play
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Speaker 1: the right way For Ryan oulahan and that get it.
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Speaker 1: Done so being able to take a team Like branford
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Speaker 1: to a six' five a score there when they really needed,
13:29
Speaker 1: this game that should do you think that that's more of.
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Speaker 1: A positive i know he's not gonna like giving up,
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Speaker 1: six goals but being able to play a game like
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Speaker 1: that against obviously the top team In The eastern conference
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Speaker 1: in the final weekend of, THE season.
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Speaker 3: I think IT is i think that If You're ryan
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Speaker 3: olan And, the battalion you would have liked to have
13:46
Speaker 3: seen them finish. IT off i Mean the battalion like
13:48
Speaker 3: two and Two against branford. This, year now they both
13:52
Speaker 3: their wins were, overtime games and then there's this game
13:56
Speaker 3: tonight that ended up being a six to five finish
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Speaker 3: FOR so, i, Mean Yeah north bay has shown that
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Speaker 3: they can play with a top Team, like branford, and
14:06
Speaker 3: again like, you said doing it. By committee looking up
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Speaker 3: and down, Their lineup, you're right there's not those guys
14:15
Speaker 3: that have scored one hundred points this Season For. North
14:18
Speaker 3: bay but this is very reminiscent of the way that
14:24
Speaker 3: they have had built teams during that stretch where they
14:28
Speaker 3: went to three straight. Conference, finals now they did have
14:32
Speaker 3: some big time, goal scorers but they also played a
14:35
Speaker 3: team style where it didn't matter if it was the,
14:37
Speaker 3: first line the, second line or the. Third line they
14:40
Speaker 3: had guys that. Could score they had guys that could
14:42
Speaker 3: compete and they weren't taking any. Shifts off so you're
14:47
Speaker 3: looking up and down the lineup For The North bay
14:50
Speaker 3: battalion this year and you've got about ten guys that
14:55
Speaker 3: have scored at least thirty points. This season Now even
14:58
Speaker 3: procession leads that group with thirty one goals and fifty.
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Speaker 3: Nine points, but yeah it really is any, given night any,
15:06
Speaker 3: given shift somebody can be. The guy and that's been
15:11
Speaker 3: really great to watch For The north davy time over
15:14
Speaker 3: the course of, the year where a lot of the
15:16
Speaker 3: focus Was, on okay they you know from from, last season,
15:21
Speaker 3: you know lost their big guys in, you know giving
15:24
Speaker 3: Up The anthony romani's And The dollan wakeleys And the
15:28
Speaker 3: Owen van steinzels and and, you know really loaded up
15:31
Speaker 3: with a lot, of like, you know sixteen year olds
15:34
Speaker 3: and seventeen year olds and how are those guys going?
15:37
Speaker 3: TO respond i mean they went into the year with
15:39
Speaker 3: only one overrager and That Was, bronson rye a defender
15:43
Speaker 3: who just actually signed an entry level contract With The
15:48
Speaker 3: vegas Gold. To night so it was a lot of
15:50
Speaker 3: youth going into. The season but that youth has really
15:54
Speaker 3: come together and you know this this score sheet Against
15:59
Speaker 3: The branford bulldogs is indicative of what they've been able
16:03
Speaker 3: to do throughout.
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Speaker 1: The, SEASON yeah i Mean Seeing bronson ride signed his entry.
16:07
Speaker 1: Level contract that's a big deal for, him obviously and
16:09
Speaker 1: it seems like the last few years he's Been In
16:10
Speaker 1: north bay has really, you know developed into that big
16:13
Speaker 1: body of his and. Well deserved signing is a THREE
16:16
Speaker 1: year nhl entry level contract as an undrafted. Free agent
16:19
Speaker 1: Why The Vegas. Golden knights he's going to add size obviously,
16:23
Speaker 1: to that To that. Vegas pipeline but a couple quick questions,
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Speaker 1: For you matt here as we kind of move forward
16:30
Speaker 1: here The goaltending mike Mckivor And, jack listen what have
16:32
Speaker 1: you seen from from? That pair, we know, you know
16:35
Speaker 1: The The north. Bay battalion you know we're Spoiled With
16:38
Speaker 1: Dom devin gentis for all. Those years but what have
16:41
Speaker 1: you seen from MacIver and listen being able to hold
16:43
Speaker 1: the fort back there and have them, you know in
16:45
Speaker 1: the middle of the conference here.
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Speaker 3: This, Season Yeah jack listen has been a. Pleasant surprise,
16:51
Speaker 3: excuse me, you know coming into the season he only
16:57
Speaker 3: played in eleven twelve games. Last Years as mike, Mccivor's
17:03
Speaker 3: backup Charlie la rock actually started the Year With. North
17:07
Speaker 3: bay they decide to see if they could give him
17:09
Speaker 3: more playing time send him back to his team IN,
17:13
Speaker 3: the cchl And So jack listen. Stepped in and then
17:16
Speaker 3: this year was kind of, You know mike mccivery's gonna
17:18
Speaker 3: be the number one Guy And jack listen's gonna get.
17:21
Speaker 3: His time But then mike mcciv got hurt at the
17:24
Speaker 3: Beginning of January And jack listen took over at that
17:28
Speaker 3: point and he really ran. With it he has been
17:34
Speaker 3: really one of THE saviors i think for the team.
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Speaker 3: THIS year i don't think anyone saw him getting into
17:40
Speaker 3: forty games this season and having a two point five
17:43
Speaker 3: goals against average in a nine to fifteen. SAY percentage,
17:46
Speaker 3: i mean if you told me that at the beginning of,
17:48
Speaker 3: THE year i would, have said there's no way that
17:51
Speaker 3: that guy can can make those numbers work in a
17:55
Speaker 3: league where he's only played in. Twelve games but all
17:59
Speaker 3: the credit to him for, doing THAT and i think
18:03
Speaker 3: he's really kind of Given the battalion a lot to
18:07
Speaker 3: think about going into, the, postseason because as, We said
18:11
Speaker 3: mike McIver got Hurt in january was having a pretty
18:15
Speaker 3: good year before he did. Get hurt but he's only
18:19
Speaker 3: gotten into one game since he, got hurt and that
18:22
Speaker 3: was last night when he shut Out The brampton steelheads
18:27
Speaker 3: in that seven to. Nothing win so while he looked
18:31
Speaker 3: good in, That Game jack listen has also looked good
18:37
Speaker 3: over the last three. Months now SO now i think
18:42
Speaker 3: there is that debate internally on do we go back
18:46
Speaker 3: and forth between, each guy do we go back to
18:49
Speaker 3: our perceived number one Guy and mike mcciv when the?
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Speaker 3: Playoffs START so i think there is a little bit
18:54
Speaker 3: of juggling, going on and those are those are the
18:57
Speaker 3: good problems you'd like, to have at least it's not
18:59
Speaker 3: like which guy do we put in that and try
19:01
Speaker 3: to win a? Game tonight and you know it's two
19:04
Speaker 3: guys who can win you a game every. Single night
19:07
Speaker 3: they can put between.
19:08
Speaker 1: The, Pipes Absolutely ryan oillhan kind of ride the hot
19:11
Speaker 1: hand in a seven game series if things start to
19:13
Speaker 1: turn one way or. The other with the Win for
19:16
Speaker 1: peterborough and the Loss For, North bay peterborough is gonna
19:19
Speaker 1: have home micee advantage in that in that four or. Five,
19:22
Speaker 1: Matchup now matt. It's official so in terms of what
19:26
Speaker 1: you're expecting from, this series you think it's gonna go
19:28
Speaker 1: the distance seven games And with peterborough having that that home,
19:31
Speaker 1: micee advantage and this was a rematch From The Eastern
19:34
Speaker 1: conference final a few years Ago when peterborough went on
19:36
Speaker 1: to WIN The. Ohl championship hate to bring that up,
19:39
Speaker 1: to you but just reminiscent of of the last time.
19:42
Speaker 1: They played, you know what are you thinking of the
19:44
Speaker 1: of this series and and do you think this has
19:46
Speaker 1: potential to go to a game Seven? In, PETERBOROUGH yeah
19:49
Speaker 1: i must.
19:49
Speaker 3: Have read the wrong. BOX score i thought off the
19:51
Speaker 3: TOP that I thought i saw the beets. Lot lot
19:54
Speaker 3: they're clearly a thread run up the wrong. Box score,
19:56
Speaker 3: but yeah, that's, uh yeah it's gonna. Be tough it's
19:59
Speaker 3: gonna be. REALLY tough i think in a seven, GAME
20:02
Speaker 3: series i think if the battalion can steal one early
20:06
Speaker 3: and you know what's the, old cliche you know they
20:09
Speaker 3: they then flipped the script and get home. Mites advantage
20:12
Speaker 3: if you can get one early in, the series because
20:17
Speaker 3: then as long as you win your home games after,
20:19
Speaker 3: that point you're you're kind, of. Sailing right, so yeah
20:23
Speaker 3: it's going to. Be tough But the battalion have been
20:25
Speaker 3: really Good against peterborough. THIS season i believe they went
20:30
Speaker 3: three and one against them in the regular season and
20:33
Speaker 3: the only Win that peterborough got was in their last
20:36
Speaker 3: head to, head game which was just last Week on.
20:42
Speaker 3: March fifteen Peterborough Beat north bay four to three. In overtime,
20:47
Speaker 3: so yeah the games have. Been Tight north bay have
20:51
Speaker 3: pulled out the victory. Three times they've matched up well against,
20:54
Speaker 3: each OTHER and i think this is going to be
20:57
Speaker 3: a really really tight series between two teams that have
21:02
Speaker 3: a very similar makeup.
21:04
Speaker 1: This season, All, right matt final question for it before
21:07
Speaker 1: we let. You go appreciate you sticking around for that
21:09
Speaker 1: that Winsor in london shootout that obviously. Was extended is
21:14
Speaker 1: there a matchup or a certain player that you that
21:17
Speaker 1: you're looking at for for the upcoming playoffs or an
21:20
Speaker 1: individual award that you're you're interested to see Who wins.
21:24
Speaker 3: In terms of players they'll stick With. The battalion i'm
21:28
Speaker 3: really interested to see What What ethan procession is is
21:32
Speaker 3: going to have in Store For north bay going into
21:37
Speaker 3: this series Against The. Peterborough pets he's been really hot
21:41
Speaker 3: in this, second HALF and i expect him as the
21:44
Speaker 3: captain to kind of ride that wave going into this
21:48
Speaker 3: series and getting Du, broad sev, you know one Of the.
21:52
Speaker 3: Impoor players he's also come on really strong in the
21:56
Speaker 3: second half For The North. BAY battalion i think those
21:58
Speaker 3: are two names to really watch when the playoffs.
22:01
Speaker 1: Get, GOING okay i won't put you on the spot With,
22:03
Speaker 1: the east but out Of, the west who is your favorite?
22:07
Speaker 3: Ah man out Of? THE west i mean that top
22:12
Speaker 3: five looks, so good like IT'S so, I mean, i
22:17
Speaker 3: know The see grayels are you, know what twenty points
22:21
Speaker 3: back or eighteen points back of the Top Ranked. Kitchener
22:25
Speaker 3: rangers but it just feels like it's it's such a
22:28
Speaker 3: tight five team race in that top in that. Top,
22:32
Speaker 3: half YEAH but I think i think it Might. BE
22:35
Speaker 3: flint'stern i think it just Might. Be flint'stern, you know
22:39
Speaker 3: they they they they got the guys that, can score
22:43
Speaker 3: they play really, good defensively, AND yeah i think IT'S
22:48
Speaker 3: just i think it's their turn to come out of
22:50
Speaker 3: that pack In The.
22:51
Speaker 1: Western, Conference yeah, flint's wait it's been waiting a long
22:54
Speaker 1: time There In genesee county to to kind of get
22:56
Speaker 1: out of the shadows Of The saginaw spirit Winning. The
22:59
Speaker 1: Mamore so i'd really like To see flint make some noise.
23:02
Speaker 1: AS well i think that's a good. Prediction there and
23:04
Speaker 1: they're still Battling with windsor for that division title and the.
23:08
Speaker 1: Two seed whichever one doesn't will be the. Three seed
23:10
Speaker 1: but definitely gonna be fun down the. Stretch There matt
23:14
Speaker 1: supram Covers The North bay battalion For The. Bay, today
23:17
Speaker 1: matt really appreciate you. Sticking AROUND as, I mentioned i
23:19
Speaker 1: know you got an article to write About the, battalion
23:22
Speaker 1: Tonight so i'll let you get, to that but hopefully
23:24
Speaker 1: look forward to chatting with you again sometime throughout. The,
23:26
Speaker 1: Playoffs again i've missed been able to chat with you
23:29
Speaker 1: this season.
23:29
Speaker 3: A man it's been great to catch up, with you,
23:32
Speaker 3: and yeah anytime a pleasure to join.
23:34
Speaker 1: You, Tonight, awesome matt have a, Good night kay. You
23:36
Speaker 1: Too There's matt sukram Covers The North. Bay battalion he's
23:40
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23:42
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24:38
Speaker 3: Ohl overtime.
25:06
Speaker 1: We're gonna be awaiting our, Next guest Jim van horn
25:09
Speaker 1: From The London night's. RADIO broadcast i know he's finishing
25:13
Speaker 1: up with his post game Duties With mike stubbs on NINE.
25:16
Speaker 1: Eighty Cfpl so i'm gonna send him the request to
25:20
Speaker 1: speak whenever, he's available and whenever, He joins i'll. Stop
25:23
Speaker 1: talking so with, that Again The North bay battalion are
25:27
Speaker 1: now locked in to that. Five Seed The peterborough petz
25:30
Speaker 1: will have homelice advantage in that four or five matchup
25:33
Speaker 1: In The. Eastern conference Oh, and jimmy.
25:37
Speaker 4: You here? We're ready, OH yeah i am.
25:39
Speaker 1: All right We got Jim van horn from NINE eighty
25:42
Speaker 1: cfpl color Commentator The. London, nights jim appreciate you. Sticking,
25:46
Speaker 1: around obviously it was an exciting end To that Windsor and.
25:50
Speaker 1: London game what was the the atmosphere like down There
25:53
Speaker 1: At Canada? Life place did it feel like another? Playoff?
25:55
Speaker 4: Game oh, It, Did.
25:56
Speaker 5: Brandon absolutely it was incredible right from the drop of
25:59
Speaker 5: the puck and. Playoff atmosphere from an interesting point, of
26:04
Speaker 5: view the crowd was so they were, into it and
26:07
Speaker 5: yet you could almost hear a. Pin drop they were
26:09
Speaker 5: so nervous and it was. Tension filled this was a true.
26:13
Speaker 5: Playoff game hardly, any penalties. No nonsense it was just
26:19
Speaker 5: hard man on men defense and the. Defensive zone great
26:23
Speaker 5: goaltending on, Both sides knights just about finished the job
26:28
Speaker 5: up to one costands out of, the bench and they
26:31
Speaker 5: ever you know that The, Green tree Liam green tree
26:35
Speaker 5: hard to, hold down got a great pass from christophor
26:38
Speaker 5: or how many years have those two been? Doing It
26:40
Speaker 5: and christafaro Found green tree on the left wing side
26:44
Speaker 5: and he, buried it and that sent us. To overtime,
26:47
Speaker 5: so too two good five minute overtime and then, the
26:50
Speaker 5: shootout and each of the goalies stubborn both in the
26:54
Speaker 5: overtime and in, the shootout and in the end it
26:57
Speaker 5: was a Goal By jackson cover that Got the knights,
27:00
Speaker 5: this victory and then the big Save On cole davis By.
27:04
Speaker 5: Seb gato so three two nights they win it and
27:07
Speaker 5: stay one point Better Than Sus saint marie for the battle.
27:11
Speaker 1: For fourth couldn't have set it, better MYSELF and i
27:13
Speaker 1: won't attempt to say it, better myself but it went
27:15
Speaker 1: ten ten shooters in, that overtime and it just made our.
27:20
Speaker 1: Program DELAYED but, i mean if, we're going if we're watching,
27:23
Speaker 1: good hockey it doesn't. Bother me so we were probably
27:25
Speaker 1: about twenty minutes later starting than we. Usually would for that.
27:28
Speaker 1: Exciting ending there a COUPLE notes i took about this
27:32
Speaker 1: game gym Watching. At soakolovski he has two goals this
27:36
Speaker 1: year and both Come. Against windsor so He got london
27:38
Speaker 1: off to one nothing lead and he obviously likes Playing.
27:41
Speaker 1: The Spitfires then nickel got them up, to nothing being
27:45
Speaker 1: able to just enter the zone there with a lot
27:48
Speaker 1: of speed and then kind of shovel it in in
27:50
Speaker 1: front Of a stanzo no goalie interference Challenge From. Greg
27:53
Speaker 1: walters there probably a. Good call but For the knights
27:56
Speaker 1: obviously coming in as the underdogs in, this game how
27:58
Speaker 1: big was it for them to be able to get
28:00
Speaker 1: up to nothing and then pretty much securing themselves that
28:02
Speaker 1: they're going to earn a point in this game with,
28:05
Speaker 1: you know being able to hold on at. Least, there.
28:09
Speaker 4: Well it was.
28:10
Speaker 5: Very big it was big also considering that lesson, you
28:16
Speaker 5: know less than a week Ago the knights lost eight
28:19
Speaker 5: Two to windsor And they spitfires just, you know obviously you.
28:24
Speaker 4: Know we're are a very.
28:26
Speaker 5: Good team you need to concentrate sixty five minutes plus
28:32
Speaker 5: some Against the spitfires Because they knights saw firsthand What
28:36
Speaker 5: the spits can do when they get, it rolling and
28:39
Speaker 5: to bounce back For a wednesday midweek Win over gwelph
28:42
Speaker 5: and then to play the kind of game they did,
28:45
Speaker 5: here today like a playoff style game Against, the Spitfires
28:48
Speaker 5: and knights. Needed it they needed that psychological reset to
28:52
Speaker 5: head to. The postseason they've got the job to finish
28:56
Speaker 5: yet because Of the sioux, win tonight but they'll Go
28:59
Speaker 5: to flint at. Tall order they'll Go to flint tomorrow
29:03
Speaker 5: with a chance to stay Ahead Of. Sussaint, marie yeah
29:07
Speaker 5: you mentioned.
29:08
Speaker 1: IT there i Mean The london knights haven't had necessarily
29:11
Speaker 1: the greatest Results against windsor. This year, You know windsor
29:14
Speaker 1: taken four of the five matchups and the other one
29:16
Speaker 1: went to to, extra time so, confidence wise You knew
29:19
Speaker 1: london had to come in here and and have a.
29:22
Speaker 1: GOOD effort I mentioned windsor gets that game tied nesbit
29:27
Speaker 1: with the power play goal and the, centering feed and
29:29
Speaker 1: then as you mentioned late in the, third one twenty
29:32
Speaker 1: nine Left green tree ends up with the puck back
29:34
Speaker 1: after he tried to, center it ends it back on,
29:36
Speaker 1: his stick basically pass it, to himself And obviously gatto's
29:39
Speaker 1: going the other way and is able to get that.
29:41
Speaker 1: In there for his thirty seventh of the season to
29:44
Speaker 1: send the game, To overtime like for these two teams
29:47
Speaker 1: that both have so much on the line, right now it's,
29:50
Speaker 1: not like, you know two playoff teams that are already
29:52
Speaker 1: locked into their their, Respective positioning like this is this
29:56
Speaker 1: is big, Right, now jim For for windsor to try
29:58
Speaker 1: to get that two Seed over flint And for london
30:00
Speaker 1: to try to get home Ice. Over sue so did
30:03
Speaker 1: you see that desperation as the game went on there
30:06
Speaker 1: getting to overtime and exciting three, on three some chances for,
30:10
Speaker 1: both teams and then in the shootout really just, you
30:13
Speaker 1: know going going twelve rounds really in a boxing, reference
30:16
Speaker 1: there going to, Ten, shooters like did you feel like
30:19
Speaker 1: both teams really left it all?
30:20
Speaker 4: Out?
30:20
Speaker 1: Tonight.
30:21
Speaker 5: Absolutely absolutely this was the ohl the way it's supposed.
30:26
Speaker 4: To be and it's, Pretty incredible brandon when you think.
30:30
Speaker 5: About it, you know, the mathematics when you play sixty,
30:34
Speaker 5: eight games you've got one hundred and thirty six, potential
30:39
Speaker 5: points and you so you go into the final weekend
30:43
Speaker 5: and you're fighting and you're trying to be one point
30:47
Speaker 5: better out of one hundred and thirty six. Possible point
30:50
Speaker 5: you're trying to get that one extra point over, another
30:53
Speaker 5: team and it just goes to show you our balance
30:57
Speaker 5: in this league and the competitiveness and the show these
31:00
Speaker 5: guys put on is. Really something this was just a great.
31:03
Speaker 5: Hockey Camera if i've seen a, lot here and, you
31:06
Speaker 5: know it. Was exciting you could really feel the atmosphere
31:10
Speaker 5: and the way the playoffs are going. To be if
31:11
Speaker 5: there're anything like this, game tonight we're in for. A
31:14
Speaker 5: treat but, you're right the players, all, knew right how what?
31:19
Speaker 4: Was that what's? At stake AND and i think.
31:23
Speaker 5: You know the, temptation though is you don't want to
31:26
Speaker 5: make it too too big because just like the night's
31:29
Speaker 5: late in the game when they got, it tied you
31:31
Speaker 5: could you've still got some Time to you've still got
31:33
Speaker 5: to play after they got it tied, to too and
31:36
Speaker 5: you still have to gather yourself and and do the.
31:38
Speaker 5: Fundamental things and and in the same way you have
31:42
Speaker 5: to if you don't happen to get fourth place and home,
31:44
Speaker 5: ice advantage you've still got to Play The. Sue greyhounds
31:47
Speaker 5: From the london point, of view and if you're The
31:49
Speaker 5: windsor spitfires Are The. Flint firebirds if you don't get
31:52
Speaker 5: that two seed in, the conference you still have to
31:56
Speaker 5: play a. Playoff series we can we can recall around
31:59
Speaker 5: here the the great team of, twenty sixteen When the
32:04
Speaker 5: knights had, a chance they put on a late season
32:06
Speaker 5: burst and they were trying To. Catch eerie Went to
32:09
Speaker 5: erie On a saturday night and the Win for london
32:13
Speaker 5: would have clinched first place In The. Western conference and,
32:16
Speaker 5: they lost and You watched erie celebrate the conference, number one,
32:22
Speaker 5: and you're, you know riding four hours home thinking of
32:25
Speaker 5: what could, have been and you end up going to
32:27
Speaker 5: the three seed because of the way the. Divisions work
32:31
Speaker 5: and yet it was that kind, OF frustration, i think
32:36
Speaker 5: and that loss that Galvanized the knights. That year and
32:38
Speaker 5: when they Did meet eerie in the, conference final it was.
32:41
Speaker 5: Four straight so it can go one way or. The
32:44
Speaker 5: other you can be discouraged and let it affect, your
32:47
Speaker 5: play or you can use it as, a catapult Which
32:50
Speaker 5: the knights. Did there, SO yeah i mean it's important
32:53
Speaker 5: and you want to get, home ice but you also
32:55
Speaker 5: have to continue on and that's learning to play at the.
33:00
Speaker 5: Higher levels that's the way you have to. Prepare professionally in.
33:04
Speaker 1: This Game Jim, van horn collor commentator For The london
33:06
Speaker 1: nights on NINE, eighty cfpl is. With, US jim i
33:09
Speaker 1: don't know if this was just bad timing For The,
33:11
Speaker 1: london knights having their final two games of, the season
33:14
Speaker 1: their opponents playing for everything and The Winsors, fit fires
33:17
Speaker 1: and now they've got to Go to flint tomorrow night
33:19
Speaker 1: and Play The flint firebirds who are trying to obviously
33:22
Speaker 1: chase down windsor there for that For That west. Division
33:25
Speaker 1: title so we know they've got a quick turnaround tomorrow
33:28
Speaker 1: and the game means a Lot for london. As WELL
33:30
Speaker 1: so i guess what's what do you think the message
33:33
Speaker 1: will Be For Dale hunter's club as they go into,
33:35
Speaker 1: you know another massive game within within the standings for
33:39
Speaker 1: for both teams that are playing.
33:40
Speaker 4: In, it yeah a.
33:41
Speaker 5: Couple things it's gonna have to be keep, it, simple
33:44
Speaker 5: right it's gonna they're gonna have to get great goaltending
33:46
Speaker 5: like they did tonight From. Seb gatto they're gonna have
33:49
Speaker 5: to keep. It simple they're gonna have to be comfortable.
33:53
Speaker 5: Under pressure THAT'S what i saw Tonight. The nights, you
33:58
Speaker 5: know when you're playing somebody like winsor or in the,
34:01
Speaker 5: case Tomorrow, like flint they're going to have occasions during
34:06
Speaker 5: the game where they're gonna have a lot of.
34:07
Speaker 4: Puck possession in the.
34:08
Speaker 5: Offensive zone you're gonna need to, stay calm get, good
34:12
Speaker 5: goaltending and get that puck out when you get, a
34:15
Speaker 5: chance and all those simple. Fundamental things nothing soft through,
34:20
Speaker 5: the middle no, oddmin rushes don't turn the puck over
34:24
Speaker 5: at either, blue line all those things that have been
34:27
Speaker 5: drilled into your head all, through practice all. Year long
34:30
Speaker 5: or you're gonna have to execute it one last time
34:34
Speaker 5: in the in the regular season if You're The. London
34:36
Speaker 5: knights so just try and keep it simple and get
34:40
Speaker 5: a point out.
34:40
Speaker 1: Of there so we talk About The london knights, A. Lot,
34:43
Speaker 1: jim obviously they've been to THREE Straight, ohl championships back
34:47
Speaker 1: TO back Ohl Champions memorial cup champions and this year
34:50
Speaker 1: they go through a little bit of. A, retooling obviously,
34:53
Speaker 1: you Know the barkiyes And the cowens And the dickinson's
34:56
Speaker 1: all graduate on To The National, hockey league and that's
34:58
Speaker 1: what happens in this league when you've got such. Great
35:00
Speaker 1: players and now we've sort of seen the Turnover With
35:03
Speaker 1: samuel Riley And jared woolley going To The, kitchener rangers
35:06
Speaker 1: and they've had a couple of guys that have been
35:09
Speaker 1: able to stay over from the from the. Championship teams
35:13
Speaker 1: but for the, most part it's a it's a new
35:16
Speaker 1: Core in london and for them a rebuilding season is
35:19
Speaker 1: still at worst the, five seed which is incredible to.
35:21
Speaker 1: Think about but what have been some of those those
35:24
Speaker 1: guys that have taken? Big steps we Talked To ryan
35:26
Speaker 1: brown earlier, this week a massive pickup from the. Sarniest
35:28
Speaker 1: thing he's been incredible For the knights over a point
35:31
Speaker 1: of game since they got him in that trade At
35:33
Speaker 1: the ohl. Trade deadline but who are those guys that
35:36
Speaker 1: have have the new blood of the Of The london
35:38
Speaker 1: knights that have really made the difference.
35:40
Speaker 4: This, season, yeah wow that's a.
35:42
Speaker 5: Great question i'll go through some of the some of
35:45
Speaker 5: THE things i, Would say, for one keeping with the
35:50
Speaker 5: old blood as you, Call It henry bristevitz has just
35:52
Speaker 5: been a rock, on defense lots of minutes against all the,
35:55
Speaker 5: tough lines so he's.
35:57
Speaker 4: Been terrific as far as the players that have really come.
36:01
Speaker 5: Into their own, This Year jackson cover second, start tonight couple,
36:05
Speaker 5: of assists the, shootout winner so much talent.
36:10
Speaker 4: Really starting he just competes.
36:12
Speaker 5: So hard he just loves, the competition loves the game
36:16
Speaker 5: like a, pure athlete and you're seeing his production start
36:20
Speaker 5: to really put that. Into Place braiden clark has, Been Excellent,
36:26
Speaker 5: ryan brown You Mentioned braiden clark has been really good
36:31
Speaker 5: and just and some of the defense that have've come
36:35
Speaker 5: along this year.
36:35
Speaker 4: As well you mentioned right off, The Top.
36:38
Speaker 5: MAX sokolowski i can tell you this that there's a
36:41
Speaker 5: LOT of nhl scouts here tonight taking notes and they
36:44
Speaker 5: were a little frustrated early in the Year when max
36:46
Speaker 5: was in, the lineup out of, the Lineup but i'll
36:50
Speaker 5: tell you he's in there now and he is going
36:53
Speaker 5: to play and six foot eight whatever, he is and
36:58
Speaker 5: his feet are, really coming the skating, is coming making,
37:02
Speaker 5: simple plays handling the puck, with poise and he got
37:07
Speaker 5: a goal tonight jumping into. The slot he is one
37:11
Speaker 5: that shows the tremendous ability to make contact and when
37:17
Speaker 5: he does it it you know it has.
37:19
Speaker 4: An impact so he's really been a find For The.
37:23
Speaker 4: London Nights So.
37:25
Speaker 5: William nickel one of those holdovers as well has. Been
37:28
Speaker 5: great he missed the first half of the year due to,
37:30
Speaker 5: an injury has been terrific in the. Second half Evan
37:34
Speaker 5: van gorp, another holdover just solid game in and. Game
37:38
Speaker 5: out so you look at the lineup, and yeah they've
37:43
Speaker 5: been able to mix in.
37:44
Speaker 4: A lot of a lot of.
37:45
Speaker 5: New Blood brady waslen coming In from niagara has. Been
37:50
Speaker 5: good and so it's been a great year from that point.
37:55
Speaker 5: Of view from the retooling that they had. To do
37:58
Speaker 5: and if they can get home ice in with, another
38:04
Speaker 5: win they can get home ice in, round ONE and
38:06
Speaker 5: i say that's a pretty good. Rebuilding job and they
38:09
Speaker 5: also were able to restock the draft cupboard because that
38:14
Speaker 5: was pretty bare after Trades For sam Dickinson.
38:17
Speaker 4: And cam Allen And.
38:19
Speaker 5: Henry bristevitch there wasn't much. Left there but now they're
38:22
Speaker 5: restocked quite well and looking forward to that. As well
38:26
Speaker 5: but you know one Thing, about london there have never.
38:30
Speaker 5: Any excuses every if there's a problem or if they
38:34
Speaker 5: have to, do something that's the solution is inside.
38:37
Speaker 4: The room there's no, blame game it's no woe, is
38:42
Speaker 4: us it's the solutions are in, that room in.
38:45
Speaker 5: Our control, and yeah they made the moves they felt
38:49
Speaker 5: they had, to make but they never give up on,
38:52
Speaker 5: any season any Time Play London night hockey and let
38:57
Speaker 5: the results be what.
38:58
Speaker 4: They, Are yeah and.
38:59
Speaker 1: There was no better example of that Than What ryan
39:01
Speaker 1: brown told us this week about just the culture and
39:04
Speaker 1: getting In With dale hunter and the coaching Staff. In
39:06
Speaker 1: london it's second to none in that sense with the
39:09
Speaker 1: development and just going in and being able to work
39:13
Speaker 1: hard and knowing the results. WILL come i got to
39:15
Speaker 1: give a shout out to your Broadcast Colleague mike stubbs
39:17
Speaker 1: coming into. The year he told Us About. LENIS funk
39:18
Speaker 1: i think he's also a guy that has impressed, As
39:21
Speaker 1: well so great. Stuff there AND then i want to
39:23
Speaker 1: finish off with, The, goaltending jim because When the knights
39:27
Speaker 1: have had the last two Goaltenders In michael Simpson And
39:31
Speaker 1: austin elliott have. Incredible seasons, You, wondered okay You Knew
39:36
Speaker 1: alexi medvedev coming into this year as a as a
39:38
Speaker 1: drafted prospect would get, his opportunity but we didn't really
39:41
Speaker 1: know a Lot About sebastian gatto coming into. This season
39:45
Speaker 1: what have those two meant and being ABLE to i
39:48
Speaker 1: guess not necessarily filling the shoes Of A michael simpson
39:52
Speaker 1: And An austin elliott for how fantastic. They were but
39:55
Speaker 1: how are they sort of carving their own legacy here
39:57
Speaker 1: With the knights and being able to take over the school?
40:00
Speaker 5: Tending, rains yeah what a what A Fine sebastian gato.
40:05
Speaker 5: Late round that great lesson. For everybody, you know these
40:08
Speaker 5: one of these late round draft picks a couple of,
40:11
Speaker 5: YEARS ago i believe a thirteenth rounder or something like
40:14
Speaker 5: that DID. The bhl what a great story FOR the
40:19
Speaker 5: ohl to tell because he's a Commitment to dartmouth and
40:25
Speaker 5: six foot four really fundamentally sound has really come on.
40:30
Speaker 5: This year but here's a guy of, you know staying
40:34
Speaker 5: with his Commitment to dartmouth THAT the ohl would have.
40:36
Speaker 5: Never seen AND now i think maybe he could get
40:39
Speaker 5: drafted BY. The nhl and what an opportunity for Both
40:43
Speaker 5: The london knights to get a quality goaltender like that
40:46
Speaker 5: to come in, and compete and, you Know the knight's
40:50
Speaker 5: way over, the years you look. At It, Michael Houser,
40:53
Speaker 5: Michael Simpson, Tyler Parsons. Austin elliott dale likes to have
40:57
Speaker 5: the ride the, hot guy, you know have that one
41:00
Speaker 5: guy grabbed the reins and. Take Over And sebastian gatto
41:04
Speaker 5: has done exactly that late in, this year and He
41:08
Speaker 5: Was first star tonight and.
41:09
Speaker 4: Rightly so but lanky and.
41:12
Speaker 5: Athletic competes he's everything you want in a goalie and
41:17
Speaker 5: had had a, you know got a rough Outing against Windsor,
41:21
Speaker 5: on sunday but has he ever? Bounced back a great
41:23
Speaker 5: Game In gwelph wednesday and a great game. Here tonight
41:26
Speaker 5: but he's been he's been the guy in this second
41:29
Speaker 5: half to carry. The load, and uh it's a credit.
41:32
Speaker 5: To him he's not a, young person a young goaltender in.
41:36
Speaker 5: This league he's doesn't have. The experience, but boy what
41:42
Speaker 5: a break For the knights to have that rule change
41:44
Speaker 5: and and for a guy like that to play IN.
41:47
Speaker 5: The bhl played Great for leamington and the provincial league two,
41:51
Speaker 5: years ago played IN the bhl last year and has
41:54
Speaker 5: been to a couple has been TO a i think a,
41:56
Speaker 5: couple camp leaf, camp, invite uh, and uh he he's on.
42:00
Speaker 5: The radar like, you know, With, goalies brandon you got
42:03
Speaker 5: to wait on them and they get they get a
42:06
Speaker 5: lot of Time and he's been just tremendous here in this.
42:11
Speaker 1: Second, half Yeah, The troy michigan native two thousand and six,
42:14
Speaker 1: birth year as, you mentioned a little bit older of,
42:17
Speaker 1: a goaltender even though as a rookie stops forty Four, rookie,
42:19
Speaker 1: yeah yeah exactly forty of forty two in the victory
42:23
Speaker 1: tonight for For The london knights and was big in.
42:25
Speaker 1: That Aspect, so jim as we sort of move, forward
42:28
Speaker 1: here we know that it's going to Be The sue
42:30
Speaker 1: greyhounds And The, london knights just depends On if london's
42:34
Speaker 1: going to possibly Have the game seven at home Or
42:35
Speaker 1: if sue's gonna possibly Have the game seven. At home
42:38
Speaker 1: when we look, at it we Know That carter george
42:40
Speaker 1: is one of the best goaltenders that we've had In
42:42
Speaker 1: The Ontario hockey league in quite. Some time But The
42:44
Speaker 1: london knights have been one of the only teams to
42:46
Speaker 1: have his number going back to his days With The Owen.
42:48
Speaker 1: Sound attack so you might look at that, and say,
42:51
Speaker 1: you know They Have, carter george but not necessarily given
42:54
Speaker 1: his his track record Against, the knights that doesn't necessarily
42:57
Speaker 1: translate to as many victories as you, might think so
43:00
Speaker 1: what are your thoughts in? This matchup It's A western
43:02
Speaker 1: conference team that you see a lot In The. Sue
43:04
Speaker 1: greyhounds the travel is going to be quite distant. As
43:07
Speaker 1: well but what are you expecting from this four to?
43:09
Speaker 1: Five matchup and A LOT like I Asked matt sukram
43:12
Speaker 1: From The north bay Side against peterborough in the other
43:14
Speaker 1: four or, five matchup do you think this one has
43:16
Speaker 1: the chance to go to? THE distance.
43:19
Speaker 5: I do i do think that has all the ear
43:21
Speaker 5: marks of, a long a. LONG series i mean you're
43:26
Speaker 5: you're LOOKING at, i mean take a look at word
43:29
Speaker 5: going to the final weekend of the season to try
43:32
Speaker 5: and see who's one. POINT better, i mean how much
43:35
Speaker 5: more even can you get into four or? Five matchups
43:38
Speaker 5: the matchups within this little series have been. All Even,
43:44
Speaker 5: CARTER george i Think the greyhounds, are, thinking hey they
43:47
Speaker 5: may have the and he played he has played Well.
43:49
Speaker 5: Against lund he played great in the game that he scored.
43:52
Speaker 5: The goal he was terrific in the third period up
43:55
Speaker 5: In the sioux and he Held the knights at bay
43:57
Speaker 5: and that third period then put one in and by
43:59
Speaker 5: him self on the nights and that secured.
44:02
Speaker 4: The victory For, the greyhounds but.
44:04
Speaker 5: Obviously world, Class Goalie, world junior couple, OF times NHL
44:09
Speaker 5: High nhl. DRAFT pick, i mean this guy is whatever
44:12
Speaker 5: you have done in. The, Past yeah nights were a
44:17
Speaker 5: bit of a let's, face it they were a bit
44:21
Speaker 5: of a juggernaut. Last year very, good team one of
44:24
Speaker 5: The better knights teams of. All time so you Can't
44:27
Speaker 5: Fault carter george. For that but he is a force
44:33
Speaker 5: and you're gonna have to game plan to. Beat him
44:35
Speaker 5: you're gonna have to have volume. Of shots you're gonna
44:37
Speaker 5: have to, have, screens deflections, you, Know rebounds you're gonna
44:43
Speaker 5: have to get in front. Of him so that's the
44:46
Speaker 5: goal goaltender's textbook for trying to beat a. Hot GOALIE
44:50
Speaker 5: but i do believe that's it has all the makings
44:55
Speaker 5: of a, long series and that's where home ice might
44:59
Speaker 5: be a pretty big factor if it does, go SEVEN
45:02
Speaker 5: and i think, IT will.
45:03
Speaker 1: I think it has a real good chance. As well
45:05
Speaker 1: at the time of, Recording this Jim sbashion gatto is
45:08
Speaker 1: the third star In The Ontario hockey, League tonight so
45:10
Speaker 1: Congratulations to. Austin yep so we'll read more of that,
45:14
Speaker 1: later on but before we let, You, GO jim i
45:16
Speaker 1: just want to get a couple of your thoughts on
45:18
Speaker 1: generalities in. The, league obviously, you know covering every single
45:21
Speaker 1: game For The london nights on the radio Broadcast With,
45:24
Speaker 1: mike stubbs you see every team this season and you've
45:27
Speaker 1: got to see them all in person from your. Vantage
45:29
Speaker 1: point and if you don't, want to if you don't
45:32
Speaker 1: want to get put on the spot With, the west
45:34
Speaker 1: you can talk to me About. The east what has
45:35
Speaker 1: been what is YOUR biggest i guess storyline going into,
45:39
Speaker 1: the playoffs and what's a team that's really intriguing you
45:41
Speaker 1: to see how they.
45:42
Speaker 5: Do well the one thing You get branford's been sort
45:46
Speaker 5: of hunted for.
45:48
Speaker 4: So long the temptation is to start picking.
45:53
Speaker 5: Away at the at things that maybe are weaknesses or
45:57
Speaker 5: games where they don't blow a weaker team out all.
46:01
Speaker 5: THE time i Still think branford's. A favorite i still
46:04
Speaker 5: believe that they've got. The pieces that.
46:09
Speaker 4: Is a very.
46:10
Speaker 5: Talented defense they have that physical defense that will be
46:16
Speaker 5: really tough in. The PLAYOFFS plus i think they could
46:20
Speaker 5: go there. Another team they could go either goalie and they'd.
46:22
Speaker 5: Be fine agroff is Playing great landers is. PLAYING great
46:27
Speaker 5: i STILL think I see branford coming out Of. The
46:30
Speaker 5: west That said barry has. A shot barry has a real.
46:35
Speaker 5: Good shot they've been. Very good but a couple of,
46:37
Speaker 5: WEEKS ago I think branford went in and it was
46:40
Speaker 5: a back and. Forth Game but branford Went into barry
46:43
Speaker 5: and came out with. A win and they just seem
46:45
Speaker 5: to have so much poise in that. PARTICULAR game a
46:48
Speaker 5: team that SO would i be surprised With The Branford
46:52
Speaker 5: Barry Eastern conference final not. AT all a team that
46:56
Speaker 5: is silent kind of In The. Reids ottawa they're, very young,
47:02
Speaker 5: but boy they play, good defense get. Great goaltending they've
47:06
Speaker 5: got a they've got. A SHOT But i i'm Gonna
47:08
Speaker 5: call branford out Of the west still in a long
47:11
Speaker 5: Battle against barry In A eastern. Conference Final, uh so
47:17
Speaker 5: that's that's my prediction for the For. The east For,
47:21
Speaker 5: THE west I think kitchener has to be. The favorite
47:26
Speaker 5: i'm gonna call them to come out Of. The west
47:29
Speaker 5: AND uh I think windsor just has shown so much
47:33
Speaker 5: grit and passion through their Injuries and, COSTANZO'S numbers i
47:37
Speaker 5: mean are. Really good i'm gonna say that it's going
47:41
Speaker 5: to Be a kitchener winsor final In, the West and
47:43
Speaker 5: I'll pick kitchener to.
47:44
Speaker 1: Win, THAT yeah I. Mean kitchener we know they pushed
47:47
Speaker 1: all the chips in this season with them not being
47:49
Speaker 1: Awarded The memorial cup next year that Going, to guelf
47:51
Speaker 1: so they were able to kind of, you know expedite things.
47:54
Speaker 1: This season, And yeah windsor's battle through so, Many Injuries
47:56
Speaker 1: ethan belchetz obviously being one of them as a top
47:59
Speaker 1: top draft. ELIGIBLE player i guess my last thought, On
48:03
Speaker 1: that jim Is like branford, to me they remind me
48:06
Speaker 1: Of what london was, last, year right all the top end.
48:08
Speaker 1: Draft picks they were the hunted from, day one that
48:11
Speaker 1: the team everybody wanted, to beat but also came in
48:14
Speaker 1: with the highest of expectations. For themselves they were the
48:17
Speaker 1: team that said that they want to Win The. Memorial,
48:19
Speaker 1: cup like do you see similarities From that london team
48:22
Speaker 1: last year To this branford team?
48:23
Speaker 5: This, year yeah quite a. Bit absolutely, you know THEY'RE
48:30
Speaker 5: as i, said before they're pretty solid and all they all,
48:34
Speaker 5: the ways but once it gets, really tough you got
48:38
Speaker 5: to Go Against ben danford. Sand prats those guys are
48:45
Speaker 5: not going to make it easy. ON anybody, i mean
48:48
Speaker 5: you are going to feel it when You. PLAY branford
48:51
Speaker 5: i mean it was Interesting that branford picked up Sand
48:56
Speaker 5: and danford because those two guys were pretty import and
49:00
Speaker 5: In the oshawa win against them, last year AND so
49:03
Speaker 5: i think they are well aware of the things they.
49:05
Speaker 4: Can DO but i do, STILL like i do Still
49:09
Speaker 4: like branford coming out Of.
49:10
Speaker 3: The.
49:10
Speaker 5: WEST yeah i saw them a lot, very similar very
49:13
Speaker 5: very similar to To the, night's team a lot of
49:15
Speaker 5: a lot, of veterans a lot of guys who have
49:17
Speaker 5: sort of, been there AND and i do believe that
49:21
Speaker 5: they're going to be tough To be.
49:23
Speaker 1: And those two guys have, that Experience right they went
49:25
Speaker 1: to the Final with Oshawa against london the last, two
49:27
Speaker 1: seasons so they they understand the high emotions and and
49:31
Speaker 1: what what can be of a grind of a of
49:33
Speaker 1: a four round. Playoff, Series, So jim i'll leave you with.
49:36
Speaker 1: This question who is gonna be The Your red tilson
49:40
Speaker 1: nominee as a media member in this league for the
49:43
Speaker 1: most outstanding player this season IN? The ohl, oh wow
49:47
Speaker 1: what a what a.
49:49
Speaker 4: Tough choice that's Gonna be.
49:51
Speaker 1: I'll give you, Mine. First jim if you want part,
49:54
Speaker 1: Of me i'll give you, mine first if, You'd.
49:56
Speaker 4: Like okay.
49:57
Speaker 3: Go.
49:57
Speaker 1: Ahead YEAH and i got to give a shout out
49:59
Speaker 1: to one of my Colleagues, In Branford, colin ward who
50:02
Speaker 1: Does our ohl and. Sixty podcast he's been he started
50:05
Speaker 1: up the sam O'Reilly train since he's gotten To The,
50:07
Speaker 1: kitchener rangers and and the last two Weeks that i've
50:10
Speaker 1: seen of, SAM O'Reilly i think he goes from a
50:13
Speaker 1: guy that wasn't even in consideration to probably one of,
50:16
Speaker 1: the finalists if not. The winner and you know sam
50:18
Speaker 1: O'Reilly better Than, anybody jim with how long he's Spent
50:22
Speaker 1: in london With, the knights and and and he's just
50:24
Speaker 1: a winner in all all assets of, the, game, offense
50:28
Speaker 1: defense two hundred. Foot Game The Tampa bay lightning got
50:31
Speaker 1: a good one in him in that Trade For. Isaac
50:33
Speaker 1: howard but, For me i'm on the sam O'Reilly train
50:36
Speaker 1: now as a member Of The. Kitchener RANGERS so i
50:38
Speaker 1: just wanted to kind of give you, Mine, There.
50:40
Speaker 4: Okay i'm i'm getting on.
50:41
Speaker 5: It then MY only I only i wonder If the
50:44
Speaker 5: rangers Are they the way this WORKS is i believe
50:48
Speaker 5: a team submits. One representative are they going To submit
50:51
Speaker 5: sam O'Reilly Or jack pridham who's been with them for
50:55
Speaker 5: a couple of years now and all year? This year
50:58
Speaker 5: will they Go with sam o'reiley? And how but you
51:01
Speaker 5: would not go Wrong picking sam O'Riley as your. Red,
51:04
Speaker 5: tilson absolutely look at and you. Nailed it this guy
51:08
Speaker 5: is a, total professional hard worker, in practice compete to
51:16
Speaker 5: game SITUATIONS like i don't think anybody else killing penalties he.
51:21
Speaker 5: Does IT and i think from the take it serious
51:26
Speaker 5: leadership point, of view you won't get, a better more
51:30
Speaker 5: competitive Guy than. Sam O'Reilly So i'm i'm on the
51:34
Speaker 5: train with you because You know i've seen. It here, you,
51:38
Speaker 5: know boy some of the big moments goals that he
51:41
Speaker 5: scored overtime winner In A memorial cup game, last, year
51:46
Speaker 5: right and you know they're all the same way O'Reilly
51:49
Speaker 5: like in front of, the net battling, for position chip tipping,
51:52
Speaker 5: a putt chipping one in from. In front he knows
51:55
Speaker 5: how to get to. Those clothes he's also got a very.
51:58
Speaker 5: Good shot look at the way He's transformed kitchener's penalty
52:02
Speaker 5: kill they're a threat. Offensively now, But No i'm i'm.
52:06
Speaker 5: WITH you i if if someone said, SAM O'Reilly i would,
52:11
Speaker 5: SAY absolutely i just you know it's gonna be a.
52:13
Speaker 5: Tough Decision, but kitchener who to who to submit for their?
52:17
Speaker 5: Their REWARD BUT i i would agree with you on The O'Reilly.
52:20
Speaker 1: And it wouldn't it be weird, For you jim and
52:22
Speaker 1: for all the members Of the knights And the rangers
52:25
Speaker 1: fan base To see sam O'Reilly Against The london knights
52:28
Speaker 1: in a.
52:28
Speaker 5: Playoff, series well if, that Occurs the knights will be
52:32
Speaker 5: very pleased because it means that they're getting to write
52:34
Speaker 5: that would be in.
52:35
Speaker 4: Round two so whatever, the case.
52:40
Speaker 5: If, the if the If the knights, GET there i
52:43
Speaker 5: mean everybody Knows.
52:46
Speaker 4: The knights didn't want to. Do, this uh they didn't
52:48
Speaker 4: want O'Reilly is the kind of guy you want to
52:50
Speaker 4: trade four.
52:51
Speaker 5: Not away but the reality of this league and of
52:55
Speaker 5: the situation. Dictated it and there is it would be
53:01
Speaker 5: a very competitive situation and no friends on the pond
53:06
Speaker 5: would have to be implemented because there's he's got a
53:09
Speaker 5: lot of friends On That london. Nights team and but
53:14
Speaker 5: competition is what. It is it would be a it
53:16
Speaker 5: would be a very. Interesting, matchup hey you know what
53:19
Speaker 5: for the what the fifth year in a Row if
53:21
Speaker 5: London plays.
53:22
Speaker 1: Kitchener unbelievable but you, Know, what jim when you've Got
53:24
Speaker 1: Three western conference, championship banners Two oh old championships And
53:28
Speaker 1: A memorial, CUP banner i think you you'll sacrifice trading
53:31
Speaker 1: a Guy like sam O'Reilly as tough as.
53:32
Speaker 4: It, is, well yeah, and yeah that's the way this.
53:37
Speaker 5: League Works And jared wooley too was a real asset
53:43
Speaker 5: For the knights and they didn't want to, do this
53:46
Speaker 5: they didn't really have a plan to, do it but
53:48
Speaker 5: that's the way. It goes, but yeah O'Reilly is i'm
53:51
Speaker 5: all in on your on your movement To push.
53:54
Speaker 4: Sam.
53:54
Speaker 1: O'Reilly yeah i mean my other two finalists Would be
53:58
Speaker 1: Aspinall and. Jake O'Brien that would be my top three
54:01
Speaker 1: right NOW if i was. To pick, But again i'm
54:03
Speaker 1: not picking three guys from for for. My vote i'm
54:06
Speaker 1: gonna be sticking to one and it's probably Gonna be.
54:08
Speaker 1: Sam O'Reilly, but again as, you mentioned it'll be tough
54:11
Speaker 1: for them to Pick because pridam has been so, good
54:13
Speaker 1: too and.
54:14
Speaker 5: Then van aker might get into the conversation a. Little
54:17
Speaker 5: BIT but i do like. ASPINALL too i think He
54:19
Speaker 5: is he's one of the better players in the league,
54:22
Speaker 5: for SURE and i think the whole Culture in flint
54:25
Speaker 5: has changed and they're they're, they're, thinking hey this is.
54:29
Speaker 5: Our TIME NO i i like all those guys are
54:32
Speaker 5: would be would be, great choices And feder Off from
54:36
Speaker 5: ottawa would have to be in consideration for, you know
54:40
Speaker 5: when you're looking at the impact that a single player
54:43
Speaker 5: has made on, A, team wow.
54:47
Speaker 4: He's he has led the, charge.
54:49
Speaker 5: Defensively Uh and ottawa is tough to be tough to
54:53
Speaker 5: score on because of. Their, goaltending absolutely so it's going
54:56
Speaker 5: to be quite the quite the battle going into, the
54:58
Speaker 5: playoffs the final weekend of the regular season and for
55:00
Speaker 5: that final Seeding. The west, TO me i was always
55:04
Speaker 5: say it was going to be a fight there between
55:06
Speaker 5: those top four or, five teams and it looks like
55:08
Speaker 5: we're on a crash course for that starting.
55:10
Speaker 1: Next week gonna be so. Much Fun Jim, van horne
55:13
Speaker 1: the color commentator For The london nights on NINE, Eighty,
55:15
Speaker 1: cfpl jim really appreciate. Your time appreciate your time today
55:17
Speaker 1: sticking around, the rink and know you got to Go to,
55:19
Speaker 1: flint tomorrow so don't want to keep you too, much
55:21
Speaker 1: Longer but i'll leave you with any final thoughts you.
55:23
Speaker 5: Might, have well just looking so forward to to. The
55:28
Speaker 5: playoffs it's just great to have. Them HERE and i
55:30
Speaker 5: think the playoffs certainly started. Here tonight it was a
55:35
Speaker 5: playoff atmosphere and what a. What entertainment it was just
55:41
Speaker 5: hockey chl hockey at its at its finest.
55:44
Speaker 4: Here tonight but looking looking so forward.
55:48
Speaker 5: To it it's it's gonna. Be fun and, who knows
55:52
Speaker 5: if they're upsets on, the horizon we'll we'll just have
55:56
Speaker 5: to wait. And see, but boy it's the greatest time
55:59
Speaker 5: of year to BE an.
56:00
Speaker 1: Ohl fan jim always appreciate the analysis in the time
56:04
Speaker 1: and always appreciate you as a colleague in. This league
56:06
Speaker 1: it's always great chatting. With, You, okay brandon, thank you
56:09
Speaker 1: have a, Good. Night jim. You Two There's Jim, van
56:12
Speaker 1: horn color commentator For The london nights on NINE eighty
56:15
Speaker 1: Cfpl Alongside. Mike stubbs. Phenomenal job those two gentlemen do
56:19
Speaker 1: the best in the business There. In london Really appreciate
56:22
Speaker 1: jim taking some Time at Live From Canada life place
56:25
Speaker 1: following that big three to two victory in the shootout
56:28
Speaker 1: For The london knights Over the Windsor spit fires and great,
56:33
Speaker 1: two guests because those are going to be two tough
56:35
Speaker 1: four or Five matchups Peterborough Against. North bay Talking To
56:38
Speaker 1: matt superum about that a little bit From The north
56:40
Speaker 1: bay side, of things and then From the London And
56:42
Speaker 1: sue greyhounds perspective In the west Obviously with london there
56:46
Speaker 1: getting a new Crop Of london knights here that are
56:49
Speaker 1: trying to build back up into another championship winning team
56:52
Speaker 1: as they've they've been the last two seasons In The Ontario.
56:56
Speaker 1: Hockey league at the moment of recording this, right Now
56:59
Speaker 1: The london night currently have that one point lead Over
57:02
Speaker 1: The sue greyhounds with their eighty fifth point su right
57:05
Speaker 1: behind them at, eighty four And then london's going to
57:08
Speaker 1: Go play flint tomorrow night in The Dort financial center
57:12
Speaker 1: where they are still battling With The windsor spitfires for
57:14
Speaker 1: that two seed in the. Division title there so a
57:17
Speaker 1: lot yet to be determined going into the final night
57:21
Speaker 1: of the. Regular season this final final two games for
57:24
Speaker 1: final one game for some teams within. The league great
57:28
Speaker 1: stuff there and great insight from our two. Guests tonight
57:31
Speaker 1: so as always we're going to roll through some of
57:34
Speaker 1: the games and some of the headlines around the league
57:36
Speaker 1: from what was A busy friday night, faceoff here but
57:39
Speaker 1: our spotlight game will start off there with The windsor
57:42
Speaker 1: spitfires At The. London KNIGHTS as, i mentioned this one
57:45
Speaker 1: went to a ten shooter shootout With The windsor spitfires
57:50
Speaker 1: getting the late goal to Tie at layton regulation with
57:53
Speaker 1: the Goaltender polled Liam green tree gets a thirty seventh
57:55
Speaker 1: to the season that sent the game to overtime and
57:58
Speaker 1: exciting three, on three but it ends up in the
58:01
Speaker 1: shootout and with the game winning goal after all of
58:05
Speaker 1: that that chaos ended Up Being jackson Cover After cole davis.
58:09
Speaker 1: Would stopped but other goal scorers in That Shootout, Jesse Nurmi,
58:12
Speaker 1: Henry gristovich Brown and Woodall and nickel also with goals
58:17
Speaker 1: in that, shootout tonight and an Exciting When sebastian gatto
58:20
Speaker 1: gets the first start in, the game stopping forty to.
58:22
Speaker 1: Forty Two jackson cover with, two assists was the second
58:25
Speaker 1: star in the building And will nickel was the third
58:28
Speaker 1: Star with london's second goal in. That contest AND as,
58:32
Speaker 1: I Mentioned maxim sakolovski two goals in, the season both
58:34
Speaker 1: Against The, Windsor spitfires so if he played The winsor
58:37
Speaker 1: spitfire sixty eight games the season to be a sixty eight.
58:39
Speaker 1: Goal scorer but funny to, See there, but again big
58:43
Speaker 1: point For The windsor spitfires to be able to get
58:46
Speaker 1: that game tied late in regulation with the goaltender pulled
58:48
Speaker 1: and they were actually down to nothing in this game
58:50
Speaker 1: with their, big Guns And jack Nesbit and Liam green
58:52
Speaker 1: tree come through with, the Goals jack nesbit getting. The Show,
58:56
Speaker 1: GUEST pump i guess you want to call it With
58:58
Speaker 1: The windsor spitfires of being able to get that point
59:03
Speaker 1: that they needed as far as the rest of the,
59:07
Speaker 1: Games go let's quickly run through our. Other, Guests Tonight
59:10
Speaker 1: matt superraman From The North bay battalion covering them For the,
59:13
Speaker 1: bay today talked about that it was a six,' five
59:17
Speaker 1: loss but it was a very Good Loss for north
59:19
Speaker 1: bay to be able to know what it's going to
59:21
Speaker 1: take to face a team like That And. The Branford
59:23
Speaker 1: bulldogs the bulldogs take it by a six five score
59:26
Speaker 1: and they Have Secured The hamilton spectator trophy for the
59:29
Speaker 1: first overall Seed In The. Ontario hockey league great stuff
59:32
Speaker 1: There For the branford bulldogs and congratulations to them under
59:37
Speaker 1: j McKee. And the hymans they've done a fantastic, job
59:40
Speaker 1: this season been the class of the field since day
59:42
Speaker 1: one and really Deserving Of The hamilton spectator trophy and
59:48
Speaker 1: are the number one seeds and We'll have hole mie
59:50
Speaker 1: Advantage Throughout The ontario hockey league payoffs if they are to.
59:54
Speaker 1: Make The J ross. Robertson cup round as far as
59:58
Speaker 1: other scores, around The league the kitchener with Their loss,
1:00:01
Speaker 1: in branford's win they are not able To Get The.
1:00:03
Speaker 1: Hamilton spectator trophy they lose four to Three to The sarnia,
1:00:05
Speaker 1: st thing tonight which is obviously not the result that
1:00:09
Speaker 1: they would want. In this game they're still locked in
1:00:12
Speaker 1: as the number one Seed In the WESTERN conference and
1:00:14
Speaker 1: i believe that they did play pretty much their full
1:00:16
Speaker 1: lineup tonight to try to hold uh hold Tight with
1:00:20
Speaker 1: with branford for that that number one seed overall just
1:00:23
Speaker 1: didn't go. Their way tonight sarnia got to hand it
1:00:25
Speaker 1: to them as a team that's going to be out,
1:00:27
Speaker 1: of the playoffs they come In in the kitchener in
1:00:29
Speaker 1: the odd and they take a victory away From. From
1:00:33
Speaker 1: the rangers so that that's a good way to, END
1:00:36
Speaker 1: the year i think For For a sarnia' sting team
1:00:38
Speaker 1: that's been. Through A lot mitch young is the first
1:00:40
Speaker 1: star there with two goals. In that contest so Good
1:00:43
Speaker 1: For the sarnia sting finding some positives near the end
1:00:45
Speaker 1: of the season despite not being able to be in
1:00:48
Speaker 1: the playoffs and be in the Draft Lottery with brampton
1:00:50
Speaker 1: oshawa and the other team is escaping, Me right now
1:00:57
Speaker 1: i'll probably it'll probably come back to me once to
1:00:58
Speaker 1: have another. Sip of coffee but, regardless Of That the
1:01:01
Speaker 1: oshawa generals ended Up beating The ottawa sixty sevens by
1:01:03
Speaker 1: a four. To Three final the aeriaders of, the other
1:01:05
Speaker 1: team thank you just came. To my mind those will
1:01:07
Speaker 1: be the four teams in. The Draft lottery oshawa Generals
1:01:10
Speaker 1: defeat The ottawa sixty sevens by a four. To Three
1:01:13
Speaker 1: count annie calto with a three goal and. One assist
1:01:16
Speaker 1: performance i'm sure he's gonna be On the three Stars
1:01:19
Speaker 1: of The night that i'll. Get to shortly but He
1:01:21
Speaker 1: Lifts the oshawa generals Over the arrival ottawa sixty sevens.
1:01:25
Speaker 1: For to three ottawa is locked into that three seed.
1:01:27
Speaker 1: In the playoffs so great There For the oshawa generals
1:01:31
Speaker 1: to at least Go out as i'm along like a
1:01:33
Speaker 1: Lot Like the sarnia sting with some momentum. Into The
1:01:36
Speaker 1: Offseason the sudbury Wolves Defeat the brampton steelheads three to
1:01:41
Speaker 1: two in a shootout that one goes goes the distance
1:01:44
Speaker 1: there and a lot of penalties in This game as
1:01:46
Speaker 1: i'm looking through the scoring summary With Those two central,
1:01:50
Speaker 1: division rival teams so always always fun to see. On
1:01:53
Speaker 1: that Sense but the wolves were locked into that eight Seed.
1:01:56
Speaker 1: In the East they defeat brampton, three to two and
1:02:00
Speaker 1: We'll obviously play branford in that. First round matchup they're
1:02:04
Speaker 1: gonna need TO bring their a plus plus plus game
1:02:07
Speaker 1: to be able To Handle. Those Branford bulldogs but sudbury
1:02:09
Speaker 1: pulls up the. Three, two Victory Tonight the peterborough Pets
1:02:12
Speaker 1: defeat The kingston front necks and officially lock up. The
1:02:14
Speaker 1: four Seed In. The eastern conference with that four to,
1:02:18
Speaker 1: Two Road victory easton rye Was named first star, in
1:02:21
Speaker 1: the building stopping thirty six. Of thirty eight he's been
1:02:23
Speaker 1: Incredible for the petz this year and probably gonna be
1:02:26
Speaker 1: a Finalist For The jim Rutherford trophy for Goaltender of
1:02:28
Speaker 1: the Year In The. Ontario Hockey league Riley clark's second
1:02:31
Speaker 1: star Goal And assistant james Petrowski the Third star for
1:02:34
Speaker 1: peterborough with two assists On the Night peterborough defeats kingston
1:02:38
Speaker 1: by a four. To Two Score the guelf storm Take
1:02:41
Speaker 1: Down The owen sound attack and that was big because
1:02:45
Speaker 1: now both those two clubs are tied with sixty one
1:02:48
Speaker 1: points with both only one game remaining for that sixth and.
1:02:52
Speaker 1: Seventh playoff spot both, teams locked in but it's just
1:02:55
Speaker 1: gonna depend on who's going to be the sixth and
1:02:56
Speaker 1: who's going to be, the seven there and we still
1:02:58
Speaker 1: have no idea who they're gonna Face yet Because winsor
1:03:00
Speaker 1: and flint, are still battling so that those matchups are
1:03:04
Speaker 1: yet to be determined based off of the top and
1:03:06
Speaker 1: the Bottom Of the. Western, conference standings there but a
1:03:09
Speaker 1: big win For the gwelf storm being able to hold
1:03:13
Speaker 1: on and try to gain that seventh spot or six
1:03:16
Speaker 1: spot excuse Me from The. Owen sound attack so a
1:03:19
Speaker 1: great win. There For, them ethan medima who will get
1:03:22
Speaker 1: into in the we're talking. About the, HEADLINES excuse me
1:03:25
Speaker 1: i need to take another. Sip of coffee the. Headlines
1:03:27
Speaker 1: for tonight We'll Get to ethan medima. In One Minute,
1:03:29
Speaker 1: jack o wisik with three assists, on the night was
1:03:32
Speaker 1: the Second Star and tyler hopkins the third start tonight For.
1:03:35
Speaker 1: The gwelf storm stormer one for seven on. The power
1:03:38
Speaker 1: play tonight's, not necessarily great but The Headlines of ethan
1:03:41
Speaker 1: medima now passing in sole possession of third place for
1:03:45
Speaker 1: all time games Played In The. Ontario hockey league we'll
1:03:48
Speaker 1: get into that a little bit after. With the headlines yes, It's,
1:03:50
Speaker 1: called headlines brandon thank. You very much The only sound
1:03:52
Speaker 1: attack only had fifteen shots, in this game but they,
1:03:54
Speaker 1: had three goals so they kept it close enough with
1:03:57
Speaker 1: a six to three final For. The golf storm And
1:03:59
Speaker 1: Then the sue Greyhound Defeated the saginaw spirit by a
1:04:03
Speaker 1: five to one final there in the final game, of
1:04:06
Speaker 1: the night and again they're still Battling With the london
1:04:09
Speaker 1: knights for that fourth Spot In, the western Conference but
1:04:13
Speaker 1: again london has that one point edge with both only
1:04:16
Speaker 1: one game left remaining to play for. Them as well
1:04:19
Speaker 1: so that's all for the wrap up From Around The,
1:04:22
Speaker 1: ontario HOCKEY league and i want to get into some
1:04:24
Speaker 1: headlines as before we wrap up. The show today the
1:04:28
Speaker 1: three stars. Of The night ani calto was number one
1:04:30
Speaker 1: Star From. THE oshawa generals jc O'Brien with two goal
1:04:36
Speaker 1: to assist performance was, the Second Star and sebastian gatto
1:04:39
Speaker 1: in our spotlight Game Between the london Knights And the
1:04:42
Speaker 1: winsor spitfires was the third Star In The ontario. Hockey
1:04:46
Speaker 1: league tonight so congratulations of. Those THREE gentlemen as i,
1:04:50
Speaker 1: SCROLL through here jc O'Brien is now the franchise point
1:04:53
Speaker 1: Leader For the, branford Bulldogs Franchise passing patrick thomas at two.
1:04:59
Speaker 1: And Fifty four patrick thomas had two hundred, And Fifty
1:05:02
Speaker 1: three arthur khaliev was two forty, eight Before That in
1:05:05
Speaker 1: matthew strom. Two forty seven so an incredible Season For
1:05:09
Speaker 1: the branford Bulldogs Forward In jcobrian seattle cracken. First round prospect,
1:05:14
Speaker 1: just a great great work for him to be able
1:05:17
Speaker 1: to obviously have an accolade like That for a bulldogs
1:05:20
Speaker 1: organization that has so much great. Alumni to it great
1:05:23
Speaker 1: stuff there. For jac O'Brien so congratulations to him As
1:05:27
Speaker 1: Now the branford bulldogs all time. Franchise POINT leader as
1:05:30
Speaker 1: i tried to get out and couldn't, Find the words
1:05:33
Speaker 1: nathan meet him a third All Time In ontario hockey
1:05:36
Speaker 1: league games played with his Time With the winsor spitfires
1:05:40
Speaker 1: as Well as The kingston front necks and then this
1:05:42
Speaker 1: season in his overage season coming Over To the guelf
1:05:45
Speaker 1: storm being able to. Finish that off he has game
1:05:48
Speaker 1: number three three four and his. Third all time he
1:05:52
Speaker 1: won't get to get those. Extra three games he needs
1:05:55
Speaker 1: to be able to regular season games that is to
1:05:58
Speaker 1: be able to tie the record which is A Tie
1:06:01
Speaker 1: between Corey Tanaka and christoph kontas that for all time
1:06:05
Speaker 1: games played for. Those two players but he does move
1:06:08
Speaker 1: into sole possession of third place And The former buffalo
1:06:11
Speaker 1: sabers prospect he was originally a twenty twenty three to
1:06:14
Speaker 1: fourth Rounder, by the sabers not signed and is currently.
1:06:18
Speaker 1: A free agent got to Give Props to ethan mediama
1:06:20
Speaker 1: going Into That young guelf storm team who's going To
1:06:22
Speaker 1: Host the memorial cup next year and trying to do
1:06:24
Speaker 1: the right things to set them. Up for success so
1:06:27
Speaker 1: really good To See for ethan medaba and congratulations to.
1:06:29
Speaker 1: Him for that, coming into tonight some of, the clinching
1:06:32
Speaker 1: Scenarios the windsor spitfires would have been able To Clinch
1:06:35
Speaker 1: the west division title with a Win. Versus the knights
1:06:38
Speaker 1: unfortunately they weren't able, to do that falling, in the
1:06:40
Speaker 1: shootout but they got the game tied late to. Earn
1:06:42
Speaker 1: that Point And the branford bulldogs Could Clinch The hamilton
1:06:46
Speaker 1: spectator trophy, with a win and they obviously did that
1:06:50
Speaker 1: So in a kitchener loss as well to be able,
1:06:52
Speaker 1: to clinch that so they were able to do. That
1:06:54
Speaker 1: as well So Again The hamilton spectator trophy Recipients In
1:06:58
Speaker 1: the branford bulldogs number, one over seeds so if they were,
1:07:01
Speaker 1: to let's Say Face the kitchener Rangers In, The ohl
1:07:04
Speaker 1: championship branford would have that home ice advantage by having
1:07:08
Speaker 1: this accolade, to their name so. Congratulations to them and
1:07:12
Speaker 1: that's pretty much all THE headlines that i have. For
1:07:15
Speaker 1: you tonight let me quickly Run through the OHL's account
1:07:19
Speaker 1: here to MAKE sure that i. DIDN'T miss anything i
1:07:22
Speaker 1: did want to Mention Quickly the london knights Going out
1:07:25
Speaker 1: to victoria next season to play a preseason Game against
1:07:28
Speaker 1: The Royals the. Kingdom battle there that's gonna be a
1:07:32
Speaker 1: lot of fun. Those two games london's gonna PLAY against
1:07:35
Speaker 1: the whl team in the preseason right before the. Season
1:07:38
Speaker 1: gets going that will be a lot of fun Out, THERE.
1:07:40
Speaker 1: In victoria bc so that's Big For the london knights
1:07:43
Speaker 1: to be able to go out there. And DO that
1:07:44
Speaker 1: and i hope we. See more crossover we know there's
1:07:46
Speaker 1: gonna be more crossover games GOING forward, with chl teams
1:07:49
Speaker 1: but hopefully we stick to some preseason games for that
1:07:54
Speaker 1: as we know the controversy there within. The regular season
1:07:56
Speaker 1: but as far as another line, To Go over nikita
1:08:01
Speaker 1: Klepov Has tied cole profetti's record for most goals in
1:08:03
Speaker 1: franchise history by a, rookie excuse me. With thirty seven
1:08:08
Speaker 1: so a big Accomplishment There, for nikita klepov tying a
1:08:12
Speaker 1: Guy like col profetti for a rookie record great to see,
1:08:15
Speaker 1: there FOR him AS i, mentioned jk O'Brien obviously the
1:08:19
Speaker 1: accolades He's, accomplished in branford and that's basically all THE
1:08:23
Speaker 1: headlines that i can, come across Tonight Along with ethan
1:08:27
Speaker 1: medima again third all time. In games played we HAD
1:08:32
Speaker 1: a nice oa jersey Ceremony Presentation for Zach Sandu and
1:08:36
Speaker 1: charlie Pocatt With the branford bulldogs, as well tonight so
1:08:40
Speaker 1: and a lot of the over agers being honored Tonight
1:08:43
Speaker 1: Around The ontario hockey league with what is most likely
1:08:46
Speaker 1: their last regular. Season home games so it's always always
1:08:50
Speaker 1: fun to be able to honor those overagers that have
1:08:52
Speaker 1: now spent so much time five Years With The. Ontario
1:08:56
Speaker 1: hockey league and as we continue move forward what type
1:08:58
Speaker 1: of overagers we're gonna have WITH the NEW nc, Double
1:09:00
Speaker 1: a eligibility but, as of now some of those those
1:09:05
Speaker 1: remaining over agers from, the old ruling in the old
1:09:09
Speaker 1: rules Finishing Off Their ontario hockey league career is great.
1:09:12
Speaker 1: To see, there so again without any further news that
1:09:16
Speaker 1: comes across my desk here in the, next two minutes
1:09:18
Speaker 1: that's going to be it for our post game recap
1:09:22
Speaker 1: of everything Tonight Here On Friday. Night face off hopefully
1:09:24
Speaker 1: you guys have enjoyed this the last last two, months
1:09:27
Speaker 1: or so really appreciate you sticking around for all the
1:09:30
Speaker 1: weekly preview episodes and also all the post game all
1:09:33
Speaker 1: of our great guests that we've had on from the
1:09:35
Speaker 1: players to the media. Correspondence post. Game it's been it
1:09:40
Speaker 1: takes a whole team effort in a whole, league cooperation
1:09:42
Speaker 1: here not JUST, with the ohl but with the teams
1:09:44
Speaker 1: and and and the media correspondent's taking the time to
1:09:47
Speaker 1: be able to stay around after their duties at the
1:09:50
Speaker 1: rank to be able. To do. This it's been it's
1:09:52
Speaker 1: been a. Lot of fun so hopefully you guys have
1:09:54
Speaker 1: all enjoyed what's been a fun project here the last two.
1:09:58
Speaker 1: Or So Months But Friday night face off been going
1:10:00
Speaker 1: on all season long here with, the free GAMES but
1:10:02
Speaker 1: the ohl playoffs at to begin next week going to
1:10:05
Speaker 1: be a. Lot of fun still waiting for some of
1:10:07
Speaker 1: those matchups to be able to be finalized HERE. In
1:10:10
Speaker 1: the ohl we've got some, that are finalized but still
1:10:13
Speaker 1: a couple left, to be determined and that's a. Lot
1:10:16
Speaker 1: of fun keeping the last weekend of the regular season
1:10:19
Speaker 1: interesting for the final Two nights On. Saturday and sunday
1:10:23
Speaker 1: Quickly recapping, the Spotlight Game the london Knights Defeat the
1:10:27
Speaker 1: windsor spitfires by a three to, two final goals ten
1:10:29
Speaker 1: shooters in the shootout and the Winner Goes to jackson
1:10:33
Speaker 1: cover being Able To. Beat Joey Costanzo there sebastian gatto
1:10:37
Speaker 1: is the first start in that Contest For the london
1:10:40
Speaker 1: nights and trying to hold serve for that four seed
1:10:43
Speaker 1: in the four to five Matchup Against. These, sue greyhounds so,
1:10:46
Speaker 1: without further ado that's going to be it for Another
1:10:48
Speaker 1: Episode Of friday night FACEOFF and our ohl overtime postgame
1:10:53
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1:11:11
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1:11:16
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1:11:19
Speaker 1: lot of fun and we've still got a long way
1:11:21
Speaker 1: to go here Still, in mid march but it's always
1:11:24
Speaker 1: an exciting time here near the end of the regular
1:11:26
Speaker 1: season HEADING into. The ohl playoffs so enjoy the final
1:11:29
Speaker 1: weekend of the regular season going into playoffs next season.
1:11:32
Speaker 1: OR next week i should say good luck to, all
1:11:35
Speaker 1: the teams all sixteen teams, that have qualified and those
1:11:38
Speaker 1: four they're gonna be in the draft lottery as well
1:11:40
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