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Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced the All-Star teams for the 2009-10 OHL regular season.
The Bobby Orr Trophy winners the Barrie Colts lead the way with four players represented along with Head Coach Marty Williamson who was named coach of the third team. Bryan Cameron is listed on the first team at right wing for the second straight year, with defenceman and runner-up for the Max Kaminsky Trophy Nick Crawford also appearing on the first team. Luke Pither is a third team centre, and defenceman Alex Pietrangelo was named a third team all-star for the fourth straight season.
The Wayne Gretzky Trophy winners the Windsor Spitfires along with the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors are each represented three times. Taylor Hall was named a first team left winger for the second straight season, with Ryan Ellis named to the second team at defence, and Greg Nemisz appears on the third team at right wing. Ellis was named to the first team last year, and Nemisz was a second team all-star last season. For the Majors, the OHL’s Goaltender of the Year Chris Carrozzi was named to the first team, with defenceman Cameron Gaunce named to the second team for the second straight season. Head Coach Dave Cameron is also on the second team.
Joining Hall, Cameron, Crawford, and Carrozzi on the first all-star team is Red Tilson Trophy Winner Tyler Seguin of the Plymouth Whalers at centre, Max Kaminsky Trophy winner Jacob Muzzin of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds on defence, and winner of the Matt Leyden Trophy as OHL Coach of the Year Dale Hunter of the London Knights.
The OHL All-Star Teams were selected by the OHL’s General Managers. Players were voted on by position and received five points for a first place vote, three for a second place vote, and one for a third.
2009-10 OHL All-Star Teams (voting points in brackets)
First Team:
Centre – Tyler Seguin, Plymouth Whalers (85)
Left Wing – Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires (93)
Right Wing – Bryan Cameron, Barrie Colts (67)
Defence – Jacob Muzzin, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (79)
Defence – Nick Crawford, Barrie Colts (63)
Goaltender – Chris Carrozzi, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors (59)
Coach – Dale Hunter, London Knights (47)
Second Team:
Centre – Nazem Kadri, London Knights (39)
Left Wing – Jeremy Morin, Kitchener Rangers (40)
Right Wing – Taylor Beck, Guelph Storm (41)
Defence – Cameron Gaunce, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors (51)
Defence – Ryan Ellis, Windsor Spitfires (47)
Goaltender – Matt Hackett, Plymouth Whalers (48)
Coach – Dave Cameron, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors (39)
Third Team:
Centre – Luke Pither, Barrie Colts (33)
Left Wing – Chris MacKinnon, Kitchener Rangers (19)
Right Wing – Greg Nemisz, Windsor Spitfires (28)
Defence – Alex Pietrangelo, Barrie Colts (23)
Defence – Shawn Lalonde, Belleville Bulls (21)
Goaltender – Patrick Killeen, Brampton Battalion (27)
Coach – Marty Williamson, Barrie Colts (36)
Friday, April 30, 2010
Spits Take Both Games in Barrie
By Chris Lucas
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The Windsor Spitfires have won both games in Barrie as they defeated the Colts 5-4 tonight.
Mark Cundari scored an early short-handed goal for Windsor but, Alexander Burmistrov put one in at the end of the first while being on the power-play.
Windsor owned the second period as Marc Cantin and Zack Kassian both scored but Kyle Clifford put one in for the Colts to make sure Windsor doesn't run away with the game.
Scott Timmins buried one in the third to bring the lead back to two. Then Taylor Carnevale scored to bring it back to one. Dale Mitchell then sniped to put the lead back at two. A minute later Clifford scored to put it back at one. With Barrie applying tons of pressure, it wasn't enough as Windsor captured another win in Barrie.
This was a very big win for Windsor. Now they come back to Windsor for game three and four with a two game lead. This put Barrie in a tough situation. Even if they split one game each in Windsor, Windsor's still up 3-1. So now Barrie has to try and steal two wins in Windsor, which is not an easy task.
Tonight’s In Play! Magazine player of the game is Mitchell. Mitchell is known for clutch moments in Windsor, but hasn't been doing that in the playoffs. He has basically disappeared until tonight when he came up with another clutch play by out skating the Colts defender, then sniping a shot top corner and scoring the winning goal.
Game three will be at the WFCU Centre on Sunday. Game time will start at 4 p.m.
Spitfires’ Game Notes – Rogers OHL Championship Series, Game Two
- With yesterday’s 5-4 win over the Colts in Barrie, Windsor has won six consecutive playoff games and has taken a 2-0 lead in the Rogers OHL Championship Series.
- Barrie outshot Windsor 37-22, this was the first time that Windsor was outshot in 17 playoff games.
- Defenceman Mark Cundari scored for the second consecutive game and also registered two assists with a +2 plus-minus rating. He opened the game with a shorthanded goal at the 7:41 mark of the first period and was selected as the game’s First Star, the second game in a row during which he was named a star of the game. Cundari leads the OHL with a +17 plus-minus rating and is tied for second in the league amongst all defencemen with 17 points in 17 playoff games.
- Forward Scott Timmins scored one goal and added an assist while posting a +4 plus-minus rating. He was selected as the game’s Second Star and is currently tied for second in the OHL with teammate Taylor Hall, posting a +14 plus-minus rating. He is also ranked third on the Spitfires and seventh overall in the OHL with nine goals scored while being fourth overall in team scoring with 19 points in 17 playoff games.
- Forward Taylor Hall did not record a point in the game and this snapped his league leading playoff point streak which will stand at 16 consecutive playoff games. He leads the Spitfires in points while being ranked second in the OHL with 29 points in 17 playoff games, and is also tied for second in the league with a +14 plus-minus rating. Hall is also ranked third in the OHL and second on the Spitfires with 15 goals in the post-season and is tied for fifth in the league with teammate Mark Cundari at 14 assists.
- Forward Adam Henrique was held scoreless last night, stopping his league leading seven game goal streak. Henrique still leads the Spitfires and is second in the OHL in goals scored with 16. He is also ranked third on the team and tied for seventh in the league with 21 points in 17 playoff games.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer won his sixth consecutive game of the series, stopping 33 of 37 shots faced. He is also ranked first in the OHL with two shutouts and is ranked first in the league with 14 wins in 16 playoff games.
- Forward Zack Kassian snapped a four game pointless drought, scoring one goal in the contest. Kassian has seven goals and 16 points in 17 playoff games.
- Defenceman Marc Cantin scored one goal last night and is tied for sixth with a +11 plus-minus rating in 17 playoff games. Cantin has three goals and six points during the playoffs.
- Windsor was held scoreless on three power play opportunities and Barrie scored one power play goal on five chances. This was the first goal allowed by Spitfires on the power play in five playoff games.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Rogers OHL Championship Series (Round Four) – (Windsor leads 2-0)
Game 1 – Tuesday April 27 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie (Windsor wins 4-3 OT)
Game 2 – Thursday April 29 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie (Windsor wins 5-4)
Game 3 – Sunday May 2 at 4:05 pm – Barrie at Windsor*
Game 4 – Tuesday May 4 at 7:05 pm – Barrie at Windsor
Game 5 – Thursday May 6 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie**
Game 6 – Saturday May 8 at 7:05 pm – Barrie at Windsor**
Game 7 – Monday May 10 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie**
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The Windsor Spitfires have won both games in Barrie as they defeated the Colts 5-4 tonight.
Mark Cundari scored an early short-handed goal for Windsor but, Alexander Burmistrov put one in at the end of the first while being on the power-play.
Windsor owned the second period as Marc Cantin and Zack Kassian both scored but Kyle Clifford put one in for the Colts to make sure Windsor doesn't run away with the game.
Scott Timmins buried one in the third to bring the lead back to two. Then Taylor Carnevale scored to bring it back to one. Dale Mitchell then sniped to put the lead back at two. A minute later Clifford scored to put it back at one. With Barrie applying tons of pressure, it wasn't enough as Windsor captured another win in Barrie.
This was a very big win for Windsor. Now they come back to Windsor for game three and four with a two game lead. This put Barrie in a tough situation. Even if they split one game each in Windsor, Windsor's still up 3-1. So now Barrie has to try and steal two wins in Windsor, which is not an easy task.
Tonight’s In Play! Magazine player of the game is Mitchell. Mitchell is known for clutch moments in Windsor, but hasn't been doing that in the playoffs. He has basically disappeared until tonight when he came up with another clutch play by out skating the Colts defender, then sniping a shot top corner and scoring the winning goal.
Game three will be at the WFCU Centre on Sunday. Game time will start at 4 p.m.
Spitfires’ Game Notes – Rogers OHL Championship Series, Game Two
- With yesterday’s 5-4 win over the Colts in Barrie, Windsor has won six consecutive playoff games and has taken a 2-0 lead in the Rogers OHL Championship Series.
- Barrie outshot Windsor 37-22, this was the first time that Windsor was outshot in 17 playoff games.
- Defenceman Mark Cundari scored for the second consecutive game and also registered two assists with a +2 plus-minus rating. He opened the game with a shorthanded goal at the 7:41 mark of the first period and was selected as the game’s First Star, the second game in a row during which he was named a star of the game. Cundari leads the OHL with a +17 plus-minus rating and is tied for second in the league amongst all defencemen with 17 points in 17 playoff games.
- Forward Scott Timmins scored one goal and added an assist while posting a +4 plus-minus rating. He was selected as the game’s Second Star and is currently tied for second in the OHL with teammate Taylor Hall, posting a +14 plus-minus rating. He is also ranked third on the Spitfires and seventh overall in the OHL with nine goals scored while being fourth overall in team scoring with 19 points in 17 playoff games.
- Forward Taylor Hall did not record a point in the game and this snapped his league leading playoff point streak which will stand at 16 consecutive playoff games. He leads the Spitfires in points while being ranked second in the OHL with 29 points in 17 playoff games, and is also tied for second in the league with a +14 plus-minus rating. Hall is also ranked third in the OHL and second on the Spitfires with 15 goals in the post-season and is tied for fifth in the league with teammate Mark Cundari at 14 assists.
- Forward Adam Henrique was held scoreless last night, stopping his league leading seven game goal streak. Henrique still leads the Spitfires and is second in the OHL in goals scored with 16. He is also ranked third on the team and tied for seventh in the league with 21 points in 17 playoff games.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer won his sixth consecutive game of the series, stopping 33 of 37 shots faced. He is also ranked first in the OHL with two shutouts and is ranked first in the league with 14 wins in 16 playoff games.
- Forward Zack Kassian snapped a four game pointless drought, scoring one goal in the contest. Kassian has seven goals and 16 points in 17 playoff games.
- Defenceman Marc Cantin scored one goal last night and is tied for sixth with a +11 plus-minus rating in 17 playoff games. Cantin has three goals and six points during the playoffs.
- Windsor was held scoreless on three power play opportunities and Barrie scored one power play goal on five chances. This was the first goal allowed by Spitfires on the power play in five playoff games.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Rogers OHL Championship Series (Round Four) – (Windsor leads 2-0)
Game 1 – Tuesday April 27 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie (Windsor wins 4-3 OT)
Game 2 – Thursday April 29 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie (Windsor wins 5-4)
Game 3 – Sunday May 2 at 4:05 pm – Barrie at Windsor*
Game 4 – Tuesday May 4 at 7:05 pm – Barrie at Windsor
Game 5 – Thursday May 6 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie**
Game 6 – Saturday May 8 at 7:05 pm – Barrie at Windsor**
Game 7 – Monday May 10 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie**
Monday, April 26, 2010
Spitfires’ Scott Timmins Named Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week
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Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced that forward Scott Timmins of the Windsor Spitfires is the Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week for the week ending April 25. Timmins led the league with eight points including five goals and three assists with a plus-minus rating of plus-6 in four wins against the Kitchener Rangers in the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series.
Timmins helped the Spitfires capture the Wayne Gretzky Trophy for the second straight season with two first star performances in the final two games of the series. He scored a hat-trick including the game-winner in the 6-4 win in Game 6 on Friday night, and scored a goal and an assist in the decisive 4-1 win in Game 7 on Sunday to lead the Spitfires to a berth in the Rogers Championship Series where they will compete for the Robertson Cup against the Barrie Colts. His week also included an assist in the 3-0 win in Game 5 on Thursday night, and a goal and an assist Tuesday night in the 7-5 win in Game 4.
Timmins, a 20-year-old from Hamilton, ON, is playing in his fourth OHL season. With 17 points in 15 playoff games, he is pursuing his third straight OHL Championship title having won last season with the Spitfires and in 2008 as a member of the Kitchener Rangers.
Spitfires’ forwards Adam Henrique and Taylor Hall were also considered for the award each recording seven points in four games. Henrique produced six goals and one assist, while Hall scored four goals and added three assists. In goal, the Spitfires’ Philipp Grubauer won four games including a shutout victory posting a goals-against-average of 2.50 and save percentage of .921.
2009-10 Boston Pizza OHL Players of the Week – Playoffs
Apr. 19 – Apr. 25: Scott Timmins, Windsor Spitfires
Apr. 12 – Apr. 18: Jeremy Morin, Kitchener Rangers
Apr. 5 – Apr. 11: Jeff Skinner, Kitchener Rangers
Mar. 29 – Apr. 4: Petr Mrazek, Ottawa 67’s
Mar. 22 – Mar. 28: Nazem Kadri, London Knights
Mar. 15 – Mar. 21: Bryan Cameron, Barrie Colts
2009-10 Boston Pizza OHL Players of the Week – Regular Season
Mar. 8 – Mar. 14: Matt Puempel, Peterborough Petes
Mar. 1 – Mar. 7: Mark Visentin, Niagara IceDogs
Feb. 22 – Feb. 28: Patrick Killeen, Brampton Battalion
Feb. 15 – Feb. 21: Adam Courchaine, Erie Otters
Feb. 8 – Feb. 14: Michael Latta, Guelph Storm
Feb. 1 – Feb. 7: Michael Quesnele, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Jan. 25 – Jan. 31: Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires
Jan. 18 – Jan. 24: Tyler Seguin, Plymouth Whalers
Jan. 11 – Jan. 17: Taylor Beck, Guelph Storm
Jan. 4 – Jan. 10: Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires
Dec. 28 – Jan. 3: Zack Torquato, Erie Otters
Dec. 14 – Dec. 20: Mathew Sisca, Guelph Storm
Dec. 7 – Dec. 13: Alain Berger, Oshawa Generals
Nov. 30 – Dec. 6: Alex Hutchings, Barrie Colts
Nov. 23 – Nov. 29: Ryan Spooner, Peterborough Petes
Nov. 16 – Nov. 22: Tyler Toffoli, Ottawa 67’s
Nov. 9 – Nov. 15: Ethan Werek, Kingston Frontenacs
Nov. 2 – Nov. 8: Phil Varone, London Knights
Oct. 26 – Nov. 1: Marcus Carroll, Owen Sound Attack
Oct. 19 – 25: Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires
Oct. 12 – 18: Troy Passingham, Windsor Spitfires
Oct. 5 – 11: Tyler Seguin, Plymouth Whalers
Sept. 28 – Oct. 4: Adam Henrique, Windsor Spitfires
Sept. 21 – 27: Eric O’Dell, Sudbury Wolves
Sept. 17 – 20: Luke Pither, Barrie Colts
Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced that forward Scott Timmins of the Windsor Spitfires is the Boston Pizza OHL Player of the Week for the week ending April 25. Timmins led the league with eight points including five goals and three assists with a plus-minus rating of plus-6 in four wins against the Kitchener Rangers in the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series.
Timmins helped the Spitfires capture the Wayne Gretzky Trophy for the second straight season with two first star performances in the final two games of the series. He scored a hat-trick including the game-winner in the 6-4 win in Game 6 on Friday night, and scored a goal and an assist in the decisive 4-1 win in Game 7 on Sunday to lead the Spitfires to a berth in the Rogers Championship Series where they will compete for the Robertson Cup against the Barrie Colts. His week also included an assist in the 3-0 win in Game 5 on Thursday night, and a goal and an assist Tuesday night in the 7-5 win in Game 4.
Timmins, a 20-year-old from Hamilton, ON, is playing in his fourth OHL season. With 17 points in 15 playoff games, he is pursuing his third straight OHL Championship title having won last season with the Spitfires and in 2008 as a member of the Kitchener Rangers.
Spitfires’ forwards Adam Henrique and Taylor Hall were also considered for the award each recording seven points in four games. Henrique produced six goals and one assist, while Hall scored four goals and added three assists. In goal, the Spitfires’ Philipp Grubauer won four games including a shutout victory posting a goals-against-average of 2.50 and save percentage of .921.
2009-10 Boston Pizza OHL Players of the Week – Playoffs
Apr. 19 – Apr. 25: Scott Timmins, Windsor Spitfires
Apr. 12 – Apr. 18: Jeremy Morin, Kitchener Rangers
Apr. 5 – Apr. 11: Jeff Skinner, Kitchener Rangers
Mar. 29 – Apr. 4: Petr Mrazek, Ottawa 67’s
Mar. 22 – Mar. 28: Nazem Kadri, London Knights
Mar. 15 – Mar. 21: Bryan Cameron, Barrie Colts
2009-10 Boston Pizza OHL Players of the Week – Regular Season
Mar. 8 – Mar. 14: Matt Puempel, Peterborough Petes
Mar. 1 – Mar. 7: Mark Visentin, Niagara IceDogs
Feb. 22 – Feb. 28: Patrick Killeen, Brampton Battalion
Feb. 15 – Feb. 21: Adam Courchaine, Erie Otters
Feb. 8 – Feb. 14: Michael Latta, Guelph Storm
Feb. 1 – Feb. 7: Michael Quesnele, Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds
Jan. 25 – Jan. 31: Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires
Jan. 18 – Jan. 24: Tyler Seguin, Plymouth Whalers
Jan. 11 – Jan. 17: Taylor Beck, Guelph Storm
Jan. 4 – Jan. 10: Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires
Dec. 28 – Jan. 3: Zack Torquato, Erie Otters
Dec. 14 – Dec. 20: Mathew Sisca, Guelph Storm
Dec. 7 – Dec. 13: Alain Berger, Oshawa Generals
Nov. 30 – Dec. 6: Alex Hutchings, Barrie Colts
Nov. 23 – Nov. 29: Ryan Spooner, Peterborough Petes
Nov. 16 – Nov. 22: Tyler Toffoli, Ottawa 67’s
Nov. 9 – Nov. 15: Ethan Werek, Kingston Frontenacs
Nov. 2 – Nov. 8: Phil Varone, London Knights
Oct. 26 – Nov. 1: Marcus Carroll, Owen Sound Attack
Oct. 19 – 25: Taylor Hall, Windsor Spitfires
Oct. 12 – 18: Troy Passingham, Windsor Spitfires
Oct. 5 – 11: Tyler Seguin, Plymouth Whalers
Sept. 28 – Oct. 4: Adam Henrique, Windsor Spitfires
Sept. 21 – 27: Eric O’Dell, Sudbury Wolves
Sept. 17 – 20: Luke Pither, Barrie Colts
Rogers OHL Championship Series Schedule (Round Four)
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2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Rogers Championship Series Schedule (Round Four)
Game 1 – Tuesday April 27 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie
Game 2 – Thursday April 29 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie
Game 3 – Sunday May 2 at 4:05 pm – Barrie at Windsor
Game 4 – Tuesday May 4 at 7:05 pm – Barrie at Windsor
Game 5 – Thursday May 6 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie*
Game 6 – Saturday May 8 at 7:05 pm – Barrie at Windsor*
Game 7 – Monday May 10 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie*
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Rogers Championship Series Schedule (Round Four)
Game 1 – Tuesday April 27 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie
Game 2 – Thursday April 29 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie
Game 3 – Sunday May 2 at 4:05 pm – Barrie at Windsor
Game 4 – Tuesday May 4 at 7:05 pm – Barrie at Windsor
Game 5 – Thursday May 6 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie*
Game 6 – Saturday May 8 at 7:05 pm – Barrie at Windsor*
Game 7 – Monday May 10 at 7:35 pm – Windsor at Barrie*
Windsor Spitfires Make Comeback for the Ages! OHL WC Champs.
By Chris Lucas
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Spitfires are the OHL Western Conference Champions!
Fans were in line at the WFCU Centre today since 6 a.m. to get the left over tickets to see this game seven of the OHL Western Conference finals. They knew they were in for a treat as the Windsor Spitfires came back from a three game deficit. They beat the Rangers today 4-1 to win the Western Conference Championship.
Adam Henrique scored the big first goal as he put in the rebound to score which sent this sold out crowd screaming and to their feet while waving their white towels. That was the only goal of the period.
Eric Wellwood kept Windsor's momentum going as he scored to give Windsor a 2-0 lead. Windsor fans felt confident, but Julian Cimadamore scored short-handed just before the end of the period to cut Windsor's lead in half.
When Scott Timmins scored in the third, the Spits and their fans knew they were in good shape. Then, Justin Shugg scored to lock up the game and the championship. Following the game, the Spits were cheered on and gave a standing ovation by the fans as they received the Wayne Gretzky trophy.
Windsor showed once again they can come back from any deficit as long as they play like they can. In a series like this where there is a comeback, usually there is a turning point.
Steve Spott, Head Coach of the Kitchener Rangers tells In Play! what he thought the turning point of the series was.
“I have the play down in my head. We had the puck late in game four. We didn't get it deep and we couldn't get Kel (Dan Kelly) out on the ice and Elly (Ryan Ellis) popped it up to Hallsy (Taylor Hall). Hallsy got us on a bad get-up and got the game winning goal in game four in our building. We turn the puck over to one of their best players and to me that was the turning point.”
A big part to their come back though was definitely the fan support. They never gave up on the team and the team never gave up on themselves and that really helped the Spits with their come back.
Taylor Hall talks to In Play! about their come back.
“When you're down 3-0 our team didn't really look at it as a deficit. We looked at it as a mountain to climb. We took it one step at a time and we knew that we had a chance to do something really special. We took it one game at a time and sure enough it disappeared pretty quickly.”
Bob Boughner tells In Play! how tough it was to dig themselves out of the hole.
“We made it really hard on ourselves early. It was a tough hole to dig ourselves out of and I don't know if we overlooked it a little bit or if we were just maybe a layoff early but you got to give these kids all the credit. They never gave up and the positive attitude and the energy in the room. The Rangers have a heck of a hockey team and their tough to defend against. It was just a tough series and tonight was no different they scored that short-handed goal at the end of the period and that took a little wind out of our sails and we had to re-group real quick. But it's a good dressing room in there and it was a heck of a series.”
Today's In Play! Magazine player of the game is Philipp Grubauer. For the fourth straight game, Grubauer has come up big in helping Windsor win. He recorded 26 saves and only allowed one goal.
Windsor's next series for the OHL Championship is against the Barrie Colts. A team who they have yet to beat this year in the two games they faced each other.
The series will begin on Tuesday in Barrie.
Spitfires’ Game Notes – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series, Game Six
- With tonight’s 6-4 win over the Rangers in Kitchener, Windsor has won three consecutive games in the series after being down 0-3 in the series. Windsor has forced a game seven in the series, to be played on Sunday at the WFCU Centre at 2:05 pm. The Spitfires and Rangers are tied at three games apiece in the Rogers Western Conference Championships. The Spitfires are now 7-0 with tonight’s win in elimination games over the past two seasons, as Windsor won four consecutive elimination games at last year’s MasterCard Memorial Cup Championship.
- If Windsor wins on Sunday, they would become the third team in league history to come back from an 0-3 deficit and the second time in Spitfire history that this has occurred, as the 2005 Windsor Spitfires squad defeated the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds after the Spitfires were down three games to none. The Ottawa 67’s duplicated this feat, defeating the Oshawa Generals in 1988 after Ottawa lost the first three games of the series.
- The winner of Sunday’s game seven matchup will face the Barrie Colts, Champions of the Eastern Conference in the Rogers League Championship Series.
- Windsor outshot Kitchener 46-42 in the game. Windsor has outshot Kitchener in all six games of the series and 293-204 overall to this point in the series.
- Forward Scott Timmins scored a natural hat-trick against his former team in the second period tonight, including the game winning goal at the 9:37 mark of the middle frame. He was named the First Star of the game and has seven goals and eight assists for 15 points in 14 games.
- Forward Taylor Hall extended his point streak to 14 consecutive playoff games tonight as he scored two goals in the contest and was selected as the game’s Third Star. He now holds the longest point streak in the league during the playoffs, which currently sits at 14 games. His two point night is the 11th time that he has registered a multi-point game in the post-season. He is also tied for second in the OHL and for the Spitfire lead with teammate Adam Henrique, scoring 14 goals and leads the Spitfires in points while being tied for second in the OHL with 27 points in the playoffs. Hall is also tied for third in the OHL with a +13 plus-minus rating in the playoffs and he is tied for fifth in the league with 13 assists.
- Forward Adam Henrique scored one goal tonight and registered one assist in the win. He has scored at least one goal in five consecutive games, which is tied for the third longest streak in the OHL post-season and in eight of his past nine playoff games. Henrique is tied for first on the Spitfires and second in the OHL in goals scored with 14. He is also ranked third on the team and is tied for ninth in the league with 19 points in 14 playoff games.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer won his third consecutive game of the series, stopping 38 of 42 shots faced. He is also ranked first in the OHL with two shutouts and is tied for the league lead with 11 wins in 14 playoff games.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis registered two assists in the contest, recording at least one point in all but one of the Spitfires’ playoff games. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, and is second on the Spitfires in scoring with 26 points in 14 playoff games. He also leads all defencemen and is ranked first in the league with 24 assists.
- Neither team scored a power play goal for the second consecutive game, with Windsor being blanked on four opportunities and Kitchener on five chances.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series
#1 Windsor vs. #3 Kitchener – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series (Round Three), 2010 OHL Playoffs (Both Teams Tied at 3-3)
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 7-6 in overtime)
Game 2 – Saturday April 17 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener (Kitchener wins 5-2)
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 5-3)
Game 4- Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener (Windsor wins 7-5)
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Windsor wins 3-0)
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at Kitchener (Windsor wins 6-4)
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Windsor wins 4-1)
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Spitfires are the OHL Western Conference Champions!
Fans were in line at the WFCU Centre today since 6 a.m. to get the left over tickets to see this game seven of the OHL Western Conference finals. They knew they were in for a treat as the Windsor Spitfires came back from a three game deficit. They beat the Rangers today 4-1 to win the Western Conference Championship.
Adam Henrique scored the big first goal as he put in the rebound to score which sent this sold out crowd screaming and to their feet while waving their white towels. That was the only goal of the period.
Eric Wellwood kept Windsor's momentum going as he scored to give Windsor a 2-0 lead. Windsor fans felt confident, but Julian Cimadamore scored short-handed just before the end of the period to cut Windsor's lead in half.
When Scott Timmins scored in the third, the Spits and their fans knew they were in good shape. Then, Justin Shugg scored to lock up the game and the championship. Following the game, the Spits were cheered on and gave a standing ovation by the fans as they received the Wayne Gretzky trophy.
Windsor showed once again they can come back from any deficit as long as they play like they can. In a series like this where there is a comeback, usually there is a turning point.
Steve Spott, Head Coach of the Kitchener Rangers tells In Play! what he thought the turning point of the series was.
“I have the play down in my head. We had the puck late in game four. We didn't get it deep and we couldn't get Kel (Dan Kelly) out on the ice and Elly (Ryan Ellis) popped it up to Hallsy (Taylor Hall). Hallsy got us on a bad get-up and got the game winning goal in game four in our building. We turn the puck over to one of their best players and to me that was the turning point.”
A big part to their come back though was definitely the fan support. They never gave up on the team and the team never gave up on themselves and that really helped the Spits with their come back.
Taylor Hall talks to In Play! about their come back.
“When you're down 3-0 our team didn't really look at it as a deficit. We looked at it as a mountain to climb. We took it one step at a time and we knew that we had a chance to do something really special. We took it one game at a time and sure enough it disappeared pretty quickly.”
Bob Boughner tells In Play! how tough it was to dig themselves out of the hole.
“We made it really hard on ourselves early. It was a tough hole to dig ourselves out of and I don't know if we overlooked it a little bit or if we were just maybe a layoff early but you got to give these kids all the credit. They never gave up and the positive attitude and the energy in the room. The Rangers have a heck of a hockey team and their tough to defend against. It was just a tough series and tonight was no different they scored that short-handed goal at the end of the period and that took a little wind out of our sails and we had to re-group real quick. But it's a good dressing room in there and it was a heck of a series.”
Today's In Play! Magazine player of the game is Philipp Grubauer. For the fourth straight game, Grubauer has come up big in helping Windsor win. He recorded 26 saves and only allowed one goal.
Windsor's next series for the OHL Championship is against the Barrie Colts. A team who they have yet to beat this year in the two games they faced each other.
The series will begin on Tuesday in Barrie.
Spitfires’ Game Notes – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series, Game Six
- With tonight’s 6-4 win over the Rangers in Kitchener, Windsor has won three consecutive games in the series after being down 0-3 in the series. Windsor has forced a game seven in the series, to be played on Sunday at the WFCU Centre at 2:05 pm. The Spitfires and Rangers are tied at three games apiece in the Rogers Western Conference Championships. The Spitfires are now 7-0 with tonight’s win in elimination games over the past two seasons, as Windsor won four consecutive elimination games at last year’s MasterCard Memorial Cup Championship.
- If Windsor wins on Sunday, they would become the third team in league history to come back from an 0-3 deficit and the second time in Spitfire history that this has occurred, as the 2005 Windsor Spitfires squad defeated the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds after the Spitfires were down three games to none. The Ottawa 67’s duplicated this feat, defeating the Oshawa Generals in 1988 after Ottawa lost the first three games of the series.
- The winner of Sunday’s game seven matchup will face the Barrie Colts, Champions of the Eastern Conference in the Rogers League Championship Series.
- Windsor outshot Kitchener 46-42 in the game. Windsor has outshot Kitchener in all six games of the series and 293-204 overall to this point in the series.
- Forward Scott Timmins scored a natural hat-trick against his former team in the second period tonight, including the game winning goal at the 9:37 mark of the middle frame. He was named the First Star of the game and has seven goals and eight assists for 15 points in 14 games.
- Forward Taylor Hall extended his point streak to 14 consecutive playoff games tonight as he scored two goals in the contest and was selected as the game’s Third Star. He now holds the longest point streak in the league during the playoffs, which currently sits at 14 games. His two point night is the 11th time that he has registered a multi-point game in the post-season. He is also tied for second in the OHL and for the Spitfire lead with teammate Adam Henrique, scoring 14 goals and leads the Spitfires in points while being tied for second in the OHL with 27 points in the playoffs. Hall is also tied for third in the OHL with a +13 plus-minus rating in the playoffs and he is tied for fifth in the league with 13 assists.
- Forward Adam Henrique scored one goal tonight and registered one assist in the win. He has scored at least one goal in five consecutive games, which is tied for the third longest streak in the OHL post-season and in eight of his past nine playoff games. Henrique is tied for first on the Spitfires and second in the OHL in goals scored with 14. He is also ranked third on the team and is tied for ninth in the league with 19 points in 14 playoff games.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer won his third consecutive game of the series, stopping 38 of 42 shots faced. He is also ranked first in the OHL with two shutouts and is tied for the league lead with 11 wins in 14 playoff games.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis registered two assists in the contest, recording at least one point in all but one of the Spitfires’ playoff games. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, and is second on the Spitfires in scoring with 26 points in 14 playoff games. He also leads all defencemen and is ranked first in the league with 24 assists.
- Neither team scored a power play goal for the second consecutive game, with Windsor being blanked on four opportunities and Kitchener on five chances.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series
#1 Windsor vs. #3 Kitchener – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series (Round Three), 2010 OHL Playoffs (Both Teams Tied at 3-3)
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 7-6 in overtime)
Game 2 – Saturday April 17 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener (Kitchener wins 5-2)
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 5-3)
Game 4- Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener (Windsor wins 7-5)
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Windsor wins 3-0)
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at Kitchener (Windsor wins 6-4)
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Windsor wins 4-1)
Friday, April 23, 2010
Spits Survive Another One at WFCU
By Chris Lucas
In Play Magazine
The Windsor Spitfires force a game six in Kitchener as they defeated the Rangers 3-0 tonight.
Taylor Hall scored the first one in this game as it would eventually go to be the game winner.
Adam Henrique added two goals in the second and third periods to send Windsor and Kitchener to a game 6.
Windsor played an excellent game tonight. They had stellar goal tending, a good penalty kill, they had the offense they needed and they threw their weight around. If Windsor plays like this in the next game, they are going to make it hard for the Rangers to finish off Windsor.
Head Coach of the Kitchener Rangers Steve Spott explains to In Play! how he wasn't too impressed with his teams performance tonight.
“Early in the game we set the tone with Gabriel's big hit. I was feeling pretty good at that point. We were a minute and a half away from a zero zero tie after the first and unfortunately gave them a late goal in the first period which i think sparked them a little bit. I didn't think we were very sharp tonight. Fortunately when you get to this time of year, you have to have a killer instinct and other than the gentleman to my right (Dan Kelly), who I thought was the best player for both teams. We didn't have enough guys step up and play with passion to be a good hockey club.”
Tonight's In Play Magazine player of the game goes to Philipp Grubauer for his impressive performance in between the pipes tonight. Making 28 saves and getting the shut-out but a lot of those shots were tough saves.
Grubauer tells In Play! his thoughts on his performance tonight.
“It was a pretty good game. I didn't care about the shut-out I'm just glad we won.”
Tomorrow night the Spits travel to Kitchener for game six. The puck will drop at 7:30 p.m.
In Play Magazine
The Windsor Spitfires force a game six in Kitchener as they defeated the Rangers 3-0 tonight.
Taylor Hall scored the first one in this game as it would eventually go to be the game winner.
Adam Henrique added two goals in the second and third periods to send Windsor and Kitchener to a game 6.
Windsor played an excellent game tonight. They had stellar goal tending, a good penalty kill, they had the offense they needed and they threw their weight around. If Windsor plays like this in the next game, they are going to make it hard for the Rangers to finish off Windsor.
Head Coach of the Kitchener Rangers Steve Spott explains to In Play! how he wasn't too impressed with his teams performance tonight.
“Early in the game we set the tone with Gabriel's big hit. I was feeling pretty good at that point. We were a minute and a half away from a zero zero tie after the first and unfortunately gave them a late goal in the first period which i think sparked them a little bit. I didn't think we were very sharp tonight. Fortunately when you get to this time of year, you have to have a killer instinct and other than the gentleman to my right (Dan Kelly), who I thought was the best player for both teams. We didn't have enough guys step up and play with passion to be a good hockey club.”
Tonight's In Play Magazine player of the game goes to Philipp Grubauer for his impressive performance in between the pipes tonight. Making 28 saves and getting the shut-out but a lot of those shots were tough saves.
Grubauer tells In Play! his thoughts on his performance tonight.
“It was a pretty good game. I didn't care about the shut-out I'm just glad we won.”
Tomorrow night the Spits travel to Kitchener for game six. The puck will drop at 7:30 p.m.
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Windsor Spitfires Defeat Kitchener Rangers 7-5 in Kitchener
In Play Magazine
- With tonight’s 7-5 win over the Rangers in Kitchener, Windsor won their first game of the series and now trails the Rangers three games to one in the Rogers Western Conference Championships. The Spitfires are now 5-0 with tonight’s win in elimination games over the past two seasons, as Windsor won four consecutive elimination games at last year’s MasterCard Memorial Cup Championship.
- Windsor outshot Kitchener 42-29 in the game and 202-134 to this point in the series. However, Kitchener has outscored the Spitfires 22-18 in the four contests.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis registered four assists in the game and was named the First Star of the game. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, and leads the Spitfires in scoring with 24 points in 12 playoff games. His four point night is also the seventh time that Ellis has enjoyed a multi-point night in the playoffs. He also leads all defencemen and is ranked first in the league with 22 assists. Ellis has recorded points in each of the Spitfires 12 playoff games and is tied for second in the OHL for points in consecutive playoff games.
- Forward Adam Henrique scored two goals in the game and was named the Third Star for the second consecutive contest. He has scored at least one goal in six of his past seven playoff games. Henrique is tied for first on the Spitfires and second in the OHL in goals scored with 11. He is also ranked third on the team with 15 points in 12 playoff games.
- Forward Taylor Hall extended his point streak to 12 consecutive games tonight as he scored the game winning goal with less than two minutes left in the game and also registering one assist. He is tied with teammate Ryan Ellis for the second longest point streak in the league. His two point night is the ninth time that he has registered a multi-point game in the post-season.
He is also tied for second in the OHL with 11 goals and is second on the Spitfires in points and fifth in the OHL with 23 points in the playoffs. Hall is also tied for fourth in the OHL with a +11 plus-minus rating in the playoffs and he is tied for sixth in the league with 12 assists.
- Forward Zack Kassian scored two goals and has registered one point in each of his past seven games. Kassian has six goals and eight assists for 14 points in 12 post-season games. His 14 points have him ranked fourth on the Spitfires in playoff scoring.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer won his first game of the series and made 24 saves on 29 shots faced. He is ranked second in the OHL with nine wins in 12 playoff games.
- Forwards Scott Timmins and Greg Nemisz each scored one goal, with Nemisz recording three points and Timmins recording two in the contest.
- Defenceman Mark Cundari recorded two assists and was a +4 in the contest. Cundari is ranked first in the OHL with a +14 rating and he is also tied for sixth amongst OHL defencemen with 12 points in 12 games.
- Windsor scored three power play goals on six opportunities in the game. This is the first time that Windsor has scored multiple power play goals in one game during the series.
- Kitchener scored two goals on six power play opportunities. The Rangers have outscored the Spitfires on special teams seven goals to four after four games.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series
#1 Windsor vs. #3 Kitchener – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series (Round Three), 2010 OHL Playoffs (Kitchener Leads Series 3-1)
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 7-6 in overtime)
Game 2 – Saturday April 17 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener (Kitchener wins 5-2)
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 5-3)
Game 4- Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener (Windsor wins 7-5)
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at Kitchener*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
*if necessary
- With tonight’s 7-5 win over the Rangers in Kitchener, Windsor won their first game of the series and now trails the Rangers three games to one in the Rogers Western Conference Championships. The Spitfires are now 5-0 with tonight’s win in elimination games over the past two seasons, as Windsor won four consecutive elimination games at last year’s MasterCard Memorial Cup Championship.
- Windsor outshot Kitchener 42-29 in the game and 202-134 to this point in the series. However, Kitchener has outscored the Spitfires 22-18 in the four contests.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis registered four assists in the game and was named the First Star of the game. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, and leads the Spitfires in scoring with 24 points in 12 playoff games. His four point night is also the seventh time that Ellis has enjoyed a multi-point night in the playoffs. He also leads all defencemen and is ranked first in the league with 22 assists. Ellis has recorded points in each of the Spitfires 12 playoff games and is tied for second in the OHL for points in consecutive playoff games.
- Forward Adam Henrique scored two goals in the game and was named the Third Star for the second consecutive contest. He has scored at least one goal in six of his past seven playoff games. Henrique is tied for first on the Spitfires and second in the OHL in goals scored with 11. He is also ranked third on the team with 15 points in 12 playoff games.
- Forward Taylor Hall extended his point streak to 12 consecutive games tonight as he scored the game winning goal with less than two minutes left in the game and also registering one assist. He is tied with teammate Ryan Ellis for the second longest point streak in the league. His two point night is the ninth time that he has registered a multi-point game in the post-season.
He is also tied for second in the OHL with 11 goals and is second on the Spitfires in points and fifth in the OHL with 23 points in the playoffs. Hall is also tied for fourth in the OHL with a +11 plus-minus rating in the playoffs and he is tied for sixth in the league with 12 assists.
- Forward Zack Kassian scored two goals and has registered one point in each of his past seven games. Kassian has six goals and eight assists for 14 points in 12 post-season games. His 14 points have him ranked fourth on the Spitfires in playoff scoring.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer won his first game of the series and made 24 saves on 29 shots faced. He is ranked second in the OHL with nine wins in 12 playoff games.
- Forwards Scott Timmins and Greg Nemisz each scored one goal, with Nemisz recording three points and Timmins recording two in the contest.
- Defenceman Mark Cundari recorded two assists and was a +4 in the contest. Cundari is ranked first in the OHL with a +14 rating and he is also tied for sixth amongst OHL defencemen with 12 points in 12 games.
- Windsor scored three power play goals on six opportunities in the game. This is the first time that Windsor has scored multiple power play goals in one game during the series.
- Kitchener scored two goals on six power play opportunities. The Rangers have outscored the Spitfires on special teams seven goals to four after four games.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series
#1 Windsor vs. #3 Kitchener – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series (Round Three), 2010 OHL Playoffs (Kitchener Leads Series 3-1)
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 7-6 in overtime)
Game 2 – Saturday April 17 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener (Kitchener wins 5-2)
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 5-3)
Game 4- Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener (Windsor wins 7-5)
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at Kitchener*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
*if necessary
Monday, April 19, 2010
Adam Henrique – The Windsor Spitfires Player of the Week
In Play Magazine
(Windsor) Centre Adam Henrique is the Windsor Spitfires Player of the Week as selected by the Spitfires coaching staff for the week ending Sunday, April 18th, 2010. In three games last week, Henrique scored three goals in the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series against the Kitchener Rangers. This is the third time in the 2009-2010 campaign that Henrique has secured the team’s player of the week honour, including the week ending October 4th, 2009, during which he was named the OHL and Spitfires Player of the Week.
On Thursday, Henrique did not register a point as the Spitfires dropped a 7-6 overtime decision to the Kitchener Rangers in Game one of the Rogers Western Conference Championships. On Saturday, he scored one goal in Windsor’s 5-2 loss to the Rangers on the road in Game two of the series and he finished the week with a two-goal performance en route to being named the Penalty Box’s Third Star of the game as the Spitfires lost Game three of the series to the Rangers 5-3 at the WFCU Centre.
Henrique, a 20 year-old native of Burford, Ontario, was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the third round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He is in his fourth season with the Windsor Spitfires and scored 38 goals with 39 assists for 77 points with a +38 plus-minus rating in 54 regular season games during the 2009-2010 campaign. Henrique’s +38 rating was tied for eighth best in the OHL this season and his 38 goals had him tied for 12th in the OHL in goals scored. In the 2010 post-season, Henrique has scored nine goals and added four assists for 13 points and a +4 rating in 11 games.
This past January, Henrique represented Team Canada at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Saskatchewan and helped Canada earn a silver medal in the tournament. He was also a member of Team OHL at the 2009 SUBWAY® Super Series games in Windsor and Barrie, Ontario. He scored the game winning goal in the OHL’s first game of the series, as he led Team OHL to a 5-2 victory over Team Russia on November 19th, 2009 in Barrie. Additionally, he participated in the 2010 OHL All-Star Classic as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team in Kingston, ON on February 3rd, 2010.
The defending 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup and OHL Champions will take on the Kitchener Rangers tomorrow in Game four of the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series in Kitchener. Game time is set for 7 p.m. Fans can follow each Spitfire home and road game on AM800 CKLW and TVCOGECO (Cable 11). The Windsor Star is also offering a live blog online for all Spitfire games at windsorstar.com
Spitfire fans are encouraged to wear red for each Spitfire home game during the playoffs as part of the Spits “CODE RED!” theme for the 2010 OHL Playoffs.
Windsor Spitfires’ Players of the Week
Adam Henrique – Apr. 12 – Apr. 18, 2010
Scott Timmins – Apr. 5 – Apr. 11, 2010
Ryan Ellis – Mar. 29 – Apr. 4, 2010
Zack Kassian – Mar. 22 – Mar. 28, 2010
Philipp Grubauer – Mar. 15 – Mar. 21, 2010
Dale Mitchell – Mar. 8 – Mar. 14, 2010
Philipp Grubauer – Mar. 1 – Mar. 7, 2010
Taylor Hall – Feb. 22 – Feb. 28, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 15 – Feb. 21, 2010
Ryan Ellis – Feb. 8 – Feb. 14, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 1 – Feb. 7, 2010
*Taylor Hall – Jan. 25 – Jan. 31, 2010
Kenny Ryan – Jan. 18 – Jan. 24, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Jan. 11 – Jan. 17, 2010
**Taylor Hall – Jan. 4 – Jan. 10, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Dec. 28, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010
Dale Mitchell – Dec. 14 – Dec. 20, 2009
Troy Passingham – Dec. 7 – Dec. 13, 2009
Adam Henrique – Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, 2009
Ryan Ellis – Nov. 23 – Nov. 29, 2009
Taylor Hall – Nov. 16 – Nov. 22, 2009
Mark Cundari – Nov. 9 – Nov. 15, 2009
Greg Nemisz – Nov. 2 – Nov. 8, 2009
Eric Wellwood – Oct. 26 – Nov. 1, 2009
** Taylor Hall – Oct. 19 - Oct. 25, 2009
* Troy Passingham – Oct. 13 - Oct. 18, 2009
Troy Passingham – Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, 2009
* Adam Henrique – Sep. 28 - Oct. 4, 2009
Justin Shugg – Sep. 21 - Sep. 27, 2009
Troy Passingham – Sep. 17 - Sep. 20, 2009
* Player was selected as the OHL Player of the Week
** Player was selected as the OHL and CHL Player of the Week
(Windsor) Centre Adam Henrique is the Windsor Spitfires Player of the Week as selected by the Spitfires coaching staff for the week ending Sunday, April 18th, 2010. In three games last week, Henrique scored three goals in the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series against the Kitchener Rangers. This is the third time in the 2009-2010 campaign that Henrique has secured the team’s player of the week honour, including the week ending October 4th, 2009, during which he was named the OHL and Spitfires Player of the Week.
On Thursday, Henrique did not register a point as the Spitfires dropped a 7-6 overtime decision to the Kitchener Rangers in Game one of the Rogers Western Conference Championships. On Saturday, he scored one goal in Windsor’s 5-2 loss to the Rangers on the road in Game two of the series and he finished the week with a two-goal performance en route to being named the Penalty Box’s Third Star of the game as the Spitfires lost Game three of the series to the Rangers 5-3 at the WFCU Centre.
Henrique, a 20 year-old native of Burford, Ontario, was selected by the New Jersey Devils in the third round of the 2008 NHL Entry Draft. He is in his fourth season with the Windsor Spitfires and scored 38 goals with 39 assists for 77 points with a +38 plus-minus rating in 54 regular season games during the 2009-2010 campaign. Henrique’s +38 rating was tied for eighth best in the OHL this season and his 38 goals had him tied for 12th in the OHL in goals scored. In the 2010 post-season, Henrique has scored nine goals and added four assists for 13 points and a +4 rating in 11 games.
This past January, Henrique represented Team Canada at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Saskatchewan and helped Canada earn a silver medal in the tournament. He was also a member of Team OHL at the 2009 SUBWAY® Super Series games in Windsor and Barrie, Ontario. He scored the game winning goal in the OHL’s first game of the series, as he led Team OHL to a 5-2 victory over Team Russia on November 19th, 2009 in Barrie. Additionally, he participated in the 2010 OHL All-Star Classic as a member of the Western Conference All-Star team in Kingston, ON on February 3rd, 2010.
The defending 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup and OHL Champions will take on the Kitchener Rangers tomorrow in Game four of the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series in Kitchener. Game time is set for 7 p.m. Fans can follow each Spitfire home and road game on AM800 CKLW and TVCOGECO (Cable 11). The Windsor Star is also offering a live blog online for all Spitfire games at windsorstar.com
Spitfire fans are encouraged to wear red for each Spitfire home game during the playoffs as part of the Spits “CODE RED!” theme for the 2010 OHL Playoffs.
Windsor Spitfires’ Players of the Week
Adam Henrique – Apr. 12 – Apr. 18, 2010
Scott Timmins – Apr. 5 – Apr. 11, 2010
Ryan Ellis – Mar. 29 – Apr. 4, 2010
Zack Kassian – Mar. 22 – Mar. 28, 2010
Philipp Grubauer – Mar. 15 – Mar. 21, 2010
Dale Mitchell – Mar. 8 – Mar. 14, 2010
Philipp Grubauer – Mar. 1 – Mar. 7, 2010
Taylor Hall – Feb. 22 – Feb. 28, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 15 – Feb. 21, 2010
Ryan Ellis – Feb. 8 – Feb. 14, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 1 – Feb. 7, 2010
*Taylor Hall – Jan. 25 – Jan. 31, 2010
Kenny Ryan – Jan. 18 – Jan. 24, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Jan. 11 – Jan. 17, 2010
**Taylor Hall – Jan. 4 – Jan. 10, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Dec. 28, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010
Dale Mitchell – Dec. 14 – Dec. 20, 2009
Troy Passingham – Dec. 7 – Dec. 13, 2009
Adam Henrique – Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, 2009
Ryan Ellis – Nov. 23 – Nov. 29, 2009
Taylor Hall – Nov. 16 – Nov. 22, 2009
Mark Cundari – Nov. 9 – Nov. 15, 2009
Greg Nemisz – Nov. 2 – Nov. 8, 2009
Eric Wellwood – Oct. 26 – Nov. 1, 2009
** Taylor Hall – Oct. 19 - Oct. 25, 2009
* Troy Passingham – Oct. 13 - Oct. 18, 2009
Troy Passingham – Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, 2009
* Adam Henrique – Sep. 28 - Oct. 4, 2009
Justin Shugg – Sep. 21 - Sep. 27, 2009
Troy Passingham – Sep. 17 - Sep. 20, 2009
* Player was selected as the OHL Player of the Week
** Player was selected as the OHL and CHL Player of the Week
Wolves’ John Kurtz is Recipient of the Mickey Renaud Captain’s Trophy
In Play Magazine
Windsor, ON – The Ontario Hockey League in association with the Windsor Spitfires hockey club held a media conference today to announce John Kurtz of the Sudbury Wolves as the second ever recipient of the Mickey Renaud Captain’s Trophy.
Kurtz, a 20-year-old from Oakville, ON, played four OHL seasons beginning in 2006-07 as a member of the Windsor Spitfires where he was teammates with Renaud. He played his final three seasons with the Wolves and served as team captain the last two years. Kurtz continued to wear Renaud’s number 18 sticker on his own helmet throughout his OHL career.
Kurtz was unanimously chosen by a selection committee as the OHL team captain that best exemplifies leadership on and off the ice, with a passion and dedication to the game of hockey and his community that Mickey demonstrated. The selection committee consisted of a media panel of four, representing each of the four OHL divisions.
“When I came into the OHL in Windsor, Mickey was the first guy to make me feel comfortable,” said Kurtz. “As a younger guy I really looked up to him and wanted to pattern my game after him. I was really happy when I saw this award presented last year, and am really honoured to win it this year.”
Kurtz was also the Wolves’ nominee for the Dan Snyder Memorial Award as OHL Humanitarian of the Year. He attended many fundraising events on behalf of the Wolves organization, and volunteered at community schools and at a local home for the developmentally challenged. He has won numerous team awards including the Wolves Most Popular Player Award, Most Improved Player Award, and was the Scholastic Player of the Month twice this season.
“John learned from Mickey’s leadership and always tried to exemplify his qualities to the younger players on the Sudbury Wolves hockey team” said Wolves General Manager Mike Foligno in his award nomination form. “His calming qualities and his confidence are attributes that other players respect. He has been an excellent role model for many hockey players on our team and in the community. We are truly thankful for having the opportunity to have known and worked with John.”
On the ice, Kurtz finished this season with a career-high 30 goals including a team-high 10 goals scored on the power play. He also added 16 assists for 46 points in 62 games. He scored his first career hat-trick November 20 as first star of a 3-0 win over the Saginaw Spirit.
The selection committee reviewed nomination forms submitted by OHL General Managers on behalf of their individual team captains. Nomination forms listed the characteristics of each captain both on and off the ice which demonstrate his strengths and commitment as a leader. Dedication to work in the community, as well as special team and league achievements and awards received through hockey, education, and community service were also considered.
Kurtz will be formally presented with the Mickey Renaud Captain’s Trophy at the OHL Awards Ceremony June 9 at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
Windsor, ON – The Ontario Hockey League in association with the Windsor Spitfires hockey club held a media conference today to announce John Kurtz of the Sudbury Wolves as the second ever recipient of the Mickey Renaud Captain’s Trophy.
Kurtz, a 20-year-old from Oakville, ON, played four OHL seasons beginning in 2006-07 as a member of the Windsor Spitfires where he was teammates with Renaud. He played his final three seasons with the Wolves and served as team captain the last two years. Kurtz continued to wear Renaud’s number 18 sticker on his own helmet throughout his OHL career.
Kurtz was unanimously chosen by a selection committee as the OHL team captain that best exemplifies leadership on and off the ice, with a passion and dedication to the game of hockey and his community that Mickey demonstrated. The selection committee consisted of a media panel of four, representing each of the four OHL divisions.
“When I came into the OHL in Windsor, Mickey was the first guy to make me feel comfortable,” said Kurtz. “As a younger guy I really looked up to him and wanted to pattern my game after him. I was really happy when I saw this award presented last year, and am really honoured to win it this year.”
Kurtz was also the Wolves’ nominee for the Dan Snyder Memorial Award as OHL Humanitarian of the Year. He attended many fundraising events on behalf of the Wolves organization, and volunteered at community schools and at a local home for the developmentally challenged. He has won numerous team awards including the Wolves Most Popular Player Award, Most Improved Player Award, and was the Scholastic Player of the Month twice this season.
“John learned from Mickey’s leadership and always tried to exemplify his qualities to the younger players on the Sudbury Wolves hockey team” said Wolves General Manager Mike Foligno in his award nomination form. “His calming qualities and his confidence are attributes that other players respect. He has been an excellent role model for many hockey players on our team and in the community. We are truly thankful for having the opportunity to have known and worked with John.”
On the ice, Kurtz finished this season with a career-high 30 goals including a team-high 10 goals scored on the power play. He also added 16 assists for 46 points in 62 games. He scored his first career hat-trick November 20 as first star of a 3-0 win over the Saginaw Spirit.
The selection committee reviewed nomination forms submitted by OHL General Managers on behalf of their individual team captains. Nomination forms listed the characteristics of each captain both on and off the ice which demonstrate his strengths and commitment as a leader. Dedication to work in the community, as well as special team and league achievements and awards received through hockey, education, and community service were also considered.
Kurtz will be formally presented with the Mickey Renaud Captain’s Trophy at the OHL Awards Ceremony June 9 at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.
Passingham Gets the Call in Windsor Loss
By Chris Lucas
In Play Magazine
Windsor goes down three games to Kitchener with tonight's 5-3 loss.
Jeremy Morin scored on Kitchener's very first shot as it looked bad for Windsor as it was the only goal of the first period.
Zack Kassian and Adam Henrique scored back to back goals in the second to take a 2-1 lead. But Morin scored goals on his next two shifts to complete the hat-trick and to give the Rangers the lead once again.
The third was started off by Henrique putting in his second of the night. With just over a minute left in the game, and both teams tied at three, Gabriel Landeskog flipped the puck from center ice on goal, and it trickled through Troy Passingham's pads as that would be the game winner. Julian Cimadamore scored the empty netter to make the final 5-3.
A questionable call in the third as Windsor scored, then Taylor Hall got shoved into Kitchener goalie, Brandon Maxwell. The refs dis-allowed the goal and then gave Hall a penalty for goaltender interference and that really killed the Spits.
Bob Boughner, Head Coach of Windsor, tells In Play!
“We scored. Before that goal (game winner), we scored a goal. It didn't count. John Moore pushed Taylor Hall over into the goalie and was called interference. Henrique batted it in and Sean Reid's arm went up (Referee) after the puck was already behind the goal line. Terrible, terrible, terrible call. We should've been up 4-3 at that point.”
Tonight's In Play! Magazine player of the game is no surprise as it goes to Morin. He scored a hat-trick tonight and was clearly a huge part to Kitchener's win.
Windsor goes to Kitchener in a do-or-die situation on Tuesday for game four. Game time starts at 7 p.m.
Spitfires’ Game Notes – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series, Game Three
- With tonight’s 5-3 loss to the Rangers at the WFCU Centre, Windsor now trails the series three games to none. The Spitfires will face elimination from the 2010 post-season when Windsor travels to Kitchener for Game four of the series on Tuesday. Windsor last playoff series loss by way of a four game sweep occurred in the 2005 Playoffs when the London Knights swept the Spitfires in the Western Conference Semi-Finals.
- Windsor outshot Kitchener 45-29 in the game and 160-105 to this point in the series. However, Kitchener has outscored the Spitfires 17-11 in the three contests.
- Forward Adam Henrique scored two goals in tonight’s contest and has scored at least one goal in five of his past six playoff games. He was named the Penalty Box’s Third Star of the game. Henrique is ranked second on the Spitfires in goals scored with nine and third on the team with 13 points in 11 playoff games.
- Forward Zack Kassian scored one goal tonight and has registered one point in each of his past six games. Kassian has four goal and eight assists for 12 points in 11 post-season games. His 12 points have him ranked fourth on the Spitfires in playoff scoring.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis registered one assist in the game. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, and is second on the Spitfires and is ranked seventh in league scoring as he has posted 20 points in 11 playoff games. He also leads all defencemen and is tied for second in the league with 18 assists. Ellis has recorded points in each of the Spitfires 11 playoff games and is tied for second in the OHL for points in consecutive playoff games.
- Forward Taylor Hall extended his point streak to 11 consecutive games tonight as he registered one assist in the game. He is tied with teammate Ryan Ellis for the second longest point streak in the league. Hall is tied for fourth in the OHL with a +11 plus-minus rating in the playoffs. He is also tied for third in the OHL with 10 goals and leads the Spitfires in points while being tied for fourth in the league with 21 points in the playoffs.
- Goaltender Troy Passingham made his first start of the post-season and made 24 saves on 28 shots faced in a losing effort.
- Windsor scored a power play goal for the first time in the series, converting one out of five power play opportunities tonight
- Windsor held Kitchener scoreless on the Rangers’ six power play opportunities, the first time that Windsor has held Kitchener without a goal on the man advantage in three games. The Rangers have outscored the Spitfires on special teams five goals to one after three games.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series
#1 Windsor vs. #3 Kitchener – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series (Round Three), 2010 OHL Playoffs (Kitchener Leads Series 3-0)
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 7-6 in overtime)
Game 2 – Saturday April 17 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener (Kitchener wins 5-2)
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 5-3)
Game 4- Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at Kitchener*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
*if necessary
In Play Magazine
Windsor goes down three games to Kitchener with tonight's 5-3 loss.
Jeremy Morin scored on Kitchener's very first shot as it looked bad for Windsor as it was the only goal of the first period.
Zack Kassian and Adam Henrique scored back to back goals in the second to take a 2-1 lead. But Morin scored goals on his next two shifts to complete the hat-trick and to give the Rangers the lead once again.
The third was started off by Henrique putting in his second of the night. With just over a minute left in the game, and both teams tied at three, Gabriel Landeskog flipped the puck from center ice on goal, and it trickled through Troy Passingham's pads as that would be the game winner. Julian Cimadamore scored the empty netter to make the final 5-3.
A questionable call in the third as Windsor scored, then Taylor Hall got shoved into Kitchener goalie, Brandon Maxwell. The refs dis-allowed the goal and then gave Hall a penalty for goaltender interference and that really killed the Spits.
Bob Boughner, Head Coach of Windsor, tells In Play!
“We scored. Before that goal (game winner), we scored a goal. It didn't count. John Moore pushed Taylor Hall over into the goalie and was called interference. Henrique batted it in and Sean Reid's arm went up (Referee) after the puck was already behind the goal line. Terrible, terrible, terrible call. We should've been up 4-3 at that point.”
Tonight's In Play! Magazine player of the game is no surprise as it goes to Morin. He scored a hat-trick tonight and was clearly a huge part to Kitchener's win.
Windsor goes to Kitchener in a do-or-die situation on Tuesday for game four. Game time starts at 7 p.m.
Spitfires’ Game Notes – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series, Game Three
- With tonight’s 5-3 loss to the Rangers at the WFCU Centre, Windsor now trails the series three games to none. The Spitfires will face elimination from the 2010 post-season when Windsor travels to Kitchener for Game four of the series on Tuesday. Windsor last playoff series loss by way of a four game sweep occurred in the 2005 Playoffs when the London Knights swept the Spitfires in the Western Conference Semi-Finals.
- Windsor outshot Kitchener 45-29 in the game and 160-105 to this point in the series. However, Kitchener has outscored the Spitfires 17-11 in the three contests.
- Forward Adam Henrique scored two goals in tonight’s contest and has scored at least one goal in five of his past six playoff games. He was named the Penalty Box’s Third Star of the game. Henrique is ranked second on the Spitfires in goals scored with nine and third on the team with 13 points in 11 playoff games.
- Forward Zack Kassian scored one goal tonight and has registered one point in each of his past six games. Kassian has four goal and eight assists for 12 points in 11 post-season games. His 12 points have him ranked fourth on the Spitfires in playoff scoring.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis registered one assist in the game. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, and is second on the Spitfires and is ranked seventh in league scoring as he has posted 20 points in 11 playoff games. He also leads all defencemen and is tied for second in the league with 18 assists. Ellis has recorded points in each of the Spitfires 11 playoff games and is tied for second in the OHL for points in consecutive playoff games.
- Forward Taylor Hall extended his point streak to 11 consecutive games tonight as he registered one assist in the game. He is tied with teammate Ryan Ellis for the second longest point streak in the league. Hall is tied for fourth in the OHL with a +11 plus-minus rating in the playoffs. He is also tied for third in the OHL with 10 goals and leads the Spitfires in points while being tied for fourth in the league with 21 points in the playoffs.
- Goaltender Troy Passingham made his first start of the post-season and made 24 saves on 28 shots faced in a losing effort.
- Windsor scored a power play goal for the first time in the series, converting one out of five power play opportunities tonight
- Windsor held Kitchener scoreless on the Rangers’ six power play opportunities, the first time that Windsor has held Kitchener without a goal on the man advantage in three games. The Rangers have outscored the Spitfires on special teams five goals to one after three games.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series
#1 Windsor vs. #3 Kitchener – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series (Round Three), 2010 OHL Playoffs (Kitchener Leads Series 3-0)
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 7-6 in overtime)
Game 2 – Saturday April 17 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener (Kitchener wins 5-2)
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 5-3)
Game 4- Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at Kitchener*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
*if necessary
Sunday, April 18, 2010
Kitchener Rangers Defeat Windsor Spitfires 5-2 in Kitchener
In Play Magazine
Spitfires’ Game Notes – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series, Game Two
- With tonight’s 5-2 loss to the Rangers in Kitchener, Windsor now trails the series two games to none and has lost their first road playoff game of the 2010 post-season. This is also the first time that Windsor has lost two consecutive games in the OHL’s post-season since the 2008 Playoffs, when the Sarnia Sting defeated the Windsor Spitfires in games four and five as the Sting won the Western Conference Quarterfinal series in five games.
- Windsor’s two goals tonight was the team’s lowest offensive output of the 2010 Playoffs.
- Windsor outshot Kitchener 50-41 in the game and 115-76 in the series. However, Kitchener has outscored the Spitfires 12-8 in the series.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis registered two assists in the game. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, and is second on the Spitfires and is ranked sixth in league scoring as he has posted 19 points in 10 games. He also leads all defencemen and is third in the league with 17 assists. Ellis has recorded points in each of the Spitfires ten playoff games and is tied for second in the OHL for points in consecutive playoff games.
- Forward Taylor Hall extended his point streak to ten consecutive games tonight and was named the third star of the game, as he scored Windsor’s second goal of the game. He is tied with teammate Ryan Ellis for the second longest point streak in the league. Hall is first in the OHL with a +13 plus-minus rating in the playoffs. He is also tied for second in the OHL with ten goals and leads the Spitfires in points while being ranked fifth in the league with 20 points in the playoffs.
- Forward Adam Henrique scored Windsor’s first goal of the game and has scored a goal in four of his past five playoff games. Henrique is ranked second on the Spitfires in goals scored with seven and third on the team with 11 points in ten games.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer lost his second consecutive game and first during regulation time for Windsor in the playoffs tonight, stopping 33 of 38 shots faced in the contest.
- Windsor was held without a power play goal for the second consecutive game, as they came up empty on only one opportunity tonight.
- Windsor allowed three goals on Kitchener’s eight power play opportunities and the Rangers have outscored the Spitfires on special teams five goals to none after two games.
- Forward Stephen Johnston returned to the lineup tonight after missing five playoff games due to injury, he did not record a point in the contest.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series
#1 Windsor vs. #3 Kitchener – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series (Round Three), 2010 OHL Playoffs (Kitchener Leads Series 2-0)
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 7-6 in overtime)
Game 2 – Saturday April 17 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener (Kitchener wins 5-2)
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor
Game 4- Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at Kitchener*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
*if necessary
Spitfires’ Game Notes – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series, Game Two
- With tonight’s 5-2 loss to the Rangers in Kitchener, Windsor now trails the series two games to none and has lost their first road playoff game of the 2010 post-season. This is also the first time that Windsor has lost two consecutive games in the OHL’s post-season since the 2008 Playoffs, when the Sarnia Sting defeated the Windsor Spitfires in games four and five as the Sting won the Western Conference Quarterfinal series in five games.
- Windsor’s two goals tonight was the team’s lowest offensive output of the 2010 Playoffs.
- Windsor outshot Kitchener 50-41 in the game and 115-76 in the series. However, Kitchener has outscored the Spitfires 12-8 in the series.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis registered two assists in the game. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, and is second on the Spitfires and is ranked sixth in league scoring as he has posted 19 points in 10 games. He also leads all defencemen and is third in the league with 17 assists. Ellis has recorded points in each of the Spitfires ten playoff games and is tied for second in the OHL for points in consecutive playoff games.
- Forward Taylor Hall extended his point streak to ten consecutive games tonight and was named the third star of the game, as he scored Windsor’s second goal of the game. He is tied with teammate Ryan Ellis for the second longest point streak in the league. Hall is first in the OHL with a +13 plus-minus rating in the playoffs. He is also tied for second in the OHL with ten goals and leads the Spitfires in points while being ranked fifth in the league with 20 points in the playoffs.
- Forward Adam Henrique scored Windsor’s first goal of the game and has scored a goal in four of his past five playoff games. Henrique is ranked second on the Spitfires in goals scored with seven and third on the team with 11 points in ten games.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer lost his second consecutive game and first during regulation time for Windsor in the playoffs tonight, stopping 33 of 38 shots faced in the contest.
- Windsor was held without a power play goal for the second consecutive game, as they came up empty on only one opportunity tonight.
- Windsor allowed three goals on Kitchener’s eight power play opportunities and the Rangers have outscored the Spitfires on special teams five goals to none after two games.
- Forward Stephen Johnston returned to the lineup tonight after missing five playoff games due to injury, he did not record a point in the contest.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series
#1 Windsor vs. #3 Kitchener – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series (Round Three), 2010 OHL Playoffs (Kitchener Leads Series 2-0)
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 7-6 in overtime)
Game 2 – Saturday April 17 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener (Kitchener wins 5-2)
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor
Game 4- Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at Kitchener*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
*if necessary
Friday, April 16, 2010
Kitchener Wins in 13 Goal Game
By Chris Lucas
In Play Magazine
Kitchener defeated Windsor in game one of the Western Conference finals as they beat them 7-6 in overtime.
Chris MacKinnon scored first for Kitchener but Marc Cantin, Kenny Ryan and Cam Fowler all scored in a row to take a 3-1 lead. Jeff Skinner then scored back to back goals to tie it up going into the second.
Ryan tells In Play! about his first goal.
“I just went to the net, Cundari made a great play along the boards, there was a rebound there and i got good traffic in front of the net.”
The game continued back and forth as Ryan put in his second of the game. But this time Ryan Murphy scored back-to-back goals to give Kitchener the lead. Zack Kassian then scored but Jason Akeson replied with a goal of his own. Justin Shugg scored in the dying seconds in the second to tie it up 6-6.
Head Coach of Windsor Bob Boughner explains his thoughts to In Play! about pulling Philipp Grubauer after the second.
“After the second the coaching staff talked about it. With three minutes to go in the period, you sort of want to get out of the second period and make a decision. Probably if we were down coming out of the second, I would've made that change.”
With no scoring in the third, led to an intense over time. That's when Jonathan Jasper tucked home the winner.
Tonight's In Play! Magazine player of the game goes to Ryan. He played a big part for Windsor scoring two goals and even though they didn't get the win, he made his presence known in the game.
The Spits travel to Kitchener Saturday for game two. Game time starts at 7 p.m.
Spitfires’ Game Notes – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series, Game One
- With tonight’s 7-6 overtime loss, Windsor dropped their first game of the 2010 post-season and are behind in a series for the first time this post-season, after sweeping the Erie Otters and Plymouth Whalers in the previous two rounds. This is also Windsor’s first loss in 11 OHL playoff games and first playoff loss at home in six games, with their last loss coming at the hands of the Brampton Battalion in Game three of the league championship series against Brampton 4-2 on May 4, ’09 at the WFCU Centre. Windsor last trailed in a playoff series last season, when they dropped Game one of the Western Conference Semi-Final to the Plymouth Whalers 6-3 in Game one of the series.
- Windsor outshot Kitchener 65-35 in the game.
- Defenceman Mark Cundari registered two assists, with a +5 plus-minus rating and was named the Penalty Box’s Second Star of the game.
- Forward Justin Shugg scored one goal and added three assists, with a +5 rating in the contest. In nine playoff games, he has three goals and five assists for eight points with a +5 plus-minus rating.
- Forward Kenny Ryan scored two goals and was a +2 tonight.
- Forwards Zack Kassian along with defencemen Marc Cantin and Cam Fowler all scored one goal in the contest.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis registered one assist in the game. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, and is second on the Spitfires and tied for seventh in league scoring as he has posted 17 points in nine games. He also leads all defencemen and is third in the league with 15 assists. Ellis has recorded points in each of the Spitfires nine playoff games and is tied for second in the OHL for points in consecutive playoff games.
- After OHL review, forward Taylor Hall was awarded two assists in the series’ final game in Plymouth. Hall extended his point streak to nine consecutive games tonight, registering one assist in the contest. Hall is tied for second in the OHL with a +11 plus-minus rating in the playoffs. He is also tied for third in the OHL with nine goals and is ranked fifth in the league with 16 points in the playoffs.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer lost his first game of the playoffs for Windsor, stopping 27 of 35 shots faced tonight.
- Windsor was held without a power play goal for the first time in seven games. The team’s power play is ranked third overall in the OHL, operating at a 26.1% clip during the playoffs.
- Windsor allowed two goals on Kitchener’s eight power play opportunities. This is the first time that Windsor has allowed a power play goal in four games. The Spitfires are still ranked first in the OHL, killing 90.2% of their penalties during the playoffs.
- Forward Stephen Johnston missed the game due to injury.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series
#1 Windsor vs. #3 Kitchener – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series (Round Three), 2010 OHL Playoffs (Kitchener Leads Series 1-0)
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 7-6 in overtime)
Game 2 – Saturday April 17 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor
Game 4- Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at Kitchener*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
*if necessary
In Play Magazine
Kitchener defeated Windsor in game one of the Western Conference finals as they beat them 7-6 in overtime.
Chris MacKinnon scored first for Kitchener but Marc Cantin, Kenny Ryan and Cam Fowler all scored in a row to take a 3-1 lead. Jeff Skinner then scored back to back goals to tie it up going into the second.
Ryan tells In Play! about his first goal.
“I just went to the net, Cundari made a great play along the boards, there was a rebound there and i got good traffic in front of the net.”
The game continued back and forth as Ryan put in his second of the game. But this time Ryan Murphy scored back-to-back goals to give Kitchener the lead. Zack Kassian then scored but Jason Akeson replied with a goal of his own. Justin Shugg scored in the dying seconds in the second to tie it up 6-6.
Head Coach of Windsor Bob Boughner explains his thoughts to In Play! about pulling Philipp Grubauer after the second.
“After the second the coaching staff talked about it. With three minutes to go in the period, you sort of want to get out of the second period and make a decision. Probably if we were down coming out of the second, I would've made that change.”
With no scoring in the third, led to an intense over time. That's when Jonathan Jasper tucked home the winner.
Tonight's In Play! Magazine player of the game goes to Ryan. He played a big part for Windsor scoring two goals and even though they didn't get the win, he made his presence known in the game.
The Spits travel to Kitchener Saturday for game two. Game time starts at 7 p.m.
Spitfires’ Game Notes – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series, Game One
- With tonight’s 7-6 overtime loss, Windsor dropped their first game of the 2010 post-season and are behind in a series for the first time this post-season, after sweeping the Erie Otters and Plymouth Whalers in the previous two rounds. This is also Windsor’s first loss in 11 OHL playoff games and first playoff loss at home in six games, with their last loss coming at the hands of the Brampton Battalion in Game three of the league championship series against Brampton 4-2 on May 4, ’09 at the WFCU Centre. Windsor last trailed in a playoff series last season, when they dropped Game one of the Western Conference Semi-Final to the Plymouth Whalers 6-3 in Game one of the series.
- Windsor outshot Kitchener 65-35 in the game.
- Defenceman Mark Cundari registered two assists, with a +5 plus-minus rating and was named the Penalty Box’s Second Star of the game.
- Forward Justin Shugg scored one goal and added three assists, with a +5 rating in the contest. In nine playoff games, he has three goals and five assists for eight points with a +5 plus-minus rating.
- Forward Kenny Ryan scored two goals and was a +2 tonight.
- Forwards Zack Kassian along with defencemen Marc Cantin and Cam Fowler all scored one goal in the contest.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis registered one assist in the game. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, and is second on the Spitfires and tied for seventh in league scoring as he has posted 17 points in nine games. He also leads all defencemen and is third in the league with 15 assists. Ellis has recorded points in each of the Spitfires nine playoff games and is tied for second in the OHL for points in consecutive playoff games.
- After OHL review, forward Taylor Hall was awarded two assists in the series’ final game in Plymouth. Hall extended his point streak to nine consecutive games tonight, registering one assist in the contest. Hall is tied for second in the OHL with a +11 plus-minus rating in the playoffs. He is also tied for third in the OHL with nine goals and is ranked fifth in the league with 16 points in the playoffs.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer lost his first game of the playoffs for Windsor, stopping 27 of 35 shots faced tonight.
- Windsor was held without a power play goal for the first time in seven games. The team’s power play is ranked third overall in the OHL, operating at a 26.1% clip during the playoffs.
- Windsor allowed two goals on Kitchener’s eight power play opportunities. This is the first time that Windsor has allowed a power play goal in four games. The Spitfires are still ranked first in the OHL, killing 90.2% of their penalties during the playoffs.
- Forward Stephen Johnston missed the game due to injury.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series
#1 Windsor vs. #3 Kitchener – Rogers Western Conference Championship Series (Round Three), 2010 OHL Playoffs (Kitchener Leads Series 1-0)
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor (Kitchener wins 7-6 in overtime)
Game 2 – Saturday April 17 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor
Game 4- Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at Kitchener*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
*if necessary
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
City of Windsor and Windsor Spitfires Make Bid Presentation for the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup
In Play Magazine
(Windsor) Earlier today, the City of Windsor and the Windsor Spitfires presented their bid with the hopes of hosting the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Windsor. The presentation was conducted in Toronto at the Delta Toronto East Hotel. The City of Windsor and Windsor Spitfires were represented by Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis and members of the Windsor Spitfires staff including President and Head Coach Bob Boughner, Vice-President and General Manager Warren Rychel, Governor Peter Dobrich and Director of Business Development Steve Horne.
The OHL’s Barrie Colts, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors and Kingston Frontenacs were also on hand to make presentations to the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup Selection Committee, which included President of the Toronto Blue Jays and former CEO of Major League Baseball Paul Beeston, former NHL Executive Frank Bonello, Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations for the NHL Jim Gregory and NHL Director of Central Scouting EJ McGuire. CHL and OHL Commissioner David Branch and OHL Legal Counsel Gord Kirke were also on hand for the presentations.
During today’s presentation, the City of Windsor and Windsor Spitfires discussed Windsor’s strengths, experience in hosting large entertainment and sporting events as well as the community’s desire to bring the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup to Windsor.
“I truly believe that we brought the entire community of Windsor and surrounding area with us to Toronto today as we made our formal presentation to the Memorial Cup Committee”, commented Bob Boughner, ”we brought a true Windsor flavour and all components of the presentation were very well received.”
The MasterCard Memorial Cup Selection Committee will select the winning city during the week of May 3, 2010. Windsor’s Memorial Cup Host Committee is hopeful that their efforts will bring the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup to the City of Windsor.
(Windsor) Earlier today, the City of Windsor and the Windsor Spitfires presented their bid with the hopes of hosting the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup in Windsor. The presentation was conducted in Toronto at the Delta Toronto East Hotel. The City of Windsor and Windsor Spitfires were represented by Windsor Mayor Eddie Francis and members of the Windsor Spitfires staff including President and Head Coach Bob Boughner, Vice-President and General Manager Warren Rychel, Governor Peter Dobrich and Director of Business Development Steve Horne.
The OHL’s Barrie Colts, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors and Kingston Frontenacs were also on hand to make presentations to the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup Selection Committee, which included President of the Toronto Blue Jays and former CEO of Major League Baseball Paul Beeston, former NHL Executive Frank Bonello, Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations for the NHL Jim Gregory and NHL Director of Central Scouting EJ McGuire. CHL and OHL Commissioner David Branch and OHL Legal Counsel Gord Kirke were also on hand for the presentations.
During today’s presentation, the City of Windsor and Windsor Spitfires discussed Windsor’s strengths, experience in hosting large entertainment and sporting events as well as the community’s desire to bring the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup to Windsor.
“I truly believe that we brought the entire community of Windsor and surrounding area with us to Toronto today as we made our formal presentation to the Memorial Cup Committee”, commented Bob Boughner, ”we brought a true Windsor flavour and all components of the presentation were very well received.”
The MasterCard Memorial Cup Selection Committee will select the winning city during the week of May 3, 2010. Windsor’s Memorial Cup Host Committee is hopeful that their efforts will bring the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup to the City of Windsor.
The Windsor Spitfires and TV COGECO Announce Television Broadcast Schedule for the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series
In Play Magazine
(Windsor) The Windsor Spitfires today announced the television broadcast schedule on TVCOGECO for the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series against the Kitchener Rangers. Please note that each game of the series will be offered as a live video broadcast on TVCOGECO, with Spitfire home games being shown both live and as repeats on video for Spitfire fans. The complete broadcast schedule of the games is listed below:
Game 1 Kitchener at Windsor Thursday, April 15, 7:05 pm Live, Video
Thursday, April 15, 11 pm Repeat, Video
Friday, April 16, 7:30 pm Repeat, Video
Sunday, April 18, 9 am Repeat, Video
Game 2 Windsor at Kitchener Saturday, April 17, 7 pm Live, Video
Game 3 Kitchener at Windsor Sunday, April 18, 7:05 pm Live, Video
Sunday, April 18, 11 pm Repeat, Video
Monday, April 19, 1 pm Repeat, Video
Game 4 Windsor at Kitchener Tuesday, April 20, 7 pm Live, Video
Game 5 Kitchener at Windsor Thursday, April 22, 7:05 pm Live, Video*
Thursday, April 22, 11 pm Repeat, Video
Friday, April 23, 1 pm Repeat, Video
Sunday, April 25, 9 am Repeat, Video
Game 6 Windsor at Kitchener Friday, April 23, 7:30 pm Live, Video *
Game 7 Kitchener at Windsor Sunday, April 25, 2:05 pm Live, Video*
Sunday, April 25, 9:30 pm Repeat, Video
Tuesday, April 27, 8 pm Repeat, Video
* If necessary
(Windsor) The Windsor Spitfires today announced the television broadcast schedule on TVCOGECO for the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series against the Kitchener Rangers. Please note that each game of the series will be offered as a live video broadcast on TVCOGECO, with Spitfire home games being shown both live and as repeats on video for Spitfire fans. The complete broadcast schedule of the games is listed below:
Game 1 Kitchener at Windsor Thursday, April 15, 7:05 pm Live, Video
Thursday, April 15, 11 pm Repeat, Video
Friday, April 16, 7:30 pm Repeat, Video
Sunday, April 18, 9 am Repeat, Video
Game 2 Windsor at Kitchener Saturday, April 17, 7 pm Live, Video
Game 3 Kitchener at Windsor Sunday, April 18, 7:05 pm Live, Video
Sunday, April 18, 11 pm Repeat, Video
Monday, April 19, 1 pm Repeat, Video
Game 4 Windsor at Kitchener Tuesday, April 20, 7 pm Live, Video
Game 5 Kitchener at Windsor Thursday, April 22, 7:05 pm Live, Video*
Thursday, April 22, 11 pm Repeat, Video
Friday, April 23, 1 pm Repeat, Video
Sunday, April 25, 9 am Repeat, Video
Game 6 Windsor at Kitchener Friday, April 23, 7:30 pm Live, Video *
Game 7 Kitchener at Windsor Sunday, April 25, 2:05 pm Live, Video*
Sunday, April 25, 9:30 pm Repeat, Video
Tuesday, April 27, 8 pm Repeat, Video
* If necessary
Spits Play Rangers for Western Conference Finals
By Chris Lucas
In Play Magazine
The Windsor Spitfires are currently undefeated in the playoffs and look to continue their playoff run as they now face up against the Kitchener Rangers for the Western Conference finals.
The Spits have an 8-0 record this year in the playoffs sweeping their first two opponents. This Thursday they will match-up against the Kitchener Rangers for game one of the series. Last year, Windsor knew how exciting it was to be this far into the playoffs as they ended up winning the Memorial Cup.
Head Coach of the Windsor Spitfires Bob Boughner explains to In Play! his last year experience.
“To reach that far into the playoffs was great and exciting for us and the fans and this year it should be another great series.”
Windsor and Kitchener had a 2-2 record against each other in this years regular season. However Windsor outscored them 17-14 in the four games. But Windsor had some missing players for some of the games due to the World Juniors and injury or suspension and were missing some key players in their line-up.
Head Coach of the Kitchener Rangers Steve Spott explains to In Play! how they have matched up this year.
“We had success in their building but they didn't have their best lines dressed because of the World Juniors. We know they have their best now and it should make for a good series.
A big part to Windsors winning in the playoffs has been their defense. So far, the Spits have allowed 16 goals in eight games, and a big chunk of that came from a 7-6 win over Erie in game three of the first series. Last series, they faced Plymouth and shut down Tyler Seguin, who is currently ranked to go first overall by the Central Scouting Bureau, and held him to zero points in all four games.
Harry Young, Captain of the Spitfires, tells In Play! how good their defense is playing.
“Our defense and special teams were huge so far. We're really going to work on our special teams for this series.”
Taylor Hall, Spitfires winger, has also been a big contribution to the Spitfires winning. He has 16 points in just eight games and is sixth overall in the playoffs. However Kitchener has the third, Jeff Skinner, and fourth, Chris MacKinnon, point leaders in the playoffs. Both Skinner and MacKinnon have 20 points in 13 games played.
Rangers captain Dan Kelly explains to In Play! the difference between Hall and Nazem Kadry of the London Knights, who they just eliminated and is currently ranked first in playoff points with 27 in 12 games.
“Kadry's very good with his stick but Taylors more quick. We're going to have to work on our gaps with him.”
There will be three games played this weekend. Two in Windsor, Thursday and Sunday, and one in Kitchener on Saturday. This Thursday's game starts at 7 p.m. Feel free to come watch and cheer for the Spitfires on their quest to be back to back Memorial Cup champions.
In Play Magazine
The Windsor Spitfires are currently undefeated in the playoffs and look to continue their playoff run as they now face up against the Kitchener Rangers for the Western Conference finals.
The Spits have an 8-0 record this year in the playoffs sweeping their first two opponents. This Thursday they will match-up against the Kitchener Rangers for game one of the series. Last year, Windsor knew how exciting it was to be this far into the playoffs as they ended up winning the Memorial Cup.
Head Coach of the Windsor Spitfires Bob Boughner explains to In Play! his last year experience.
“To reach that far into the playoffs was great and exciting for us and the fans and this year it should be another great series.”
Windsor and Kitchener had a 2-2 record against each other in this years regular season. However Windsor outscored them 17-14 in the four games. But Windsor had some missing players for some of the games due to the World Juniors and injury or suspension and were missing some key players in their line-up.
Head Coach of the Kitchener Rangers Steve Spott explains to In Play! how they have matched up this year.
“We had success in their building but they didn't have their best lines dressed because of the World Juniors. We know they have their best now and it should make for a good series.
A big part to Windsors winning in the playoffs has been their defense. So far, the Spits have allowed 16 goals in eight games, and a big chunk of that came from a 7-6 win over Erie in game three of the first series. Last series, they faced Plymouth and shut down Tyler Seguin, who is currently ranked to go first overall by the Central Scouting Bureau, and held him to zero points in all four games.
Harry Young, Captain of the Spitfires, tells In Play! how good their defense is playing.
“Our defense and special teams were huge so far. We're really going to work on our special teams for this series.”
Taylor Hall, Spitfires winger, has also been a big contribution to the Spitfires winning. He has 16 points in just eight games and is sixth overall in the playoffs. However Kitchener has the third, Jeff Skinner, and fourth, Chris MacKinnon, point leaders in the playoffs. Both Skinner and MacKinnon have 20 points in 13 games played.
Rangers captain Dan Kelly explains to In Play! the difference between Hall and Nazem Kadry of the London Knights, who they just eliminated and is currently ranked first in playoff points with 27 in 12 games.
“Kadry's very good with his stick but Taylors more quick. We're going to have to work on our gaps with him.”
There will be three games played this weekend. Two in Windsor, Thursday and Sunday, and one in Kitchener on Saturday. This Thursday's game starts at 7 p.m. Feel free to come watch and cheer for the Spitfires on their quest to be back to back Memorial Cup champions.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup Bid Presentations
In Play Magazine
Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League will hear bid presentations for the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup on Wednesday April 14, 2010, at the Delta Toronto East Hotel.
Four OHL member teams including the Barrie Colts, Kingston Frontenacs, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors, and Windsor Spitfires will all present for the right to host the 93rd edition of the prestigious National Championship.
The successful host centre for the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup will be announced during the week of May 3, 2010, to provide the delegates of the successful host committee the opportunity to travel to Brandon, Manitoba, in time for the 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup which takes place May 14-23.
The 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup will take place May 20-29 featuring the league champions from the Ontario Hockey League, the Western Hockey League, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, along with a host team from the OHL.
Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League will hear bid presentations for the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup on Wednesday April 14, 2010, at the Delta Toronto East Hotel.
Four OHL member teams including the Barrie Colts, Kingston Frontenacs, Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors, and Windsor Spitfires will all present for the right to host the 93rd edition of the prestigious National Championship.
The Memorial Cup
Photo by Jack Rosenberg / In Play! Magazine
The 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup Site Selection Committee includes President of the Toronto Blue Jays and former CEO of Major League Baseball Paul Beeston, former NHL Executive Frank Bonello, Senior Vice President of Hockey Operations for the NHL Jim Gregory, and NHL Director of Central Scouting EJ McGuire. The successful host centre for the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup will be announced during the week of May 3, 2010, to provide the delegates of the successful host committee the opportunity to travel to Brandon, Manitoba, in time for the 2010 MasterCard Memorial Cup which takes place May 14-23.
The 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup will take place May 20-29 featuring the league champions from the Ontario Hockey League, the Western Hockey League, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League, along with a host team from the OHL.
Monday, April 12, 2010
Windsor Spitfires to Face Kitchener Rangers in the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series
In Play Magazine
(Windsor) Earlier tonight, the Kitchener Rangers defeated the London Knights 8-3 in Game seven of the remaining Western Conference Semi-Final series, with Kitchener winning the series four games to three. The Windsor Spitfires, defending Western Conference Champions, will now face the Kitchener Rangers in the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series, with game one being hosted in Windsor this Thursday at the WFCU Centre. Game time is set for 7:05 pm.
The schedule for the entire series is as follows:
Rogers Western Conference Championship Series for the Wayne Gretzky Trophy:
Windsor Spitfires (1) vs. Kitchener Rangers (3):
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor
Game 2 – Saturday April 17 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor
Game 4- Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at Kitchener*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
*if necessary
(Windsor) Earlier tonight, the Kitchener Rangers defeated the London Knights 8-3 in Game seven of the remaining Western Conference Semi-Final series, with Kitchener winning the series four games to three. The Windsor Spitfires, defending Western Conference Champions, will now face the Kitchener Rangers in the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series, with game one being hosted in Windsor this Thursday at the WFCU Centre. Game time is set for 7:05 pm.
The schedule for the entire series is as follows:
Rogers Western Conference Championship Series for the Wayne Gretzky Trophy:
Windsor Spitfires (1) vs. Kitchener Rangers (3):
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor
Game 2 – Saturday April 17 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor
Game 4- Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at Kitchener*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
*if necessary
Scott Timmins – The Windsor Spitfires Player of the Week
In Play Magazine
(Windsor) Overage centre Scott Timmins is the Windsor Spitfires Player of the Week as selected by the Spitfires coaching staff for the week ending Sunday, April 11th, 2010. In two games last week, Timmins scored one goal and added one assist, while shutting down Plymouth’s top scoring lines. With his performance, Timmins led the Windsor Spitfires to a four game sweep of the Plymouth Whalers in the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the 2010 OHL Playoffs. This is the third time in the 2009-2010 campaign that Timmins has secured the team’s player of the week honour.
On Monday, Timmins registered one assist with a +1 rating in Windsor’s 5-0 Game three victory over Plymouth at the WFCU Centre. On Thursday, he scored the game winning and series clinching goal 6:50 into overtime as the Spitfires defeated the Whalers 3-2 in Game four on the road in Plymouth.
Timmins, a 20 year-old native of Hamilton, Ontario was selected by the Florida Panthers in the sixth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He is in his second season with the Spitfires and scored 30 goals with 24 assists for 54 points with a +28 plus-minus rating in 56 regular season games. During the post-season, Timmins has three goals and three assists for six points and a +3 rating in eight games.
The defending 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup and OHL Champions will host the London Knights or the Kitchener Rangers this Thursday in Game one of the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series at the WFCU Centre. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m.
Spitfire fans are encouraged to wear red for each Spitfire home game during the playoffs as part of the Spits “CODE RED!” theme for the 2010 OHL Playoffs.
Windsor Spitfires’ Players of the Week
Scott Timmins – Apr. 5 – Apr. 11, 2010
Ryan Ellis – Mar. 29 – Apr. 4, 2010
Zack Kassian – Mar. 22 – Mar. 28, 2010
Philipp Grubauer – Mar. 15 – Mar. 21, 2010
Dale Mitchell – Mar. 8 – Mar. 14, 2010
Philipp Grubauer – Mar. 1 – Mar. 7, 2010
Taylor Hall – Feb. 22 – Feb. 28, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 15 – Feb. 21, 2010
Ryan Ellis – Feb. 8 – Feb. 14, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 1 – Feb. 7, 2010
*Taylor Hall – Jan. 25 – Jan. 31, 2010
Kenny Ryan – Jan. 18 – Jan. 24, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Jan. 11 – Jan. 17, 2010
**Taylor Hall – Jan. 4 – Jan. 10, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Dec. 28, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010
Dale Mitchell – Dec. 14 – Dec. 20, 2009
Troy Passingham – Dec. 7 – Dec. 13, 2009
Adam Henrique – Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, 2009
Ryan Ellis – Nov. 23 – Nov. 29, 2009
Taylor Hall – Nov. 16 – Nov. 22, 2009
Mark Cundari – Nov. 9 – Nov. 15, 2009
Greg Nemisz – Nov. 2 – Nov. 8, 2009
Eric Wellwood – Oct. 26 – Nov. 1, 2009
** Taylor Hall – Oct. 19 - Oct. 25, 2009
* Troy Passingham – Oct. 13 - Oct. 18, 2009
Troy Passingham – Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, 2009
* Adam Henrique – Sep. 28 - Oct. 4, 2009
Justin Shugg – Sep. 21 - Sep. 27, 2009
Troy Passingham – Sep. 17 - Sep. 20, 2009
* Player was selected as the OHL Player of the Week
** Player was selected as the OHL and CHL Player of the Week
(Windsor) Overage centre Scott Timmins is the Windsor Spitfires Player of the Week as selected by the Spitfires coaching staff for the week ending Sunday, April 11th, 2010. In two games last week, Timmins scored one goal and added one assist, while shutting down Plymouth’s top scoring lines. With his performance, Timmins led the Windsor Spitfires to a four game sweep of the Plymouth Whalers in the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the 2010 OHL Playoffs. This is the third time in the 2009-2010 campaign that Timmins has secured the team’s player of the week honour.
On Monday, Timmins registered one assist with a +1 rating in Windsor’s 5-0 Game three victory over Plymouth at the WFCU Centre. On Thursday, he scored the game winning and series clinching goal 6:50 into overtime as the Spitfires defeated the Whalers 3-2 in Game four on the road in Plymouth.
Timmins, a 20 year-old native of Hamilton, Ontario was selected by the Florida Panthers in the sixth round of the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. He is in his second season with the Spitfires and scored 30 goals with 24 assists for 54 points with a +28 plus-minus rating in 56 regular season games. During the post-season, Timmins has three goals and three assists for six points and a +3 rating in eight games.
The defending 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup and OHL Champions will host the London Knights or the Kitchener Rangers this Thursday in Game one of the Rogers Western Conference Championship Series at the WFCU Centre. Game time is set for 7:05 p.m.
Spitfire fans are encouraged to wear red for each Spitfire home game during the playoffs as part of the Spits “CODE RED!” theme for the 2010 OHL Playoffs.
Windsor Spitfires’ Players of the Week
Scott Timmins – Apr. 5 – Apr. 11, 2010
Ryan Ellis – Mar. 29 – Apr. 4, 2010
Zack Kassian – Mar. 22 – Mar. 28, 2010
Philipp Grubauer – Mar. 15 – Mar. 21, 2010
Dale Mitchell – Mar. 8 – Mar. 14, 2010
Philipp Grubauer – Mar. 1 – Mar. 7, 2010
Taylor Hall – Feb. 22 – Feb. 28, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 15 – Feb. 21, 2010
Ryan Ellis – Feb. 8 – Feb. 14, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 1 – Feb. 7, 2010
*Taylor Hall – Jan. 25 – Jan. 31, 2010
Kenny Ryan – Jan. 18 – Jan. 24, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Jan. 11 – Jan. 17, 2010
**Taylor Hall – Jan. 4 – Jan. 10, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Dec. 28, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010
Dale Mitchell – Dec. 14 – Dec. 20, 2009
Troy Passingham – Dec. 7 – Dec. 13, 2009
Adam Henrique – Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, 2009
Ryan Ellis – Nov. 23 – Nov. 29, 2009
Taylor Hall – Nov. 16 – Nov. 22, 2009
Mark Cundari – Nov. 9 – Nov. 15, 2009
Greg Nemisz – Nov. 2 – Nov. 8, 2009
Eric Wellwood – Oct. 26 – Nov. 1, 2009
** Taylor Hall – Oct. 19 - Oct. 25, 2009
* Troy Passingham – Oct. 13 - Oct. 18, 2009
Troy Passingham – Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, 2009
* Adam Henrique – Sep. 28 - Oct. 4, 2009
Justin Shugg – Sep. 21 - Sep. 27, 2009
Troy Passingham – Sep. 17 - Sep. 20, 2009
* Player was selected as the OHL Player of the Week
** Player was selected as the OHL and CHL Player of the Week
Sunday, April 11, 2010
OHL Announces Rogers Western and Eastern Conference Championship Series Schedules
In Play Magazine
Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced the schedules for the Rogers Western and Eastern Conference Championship Series.
The Rogers Western Conference Championship Series will feature the reigning OHL and MasterCard Memorial Cup Champions the Windsor Spitfires as they get set to defend the Wayne Gretzky Trophy beginning Thursday April 15. With the outcome of the Western Conference Semi-Final series between the London Knights and the Kitchener Rangers still in doubt, two scenarios exist.
Rogers Western Conference Championship Series for the Wayne Gretzky Trophy:
Scenario 1:
Windsor Spitfires (1) vs. London Knights (2):
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – London at Windsor
Game 2 – Friday April 16 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at London
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 2:05 pm – London at Windsor
Game 4 – Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at London
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – London at Windsor*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at London*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – London at Windsor*
Scenario 2:
Windsor Spitfires (1) vs. Kitchener Rangers (3):
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor
Game 2 – Saturday April 17 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor
Game 4- Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at Kitchener*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
*if necessary
The Rogers Eastern Conference Championship Series will feature the Hamilton Spectator Trophy winners the Barrie Colts in pursuit of the Bobby Orr Trophy beginning Wednesday April 14. With the outcome of the Eastern Conference Semi-Final Series between the Ottawa 67’s and the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors still pending, two schedule scenarios exist.
Rogers Eastern Conference Championship Series for the Bobby Orr Trophy:
Scenario 1:
Barrie Colts (1) vs. Ottawa 67’s (2):
Game 1 – Wednesday April 14 at 7:30 pm – Ottawa at Barrie
Game 2 – Friday April 16 at 7:30 pm – Ottawa at Barrie
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 2:00 pm – Barrie at Ottawa
Game 4 – Monday April 19 at 7:00 pm – Barrie at Ottawa
Game 5 – Wednesday April 21 at 7:30 pm – Ottawa at Barrie*
Game 6 – TBA either Friday April 23 or Saturday April 24 – Barrie at Ottawa*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 6:00 pm – Ottawa at Barrie*
Scenario 2:
Barrie Colts (1) vs. Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors (3):
Game 1 – Wednesday April 14 at 7:30 pm – Mississauga at Barrie
Game 2 – Friday April 16 at 7:30 pm – Barrie at Mississauga
Game 3 – Saturday April 17 at 7:30 pm – Mississauga at Barrie
Game 4 – Monday April 19 at 7:00 pm – Barrie at Mississauga
Game 5 – Wednesday April 21 at 7:30 pm – Mississauga at Barrie*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Barrie at Mississauga*
Game 7 – Saturday April 24 at 7:30 pm – Mississauga at Barrie*
*if necessary
Toronto, ON – The Ontario Hockey League today announced the schedules for the Rogers Western and Eastern Conference Championship Series.
The Rogers Western Conference Championship Series will feature the reigning OHL and MasterCard Memorial Cup Champions the Windsor Spitfires as they get set to defend the Wayne Gretzky Trophy beginning Thursday April 15. With the outcome of the Western Conference Semi-Final series between the London Knights and the Kitchener Rangers still in doubt, two scenarios exist.
Rogers Western Conference Championship Series for the Wayne Gretzky Trophy:
Scenario 1:
Windsor Spitfires (1) vs. London Knights (2):
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – London at Windsor
Game 2 – Friday April 16 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at London
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 2:05 pm – London at Windsor
Game 4 – Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at London
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – London at Windsor*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at London*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – London at Windsor*
Scenario 2:
Windsor Spitfires (1) vs. Kitchener Rangers (3):
Game 1 – Thursday April 15 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor
Game 2 – Saturday April 17 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor
Game 4- Tuesday April 20 at 7:00 pm – Windsor at Kitchener
Game 5 – Thursday April 22 at 7:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Windsor at Kitchener*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 2:05 pm – Kitchener at Windsor*
*if necessary
The Rogers Eastern Conference Championship Series will feature the Hamilton Spectator Trophy winners the Barrie Colts in pursuit of the Bobby Orr Trophy beginning Wednesday April 14. With the outcome of the Eastern Conference Semi-Final Series between the Ottawa 67’s and the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors still pending, two schedule scenarios exist.
Rogers Eastern Conference Championship Series for the Bobby Orr Trophy:
Scenario 1:
Barrie Colts (1) vs. Ottawa 67’s (2):
Game 1 – Wednesday April 14 at 7:30 pm – Ottawa at Barrie
Game 2 – Friday April 16 at 7:30 pm – Ottawa at Barrie
Game 3 – Sunday April 18 at 2:00 pm – Barrie at Ottawa
Game 4 – Monday April 19 at 7:00 pm – Barrie at Ottawa
Game 5 – Wednesday April 21 at 7:30 pm – Ottawa at Barrie*
Game 6 – TBA either Friday April 23 or Saturday April 24 – Barrie at Ottawa*
Game 7 – Sunday April 25 at 6:00 pm – Ottawa at Barrie*
Scenario 2:
Barrie Colts (1) vs. Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors (3):
Game 1 – Wednesday April 14 at 7:30 pm – Mississauga at Barrie
Game 2 – Friday April 16 at 7:30 pm – Barrie at Mississauga
Game 3 – Saturday April 17 at 7:30 pm – Mississauga at Barrie
Game 4 – Monday April 19 at 7:00 pm – Barrie at Mississauga
Game 5 – Wednesday April 21 at 7:30 pm – Mississauga at Barrie*
Game 6 – Friday April 23 at 7:30 pm – Barrie at Mississauga*
Game 7 – Saturday April 24 at 7:30 pm – Mississauga at Barrie*
*if necessary
Wednesday, April 7, 2010
Windsor Spitfires Defeat Plymouth Whalers 3-2 in Overtime on the Road in Plymouth, Spits Sweep Whalers 4-0 in Western Semis
This story is being updated as news breaks.
Spits Sweep Whalers
By Chris Lucas
The Windsor Spitfires completed their four game sweep by defeating the Whalers 3-2 in over time tonight.
Plymouth came out on top of the first period as Ryan Hayes scored the only goal of the period. Windsor was all over Plymouth but Scott Wedgewood shut Windsor down.
Joe Gaynor then scored in the second for Plymouth. Windsor was all over Plymouth but, Wedgewood would not let anything past him.
Windsor didn't count themselves out however as Adam Henrique would score on the power play in the third. With Windsor applying tremendous pressure, they decided to pull their goalie with almost two minutes left in the game. It worked as Greg Nemisz banged home a rebound and sent this game to overtime.
With Windsor continuing the non-stop pressure, Scott Timmins slipped the puck past Wedgewood and would send the Spits to round three of the playoffs. The Spitfires out shot Plymouth by a number of 73-21.
The first two periods were tough on Windsor as they couldn't seem to get the puck in the net. There were numerous reviews up stairs and they were constantly ringing the puck of the posts.
Scott Timmins (77) bangs home the OT
game winner for the Windsor Spitfires
Photo by Chris Lucas / In Play! Magazine
Windsor Head Coach Bob Boughner explains to In Play! his feelings about the game.
“Our frustrations were natural. We couldn't score. We went through it last year and we found a way to win.”
Tonight's In Play! Magazine player of the game goes to Wedgewood. Hands down, he stole the show. He made 71 saves in tonight's contest, including multiple saves where he stretched from one side of the net to the other to make the save. He shut-out the Spits for the first two periods and almost won the game for Plymouth.
Wedgewood tells In Play! about the pressure coming into this game.
“We had nothing to lose. We had our backs up against the wall and we gave it our best and battled hard.”
Windsor now waits to see who they will play next out of Kitchener and London. The series is currently tied at two games a piece.
The season ends for the Plymouth Whalers
Photo by Chris Lucas / In Play! Magazine
Spitfires’ Game Notes – 2010 OHL Playoff Round Two, Game Four
- With tonight’s 3-2 overtime win, Windsor swept Plymouth four games to none in the best of seven game Western Conference Semi-Finals of the 2010 OHL Playoffs. The Spitfires will now advance to the Western Conference Championship round for the second consecutive season and will take on the winner of the London Knights vs. Kitchener Rangers series. The Knights-Rangers Western Conference Semi-Final series is currently tied at two games apiece, following Kitchener’s 8-7 overtime victory against the Knights in Kitchener tonight.
- Windsor posted a season high 73 shots on goal and outshot the Whalers 73-21 in the contest. Windsor has won their first eight playoff games of the 2010 post-season. This marks the first time that the Spitfires have swept their first two playoff opponents since this feat was accomplished by the 1987-1988 Windsor Compuware Spitfires team.
- Windsor trailed for the first time this post-season after two periods, as Plymouth held a 2-0 lead after 40 minutes of play. Forward Adam Henrique started the comeback with his fourth goal of the series and sixth goal of the playoffs as he scored a power play marker 2:49 into the third period. Forward Greg Nemisz scored his first goal of the playoffs with 39 seconds left in the contest to send the game into overtime.
- Spitfire forward Scott Timmins ended the contest and series 6:50 into overtime, as he scored his second goal of the series and third of the playoffs.
- Plymouth goaltender Scott Wedgewood stopped an incredible 70 of 73 shots in the game and was selected as the Game’s First Star for his outstanding performance.
- Forward Adam Henrique scored one goal in each of the four games during this series and posted six points along with a +4 rating in the Western Semis. He led both teams in the series with four goals scored. Overall, he has scored six goals and added four assists for 10 points in eight playoff games. His six goals are tied for 11th in the OHL’s goal scoring race during the playoffs.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis assisted on the game winning goal and led both teams in scoring during the series with ten points in four games. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, tied for first on the Spitfires and tied for second in league scoring with teammate Taylor Hall as he has posted 16 points in eight games. He also leads all defencemen and is second in the league with 14 assists. Ellis has recorded points in each of the Spitfires eight playoff games.
- Forward Zack Kassian registered two assists in tonight’s contest, including an assist on the game winning goal. Kassian has 10 points in eight playoff games for the Spitfires.
- Forward Taylor Hall was held off the scoresheet in the contest for the first time in the post-season. Hall currently leads the entire league with a +12 plus-minus rating in the playoffs. He is also tied for second in the OHL with nine goals and 16 points in the playoffs and was ranked second in scoring during this series with eight points in four games.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer won his eighth consecutive game of the playoffs, stopping 19 of 21 shots that he faced in the game. He is ranked first in the OHL with eight playoff wins, is tied for first in the league with one post-season shutout and is fifth in the OHL playoffs with a 2.10 goals against average.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis is tied for sixth in the OHL playoffs with a +8 plus-minus rating. Defencemen Marc Cantin, Mark Cundari as well as forward Adam Henrique are all tied for ninth in the OHL’s plus-minus department with +7 ratings respectively during the playoffs. Cundari is also tied for seventh amongst all OHL defencemen in scoring with seven points in eight games.
- Windsor scored one power play goal on four opportunities in the game. The team’s power play is ranked third overall in the OHL, operating at a 28.6% clip during the playoffs.
- Windsor killed all three of Plymouth’s power play opportunities in the game and only allowed one power play goal on 20 Whaler power plays during the series. The Spitfires have not allowed a power play goal in their past three games and are first in the OHL, killing 93% of their penalties during the playoffs.
- Forward Stephen Johnston missed the game due to injury.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Round Two
#1 Windsor vs. #4 Plymouth – OHL Western Conference Semi-Final Series (Round Two), 2010 OHL Playoffs (Windsor Wins Series 4-0)
Game 1 Thursday, April 1st – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm (Windsor wins 5-1)
Game 2 Saturday, April 3rd – Windsor at Plymouth, 7:05 pm (Windsor wins 5-3)
Game 3 Monday, April 5th – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm (Windsor wins 5-0)
Game 4 Wednesday, April 7th – Windsor at Plymouth, 7:05 pm (Windsor wins 3-2 in overtime)
Nine of Top 10 Final NHL Central Scouting Draft Rankings CHL Players
Toronto, ON – The Canadian Hockey League today announced that 134 CHL players have been listed in NHL Central Scouting’s Final Draft Rankings which were released earlier today for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft which takes place June 25-26 in Los Angeles, California.
The 134 players includes 116 CHL skaters amongst the 210 in North America ranked by NHL Central Scouting, and 18 goalies on the overall list of 30 ranked in North America. The Ontario Hockey League leads the way with 53 players ranked including 45 skaters and eight goaltenders, ahead of the Western Hockey League with 52 players which includes 46 skaters and six goaltenders, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 29 players including 25 skaters and six goaltenders. All 40 players that competed in the 2010 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game appear in the rankings.
The top eight ranked players are all from the CHL including Tyler Seguin of the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers who is the number one ranked player heading into the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Taylor Hall of the Windsor Spitfires is ranked second overall after being listed at number one in the midterm rankings. Brett Connolly of the WHL’s Prince George Cougars is ranked third, while Erik Gudbranson of the Kingston Frontenacs is the top ranked defenceman at number four ahead of the Spitfires’ Cam Fowler who is ranked fifth. Brandon Gormley of the Moncton Wildcats is the top rated QMJHL prospect ranked sixth. Calvin Pickard of the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds maintained his number one ranking amongst the goaltenders.
Last year a total of 99 CHL players were selected in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft with 16 chosen in the first round including the first overall pick John Tavares of the London Knights.
NHL Central Scouting Final Draft Rankings
1-Seguin, Tyler
Center
Plymouth
OHL
2- Hall, Taylor
Left Wing
Windsor
OHL
3-Connolly, Brett
Right Wing
Prince George
WHL
4-Gudbranson, Erik
Defenseman
Kingston
OHL
5-Fowler, Cam
Defenseman
Windsor
OHL
6-Gormley, Brandon
Defenseman
Moncton
QMJHL
7-Pysyk, Mark
Defenseman
Edmonton
WHL
8-Etem, Emerson
Right Wing
Medicine Hat
WHL
10-Johansen, Ryan
Center
Portland
WHL
The 134 players includes 116 CHL skaters amongst the 210 in North America ranked by NHL Central Scouting, and 18 goalies on the overall list of 30 ranked in North America. The Ontario Hockey League leads the way with 53 players ranked including 45 skaters and eight goaltenders, ahead of the Western Hockey League with 52 players which includes 46 skaters and six goaltenders, and the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with 29 players including 25 skaters and six goaltenders. All 40 players that competed in the 2010 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game appear in the rankings.
The top eight ranked players are all from the CHL including Tyler Seguin of the OHL’s Plymouth Whalers who is the number one ranked player heading into the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. Taylor Hall of the Windsor Spitfires is ranked second overall after being listed at number one in the midterm rankings. Brett Connolly of the WHL’s Prince George Cougars is ranked third, while Erik Gudbranson of the Kingston Frontenacs is the top ranked defenceman at number four ahead of the Spitfires’ Cam Fowler who is ranked fifth. Brandon Gormley of the Moncton Wildcats is the top rated QMJHL prospect ranked sixth. Calvin Pickard of the WHL’s Seattle Thunderbirds maintained his number one ranking amongst the goaltenders.
Last year a total of 99 CHL players were selected in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft with 16 chosen in the first round including the first overall pick John Tavares of the London Knights.
NHL Central Scouting Final Draft Rankings
1-Seguin, Tyler
Center
Plymouth
OHL
2- Hall, Taylor
Left Wing
Windsor
OHL
3-Connolly, Brett
Right Wing
Prince George
WHL
4-Gudbranson, Erik
Defenseman
Kingston
OHL
5-Fowler, Cam
Defenseman
Windsor
OHL
6-Gormley, Brandon
Defenseman
Moncton
QMJHL
7-Pysyk, Mark
Defenseman
Edmonton
WHL
8-Etem, Emerson
Right Wing
Medicine Hat
WHL
10-Johansen, Ryan
Center
Portland
WHL
Hackett Gets Three
By Chris Lucas
In Play Magazine
Matt Hackett was given a three game suspension for his actions on Monday night's game and will not be playing tonight in game four.
Towards the end of Monday night’s game, Hackett and Windsor forward Derek Lanoue collided behind the net. Hackett then chased him into the corner and punched him numerous times with his blocker.
The fans have been doing a good job getting under Hackett’s skin in this series and it has been giving an advantage to Windsor. The Spits will be going for the sweep tonight, and Plymouth will have to contend without their All-Star goaltender.
Tonight’s game will be in Plymouth at 7 p.m.
In Play Magazine
Matt Hackett was given a three game suspension for his actions on Monday night's game and will not be playing tonight in game four.
Towards the end of Monday night’s game, Hackett and Windsor forward Derek Lanoue collided behind the net. Hackett then chased him into the corner and punched him numerous times with his blocker.
The fans have been doing a good job getting under Hackett’s skin in this series and it has been giving an advantage to Windsor. The Spits will be going for the sweep tonight, and Plymouth will have to contend without their All-Star goaltender.
Tonight’s game will be in Plymouth at 7 p.m.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Taylor Hall – The Precision Jewellers and Windsor Spitfires Player of the Month for March
In Play Magazine
(Windsor) Left-winger Taylor Hall is the Precision Jewellers and Windsor Spitfires Player of the Month for March as selected by the Windsor Spitfires coaching staff. Hall scored four goals and added seven assists for 11 points with a +7 plus-minus rating in three regular season games during the month of March to help the defending 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup and OHL Champions secure the OHL’s Western Conference Regular Season Championship for the second consecutive season. He also scored six goals and registered four assists for 10 points with a +6 rating in the Spitfires’ four game sweep of the Erie Otters in the first round of the 2010 OHL Playoffs. This is Hall’s second Player of the Month award this season, as he was named the OHL and Precision Jewellers Player of the Month for October of 2009.
Hall finished as the co-leader in the OHL’s scoring race during the regular season with 106 points in 57 games. He became the first Spitfire to lead the OHL in scoring since Peter Sarno’s 121 point season in 1997-1998. He also became the first Spitfire to score 100 or more points in a season since Kyle Wellwood’s enjoyed a 100 point season for the Spitfires in 2002-2003 season. Furthermore, Hall finished first in the OHL with 66 assists, second in the league with a +46 plus-minus rating, tied for second in the OHL with four shorthanded goals and seventh in the OHL with 40 goals.
Hall, an 18 year-old native of Kingston, Ontario, is the top rated prospect eligible for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He participated in two Subway Super Series games this past November and helped lead the OHL to a perfect 2-0 record versus Team Russia. He scored one goal with one assist en route to being named the player of the game for Team OHL at the WFCU Centre in Windsor’s Subway Super Series game on November 23rd, 2009. He also earned a silver medal as part of Team Canada during the 2010 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Saskatchewan and was tied for second in team scoring with 12 points in six games played.
Hall played on Team Cherry in the 2010 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game hosted at the WFCU Centre in Windsor. He assisted on the game winning goal and was chosen as the player of the game for Team Cherry which defeated Team Orr 4-2. Furthermore, he also played in the 2010 OHL All-Star Classic hosted in Sault Ste. Marie, recording one assist for the Western Conference all-star team.
Hall will receive a Bulova watch, courtesy of Dan Thomas from Precision Jewellers for his outstanding performance in March.
Precision Jewellers and Windsor Spitfires’ Players of the Month
Taylor Hall – March 2010
Scott Timmins – February 2010
Eric Wellwood – January 2010
Troy Passingham – December 2009
Adam Henrique – November 2009
* Taylor Hall – October 2009
* Player was also selected as the OHL Player of the Month
(Windsor) Left-winger Taylor Hall is the Precision Jewellers and Windsor Spitfires Player of the Month for March as selected by the Windsor Spitfires coaching staff. Hall scored four goals and added seven assists for 11 points with a +7 plus-minus rating in three regular season games during the month of March to help the defending 2009 MasterCard Memorial Cup and OHL Champions secure the OHL’s Western Conference Regular Season Championship for the second consecutive season. He also scored six goals and registered four assists for 10 points with a +6 rating in the Spitfires’ four game sweep of the Erie Otters in the first round of the 2010 OHL Playoffs. This is Hall’s second Player of the Month award this season, as he was named the OHL and Precision Jewellers Player of the Month for October of 2009.
Taylor Hall 2009 OHL Champion
Photo by Dave Anton/In Play! Magazine
Hall posted multi-point performances in each of the seven games that he played in March and scored at least one goal in six of these games, including a two-goal, three assist outing against the Saginaw Spirit on March 4th. Additionally, he had three point games against the Sault. Ste Marie Greyhounds on March 7th, the Plymouth Whalers on March 11th and against the Erie Otters on March 18th and March 23rd.Hall finished as the co-leader in the OHL’s scoring race during the regular season with 106 points in 57 games. He became the first Spitfire to lead the OHL in scoring since Peter Sarno’s 121 point season in 1997-1998. He also became the first Spitfire to score 100 or more points in a season since Kyle Wellwood’s enjoyed a 100 point season for the Spitfires in 2002-2003 season. Furthermore, Hall finished first in the OHL with 66 assists, second in the league with a +46 plus-minus rating, tied for second in the OHL with four shorthanded goals and seventh in the OHL with 40 goals.
Hall, an 18 year-old native of Kingston, Ontario, is the top rated prospect eligible for the 2010 NHL Entry Draft. He participated in two Subway Super Series games this past November and helped lead the OHL to a perfect 2-0 record versus Team Russia. He scored one goal with one assist en route to being named the player of the game for Team OHL at the WFCU Centre in Windsor’s Subway Super Series game on November 23rd, 2009. He also earned a silver medal as part of Team Canada during the 2010 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Saskatchewan and was tied for second in team scoring with 12 points in six games played.
Hall played on Team Cherry in the 2010 Home Hardware CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game hosted at the WFCU Centre in Windsor. He assisted on the game winning goal and was chosen as the player of the game for Team Cherry which defeated Team Orr 4-2. Furthermore, he also played in the 2010 OHL All-Star Classic hosted in Sault Ste. Marie, recording one assist for the Western Conference all-star team.
Hall will receive a Bulova watch, courtesy of Dan Thomas from Precision Jewellers for his outstanding performance in March.
Precision Jewellers and Windsor Spitfires’ Players of the Month
Taylor Hall – March 2010
Scott Timmins – February 2010
Eric Wellwood – January 2010
Troy Passingham – December 2009
Adam Henrique – November 2009
* Taylor Hall – October 2009
* Player was also selected as the OHL Player of the Month
Ryan Ellis – The Windsor Spitfires Player of the Week
In Play Magazine
(Windsor) Defenceman Ryan Ellis is the Windsor Spitfires Player of the Week as selected by the Spitfires coaching staff for the week ending Sunday, April 4th, 2010. In two games last week, Ellis scored one goal and added five assists for six points, while posting a +3 plus-minus rating as he led the Windsor Spitfires to a 2-0 series lead over the Plymouth Whalers in the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the 2010 OHL Playoffs. This is the third time in the 2009-2010 campaign that Ellis has secured the team’s player of the week honour.
On Thursday, Ellis scored one goal and added two assists with a +1 rating en route to being named the Penalty Box’s Third Star of the game in Windsor’s 5-1 Game one victory over Plymouth at the WFCU Centre. On Saturday, he registered three assists and was a +2 as the Spitfires defeated the Whalers 5-3 in Game two on the road in Plymouth.
Ellis, a 19 year-old native of Freelton, Ontario was selected by the Nashville Predators in the first round, 11th overall at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Ellis was selected as the OHL’s Defenceman of the Month in February, 2010. He was also named as the captain for Team OHL and led the OHL to a perfect 2-0 record in the 2009 Subway Super Series games hosted in Barrie, ON and Windsor, ON earlier this season. He was also selected to serve as an assistant captain for Team Canada at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Saskatchewan and helped Canada earn a silver medal in the tournament.
Windsor Spitfires’ Players of the Week
Ryan Ellis – Mar. 29 – Apr. 4, 2010
Zack Kassian – Mar. 22 – Mar. 28, 2010
Philipp Grubauer – Mar. 15 – Mar. 21, 2010
Dale Mitchell – Mar. 8 – Mar. 14, 2010
Philipp Grubauer – Mar. 1 – Mar. 7, 2010
Taylor Hall – Feb. 22 – Feb. 28, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 15 – Feb. 21, 2010
Ryan Ellis – Feb. 8 – Feb. 14, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 1 – Feb. 7, 2010
*Taylor Hall – Jan. 25 – Jan. 31, 2010
Kenny Ryan – Jan. 18 – Jan. 24, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Jan. 11 – Jan. 17, 2010
**Taylor Hall – Jan. 4 – Jan. 10, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Dec. 28, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010
Dale Mitchell – Dec. 14 – Dec. 20, 2009
Troy Passingham – Dec. 7 – Dec. 13, 2009
Adam Henrique – Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, 2009
Ryan Ellis – Nov. 23 – Nov. 29, 2009
Taylor Hall – Nov. 16 – Nov. 22, 2009
Mark Cundari – Nov. 9 – Nov. 15, 2009
Greg Nemisz – Nov. 2 – Nov. 8, 2009
Eric Wellwood – Oct. 26 – Nov. 1, 2009
** Taylor Hall – Oct. 19 - Oct. 25, 2009
* Troy Passingham – Oct. 13 - Oct. 18, 2009
Troy Passingham – Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, 2009
* Adam Henrique – Sep. 28 - Oct. 4, 2009
Justin Shugg – Sep. 21 - Sep. 27, 2009
Troy Passingham – Sep. 17 - Sep. 20, 2009
* Player was selected as the OHL Player of the Week
** Player was selected as the OHL and CHL Player of the Week
(Windsor) Defenceman Ryan Ellis is the Windsor Spitfires Player of the Week as selected by the Spitfires coaching staff for the week ending Sunday, April 4th, 2010. In two games last week, Ellis scored one goal and added five assists for six points, while posting a +3 plus-minus rating as he led the Windsor Spitfires to a 2-0 series lead over the Plymouth Whalers in the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the 2010 OHL Playoffs. This is the third time in the 2009-2010 campaign that Ellis has secured the team’s player of the week honour.
On Thursday, Ellis scored one goal and added two assists with a +1 rating en route to being named the Penalty Box’s Third Star of the game in Windsor’s 5-1 Game one victory over Plymouth at the WFCU Centre. On Saturday, he registered three assists and was a +2 as the Spitfires defeated the Whalers 5-3 in Game two on the road in Plymouth.
Ryan Ellis (center) after 2009 OHL Championship win over the Brampton Battalion
Photo by Dave Anton / In Play! Magazine
Ellis, a 19 year-old native of Freelton, Ontario was selected by the Nashville Predators in the first round, 11th overall at the 2009 NHL Entry Draft. Ellis was selected as the OHL’s Defenceman of the Month in February, 2010. He was also named as the captain for Team OHL and led the OHL to a perfect 2-0 record in the 2009 Subway Super Series games hosted in Barrie, ON and Windsor, ON earlier this season. He was also selected to serve as an assistant captain for Team Canada at the 2010 IIHF World Junior Hockey Championships in Saskatchewan and helped Canada earn a silver medal in the tournament.
Windsor Spitfires’ Players of the Week
Ryan Ellis – Mar. 29 – Apr. 4, 2010
Zack Kassian – Mar. 22 – Mar. 28, 2010
Philipp Grubauer – Mar. 15 – Mar. 21, 2010
Dale Mitchell – Mar. 8 – Mar. 14, 2010
Philipp Grubauer – Mar. 1 – Mar. 7, 2010
Taylor Hall – Feb. 22 – Feb. 28, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 15 – Feb. 21, 2010
Ryan Ellis – Feb. 8 – Feb. 14, 2010
Scott Timmins – Feb. 1 – Feb. 7, 2010
*Taylor Hall – Jan. 25 – Jan. 31, 2010
Kenny Ryan – Jan. 18 – Jan. 24, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Jan. 11 – Jan. 17, 2010
**Taylor Hall – Jan. 4 – Jan. 10, 2010
Eric Wellwood – Dec. 28, 2009 – Jan. 3, 2010
Dale Mitchell – Dec. 14 – Dec. 20, 2009
Troy Passingham – Dec. 7 – Dec. 13, 2009
Adam Henrique – Nov. 30 – Dec. 6, 2009
Ryan Ellis – Nov. 23 – Nov. 29, 2009
Taylor Hall – Nov. 16 – Nov. 22, 2009
Mark Cundari – Nov. 9 – Nov. 15, 2009
Greg Nemisz – Nov. 2 – Nov. 8, 2009
Eric Wellwood – Oct. 26 – Nov. 1, 2009
** Taylor Hall – Oct. 19 - Oct. 25, 2009
* Troy Passingham – Oct. 13 - Oct. 18, 2009
Troy Passingham – Oct. 5 - Oct. 11, 2009
* Adam Henrique – Sep. 28 - Oct. 4, 2009
Justin Shugg – Sep. 21 - Sep. 27, 2009
Troy Passingham – Sep. 17 - Sep. 20, 2009
* Player was selected as the OHL Player of the Week
** Player was selected as the OHL and CHL Player of the Week
Monday, April 5, 2010
Spitfires’ Game Notes – 2010 OHL Playoff Round Two, Game Three
By Chris Lucas
In Play Magazine
Windsor blew out the Whalers 5-0 tonight as they now have a 3-0 lead in the series.
Dale Mitchell scored early to give Windsor the early lead. From there on out, it was nothing but Windsor.
Adam Henrique banged home a rebound in the second to score the only goal of the second period.
Eric Wellwood scored in the third and that's when it all started. The Windsor players and fans started getting under the Whalers players skin. Starting with defencemen Leo Jenner getting kicked out of the game. From there Ryan Ellis and Mitchell both scored on the power play to take their lead to 5-0. after that, Derek Lanoue and Matt Hackett collided, causing Hackett to throw punches with his blocker at Lanoue's head. Plymouth's Head Coach Michael Vellucci was also tossed from the game and that's how it would end.
Head Coach of the Spits Bob Boughner tells In Play! how he's glad the fans are helping them out.
“Our job is to try and frustrate the other team. It's great at home when the fans are chanting and we got that energy off it but, we had a lot of fans come over to Plymouth and that was a good thing about game two. We felt that presence from the fans and that helps us out.”
Taylor Hall explains to In Play! how you need to protect yourself when games start getting ugly.
“I didn't play when we went up 5-0, I just sat on the bench the last eight minutes and even if I went out there I'm sure I would have had Kassian on my side.”
Tonight's In Play! Magazine player of the game goes to Philipp Grubauer. He was given the shut-out in tonight's contest and had 16 saves. Even though there weren't a lot of shots, there were still a lot of times where he had to make a big save.
Grubauer tells In Play! how the team played well defensively.
“Our whole team did an awesome job in our end and they made it pretty easy for me back there.”
On Wednesday, Windsor travels to Plymouth to try for the sweep in game four. Game time will start at 7 p.m.
Hackett may be out for the next game due to suspension for punching Lanoue with his blocker. Check back to In Play! for further information.
Game Notes
- With tonight’s 5-0 win, Windsor takes a 3-0 series lead in the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the 2010 OHL Playoffs. Windsor outshot the Whalers 36 to 16 in the contest and have won their first seven playoff games of the 2010 post-season and can close out the series with a Game four win in Plymouth on Wednesday. Game time in Plymouth is set for 7:05 pm.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis scored one goal and added two assists in the contest and was named the Penalty Box’s First Star of the game. He is leading the series in scoring with nine points in three games. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, second on the Spitfires and third in league scoring with 15 points in seven games. He also leads all defencemen and is second in the league with 13 assists. Ellis has recorded points in each of the Spitfires seven playoff games, posting multi-point performances in his past five games.
- Forward Dale Mitchell scored two goals in the contest, the second consecutive game in which he has scored a pair of goals, and was selected as the Penalty Box’s Second Star of the game. He has six goals and four assists in seven Spitfire playoff games and is second on the team’s goal scoring list and third overall in team scoring during the playoffs.
- Forward Taylor Hall registered two assists in the game and was selected as the Penalty Box’s Third Star of the game. Hall has enjoyed multi-point performances in each of Windsor’s seven playoff wins. Hall is currently ranked first in the OHL with nine goals and leads the entire league with a +12 plus-minus rating. He is also tied for second in the OHL with 16 points in the playoffs and second in scoring during this series with eight points in three games.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer wins his seventh consecutive game of the playoffs, stopping all 16 shots that he faced for his first career shutout. He is ranked first in the OHL with seven playoffs wins, third in the OHL with a 2.02 goals against average and seventh in the league with a .916 save percentage.
- Forwards Adam Henrique and Eric Wellwood scored one goal each in Windsor’s victory, marking the second consecutive game that they have each scored. Henrique is ranked third on the Spitfires with five goals during the playoffs. Henrique has nine points and Wellwood has registered seven points in seven playoff games each.
- Defencemen Ryan Ellis, Marc Cantin and Mark Cundari as well as forward Adam Henrique are all tied for seventh in the OHL’s plus-minus department with +8 ratings during the playoffs. Cundari is also tied for fourth amongst all OHL defencemen in scoring with seven points in seven games.
- Windsor scored two power play goals on nine opportunities tonight. The team’s power play is ranked second overall in the OHL, operating at a 28.9% clip during the playoffs.
- Windsor killed all six of Plymouth’s power play opportunities tonight. The Spitfires are first in the OHL, killing 92.5% of their penalties during the playoffs.
- Forward Stephen Johnston missed the game due to injury.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Round Two
#1 Windsor vs. #4 Plymouth – OHL Western Conference Semi-Final Series (Round Two), 2010 OHL Playoffs
Game 1 Thursday, April 1st – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm (Windsor wins 5-1)
Game 2 Saturday, April 3rd – Windsor at Plymouth, 7:05 pm (Windsor wins 5-3)
Game 3 Monday, April 5th – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm (Windsor wins 5-0)
Game 4 Wednesday, April 7th – Windsor at Plymouth, 7:05 pm
Game 5 Thursday, April 8th – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm *
Game 6 Saturday, April 10th – Windsor at Plymouth, 7:05 pm *
Game 7 Monday, April 12th – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm *
* If necessary
In Play Magazine
Windsor blew out the Whalers 5-0 tonight as they now have a 3-0 lead in the series.
Dale Mitchell scored early to give Windsor the early lead. From there on out, it was nothing but Windsor.
Adam Henrique banged home a rebound in the second to score the only goal of the second period.
Eric Wellwood scored in the third and that's when it all started. The Windsor players and fans started getting under the Whalers players skin. Starting with defencemen Leo Jenner getting kicked out of the game. From there Ryan Ellis and Mitchell both scored on the power play to take their lead to 5-0. after that, Derek Lanoue and Matt Hackett collided, causing Hackett to throw punches with his blocker at Lanoue's head. Plymouth's Head Coach Michael Vellucci was also tossed from the game and that's how it would end.
Head Coach of the Spits Bob Boughner tells In Play! how he's glad the fans are helping them out.
“Our job is to try and frustrate the other team. It's great at home when the fans are chanting and we got that energy off it but, we had a lot of fans come over to Plymouth and that was a good thing about game two. We felt that presence from the fans and that helps us out.”
Taylor Hall explains to In Play! how you need to protect yourself when games start getting ugly.
“I didn't play when we went up 5-0, I just sat on the bench the last eight minutes and even if I went out there I'm sure I would have had Kassian on my side.”
Tonight's In Play! Magazine player of the game goes to Philipp Grubauer. He was given the shut-out in tonight's contest and had 16 saves. Even though there weren't a lot of shots, there were still a lot of times where he had to make a big save.
Grubauer tells In Play! how the team played well defensively.
“Our whole team did an awesome job in our end and they made it pretty easy for me back there.”
On Wednesday, Windsor travels to Plymouth to try for the sweep in game four. Game time will start at 7 p.m.
Hackett may be out for the next game due to suspension for punching Lanoue with his blocker. Check back to In Play! for further information.
Game Notes
- With tonight’s 5-0 win, Windsor takes a 3-0 series lead in the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the 2010 OHL Playoffs. Windsor outshot the Whalers 36 to 16 in the contest and have won their first seven playoff games of the 2010 post-season and can close out the series with a Game four win in Plymouth on Wednesday. Game time in Plymouth is set for 7:05 pm.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis scored one goal and added two assists in the contest and was named the Penalty Box’s First Star of the game. He is leading the series in scoring with nine points in three games. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, second on the Spitfires and third in league scoring with 15 points in seven games. He also leads all defencemen and is second in the league with 13 assists. Ellis has recorded points in each of the Spitfires seven playoff games, posting multi-point performances in his past five games.
- Forward Dale Mitchell scored two goals in the contest, the second consecutive game in which he has scored a pair of goals, and was selected as the Penalty Box’s Second Star of the game. He has six goals and four assists in seven Spitfire playoff games and is second on the team’s goal scoring list and third overall in team scoring during the playoffs.
- Forward Taylor Hall registered two assists in the game and was selected as the Penalty Box’s Third Star of the game. Hall has enjoyed multi-point performances in each of Windsor’s seven playoff wins. Hall is currently ranked first in the OHL with nine goals and leads the entire league with a +12 plus-minus rating. He is also tied for second in the OHL with 16 points in the playoffs and second in scoring during this series with eight points in three games.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer wins his seventh consecutive game of the playoffs, stopping all 16 shots that he faced for his first career shutout. He is ranked first in the OHL with seven playoffs wins, third in the OHL with a 2.02 goals against average and seventh in the league with a .916 save percentage.
- Forwards Adam Henrique and Eric Wellwood scored one goal each in Windsor’s victory, marking the second consecutive game that they have each scored. Henrique is ranked third on the Spitfires with five goals during the playoffs. Henrique has nine points and Wellwood has registered seven points in seven playoff games each.
- Defencemen Ryan Ellis, Marc Cantin and Mark Cundari as well as forward Adam Henrique are all tied for seventh in the OHL’s plus-minus department with +8 ratings during the playoffs. Cundari is also tied for fourth amongst all OHL defencemen in scoring with seven points in seven games.
- Windsor scored two power play goals on nine opportunities tonight. The team’s power play is ranked second overall in the OHL, operating at a 28.9% clip during the playoffs.
- Windsor killed all six of Plymouth’s power play opportunities tonight. The Spitfires are first in the OHL, killing 92.5% of their penalties during the playoffs.
- Forward Stephen Johnston missed the game due to injury.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Round Two
#1 Windsor vs. #4 Plymouth – OHL Western Conference Semi-Final Series (Round Two), 2010 OHL Playoffs
Game 1 Thursday, April 1st – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm (Windsor wins 5-1)
Game 2 Saturday, April 3rd – Windsor at Plymouth, 7:05 pm (Windsor wins 5-3)
Game 3 Monday, April 5th – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm (Windsor wins 5-0)
Game 4 Wednesday, April 7th – Windsor at Plymouth, 7:05 pm
Game 5 Thursday, April 8th – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm *
Game 6 Saturday, April 10th – Windsor at Plymouth, 7:05 pm *
Game 7 Monday, April 12th – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm *
* If necessary
Saturday, April 3, 2010
Spitfires’ Game Notes – 2010 OHL Playoff Game Two, Round Two
Game Recap
- With tonight’s 5-3 win, Windsor takes a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the 2010 OHL Playoffs. Windsor outshot the Whalers 56 to 26 in the contest and has won their first six playoff games of the 2010 post-season.
- Forward Dale Mitchell scored two goals in the contest, including the game-winner 5:05 into the third period and was selected as the game’s First Star. He has four goals and four assists in six Spitfire playoff games and is tied for second on the team’s goal scoring list and tied for third overall in team scoring during the playoffs.
- Scott Timmins played a strong two-way game for the Spitfires and was named the Third Star of the game. This is the second consecutive game that Timmins has been recognized in the three star selections for this series.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer wins his sixth consecutive game of the playoffs, stopping 23 of 26 shots in tonight’s win. He is ranked fifth in the OHL with a 2.37 goals against average and leads the OHL with six wins during the playoffs.
- Forward Taylor Hall scored one goal tonight and setup Mitchell’s game winning tally in the third period, registering an assist on the play. Hall has enjoyed multi-point performances in each of Windsor’s six playoff wins and he has scored at least one goal in five of Windsor’s six games. Hall is currently ranked first in the OHL with nine goals and leads the entire league with a +10 plus-minus rating. He is also tied for second in the OHL with 14 points in the playoffs and second in scoring during this series with four points in two games.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis registered three assists in the game, leading all Spitfire scorers in the contest. He is leading the series in scoring with six points in two games. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, second on the Spitfire and sixth in league scoring with 12 points in six games. He also leads all defencemen and is tied for second in the league with 11 assists. Ellis has recorded points in each of the Spitfires six playoff games, posting multi-point performances in his past four games.
- Forwards Adam Henrique and Eric Wellwood scored one goal each in Windsor’s victory. Henrique is tied for second on the Spitfires with four goals during the playoffs and second in this series with four points in two games. He is also tied for third in team scoring with eight points in six games.
- Defencemen Marc Cantin is tied for fourth in the OHL’s plus-minus department with a +8 during the playoffs and rearguard Mark Cundari is tied for seventh with a +7. Cundari is also ranked fourth amongst all OHL defencemen in scoring with seven points in six games.
- Windsor scored one power play goal on two opportunities tonight. The team’s power play is ranked second overall in the OHL, operating at a 31% clip during the playoffs.
- Windsor killed both of Plymouth’s power play opportunities tonight. The Spitfires are first in the OHL, killing 91.2% of their penalties during the playoffs.
- Forward Stephen Johnston missed the game due to injury.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Round Two
#1 Windsor vs. #4 Plymouth – OHL Western Conference Semi-Final Series (Round Two), 2010 OHL Playoffs
Game 1 Thursday, April 1st – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm (Windsor wins 5-1)
Game 2 Saturday, April 3rd – Windsor at Plymouth, 7:05 pm (Windsor wins 5-3)
Game 3 Monday, April 5th – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm
Game 4 Wednesday, April 7th – Windsor at Plymouth, 7:05 pm
Game 5 Thursday, April 8th – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm *
Game 6 Saturday, April 10th – Windsor at Plymouth, 7:05 pm *
Game 7 Monday, April 12th – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm *
* If necessary
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- With tonight’s 5-3 win, Windsor takes a 2-0 series lead in the Western Conference Semi-Finals of the 2010 OHL Playoffs. Windsor outshot the Whalers 56 to 26 in the contest and has won their first six playoff games of the 2010 post-season.
- Forward Dale Mitchell scored two goals in the contest, including the game-winner 5:05 into the third period and was selected as the game’s First Star. He has four goals and four assists in six Spitfire playoff games and is tied for second on the team’s goal scoring list and tied for third overall in team scoring during the playoffs.
- Scott Timmins played a strong two-way game for the Spitfires and was named the Third Star of the game. This is the second consecutive game that Timmins has been recognized in the three star selections for this series.
- Goaltender Philipp Grubauer wins his sixth consecutive game of the playoffs, stopping 23 of 26 shots in tonight’s win. He is ranked fifth in the OHL with a 2.37 goals against average and leads the OHL with six wins during the playoffs.
- Forward Taylor Hall scored one goal tonight and setup Mitchell’s game winning tally in the third period, registering an assist on the play. Hall has enjoyed multi-point performances in each of Windsor’s six playoff wins and he has scored at least one goal in five of Windsor’s six games. Hall is currently ranked first in the OHL with nine goals and leads the entire league with a +10 plus-minus rating. He is also tied for second in the OHL with 14 points in the playoffs and second in scoring during this series with four points in two games.
- Defenceman Ryan Ellis registered three assists in the game, leading all Spitfire scorers in the contest. He is leading the series in scoring with six points in two games. Ellis is ranked first amongst all OHL defencemen, second on the Spitfire and sixth in league scoring with 12 points in six games. He also leads all defencemen and is tied for second in the league with 11 assists. Ellis has recorded points in each of the Spitfires six playoff games, posting multi-point performances in his past four games.
- Forwards Adam Henrique and Eric Wellwood scored one goal each in Windsor’s victory. Henrique is tied for second on the Spitfires with four goals during the playoffs and second in this series with four points in two games. He is also tied for third in team scoring with eight points in six games.
- Defencemen Marc Cantin is tied for fourth in the OHL’s plus-minus department with a +8 during the playoffs and rearguard Mark Cundari is tied for seventh with a +7. Cundari is also ranked fourth amongst all OHL defencemen in scoring with seven points in six games.
- Windsor scored one power play goal on two opportunities tonight. The team’s power play is ranked second overall in the OHL, operating at a 31% clip during the playoffs.
- Windsor killed both of Plymouth’s power play opportunities tonight. The Spitfires are first in the OHL, killing 91.2% of their penalties during the playoffs.
- Forward Stephen Johnston missed the game due to injury.
Spitfires’ Series Recap
2010 Windsor Spitfires “CODE RED” Playoff Run – Round Two
#1 Windsor vs. #4 Plymouth – OHL Western Conference Semi-Final Series (Round Two), 2010 OHL Playoffs
Game 1 Thursday, April 1st – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm (Windsor wins 5-1)
Game 2 Saturday, April 3rd – Windsor at Plymouth, 7:05 pm (Windsor wins 5-3)
Game 3 Monday, April 5th – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm
Game 4 Wednesday, April 7th – Windsor at Plymouth, 7:05 pm
Game 5 Thursday, April 8th – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm *
Game 6 Saturday, April 10th – Windsor at Plymouth, 7:05 pm *
Game 7 Monday, April 12th – Plymouth at Windsor, 7:05 pm *
* If necessary
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