Preview: Attack Set for Back-to-Back with Storm & Ice Dogs
The Owen Sound Attack will look to get back in the win column when they play back-to-back set of games this Friday against the Guelph Storm at the Sleeman Centre and this Saturday against the Niagara Ice Dogs at the Bayshore.
Friday night will be the sixth meeting between the Attack and Storm with the Storm holding a 3-2 season series lead on the Bears. However, the Attack have taken the last two meetings between the two teams, 6-4 and 1-0. Friday nights game could be a very interesting one, with tensions having run a little high on Monday night when the teams last met. The Attack may see a bit of a different look Storm team with them having made a few trade changes including the most recent move of Brayden Gillespie to the Steelheads.
Saturday will be Niagara’s only visit to the Bayshore this season, with the Attack having won the only other meeting between the teams this season 6-4 back on October 11th. The Ice Dogs are a hot team right now, winners of 8 out of their last 10 games. While the Ice Dogs have a potent offence they have been susceptible on defence have allowed 144 goals against this season, four more than the Attack. The Attack will need to conscious of Ryan Roebroeck, Kevin He and Andrei Loshko when defending as this trio are all just as dangerous with the puck on their stick or as the set up man.
HEAD-TO-HEAD BREAKDOWN:
| GUELPH STORM | NIAGARA ICE DOGS | OWEN SOUND ATTACK | |
| RECORD | 10-21-2-1 10th in Western Conference |
23-11-1-1
in Eastern Conference |
10-21-2-3 9th in Western Conference |
| LAST 10 GAMES | 3-7-0-0 | 8-2-0-0 | 3-7-0-0 |
| POWER PLAY | 24/124 (19.4%) OHL Rank: 13th |
34/137 (24.8%)
OHL Rank: 9th |
18/136 (13.2%) OHL Rank: 19th |
| PENALTY KILL | 21/107 (80.4%) OHL Rank: 8th |
35/160 (78.1%)
OHL Rank: 12th |
29/140 (79.3%) OHL Rank: 11th |
| LEADING SCORERS | Max Namestikov (10-15-25) Charlie Paquette (11-13-24) Jett Luchanko (7-13-20) |
Ryan Roobroeck (26-26-52) Kevin He (24-24-48) Andrei Loshko (21-22-43) |
Landen Hookey (14-19-33) Sam McCue (18-13-31) Tristan Delisle (7-12-19) |
| GOALTENDING | Zachary Jovanovski (3.51/.886/1W) Colin Ellsworth (3.64/.873) |
Owen Flores (3.57/.906/19W) Charlie Robertson (4.44/.885/4W) |
Carter George (3.49/.905/4W) Matthew Koprowski (3.88/.864/5W) Trenten Bennett (2.71/.924/1W/1SO) |
| AWAY AT WJC | Calum Ritchie (Canda) | N/A | Carter George (Canada) |
Both games can be seen on Rogers Television Georgian Bay, streamed on CHLtv and heard on 560 CFOS Bear Radio. Tickets for Saturday night and all Attack home games can be purchased at the MacVicar & McComb Sutton Realty Attack box office, over the phone at 519-371-7452 or online at tickets.attackhockey.com. Fans are reminded to make sure you are starting to plan ahead and redeem your vouchers, whether they are flex packs, holiday hat tricks or complimentary, as tickets do become more scarce as the second half progresses.
