STING AT HOME TO ST.MIKE’S TONIGHT
TODAY’S GAME AT A GLANCE
The Sarnia Sting and Toronto St. Michael’s Majors meet for the 2nd of 4 meetings this season…The last time the clubs met was October 27th in Toronto where the Sting downed the Majors 4-0 highlighted by Ryan Munce’s first career shutout…The Sting remain without the services of Head Coach Jeff Perry and forwards John Hecimovic, Chanse Fitzpatrick and Marco Caprara due to suspension…Perry is serving his 4th and final game while the Sting forwards have 3 games each remaining on their suspensions…
STING QUICK FACTS
The Sting come in to tonight’s game having lost 3 of their last 4 games but are undefeated in their last 6 games at the SSEC…The Sting are 4-3-2 overall in their past 10 games and are 4-3-3 in their last 10 overall…Last Saturday’s defeat at the hands of the Soo Greyhounds marked the first time the Sting lost playing their third game in three days the Sting record is 3-1-0 in the third game in three days…The Sting are undefeated this season when leading after two periods of play 20-0-4-1 and are undefeated when scoring four or more goals in a game 20-0-4-0…
BRING ON THE EAST
Coming into tonight’s game the Sting have a 14-1-1 record vs. Eastern Conference teams…The Sting’s only defeat came at the hands of the Missisauga Ice Dogs October 11th here at the SSEC and the tie was a draw vs. the Eastern Conference leading Ottawa 67’s back on October 25th in Ottawa….
FRITSCHE SHINES AT PROSPECTS
Sting forward Dan Fritsche followed in the footsteps of Sting goaltender Robert Gherson when it came to shining in the national spotlight when he scored the game winning goal and took home player of the game honours this past Wednesday at the Home Hardware CHL Top Prospects game in Kitchener this past Wednesday…In November Gherson took home Co-MVP honours for the Western Conference at the Hershey Cup…
STING LEADERS
Points Tenute (59)
Goals Newbury (24)
Assists Tenute (40)
PIM Caprara (218)
+/- Pszenyczny (+18)
GWG Hecimovic (7)
PPG Carcillo (12)
ON DECK
The Sting are back in action tomorrow night here at the SSEC when the Guelph Storm invade the SSEC game time is 7:30…
MAJORS LEADERS
Points Lukes (50)
Goals Lukes (20)
Assists Lukes, Brent (30)
PIM O’Brien (128)
+/- Lukes (+26)
GWG Lukes (6)
PPG O’Brien, Horvath (5)
