Pack falls to the Knights
The Sudbury Wolves hosted the London Knights on Friday night for their one and only visit to the Nickel City this season. Despite a solid effort, the Wolves went on to lose the game by a final score of 4 – 1.
The London Knights made it 1 – 0 after the first period on a goal by Ryan Ruppert at 4:35 of the first period. The Wolves tied it 1 – 1 when BRODY SILK (CHARLIE DODERO, DEREK SCHOENMAKERS) scored on the powerplay for his 11th goal of the season early in the middle frame. The Wolves outshot the Knights 21 – 10 after two periods of play.
The Knights regained the lead early in the third period after Andreas Athanasiou scored at 2:17 of the third period. The Wolves were then just unable to bury their chances, especially after killing off the Knights back to back 5 on 3 opportunities. The Knights added a goal from Matt Rupert and an empty net marker from Greg McKegg in the final minutes to win the game by a final score of 4 – 1.
JOEL VIENNEAU made 22 saves for the loss but was impressive in stopping many quality opportunity by the Knights. Michael Houser made 23 saves to earn the win.
The game’s three stars were: 1st – Andreas Athanasiou, 2nd – BRODY SILK, 3rd – Matt Ruppert. The Dickies Hardest Working Player was awarded to newcomer DEREK SCHOENMAKERS.
The Wolves will look to rebound on Sunday afternoon when they host the visiting Windsor Spitfires. Game time is 2:05pm.
