Wolves Among League Leaders
The Sudbury Wolves have also made some noise across the league with some impressive individual efforts at the half-way mark of the season.
MICHAEL SGARBOSSA is currently in 2nd place in the OHL in power play goals with 10 goals with the man advantage. The San Jose Sharks prospect is only one goal behind league leader NAIL YAKUPOV of the Sarnia Sting who leads the league with 11 power play markers.
SGARBOSSA is also tied for 3rd in the league in FIRST GOALS of the game with four, is first in the OHL in SHOOT-OUT GAME WINNING GOALS with 3, and is tied for 12th in game winning goals with 3. He further sits 8th in the league with 21 goals.
MATHEW CAMPAGNA is in 4th place in the league in short-handed goals. The 17 year-old is just behind RYAN SPOONER, SETH GRIFFITH and RILEY BRACE in that department. CAMPAGNA is also tied for 12th place in game winning goals with 3.
Wolves’ forward and Toronto Maple Leaf prospect JOSH LEIVO is tied for 7th place in the league in game winning goals with four markers. LEIVO, 18, is second in team scoring with 11 goals in 29 games so far.
FRANK CORRADO currently sits in 12th place among the league’s top plus/minus leaders. The Vancouver Canuck prospect leads the Wolves with a +16 rating. Defenceman CHARLIE DODERO is close behind with a +12 rating.
CORRADO is also tied for 4th in the OHL in short-handed assists with two.
Wolves’ rookie NATHAN PANCEL is tied for 19th in the league among ROOKIE SCORING with 13 points in 27 games.
The Ottawa native also has a solid +7 plus/minus rating, which places him in a tie for 9th place among league rookies.
JOHAN MATTSSON currently sits in 9th place in the league among goaltenders in wins with 12 wins so far this season.
MATTSSON’S save percentage of .907 places the Swedish netminder in 14th place in the league.
The sleeper performance is the work of goaltender JOEL VIENNEAU. The Hearst, Ontario native is just 95 minutes shy of having his numbers recorded in the league’s top goaltender category. The 6’4″, 190 lb, 19 year old has a sparkling goals against average of 1.91 which would place him in 1st place overall just ahead of Malcolm Subban of the Belleville Bulls.
VIENNEAU has the 3rd best save % in the league at .933. It will prove interesting to see where VIENNEAU’s numbers shake-out once he achieves the minutes required to be compared with the league leaders. VIENNEAU’s OHL debut has caught the attention of NHL scouts who are looking at the 19 year old as a potential free agent invite and 2012 draft prospect.
