Wolves Drop 5 – 3 Decision

The Sudbury Wolves began the pre-season schedule on the road Thursday night in Barrie and dropped a 5-3 decision to the Colts.

Brody Silk, Beni Berisha and Jason Lacroix scored for the Wolves who erased a 3-0 deficit at the mid-way mark of the game.  Goaltender Brendan O’Neill played the first half of the game and allowed 3 goals while rookie goaltender Joel Vienneau saw his first OHL action and allowed 2 goals. Both goaltenders made some big saves to keep the game close.

The Wolves had a number of players out of the line-up including:  Mathew Campagna, Andrey Kuchin, Josh Leivo, Frank Corrado, Josh McFadden, Justin Sefton, Michael Sgarbossa, Charlie Dodero, Johan Mattsson, Michael MacDonald and first rounder Nick Baptiste.

Making their OHL debut for the Wolves were:  Beni Berisha, Dustin Jesseau, Brodie Whitehead, Joel Vienneau and Jacob Harris.

“I thought our boys played pretty hard overall” notes Wolves’ Head Coach Trent Cull.   “It was our first exhibition game and we played a little too loose defensively.  These games certainly assist us in the evaluation process.”

A number of Wolves had solid games including:  Ryan Hanes, Alex Racino, Kristoff Kontos, Brody Silk, Sam Schutt and Frank Schumacher.

The Wolves will play their second game in as many nights on Friday at the Sudbury arena when they host the Soo Greyhounds at 7:30pm.  JUNGLE GYM GYMNASTICS will sponsor Friday’s game.   It`s FAMILY NIGHT and admission is only $12 for all seats and all ages.