Thursday Highlights: IceDogs strike for seven in big home win

Saginaw Spirit 2 at Niagara IceDogs 7

The IceDogs scored four unanswered to take a hefty 4-0 lead over the Spirit, a lead they were able to hold onto until the final buzzer.
IceDogs rookie Braidy Wassilyn was on fire, getting in on five of seven Niagara goals, securing a goal and four assists in the win.
Seattle Kraken prospect Andrei Loshko also had a big four-point night, netting a hat-trick for the IceDogs as well as an assist.
Ethan Czata, Mike Levin and Mathieu Paris each had two assists.
Kristian Epperson extended his hot-streak, scoring in the second period to get the Spirit on the board.
Hayden Barch made his OHL debut for Saginaw while Kaeden Johnston, Ethan Weir and Xander Velliaris made their Spirit debuts.
Owen Flores stopped 26-of-28 shots in the win.

Barrie Colts 2 at Peterborough Petes 5

The Petes came out swinging, scoring four unanswered to take the lead. A lead which they held onto until the very end, taking down the fifth-ranked Barrie Colts.
Michael Derbridge and Dalyn Wakely scored in the second period to get the Colts back in it, but these proved to be Barrie’s only goals of the night.
Owen Van Steensel picked up an assist for his first point as a Colt.
Nico Addy and Liam Ladds both scored a goal and an assist in the big win.
Brady Stonehouse made his Petes debut.
Zach Bowen stopped all six shots he faced in the first period before giving way to Easton Rye, who turned aside 23-of-25 in the win.
Barrie’s Sam Hillebrandt stopped 32-of-37 in his first start since the World Juniors where he won gold with the United States.

Kingston Frontenacs 4 at North Bay Battalion 1

Matthew Soto and Riley Clark both scored for the Frontenacs early, proving to be the difference makers in a 4-1 Fronts win.
Briir Long got the Battalion on the board in the first period, this turned out as the Troops’ lone goal.
Kingston’s Cedrick Guindon scored his 100th career OHL goal, his 22nd of the season.
Joey Willis, Ethan Hay and Will Bishop made their Kingston debuts.
New addition Jonathan Kapageridis made his OHL debut for North Bay.
Parker Vaughan and Zach Wigle made their Battalion debuts.
Kingston rookie Gavin Betts made 27 saves on 28 shots in the win, earning third star honours.