Friday February 24, 2017
Hershey Center, Mississauga Ontario
Mississauga Steelheads (24-19-13, 2nd in Eastern Conference)
Vs.
Peterborough Petes (33-17-5, 3rd in Eastern
Conference)
Clifford Skarstedt/Peterborough Examiner/Postmedia Network
This is game offers a matchup between two of the best teams
in the Eastern Conference. Mississauga and Peterborough are 2nd and
3rd respectively in the Eastern Conference coming into their Friday
night clash. Peterborough has clinched a
playoff spot before Mississauga because they have nine more regulation wins,
but Mississauga is almost guaranteed a spot eventually.
Skaters in the spotlight:
Mississauga:
Michael McLeod (New
Jersey Devils 2016 1st round pick, #12 overall)
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141
points over three seasons with Mississauga
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Ranked
6th among North American skaters before the 2016 draaft
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Named
player of the game for his team during the 2016 CHL Top Prospects game
Jacob Moverare (LA
Kings 2016 4th round pick, #112 overall)
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First
season in the OHL (Spent last season in the Swedish Elite League)
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2 goals 29 assists and a +15 rating in 51 games
with the Steelheads this season
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Made to the final rounds of cuts for Team
Sweden’s 2017 World Juniors team
Peterborough:
Jonne Tammela
(Tampa Bay Lightning 2015 4th round pick, #118 overall)
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Played
on Team Finland’s 2014-2015 World Junior silver medalist team
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Played
in Finalnd until being Reassigned to Peterborough, but a knee injury has kept
him from playing in all but two games this season
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From
the same hometown as NHLer Jussi Jokinen (Ylivieska, Finland)
Matt Spencer (Tampa
Bay Lightining 2015 2nd round pick, #44 overall)
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Right
handed defenseman for the Petes
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91
points in 238 games with Peterborough
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Played
one game with Tampa Bay’s AHL affiliate (Syracuse Crunch) following the end of
the 2016 OHL season
Goalie Matchup:
Mississauga:
Jacob Ingham
(Mississauga (OHL) 2016 2nd round pick, #26 overall)
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24
games played for the Steelheads this season
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2.94
goals against average and a .891 save %
Peterborough:
Dylan Wells
(Edmonton Oilers 2016 5th round pick, #123 overall)
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43
games played for the Petes this season
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3.06 goals against average and a .916 save %
Last time these two teams met Peterborough claimed a 3-2 Shootout
victory in front of 2,500 fans at the Peterborough Memorial Centre.
Peterborough goalie Dylan Wells earned first star of the game honors after
making 41 saves and stopping 2/3 shootout attempts
Where to get tickets:
Either at the Hershey Center Box Office or online at http://hersheycentre.com/ticket-info/box-office/
Attendance and Score prediction:
3,000 Fans witness a 4-3 Peterborough victory
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