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Mississauga Steelheads Vs. Peterborough Petes February 24, 2017

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)
-       141 points over three seasons with Mississauga
-       Ranked 6th among North American skaters before the 2016 draaft
-       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)
-       First season in the OHL (Spent last season in the Swedish Elite League)
-       2 goals 29 assists and a +15 rating in 51 games with the Steelheads this season
-       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)
-       Played on Team Finland’s 2014-2015 World Junior silver medalist team
-       Played in Finalnd until being Reassigned to Peterborough, but a knee injury has kept him from playing in all but two games this season
-       From the same hometown as NHLer Jussi Jokinen (Ylivieska, Finland)

Matt Spencer (Tampa Bay Lightining 2015 2nd round pick, #44 overall)
-       Right handed defenseman for the Petes
-       91 points in 238 games with Peterborough
-       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)
-       24 games played for the Steelheads this season
-       2.94 goals against average and a .891 save %

Peterborough:
Dylan Wells (Edmonton Oilers 2016 5th round pick, #123 overall)
-       43 games played for the Petes this season
-       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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