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North Bay Batalion Vs. Sudbury Wolves March 16th, 2017

Thursday March 16, 2017 
Memorial Gardens, North Bay Ontario 
North Bay Battalion (23-35-6, 9th in the Eastern Conference) 
 Vs. 
Sudbury Wolves (24-32-7, 7th in Eastern Conference) 
Credit www.thesudburystar.com
With less than 10 regular season games remaining for both of these teams and a playoff spot on the line this is one of the most important remaining regular season games left. With the top 8 teams making the playoffs from the Eastern Conference both teams are still thoroughly in the mix as North Bay is only 2 points behind the 8th seed Niagara Ice Dogs and 3 points behind the Wolves. Sudbury is currently 2 points behind the 6th seed Ottawa 67's with one game in hand.

North Bay: 
Brett McKenzie (Vancouver 2016 7th round pick, #194 overall)
- 260 games over 4 seasons in the OHL all with North Bay
- Taken #10 overall in the 1st round of the 2013 OHL draft by North Bay
- Career highs in goals (28) assists (37) and points (65) this season

Cam Dineen (Arizona 2016 3rd round pick, #68 overall) 
- 73 points (19 goals, 54 assists) in 97 games in the league
- Named to OHL's all rookie team, tied for second in rookie of the year voting
- 14 points (6 goals, 8 assists) over 29 games this season

 Sudbury: 
Michael Pezzetta (Montreal 2016 6th round pick, #160 overall)
- 175 games over 3 seasons in the OHL all with Sudbury
- 58 career points (25 goals, 33 assists)
- 18 points (10 goals, 8 assists) in 49 games this season

Kyle Capobianco (Arizona 2015 3rd round pick, #63 overall)
- Has played 250 games over 4 seasons in the OHL all with Sudbury
- 135 career points (26 goals, 109 assists)
- 41 points (9 goals, 32 assists) in 60 games this season  

Goaltenders: 

 North Bay: 
Brent Moran (Dallas 2014 4th round pick, #115 overall) 
- 6 year veteran of the OHL, has played for Niagara, Flint, and North Bay
- In 191 games in the league has posted a 3.75 GAA and a .887 save %
- In 46 games this season posted a 3.57 GAA and a .891 save %

Sudbury: 
Zach Bowman (Plymouth (OHL) 2013 4th round pick, #76 overall) 
- 5 year veteran of the OHL, has played for Plymouth, Flint, and Sudbury
- In 94 games in the league has posted a 4.15 GAA and a .889 save %
- In 26 games this season he has posted a 3.47 GAA and a .904 save %

Last Time They Met:
These two teams last met on March 8th in North Bay where the Battalion beat the Wolves 4-2. The Battalion were led by Right Winger Steve Harland with two goals and a 32 save effort by Goaltender Brent Moran. Wolves Rookie Goaltender Jake McGrath posted 28 saves on 32 shots in the losing effort.

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