The Lakehead Thunderwolves hockey team will hit the road for the second weekend in a row for a pair of games versus the York Lions. The first game will go Friday night at 7:00 PM at the Canlan Ice Sports Arena on the York campus, and the Saturday game will be played at the Lakehead satellite campus in Orillia with an 8:00 PM start time. Both games can be heard live on Rock 94.3 FM.
Last Time Out
The Thunderwolves are coming off an impressive weekend sweep of the Ottawa Gee-Gees by scores of 4-2 on Friday and 3-1 on Saturday. The Friday win was highlighted by sophomore Trevor Gamaches 4-point effort, and Saturdays victory was keyed by a pair of goals by junior Andrew Wilkins and strong goaltending by freshman Jeff Bosch.
York spent last weekend in Kingston, Ontario, where it earned two points in a pair of shootout losses to RMC and Queens. The Lions lost by scores of 4-3 at RMC on Friday, followed by a 3-2 defeat to Queens on Saturday.
Series History
Lakehead has an all-time record 25-10 versus York. The two teams met four times last season, with both squads recording two wins each. Lakehead won the first meeting in York 5-2 on a Friday in late October. The next night the teams played on the Lakehead campus in Orillia, where the Lions shut out the Wolves 3-0.
York visited Lakehead in early February of 2011, and the Lions defeated the Wolves 4-2 on the Friday, with Lakehead rebounding for a 7-6 overtime win in the Saturday game.
About the Lions
York is an extremely young team, with a total of 18 freshmen on the roster. Of the Lions returning players, forwards Chad Hohmann, Mackenzie Micks, and Jesse Messier are ones to watch; as well as defenceman Matt Thomson.
The Lions currently sit in third place in the OUA West Division with a 1-0-3 record, good for 5 points just 1 point ahead of the Thunderwolves 2-2-0 record.
Scherbans Take
Wolves Head Coach Joel Scherban said, "Over the past ten seasons, York has developed into one of our biggest OUA rivals. The Lions are a hardworking, physical team. We look forward to seeing how we compare with York at this early stage of this season, and were also excited to play Saturday night at our satellite campus in Orillia."