And so it ends. My view from the pressbox.
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That's it from Memorial Gardens. Thanks for joining us. We'll be doing it again Thursday so be sure to tune in. ...so adios!
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Game summary:
Barrie Colts 2 at North Bay Battalion 4 - Status: End of Game
Tuesday, April 14, 2015 - North Bay Memorial Gardens
Barrie 1 1 0 - 2
North Bay 1 2 1 - 4
1st Period-1, Barrie, Scott 1 (Blandisi, Mangiapane), 5:02. 2, North Bay, Moutrey 2 (Amadio, Paul), 11:56 (PP). Penalties-Hooey Bar (hooking), 11:05; Moutrey Nb (check from behind), 15:22; Harpur Bar (interference), 16:58; served by McKenzie Nb (too many men), 19:27.
2nd Period-3, North Bay, Huether 2 (Henriksson, Bratina), 12:05. 4, Barrie, Blandisi 6 (Mangiapane, Hooey), 13:15. 5, North Bay, Miller 3 (Kujawinski, McKenzie), 18:15. Penalties-Paul Nb (slashing), 2:53; Mangiapane Bar (tripping), 3:52; Andersson Bar (slashing), 9:10.
3rd Period-6, North Bay, Kujawinski 4 (Henriksson, Wood), 3:50 (PP). Penalties-Bauman Bar (interference), 2:27; Webster Bar (slashing), 3:50.
Shots on Goal-Barrie 5-5-5-15. North Bay 16-15-9-40.
Power Play Opportunities-Barrie 0 / 3; North Bay 2 / 6.
Goalies-Barrie, Blackwood 5-2-0-0 (40 shots-36 saves). North Bay, Smith 6-1-0-0 (15 shots-13 saves).
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Three stars 1. Ryan Kujawinski, 2. Ray Huether, 3. Brenden Miller.
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Game 4 Thursday at 7 at the Gardens. NB leads series 2-1.
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Players salute the fans...final score 4-2 NB. SOG 40-15.
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Game over. deafening in here.
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Shot from blue line deflects out of play. :23 left.
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Sarge waving 7th man flag wildly.
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Arena rocks with Go Troops Go! Very loud.
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:26 left. Time out Barrie.
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McIvor 5 blocks this period.
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Here he comes,...empty net.
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No move by Blackwood with just over two mins left.
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Three other games in the OHL tonight.
Nia 5 Osh 2 (3)
Soo 3 Gue 2 (3)
Erie 2 Ldn 2 (3)
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Just under 4 left on the clock. 4-2 Troops....shots 40-15.
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2 on 1 Huether and Santos....shot wide.
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Smith absolutely robs Lemieux! Glove save.
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Colts pressing. Troops having difficulty getting out of their end...Santos dumps it.
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My picks for stars tonight....Huether, Kujawinski and Blackwood...we'll see how that fis with my media friends.
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5050 draw worth $5,196.50...att is 3,743
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Midway in the third, troops look to be in control...getting more odd man rushes as Barrie gambles. Troops winning faceoffs 5-4 so far this period. TV time out. 9:59 left. Fans continue to taunt Blackwood.
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Colts still working hard, but Troops defence solid. Blackwood another spectacular save! Shots now 38-13.
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Battalion gear 15% off...25% for season ticket holders.
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Goal was Kujawinski's fourth of the playoffs. Having a standout game. Colt penalty over.
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Mike Webster gets slashing penalty at 3:50. Troops again on PP.
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Colts on the ropes...4-2 Troops now....crowd energized. Another penalty to Barrie.
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Wood blasting shots from the point on the PP....looking good so far. Kujawinski breaks in alone...he scores!!!!!!!!!!
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Bauman lays out Olsson, gets a penalty for his trouble. PP Troops. 2:27 for interference.
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I would say so far in the game Blackwood first star but Huether the second. Very strong game from the the former Colt and Sudbury Wolve.
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Huether breaks in alone but loses control of the puck as the third period kicks off. In the hits department it's 23-19 Troops.
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Nick Paul continues to struggle on faceoffs, going 0-4 last period. Colt's winning 66% of faceoffs in the second period.
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Second period summary
2nd Period-3, North Bay, Huether 2 (Henriksson, Bratina), 12:05. 4, Barrie, Blandisi 6 (Mangiapane, Hooey), 13:15. 5, North Bay, Miller 3 (Kujawinski, McKenzie), 18:15. Penalties-Paul Nb (slashing), 2:53; Mangiapane Bar (tripping), 3:52; Andersson Bar (slashing), 9:10.
Shots on Goal-Barrie 5-5-0-10. North Bay 16-15-0-31.
Power Play Opportunities-Barrie 0 / 3; North Bay 1 / 4.
Goalies-Barrie, Blackwood 5-1-0-0 (31 shots-28 saves). North Bay, Smith 5-1-0-0 (10 shots-8 saves).
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Super Fan Len Baker of North Bay.
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Goal is Miller from Kujawinski and McKenzie at 18:15. Good way to end the period. Crowd not happy with the refs. 3-2 score....15-5 SOG for Troops in the second, 31 -10 overall.
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Wrister from the slot by Brenden Miller makes it 3-2. What a game!
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You get the sense NB could break this one open, but Blackwood continues his great play. He's down and out but still manages the save...not this time. Troops score!!!!!!!!!!
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Wow, some huge hits by both sides. 2 on 1...Kujewinski shoots....great save Blackwood.
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Blandisi at 13:15 ties the game at 2.
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Heuther another great chance but Blackwood stones him with a spectacular glove save. Colt's score!
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Crowd mocking Blackwood now, but the score could be much higher without him. What a great pass Alex Henriksson a 2 on 0 break across the crease to Ray Huether who slaps it into the open left side. Wow! Goal is Huether frofm Henriksson and Bratina at 12:05. Score 2-1 Troops with 6:45 left in the period.
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Troops score. Crowd goes nuts.
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Kujewinski two great chances on PP but no goal...end to end action.
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Troops taking control of the game with lots of chances...Blackwood steady in net though. Physical play continues. Paul 2-8 on faceoffs.
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Troops PP. Andersson two for slashing.
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Bobby McIntyre was out early leading cheers.
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Penalties over. both sides getting good chances. Laser playing a good defensive game for Colts. Shots 19-7 Troops. Smith caught out of position....then Amadio breaks in alone and Blackwood with the save. Lively crowd.
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First period summary.
1st Period-1, Barrie, Scott 1 (Blandisi, Mangiapane), 5:02. 2, North Bay, Moutrey 2 (Amadio, Paul), 11:56 (PP). Penalties-Hooey Bar (hooking), 11:05; Moutrey Nb (check from behind), 15:22; Harpur Bar (interference), 16:58; served by McKenzie Nb (too many men), 19:27.
Shots on Goal-Barrie 5-1-0-6. North Bay 16-2-0-18.
Power Play Opportunities-Barrie 0 / 2; North Bay 1 / 2.
Goalies-Barrie, Blackwood 5-1-0-0 (18 shots-17 saves). North Bay, Smith 5-1-0-0 (6 shots-5 saves).
A-0
Referees-Mike Marley (31), Scott Oakman (23).
Linesmen-Mike Hamilton (86), Jean-Yves Maillet (45).
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Tripping penalty to Colt's Mangiapane makes it 4 on 4 for one minute. 3:52
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Early slashing penalty to Troops. Nick Paul. Colts on PP. 2:53
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Second period underway.
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Troops owner Scott Abbott enjoying the game from his box.
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Period over, tied 1-1, but shots 16-5 for Troops who held a decided edge in play.
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Penalty to Troops...too many men...served by McKenzie. PP Colts with 18 seconds left.
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Paul deflects one just wide, great chance for Moutrey, Troops buzzing all around. Penalty over.
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Harpur for interference.Great chance on PP...passing spot on, scramble in front of Colt's net....great chance but smothered.
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Good PK by Troops so far...Bratina gets breakaway but stopped, .Penalty Colts for interference. Troops PP.
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Troops penalty as Colt's player slammed head first into the back boards by Moutrey, checking from behind. 15:22. Colt's PP.
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Colt now applying the pressure. Score 1-1 5:20 left. Lots of hitting.
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Paul 1-5 on faceoffs this game.
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Troops goal Nick Moutrey, his second of series, from Mike Amadio and Nick Paul at 11:56
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PP looking good early, but no biscuit in the basket.Shots 10-4 Troops. Troops Score!!!!!!!
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Paul line good pressure...penalty to Hooey for hooking 11:05...PP for Troops.
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Miller giveaway in his own end results in a good chance for Lemieux but stopped by Smith. Mid period TV time out.
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Blackwood skates out to the left dot to smother puck as Kujawinski breaks in quickly.
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Troops outhitting Colts 8-3 with 11 minutes left....Troops pressing hard to get the equalizer.
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Colt's goal Scott from Joe Blandisi and Andrew Mangiapane at 5:02
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McKenzie breaks in, a slapper is held shoulder high by Blackwood.
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Barrie scores, Justin Scott on the Colt's first real chance. Was about 3 feet out and used a wrister.
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Nice stickhandling by Paul results in a good chance, but play pretty even so far, maybe slight edge to NB
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Smith makes his first stop, a weak dribbler. Troops 2-5 on faceoffs.
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Some strong play by Baird results in a good point shot from Miller...shots 2-0 Troops.
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We're underway...Scott wins the faceoff for the Colts...loud crowd starts chanting immediately. McKenzie with the games first good chance firing a writer into the midsection of Blackwood.
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Lisa Benoit in her Battalion jersey does another fine job of the anthem for the Investor's group. Everything set...some fans with bells close by...great atmosphere tonight.
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Crowd chanting Go Troops Go...smell of popcorn fills the air...music blaring!
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The Troops are out to a standing ovation and thunderous applause.
Here come the refs, warming up and checking the nets.--- the tank is blown up...lazers flashing.
Former NHLer Dale Hawerchuk is the coach of the Colts. His son Ben play on the team's 4th line.
Both teams are standing in the staging area,
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Here comes Sarge with the 7th man flag...close to a sellout..I think a couple of hundred short so you can still make it down and catch what promises to be a great game. Just turning 7 p.m.
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For the Colts
MacKenzie Blackwood in goal
Forward lines
Brendan Lemieux - Justin Scott - Kevin Lebanc
Joe Blandisi - Garrett Hooey - Andy Mangiapane
Roy Radke - Cordell James - Steve Nosad
Matt Kreis - Ben Hawerchuk - Adrian Carbonara/Nick Pastorius
on defence
Jonathan Laser - Ben Harpur
Mike Webster - Rasmus Andersson
Brandon Prophet - Chadd Bauman
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Starting lineup for the Troops:
In goal Jake Smith, backed by Jake Kment
Forwards:
Brett McKenzie - Ray Huether - Matt santos
Zach Bratina - Nick Paul - Mike Amadio
Nick Moutrey - Ryan Kujawinski - Alex Henriksson
Mike Baird - Zach Poirier - Hampus Olsson
on defence
Brenden Miller - Kyle Wood
Miles Liberati - Marcus McIvor
Austin Kosack - Riley Bruce
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Helping me with stats tonight is Kortney Leatherdale, also helping out te Cogeco crew. Chris Dawson is shooting video.
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Scratched tonights for the Troops Zach Shankar, Owen Green, David sherman, Mark Shoemaker.
For the Colts Rocky Kaura, Kody Gagnon, Josh Carrick, Chiwetin Blacksmith.
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The Canadian Hockey League today announced that top 2015 NHL Draft prospect Connor McDavid of the Erie Otters is the CHL Player of the Week for the playoff week ending April 12 recording 12 points including seven goals and five assists with a plus-minus rating of plus-8 in three games.
McDavid helped the Otters gain a 3-0 series lead against the London Knights in the OHL’s Western Conference Semi-Finals with a trio of multi-point games. He earned first star honours in the first two contests beginning with a four-point performance scoring two goals and two assists in a 5-2 win in Game 1 on Thursday, then set a franchise playoff record with five goals in Game 2 on Friday leading the Otters to a 7-3 victory. He finished the week by collecting three assists as part of Sunday’s 4-1 victory in Game 3 of the series. The Otters visit the Knights for Game 4 tonight
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Hello and welcome to game three of te best of seven Eastern Conerence Semifinal Series between the North Bay Battalion and the Barrie Colts. Series tied at one. Players are out for the warm up.
This is the scene outside Memorial Gardens, an exhibit by Hockey Canada celebrating 100 years. You can tour it free tomorrow.
Some news to report, six Battalion prospects will take part in this year’s OHL Gold Cup. First round pick Brady Lyle will play for team NOHA. He’ll be joined by Eric Allair, Bradley Chenier, and Daniel Walker.
Jacob Ball will suit up for OMHA Black and Joseph Franzin will play with team OMHA White. The Gold Cup takes place May 7th-10th in Kitchener.
