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Here's the game summary.
Oshawa Generals 2 at North Bay Battalion 1 - Status: Final
Sunday, May 3, 2015 - North Bay Memorial Gardens
Oshawa 1 1 0 - 2
North Bay 0 0 1 - 1
1st Period-1, Oshawa, Smith 7 6:04. Penalties-Santos Nb (hooking), 11:35; Lindberg Osh (inter. on goaltender), 17:08.
2nd Period-2, Oshawa, Mistele 8 (Cirelli, Dal Colle), 9:47. Penalties-McCarron Osh (diving), 4:55; McCarron Osh (hooking), 7:21.
3rd Period-3, North Bay, Moutrey 7 (Wood, Paul), 12:36 (PP). Penalties-Kosack Nb (interference), 9:33; Cirelli Osh (hooking), 12:27; Moutrey Nb (high sticking), 13:35; served by Smith Osh (too many men), 14:11.
Shots on Goal-Oshawa 10-7-7-24. North Bay 6-3-12-21.
Power Play Opportunities-Oshawa 0 / 3; North Bay 1 / 5.
Goalies-Oshawa, Appleby 12-3-1-0 (21 shots-20 saves). North Bay, Smith 10-4-1-0 (24 shots-22 saves).
The 7th man did his best tonight...great fan support for this team. Len Baker also made a number of signs for display supporting the Battalion tonight.
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The Desjardins made sure to catch the game....Shayna and her son Gage who is three years old.
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Fans very appreciative of the team's effors this year and also very sporting to cheer Oshawa getting the cup.
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Captain Josh Brown accepts the trophy and does a bit of a skate.
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Team salutes the fans with sticks held high and are led off the ice by Coach Butler. Oshawa still on the ice to accept the Bobby Orr Trophy. Miller, Heuther and McIvor return to salute the fans one more time as they won't be back.
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Fans chanting go troops go! Great season. Too bad it ended a little short.
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Big hand for team as they shake hands.
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Time runs out. Oshawa wins 2-1.
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NB loses it at centre ice but H Smith's shot at the net goes into the netting.
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Gens ice it...misses net by 5 feet.
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Troops win draw, shot on Appleby....saved.
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Time out Battalion with an emptly net and 1:15 left. Fans chanting. Wild finish!
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Paul puts it inches wide of an open net. 1:15 left. Smith is out.
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Backhand by Latour....what a save by Smith!
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Huether through the crease....Miller a shot....Troops pressing....2 on 1 but foiled by a stick check.
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Att is 4,103 so about 100 short of a sellout.
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Momentum with Troops now but time running out.
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50-50 is $5,526.50
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3 on 2 Troops.....Huether great chance turned aside!
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Suddenly an exciting game
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Now we have a Gens penalty....Hunter Smith...too many men on the ice 14:11. Troops will get a short PP in about a minute.
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Bratina breaks in and is knocked down , no call
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Here we go, fans back in it....oh oh penalty Troops...Moutrey for high sticking 13:35.....just over 6 mins left.
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It was a scramble in front of the net. Moutrey from Wood.
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Didn't catch the scorer...maybe Wood. 2-1 Gens....7:20 left.
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Troops score on PP.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Hooking on Gens Cirelli...Troops PP. TV time out.
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Good chance for Kujawinski but puck knocked off his stick.
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Gens look content just to kill time
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This won't help. Kosack takes 2 for interference 9:33. Gens PP
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Time ticking down....10:36 left
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Here's where Stan Butler sits in playoff wins.
ACTIVE COACHES’ OHL PLAYOFF RECORDS
(ranked by wins)
GAMES WON LOST WIN PCTG. OHL TITLES
1. Dale Hunter 171 105 66 .614 2
2. George Burnett 179 99 80 .553 1
3. STAN BUTLER 161 74 87 .460 0
4. Marty Williamson 117 64 53 .547 0
5. Bob Boughner 52 33 19 .635 2
Dale Hawerchuk 55 33 22 .600 0
7. Bill Stewart 52 32 20 .615 2
8. DJ Smith 36 23 13 .639 0
9. Kris Knoblauch 29 21 8 .724 0
10. Greg Gilbert 54 19 35 .352 0
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Kujawinski slams Cirelli hard into the boards. That's more like it! 7 minutes gone in third.
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Smith makes the save off a long shot...faceoff right to Smith and he covers up.
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The Burke family...from left...Rod Burke, Melissa, Reily (with hat), Cathy Cutrara (behind) Brooklyn Burke, Jim Putman an Mark Rogers. Thanks for supporting the Battalion folks!
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Liberati a quick shot from the slot but again Appleby is there.
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Some jump to the Troops this period...Huether in close, but thwarted.
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3rd started....down by two, crowd giving a last shot.
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Cliche time...back to the wall...have to give 110%.....etc, let's go Troops.
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Period over....sog 17-9 Gens and score is 2-0.
Recap of the first two periods.
Here it is.
Oshawa Generals 2 at North Bay Battalion 0
Sunday, May 3, 2015 - North Bay Memorial Gardens
Oshawa 1 1 0 - 2
North Bay 0 0 0 - 0
1st Period-1, Oshawa, Smith 7 6:04. Penalties-Santos Nb (hooking), 11:35; Lindberg Osh (inter. on goaltender), 17:08.
2nd Period-2, Oshawa, Mistele 8 (Cirelli, Dal Colle), 9:47. Penalties-McCarron Osh (diving), 4:55; McCarron Osh (hooking), 7:21.
Shots on Goal-Oshawa 10-7-0-17. North Bay 6-3-0-9.
Power Play Opportunities-Oshawa 0 / 1; North Bay 0 / 3.
Goalies-Oshawa, Appleby 11-3-1-0 (9 shots-9 saves). North Bay, Smith 10-3-1-0 (17 shots-15 saves).
Referees-Mike Cairns (34), Brett Montsion (11).
Linesmen-Mike Hamilton (86), Jordan Browne (93).
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Not sure we'll make it this time but the Battalion is 10-18 in 28 playoff overtime games.
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Great chance for McKenzie as he jams one at the side of the net, but denied by Appleby.
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Great solo effort by Bratina but turned aside by Appleby. The Gens have taken the fans out of the game.
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Kyle Wood is 19 tomorrow.
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Spoke to these two at the tailgate party....
Me: Is this your first time in North Bay?
Bobbie-Lynn; No we live here. Ken Appleby is my cousin.
Well, that explains the T shirts:)
Bobbie-Lynn Shank, Mike Breadmore and their 3 month old son Drewan.
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Battalion trying hard but have come out flat.
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Cirelli and Dal Colle get the assists at 9:47.
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This is not looking good...Gens now outshooting Troops 15-7 despite all the Troops PP time.
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Smith down....Matt Mistele puts it into a yawning cage!!!! 2-0 Osh. TV timeout. Mistele's 8th of the playoffs.
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Vande Sompel a great chance, shoots wide...rebound put through the crease....best chances on this PP go to Osh. Penalty over...no shots in 4 minutes.
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NB has basically been given a 4 min PP but need to generate some shots. Fans very restless.
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McCarron goes right back in the box for hooking just after serving his diving penalty.
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Troops can't get set up. PP over, another wasted opportunity. No shots on goal this time.
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Lacklustre PP...a few fans booing.
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Moutrey levels McCarron after the whistle next to the net but its the Gens player who gets the gate. PP Troops. Two minutes for diving!!!
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Bratina hurt by a Desrocher slapshot from the blueline. Heads straight to the bench.
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Jake smith, aside from the first goal, has been good. Smith is 10-3-1 with one shutout, 1.99 goals-against average and .928 save percentage in 14 appearances, improving his career record to 23-11-4 with four shutouts, 2.28 average and .916 save percentage
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2nd looks much like the 1st so far...need some firewagon hockey.
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The Troops are 5-1 at home this post-season, improving the Battalion’s all-time playoff record at North Bay Memorial Gardens to 13-4
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You can see by the stats, the NB PP needs to step up....just 1 of 16 while Osh is 6 for 23.
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Troops win opening faceoff. Time for some desperation hockey boys!
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Refs are out...2nd about to start.
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Bob McIntyre surprised with "Fan of the Year" award. Thanks his next door neighbour Bonnie Ethier for inventing the North Bay cheer.....nice acceptance speech. Bob is the one with the bullhorn and army helmet...When I say North Bay you say go!!!
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Here's how the teams have done so far in the series.
CONFERENCE FINAL VS. OSHAWA
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AVE. |
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GP |
W |
L |
OTW |
GF |
GA |
SF |
PP |
PCTG |
PK |
PCTG |
ATT. |
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North Bay |
5 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
11 |
10 |
158 |
1/16 |
6.3 |
17/23 |
73.9 |
4,215 |
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Oshawa |
5 |
3 |
2 |
1 |
10 |
11 |
156 |
6/23 |
26.1 |
15/16 |
93.8 |
5,698 |
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I think the confusion is that it has to be a legit attempt by a player to score a goal, and can't be a clearing shot for example. It usually has to be a shot from inside the blueline.
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Hope you can read this. It defines a shot on goal (sog) by the OHL.
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Nick Paul to Zach Bratina....wide open net but misses with one second left. Period over now. Score 1-0 Gens and SOG 10-6, also for Gens.
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Problem with Appleby's mask delays play. McIvor shoots....great chance...scramble in front of gens net.....puck cleared.
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Liberati rings one off the crossbar. Osh kills penalty. Less than a minute left.
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Amadio almost tips one in.
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Three minutes to go...goaltender interference call to Lindberg 17:08. NB on PP.
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Where's the hitting? Both sides playing very conservative hockey. Neither team looking sharp.
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Penalty killed....McIvor a point shot but Appleby has it on his chest.
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Shots now 9-2 Gens...even owner Scott Abbott's box is quiet.
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McCarron shot from close in but breaks stick. Nice save Smith. Then lies out flat to make another....shot from point...bounces before Smith and goes between his legs but he squeezes and keeps the puck out.
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Gens send it through the crease, but no-one there to tap it in.
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First penalty goes to Matt Santos for hooking @ 11:35. Gens PP.
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Plenty of Gens fans in the crowd but not as noisy as NB fans in Oshawa.
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Except for the Desrocher hit very little physical play so far this period but plenty of whistles.
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TV timeout....shots 3-1 for Osh and they lead 1-0. As I was saying, the off ice officials are taking heat for the SOG's so I photo'ed the official OHL sheet outlining what exactly a SOG is. I'll post it later.
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Nick Paul on a partial breakaway....passes off to Moutrey who can't handle the puck. Big missed opportunity.
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Play about even but at the half way point in the period nb has only1 sog.
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Was just the Gens 2nd shot of the game. J Smith should have had it imo.
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Two on one for Gens......H Smith scores on a weak shot. 1-0 Gens. Unassisted a 6:04.
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Off ice officials say they have taken a lot of heat about SOG this playoff run.
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Santo gets first sog after about 5 mins and good scoring chance also. Appleby mishandles the puck and it squirts through the blue paint.
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Almost 5 mins gone and no shot on goal by either team, no chances either.
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Desrocher levels Baird.
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Puck is dropped...here we go!
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Strobe light is cranked up...here come the Troops to a standing, thunderous ovation.
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Tank is inflated and both teams are ready to skate out on the ice. Gens are out to loud boos.
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The crowd is getting restless and the lights are being dimmed...didn't see a sold out sign on the door when I came in at noon, and the great weather may be working against them. Sarge is out waving his green 7th man flag. May need the earplugs today, even the music is deafening.
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If the Troops win the series they'll go on to face Connor McDavid and the Erie Otters as they dropped the Soo in six games. I believe the Soo was a favorite to win that one. McDavid had a goal and four assists as the Erie Otters became Western Conference Champions for the first time since 2002 on Saturday night with a 7-3 victory in Game 6.
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Game 7 if necessary, tomorrow at 7 p.m. in Oshawa.
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Here is the General's lineup
North Bay's Ken Appleby in neet backed by Jeremy Brodeur
D:
Brad Latour - Cole Cassels (son of former NHLer Andrew) - Hunter Smith
Brent Pedersen - Mike McCarron - Tobias Lindberg
Mike Dal Colle - Anthony Cirelli - Matt Mistele
Mike Turner - Aiden Wallace - Sam Harding
Kenny Huether, younger brother of Ray, is a healthy scratch.
On D:
Mitch Vande Sompel - Josh Brown
Dakota Mermis - Stephen Desrocher
Stephen Templeton - Sonny Hertzberg
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It's do or die for the Battalion this afternoon, a loss sends them out of the playoffs, a win and they live to fight another day back in Oshawa. This may be the last chance for these fans to see many of these players. They're off the ice...Zambonis are standing by.
Here's the Troops starting lineup.
In goal, Jqke Smith backed up by Jake Kment.
Forwards
Nick Moutrey - Nick Paul - Mike Amadio
Zach Bratina - Ryan Kujawinski - Alex Henriksson
Brett McKenzie - Ray Huether - Matt Santos
Mike Baird - Zach Poirier - Hampus Olsson
On D
Miles Liberati - Marcus McIvor
Brenden Miller - Kyle Wood
Austin Kosack - Riley Bruce
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Early at the game is Tara Butineau and her son Quinn. Quinn just turned 3 on Thursday and got this Battalion jersey as a birthday gift.
Good afternoon and welcome to game six of the Eastern Conference Championship between the North Bay Battalion and Oshawa Generals. Gens lead the series 3-2. Puck drop in about half an hour.
Here we go, Both teams now on the ice for warm-up.
