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WEEKEND RECAP: The Barrie Colts had a quiet opening weekend to the 2006-07 OHL season as they had just one game on their schedule..Thursday evening they hosted the Toronto St. Michael's Majors in their home opener and posted an 8-4 victory..The Colts established a 4-0 lead in the opening period before the Majors answered with four of their own in the second..Matthieu Methot's (1) powerplay goal 1:15 into the third period proved to be the game-winner for the home side..Other scorers for the Colts included: Bryan Little (1,2), Hunter Tremblay (1), Andrew Marshall (1), Matthew Bragg (1) and Richard Clune (1,2), who scored a pair in his first game with his new team since being acquired September 14 from the Sarnia Sting..Andrew Perugini made 32 saves in goal in recording his first victory of the season
WHAT'S ON TAP: The Colts have a pair of divisional games scheduled for this weekend beginning with a Friday night trip to the Powerade Centre to face the Brampton Battalion (7:30 p.m.)..It will be their first meeting since the Colts defeated the Battalion four games to one during their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series last season..The Colts conclude their weekend with a home game Saturday evening versus the Mississauga Ice Dogs at the Barrie Molson Centre (7:30 p.m.)..Tickets are still available and can be purchased through Ticketmaster by calling (705)-739-7666, in person at the Molson Centre box office, or on-line at www.barriecolts.com
WEEKEND POINTS LEADERS: Vladimir Nikiforov (0g-5a) and Bryan Little (2g-3a) share the team lead in points with five each..Andrew Marshall (1g-1a), Richard Clune (2g-0a), Matthew Bragg (1g-1a) and Hunter Tremblay (1g-1a) are tied for second for the team lead in points with two apiece
LOOKING AHEAD: With his five points in the Colts' home opener, Bryan Little now has 240 career points (114g-126a) in 191 career regular season games with the club.He is currently 94 points shy of tying Daniel Tkaczuk for the franchise lead in overall points scoring.Tkaczuk established a franchise record 334 points (145g-189a) through 238 career games from 1995 to 1999
STAYING CENTRAL: Here is a look at the Colts and how they fare in the Central Division standings after the opening weekend of play:
1- Mississauga Ice Dogs 2-0-0-0, 4 points
2- Brampton Battalion 2-1-0-0, 4 points
3- Barrie Colts 1-0-0-0, 2 points
4- Toronto St. Michael's Majors 1-2-0-0, 2 points
5- Sudbury Wolves 0-2-0-0, 0 points
RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS: 18-year old rookie center Tomas Marcinko returned to Barrie Sunday afternoon from the New York Islanders' training camp..The club now has all of their players back from NHL camps and can ice a full roster for Friday's game in Brampton...Vladimir Nikiforov (Dallas), Bryan Little (Atlanta), Richard Clune (Dallas) and Hunter Tremblay (Toronto) all returned to the team earlier this month.
WEEKEND RECAP: The Barrie Colts had a quiet opening weekend to the 2006-07 OHL season as they had just one game on their schedule..Thursday evening they hosted the Toronto St. Michael's Majors in their home opener and posted an 8-4 victory..The Colts established a 4-0 lead in the opening period before the Majors answered with four of their own in the second..Matthieu Methot's (1) powerplay goal 1:15 into the third period proved to be the game-winner for the home side..Other scorers for the Colts included: Bryan Little (1,2), Hunter Tremblay (1), Andrew Marshall (1), Matthew Bragg (1) and Richard Clune (1,2), who scored a pair in his first game with his new team since being acquired September 14 from the Sarnia Sting..Andrew Perugini made 32 saves in goal in recording his first victory of the season
WHAT'S ON TAP: The Colts have a pair of divisional games scheduled for this weekend beginning with a Friday night trip to the Powerade Centre to face the Brampton Battalion (7:30 p.m.)..It will be their first meeting since the Colts defeated the Battalion four games to one during their Eastern Conference Semifinal Series last season..The Colts conclude their weekend with a home game Saturday evening versus the Mississauga Ice Dogs at the Barrie Molson Centre (7:30 p.m.)..Tickets are still available and can be purchased through Ticketmaster by calling (705)-739-7666, in person at the Molson Centre box office, or on-line at www.barriecolts.com
WEEKEND POINTS LEADERS: Vladimir Nikiforov (0g-5a) and Bryan Little (2g-3a) share the team lead in points with five each..Andrew Marshall (1g-1a), Richard Clune (2g-0a), Matthew Bragg (1g-1a) and Hunter Tremblay (1g-1a) are tied for second for the team lead in points with two apiece
LOOKING AHEAD: With his five points in the Colts' home opener, Bryan Little now has 240 career points (114g-126a) in 191 career regular season games with the club.He is currently 94 points shy of tying Daniel Tkaczuk for the franchise lead in overall points scoring.Tkaczuk established a franchise record 334 points (145g-189a) through 238 career games from 1995 to 1999
STAYING CENTRAL: Here is a look at the Colts and how they fare in the Central Division standings after the opening weekend of play:
1- Mississauga Ice Dogs 2-0-0-0, 4 points
2- Brampton Battalion 2-1-0-0, 4 points
3- Barrie Colts 1-0-0-0, 2 points
4- Toronto St. Michael's Majors 1-2-0-0, 2 points
5- Sudbury Wolves 0-2-0-0, 0 points
RUNNING ON ALL CYLINDERS: 18-year old rookie center Tomas Marcinko returned to Barrie Sunday afternoon from the New York Islanders' training camp..The club now has all of their players back from NHL camps and can ice a full roster for Friday's game in Brampton...Vladimir Nikiforov (Dallas), Bryan Little (Atlanta), Richard Clune (Dallas) and Hunter Tremblay (Toronto) all returned to the team earlier this month.