News Release
| Contact: Pete Krupsky | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
| Phone: (734) 453-8400 |
Friday, November 9, 2007 |
MR. SMITH PITCHES SECOND STRAIGHT SHUTOUT IN PLYMOUTH’S 3-0 WIN OVER MISSISSAUGA
PLYMOUTH, MI – Brownstown-native Jeremy Smith pitched his second straight shutout while Kaine Geldart, Andrew Fournier and Patrick Lee scored goals and the Plymouth Whalers won their fifth straight game, 3-0, over the Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors in an Ontario Hockey League game played Friday night at Compuware Arena.
The win pushes Plymouth’s record to 11-6-1-0, good for 23 points and third place in the OHL West. Mississauga is 7-9-1-0.
Plymouth penalty killers pitched a shutout for the fourth straight game, going 8-for-8 and 32-for-32 over the last four games. Speaking of streaks, Smith shut out the Niagara IceDogs on Nov. 1 in a 4-0 victory. Including a scoreless third period against Sarnia on Oct. 24 in a 3-2 loss to the Sting, Smith’s current streak is at 139:23. Fournier’s goal gives him points in nine straight games with eight goals and seven assists for 15 points. Chris Terry added two assists in the game and has four goals with 11 assists for 15 points over his last eight games.
Geldart started the scoring at 2:13 of the first period when he batted home a rebound from AJ Jenks’ shot from the right wing past Mississauga goaltender Anthony Grieco. Fournier scored his team-leading 16th of the season at 19:09 when he scored on a rebound in the middle of a scramble in front of the Mississauga goal to give Plymouth a 2-0 lead after one period of play.
After a scoreless second period, Lee scored his fourth of the season when he deflected Christian Steingraber’s shot from the point past Greico at the left hash mark.
Plymouth outshot Mississauga, 39-37, in the game.
The Whalers are back at home Saturday at 7:05 p.m. against Guelph, next Friday against Windsor and Sat. Nov. 17 against London. Tickets can be purchased for all Plymouth games by calling the Compuware Arena at (734) 453-8400 or by going to Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com.
About the Plymouth Whalers
The Plymouth Whalers are the only Metro Detroit team in the Ontario Hockey League, a developmental league for National Hockey League players. The Whalers all range in age from 15-21 years-old and are consistently one of the top teams in the OHL. In 2006-07, the Whalers won the OHL Championship.
About Compuware Arena
Compuware Arena is home to the 2007 Ontario Hockey League Champion Plymouth Whalers, the Major Indoor Soccer League’s Detroit Ignition, the Compuware Arena Drive-In Theatres, the MHSAA Boys State Hockey Championships and eight AAA Compuware Hockey youth teams. Compuware Arena serves more than one million patrons each year, and is located in Plymouth, Michigan.
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