News Release
| Contact: Pete Krupsky | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
| Phone: (734) 453-8400 |
Saturday, October 20, 2007 |
WHALERS THREE-GOAL, SECOND PERIOD OUTBURST DEFEATS OWEN SOUND, 6-3
PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth Whalers extended a 1-0 lead after one period with three goals in the second and the Whalers went on to defeat the Owen Sound Attack, 6-3, in an Ontario Hockey League game played Saturday night at Compuware Arena.
Plymouth is now 6-4-1-0 and moves into third place in the OHL’s West Division, one point ahead of Sarnia (6-6-0-0) and two points ahead of Saginaw (4-4-2-1). Owen Sound is now 1-10-1-0.
AJ Jenks (Wolverine Lake) led the Plymouth attack with a pair of goals and now has nine on the season. The Whalers received single goals from Vern Cooper (1), Andrew Fournier (10, which leads the team), Taylor Carnevale (2) and Chris Terry (7). Matt Carter (6) scored twice for Owen Sound and Lane MacDermid (4) added one.
Owen Sound outshot Plymouth, 37-32, but the Whalers never trailed in the game, leading 1-0 after one period and 4-1 after forty minutes.
After Jenks gave a 1-0 lead in the first period, Cooper scored from the lower rim of the left circle at 4:56 of the second period to give the Whalers a 2-0 lead. Then Fournier (one timer from the right circle on power play at 13:07) and Carnevale (left side of the Owen Sound goal at 16:59) scored to give Plymouth a 4-0 lead. Plymouth goaltender Michal Neuvirth had his shutout ruined with 39 seconds left in the second period when Carter scored from the slot.
Plymouth and Owen Sound traded two goals aside in the third period to close the scoring – Terry and Jenks for the Whalers at 6:36 and 14:56 and Carter and MacDermid at 7:30 and 18:32 respectively.
Plymouth’s next home game is next Wednesday against Sarnia at 7:05 p.m. at Compuware Arena. Single-game tickets for all Whalers games run $14 for Center Ice Seating and $10 for Executive Reserved and can be purchased by calling the Compuware Sports 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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