News Release
| Contact: Pete Krupsky | FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE |
| Phone: (734) 453-8400 |
Friday, November 16, 2007 |
WINDSOR BUILDS LEAD THROUGH SECOND PERIOD, DEFEATS WHALERS, 5-3
PLYMOUTH – The Windsor Spitfires built a 3-0 into the second period and withstood a third period rally to defeat the Plymouth Whalers, 5-3, in an Ontario Hockey League game played Friday night at Compuware Arena.
A sellout crowd of 3,797 saw the game on Scouts’ Weekend at Compuware Arena.
Plymouth had a six-game winning streak snapped and is now 12-7-1-0 on the season, good for fourth place in the OHL’s West Division. Windsor remains in first place in the OHL West at 15-5-1-3.
First star Mickey Renaud led the Windsor attack with a pair of goals and now has 11 of the season. Eric Wellwood (3), Adam Henrique (9) and Brad Snetsinger (14, fifth against Plymouth in four games) added single goals for the Spitfires. Joe McCann (5), Andrew Fournier (team-leading 18th) and Tyler J. Brown (first OHL goal) all scored for Plymouth.
Plymouth outshot Windsor, 35-34. Former Whalers goaltender Michal Neuvirth – acquired by Windsor Tuesday from Plymouth – recorded his second straight win in goal for Windsor in stopping 31-of-34 Plymouth shots. Jeremy Smith took the loss for the Whalers in stopping 29-of-33 shots, with the final Windsor goal by Renaud on the empty net with 1:07 left.
Trailing 4-1 after forty minutes, Plymouth started a comeback on Fournier’s goal from the lower rim of the right circle at 6:23. Brown scored his first OHL goal on a scramble in front of the Windsor goal with 3:31 remaining in regulation, but Renaud iced the game with his empty netter at 18:53.
Plymouth (12-7-1-0) is home on Saturday against London (13-8-0-0) at 7:05 p.m. at Compuware Arena. 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.
The Whalers complete a busy weekend by playing in London on Sunday afternoon at 2 p.m. at the John Labatt Centre.
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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