Tag: Owen Sound Attack
Quick strike Firebirds even series with 6-3 win over Owen Sound
The fans in Flint celebrated their team’s first home-ice playoff win in the flesh Saturday night as the Firebirds’ firepower was on full display. Flint topped Owen Sound 6-3 inside the Dort Financial Center. The best-of-seven Western Conference quarterfinal series now shifts to Owen Sound tied 1-1 as the clubs split the opening salvo. “We […]
Bears draw first blood in Flint
Buckle up and breathe deeply because this Attack and Firebirds series is off to an explosive start. Nick Porco said two weeks before the start of the playoffs he just knew Owen Sound would win their first-round series. Before the team even knew who they would face in the opening round. His confidence was rewarded […]
Attack overagers lead young team into postseason
Mission accomplished for Igor Chibrikov. “The only reason I came to Canada is to play hockey and I felt like this was the path I wanted to try and I’ve been here (in the OHL) for five years now,” the Attack’s overage defender said after a recent practice. Chibrikov, along with fellow veterans Mark Woolley […]
Young Attack squad primed for playoff push
It’s playoff time, but the Owen Sound Attack are hoping not much will change. That’s the plan. When the Attack ride into Flint Friday for Game 1 of their first-round best-of-seven series it will mark the start of the team’s fourth playoff round – unofficially. Mired in an eight-game losing streak in February the Attack […]
Barlow bursts into Attack record books with OT winner
Summer can wait because these Scenic City skaters have something special brewing. They’re not the favourites to win the west. They may not even be a trendy sleeper pick. But there’s an ember here waiting for a strong wind and a tinderbox. On Saturday, nearly 3,000 at the Bayshore saw how quickly this young Owen […]
Guindon breaks rookie goal scoring record in 4-1 win over Colts
Cedrick Guindon is breaking Owen Sound rookie-record marks set years before he was even born. Set back when the Attack were still called the Platers. Back when the sticks had some heft to them. Back when visors looked like welding shields. With two goals in Wednesday night’s 4-1 win over the Barrie Colts, Guindon passed […]
Heated Midwest tilt between Attack and Rangers sets up a grand finale
The players don’t like each other. “We’re going to give it to them next game. We’re going to outscore them. We’re going to outplay them. We’re going to outmuscle them,” Attack winger Nick Porco said. The coaches don’t like each other. “Him and his other four coaches don’t shut up on the bench. I don’t […]
Attack avoid season sweep with win over Knights
Nobody beats the Owen Sound Attack nine times in a row and gets away with it. The Scenic City Skaters had one last chance to exorcise their green-and-yellow demons Friday night in London or face a 10-game season-series sweep. Nick Porco’s two-goal third period ensured the Attack enjoyed the last laugh. The speedy Porco scored […]
Attack wrapping up busy scouting season ahead of this month’s OHL draft
Hundreds of Ontario Hockey League executives, coaches and scouts attended the OHL Cup recently to watch 20 of the best triple-A teams in Ontario play in Toronto. It’s one of the last prime scouting opportunities as talent evaluators prepare for the OHL Priority Selection later this month. It’s at the draft where teams can set […]
Showtime Spitfires win 10th-straight in Owen Sound
They’re the best in the west and it took less than three minutes Saturday night to prove the point. The Windsor Spitfires scored three quick goals in the final three minutes of the second period to take a commanding 5-2 lead over the Owen Sound Attack en route to a 6-3 win at the Bayshore. […]