News Release
Contact: Pete Krupsky FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Phone: (734) 453-8400 Saturday, January 19, 2008
LONDON LEAVES PLYMOUTH MAROONED IN 5-2 VICTORY
PLYMOUTH – Patrick Maroon scored two goals and an assist as the game’s first star and goaltender Jhase Sniderman stopped 27-of-29 shots as the London Knights defeated the Plymouth Whalers, 5-2, in an Ontario Hockey League game played Saturday night before 2,910 at Compuware Arena.
The game leaves London and Plymouth with identical records of 24-16-2-2.
Phil Varone (8), Philip McRae (13) and Tony Romano (10) scored the other goals for London. Plymouth received goals from Ryan Hayes (2) and Taylor Carnevale (6).
After a scoreless first period, London scored twice in a span of 19 seconds in the second period to take a 2-0 lead. Varone pounced on a loose puck outside the Whalers’ blue crease area and beat Plymouth goaltender Matt Hackett at 7:39. Maroon scored his 24th of the season at 7:58 when he deflected Sean O’Connor’s pass from the right point past Hackett in the slot. Hayes cut the London lead to 2-1 when he roofed a shot from the right circle past Sniderman at 14:02. But McRae restored London’s two-goal when Maroon passed the puck from the left corner in front to McRae, who made no mistake with the shot.
Romano gave London a 4-1 lead with a backhand shot, top shelf, from the left wing lip of the Plymouth crease at 5:44 of the third period. Maroon scored his second of the game and 25th of the season when he skated through the Plymouth slot and beat Hackett with a quick shot from the left wing at 14:57. Carnevale closed the scoring with 17 seconds left in regulation when he beat Sniderman with a shot five-hole from the hash marks.
London outshot Plymouth, 37-29. The London Free Press has a game story.
Plymouth plays in Windsor on Sunday at 2:00 p.m. and is back home next Friday against Owen Sound at 7:05 p.m. and Peterborough on Saturday at 7:05 p.m. 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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