News Release

       Contact: Pete Krupsky                                                   FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

       Phone: (734) 453-8400                                                Friday, January 25, 2008

     WHALERS BALANCE BREAKS LOSING STREAK IN 7-1 WIN OVER OWEN SOUND

PLYMOUTH – The Plymouth Whalers received seven different goal scorers and excellent work from goaltender Jeremy Smith in a 7-1 victory over the Owen Sound Attack in an Ontario Hockey League game played Friday night before 2,501 at Compuware Arena.

The Whalers broke a three-game losing streak to improve to 25-17-2-2, good for 54 points and third place in the OHL’s West Division and fifth overall in the Western Conference. Owen Sound is now 19-26-6-6, good for 42 points and fourth place in the OHL’s Midwest Division and ninth overall in the Western Conference.

Andrew Fournier (26), Michal Jordan (3), Ryan Hayes (3), Joe McCann (9), Chris Terry (33), Kaine Geldart (9) and Joe Gaynor (5) all scored for Plymouth. Jordan added two assists as well. David Kolomatis (9) scored the lone Owen Sound goal in the second period.

Plymouth led 3-0 after one period (Fournier, wraparound and shorthanded at 2:16; Jordan, left point shot at 5:05 and Hayes left doorstep at 7:27) and 6-1 after forty minutes.

Smith was at his best in goal for the Whalers in the second period with Plymouth leading 4-1, making several big stops when Plymouth was penalized three straight times in the period. The Whalers then scored twice in the second period to increase their lead to 6-1 when Terry tipped Jordon O’Neill’s point shot at 14:55 and Geldart tapped home AJ Jenks’ feed out in front of the Owen Sound goal at 15:36.

In all, Smith stopped 41-of-42 shots as the game’s first star.

Plymouth is back home on Saturday against Peterborough 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. www.plymouthwhalers.com

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. www.compuwarearena.com

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