Kingston Frontenacs Game Day January 24, 2020

KINGSTON FRONTENACS GAMEDAY REPORT
FRONTS PREPARE FOR HIGH OCTANE OFFENCE
SPIRIT BRING HIGHEST SCORING OFFENCE IN THE WEST TO LEON’S CENTRE
The Kingston Frontenacs did a great job of shutting
down a highly skilled forward in Arthur Kaliyev on
Monday night when they defeated the Hamilton Bulldogs.
Tonight, they face a similar situation but will have
to repeat the task against multiple members of the opposition.
The Saginaw Spirit are the highest scoring team in
the OHL’s Western Conference. Entering their game on
Thursday night in Peterborough they had scored 187
goals trailing only the Ottawa 67’s for highest scoring
team in the OHL. The trade deadline addition of Ryan
Suzuki, who had 11 points in just 5 games with his
new team, bolstered an already impressive group.
Damien Giroux, who is in his fourth season with the
Spirit, has already reached 48 points and 27 goals.
Both of those numbers are just three short of his career
high in those categories. Cole Coskey sits one spot
ahead of him on team scoring. The overage player has
57 points in his 44 games this season. The biggest
threat for the Spirit is NHL draft eligible Cole Perfetti.
The potential top 5 pick in the upcoming NHL draft
has 75 points and 51 assists. He is second in OHL
scoring sitting just 3 points behind Marco Rossi for the
league lead.
For the Frontenacs to earn points in this game,
the defensive core will have to be at it’s best. Captain
Jakob Brahaney, and assistant Nick King will see big
minutes against the top line, but assistant Jake Murray
and Lucas Peric will also play a key role. Braden
Haché had his best game as a Frontenac on Monday
night and may also see some important minutes as he
earns his coaches trust.
Regardless of who is called upon to take on the
challenge, one thing is for sure, The Frontenacs need
their best defensive effort to earn a win against the
high scoring team from Saginaw. KF
BILLY KIMMERLY
OFFICIAL GAME DAY MAGAZINE, VOLUME 47, ISSUE 20
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