Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “,….. proudly sponsored by Pete’s Auto Body.
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It was a busy day for hockey at the international level yesterday.
The Women’s Gold Medal Game at the Beijing Olympics was won by Canada.
The Canadian Women managed to squeeze out a 3-2 win over the United States to capture the Gold.
Earlier in the day in Men’s Olympic Hockey Canada was eliminated when they were blanked 2-0 by a suffocating defensive stance imposed by Sweden who advanced to the Final 4.
And while the Olympics are the biggest stage in sports these days, that’s not to say there aren’t significant games in these parts, including tonight in the Greater Metro Junior Hockey League.
The Knights of Meaford will host the Bradford Bulls tonight in another pivotal match between these two clubs.
Meaford is 3rd in the North Division, 2 points up on Bradford, although the Bulls have played 2 less games
This is the second head-to-head between these two clubs in the last 2 weeks.
On February 3rd at The Castle, the Bulls won 1-0 in a game that featured a marvellous goalie duel between Travis Smith of Bradford and Meaford’s Dan Sultanov.
The underlying story is the only goal of the game was a power play marker by Daniel Butt of the Bulls during a sequence in which the Knights had incurred 5 straight penalties.
Looking forward to what transpires tonight
Game time is 7:30 pm at the Meaford & St Vincent Community Centre for the Knights & Bradford Bulls.
For Pete’s Auto Body, I’m Fred Wallace.