Hi, this is Fred Wallace with ” Off the Wire “,….. proudly sponsored by Pete’s Auto Body.
Pete’s Auto Body; because we care about our community….
The Knights of Meaford have a huge challenge on home ice tonight when they host the Bradford Rattlers at the Meaford & St Vincent Community Centre.
The Rattlers are 2nd in the Greater Metro Junior Hockey League’s North Division and have a comfortable margin in front of 3rd place Meaford.
But the Knights have momentum.
After winning Tuesday afternoon 4-1 at New Tecumseth against the Civics, the Knights are sitting on a 2 game winning streak.
But beyond that, dating back to mid-November, Meaford has won 5 of their last 6 games and have picked up at least a point in 9 of their last 10 outings, all of which has propelled the Knights into 3rd place in the division.
Here’s the thing…….the lone blemish in this terrific run came at the hands of the Temiscaming Titans in a game at Meaford on December 2nd.
In a strange contest, Meaford led twice, tied the game at 3, fell behind 6-3, tied it again at 6 late in the 2nd and then unravelled.
Historically, the Knights have been hard working and as a result, a very competitive organization. In any GMHL game I’ve seen over a decade, you can almost bet the most talented players will be on the opposition, like the night Reingold Shtemke had 5 goals for Temiscaming in the win at Meaford.
So the question tonight is, can the Knights of Meaford keep the good roll going against an elite opponent in the form of the Bradford Rattlers.
Game time tonight is 7:30 pm
For Pete’s Auto Body, I’m Fred Wallace.