As it turns out, last night's game against the Plymouth Whalers at the John Labatt Centre was the first game for the team. I had blogged previously that the September 17th game had been the season opener (the post has since been edited), but it was really the final preseason game which the Knights won 5-4. In the season opener however, the game went to a shootout in which the Knights won 3-2. A defining moment in the game came in the 3rd period when former Whaler Tyler Brown tied the game with a power-play goal after the Knights had gone 0-6 on the man advantage. An interesting note here is that the coaching staff threatened to play more of the younger players if the Knights power-play unit didn't connect. Thanks to Tyler Brown, they won't need to. Another Knights hero in the game was starting goaltender Michael Houser. He kicked away all 3 shootout attempts by Plymouth. If this game tells us anything, it's that this season is going to be tougher and more defensive than last season ever was. Other game notes:
- the Knights scorers were: Colin Martin (who scored the Knights first goal 45 minutes into the game), and the aforementioned Tyler Brown
- Plymouth scorers were: Alex Aleardi and Jamie Devane
To read the recap for the game, click here.
The Knights play their next game tonight at 7 PM when they host the Sarnia Sting. See you later.
P.S.: On Friday, the Toronto Raptors announced some changes in the coaching and management departments. Alvin Williams (who was an assistant coach last season) was promoted to hold the Director of Player Development position while Marc Eversley will assist with player scouting as the Assistant General Manager. For more on the story, click here. That's all for now!
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