Rangers Host Sudbury Friday at the Aud
October 21, 2022 – Ontario Hockey League (OHL) – Kitchener Rangers News Release
Kitchener, Ont. – The Kitchener Rangers welcome the Sudbury Wolves to The Aud Friday for the first time in over three years dating back to October 14, 2019. The East Avenue Blue are looking to add to an impressive 6-2 victory over the Flint Firebirds last Sunday. Puck drop is set for 7:30 p.m. at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.
TV: Rogers TV cable 20 (Kitchener)
TV: Eastlink TV cable 10/610 (Sudbury)
TV: Super Sports Pak cable 471 (Ontario)
Video Stream: OHL Live on CHL TV
Radio: CityNews 570 AM CKGL (Kitchener)
Radio: 96.7 FM CKLU (Sudbury)
Promotions:
Friday night’s game is presented by Rogers tv and is in support of The Food Bank of Waterloo Region. The Rangers, in partnership with Rogers tv, are collecting non-perishable food items to support The Food Bank of Waterloo Region. Fans can donate their non-perishable food items at the Rogers tv vehicles outside door 7 and door 13 entrances at The Aud. Additionally, online donations can be made at thefoodbank.ca/rogerstv.
Ticket Information:
Tickets to the Rangers’ home games are $21 for children and $25 for adults and can be purchased online now. Additionally, fans can purchase tickets via the phone by calling the Centre In The Square Box Office at (519) 578-1570. Tickets can also be purchased in person at the Activa Box Office at the Kitchener Memorial Auditorium at 400 East Ave. Kitchener, ON N2H 1Z6 or at the Centre In The Square Box Office at 101 Queen St N, Kitchener, ON N2H 6P7.
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Head-to-Head:
Kitchener comes into tonight’s matchup with Sudbury owning a 5-2-1-2 record against the wolves over their last 10 meetings. Since the 2015-16 regular season, Kitchener has not lost in regulation at The Aud against the wolves posting a 3-0-1-1 record. In those five games, the Blueshirts are outscoring the Wolves 28-13 for an average goals per game of 5.6-2.6. The Rangers are more than doubling their opponent on the score sheet at home over the past 5 seasons.
Since last year’s schedule only consisted of same-conference opponents, this will be Sudbury’s first trip to The Aud in more than three years since October 14, 2019. Kitchener came away with a 7-3 victory in that game with captain Francesco Pinelli (Los Angeles Kings) recording two assists.
Most recently, the Rangers posted a 6-2 victory on home-ice on Sunday over the Flint Firebirds at The Aud. Sudbury recorded a 4-3 overtime victory over Peterborough at home and is 2-2-1 in their last five games. The Wolves have needed overtime in their last two consecutive games, winning one and losing the other, both last weekend.
Scouting the Rangers:
Montréal Canadiens first-round draft pick, Filip Mešár (pronounced Fil-lip Meh-Shaar), is expected to make his debut at The Aud with the Kitchener Rangers tonight. He was selected by the Rangers in the first round of the 2021 CHL Import Draft last summer before being tabbed by the Canadiens in the first round, 26th overall, of the most recent NHL Draft this past July. He signed a three-year NHL entry-level contract with Montréal on Jul. 14 and was assigned to the Rangers last Thursday on Oct. 15. Mešár played in three NHL pre-season games with Montréal against the Ottawa Senators, Toronto Maple Leafs and New Jersey Devils respectively. He also played in one regular-season game with the Laval Rocket, the AHL affiliate of the Canadiens.
Defenceman Hunter Brzustewicz leads the Rangers with seven points (0G, 7A) thanks to a three-assist effort in Kitchener’s victory last Sunday. Carson Rehkopf has the team-lead in goals with four after recording a hat-trick in the same game. Goaltender Marco Costantini (pronounced cos-tan-tee-nee) has been solid since his move from Hamilton to Kitchener. In his two appearances with the East Avenue Blue, he has a 2.55 goals against average and .932 save percentage.
Tomas Hamara (Ottawa Senators), Filip Mešár (Montréal Canadiens), Francesco Pinelli (Los Angeles Kings) and Roman Schmidt (Tampa Bay Lightning) are four Kitchener skaters that are both drafted and signed by their NHL clubs respectively.
Scouting the Wolves:
Forward David Goyette (Seattle Kraken) returns to Sudbury for his second season after leading the club as a rookie with 73 points (33G, 40A) in 66 games played. Goyette is also off to a hot start with 12 points (6G, 6A) in seven games so far this season, tied for fourth-most in the OHL today. Former first-overall pick in the 2021 OHL Priority Selection, Quentin Musty, returns for his second season after posting a respectable 31 points (12G, 19A) in 50 games last season. Musty is leading the Wolves with 27 shots on goal and is eligible for the upcoming 2023 NHL entry draft.
Jack Holmes (Dallas Stars) led the way last season for the Wolves on defence posting 34 points (7G 27A) in 63 games. Goaltender Joe Ranger currently has the eighth-best goals against average (2.67) and has a .920 save percentage.
Nolan Collins (Pittsburgh Penguins), Jacob Holmes (Dallas Stars) and David Goyette (Seattle Kraken) are three Wolves skaters that are drafted by their NHL clubs respectively.
Broadcast Coverage:
Friday night’s game will be televised live throughout Kitchener and the Waterloo Region on Rogers TV, cable channel 20, and can be watched across the province of Ontario on the Super Sports Pak on channel 471 for cable subscribers. The game will be streamed live online on OHL Live on CHL TV. Jason Hagholm (play-by-play), Dan Polischuk (colour commentary) and Sean Furfaro (host) will call the game on television. Additionally, fans can listen to the game on the radio on CityNews 570 AM CKGL. Mike Farwell (play-by-play) and Chris Pope (colour commentary) will call the game on the radio. For more information on Kitchener Rangers broadcast coverage, click here.
Next up:
The Kitchener Rangers will travel 30 minutes Saturday to play the first of a home-and-home series against their highway-seven rivals, the Guelph Storm. Kitchener will face the Storm in Guelph at the Sleeman Centre Saturday at 7 p.m. before hosting Guelph at The Aud Tuesday, also at 7 p.m.
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