Whalers vs. Greyhounds

The Plymouth Whalers (in white) hosted the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (in red), at Compuware Arena last night!

Both teams are divisional rivals, and compete in the West Division of the OHL (Ontario Hockey League)!

Sault Ste. Marie defenseman #25 Darnell Nurse has already been drafted by the Edmonton Oilers of the NHL!

Plymouth defenseman #27 Yannick Rathgeb got into a fight with #39 Jean Dupuy!

There were a pair of fights at last nights game!  The Whalers are a scrappy bunch! 

#9 Zach Lorentz scored twice for the Whalers last night!  #9 Lorentz now has 13 goals this season!

Games become physical when divisional foes square off against each other!

Plymouth center # 21 Ryan Hartman checks a Greyhounds player into the boards!

Sault Ste. Marie built a 3-0 lead over the Whalers!  Plymouth fought hard to get back into the game!

#31 Brandon Halverson (from Traverse City) started in net for the Greyhounds!  #31 Halverson made 36 saves!

The Whalers pulled goaltender #39 Alex Nedeljkovic with a minute and a half left in regulation!



Sault Ste. Marie defeated the Whalers 4-3.  The Greyhounds are in 1st place in the West Division of the OHL!

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Whalers vs. Steelheads

The Plymouth Whalers (in white) faced off against the Mississauga Steelheads (in blue) last Friday at Compuware Arena!

Both teams played physical!  There were several fights that occurred during Friday's contest!

Whalers goaltender #39 Alex Nedeljkovic made 30 saves and allowed only 1 goal against Mississauga! 

Mississauga's #4 Trevor Carrick has already been drafted by the Carolina Hurricanes of the NHL (National Hockey League).

Mississauga's backup goaltender #31 Dawson Carty saw time in net.  He's played in 7 games for the Steelheads this season.

Mississauga's # 28 Sean Day was given an exemption by the OHL to play at the age of 15.  Day is from Rochester!



There are several new faces in Plymouth!  The Whalers have 15 new players on this years team!

The game was tied at 1 after regulation.  Neither team scored in overtime.  The game went to a shootout.

The Whalers defeated Mississauga 2-1 in the shootout!  #27 Yannick Rathgeb was credited with the winning goal!

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Whalers Win 2-1 in Shootout!

Last Friday, the Plymouth Whalers (in white) defeated the Mississauga Steelheads (in blue) 2-1 in the shootout!





 

 

     The Mississauga Steelheads came into Compuware Arena last Friday night, and left with a 2-1 loss in the shootout!  The game was scoreless until about five minutes into the second period when #23 Dylan Smoskowitz scored to give the Steelheads the lead.  The score was 1-0 midway through the third period, and I remember thinking to myself that I have never seen an OHL (Ontario Hockey League) game end 1-0 before.  The Whalers tied the score with just under three minutes left in the game when #20 Josh Wesley scored his first career OHL goal.  Both teams were cautious in the scoreless overtime period, and the Whalers won it in the shootout behind goals by #27 Yannick Rathgeb, #11 Connor Chatham, and #9 Zach Lorentz.  Rathgeb was credited with the game winning goal. 
     The Whalers lost to the Sarnia Sting 4-2 on Saturday night at Compuware Arena, and are on the road tonight to battle the Saginaw Spirit at the Dow Event Center (puck drops at 7:11 p.m.).  The Whalers are currently in fourth place in the West Division with 19 points, and an overall record of 9 wins, 13 losses, and 1 shootout loss.  Click on the links below for more information about the Ontario Hockey League, the Plymouth Whalers, or upcoming events at Compuware Arena.  Click on past months to check out archived material regarding the Plymouth Whalers.  This is the third season in a row that the Plymouth Whalers have appeared on the Mitten State Sports Report.  You can always leave a comment, and you can email the Mitten State Sports Report directly at mittenstatesportsreport@rocketmail.com  Be sure to check out exclusive photos from last Fridays game between the Mississauga Steelheads and the Plymouth Whalers only on the Mitten State Sports Report!

#23 Dylan Smoskowitz scored the Steelheads only goal!  The Whalers won 2-1 in the shootout!

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