Played on Oct 3, 2025
Game Played in Sudbury Arena
General Game Notes: North Bay travelled to Sudbury and got the road victory. North Bay scored two quick goals in the first 5 minutes of the second period and although Sudbury quickly got one back, they were unable to get the equalizer. In the third period North Bay added a 3rd insurance goal and hung on for the win. Here are the players who stood out most in this game.
Michael McIvor (G, R, 6’1″, 186, North Bay Battalion, 03/22/2006)
Game Rating
B+
1 Viewing
Comments: Mike got the win over Sudbury, allowing just one goal on 25 shots. He moves very well and gets his feet set for shots. He also handled the puck well, setting pucks for his defenseman and sometimes making passes to the corners or to the wings. This was especially helpful on the penalty-kill a few times where his good stops led to full-ice clears for his team. He made an amazing backdoor save, sliding across the net, to keep it 2-1 in the second period. He faced some quality chances but only gave up one goal which was on a second rebound on a rush. He made the first save and the first rebound save before they put in the next one.
Camryn Warren (C, R, 5’9″, 165, North Bay Battalion, 05/07/2009)
Game Rating
A-
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Comments: Cam is a quick-footed center who makes smart plays with the puck to create scoring chances. He handles the puck well and accelerates quickly allowing him to win races to loose pucks and to get a step on defenders. His confidence with the puck was on display against Sudbury as he possessed it well and made nice passes both even-strength and on the powerplay. Cam had an assist on the powerplay where he set up a team for a one-timer goal. He had another assist in the game by collecting a loose puck behind the net and passing to an open player in the slot. He used his quick feet to get to the puck before anyone else and had time to make a tape-to-tape pass for the goal. Although his play-making is what sets him apart, he also possesses a quick-release shot. He used this shot once as he cut the high seam and walked into the slot and let the shot go very quickly.
Ryder Cali (LW, L, 6’2″, 211, North Bay Battalion, 09/06/2008)
Game Rating
B
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Comments: Ryder was involved in a lot of chances on the powerplay and took four shots on net in the game. He went hard to the net and was able to create a couple of chances on plays in-tight to the net. He scored the game-winning goal in the second period off of a one-timer in the slot. Ryder had a spin and fire shot on the powerplay as well. He is always ready to shoot the puck and puts himself in good spots to create chances for his team.
Arseni Pronin (RW, L, 6’2″, 191, North Bay Battalion, 05/16/2007)
Game Rating
B-
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Comments: Arseny is a crafty winger who makes a lot of plays on the rush. He is deceptive and can fake passes across to fool the defender and then shoot. His puck-handling is strong and he makes slip passes to change the angle enough to slide the puck across on odd-man rushes when he is pressured. He had a scoring chance on the rush as he underhandled and shot after receiving a pass across on a 2v1. Although he didn’t receive an assist on the play, he was a major factor in the 3rd goal for his team as he went to the net and screened the goalie, completely taking away the goalie’s eyes.
Ethan Procyszyn (RW, R, 6’2″, 200, North Bay Battalion, 07/11/2006)
Game Rating
B+
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Comments: Ethan owns the faceoff dot and gives his team possession off of most faceoffs. He drove a lot of the powerplay possession with his faceoff wins and generated some shots on offensive zone faceoffs even-strength as well. He controls the puck well and can use his backhand to make passes. He also made a great sauce pass on a 2v1 rush for a chance, putting the puck over the defenseman’s stick and laying it flat onto his teammate’s stick for the chance. Ethan had one point-blank chance but did not have a lot of notable plays in this game. Most of his positive contributions came from faceoff wins and skilled passes he made.
Shamar Moses (RW, R, 6’1″, 206, North Bay Battalion, 05/06/2007)
Game Rating
B
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Comments: Shamar possesses a dangerous one-timer and an ability to find soft space in the offensive zone. He took three one-timers in the game, scoring a goal on one of them. He used his one-timer any time he could but he also made smart, deceptive plays with the puck to create shooting lanes. As the left flank on the powerplay, he started to walk in towards the defender, faked the shot, got the defender to drop, and then had a wide open shooting lane that he took advantage. The goalie was able to get a piece of the shot, denying him a goal. Shamar did a nice job in the zone of getting to open spaces to be an option and worked to get the puck into these soft spaces to his teammates as well. He needs to work on limiting his turnovers on zone entries. He had a couple of turnovers while entering the zone because he overhandled the puck in traffic.
Nicholas Wellenreiter (F, R, 5’11”, 178, North Bay Battalion, 02/17/2006, Maine)
Game Rating
B
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Comments: Wellenreiter is a speedy winger with a strong, quick-release shot. He was one of the most noticeable forwards in this game as he used his straight-line speed to drive plays through the neutral zone and to scoot past defenders along the wall. He had many chances in the zone by getting into the middle of the ice and letting his quick-release shot go. When he gets control of the puck he continues to move his feet and wheels across the top of the zone and cuts the seams to the net. Wellenreiter almost scored a goal on a one-time shot that he took off of a puck that bounced to the front off of the endboards, but it hit the far post and out. He handles the puck well and can cut under defenders after he beats them wide and then drives to the net, sometimes shooting on his backhand. His shot was notable but he also recognized when he had passing lanes to the backdoor and moved the puck well.
Lirim Amidovski (RW, R, 6’1″, 192, North Bay Battalion, 12/22/2006, Connecticut)
Game Rating
B
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Comments: Lirim is a tough forward who forechecks hard, wins pucks, and then attacks quickly in transition. He picked off a puck on the forecheck and went in on a partial-breakaway, deking the goalie for a good chance. He also had a forecheck where he used his body to separate the defender from the puck and then walked out of the corner to the front, drawing a penalty. He scored the third and final goal of the game by walking across the top of the zone and shooting top shelf while the goalie was screened. He has a dangerous combination of physical-play and net-drive mentality. He will use his body to win pucks and then find lanes to the net for chances in transition.
Finn Marshall (G, L, 6’1″, 186, Sudbury Wolves, 01/13/2006)
Game Rating
B+
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Comments: Finn may have received the loss in this game but he played very well and kept his team in the game despite lots of time in the defensive zone, both even-strength and on the powerplay. North Bay had many good scoring chances and Finn came up big on most of them. He gave up two goals on one-timer plays, one from a pass out below the goal line where he had no chance, and the other that crossed the midline. The third goal he gave up he was screened and had no ability to see the puck. Some of his most notable saves came on plays that crossed the goal crease. He showed he can extend his leg pads out far and do an almost-full split to cover the whole bottom of the net on cross-crease plays. His depth is good and he aggressively came out of the net once to dive and prevent a partial-breakaway as he saw his defenseman was about to lose a footrace. He can improve his puck-handling and passing to take more control on the breakout for his team.
Chase Coughlan (F, R, 5’11”, 200, Sudbury Wolves, 06/01/2005, Bowling Green)
Game Rating
B-
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Comments: Coughlan is a power forward who battles hard in the corners and uses his body and physicality to make plays. He is always noticeable on the forecheck and along the walls, using his body and toughness to separate opponents from the puck. He is not big but he doesn’t let that hold him back. He is the net-front player on the powerplay, using his body to make himself available for passes and his stick available for tips. He had one play where he popped out to the backdoor and tipped a shot-pass just over the net. Coughlan had an assist in the game by putting the puck into the middle of the ice on the zone entry for his teammate to redirect towards te net resulting in a rebound that was put away. Although he made some good plays and was noticeable because of his toughness, he needs to control his emotions and his physicality to stay out of the box. He took two penalties, both in the offensive zone. On the first one he checked an opponent without the puck into the goalie and on the second one he forechecked hard but hit the opponent high in the head. If he stayed out of the box and didn’t hurt his team with unnecessary penalties his ranking would be higher.
Ethan Dean (LW, L, 5’10”, 182, Sudbury Wolves, 03/11/2008)
Game Rating
B-
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Comments: Ethan made the most of his role on the penalty-kill, pressuring hard, stealing pucks, and creating chances. He has linear and lateral speed, using crossovers to generate speed. On one penalty-kill he stole a puck and had a partial-breakaway. He shot the puck and got his own rebound but wasn’t able to get either one past the goalie. He has a strong work ethic, makes smart reads, and has good forecheck and backchecking speed, which makes him a very effective penalty-killer. He was not very noticeable during even-strength play but his relentless penalty-killing made a very positive impact for his team.
Liam Ladds (D, R, 6’2″, 175, Sudbury Wolves, 10/28/2007)
Game Rating
C+
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Comments: Liam is a simple stay-at-home defenseman who goes unnoticed a lot of the time. He keeps pucks along the walls and does not try to make fancy plays with the puck. There were a few scoring chances against while he was on the ice but these were generally not his fault. He goes hard into corners to get sticks on pucks and makes safe plays. He is a depth defenseman who can be relied on to play solid defensively and minimize the opponent’s chances.
Kieron Walton (C, L, 6’6″, 211, Sudbury Wolves, 04/22/2006)
Game Rating
B+
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Comments: Kieron is a very tall winger who makes good decisions and smart passes. He uses his big frame and long-reach to win pucks in corners and can make crafty plays off of the wall to teammates, slipping pucks out into soft spaces. He made one play from behind the net where he won a board battle and then made a behind the back pass off the wall to a teammate cutting through the low seam. He also made some passes on rushes through the triangle of the defenseman, pulling the puck in towards him and slipping it under their sticks. He used this same technique to shoot the puck as well, pulling the puck in towards his body quickly to change the angle and then getting a shot on net. Kieron needs to work on his habits after the play as he had too many plays where he made big circles behind the play and even all the way behind the net instead of turning quickly or stopping. He is not lazy on the backcheck, though, he uses his straight-line speed to backcheck hard and catch trailers. He stopped a very good chance once by backchecking with speed to the trailer and preventing a quality shot. With his height, he is not quick-footed but with space he can get up some speed. On the powerplay he plays on the flank and he made some nice looks to the backdoor from here, keeping his hips square to the net and then dishing the puck in the open passing lanes.
Jan Chovan (C, L, 6’2″, 203, Sudbury Wolves, 01/09/2007)
Game Rating
B
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Comments: Jan is dangerous from down low in the offensive zone, protecting the puck well and making smart passes into the soft areas. He uses cut backs and gets himself off of the wall to make himself hard to defend below the goal line. He made a behind the back pass to a player just above the goal line for an in-tight scoring chance. He created some good scoring chances with his pass outs from down low. His puck protection in the corner also drew a penalty once as well. He plays hard on both sides of the puck and is responsible in his own zone, using his size to his advantage with and without the puck. His play can compliment more skilled forwards as he will win the puck and get it to them.
Rowan Henderson (C, L, 5’11”, 190, Sudbury Wolves, 12/10/2007)
Game Rating
B
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Comments: Rowan uses his speed through the neutral zone to push the pace and then drive the net hard. He earned an assist by going hard to the net, redirecting a puck, and creating a rebound for a teammate to put away. He was noticeable on other plays through the neutral zone using his straight-line speed to go around defenders and then get shots off on the zone entry. In the defensive zone he showed he is willing to block shots and uses his stick well to take away time and space from the opponent.
Artyom Gonchar (D, L, 6’0″, 171, Sudbury Wolves, 10/25/2006)
Game Rating
B+
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Comments: Artem is a skilled, dynamic defenseman who likes to jump in the offense and join rushes. He handles the puck very well and can fight off defenders to keep possession of the puck, going end-to-end on some rushes. He also quarterbacks the powerplay where he can distribute the puck well and patiently waits for good passing or shooting lanes to open up. He can make no-look passes to the flanks, putting the puck on their tape. During even-strength play he has a shoot-first mentality, taking any open lanes to get pucks on net. His good vision extends to the breakout as well where he skates with his head up and makes a good first pass. His skating is okay but not smooth, which causes him to lose a step. He was beat on a footrace for a loose puck, forcing his goalie to come out with a diving poke to prevent the breakaway.
Luca Blonda (D, R, 5’11”, 185, Sudbury Wolves, 11/25/2008)
Game Rating
B+
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Comments: Luca is a smooth-skating and puck-handling defenseman who defends rushes effectively with his good stick. He skates the puck up ice, menauevering through people with his good edges and strong hands. He generates speed through the neutral zone, driving the play up ice for his team, using crossovers to attack laterally. He was a shut-down defender on the rush in this game, keeping his stick in the passing and shooting lanes to prevent chances on zone entries. He competes hard on both sides of the puck and can be relied on in many situations despite being a rookie in the league. He made many simple passes but did not have many notable offensive plays in this game.
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