Cubs host Paper Kings on Skater’s Edge Night

Sudbury, ON – The Greater Sudbury Cubs host the Espanola Paper Kings at the Gerry McCrory Countryside Sports Complex for the sixth time this season on Skater’s Edge Night, sponsored by Skater’s Edge Source for Sports. The Cubs, who currently sit second in the West division with 81 points, have already clinched a playoff spot while the Paper Kings remain in a battle with the Soo Eagles (65 pts) for the West Division’s final playoff spot with 67 points through 54 games played this season. Both Espanola and the Soo have four games remaining in their regular season schedules.

Greater Sudbury are coming off a high-scoring week that saw them dominate the Elliot Lake Vikings to an 11-2 scoreline last week at home before falling 7-6 in regulation to the Paper Kings in Espanola on Sunday. With the split, Sudbury has moved up one spot to 14th in the CJHL Top 20 Rankings – Fuelled by Gatorade and remain second in the West Division with 81 points. The Cubs remain second in Goals For (258) but have moved to fourth in the league in Goals Against (160), one goal more than the East Division leading Timmins Rock (159).

Espanola come into the Countryside Sports Complex 6-3-1-0 in their last 10 games and enter tonight on a one-game winning streak having defeated the Cubs just four days ago. Forward Blake Peters-Davey (04-F) scored the eventual game-winning goal with 25-seconds remaining in the second period of Sunday’s contest. The forward finished with two goals and two assists for a four-point afternoon.

Previous meetings

Sudbury has had the upper hand this season with a 7-2-1-1 record against the Paper Kings and have historically been the betting favourite over the last five seasons against them going 27-12-2-2 over that span. Espanola snapped a three-game losing streak to the Cubs on Sunday with their 7-6 regulation win courtesy of a four-point game from Peters-Davey and a three-point game from forward Owen Fergusson (04-F) who scored two goals and supplied one assist.

Player to watch (Sudbury)

Noah Kohan (05-F) – The 18-year-old has four goals in his last three games and is looking to extend that streak to four-straight games with a goal tonight against Espanola. His longest goal-scoring streak this season is five-straight games during the month of November.

Player to watch (Espanola)

Lucas Signoretti (04-F) – The Kinborn, ON, native enters tonight on an 11-game point streak where the forward has racked up13 goals and 19 assists for 32 points in that span. He currently leads the league in goals with 46 and in points with 109 through just 47 games played this season.

BEAR FACTS

LEADING SCORERS – SUDBURY

1. Oliver Smith (03-F) – 54 GP – 39 G – 53 A – 92 Pts [7 PPG – 18 PPA – 1 SHG – 1 SHA – 6 GWG]
2. ^* Hudson Chitaroni (07-F) – 51 GP – 30 G – 42 A – 72 Pts [10 PPG – 14 PPA – 1 SHA – 3 GWG]
3. Samuel Assinewai (04-F) – 32 GP – 20 G – 34 A – 54 Pts [4 PPG – 7 PPA – 2 GWG]
4. Nolan Newton (06-F) – 28 GP – 27 G – 26 A – 53 Pts [10 PPG – 6 PPA – 4 GWG]
5. Cameron Shanks (04-F) – 52 GP – 14 G – 23 A – 37 Pts [1 PPA – 2 SHG – 1 SHA – 3 GWG]

* rookie

LEADING SCORERS – ESPANOLA

1. Lucas Signoretti (04-F) – 47 GP – 46 G – 63 A – 109 Pts [14 PPG – 27 PPA – 4 SHG – 1 SHA – 3 GWG]
2. Owen Fergusson (04-F) – 53 GP – 36 G – 65 A – 101 Pts [14 PPG – 18 PPA – 4 SHG – 5 SHA – 6 GWG]
3. Spencer Hogan (05-D) – 50 GP – 27 G – 59 A – 86 Pts [10 PPG – 29 PPA – 1 SHG – 4 SHA – 4 GWG]
4. Blake Peters-Davey (04-F) – 45 GP – 23 G – 37 A – 60 Pts [2 PPG – 16 PPA – 2 SHA – 2 GWG]
5. Jack Lynes (03-F) – 52 GP – 16 G – 22 A – 38 Pts [2 PPG – 3 PPA – 3 SHG – 1 SHA – 4 GWG]

LAST FIVE GAMES – SUDBURY

1. 7-6 L @ Espanola (03-03-24)
2. 11-2 W vs Elliot Lake (29-02-24)
3. 5-4 W @ Espanola (25-02-24)
4. 4-3 L vs Blind River (22-02-24)
5. 3-2 SOL vs Powassan (19-02-24)

LAST FIVE GAMES – ESPANOLA

1. 7-6 W vs Greater Sudbury (03-03-24)
2. 4-3 L vs Powassan (01-03-24)
3. 4-2 W @ Powassan (28-02-24)
4. 5-4 L vs Greater Sudbury (25-02-24)
5. 11-0 W @ Elliot Lake (23-02-24)

GOALIE STATS – SUDBURY

1. Noah Beaulne (04-G) – 23 GP – 16 W – 3 L – 1 OTL – 1 SOL – 2.47 GAA – 0.918 SV%
2. Noah Metivier (04-G) – 35 GP – 22 W – 9 L – 1 SOL – 2 SO – 3.04 GAA – 0.909 SV%
3. Matthew Vahramian (06-G) – 20 GP – 4 W – 11 L – 2 SOL – 4.57 GAA – 0.884 SV%

GOALIE STATS – ESPANOLA

1. Andrew Gaulton (06-G) – 25 GP – 15 W – 8 L – 2 SO – 2.90 GAA – 0.925 SV%
2. * Luka Straser (05-G) – 3 GP – 0 W – 0 L – 3.71 GAA – 0.917 SV%
3. Jack Marois (03-G) – 34 GP – 18 W – 12 L – 1 OTL – 1 SO – 3.78 GAA – 0.905 SV%

* rookie

POINT STREAKS OR RECORDS – SUDBURY

1. Samuel Assinewai (04-F) – The 19-year-old looks to add to his 12-game point streak tonight. The forward has put up eight goals and 17 assists for 25 points in that span. The Little Current, ON, native also reached the 100-point mark in the NOJHL with his two-assist game against Espanola on Sunday. He now has 36 goals and 64 assists for 100 points in 74 career games.
2. Josh Kavanagh (03-D) – Looking to extend his point streak tonight, the Hanmer, ON, native has points in his last two games, scoring a goal and posting four assists for five points in that span.
3. Mason Chitaroni (04-D) – The defenceman is also looking to extend his point streak to three games, recording a goal and five assists for six points in his last two games.

POINT STREAKS OR RECORDS – ESPANOLA

1. Owen Fergusson (04-F) – After seeing his six-game point streak snapped against the Powassan Voodoos on March 1st, the Bancroft, ON, native was right back on the scoresheet against the Cubs on Sunday, scoring two goals and recording an assist for a three-point afternoon. The forward will look to make it points in two-straight games tonight.
2. Spencer Horgan (05-D) – Currently riding an eight-game point streak, the defenceman has racked up six goals and 10 assists for 16-points in that span and is hoping to extend that streak to nine in-a-row tonight.
3. Jake Marois (03-G) – The Sudbury, ON, native will hope to start in his 90th NOJHL career game tonight. He’s got 42 wins and 38 losses over 89 games so far in his NOJHL career posting a 3.61 goals against average, .906 save percentage, and one shutout.