ST. CATHARINES, ON – The IceDogs began their four-game week at home with a rescheduled matchup with the Sudbury Wolves. Niagara will be playing five of their next six games on home ice.
AP call-up forward Andrew Vermeulen would be in the lineup for Niagara following a long list of inactives. Captain Landon Cato (upper), Andrew Wycisk (lower), Daniel Michaud (illness) would all be out of the lineup. As well, star rookie Kevin He would finish off his 2-game suspension, making him eligible to return tomorrow vs Mississauga.
Niagara entered the game 12 points out of the final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference but had a chance to make up ground on the team they were chasing in Sudbury. Sudbury entered the game 8th place in the Eastern Conference, led by David Goyette (SEA) and Nolan Collins (PIT). The Wolves would be without their sophomore standout Quentin Musty, the 2021 1st Overall Pick in the OHL Priority Selection Draft, who is out indefinitely.
Niagara defenseman Bronson Ride was named among the top draft-eligible North American skaters in the upcoming NHL Draft by Central Scouting’s Mid-Term Rankings, ranked at 210th overall.
Newcomer Alex Assadourian would play in his first game against his former Sudbury Wolves squad since coming over from on OHL Trade Deadline Day
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