The Lakehead Thunderwolves will only play one game this weekend when they welcome the McGill Redmen to the Fort William Gardens on Saturday night. The opening face-off is set for 7:30 p.m.
Last Time Out
The Thunderwolves are coming off a home series split with the Brock Badgers. Brock edged Lakehead 4-2 last Friday, but the Wolves rebounded with a decisive 8-1 drubbing of the Badgers the following evening.
McGill split its two road games last weekend. The Redmen captured a 5-2 win at Guelph on Friday night before falling 3-0 at Western Ontario on Saturday.
Series History
Lakehead has a 7-3-1 all-time record versus McGill. The last time the Wolves met the Redmen was in the 2012 Christmas Challenge in Thunder Bay, with Lakehead winning two close games by scores of 3-2 and 5-4.
Teddy Bear Toss
Saturday night is the annual LU Alumni teddy bear toss, where fans can bring a new teddy bear to the game and throw it onto the ice when the Wolves score their first goal. All teddy bears collected will be donated to several local childrens charities.
Injury Report
Defencemen Nathan Bruyere (shoulder) and forwards Cody Alcock (hand) and Jason Grecica (shoulder) are all out for this weekend. Goaltender Jeff Bosch and defencemen Andrew Tessier and Mitch Fillman (all with concussions) are also expected to miss.About the Redmen
McGill is the defending OUA East Division champion and have captured that title in four of the last five seasons, winning three consecutive Queens Cup Championships at the beginning of that span.
The Redmen are a talented bunch, with forwards Cedric McNicoll, David Rose, Patrick Delisle-Houde and Jonathan Brunette the main scoring threats, while Samuel Lebrecque and Etienne Boutet are defensive stalwarts.
The goaltending duties have so far been split by Jacob Gervais-Chouinard and Karl St. Laurent, and they have both posted impressive goals-against averages of 2.18 and 2.01 respectively.