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January 03, 2014

GAME DAY: Windsor Spitfires @ Ottawa 67's - Giftopolous, Janes & Studnicka face former clubs


2013-14 Regular Season Record
Ottawa 67's:  12-20-1-3 (GF: 121 / GA: 155)
Windsor Spitfires:  24-12-1-0 (GF: 151 / GA: 112)

Leading Scorers

Ottawa 67’s
Joseph Blandisi – 20 goals, 35 points in 35 games
Dante Salituro – 13 goals, 35 points in 36 games
Ryan Van Stralen – 17 goals, 34 points in 36 games

Windsor Spitfires
Josh Ho-Sang – 18 goals, 46 points in 37 games
Brady Vail – 15 goals, 44 points in 37 games
Slater Koekkoek – 9 goals, 30 points in 36 games

Players To Watch

Ottawa 67's
Joseph Blandisi – drafted 6th round to Colorado in 2013
Jacob Middleton – NHL draft eligible 2014, NHL Central Scouting C list
Alex Lintuniemi – NHL draft eligible 2014, NHL Central Scouting C list
Travis Konecny – 1st overall pick in OHL, NHL draft eligible 2015

Windsor Spitfires
Ben Johnson – drafted in the 3rd round (90th overall) by the New Jersey Devils in 2012
Brady Vail – drafted in the 4th round (94th overall) by the Montreal Canadiens in 2012
Slater Koekkoek – drafted in the 1st round (10th overall) by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2012
Josh Ho-Sang – NHL draft eligible 2014, NHL Central Scouting A list
Nikita Yazkov – NHL draft eligible 2014, NHL Central Scouting B list
Ryan Verbeek – NHL draft eligible 2014, NHL Central Scouting LV (limited viewing) list

Overagers
Ottawa 67’s:  Ryan Van Stralen, Philippe Trudeau
Windsor Spitfires:  Steven Janes, Remy Giftopolous, Eric Diodati

Leadership Squad
Ottawa 67’s:  Brendan Bell (C), Taylor Fielding (A), Ryan Van Stralen (A), Joesph Blandisi (A)
Peterborough:  Steven Janes (A), Slater Koekkoek (A), Remy Giftopolous (A), Brady Vail (A)

Potential Scratches
Ottawa 67's:  Mike Vlajkov (IR), Taylor Davis (concussion), Jonathan Duchesne (suspension), Travis Konecny (World U-17 Championships)
Windsor Spitfires:  Chris Cobham (suspension)
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Windsor Spitfires

Who's Gone?
Kerby Rychel – traded to the Guelph Storm
Nick Ebert – traded to the Guelph Storm
Ryan Verbeek – traded to the Kingston Frontenacs
John Bowen – unknown, last played with Victoriaville Tigres in QMJHL
Jordan DeKort – traded to the Kitchener Rangers
Emerson Clark – graduated, playing with Toledo Walleye in ECHL
Alex Aleardi – graduated, playing with the Springfield Falcons in the AHL
Alexander Khokhlachev – playing with the Providence Bruins in the AHL
Sam Studnicka – traded to the Ottawa 67’s
Patrick Sieloff – playing with Abbotsford Heat in AHL (Flames system)

Who's New?
Cameron Hughes – Windsor’s 8th round pick (148th overall) in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection
Nikita Yazkov – Windsor’s 1st round pick (20th overall) in the 2013 CHL Import Draft
Steven Janes – acquired from the Owen Sound Attack
Ryan Foss – signed as a free agent in 2013
Brody Milne – acquired from the Guelph Storm
Sam Povorozniouk – acquired from the Kingston Frontenacs
Chris Cobham – Windsor’s 10th round pick (188th overall) in the 2012 OHL Priority Selection
Ryan Moore – Windsor’s 2nd round pick (35th overall) in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection
Cristiano DiGiacinto – signed as a free agent in October 2013
Andrew Burns – Windsor’s 3rd round pick (47th overall) in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection
Eric Diodati – acquired from the Kingston Frontenacs
Dalen Kuchmey – signed as a free agent in 2013

Ottawa Connections
Remy Giftopolous – Ottawa 67’s alumni, traded in 2012-13 season
Steven Janes – Ottawa 67’s alumni, traded in 2012-13 season
Slater Koekkoek – native of Manotick, Rideau-St-Lawrence Kings (OEMHL)
Graeme Brown – native of Gananoque
Cameron Hughes – Ottawa native, played for the Nepean Raiders in the CCHL

Last season…

2012-13 Head-To-Head Stats
Record: 1-1-0-0 for Windsor (1-0-1-0 for Ottawa)
Combined score:  9-7 for Ottawa

Games:
Dec 2/12 2-1 67’s loss in Windsor
Feb 9/13 8-5 67’s win in Ottawa

Top scorers

Ottawa 67's
Joseph Blandisi – 3 goals, 3 assists in 3 games (combined with Owen Sound)
Sean Monahan – 1 goal, 3 assists in 1 game
Brendan Bell – 3 goals, 1 assist in 3 games (combined with Barrie)

Windsor Spitfires
Sam Bennett – 1 goal, 2 assists in 2 games
Henri Ikonen – 1 goal, 2 assists in 2 games
Spencer Watson – 1 goal, 2 assists in 2 games

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