CANADIAN PRESS (Sudbury, ON):
Miners Weekly Record: 1 win, 2 losses, 0 OT loss.
Miners League Standing: 7 wins, 8 losses, 2 OT Loss = 16 points total. Currently sit in 9th place in the Canosa Conference, 18th overall in the CCHL.
Miners Special Teams: Power Play – 28.7% (6th); Penalty Kill – 80.3% (3rd)
Miners Scoring Leader: Winger Sam Reinhart (12G – 9A = 21pts; 20th Overall in the CCHL)
Even after losing record for the week, the Sudbury Miners continue to remain in the thick of the playoff race in the Canosa Conference. To still be competing for a playoff spot after almost a quarter of the season has to be viewed as progress for this young club.
The Miners started the week with their most complete game of the season - a 4-0 shutout win versus Siberia. However, the Miners would peak early in the week and would go on to drop the next two games versus Fonthill and Springfield – two teams that they are battling with for the final playoff spot in the Canosa Conference. If the Miners are to make the playoffs, they need winning records in weeks like this, in order to distance themselves from other teams chasing the same playoff spot.
The Miners schedule doesn’t get any less important this week. They will have a chance to climb in the standings as they have are important conference games versus Siberia, Hamilton, and Minnesota. Anything short of a .500 record would most certainly drop the Miners out of the playoff race at this point in the CCHL season.
MINERS PLAYER PROFILE OF THE WEEK: Charlie Coyle
Coyle, is a strong, sizable and skilled playmaker with excellent work habits, powered like a battery. He can mix up styles, finesse or toughness, and even blending the two. He moves adequately on a broad base and his skating has greatly improved from earlier in his career. He can be crafty and poised with soft, skilled hands which enables him to be a crafty distributor. He is intelligent and mature which allows him to shift positions and support battles when not in the trenches. He is a diligent and responsible defender, which allows him to play in a Top 9 role, in any capacity. His versatility to play all three forward positions is a luxury that most coaches covet. In 17 games this year, Coyle has a goal and two assists.
MINERS PROSPECT NEED TO KNOW: Joel Farabee
Recently acquired in a trade with Fort Erie, Farabee has the tools and temperament to be a force at both ends of the ice. He gets very high grades for his skating ability, puckhandling skills, and the hockey IQ needed to make it all work. Scouts say that if Farabee were two inches taller and/or 20 pounds heavier, he would not have been available to Fort Erie at 12th overall. A stronger playmaker than a goal scorer, he has nevertheless showed a promising finishing touch at every level and every setting at which he has played. He is currently playing in his freshman season at Boston University but given his talent and upside, he may be “one and done” player. Expected CCHL arrival: 2021-22.
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