CANADIAN PRESS (Sudbury, ON):
Miners Weekly Record: 3 wins, 0 losses, 1 OT loss.
Miners League Standing: 16 wins, 11 losses, 4 OT Loss = 36 points total. Currently sit in 5th place in
the Canosa Conference, 11th overall in the CCHL.
Miners Special Teams: Power Play – 24.4% (10th); Penalty Kill – 78.1% (11th)
Miners Scoring Leader: Center Vincent Trocheck (11G – 30A = 41pts; 10th Overall in the CCHL)
The Sudbury Miners needed a week like this. After a week of taking 7 out of a possible 8 points
in their four contests, the Miners have now vaulted into a playoff spot and currently sit in 5 th place in the Canosa Conference.
“I know its early, but it does feel good to be in the thick of things this far into the season”, stated
Miners forward Vincent Trocheck. “After last year, it nice to see that we are making progress as a team and for our fans. I think this is just the beginning for our group but we can’t rest on our laurels. We have to keep working and once you get in……you just never know”.
Miners General Manager Terry James, appears to share Trocheck’s view about the team this
year. As a result, he made a couple of trades over the week to bolster the line-up and both moves should help the team now and in the future.
In acquiring both Kevin Fiala and Anthony Mantha, both under 25 years old, the Miners have
improved their depth at wing with two players who are just starting to scratch the surface of their potential. Along with that, comes cost certainty and fits within their internal cap structure. The Miners will need this flexibility sooner rather than later, as they will have to sign players such as Brayden Point etc… in the near future.
MINERS PLAYER PROFILE OF THE WEEK: Sam Reinhart
Blessed with intelligence and skill, highlighted with elite vision and keen hockey sense, Reinhart
can line up as a winger or center. He is an efficient skater but lacks explosiveness to blow by
defencemen on the rush. He is maturing physically and is starting to adapt better to the physical game
along the boards. Recently, he has started to emerge as a PP net-front presence and has become very
effective orchestrating play below the goal line. He is smart and structured and his attention to technical details in the defensive zone have continued to grow. Reinhart is a great competitor and often drives play. For the Miners, he is often the straw that stirs the drink.
MINERS PROSPECT NEED TO KNOW: Rasmus Sandin
Sandin is a nimble puck-moving defenseman with outstanding agility and closing speed. He is a
reliable option for breakouts since he can beat back a forecheck with either his wheels or crisp, timely
passes. He is very strong on his skates and can ward off bigger forwards that try to shove him off the
puck. Sandin’s vision and creativity are underrated aspects of his offensive game, and he has a hard
enough shot that makes it difficult for goalies to control their rebounds. For his age, Sandin is defensively reliable in slot coverage and along the boards. With his soft hands, keen vision and continued development defensively, he could very well become one of the best players to come out of the 2018
CCHL draft. Expected CCHL arrival: 2020-21.
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