A Weekly Look at the 2018-19 Sudbury Miners: Volume 12

CANADIAN PRESS (Sudbury, ON):

Miners Weekly Record: 2 wins, 1 loss, 0 OT loss.

Miners League Standing: 24 wins, 17 losses, 5 OT Loss = 53 points total. Currently, sitting in 5th place in the Canosa Conference, 9th overall in the CCHL.

Miners Special Teams: Power Play – 22.3% (12th); Penalty Kill – 79.6% (9th)

Miners Scoring Leader: Center Vincent Trocheck (17G – 39A = 56pts; 10th Overall in the CCHL)

Consistency is the hallmark for any top club, and this edition of the Sudbury Miners is beginning

to realize that. The young club won 2 out of 3 games last week and saw them remain in 5th spot in the Canosa Conference, 3 points up on Siberia for the final playoff spot.

With upcoming games this week versus lower division opponents, Reykjavik, and Long Island, the

Miners can ill afford to lack concentration or they could quickly find themselves on the outside of the

playoff bubble, just past the halfway point of the season.

“Good teams…..playoff teams that is, always find a way to be at or better than .500 on a weekly

basis”, stated Miners Coach Derek Sutton. “It hasn't come easy and this is the time that the teams

really make that playoff push and separate themselves. So all you can do is just work hard and

just keep working and with a little luck, good results will follow”.

MINERS PLAYER PROFILE OF THE WEEK: Wayne Simmonds

Simmonds is an intense, solidly built power forward. He is deceptively a speedy and shifty

skater, with good quickness and agility. As a gym rat, he uses his body effectively to drive the forecheck and cause numerous turnovers. He has deceptively quick hands and surprises with slick 1-on-1 stickhandling moves. He is a solid net-front presence on the power play or even strength. He possesses a quick, hard shot but can be somewhat erratic at times. He does lack that natural finishing touch, and scores more from effort and tenacity, not innate ability. He also no stranger to the odd tussle and willingly drops the gloves to protect teammates.

MINERS PROSPECT NEED TO KNOW: Alex Formenton

One of the fastest skaters in the OHL, Formenton started this season in Ottawa before being sent

back to London after 9 NHL games. Despite his near-elite speed, Formenton is not a great offensive

threat. That is not to say that he is not a contributor to the attack, but that offense is generally not the

focus of his game. He is a defensive specialist and fights a lot harder than his lean figure might suggest. A PK weapon, he also began to show a creative side with the puck last year and may have more to offer offensively if given time. Expected CCHL arrival: 2021-22.