Miners Weekly Record: 2 wins, 0 losses, 1 OT loss.
Miners League Standing: 10 wins, 6 losses, 2 OT Loss = 22 points total. Currently sit in 5th place in
the Canosa Conference, 10th overall in the CCHL.
Miners Special Teams: Power Play – 20.7% (13th); Penalty Kill – 82.7% (9th)
Miners Scoring Leader: Center Nicklas Backstrom (8G – 10A = 18 pts; 34th Overall in the CCHL)
Maybe they have figured it out now. Maybe they have finally turned a corner after a rocky start.
Maybe….just maybe….they can be the team that we expected at the start of the season.
At least that is what the fans and management are hoping with this years’ edition of the Sudbury
Miners. The team again had a solid week, taking 5 out of a possible 6 points and their recent stretch of solid play has also saw them tie their current season high win streak at 4. However, despite their recent run of success, they have made up little ground on the teams above them in the Cansoa Conference. This just shows that it will be a battle all year for the Miners to solidify their spot in the post-season dance.
“It looks like we have turned a corner and are playing some good hockey”, stated Miners Coach
Derek Sutton. “But this league is so tight right now and if you aren’t careful, you can quickly be on the outside looking in. You know what they say, sometimes you do the hard work and set the table and somebody else eats the meal”.
MINERS PLAYER PROFILE OF THE WEEK: Travis Konecny
Konecny is best described as a fiery, talented competitor, with great hands in tight. He is a
balanced skater, with great lateral agility and decent speed. His skating and patience allows him to
outwait goalies and beat them laterally. He is a solid, heads up playmaker but his shot is just above
average. Despite his size, he is not shy to invite contact in order to make a play and gets to the dirty
areas in order to get a scoring chance. He is fast developing into a top-6 forward for the Miners, and
there is still room for his game to grow. The 50 point mark this year is a decent milestone at this stage in his development.
MINERS PROSPECT NEED TO KNOW: Gabriel Fortier
The first thing that strikes you about Fortier is that he makes himself noticeable on every shift. He
is relentless all over the ice in pursuit of the puck and attacking those with it. He is equally good with the puck as without, and on both sides of the puck as well. But, having said that, he does not possess elite skill. He also does not possess great size and must get stronger before making the jump up to the next level. He will need some minor league seasoning. Fortier’s style of play makes him a fan favourite, and he has the skills and smarts to play useful CCHL shifts up and down the line-up.
Expected CCHL arrival: 2023-24.
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