Miners Weekly Record: 1 win, 3 losses, 0 OT loss.
Miners League Standing: 40 wins, 29 losses, 10 OT Loss = 90 points total. Currently, sitting in 6th place in the Canosa Conference, 9th overall in the CCHL.
Miners Special Teams: Power Play – 20.2% (10th); Penalty Kill – 82.0% (8th)
Miners Scoring Leader: Center Tyler Seguin (37G – 62A = 99 pts; 4th Overall in the CCHL)
If we have learned anything from this season’s edition of the Sudbury Miners, is that they don’t
like to make things easy for themselves. An opportunity presented itself this past week with games versus Reykjavik and Victoria, two teams that the Miners are battling within the Canosa Conference. But losses to both this week have now put the Miners in a battle for the last playoffs spot with the red-hot Georgetown Millers. The Miners now only sit three points up on the final playoffs spot in the conference, with 3 games remaining.
The good news is that the Miners essentially control their own fate. If they can win 2 of their last
3, a spot would be secured, along with a sigh of relief. However, it won’t be easy. With games against
Springfield and rival Victoria this week, it goes without saying that the Miners need to take some points in one or both of those contests.
“Given how inconsistent our season has been, we really couldn’t ask to be in a better position than
to have control of our own fate”, stated Coach Derek Sutton. “I know our games lately haven’t exactly been ‘coaches porn’, but we have three games, and hopefully a few more to change that. Anything less than a playoff spot will be a lost year in our eyes.”
MINERS PLAYER PROFILE OF THE WEEK: Mikhail Sergachev
Sergachev is a strong defenceman with good size and excellent mobility and individual skills. He
is a calm and poised puck handler with soft hands and he has the ability to find outlets and follows the play. He supports the rush with his strong skating ability and has decent offensive instincts. He's a very aggressive defenseman who is always involved in the action and is developing into an all-around type who can produce offense, while also playing a shutdown role. Sometimes that aggressiveness can get him into penalty trouble, but there is no doubt that once he learns to play within his limitations, he can be a top-4, point-producing defenceman in the CCHL.
MINERS PROSPECT NEED TO KNOW: Peyton Krebs
A player with Krebs’ combination of skating ability and puck skills should not have fallen like he
did in last year’s CCHL draft, but that’s exactly what he did and the Miners were more than happy that he was available at pick #13. His numbers during his draft year suffered due to playing for one of the worst teams in the CHL and suffering from an Achilles injury which required surgery after his season ended. In addition to his offensive tools, Krebs can play a responsible two-way game and plays strong along the boards. He is also an experienced leader, having worn the “C” as a 17 year-old with Kootenay and again at the WU18 for Team Canada. He is a clear top-six forward for the Miners in the near future.
Expected CCHL arrival: 2022-23.
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