OHL roundup: Romani nets the hat trick as Battalion beat Firebirds 6-4
By The Canadian Press on October 22, 2023.
NORTH BAY, Ont. – Anthony Romani scored three consecutive goals as the North Bay Battalion edged the visiting Flint Firebirds 6-4 in Ontario Hockey League action on Sunday at North Bay Memorial Gardens. Dalyn Wakely, Brice Cooke and Ty Nelson also scored for the Battalion (5-3-1-1), who led 2-0 after the first period and 4-2 heading into the third. Coulson Pitre, Gavin Hayes, Tristan Bertucci and Zacharie Giroux scored for the Firebirds (3-6-0-0), who went 0-for-4 on the power play, while the Battalion went 1-for-3. . Elsewhere in the OHL: — 67’S 4 GREYHOUNDS 1 OTTAWA, Ont. – Kaleb Lawrence scored twice as the Ottawa 67’s defeated the visiting Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds 4-1. Brad Gardiner and Brady Stonehouse also scored for the 67’s (5-3-0-0). Arttu Karki scored for the West Division-leading Greyhounds (7-4-0-0). — FRONTENACS 4 ATTACK 3 OWEN SOUND, Ont. – Matthew Soto scored twice and Tyler Savard chipped in two assists as the visiting Kingston Frontenacs defeated the Owen Sound Attack 4-3. Owen Outwater and Nathan Poole also scored for the Frontenacs (4-7-0-0). Cedrick Guindon, Sam Sedley and Madden Steen scored for the Attack (4-5-1-0). — ICEDOGS 5 OTTERS 3 ERIE, Penn. – Zakary Lavoie scored twice as the visiting Niagara IceDogs defeated the Erie Otters 5-3. Ryan Roobroeck, Mike Levin and Kevin He also scored for the IceDogs (2-4-3-0). Martin Misiak, Ondrej Molnar and Pano Fimis scored for the Otters (3-6-1-0). — GENERALS 2 STORM 0 OSHAWA, Ont. – Jacob Oster stopped 25 shots to net a shutout as the Oshawa Generals beat the visiting Guelph Storm. Thomas Stewart and Stuart Rolofs (empty-netter) scored for the Generals (5-5-0-0). Netminder Damian Slavik stopped 21 of 22 he shots he faced for the Storm (6-3-0-0). — SPIRIT 6 KNIGHTS 4 SAGINAW, Mich. – Nic Sima scored three goals as the Saginaw Spirit knocked off the visiting London Knights 6-4. Zayne Parekh, Valentin Zhugin and Joey Willis also scored for the Spirit (4-4-0-0). Kasper Halttunen scored twice for the Knights (6-4-0-1), while William Nicholl and Isaiah George netted singles. * This roundup was generated automatically with a CP-developed application. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 22, 2023. 32-31
