BRANTFORD, ON- The Brantford 99ers are back on home ice tonight as they look to win their 3rd straight. Tonight they play host to the Buffalo Jr. Sabres for the 1st of 2 times this season.
The 99ers are fresh off a pair of victories over the Toronto Patriots last Thursday by a 5-2 score, and defeating the Leamington Flyers on Sunday afternoon by a score of 2-1. Evin Kojokaro tallied his 20th goal of the season, while Aiden Berry stopped 29/30 shots to earn player of the game honours. Tonight is the 1st of 3 games over the next 4 days for Brantford. They hold a 13-18-0-1 record for 27 points.
The Jr. Sabres are currently riding a 4 game win streak into tonights matchup, beating the Trenton Golden Hawks on home ice just last night by a score of 5-4. Tyler Isherwood tallied 1 goal and 2 assists and goaltender Aiden McKenna stopped 26/30 shots in the win. Buffalo holds a record of 18-12-0-2 for 38 points and 4th seed in the West.
This is the 2nd of 4 matchups between these respective teams this season, with the Jr. Sabres prevailing in the 1st game by a 3-1 score in what was a penalty filled affair at the Lecom Harborcenter.
The puck drops at 7:30 at the Gretzky Centre and live on http://flohockey.tv.
Don’t forget to bring your food/toy donations! Collection Bins will be at the ticket table.
