The Sudbury Wolves were back on home ice for pre-season action on Friday night, facing off against their Northern Ontario and Central Division rivals, the North Bay Battalion.
The Sudbury Wolves took the game by a score of 3-1.
Finn Marshall started off the game in goal for the Sudbury Wolves while the Battalion went with Charlie Larocque between the pipes.
It didn’t take long for Sudbury to find the back of the net, with Henry Doucet scoring his first goal of the preseason, an unassisted goal just 1:59 into the opening period.
With 9:42 remaining in the first, Wolves rookie Vladimir Provorov continued to impress Wolves’ faithful with his second goal of the pre-season, assisted by Hudson Chitaroni, giving the Sudbury Wolves a 2-0 lead after the first 20 minutes of play.
Just over three minutes into the second period, Ihnat Pazil scored his third goal of the pre-season for North Bay, cutting Sudbury’s lead to 2-1.
That was all the action the fans would see in the middle frame, and the Sudbury Wolves held a 2-1 lead heading into the third and final period of hockey.
The only goal of the third period came with just 1:07 left to play in the game, when returning Wolves’ Forward Blake Clayton scored his first goal of the pre-season on an empty net to seal the 3-1 victory for the Sudbury Wolves.
The Sudbury Wolves wrap up the pre-season portion of their schedule at the Sudbury Community Arena on Sunday, against the Kingston Frontenacs. Puck drop is scheduled for 4 p.m.
This is followed by their first official game of the season on Sept. 19, also at the Sudbury Community Arena, when they face off against the North Bay Battalion again. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:05 p.m.