North Bay Battalion overcome third period stumble to beat Barrie Colts in shootout

North Bay Battalion overcome third period stumble to beat Barrie Colts in shootout

North Bay Battalion continue to get good production from their new players as they beat Barrie twice this weekend

Rivalry sweep for Battalion

Nick Wellenreiter scored the only shootout goal to send the North Bay Battalion to a 3-2 Ontario Hockey League victory Sunday over the Barrie Colts, giving the Troops a sweep of their Rivalry Week home-and-home series.Ryder Cali and Adrian Manzo scored second-period goals for North Bay, while goaltender Mike McIvor made 25 saves through overtime before a crowd of 2,470 at Boart Longyear Memorial Gardens.The Battalion, which won 4-3 Saturday nigh…

Troops sweep rivalry weekend with shootout win over Colts

A 3-2 shootout loss on the road to the North Bay Battalion on Sunday afternoon was a bitter pill to swallow for a Barrie Colts team that had battled back from a two-goal deficit in the third period only to suffer a fifth-straight defeat. Still, head coach Dylan Smoskowitz had a message for his young club. Keep working, playing like they did this weekend, and better days are ahead. “You’ve got to figure the break is going to come sooner or later,…