UPDATE -- Seen this from Sun Media. It basically confirms that not only Attack captain Garrett Wilson is out for the rest of the tournament following the hit last night but Joey Hishon won't be back for tonight's game either.
Attack general manager Dale DeGray has submitted a formal request for the play to be reviewed for supplemental discipline.
“We need to stand up for our kids,” DeGray said. “I have watched the play, and he was vulnerable. The other player took liberties on him in a bad situation and it caused the outcome. (Wilson) is not doing good.”
On McNabb playing:
“Our guy is going to watch from the hotel room, and this guy is going to play and probably run their power play,” DeGray said. “Is that fair? I don’t think so. I really don’t believe a one-game suspension for a hit on somebody who is going to play not even a full game in a tournament is fair.”
Of course the Attack are hoping for some poetic justice while the Ice see the irony in Thursday's tie-breaker game against the Owen Sound Attack at 5PM.
The winner moves on to face Mississauga in the semis Friday while the loser goes home.
Ice Captain Brayden McNabb will play, obviously, much to the chagrin of the Attack whose top player in Joey Hishon, might not. If fact, though no one is confirming, I'd highly doubt he would play. If it's a concussion he suffered from McNabb's elbow last Saturday in which the Ice captain was suspended for one game and Hishon hasn't played since, bringing him back a few days earlier than the standard week - as per concussion protocol, including the baseline testing - would be a stunning development. I would hope he plays, if anything to somehow call things even but at this point I'll bet it's a longshot.
Hishon obviously didn't play in Owen Sound's 3-1 loss to the Majors tonight and the physical game was key for the Majors tonight as the Attack also lost their captain Garrett Wilson on a hit in the first period and he didn't return. Then they nearly lost a d-man when Jamie Wise hit Geoffrey Schemitsch into the end boards. There was no call on the play but I do remember an similar hit by Kevin King to end the first period last Saturday that was called..... No matter.
If Hishon doesn't play along with Wilson a question mark the Ice have a real opportunity Thursday. The Majors played a disciplined, physical game tonight with success. If the Ice could do the same they might have a shot at this.
In the first two games it was the Nathan Lieuwen show. In game three, though a nothing game for the Sea Dogs, Kootenay finally got on track offensively but didn't get the game Lieuwen turned in the previous two. Not that he was bad but if they could get a combination of the two - goaltending and some scoring - the semi-final is within reach.
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