Monday, May 23, 2011

HISHON WILL NOT PLAY VS SAINT JOHN

The Owen Sound Attack will have a big hole in their lineup tonight when they face the Saint John Sea Dogs in the fourth game of the 2011 MasterCard Memorial Cup.

Joey Hishon, who was hurt in the third period of Saturday’s game against the Kootenay Ice, will not play tonight. He missed Owen Sound's skate this morning and head coach Mark Reeds has announced he will not play this evening.

Nothing has been officially announced, but Hishon likely has a concussion after being elbowed in the head by Ice captain Brayden McNabb. The Kootenay defenseman was suspended for yesterday’s game against the Mississauga St Michael’s Majors, a game that the Ice lost 2-1.

"He's not playing tonight," Reeds said in a tweet by Rogers Sportsnet's Tony Ambrogio. "He did a baseline test and we'll have to wait on the results."

A Colorado Avalanche top prospect, Hishon recorded 37 goals and 87 points in 50 games in the regular season. He added five goals and 19 assists in 22 playoff games to help the Attack capture the Ontario Hockey League title.

His 24 playoff points tied him with teammate Robby Mignardi atop the OHL’s post-season scoring list.

The Attack, 1-0, have one more round-robin game following tonight’s game which goes down on Wednesday against the Majors.

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