The Flin Flon Bombers will put their 7 game winning streak on the line tonight when they host the Melville Millionaires in a pair of games at the Whitney Forum.
The Bombers occupy 6th spot overall with 27 points which is just two points behind the Mills who have 29 points and have played two more games than Flin Flon.
Melville comes to town playing some good hockey as well and have won 3 of their last 5 and are a very respectable 8-6-1 on the road.
This will be the first time these teams have seen each other this year. Melville gave the Bombers some problems last year and were 2-2 against them and all four contests were decided by one goal.
Traditionally Melville has had a tough time winning in Flin Flon and the Bombers have beaten them in 6 of the last 7 meetings up North.
The Mills have been one of the power house clubs this season and their 66 goals against is third best in the league. The Bombers rank second with 65 goals given up in 23 games, so offense might be pretty tight this weekend.
Both teams have been victimized by losing their top offensive threat to the BCHL, with Carter Anderson heading off to Chilliwack last week annd now the Brooks Bandits have plucked Caden Drury off of Melville.
Drury was having a season to remember with 37 points in 25 games and was leading the SJHL in scoring before making his move to Brooks, and certainly puts Doug Johnson in a bind as he tries to replace his scoring.
Flin Flon will have their new defenseman in the lineup tonight as Kyle Marsden will make his Bomber debut. Marsden was reassigned to the Bombers from the Victoria Royals of the WHL, and Flin Flon got his rights in a trade with Fort McMurray in the off season for a PDF.
Congratulations are also in order for a pair of Bombers in Koen Senft and Luke Lepper who have both made Canada West for the World JR A Challenge.
Lepper has 13 points in 23 games while Senft has 22 points in 23 games including 7 goals. They will be joined by Head Coach and GM, Mike Reagan who is the Head Coach.
Don't forget to bring your Teddy Bears and stuffed animals for tonight's game as it is the annual Northland Ford Teddy Bear Toss , where you get to throw the stuffed animals on the ice after the Bombers score the first goal.
All the stuffed toys will then be collected and donated to the Flin Flon Friendship Centre's Christmas Gift program.
We will broadcast tomorrow night's game on 102.9 CFAR and flinflononline.com beginning with the Great North GM Coach's Show at 7:10 and drop of the puck at 7:30 for Creighton Furniture.
