When Couchching hosts Huntsville at the RAMA Mask tonight, Matt Smyth, arguably one of the most talented players to play Junior A hockey in several years, has the opportunity to break the 100 point plateau. He sits at 99 (50g, 49a) and could place tonights game on his resume - at the expense of the Otters.
Entering his 45th game of the season, Smyth, the former first round pick of the Brampton Batallion, has only been held off the scoresheet five times. The Otters know this stat very well.
You see they are one of the five teams (Villanova twice, Buffalo and Vaughan the others) who have held Smyth off the scoresheet. Huntsville performed that feat at home November 29th in a 6-2 win.
In a season that has had its share of ups and downs for the Otters, a win over the Terriers, plus blanking Mr. Smyth, would be a great morale booster heading back home to face the OJAHL's version of the 1976-77 Montreal Canadiens, otherwise known as the Kingston Voyageurs tomorrow night.
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