January 31 2011

Head Coach/GM – Brian Perrin

Record – 32W 6OTW 2OTL 6L (78 points)
Home Record – 19W 2OTW 0OTL 2L
Road Record – 13W 4OTW 2OTL 4L
Goals For – 215 (6th in OJHL)
Goals Against – 103 (1st in OJHL)
Leading Scorer – Kevin Balas (29G 29A 58P – 29th in OJHL)
Power Play – 66 for 286 (23.1% - 5th in OJHL)
Penalty Killing – 228 of 263 (86.7% - 3rd in OJHL)
Longest Winning Streak – 11 (October 10-28)

Why They’re No. 2

Like so many top teams across the country, it’s the defence that has carried the Hurricanes this season. With just 103 goals against in 46 games Newmarket sits first in that category in the OJHL, 13 ahead of second-place Burlington. Not surprisingly, those two teams sport the best records in the league, with Newmarket’s 78 points good for first place, two points up on the Cougars – who come in at No. 10 in this week’s CJHL Top 20. The offence has spread itself out for the Hurricanes; six different players have at least 50 points, led by Kevin Galas’ 58, which leaves him tied for 29th in OJHL scoring.