Paris Titans undefeated on home ice

TITANS HOCKEY

With George Le Gresley

Yes, it’s true, the Titans haven’t lost an exhibition game at the Brant Sports Centre, although their road record is 0 and 2, with one exhibition away game to go With that said they are guaranteed a .500 record, not too shabby for a team that hasn’t finalized their final lineup. Head coach Mike Christian insists that his line up isn’t finalized, but the reality of the situation is that most of the spots on the team are set, with a few spots yet to be earned. When I pointed out to the coach that the Titans had a poor power play record, he acknowledged that fact and pointed out that they would be working on that when the team roster was finalized (Wednesday night I would have eaten crow as 3 out of 5 goals were power play goals).

The Titans started their series of exhibition games on August 23 and won their first game at home 5-1 against the Niagara River Hawks On August 25 they visited the Niagara team and lost 6-4.

The Pairs Titans (formerly the Paris Mounties for those getting used to the new name) have plenty of reasons to celebrate. They are undefeated on home ice during exhibition season so far. Come check out this team in action when the puck drops on their regular season home opener on September 16th at 7:30 pm against the Woodstock Navy Vets

Next on tap was another road game on August 26 to play the Port Dover Sailors that netted a 5-2 loss The Titans returned home to Paris on August 28 and earned a 6-4 win over the Aylmer Spitfires and another home 5-2 win on August 30 over the Hagersville Hawks. Their visit to Aylmer on September 10 will close out their exhibition season.

So, what should Paris fans expect to see at the Titan’s home opener on September 16 at 7:30, when the Woodstock Navy Vets visit the Brant Sports Complex? Primarily the Titans team are not the all- rookie team of last year, who were trying to find their way to playing a Junior C style of game This team has a good mix of veteran players from last year’s team, with some exciting additions to the team. They look they have a steady tandem of goaltenders and are a team that like to play a physical, hard-hitting game of hockey.

Paris’ first regular season home games is Saturday, September 16th at the Brant Sports Complex against the Woodstock Navy Vets The puck drops at 7:30 pm