Majors fend off the Attack

"Owen Sound, already without star forward Joey Hishon, lost captain Garrett Wilson midway through the first period. Wilson was checked heavily into the boards and wasn’t able to return. Now he and Hishon may not be available for tonight’s game.

“Obviously, the hit on Wilson is a factor for our team,” said Reeds. “Another one of our leadership guys wasn’t able to finish the game.”

Wilson will be evaluated in the morning but Reeds didn’t sound optimistic about his availability when he spoke at a post-game news conference.

“You know, when an athlete starts asking the same question over and over again, then that’s reason to have concern,” said the coach, crediting the decision by team athletic therapist Andy Brown to take Wilson out of the game."

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