Battalion Game Postponed due to Snowstorm

The North Bay Battalion’s game Friday night against the Soo Greyhounds has been postponed after the city of Sault Ste. Marie ordered GFL Memorial Gardens closed because of a snowstorm.

The Ontario Hockey League announced the postponement “due to inclement weather and travel conditions from an incoming winter storm.”

The league said the teams’ previously scheduled game at 7:07 p.m. Saturday “remains tentative pending further notice.”

No makeup date for the Friday game was announced, but Adam Dennis, Battalion president and director of hockey operations, said from Whitby, Ont., that the game might be played at 2 p.m. Sunday. The Battalion, which was an hour from Sault Ste. Marie when the postponement came, arrived safely.

After a heavy snowfall overnight, Environment Canada said Friday that a further 60 centimetres could fall in some areas.

North Bay and Soo face each other four times a seasons, twice in each centre.

The Battalion has a won-lost-extended record of 10-11-2 for 22 points, fifth in the Central Division. Soo is 12-12-0 for 24 points, third in the West Division.

If the teams play Saturday night, the game would be seen live in North Bay on YourTV Channels 12 and 700.