An overtime win for the North Bay Battalion

The North Bay Battalion scored their first win of the season with a 3-2 overtime victory on home ice Thursday against the Kitchener Rangers.

Captain Brad Chenier (pictured above) had two goals including the game winner.

Battalion Head Coach Stan Butler says he was happy with how the game played out.

“I thought we played really hard, obviously they’re a good team, they’re experienced on defence, I thought our boys competed hard and did a good job,” he says.

Harrison Caines had the other goal for North Bay while Joe Vrbetic gets his first career OHL win in net.

Butler liked what he saw from the rookie netminder.

“I was really happy for Joe.  Joe is a very methodical young man and gets the job done,” he says.

The Troops are back on the ice tonight in Sudbury, taking on the Wolves.

Broadcast time on Country 600 CKAT is 6:55 pm.

(File photo by Terry Wilson /OHL Images)

In the NOJHL, the Powassan Voodoos are home to French River tonight.

Game time at the Powassan Sportsplex is 7 o’clock.

The two teams also play each other tomorrow in Noelville.

A host of Nipissing teams are in action this weekend.

The men’s volleyball team is at an exhibition tournament in Toronto while the women’s basketball team plays a pre-season game tonight in the Soo against Algoma.

In regular season play, both Nipissing soccer teams are at Queen’s tomorrow then RMC on Sunday.

The Lakers lacrosse team visits Ottawa tomorrow then Queen’s on Sunday.

The Nipissing men’s hockey team has a pre-season game on the road tomorrow night against Laurentian, while the men’s basketball team has an exhibition game against Western on Sunday, at the Laurentian Invitational.

They lost 85-47 to Waterloo last night in Sudbury.