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Greyhounds overwhelm Sting with six unanswered goals, six different multi-point performers
Published Nov 28, 2025 • Last updated 50 minutes ago • 3 minute read
Colin Fitzgerald (11) makes his Soo Greyhounds debut against the Sarnia Sting at Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia, Ont., on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. Photo by Mark Malone/Chatham Daily News/Postmedia NetworkArticle content
The Soo Greyhounds unveiled two new highly-touted NHL draft prospects on Friday night, but it was their veteran core that dragged the game back onto their terms and powered a 6-2 comeback win over the Sarnia Sting.
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The debuts of defenceman Callum Croskery and newly acquired centre Colin Fitzgerald were the headline additions — and both impressed with early flashes of skill, size, and poise.
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But after a disjointed first period left the Greyhounds down 2-0, it was the older hands who reset the game and turned a flat road start into a runaway.
“We weren’t happy with our first,” said overager Marco Mignosa, who extended his point streak to six games with another multi-point night. “We had a good talk at the first intermission and guys started to get on script together … and it showed.”
The transformation was instant and emphatic. Soo outshot Sarnia 16-1 in the second period and scored three unanswered to take control of a game that had looked wobbly early. By the final buzzer, the shot clock read 40-18.
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Head coach John Dean said the first-period intermission response came largely from within the room.
“We were disappointed but we thought it was mostly structural … we were scattered on the forecheck and Sarnia skated through us,” Dean said. “But Miggy was the difference. He was very vocal before the second period. He said, ‘Let’s hit the reset button, boys,’ and when leaders step up to the plate and back it up on the ice, it’s easy to follow.”
Veterans Christopher Brown and Jordan Charron did exactly that. Charron scored his 18th of the season to take the lead, keeping him among the league’s top scorers, while Brown delivered a standout two-way performance capped by a slick insurance goal in the third.
“What goes unnoticed is Brown’s attention to detail away from the puck,” Dean said. “He covers up for a lot of mistakes. He was phenomenal.”
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Travis Hayes, another veteran voice, chipped in two assists, while Quinn McKenzie was the benefactor of Mignosa’s playmaking with two sure-thing goals.
“It’s amazing the way he sees the game,” McKenzie said of his linemate. “It’s nice to be rewarded for not much effort, I think those were the easiest goals of my career.”
New faces impress, even without centre stage
Sarnia Sting’s Easton Walos (11) jumps to avoid Soo Greyhounds’ Callum Croskery (14) in the first period at Progressive Auto Sales Arena in Sarnia, Ont., on Friday, Nov. 28, 2025. Photo by Mark Malone/Chatham Daily News/Postmedia Network
Croskery, fresh off more than two months without game action, jumped directly into top-four usage and even saw power-play time.
The 17-year-old looked composed well beyond his experience.
“Callum Croskery is going to be one of the best defencemen in the OHL,” Dean said. “For him to play that well in game one, we forget it’s game one of his career in the OHL, jumping into a league that’s really enhanced the speed over the last little bit. Very impressed with Callum.”
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Fitzgerald, a 6-foot-3 centre acquired from Peterborough on Thursday, immediately proved to be a dangerous and intelligent offensive presence and produced multiple Grade-A chances before grabbing his first point with a power-play assist late in the game.
“He’s got the full package — big, strong, fast, great shot,” Mignosa said. “Happy to have him.”
“Anytime you add size with that skillset to your lineup through the middle of the ice, it should be a very positive thing for us,” Dean added.
In NHL Central Scouting’s preliminary watch list released in November, Fitzgerald and Croskery received “B” and “C” ratings, respectively, indicating potential mid-round NHL selections next June.
Both players earned bronze for Canada at the 2025 Hlinka Gretzky Cup, an under-18 international tournament held in August.
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The newcomers didn’t overwhelm the narrative, but they meaningfully raised the team’s ceiling — and the veterans made sure the floor didn’t drop.
Eyes on Flint
The Greyhounds now head to Flint to face a Firebirds squad riding a 10-game win streak.
“I want to end it,” Mignosa said.
Dean called Flint “a very deep” group with “a lot of maturity” and an excellent offensive-zone game. The Firebirds dispatched the Greyhounds by a 3-2 score earlier in November at GFL Memorial Gardens.
“It’s gonna be a big challenge, especially on a back-to-back,” he said. “But obviously it’s a game we’re looking forward to.”
The Greyhounds carry an improved 15-9-1-1 record into the final game of their two-game weekend trip.
NOTES: Goaltender Noah Tegelaar endured a shaky start on Friday night but recovered to make 16 of 18 saves and improve to a 5-3-1 record. … Centre Brady Martin was held out of the lineup for a second straight game as he deals with a day-to-day upper-body injury. He is expected to join Canada’s world junior camp in December.
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