Matt Sookram

'We went into this season with the intention to let our young guys develop and let them play and I think that hasn't really changed for us'

'If they had the option of mesh integration, I know they would have jumped on it. I saw how much losing your hair wrecks your self-esteem'

'I thought we played smart and stayed on our toes. We gave up a couple of sneaky breakaways, but Mike looked good, he looked sharp in net making those saves'

Battalion lose in a hard fought, back and forth affair in Brantford, while the Peterborough Petes sealed their fate in the standings, with the playoff seedings now set

'Every game has been close, physical and tense, there hasn't been a lot of room and I thought we had our best start of the series'

'He's elite, on and off the ice. He's one of those guys that's always working his butt off, during practice, in the gym. He's earned this'

'It was just an unbelievable series. Two teams that were so evenly matched, that knew each other well. It was like a chess game at some points'

'To get two at home is big, and we know now going into North Bay, that they are going to want to get their two home games back'

'To get two at home is big, and we know now going into North Bay, that they are going to want to get their two home games back'

For a second straight year the North Bay Battalion season has come to an end at the hands of the Brantford Bulldogs. The Troops battled valiantly and gave the Bulldogs a run for their money, but in the end, a Jake O'Brien goal at 8:14 in the third period proved to be the difference maker and sent the Bulldogs to a 5-3 win, and another trip to the Eastern Conference finals.