Wolves victorious in final home game (3 photos)

With Friday night's game being the last home game of the season for the Sudbury Wolves, and with several graduating players, emotions could have gotten the better of the Pack — but they didn't.

The Wolves secured a 3-1 win over the Peterborough Petes.

Everything seemed to click, but they were working to make it click, said interim head coach Dave Matsos.

“I think their work effort tonight was as high as it has ever been. There were some guys tonight who probably didn't get as much ice time as they wanted, but they were all positive, and support their teammates.”

Brady Pataki put the home team on the board in the second period at the 2:23 mark, with assists going to Chad Heffernan and Jeff Corbett.

Heffernan added his own marker about five minutes later, with help from Kyle Capobianco and Jacob Harris.

The Petes notched their only tally of the night in the third period, compliments of Josh MacDonald, but Pavel Jenys score the third and final goal for the Wolves on an empty net to round out the evening's offence.

Troy Timpano stopped 30 shots on net for the victory.

An already raucous crowd exploded, appreciative of the effort their team gave them in the final home game of the season. And, after all was said and done, they bid farewell to overagers Brody Silk and Jeff Corbett. Even Nathan Pancel, who was traded to the Peterborough, and who donned a Petes' jersey Friday night in front a crowd well-known to him, received a warm goodbye from the more than 4,000 fans in the stands.

Pancel was even awarded the third star for the evening, Silk took second star, and Corbett took first star.

“The crowd was awesome tonight,” Matsos said. “We prepared really well. Corbett and Silk have shown great dedication to the team, and they are great community citizens.”

With everything going on off the ice, the Wolves managed to maintain a fast-paced game for 60 full minutes, he said.

“There were parts of the game where they put on the pressure, and there were parts of the game where we were relentless against them,” Matsos said. “Our commitment to play at a high pace was there, and everyone stayed focused and kept it in check.”

The Wolves are on the road for the remainder of the season. They face off against the Niagara IceDogs tomorrow night, before heading to Peterborough on March 19.