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Depth Powers Plymouth to 80 Win Over Saginaw Whale Tales MLivecom Sign in to MLivecom Not a member Register Now Sign in to MLivecomUsername Password Remember meI forgot my username or password Dont have an account Register now for free or sign in using your AIM or Google account!Site SearchSearch Local Business Listings Brought to you byHomeNewsBusinessSportsEntertainmentLivingInteractJobsAutosReal EstateClassifiedsShopPlace An Ad Whale Tales Latest news rumors and opinions about the Plymouth Whalers hockey teamDepth Powers Plymouth to 80 Win Over SaginawBy Pete Krupsky December 12 2009 1133PMRena LavertyPlymouth goaltender Scott Wedgewood stops one of his 35 shots Saturday night in the Whalers 80 win over Saginaw at Compuware ArenaPLYMOUTH MI One mark of a good team is to receive positive contributions from everyone and find a way to winThe Plymouth Whalers are proof in an 80 victory over the Saginaw Spirit in an Ontario Hockey League game played Saturday night before 2216 at Compuware ArenaThe Whalers improve to 191401 good for 39 points and a share of fourth place in the tight Western Conference race Saginaw is now 161330Plymouth played in the game without center Tyler Seguin (third in the OHL scoring race with 26 goals and 25 assists for 51 points in 29 games) and goaltender Matt Hackett (257 goals against average and 926 save percentage) both away at Canadas National Junior selection camp in Regina SK But the Whalers depth proved to be too much for Saginaw as Plymouth led 40 after one period and 50 after forty minutes of playWith Hackett away Whalers rookie goaltender Scott Wedgewood stopped 35 Saginaw shots en route to his first OHL shutout Wedgewood who has won in shootouts on the road in Windsor and Sudbury this season lowered his goals against average to 351 and raised his save percentage to 909Offensively Plymouth captain AJ Jenks and rookie Garrett Meurs led the Whalers attack with a goal and three assists apiece Jamie Devane scored twice (second and third) while Tyler J Brown (fourth) Ryan Hayes (fifth) Michal Jordan (eighth and fifth in five straight games) and Robbie Czarnik (third) all scored single goals for the WhalersYou hear every coach talk about secondary scoring and you see Meurs stepping up said Plymouth assistant coach Brian Sommariva Hes going to be a fantastic hockey player Thats all you can ask for when your better players leave to go do other things you need scoring from other guysThe Whalers won battles for loose pucks all evening long Plymouth pelted Saginaw goaltender Edward Pasquale with a seasonhigh 54 shots Pasquale could not be faulted in this gameWe were in the right place at the right time and working hard all night said Sommariva Its a great thing for Scott to pitch a shutout There are a lot of NHL scouts in the building Hes someone a lot of teams ar...