Whalers' Mitchell Heard Scores, Scott Wedgewood Pitches Shutout in 2011 Subway Super Series

The Whalers were well-represented Monday at Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie in the 2011 Subway Super Series.

Mitchell Heard scored in the first period as the OHL All-Stars raced to a 5-0 lead en route to a 6-3 victory against the Russian All-Stars in Game 4 of the 2011 Subway Super Series.

Here's the story from the Canadian Hockey League:

Team OHL increased their nine-year winning streak to 18-0 over Team Russia with a 6-3 win in Game 4 of the 2011 SUBWAY Super Series Monday night in Sault Ste. Marie, ON.

Boston Bruins prospect Ryan Spooner (Kingston Frontenacs) was named Player of the Game for Team OHL with a goal and two assists. The current OHL Player of the Week also recorded three points in Thursday's win in Ottawa to give him six points in two games of the series.

The OHL scored six unanswered goals including five in the first period with three straight powerplay goals to take full control of the game.

Tanner Pearson (Barrie Colts) scored the first one at 3:59 with his second goal of the series, followed by Mitchell Heard (Plymouth Whalers) at 5:20, and Spooner at 5:47 forcing Russia to pull starting goalie Pavel Suchkov.

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Additional coverage: Canadian Press (including video from Sportsnet.ca); The Sault Star