Evgeny Grachev had his first four-goal game of his career to help extend the Battlion's win streak to 14-games | 
The Brampton Battalion tied a club record with its 14th victory in a row, a 4-2 win against the Ottawa 67’s, on Nov. 16.
The streak matches a run from Feb. 17 to March 19, 2006, when Brampton won the last 14 games of the season to clinch the divison title. The win improved the Battalion’s overall record to 16-6-0, good enough for top spot in the Central Division. The team has not lost at home since its first game of the season, a 10 game stretch.
Russian import, Evgeny Grachev, increased his goal output by scoring all four goals in a game that wasn’t nearly as close as the score reflected. Grachev’s four goals marks the second time this season that a Battalion scored four goals in a game. Cody Hodgson scored four on Nov. 6 against the Plymouth Whalers.
Forward Matt Duchene added four assists to further cement his place as one of the top prospects in this June’s NHL entry draft.
“They asked me on the bench if I would fight [Duchene] on Thursday.”
Brampton goalie, Brandon Foote, made 16 saves for his seventh straight win. The Battalion out-shot the 67’s 38-18.
Four players in the game will be playing this Thursday in the ADT Canada vs. Russia hockey challenge. Three players, captain Cody Hodgson, Matt Duchene for Team Canada, and Evgeny Grachev for Team Russia, will represent Brampton in the upcoming game, as will 67’s captain Logan Couture.
The fact that the next time they play will be against each other and not as line mates anymore was not lost on Duchene and Grachev.
“It’ll be cool. I actually played against him [Grachev] in Russia in the spring,” said Duchene. “His line and my line were matched up the whole game. He’s a tough guy to play against.”
“They asked me on the bench if I would fight him [Duchene] on Thursday,” said a smiling Grachev. “I said ‘yes, the day before in practice.’ Cody [Hodgson] too.”
The two teams will finish their home and home series on Friday Nov. 21 when the Battalion look to make it 15 in a row when they travel to Ottawa.
Topics: Brampton Battlion, Evgeny Grachev
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