Alex Pharand, left, of the Sudbury Wolves and Jake Crawford of the Owen Sound Attack battle for the puck during OHL action at Sudbury Community Arena in Sudbury, Ont. on Friday, Feb. 21, 2025. Photo by John Lappa / The Sudbury Star

In an instant, Alex Pharand threw the monkey on his back and replaced it with a 195-pound teammate. Article content

Pharand was certainly happy to accept the embrace from Sudbury Wolves captain Nathan Villeneuve, just seconds after he ended a season-opening 10-game goalless drought with a quick shot from the high slot in a win over the Barrie Colts last Friday. Article content Article content

“It felt good,” smiled the Chelmsford native, shortly after the victory. “I was a little bit snakebitten at the start of the year, but that just means I’ve got t

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