The North Bay Battalion must win tonight to keep their playoff hopes alive.

They host Sudbury a team they trail by 3 points in the standings.

The Troops will have Julian Sime start in net and Stan Butler won’t be behind the bench as he’s off at the OHL Cup in Toronto.

Assistant coach John Dean says they need everyone on the team to step up tonight if they are going to get the two points.

He says they need everyone to win and if they get that performance they’ll be okay.

The Troops can still finish as high as 6th in the east and as low as 9th.

North Bay has beaten Sudbury 4 times this season in 6 games.

The Wolves have 4 games left while the Troops have 3.

The clubs will play again tomorrow in Sudbury.

Broadcast time tonight on Country 600 CKAT is 6:55.