KELOWNA ROCKETS vs. SPOKANE CHIEFS Wednesday January 29, 2014 - 7:05 PM Prospera Place - Kelowna, BC NO. PLAYER 1 JACKSON WHISTLE 30 JORDON COOKE
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 11 12 14 16 17 20 23 24 25 26 27 28 29
JESSE LEES RILEY STADEL MADISON BOWEY (C) DALTON YORKE* MITCHELL WHEATON DAMON SEVERSON (A) COLE MARTIN NICK MERKLEY* CARTER RIGBY TYRELL GOULBOURNE (A)
ROURKE CHARTIER KRIS SCHMIDLI* MAREK TVRDON AUSTIN GLOVER JUSTIN KIRKLAND* TYSON BAILLIE (A) COLTON HEFFLEY COLE LINAKER RYAN OLSEN JOE GATENBY* MYLES BELL (A) *Denotes Rookie
POS HT WT HOMETOWN G 6'1 182 Kelowna, BC G 5’10 177 Leduc, AB
D D D D D D D C LW C C C LW RW LW C C C C D RW
6'0 5'10 6'2 6'2 6'5 6’2 6'0 5'10 6'0 6'0 5'11 5'9 6'2 6'2 6'3 5'10 6'3 6'2 6'2 6'0 6'1
196 162 203 205 215 210 160 176 224 184 180 165 217 178 189 187 206 179 194 170 216
Calgary, AB Surrey, BC Winnipeg, MB Maple Ridge Sherwood Park, AB Melville, SK Arlington, TX Calgary, AB Penticton, BC Edmonton, AB Saskatoon, SK Zurich, SUI Nitra, Slovakia Clavet, SK Camrose, AB Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Swift Current, SK Edmonton, AB Tsawwassen, BC Kelowna, BC Calgary, AB
President/GM: Bruce Hamilton Asst GM/Dir Player Personnel: Lorne Frey Head Coach: Ryan Huska Assistant Coach: Dan Lambert Asst Coach/Goaltender Cons: Kim Dillabaugh Skills Development: Kim Gellert Athletic Therapist/Strength & Conditioning Coach: Scott Hoyer Referees: Ryan BENBOW, Sean RAPHAEL Linesmen: Kevin CROWELL, Mike LANGIN VGJ: Tyler McClellan
DOB June 9/95 June 6/93
AGE 18 20
Sept. 14/95 Jan. 16/96 April 22/95 May 22/96 Feb. 6/95 Aug. 7/94 Mar. 15/94 May 23/97 Feb. 20/94 Jan. 26/94 Apr. 3/96 July 3/96 Jan. 31/93 Jan. 15/96 Aug 2/96 Nov. 16/95 May 27/94 July 11/95 Mar . 25/94 May 15/97 Aug. 19/93
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NO. PLAYER
POS HT
WT HOMETOWN
30 Hughson, Garret 35 Williams, Eric
G G
6'2 6'
190 Foremost, AB 175 Langley, BC
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D D D RW C C LW C LW LW C RW D RW LW D LW D RW LW RW D
6' 6'2 6'3 5'8 5'10 6'1 6'1 5'9 6'1 6' 5'11 5'10 6'0 6'1 5'10 6' 6' 6'3 6'2 6'4 5'10 6'2
195 195 210 155 170 180 180 155 190 210 195 175 190 200 165 170 205 175 185 172 170 190
JASON FRAM JEREMY McINTOSH JEFF RAYMAN* KEANU YAMAMOTO* BLAIR ONESCHUCK* LIAM STEWART MARKSON BECHTOLD* MARCUS MESSIER ADAM HELEWKA CARTER PROFT MICHAEL AVIANI MITCH HOLMBERG REID GOW JACOB CARDIFF* ADAM HASCIC* MATT SOZANSKI* DOMINIC ZWERGER* COLE WEDMAN RILEY WHITTINGHAM HUDSON ELYNUIK* CONNOR CHARTIER COLTON BOBYK* * Indicates Rookie
General Manager Dir. of Scouting/Player Pers. Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Goaltending Coach Athletic Trainer/Conditioning Equipment Manager
Tim Speltz Chris Moulton Don Nachbaur Scott Burt Kevin Sawyer Ryan Cyr Todd Daniels Tim Lindblade
5/31/95 4/29/93
DOB
AGE 18 20
South Delta, BC 4/23/95 Calgary, AB 3/19/95 Fernie, BC 8/25/96 Spokane, WA 5/27/96 Calgary, AB 9/7/95 Hermosa Beach, CA 9/5/94 Strathmore, AB 3/26/96 Canmore, AB 1/17/94 Burnaby, BC 7/21/95 Spruce Grove, AB 8/30/94 Surrey, BC 4/7/93 Sherwood Park, AB 3/9/93 Killarney, MB 4/4/94 Wilcox, SK 2/7/96 Trencin, SVK 10/28/96 Calgary, AB 4/1/96 Dornbirn, AUT 7/16/96 Edmonton, AB 3/18/94 Calgary, AB 5/1/95 Calgary, AB 10/12/97 Calgary, AB 1/15/94 Red Deer, AB 3/17/96
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Kelowna Rockets Regular-Season Statistics 2013-2014 After Game #49 NO. PLAYER GP G A PTS PIM PPG 29 Myles Bell 47 29 22 51 38 4 24 Tyson Baillie 49 20 29 49 53 6 27 Ryan Olsen 48 23 21 44 50 6 4 Madison Bowey 49 15 29 44 69 4 7 Damon Severson 42 11 27 38 30 4 10 Nick Merkley* 43 12 22 34 32 1 14 Rourke Chartier 49 15 18 33 6 2 3 Riley Stadel 42 10 18 28 44 9 23 Justin Kirkland* 48 10 17 27 20 3 16 Kris Schmidli* 46 5 21 26 32 0 12 Tyrell Goulbourne 45 8 15 23 81 0 25 Colton Heffley 48 5 17 22 64 1 6 Mitch Wheaton 34 5 13 18 24 2 11 Carter Rigby 32 13 3 16 36 0 8 Colten Martin 49 0 14 14 34 0 26 Cole Linaker 49 7 5 12 8 0 2 Jesse Lees 36 3 9 12 39 0 17 Marek Tvrdon 6 3 0 3 2 0 20 Austin Glover 5 1 2 3 4 0 28 Joe Gatenby* 30 0 0 0 10 0 5 Dalton Yorke* 26 0 0 0 39 0 Team Totals 854 211 336 547 '740 45 Goaltending Statistics NO. PLAYER GP MIN GA Svs AVE PCT W L OT 30 Jordon Cooke 35 2121 82 952 2.32 0.921 29 4 0 1 Jackson Whistle 14 849 34 410 2.40 0.923 11 3 0 Team Totals 49 2970 116 1362 2.41 0.920 40 7 0 Scoring by Periods Shots by Period SOG 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1st 2nd Rockets 4 62 68 74 3 211 Rockets 604 648 Opponents 2 40 39 40 0 121 Opponents 488 517 Rockets Record after Second Period: When Leading: 28 0 When Losing: 3 5 When Tied: 9 2 First Goal of the Game:
0 0 0
When Rockets Score First: 19 2 0 When Opponent Score First: 21 5 0 Home and Away Record: Overall Overtime Home 18 2 0 2 1 0 0 Road 22 5 0 0 2 0 0 Total 40 7 0 2 3 0 0
SHG 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 SL 2 0 2 3rd 605 445
1/28/14 GW SOG 7 3-6 6 1-2 2 '0 4 0 3 2-4 1 0-1 2 '0 2 '0 4 3-4 0 '0 1 0 1 '0 1 '0 1 '0 0 0 1 0-1 0 0 0 '0 0 0 0 '0 0 '0 39 0
+/21 20 24 41 29 10 14 1 20 10 11 23 22 9 47 16 8 1 1 2 -2 0
SO PTS 2 2 1 0 3 2
PIM 0 0 0
OT 25 22
Rockets Shots on Goal Record: 2 When Outshooting Opponent: 26 5 0 When Outshot by Opponent: 8 2 0 When Shots Are Tied: 6 0 Rockets Specialty Teams: Power Play: 2 Opp. PPGF SHGA 0 Rockets 212 45 5
Total 1856 1482
0 0 0
1 0 1
Pct.% 21.2
Shorthanded: Rockets
Opp. 223
PPGA 28
SHGF 8
Pct.% 87.4
Rockets vs. Chiefs Wednesday January 29, 2013 Game Time - 7:05 pm Tonight’s Preview: The Kelowna Rockets are back on home ice tonight hosting the Spokane Chiefs. It is th only the second of four meetings this season between the two teams. They met back on October 8 in Spokane with the Chiefs earning a 6-3 win. Following tonight’s game these two teams clash again th th February 12 in Spokane before concluding the seasonal series March 5 at Prospera Place. The Rockets enter tonight’s game having won 24 of their last 28 games overall and 33 of their last 38 games. Overall, the Rockets have won a season high 9 straight games on home ice. The Rockets are in Kamloops Friday before hosting the Blazers Saturday night. Eight of the Rockets next ten games are on home ice. Bell closing in on 30: Leading scorer Myles Bell is one goal shy of scoring 30 goals for a second straight th season. Bell would become just the 7 player to accomplish that feat in franchise history. The last Rockets player to score 30 or more goals in back-to-back seasons was Jamie Benn. Also on that list, Colin Long, Justin Keller, Cam Paddock, Brett McLean and Jason Deleurme are part of the 30/30 club. Who’s Hot: Rourke Chartier has 5+6=11 in his last nine games…Nick Merkley has 3+3=6 in his last nine games…Damon Severson has 1+6=7 in his last nine games…Myles Bell has 8 goals in his last eleven games and has seven – two goal games this season…Madison Bowey has 2+5=7 in his last eight games…Jordon Cooke has won 6 straight games on home ice…The Rockets are 38-4-0-2 in their last 44 home games dating back to last season. This and That: Tyrell Goulbourne turned 20 on Sunday….The Rockets have scored six or more goals seven times on home ice this season… The Rockets have killed off 46 of the last 51 times they have been shorthanded…The Rockets are 13-2-0-0 in the second game when facing back-to-back scenarios this season….The Rockets have failed to score a power play goal in seven straight games. The team is 0/26 over that stretch…Seven of the teams next 10 games are on home ice…The team has been rated as the best team in the CHL according to the Top 10 junior rankings for four consecutive weeks….Six alumni of the Rockets’ will play for their respective countries at the Sochi Olympics. Jamie Benn, Shea Weber and Duncan Keith will wear colours for Canada. Alex Edler (Sweden), Lauris Darzins ( Latvia) and Thomas Raffl (Austria) will also compete…Cole Martin leads the entire WHL with a plus/minus rating of +47…Myles Bell has 29 goals. Only four have been scored on the power play….The Rockets have been out-shot on home ice five times this season…After losing two of his first three games, Jackson Whistle has won ten of his last eleven games….The Rockets have played in six shootout games this season and are 4 and 2. Three of the four shootout wins have come on the road in Victoria, Prince George and Seattle…Eighteen st year-old Madison Bowey was named captain of the Kelowna Rockets November 1 ….Jordon Cooke was named WHL Goaltender of the Month for September/October…Jordon Cooke is 38-4-0-2 at home in last 44 starts at home dating back to last season…The Rockets have scored 4 or more goals in 21 of their 28 road games this season…The Rockets have ten players that have scored 10 or more goals and lead the WHL with 13 players with 20 or more points… Milestone Makers: th th th Myles Bell recorded his 100 career goal and 250 career point January 25 vs. Lethbridge. Ryan Huska, according to HockeyDB, has 283 WHL regular season victories. th Huska is coaching in his 479 regular season game tonight. th Ryan Olsen played in his 250 career game January 24th vs. Medicine Hat. Madison Bowey has 96 career points. Rockets Three Star Leaders: st nd 1 Star 2 Star Madison Bowey: 7 3 Jordon Cooke: 6 0 Tyson Baillie: 4 2 Nick Merkley: 1 4 Jackson Whistle: 1 5 Myles Bell: 4 3
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3 Star Total 0 10 4 10 3 9 3 8 2 8 1 8
Rockets Season Highs and Lows: Most Goals Scored: 9 vs. Portland December 31, 2013 in a 9-3 W, 7 vs. Blazers December 27/13 (7-1 W), @ Saskatoon December 17/13 (7-1 W), @ PG (7-6 Shootout win) November 1/2013. Most Goals Allowed: 6 @ PG (7-6 Shootout win) November 1/13, @ Spokane (6-3 L) Most Power Play Chances: 13 vs. Lethbridge October 16/13 (6-0 W - 3 for 13) Most Power Play Goals Scored: 3 vs. Lethbridge October 16/13 (6-0 Wh) Most Power Play Goals Allowed: 3 @ Everett Oct 2/13 Most Shots Taken: 62 vs. Lethbridge October 16/13 (6-0 W) Fewest Shots Taken: 26 vs. Blazers September 20/13 Most Shot Allowed: 46 @ Seattle November 20/13 (4-3 SOW) Fewest Shots Allowed: 18 vs. Rebels (November 6/13) Last Shutout: Jackson Whistle 26 saves in 5-0 win vs. Hurricanes (Jan 25/13), Jordon Cooke (25 saves in 2-0 win over Edmonton Nov 9/13), Jordon Cooke (26 saves in 6-0 W vs. Lethbridge October 16/13) Last Time Shut Out: March 3/13 (3-0 L in Kamloops – Cole Cheveldave 25 saves) Penalty Shots: Olsen on Langhamer (No goal) Jan 11/14, Raiders Vanstone on Cooke (No Goal) Dec 15/13, Raiders Danyluk on Cooke (No Goal) Dec 15/13, Royals Nelson on Cooke (No Goal) Oct 25/13, Royals Harrison on Cooke (No Goal) Oct 25/13, Needham on Cooke Sept 20/13 (No Goal).g Shootout Game Winning Goals: Justin Kirkland vs. Blazers (November 30/13 3-2 W), Tyson Baillie @ Seattle (November 19/13 4-3 W), Justin Kirkland @ PG (November 1/2013), Myles Bell @ Victoria October 26/13 OT Game Winning Goal: Myles Bell December 14/13 (5-4 OTW in Regina), Myles Bell December 13/13 (6-5 OTW in Brandon), Damon Severson December3/13 (4-3 OTW) vs. BC: 15-3-0-1 vs. US: 9-2-0-1 vs. Central: 10-2-0-0 vs. East: 6-0-0-0 Roster Stats: Player total: 22 Year by Year Breakdown: 20’s – 3 Bell, Tvrdon, Cooke 19’s – 5 Olsen, Rigby, Severson, Heffley, Martin 18’s – 6 Lees, Wheaton, Whistle, Bowey, Baillie, Linaker, 17’s - 6 Glover, Chartier, Stadel, Yorke, Schmidli, Kirkland 16’s – 2 Merkley, Gatenby Average Age: 18.2 Record by Month: Month Games September: 3 October: 10 November: 11 December: 12 January: 15 February: 13 March: 8
Record 2-0-0-1 7-2-0-1 10-1-0-0 12-0-0-0 9-4-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Home 1-0-0-1 4-1-0-1 5-1-0-0 5-0-0-0 4-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Road 1-0-0-0 3-1-0-0 5-0-0-0 7-0-0-0 5-4-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
How the Rockets were built: st 1 Rd: Merkley, Chartier, Lees, nd 2 Rd: Bowey, Heffley, Glover, Gatenby rd 3 Rd: Baillie, Martin, Stadel th 4 Rd: Cooke th 5 Rd: Goulbourne, Kirkland th 6 Rd: Linaker th 7 Rd: None th 8 Rd: None th 9 Rd: Severson th 10 Rd: Wheaton th 11 Rd: None Listed: Yorke Trade: Tvrdon, Rigby, Bell, Whistle,Olsen CHL Import Draft: Schmidli Game notes compiled by Regan Bartel of AM 1150
49 Games Total 25 Home, 24 Away No. 17 16 18 2 14 11 25 13 27 22 15 12 24 9 32 26 4 10 20 35 19 5 21 30
Spokane Chiefs Season Summary 2013-2014
Players Mitch Holmberg Mike Aviani Reid Gow Jason Fram Adam Helewka Liam Stewart Riley Whittingham Marcus Messier Connor Chartier Dominic Zwerger Carter Proft Markson Bechtold Cole Wedman Keanu Yamamoto Colton Bobyk Hudson Elynuik Jeremy McIntosh Blair Oneschuk Adam Hascic Eric Williams Jacob Cardiff Jeff Rayman Matt Sozanski Garret Hughson
Departed Players Bench Penalties Total No. Player 30 Garret Hughson 35 Eric Williams Departed Goalies Total Scoring Chiefs Opposition
1st 51 44
2nd 49 45
GP 49 49 42 49 39 40 47 48 49 30 49 32 49 35 38 42 47 38 34 39 30 12 27 12
Wed, Jan-29, 2014 Games 1-49
G 45 30 2 5 18 6 11 5 9 10 6 1 3 4 2 1 4 3 1 0 1 1 0 0
A 42 30 42 36 15 18 11 17 10 5 6 11 8 6 6 6 2 3 4 3 1 0 0 0
TP AP/PG PM PPG PPA SH 87 1.78 21 15 21 5 60 1.22 86 18 8 3 44 1.05 43 1 22 0 41 0.84 32 3 23 0 33 0.85 14 7 7 2 24 0.60 25 0 2 1 22 0.47 66 1 1 0 22 0.46 16 1 5 2 19 0.39 8 2 0 1 15 0.50 12 0 0 0 12 0.24 90 0 1 0 12 0.38 36 0 2 0 11 0.22 54 0 2 0 10 0.29 8 1 1 0 8 0.21 36 0 2 0 7 0.17 32 1 0 0 6 0.13 60 0 0 0 6 0.16 28 0 0 2 5 0.15 28 0 0 0 3 0.08 0 0 0 0 2 0.07 19 0 0 0 1 0.08 15 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0 0 0.00 4 0 0 0
GW 9 5 0 2 2 2 1 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5
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11
5
102 0 12 49 167 272 439 8.96 825 48 GPI MP GA EN SO SVS 12 644.22 39 3 0 296 39 2315.70 93 3 2 972 0.00 0 2959.92 132 3rd 62 47
OT 5 2
SO 2 2
First Goal Chiefs Opposition
Win 22 8
Loss 4 15
Tied 0 0
After 2nd Leading Trailing Tied
Win 21 4 5
Loss 1 12 6
Tied 0 0 0
Shots Outshooting Outshot Shots Tied
Win 24 6 0
Loss 10 9 0
Tied 0 0 0
0 6 Total 169 140
0 2
0 1268
1
93 14 30 GAA PCT. W 3.63 0.884 4 2.41 0.913 26
L 5 10
OTL 0 2
SL 1 1
0 30
0 15
0 2
0 2
3rd 516 429
OT 23 13
2.68
Shots Chiefs Opposition Records B.C. Division East Division Central Division U.S. Division Home Away Total Overtime Power Play Penalty Kill
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+/25 21 20 15 -1 10 14 -5 3 9 -4 6 14 -8 -7 -10 5 -5 -2 0 -2 -1 3 0
0.906 1st 516 480 Win 10 4 5 11 16 14 30 5 OPP 206 OPP 227
2nd 497 478
Loss 2 0 3 10
OTL 0 0 0 2
7 1 8 1 15 2 Shoot-Out Wins PPGF 48 PKGA 47
SHGA 5 SHGF 14
Total 1552 1400 SL 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 PCT% 23.3% PCT% 79.3%
MEDIA NOTES Spokane Chiefs (30-15-2-2) vs Kelowna Rockets (40-7-0-2) Wednesday, January 29, 2014 – Prospera Place, Kelowna, BC The Chiefs are 30-15-2-2 after Tuesday’s 6-3 win in Kamloops. With 64 points, the SEASON SERIES vs. KELOWNA th rd Chiefs are in 5 Place in the Western Conference and 3 Place in the U.S. Division. Chiefs Record: 1-0-0-0 TONIGHT’S GAME SPO Scoring G A PTS Spokane plays a second weekday game as they visit top-ranked Kelowna for a Mitch Holmberg 2 1 3 st Wednesday night tilt on the road. The Chiefs were able to beat the 1 -Place Rockets 6Mike Aviani 2 0 2 3 in Spokane on October 8, a rare regulation loss for the Rockets. Mitch Holmberg, Dominic Zwerger 2 0 2 Mike Aviani and Dominic Zwerger all had 2 goals each against Kelowna backup SPO Goalies W-L-OTL-SL GAA SV% goaltender Jackson Whistle. Eric Williams started for the Chiefs, turning aside 34 of 37 Eric Williams 1-0-0-0 3.00 .919 rd shots faced, including 12 of 13 in the 3 period. Wednesday’s game will be a tough test KEL Scoring G A PTS as Kelowna has lost just four times at home this season, twice coming in a shootout. Tyson Baillie 1 1 2 NEXT GAME Damon Severson 0 2 2 Riley Stadel 0 2 2 FRIDAY, JANUARY 31 AT PORTLAND AIR 6:30 – GAME 7:00 KEL Goalies W-L-OTL-SL GAA SV% The Chiefs will take a travel day on Thursday before visiting the division-leading Jackson Whistle 0-1-0-0 5.03 .833 Portland Winterhawks on Friday night. The Winterhawks have had the Chiefs’ number this season, winning all six prior matchups this season. rd Portland won the last contest between the two clubs, 5-0 on Sunday, January 19. The early matinee game was the 3 game in st three days for the Chiefs, who were outshot 40-25 on the game, including an 18-7 advantage in the 1 Period. Brendan Leipsic scored twice and added an assist to lead the Winterhawks. LAST GAME TUESDAY, JANUARY 28th SPOKANE (6) at KAMLOOPS (3) Special teams proved to be the difference on Tuesday night, as the Chiefs scored once on the power play and twice shorthanded. Liam Stewart drew a penalty on a shorthanded breakaway and beat Bolton Pouliot over his glove for the ensuing nd penalty shot. Adam Helewka scored the 2 SHG after Marcus Messier deflected a Blazer pass and found Helewka breaking up st the left side. Leading scorer Mitch Holmberg potted two goals on the night, the 1 coming on a 5-on-3 PP as Team Captain Reid rd Gow tallied his 43 assist of the season. NEWS AND NOTES WALL OF WILLIAMS… Chiefs goaltender Eric Williams has allowed just 10 goals in his last 6 games, posting a 0.932 SV% th th during that span. Williams currently ranks 5 in GAA (2.41) and is tied for 8 in Save Percentage (.913). He is 26-10-2-1 with two shutouts. Williams has 8 shutouts in his career. SUPER SHORTIES… The Chiefs lead the WHL in Shorthanded Goals with 14. Holmberg and Aviani are both at the top of the nd th WHL’s SHG scoring list. Holmberg has 5 SHG (2 ) while Aviani has 3 (6 ). Rookie forward Blair Oneschuk has scored just 3 goals this season, but 2 of them have come shorthanded. th
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CLIMBING THE FRANCHISE LADDER… Mitch Holmberg is tied for 6 on the Chiefs’ all-time goals list with 129, is 12 on the th Chiefs’ all-time points list with 265, & 10 all-time in games played with 291. THE MITCH FACTOR… The Chiefs are 23-4-0-0 when Mitch Holmberg scores a goal and 7-11-2-2 when he does not. Holmberg leads the WHL in GWG with 9, which is also over halfway to the club record (Kyle Beach scored 12 in ’09-’10). CLOSING TIME… The Chiefs are 21-1-0-0 when leading after 2 periods, but have won just 4 of 16 games when trailing after two frames. They have won 22 of 26 games in which they scored the first goal. OVERTIME PERFORMERS… The Chiefs suffered their first two overtime losses of the season vs. Seattle on Jan. 11 & 14. In 11 overtime games this season, Spokane has won 7 (twice in a shootout), lost in overtime twice and lost in a shootout twice. st
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MONKEY OFF HIS BACK… Chiefs’ captain Reid Gow scored his 1 goal of the season on Friday, January 10 in his 34 game rd played. He had previously racked up 39 assists without finding the back of the net, good for 3 in the WHL in assists. Gow is now rd tied for 3 among WHL defensemen in scoring with 2 goals and 42 assists for 44 points.
CHIEFS, AMS SWAP FORWARDS… The Chiefs acquired C Marcus Messier from Tri-City in exchange for RW Jackson Playfair on Jan. 10. In 39 games with the Americans, Messier scored 5 goals – including 2 game-winners and 2 shorthanded – and added 15 assists for 20 points. th
40 IN 40… Mitch Holmberg joined the “40 in 40” club on Jan. 3, scoring his 40 st th th and 41 goals in just his 39 game. He is the 27 Chief to score 40 goals in a season. Spokane’s one-season record for goals is 68 by Valeri Bure in ’92-’93.
CHIEFS GET YOUNGER… The Chiefs acquired 16-year-old forward Hudson Elynuik from the Kootenay Ice on Dec. 31, trading 18-year-old defenseman Tyler King. In this, his rookie season, Elynuik played 31 games for the ICE, scoring a goal and an assist. SCORING IN BUNCHES… Mitch Holmberg has recorded 27 multi-point games this season and 15 multi-goal games. Mike Aviani has tallied 18 multi-point games and 5 multi-goal games.
CHIEFS ALL-TIME GOALS LIST 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 12 14 15 16 17
Pat Falloon Jason Podollan Ray Whitney Travis Green Valeri Bure Drayson Bowman Mitch Holmberg Tyler Johnson Greg Leeb Mark Wingerter Trent Whitfield Ryan Duthie Steve Junker Tim Krymusa Brandon Cote Mitch Wahl Levko Koper
CHIEFS ALL-TIME POINTS LIST 146 145 141 137 135 130 130 128 127 115 114 106 106 104 101 98 97
U.S. DIVISION STRENGTH… The U.S. Division is the only WHL division with all teams above a .500 winning percentage, and they average the most points of any division in the WHL with 62.6. The B.C. Division averages 55.2, the Central averages 54.8 and the Eastern averages 47.5. st
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POWER PAIRING… Mike Aviani (18) and Mitch Holmberg (15) are 1 and 2 , respectively, on the rd th th WHL power play scoring list. Jason Fram (3 , 22), Reid Gow (4 , 22) and Mitch Holmberg (5 , 21) are near the top of the power play assists leaderboard. THAT’S FRAM-TASTIC… 18-year-old defenseman Jason Fram has already surpassed his points total th from a year ago. Fram is the 4 -leading Chiefs scorer with 5 goals and 36 assists for 41 points. He is th tied for 11 in the WHL in scoring by defenseman. Last season, Fram had 1 G and 14 A’s for 15 points. CALL HIM CONSISTENT… With at least one point in 37 of 49 Chiefs games thus far this season, Mitch Holmberg averages 1.77 points per contest. He has recorded a hat trick in three games, most recently th vs. Portland on November 29 . THEY ARE WHO WE THOUGHT THEY WERE… Veteran forwards Mitch Holmberg and Mike Aviani, both expected to shoulder much of the scoring load for the Chiefs this season, have not disappointed as st th they are 1 and 11 , respectively, on the WHL points list. Holmberg (45-42-87) leads the league in th th goals and is 4 in assists. Aviani (30-30-60) is 5 in goals. LEAVE NO MILESTONE UNTURNED… th Riley Whittingham played in his 100 career game vs. TRI on Jan. 25 th Jason Fram tallied his 50 career assist vs. MJ on Jan. 24 th Mike Aviani recorded his 300 career PIM vs. MJ on Jan. 24 th Mike Aviani played in his 250 career game vs. POR on Jan. 19. th Riley Whittingham played in his 100 career game vs. TRI on Jan. 18. th Marcus Messier played in his 200 career game vs. TRI on Jan. 18. th Reid Gow played in his 200 career game vs. SEA on Jan. 14.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Ray Whitney Pat Falloon Travis Green Valeri Bure Greg Leeb Mitch Wahl Tyler Johnson Jason Podollan Ryan Duthie Trent Whitfield Brenden Kichton Mitch Holmberg Brandin Cote Chad Klassen Drayson Bowman Mike Wingerter Steve Junker
348 340 302 298 291 284 282 281 270 269 268 265 255 252 242 231 227
CHIEFS ALL-TIME GAMES PLAYED 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
Brandin Cote Brenden Kichton Tim Krymusa Levko Koper Blake Gal Derek Schutz Mason Wallin Jeff Lynch Jevon Desautels Mitch Holmberg Steven Kuhn Chad Klassen Sean Gillam Joff Kehler Greg Leeb Mitch Wahl Sean Zimmerman
352 333 332 330 325 321 319 313 301 291 288 282 281 279 276 273 270
UPCOMING CHIEFS CAREER MILESTONES 14 Adam Helewka 1 games shy of 100 17 Mitch Holmberg 9 games shy of 300 35 Eric Williams 111 MINS from 10k
A TIME FOR FIRSTS… st Keanu Yamamoto scored his 1 career game-winner vs. MJ on Jan. 24 Marcus Messier scored his first point as a Chief with an assist vs. SEA on Jan. 11. Hudson Elynuik scored his first point as a Chief with 2 assists vs. KAM on Jan. 10. ROSTER OVERVIEW… The Chiefs roster sits at 24 players. They are carrying 2 goaltenders, 7 defensemen, and 15 forwards. Ten WHL rookies are with the team, including 7 forwards and 3 defensemen. INJURY REPORT… #12 Markson Bechtold, lower body, day-to-day… #10 Blair Oneschuk, upper body, week-to-week
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NAME ______________________________________PHONE__________________ January 29, 2014 Entry Box Located at the Rockets Fan Information Booth at Prospera Place in Main Entrance Lobby 4 Winners Will Be Announced At Tonight’s Game
NAME ______________________________________PHONE____________________ January 29, 2014 Game Entry Box Located at the Rockets Fan Information Booth at Prospera Place in Main Entrance Lobby Winners Will Be Announced At Tonight’s Game If Your Name Is Selected You Can Stop By The Rockets Fan Information Booth At The End Of The Game To Claim Your Prize
NAME ______________________________________PHONE____________________ January 29, 2014 Game Entry Box Located at the Rockets Fan Information Booth at Prospera Place in Main Entrance Lobby Winner Will Be Announced At Tonight’s Game
NAME ___________________________________________AGE________________ January 29, 2014 Game Entry Box Located At The Rockets Fan Information Booth At Prospera Place In Main Entrance Lobby Must Be 19 Or Older To Enter Winner Will Be Announced At Tonight’s Game
NAME ______________________________________PHONE____________________ January 29, 2014 Game Entry Box Located at the Rockets Fan Information Booth at Prospera Place in Main Entrance Lobby Winner Will Be Announced At Tonight’s Game
NAME ___________________________________________AGE________________ January 29, 2014 Game Entry Box Located At The Rockets Fan Information Booth At Prospera Place In Main Entrance Lobby 2 Contestants Will Be Announced At Tonight’s Game Winner: $50 Moxie’s Gift Card Runner Up: $25 Moxie’s Gift Card Must Be Willing To Go On Ice Must Be 19 Or Older To Enter Contest Will Take Place In The First Intermission
Tickets Available To Purchase At The Rockets Fan Information Booth At Prospera Place In Main Entrance Lobby 500 Tickets For Sale
Draw Date: March 14, 2014 You Do NOT Need To Be Present To Win
BCLC Event Gaming License Class B #57481 Know Your Limit, Play Within It
ROCKETS TO PLAY A FUN GAME ON BLACK MOUNTAIN’S OUTDOOR RINK AGAINST A KELOWNA MINOR HOCKEY TEAM. LOTS OF FUN! EVERYONE WELCOME! HOT CHOCOLATE AND HOT DOGS AVAILABLE!
WEAR YOUR “WACKIEST” SWEATER TO THE ROCKETS GAME AND YOU COULD BE THE WINNER OF A $100 MOXIE’S GIFT CARD
ADMISSION: BOTTLE DRIVE FUNDRAISER IN SUPPORT OF BANKHEAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GRADE 6 FIELD TRIP TO GARDOM LAKE BRING YOUR CAMERA BRING YOUR SKATES MUST BE IN SKATES TO ENTER ICE SURFACE *PLEASE NOTE* THERE IS NO SKATE RENTAL OR SKATE SHARPENER ON SITE
SUNDAY MARCH 16, 2014 KELOWNA COMMUNITY THEATRE (1375 Water Street, Kelowna, BC)
Business Casual Attire • Cash Bar
1:30 pm-2:30 pm • Catered Reception-Mingle With Players 2:30 pm-3:45 pm • Awards Ceremony TICKETS ON SALE NOW ADULTS $25.00 KIDS (12-) $15.00
To Purchase Tickets Contact Anne-Marie Hamilton 250-979-0853
[email protected] KELOWNA ROCKETS PLAYER CARD PROGRAM STARTING SATURDAY NOVEMBER 16 A “SPECIALTY ROCKETS PLAYER CARD” WILL BE AVAILABLE AT ALL 11 TIM HORTONS LOCATIONS. THERE WILL ONLY BE 100 CARDS PER STORE. PLAYER DATE AVAILABLE Damon Severson ....................... November 16, 2013 Mitchell Wheaton ....................... November 22, 2013 Tyson Baillie .............................. November 29, 2013 Colton Heffley ............................ December 6, 2013 Colton Martin ............................. December 13, 2013 Tyrell Goulbourne ...................... December 20, 2013 Madison Bowey ......................... December 27, 2013 Ryan Olsen ................................ January 3, 2014 Rourke Chartier ......................... January 10, 2014 Austin Glover ............................. January 17, 2014 Cole Linaker .............................. January 24, 2014 Henrik Nyberg ............................ January 31, 2014 TIM HORTONS LOCATIONS Kelowna-160 Hollywood Road Kelowna-3255 Lakeshore Road Kelowna-1690 Powick Road Kelowna-2090C Harvey Avenue Kelowna-#1-3491 Sexsmith Road Kelowna-Orchard Park Mall-2271 Harvey Avenue Kelowna-#200-2330 Highway 97 North Kelowna-3476 Carrington Road Kelowna-1936 Kane Road Kelowna-1901 Harvey Avenue Winfield-11845 Oceola Road
GO TO THE APP STORE ON YOUR SMART PHONE AND DOWNLOAD THE ROCKETS FREE APPLICATION! GET ALL THE LATEST UPDATES AND WATCH FOR SPECIAL OFFERS FOR APP OWNERS ONLY COMING YOUR WAY!!
PEPSI SAVE ON FOODS PLAYER OF THE GAME CONTEST You must be 6-12 years of age and a registered Minor Hockey Player. You must be able to skate. FULL hockey equipment, skates and helmet are required. Enter at Save On Foods Locations
HOME HARDWARE STICK BOY/GIRL CONTEST Must be 12 or Under to Enter Enter at Home Hardware
CARL’S JR. 3 STAR PRESENTER CONTEST Must be 12 or Under to Enter Enter at Carl’s Jr.