Moose Jaw Warriors @ Saskatoon Blades - January 18th, 2013 The Saskatoon Blades (21-20-0-2) open up Saskatchewan Hockey Weekend, presented by SaskEnergy as they take on the Moose Jaw Warriors (14-23-2-5) tonight. The Blades are coming off of a 4-3 shootout loss to the Kootenay Ice on Tuesday night, while the Warriors are also coming off of a 4-3 shootout loss against the Broncos in their last time out. Blades Last Game The Saskatoon Blades fell 4-3 in a shootout to the Kootenay Ice earlier this week. The Blades opened the scoring early in the game as Matt Revel buried on a 2 on 1 play from Josh Nicholls to make it 1-0 at 1:58. The teams traded goals later in the 1st with Sam Reinhart scoring for Kootenay and Dalton Thrower scoring on the powerplay for Saskatoon. Late in the second it was the Ice scoring goals 3:04 apart to take a 3-2 lead into the 3rd. In that frame Michael Ferland scored to even the game at 12:35 and after a scoreless OT period, Saskatoon-product Colin Shirley tallied for the Ice in the 7th round of the shootout to give them the win. Saskatoon was 1 for 5 on the PP in the game, with Kootenay going 1 for 2. In goal, Mackenzie Skapski was named 1st star after a 31 save performance. Andrey Makarov took the loss despite 26 saves. Previous Meetings Tonight's game marks only the 2nd game of the season between the Blades. The Blades enter tonight's game with a 1-0 lead in the season series, as they dumped the Warriors 5-2 in Moose Jaw on December 12th. Following tonight, the two teams will meeting 6 more times with the season series schedule breaking down as follows: - Blades 5 @ Warriors 2 - December 12th - Nicholls, McColgan, Stransky each had 1 goal and 1 assist - Warriors @ Blades - Tonight - Warriors @ Blades - January 27th - Warriors @ Blades - February 5th - Blades @ Warriors - February 15th - Warriors @ Blades - February 20th - Blades @ Warriors - February 23rd - Blades @ Warriors - March 3rd Ferland Fires Home His First Blades Goal One of the newest Saskatoon Blades scored his first goal with the team earlier this week. Calgary Flames prospect Michael Ferland registered his first goal and point as a Blade on Tuesday against Kootenay as he took a pass from Matej Stransky and scored on the breakaway in the 3rd period, tying the game at three. Ferland has now appeared in 3 games with Saskatoon, registering a goal, a +1 rating and 2 PIMs. He was acquired from Brandon at the recent WHL trade deadline in exchange for a 1st round pick in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft.
McColgan's Streak Continues Saskatoon forward Shane McColgan continues to be the team's top playmaker. The Blades leading assist man is currently on a 5-game point streak, registering at least one point in every game this month. During the streak he's put up 1 goal and 6 assists to go along with a +2 rating. Over his last 15 games McColgan has put up 15 assists and 20 points. Next 5 Games vs. Brandon Wheat Kings - Jan. 19th @ Brandon Wheat Kings - Jan. 22nd vs. Edmonton Oil Kings - Jan. 23rd vs. Moose Jaw Warriors - Jan. 27th @ Brandon Wheat Kings - Jan. 30th Injury Report - 96 man games lost to injury in 2012-13 - Jessey Astles - Upper Body - Indefinite - Kyle Schmidt - Upper Body - Two Weeks Latest Roster News As it stands, the Blades roster currently sits at 25 players consisting of 2 goalies, 8 defenceman and 15 forwards. - Acquired LW's Michael Ferland, Collin Valcourt, Erik Benoit (Jan. 10th) - Re-assigned C Tyler Giebel, LW Alex Elliott, G Patrick Johnson to the SJHL (Jan. 5th) - Recalled C Tyler Giebel and LW Alex Elliott (Dec. 26th) - Acquired D Shayne Gwinner from the Prince Albert Raiders (Dec. 3rd) - Traded D Brett Lernout to Swift Current (Dec. 3rd) - Acquired LW Nathan Burns from the Vancouver Giants (Nov. 2nd) Saskatoon Blades And The NHL The Saskatoon Blades have a total of 8 players who are currently property of NHL teams. That list includes 7 players who were drafted by NHL clubs, with one player being signed as a free agent. - Duncan Siemens - Colorado Avalanche - Drafted 11th overall (1st RD) in 2011 - Lukas Sutter - Winnipeg Jets - Drafted 39th overall (2nd RD) in 2012 - Dalton Thrower - Montreal Canadiens - Drafted 51st overall (2nd RD) in 2012 - Michael Ferland - Calgary Flames - Drafted 133rd overall (5th RD) in 2010 - Shane McColgan - New York Rangers - Drafted 134th overall (5th RD) in 2011 - Darren Dietz - Montreal Canadiens - Drafted 138th overall (5th RD) in 2011 - Matej Stransky - Dallas Stars - Drafted 165th overall (6th RD) in 2011 Approaching Milestones - Darren Dietz is 3 points away from 100 in his career - Nick Zajac is 3 games away from 100 in his career - Shane McColgan is 4 points away from 250 in his career - Dalton Thrower is 5 points away from 100 in his career - Nathan Burns is 9 points away from 100 in his career
2012-13 Saskatoon Blades Player Stats # Player Position GP 20 Josh Nicholls RW 42 14 Matej Stransky RW 43 9 Shane McColgan RW 40 19 Brenden Walker RW 43 44 Darren Dietz D 43 18 Nathan Burns LW 41 24 Collin Valcourt LW 44 2 Matthew Pufahl D 40 11 Erik Benoit LW 36 47 Dalton Thrower D 28 16 Matt Revel C 38 5 Duncan Siemens D 41 23 Lukas Sutter C 43 17 Nick Zajac LW 33 6 Graeme Craig D 42 38 Brett Stovin RW 27 8 Shayne Gwinner D 23 4 Kyle Schmidt D 16 21 Logan Harland LW 23 39 Ryan Graham LW 28 27 Michael Ferland LW 7 55 Nelson Nogier D 29 41 Jessey Astles LW 18 1 Andrey Makarov G 33 33 Alex Moodie G 12 28 Nick Gomerich C 4 29 Landyn Hickmott C 3 Departed Players 111 # 1 33
Player Andrey Makarov Alex Moodie Departed Goalies
Shootout Scoring Shane McColgan Matej Stransky Brenden Walker Josh Nicholls Michael Ferland Brett Stovin Erik Benoit
1/3 1/3 0/2 1/2 0/1
0/1 0/1
Position G G
GP 33 12 4
G 30 22 11 13 11 12 13 4 8 4 5 1 5 5 1 5 4 1 3 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 Min 1851 539 198
A 22 27 33 23 13 12 10 18 10 10 8 12 7 6 8 3 4 6 1 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 29 GA 87 45 9
P 52 49 44 36 24 24 23 22 18 14 13 13 12 11 9 8 8 7 4 3 3 1 1 1 1 0 0 41 SV% 0.909 0.846 0.915
Shootout Goaltending
Penalty Shots
Andrey Makarov
Josh Nicholls
9/13
Plus-Minus
10 7 6 -2 -17 -3 -1 -1 -4 11 2 4 -15 -6 0 -2 3 6 -1 -4 0 0 1 0 0 -1 -3 2 GAA 2.82 5.01 2.73
W 15 4 2
PIM 27 47 33 38 65 37 72 17 15 49 16 69 108 23 49 19 9 9 5 4 6 0 43 2 0 2 0 97
PPG 3 5 4 1 8 5 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
SHG 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
L 15 4 1
OTL 0 0 0
SOL 2 0 0
Penalty Shot Goaltending 0/2
SO 4 0 0
2012-13 Saskatoon Blades Team Stats GP
W
L
OTL
SOL
PTS
GF
GA
STK
L-10
Home
Road
PIMs
43
21
20
0
2
44
145
145
0-2-0-1
3-6-0-1
8-10-0-1
13-10-0-1
731
PP
PK
League Rank
GP
PP's
GF
PP %
Home %
Road %
SHGA
13th
43
191
37
19.4
18.6 (T-14th)
20 (9th)
2
League Rank
GP
PK's
GA
PK %
Home %
Road %
SHGF
9th
43
204
38
81.4
80 (10th)
82.6 (8th)
6
1st
2nd
3rd
OT/SO
Total
Per Game
41 48
47 51
53 44
4 2
145 145
3.37 3.37
Home
Road
63 68
82 75
Scoring By Period Blades Opposition Scoring By Building
Blades Opposition
Shots By Period Blades Opposition
Shots On Goal Record Outshoot Opposition
15-10-0-1
Outshot by Opposition
5-9-0-1
Shots On Goal Tied
1-1-0-0
1st
2nd
3rd
OT/SO
Total
Per Game
483 440
503 486
471 419
16 14
1473 1359
34.26 31.6
Home Record
8-10-0-1
In One Goal Games
7-5-0-2
Road Record
13-10-0-1
Overtime Record
3-0
When Scoring First
10-4-0-1
Shootout Record
1-2
When Scored On First
11-16-0-1
Vs. Eastern Division
Leading After Two
13-0-0-1
Vs. Central Division
7-6-0-2
Trailing After Two
3-17-0-1
Vs. BC Division
3-2-0-0
Tied After Two
5-3-0-0
Vs. US Division
1-4-0-0
10-8-0-0
2012-13 Saskatoon Blades Roster #
Goaltenders (2)
POS
C
HT
WT
HOMETOWN
D.O.B
11-12 SEASON
LEAGUE
DRAFT
1
Makarov, Andrey
G
L
6'1
178
Kazan, Russia
Apr 20/93
Saskatoon Blades
WHL
BUF (FA)
33 #
Moodie, Alex Defenceman (8)
G POS
L SH
6'1 HT
172 WT
Winnipeg, MB HOMETOWN
Mar 16/95 D.O.B
Winnipeg Wild 11-12 SEASON
M-AAA LEAGUE
Eligible '13 DRAFT
2
Pufahl, Matthew
D
L
6'2
198
Saskatoon, SK
Aug 18/93
Saskatoon Blades
WHL
Eligible '13
4 5 6 8
Schmidt, Kyle Siemens, Duncan Craig, Graeme Gwinner, Shayne
D D D D
R L L L
6'0 6'4 6'5 6'1
197 209 215 182
Waldheim, SK Sherwood Park, AB Red Deer, AB Drumheller, AB
Jan 20/93
May 20/94
Saskatoon Blades Saskatoon Blades Swift Current Broncos Moose Jaw Warriors
WHL WHL WHL WHL
Eligible '13 COL '11 (1st) Eligible '13 Eligible '13
44
Dietz, Darren
D
R
6'1
205
Medicine Hat, AB
July 17/93
Saskatoon Blades
WHL
MTL '11 (5th)
47
Thrower, Dalton
D
R
6'0
197
North Vancouver, BC
Dec 20/93
Saskatoon Blades
WHL
MTL '12 (2nd)
55 #
Nogier, Nelson Forwards (15)
D POS
R SH
6'2 HT
182 WT
Saskatoon, SK HOMETOWN
May 27/96 D.O.B
Saskatoon Contacts 11-12 SEASON
M-AAA LEAGUE
Eligible '14 DRAFT NYR '11 (5th)
Sep 7/93 May 3/93
9
McColgan, Shane
C
R
5'9
170
Manhattan Beach, CA
Jan 1/93
Kelowna Rockets
WHL
11
Benoit, Erik
LW
L
5'11
178
Calgary, AB
Dec 30/93
Kootenay Ice
WHL
Eligible '13
14
Stransky, Matej
RW
R
6'3
215
Vitkovice, CZE
Jul 11/93
Saskatoon Blades
WHL
DAL '11 (6th)
16
Revel, Matt
C
R
5'10
159
Abbotsford, BC
Apr 26/96
Fraser Valley Bruins
M-AAA
Eligible '14
17
Zajac, Nick
LW
L
5'9
170
Headingly, MB
Mar 27/95
Saskatoon Blades
WHL
Eligible '13
18
Harland, Logan
C
L
5'9
170
Frenchman Butte, SK
Apr 7/95
Bonnyville Pontiacs
AJHL
Eligible '13
19
Walker, Brenden
RW
R
5'11
193
St. Anne, MB
June 26/92
Brandon Wheat Kings
WHL
Free Agent
20
Nicholls, Josh
RW
R
6'2
196
Tsawwassen, BC
Apr 27/92
Saskatoon Blades
WHL
Free Agent
21
Burns, Nathan
LW
L
6'2
175
Edmonton, AB
July 15/93
Vancouver Giants
WHL
Eligible '13 WPG '12 (2nd)
23
Sutter, Lukas
C
L
6'1
214
Lethbridge, AB
Oct 4/93
Saskatoon Blades
WHL
24
Valcourt, Collin
LW
L
6'2
205
Red Deer, AB
Mar 18/93
Spokane Chiefs
WHL
Eligible '13
27
Ferland, Michael
LW
L
6'2
215
Brandon, MB
Apr 20/92
Brandon Wheat Kings
WHL
Cgy '10 (5th)
38
Stovin, Brett
RW
R
6'1
188
Stony Mountain, MB
Oct 31/94
Saskatoon Blades
WHL
Eligible '13
39
Graham, Ryan
LW
L
6'1
195
Calgary, AB
May 6/96
Calgary Royals
M-AA
Eligible '14
41
Astles, Jessey
RW
L
6'2
205
Coquitlam, BC
June 4/93
Kelowna Rockets
WHL
Eligible '13
Management Owner/Governor: Jack Brodsky
Assistant GM: Jarrod Brodsky
G.M./Head Coach: Lorne Molleken
Head Scout: Doug Molleken
Associate Coach: Dave Struch
Goalie Coach: Tim Cheveldae
Assistant Coach: Jerome Engele
Athletic Trainer: Steve 'Hilty' Hildebrand
Assistant Coach: Curtis Leschyshyn
Equipment Manager: Graham 'Spike' Watt
How They Were Built #
Player
Acquired
Draft Info
Trade Info
1
Andrey Makarov
Import Draft
30th in '11 CHL Import
2
Matthew Pufahl
Trade w RD
68th in '08 bantam draft
Acq for Devan Fafard Acq for a 4th rd bantam pick
4
Kyle Schmidt
Trade w CGY
55th in '08 bantam draft
5
Duncan Siemens
Bantam Draft
3rd in '08 bantam draft
6
Graeme Craig
Trade w SC
64th in '08 bantam draft
Acq for Brent Benson
8
Shayne Gwinner
Trade w PA
44th in '09 bantam draft
Acq for draft pick
13th in '08 bantam draft
Acq for Ryan Olsen/Picks
9
Shane McColgan
Trade w Kel
11
Erik Benoit
Trade w Koot
14
Matej Stransky
Import Draft
16
Matt Revel
Listed in 2012
17
Nick Zajac
Bantam Draft
18
Logan Harland
Trade w Van
19
Brenden Walker
Trade w Brn
240th in '07 bantam draft
20
Josh Nicholls
Bantam Draft
27th '07 bantam draft
21
Nathan Burns
Trade w Van
152nd in '08 bantam draft
23
Lukas Sutter
Bantam Draft
42nd in '08 bantam draft
24
Collin Valcourt
Trade w Spo
Acq for draft pick
27
Michael Ferland
Trade w Brn
Acq for draft pick
33
Alex Moodie
Bantam Draft
108th in '10 bantam draft
38
Brett Stovin
Bantam Draft
90th in '09 bantam draft
39
Ryan Graham
Bantam Draft
91st in '11 bantam draft
41
Jessey Astles
Trade w Kel
120th in '08 bantam draft
44
Darren Dietz
Listed in 2009
47
Dalton Thrower
Bantam Draft
30th in '08 bantam draft
55
Nelson Nogier
Bantam Draft
71st in '11 bantam draft
Acq for draft pick
61st in '10 Import 174th in '10 bantam draft Acq for conditional pick Acq for 3 bantam picks Acq for Travis McEvoy/Picks
Acq for Ryan Olsen/Picks
PRONOUNCIATION GUIDE GOALIES Makarov, Andrey Moodie, Alex
P/S G/L G/L
YOB 93 95
Pronunciation MACK-a-rov MOO-dee
DEFENCEMEN Craig, Graeme Dietz, Darren Gwinner, Shayne Nogier, Nelson Pufahl, Matthew Schmidt, Kyle Siemens, Duncan Thrower, Dalton
P/S D/L D/R D/L D/R D/L D/R D/L D/R
YOB 93 93 94 96 93 93 93 93
KRAYG Deets GWIN-ur NO-zhay POOH-fall Shmitt SEE-menz THROW-ur
FORWARDS Astles, Jessey Benoit, Erik Burns, Nathan Ferland, Michael Graham, Ryan Harland, Logan McColgan, Shane Nicholls, Josh Revel, Matt Stovin, Brett Stransky, Matej Sutter, Lukas Valcourt, Collin Walker, Brenden Zajac, Nick
P/S LW/L LW/L LW/L LW/L LW/L LW/L RW/R RW/R C/L RW/R RW/R C/L LW/L C/R LW/L
YOB 93 93 93 92 96 95 93 92 96 94 93 93 93 92 95
ASS-tuhls BEN-wah BERNZ FUR-lind GRAY-uhm HAR-lund Muh-KOAL-gun NICK-uhls Ruh-VELL STOVE-in Matthew STRAN-skee
SUTT-uhr VAL-kort WAW-kur ZAY-jack
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