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2015-16 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES
March 8th at Tri-City Americans THE FINISH LINE: The Kamloops Blazers franchise is in their 35th season in the Western Hockey League and the 32nd season as the Kamloops Blazers. The Blazers are fourth in the B.C. Division and sixth in the Western Conference with a 32-25-5-4 record this season. The Blazers went 3-0-0-0 last week winning 5-0 over Spokane and back-to-back 3-2 wins over Kelowna. Connor Ingram started all three games last week and finished with a 1.69 goals against average, and a ,969 save percentage. The Blazers are in Spokane tomorrow night and in Kelowna on Friday night to finish a stretch of four straight games on the road. The Blazers conclude the week with a home game against the Vancouver Giants on Saturday night. THE MATCH UP: The Blazers and Americans are meeting for the fourth and final time this season. The Americans beat the Blazers 4-3 back on October 7th in Kamloops, and the Blazers won 3-2 over the Americans on January 8th in Kamloops. These two teams will conclude the season series in Tri-City on March 8th. Vs. Tri-City – Last Season (4-Game Series) Game 1: 10/25/14, at Tri-City 0, Kamloops 2 Game 2: 11/07/14, at Tri-City 5, Kamloops 2 Game 3: 01/21/15, vs. Tri-City 1, Kamloops 3 Game 4: 02/09/15, vs. Tri-City 0, Kamloops 3
Vs. Tri-City - This Season (4-Game Series) Game 1: 10/07/15, vs. Tri-City 4, Kamloops 3 Game 2: 01/07/16, vs. Tri-City 2, Kamloops 3 Game 3: 02/02/16, at Tri-City 5, Kamloops 3 Game 4: 03/08/16, at Tri-City, Kamloops
Blazers were 3-1-0-0 in season series
Blazers are 1-2-0-0 in season series
ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Blazers roster currently sits at 24 players (3 goaltenders, 7 defensemen and 14 forwards). The roster includes 13 players selected in the WHL Bantam Draft, seven players via trade, three players from the free agent list, and one player selected from the CHL Import Draft. The roster breakdown by region includes 10 players from B.C., four from Alberta, five from Saskatchewan, two from Manitoba, one from USA, and two from Czech Republic. There are 16 WHL veterans on the roster and seven WHL rookies. BY THE NUMBERS: Matt Needham is the Blazers longest tenured player first suiting up for the hockey club during the 2010-11 season and played his 300th career WHL game on February 6th vs. Edmonton Oil Kings. Needham (158 assists) is 18th in Blazers history. Ryan Rehill is 14th all-time on the Blazers penalty minute list with 504 career minutes… Matt Needham recorded his 150th career assist on January 29th vs. Vancouver… Collin Shirley played his 250th career WHL game on January 29th vs. Vancouver… Quinn Benjafield played in his 100th career WHL game January 29th vs. Vancouver… Connor Ingram is the 11th goaltender in franchise history to play 100 games with the Blazers. KAMLOOPS BLAZERS ‘Who to Watch’: The Kamloops Blazers forwards are led by veteran players Matt Needham (21-37--58), Deven Sideroff (18-35--53), Collin Shirley (34-38--72), Gage Quinney (25-28--53), and Matt Revel (19-28--45). Quinney was acquired from the Kelowna Rockets in October. Needham, Shirley and Revel are all players entering their fourth or fifth seasons in the WHL. 19-year-old import forward Jiri Smejkal (5-22--27) was acquired from the Moose Jaw Warriors for some secondary scoring. Nick Chyzowski (14-10-24) is in his third WHL season and has provided secondary scoring in a more prominent role. Jake Kryski (12-24--36) and Quinn Benjafield (9-14--23) are two 17-year-olds’ both in their second seasons. They have proved to be regular contributors. Matt Campese (8-4-12) has stepped into a larger role this season moving up and down the line-up. Jermaine Loewen (8-6--14) still has time to grow and develop, and has provided a big physical presence on the ice. Garrett Pilon (15-24--39), Spencer Bast (3-8--11) and Erik Miller (1-4--5) are all in their first seasons with the hockey club. Pilon has been terrific as a versatile player moving up and down the line-up. On defense, Ryan Rehill (10-27—37) is the elder statesmen in his fourth and final season in the WHL. Dallas Valentine (3-12--15) was acquired from Moose Jaw in October. He has given the hockey club a veteran presence. Defenseman Cam Reagan (0-5--5) had limited ice time last season, but has started to play regularly this year. Dawson Davidson (5-30--35) has impressed as a 17-year-old playing well at both ends of the ice. Ondrej Vala (3-15--18) is the hockey club’s newest import player from the Czech Republic. The 17-year-old possesses size at 6’4” and plays a solid two-way game. Nolan Kneen (1-6--7) and Conner McDonald (1-2--3) are a pair of 16-year-olds that are in their first season of patrolling the backend. In goal, Connor Ingram (29-15-5-4) solidified himself as the Blazers starter last season and the 18-year-old is continuing his strong play. Dylan Ferguson (3-10-0-0) is the back-up and the 17-year-old has given the team a chance to win in his opportunities this season. TRI-CITY AMERICANS ‘Who to Watch’: The Americans are led offensively by two 20-year-olds in Parker Bowles and Beau McCue. Bowles is one of the top scorers in the WHL with 37 goals and 90 points, while McCue has 22 goals this season. Jordan Topping is having a breakout season with 62 points. The Americans have some scoring depth from some veteran players like Tyler Sandhu and Vladislav Lukin. Maxwell James, Austyn Playfair and Mackenzie Stewart are all heavy forwards that can chip in. Michael Rasmussen and Kyle Olson are a pair of promising 16-year-olds having good seasons. Parker AuCoin, Morgan Geekie, Nolan Yaremko, and Jordan Roy are all first year forwards that are 17. Brandon Carlo and Parker Wotherspoon are the two stalwarts the Americans have on their backend. Carlo, who stands at 6’5”, was a second round pick of the Boston Bruins and has already signed with the hockey club. Wotherspoon was selected by the New York Islanders and also played for Canada at the U-18 World Championships this past April. Juuso Valamaki from Finland is a highly rated prospect in his first WHL season. He isn’t eligible for the NHL Draft until 2017, but has 30 points this season. Brendan O’Reilly and Dylan Coghlan return to the Americans. Kurtis Rutledge and Dakota Krebs are the two first year players on defense. In goal, Evan Sarthou has had an up and down season in his third season in the WHL. He has played in 56 games this season. Nicolas Sanders is in his first full season with the Americans after spending some time with the team last season. The 17-year-old from Calgary has started a few games lately and has suited up in 19 games this year.
2015-16 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES NHL DRAFT: Ryan Rehill (New Jersey, 5th round, 131st overall in 2014), Deven Sideroff (Anaheim, 3rd round, 84th overall in 2015). INJURY REPORT: Man games lost due to injury – 86. DID YOU KNOW… Don Hay is 2nd in Blazers franchise history behind Ken Hitchcock (291) with 204 career regular season wins… Hay is 2nd all-time in WHL history behind Ken Hodge (742) with 669 regular season wins… Stu MacGregor took over as the Blazers General Manager on October 13th, 2015… Gage Quinney was acquired from the Kelowna Rockets on October 14th in exchange for a 3rd round draft pick… Jiri Smejkal was acquired from Moose Jaw on January 10th for Patrik Maier and a 5th round draft pick… Forwards Collin Shirley and Deven Sideroff played for Team WHL at the CHL Canada Russia Series… Shirley had a team leading five points and Sideroff had two points in two games… Defenseman Nolan Kneen played for Canada’s Under-17 National Team at the Under-17 World Hockey Challenge in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek in October/November… Defenseman Ryan Rehill (New Jersey), forward Deven Sideroff (Anaheim), and goaltender Connor Ingram (Detroit) all attended NHL training camps in September… Ondrej Vala (70), Garrett Pilon (187), Dawson Davidson (197) and Connor Ingram (12th among goaltenders), were all rated in NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings… Jermaine Loewen was born in Jamaica and has only been playing hockey for seven years… Matt Needham’s father Mike played for the Blazers from 1986-1990… Nick Chyzowski’s father Dave played for the Blazers from 1987-1990. REGULAR SEASON LEADERS (BLAZERS):
Goals: Collin Shirley (34) Assists: Collin Shirley (38) Points: Collin Shirley (72) Penalty Minutes: Ryan Rehill (90) Plus/Minus: Gage Quinney (+24) Rookie Points: Garrett Pilon (39) GAA: Connor Ingram (2.69) Save Percentage: Connor Ingram (.921) Power Play: 19.9% (12th) Penalty Kill: 81.9% (4th)
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS (AMERICANS)
Goals: Parker Bowles (37) Assists: Parker Bowles (53) Points: Parker Bowles (90) Penalty Minutes: Maxwell James (128) Plus/Minus: Tyler Sandhu (+7) Rookies: Michael Rasmussen (39) Goals Against Average: Nicholas Sanders (2.87) Save Percentage: Nicholas Sanders (.906) Power Play: 23.1% (4th) Penalty Kill: 78.2% (15th)
2015-16 BLAZERS HIGHS & LOWS:
Most Goals Scored: 9, vs. Prince George Nov 7 Fewest Goals Scored: 0, vs. Edmonton Feb 6 Most Goals Against: 9, at Prince George Jan 22 Fewest Goals Against: 0, vs. Swift Current Dec 19, at Portland Jan 10, at Vancouver Feb 12, vs. Spokane Mar 2 Most Powerplay Chances For: 8, vs. Medicine Hat Dec 5 Most Powerplay Chances Against: 9, vs. Kelowna Sept 26 Most Powerplay Goals Scored: 3, vs. Prince George Nov 15, vs. Seattle Feb 28 Most Powerplay Goals Against: 4, at Lethbridge Jan 15 Most Shots Taken: 44, vs. Kelowna Sept 26 Fewest Shots Taken: 17, vs. Everett Jan 2 Most Shots Against: 55, vs. Kelowna Mar 4 Fewest Shots Against: 20, at Spokane Oct 17 Last Shutout: vs Spokane Mar 2 Last Time Shutout: vs. Edmonton Feb 6 OT Game Winning Goals: vs. Spokane Nov 3 – Collin Shirley, at Portland Jan 9 – Ryan Rehill, vs. Vancouver Feb 13 – Gage Quinney, at Everett Feb 26 – Deven Sideroff SO Game Winning Goals: at Prince George Nov 27 – Jake Kryski
REGULAR SEASON RECORD by MONTH and DAY OF WEEK Month Games Record Home Road September 2 0-2-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0 October 11 5-6-0-0 4-3-0-0 1-3-0-0 November 10 6-1-3-0 4-0-2-0 2-1-1-0 December 12 6-5-0-1 1-3-0-1 5-2-0-0 January 14 6-4-2-2 3-1-2-1 3-3-0-1 February 14 6-7-0-1 4-2-0-0 2-5-0-1 March 9 3-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 Totals 72 32-25-5-4 18-10-4-2 14-15-1-2
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Totals
Games 2 6 13 0 24 21 6 72
Win 1 4 4 0 10 10 3 32
Loss OTL SOL 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 8 3 1 8 1 0 2 0 1 25 5 4
2015-16 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES BLAZERS’ LAST GOALS, ASSISTS, STARTS, WINS, and SHUTOUTS # 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 22 23 24 25 27 29 32 33 34 38 41 42 # 31 35 39
PLAYER Dallas Valentine Gage Quinney Matt Revel Erik Miller Jake Kryski Matt Needham Collin Shirley Nick Chyzowski Jiri Smejkal Quinn Benjafield Spencer Bast Ryan Rehill Cam Reagan Nolan Kneen Matthew Campese Jermaine Loewen Conner McDonald Deven Sideroff Dawson Davidson Garrett Pilon Ondrej Vala
GOALIE Dylan Ferguson Cole Kehler Connor Ingram
LAST GOAL Jan 29 vs. Vancouver Feb 28 vs. Seattle Mar 2 vs. Spokane Dec 16 at Brandon Mar 2 vs. Spokane Mar 2 vs. Spokane Mar 5 at Kelowna Mar 5 at Kelowna Feb 21 at Vancouver Mar 2 vs. Spokane Feb 20 at Victoria Feb 28 vs. Seattle Oct 2 at Victoria Feb 20 at Victoria Mar 4 vs. Kelowna Jan 23 at Prince George Feb 26 at Everett Feb 28 vs. Seattle Mar 5 at Kelowna Dec 11 vs. Saskatoon
LAST START Feb 20 at Victoria Feb 6/15 at Kelowna Mar 5 at Kelowna
HOW THEY GOT HERE: Bantam Draft Needham 1st – ’10 Benjafield 1st – ‘13 Kneen* 1st – ‘14 Chyzowski 2nd – ‘12 McDonald* 2nd – ‘14 Loewen 3rd – ‘13 Davidson 3rd – ‘13 Miller* 3rd – ‘14 Reagan 4th – ‘12 Rehill 6th – ‘10 Kehler 6th – ‘12 Pilon* 7th – ‘13 Ferguson* 8th – ‘13
ROSTER STATS: Player Total: WHL Experience in Years: Average Height: Average Weight: Average Age:
LAST WIN (score) Jan 9 at Portland (4-3, 29 svs)
LAST SHUTOUT (saves)
Mar 5 at Kelowna (3-2 W, 44 SV)
Mar 2 vs. Spokane (27 SV)
Import Draft Vala* 1st – ‘15 Free Agent List Sideroff Ingram Bast*
24 31 6’ 0.4” 186.5 lbs. 17.91 yrs.
LAST ASSIST Mar 5 at Kelowna Feb 26 at Everett Mar 2 vs. Spokane Feb 28 vs. Seattle Mar 2 vs. Spokane Mar 5 at Kelowna Mar 2 vs. Spokane Feb 26 at Everett Mar 5 at Kelowna Mar 4 vs. Kelowna Feb 20 at Victoria Mar 5 at Kelowna Feb 2 at Tri-City Feb 2 at Tri-City Jan 13 at Medicine Hat Feb 17 vs. Red Deer Jan 1 vs. Victoria Mar 4 vs. Kelowna Mar 4 vs. Kelowna Mar 5 at Kelowna Mar 5 at Kelowna
Trade Kryski (w / PA 07/13) Shirley (w / KTN 10/13) Revel (w / STN 01/14) Campese (w / VIC 11/14) Valentine (w / MJ 10/15) Quinney (w / KEL 10/15) Smejkal (w / MJ 01/16)
Year by Year breakdown by player: (95) 20 – 3: Needham, Rehill, Quinney (96) 19 – 4: Shirley, Revel, Smejkal, Valentine (97) 18 – 7: Chyzowski, Reagan, Sideroff, Ingram, Campese, Bast, Kehler (98) 17 – 7: Benjafield, Davidson, Ferguson, Kryski, Loewen, Pilon, Vala (99) 16 – 3: Kneen, McDonald, Miller
2015-16 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES NEXT FIVE Games Date Opponent Mar 8 At Tri-City Mar 9 At Spokane Mar 11 At Kelowna Mar 12 Vs. Vancouver Mar 18 Vs. Prince George SHUTOUTS: For: 4 Goalie Connor Ingram Connor Ingram Connor Ingram Connor Ingram Against: 1 Goalie Patrick Dea
Date Dec 19 Jan 10 Feb 12 Mar 2
Date Feb 6
LAST FIVE Games: 4-1-0-0 Date Opponent Mar 5 At Kelowna Mar 4 Vs. Kelowna Mar 2 Vs. Spokane Feb 28 Vs. Seattle Feb 27 Vs. Vancouver
Opponent Swift Current Portland Vancouver Spokane
Opponent Edmonton
Shots 33 21 34 27
Shots 24
Score 3-0 W 3-0 W 5-0 W 5-0 W
Score 4-0 L
Result 3-2 W 3-2 W 5-0 W 4-3 L 4-2 W
HAT-TRICKS: For: 3 Scorer Gage Quinney Matt Needham Matt Needham
Date Opp. Nov 15 PG Jan 8 TRI Feb 27 VAN
Against: 2 Scorer Ryan Gropp Kole Lind
Date Opp. Nov 20 SEA Dec 28 KEL
PENALTY SHOTS: Shooter
THREE STAR STANDINGS: Player 1st Connor Ingram 16 Collin Shirley 5 Gage Quinney 3 Garrett Pilon 1 Matt Needham 2 Matt Revel 1 Ryan Rehill 1 Deven Sideroff 1 Jermaine Loewen 2 Jake Kryski 0 Ondrej Vala 0 Dawson Davidson 1 Quinn Benjafield 0 Dylan Ferguson 0 Nick Chyzowski 0 Luke Zazula 0
2nd 8 3 6 6 2 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0
3rd 6 4 0 0 3 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
TOTAL 30 12 9 7 7 7 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
Sep./Oct. 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1
Nov. 5 4 2 1 2 1
Dec. 6 2 1 3 2 1
Date
Jan. 6 2 2 1 2 2 1
Goalie McBride / Grant Sarthou Morrissey
Goalie Ingram Ferguson
Opponent
Feb. 7 1 2 1 2 1 1
Mar. 3 1
1
3 1
1 1 2
1
1 1 1 1
1
Goalie
Score 9-1 W 3-2 W 4-2 W
Score 4-3 L 3-2 L
Result
March 8th at Tri-City Americans THE FINISH LINE: The Kamloops Blazers franchise is in their 35th season in the Western Hockey League and the 32nd season as the Kamloops Blazers. The Blazers are fourth in the B.C. Division and sixth in the Western Conference with a 32-25-5-4 record this season. The Blazers went 3-0-0-0 last week winning 5-0 over Spokane and back-to-back 3-2 wins over Kelowna. Connor Ingram started all three games last week and finished with a 1.69 goals against average, and a ,969 save percentage. The Blazers are in Spokane tomorrow night and in Kelowna on Friday night to finish a stretch of four straight games on the road. The Blazers conclude the week with a home game against the Vancouver Giants on Saturday night. THE MATCH UP: The Blazers and Americans are meeting for the fourth and final time this season. The Americans beat the Blazers 4-3 back on October 7th in Kamloops, and the Blazers won 3-2 over the Americans on January 8th in Kamloops. These two teams will conclude the season series in Tri-City on March 8th. Vs. Tri-City – Last Season (4-Game Series) Game 1: 10/25/14, at Tri-City 0, Kamloops 2 Game 2: 11/07/14, at Tri-City 5, Kamloops 2 Game 3: 01/21/15, vs. Tri-City 1, Kamloops 3 Game 4: 02/09/15, vs. Tri-City 0, Kamloops 3
Vs. Tri-City - This Season (4-Game Series) Game 1: 10/07/15, vs. Tri-City 4, Kamloops 3 Game 2: 01/07/16, vs. Tri-City 2, Kamloops 3 Game 3: 02/02/16, at Tri-City 5, Kamloops 3 Game 4: 03/08/16, at Tri-City, Kamloops
Blazers were 3-1-0-0 in season series
Blazers are 1-2-0-0 in season series
ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Blazers roster currently sits at 24 players (3 goaltenders, 7 defensemen and 14 forwards). The roster includes 13 players selected in the WHL Bantam Draft, seven players via trade, three players from the free agent list, and one player selected from the CHL Import Draft. The roster breakdown by region includes 10 players from B.C., four from Alberta, five from Saskatchewan, two from Manitoba, one from USA, and two from Czech Republic. There are 16 WHL veterans on the roster and seven WHL rookies. BY THE NUMBERS: Matt Needham is the Blazers longest tenured player first suiting up for the hockey club during the 2010-11 season and played his 300th career WHL game on February 6th vs. Edmonton Oil Kings. Needham (158 assists) is 18th in Blazers history. Ryan Rehill is 14th all-time on the Blazers penalty minute list with 504 career minutes… Matt Needham recorded his 150th career assist on January 29th vs. Vancouver… Collin Shirley played his 250th career WHL game on January 29th vs. Vancouver… Quinn Benjafield played in his 100th career WHL game January 29th vs. Vancouver… Connor Ingram is the 11th goaltender in franchise history to play 100 games with the Blazers. KAMLOOPS BLAZERS ‘Who to Watch’: The Kamloops Blazers forwards are led by veteran players Matt Needham (21-37--58), Deven Sideroff (18-35--53), Collin Shirley (34-38--72), Gage Quinney (25-28--53), and Matt Revel (19-28--45). Quinney was acquired from the Kelowna Rockets in October. Needham, Shirley and Revel are all players entering their fourth or fifth seasons in the WHL. 19-year-old import forward Jiri Smejkal (5-22--27) was acquired from the Moose Jaw Warriors for some secondary scoring. Nick Chyzowski (14-10-24) is in his third WHL season and has provided secondary scoring in a more prominent role. Jake Kryski (12-24--36) and Quinn Benjafield (9-14--23) are two 17-year-olds’ both in their second seasons. They have proved to be regular contributors. Matt Campese (8-4-12) has stepped into a larger role this season moving up and down the line-up. Jermaine Loewen (8-6--14) still has time to grow and develop, and has provided a big physical presence on the ice. Garrett Pilon (15-24--39), Spencer Bast (3-8--11) and Erik Miller (1-4--5) are all in their first seasons with the hockey club. Pilon has been terrific as a versatile player moving up and down the line-up. On defense, Ryan Rehill (10-27—37) is the elder statesmen in his fourth and final season in the WHL. Dallas Valentine (3-12--15) was acquired from Moose Jaw in October. He has given the hockey club a veteran presence. Defenseman Cam Reagan (0-5--5) had limited ice time last season, but has started to play regularly this year. Dawson Davidson (5-30--35) has impressed as a 17-year-old playing well at both ends of the ice. Ondrej Vala (3-15--18) is the hockey club’s newest import player from the Czech Republic. The 17-year-old possesses size at 6’4” and plays a solid two-way game. Nolan Kneen (1-6--7) and Conner McDonald (1-2--3) are a pair of 16-year-olds that are in their first season of patrolling the backend. In goal, Connor Ingram (29-15-5-4) solidified himself as the Blazers starter last season and the 18-year-old is continuing his strong play. Dylan Ferguson (3-10-0-0) is the back-up and the 17-year-old has given the team a chance to win in his opportunities this season. TRI-CITY AMERICANS ‘Who to Watch’: The Americans are led offensively by two 20-year-olds in Parker Bowles and Beau McCue. Bowles is one of the top scorers in the WHL with 37 goals and 90 points, while McCue has 22 goals this season. Jordan Topping is having a breakout season with 62 points. The Americans have some scoring depth from some veteran players like Tyler Sandhu and Vladislav Lukin. Maxwell James, Austyn Playfair and Mackenzie Stewart are all heavy forwards that can chip in. Michael Rasmussen and Kyle Olson are a pair of promising 16-year-olds having good seasons. Parker AuCoin, Morgan Geekie, Nolan Yaremko, and Jordan Roy are all first year forwards that are 17. Brandon Carlo and Parker Wotherspoon are the two stalwarts the Americans have on their backend. Carlo, who stands at 6’5”, was a second round pick of the Boston Bruins and has already signed with the hockey club. Wotherspoon was selected by the New York Islanders and also played for Canada at the U-18 World Championships this past April. Juuso Valamaki from Finland is a highly rated prospect in his first WHL season. He isn’t eligible for the NHL Draft until 2017, but has 30 points this season. Brendan O’Reilly and Dylan Coghlan return to the Americans. Kurtis Rutledge and Dakota Krebs are the two first year players on defense. In goal, Evan Sarthou has had an up and down season in his third season in the WHL. He has played in 56 games this season. Nicolas Sanders is in his first full season with the Americans after spending some time with the team last season. The 17-year-old from Calgary has started a few games lately and has suited up in 19 games this year.
2015-16 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES NHL DRAFT: Ryan Rehill (New Jersey, 5th round, 131st overall in 2014), Deven Sideroff (Anaheim, 3rd round, 84th overall in 2015). INJURY REPORT: Man games lost due to injury – 86. DID YOU KNOW… Don Hay is 2nd in Blazers franchise history behind Ken Hitchcock (291) with 204 career regular season wins… Hay is 2nd all-time in WHL history behind Ken Hodge (742) with 669 regular season wins… Stu MacGregor took over as the Blazers General Manager on October 13th, 2015… Gage Quinney was acquired from the Kelowna Rockets on October 14th in exchange for a 3rd round draft pick… Jiri Smejkal was acquired from Moose Jaw on January 10th for Patrik Maier and a 5th round draft pick… Forwards Collin Shirley and Deven Sideroff played for Team WHL at the CHL Canada Russia Series… Shirley had a team leading five points and Sideroff had two points in two games… Defenseman Nolan Kneen played for Canada’s Under-17 National Team at the Under-17 World Hockey Challenge in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek in October/November… Defenseman Ryan Rehill (New Jersey), forward Deven Sideroff (Anaheim), and goaltender Connor Ingram (Detroit) all attended NHL training camps in September… Ondrej Vala (70), Garrett Pilon (187), Dawson Davidson (197) and Connor Ingram (12th among goaltenders), were all rated in NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings… Jermaine Loewen was born in Jamaica and has only been playing hockey for seven years… Matt Needham’s father Mike played for the Blazers from 1986-1990… Nick Chyzowski’s father Dave played for the Blazers from 1987-1990. REGULAR SEASON LEADERS (BLAZERS):
Goals: Collin Shirley (34) Assists: Collin Shirley (38) Points: Collin Shirley (72) Penalty Minutes: Ryan Rehill (90) Plus/Minus: Gage Quinney (+24) Rookie Points: Garrett Pilon (39) GAA: Connor Ingram (2.69) Save Percentage: Connor Ingram (.921) Power Play: 19.9% (12th) Penalty Kill: 81.9% (4th)
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS (AMERICANS)
Goals: Parker Bowles (37) Assists: Parker Bowles (53) Points: Parker Bowles (90) Penalty Minutes: Maxwell James (128) Plus/Minus: Tyler Sandhu (+7) Rookies: Michael Rasmussen (39) Goals Against Average: Nicholas Sanders (2.87) Save Percentage: Nicholas Sanders (.906) Power Play: 23.1% (4th) Penalty Kill: 78.2% (15th)
2015-16 BLAZERS HIGHS & LOWS:
Most Goals Scored: 9, vs. Prince George Nov 7 Fewest Goals Scored: 0, vs. Edmonton Feb 6 Most Goals Against: 9, at Prince George Jan 22 Fewest Goals Against: 0, vs. Swift Current Dec 19, at Portland Jan 10, at Vancouver Feb 12, vs. Spokane Mar 2 Most Powerplay Chances For: 8, vs. Medicine Hat Dec 5 Most Powerplay Chances Against: 9, vs. Kelowna Sept 26 Most Powerplay Goals Scored: 3, vs. Prince George Nov 15, vs. Seattle Feb 28 Most Powerplay Goals Against: 4, at Lethbridge Jan 15 Most Shots Taken: 44, vs. Kelowna Sept 26 Fewest Shots Taken: 17, vs. Everett Jan 2 Most Shots Against: 55, vs. Kelowna Mar 4 Fewest Shots Against: 20, at Spokane Oct 17 Last Shutout: vs Spokane Mar 2 Last Time Shutout: vs. Edmonton Feb 6 OT Game Winning Goals: vs. Spokane Nov 3 – Collin Shirley, at Portland Jan 9 – Ryan Rehill, vs. Vancouver Feb 13 – Gage Quinney, at Everett Feb 26 – Deven Sideroff SO Game Winning Goals: at Prince George Nov 27 – Jake Kryski
REGULAR SEASON RECORD by MONTH and DAY OF WEEK Month Games Record Home Road September 2 0-2-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0 October 11 5-6-0-0 4-3-0-0 1-3-0-0 November 10 6-1-3-0 4-0-2-0 2-1-1-0 December 12 6-5-0-1 1-3-0-1 5-2-0-0 January 14 6-4-2-2 3-1-2-1 3-3-0-1 February 14 6-7-0-1 4-2-0-0 2-5-0-1 March 9 3-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 Totals 72 32-25-5-4 18-10-4-2 14-15-1-2
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Totals
Games 2 6 13 0 24 21 6 72
Win 1 4 4 0 10 10 3 32
Loss OTL SOL 1 0 0 1 0 0 5 1 2 0 0 0 8 3 1 8 1 0 2 0 1 25 5 4
2015-16 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES BLAZERS’ LAST GOALS, ASSISTS, STARTS, WINS, and SHUTOUTS # 6 7 10 11 12 14 15 16 17 22 23 24 25 27 29 32 33 34 38 41 42 # 31 35 39
PLAYER Dallas Valentine Gage Quinney Matt Revel Erik Miller Jake Kryski Matt Needham Collin Shirley Nick Chyzowski Jiri Smejkal Quinn Benjafield Spencer Bast Ryan Rehill Cam Reagan Nolan Kneen Matthew Campese Jermaine Loewen Conner McDonald Deven Sideroff Dawson Davidson Garrett Pilon Ondrej Vala
GOALIE Dylan Ferguson Cole Kehler Connor Ingram
LAST GOAL Jan 29 vs. Vancouver Feb 28 vs. Seattle Mar 2 vs. Spokane Dec 16 at Brandon Mar 2 vs. Spokane Mar 2 vs. Spokane Mar 5 at Kelowna Mar 5 at Kelowna Feb 21 at Vancouver Mar 2 vs. Spokane Feb 20 at Victoria Feb 28 vs. Seattle Oct 2 at Victoria Feb 20 at Victoria Mar 4 vs. Kelowna Jan 23 at Prince George Feb 26 at Everett Feb 28 vs. Seattle Mar 5 at Kelowna Dec 11 vs. Saskatoon
LAST START Feb 20 at Victoria Feb 6/15 at Kelowna Mar 5 at Kelowna
HOW THEY GOT HERE: Bantam Draft Needham 1st – ’10 Benjafield 1st – ‘13 Kneen* 1st – ‘14 Chyzowski 2nd – ‘12 McDonald* 2nd – ‘14 Loewen 3rd – ‘13 Davidson 3rd – ‘13 Miller* 3rd – ‘14 Reagan 4th – ‘12 Rehill 6th – ‘10 Kehler 6th – ‘12 Pilon* 7th – ‘13 Ferguson* 8th – ‘13
ROSTER STATS: Player Total: WHL Experience in Years: Average Height: Average Weight: Average Age:
LAST WIN (score) Jan 9 at Portland (4-3, 29 svs)
LAST SHUTOUT (saves)
Mar 5 at Kelowna (3-2 W, 44 SV)
Mar 2 vs. Spokane (27 SV)
Import Draft Vala* 1st – ‘15 Free Agent List Sideroff Ingram Bast*
24 31 6’ 0.4” 186.5 lbs. 17.91 yrs.
LAST ASSIST Mar 5 at Kelowna Feb 26 at Everett Mar 2 vs. Spokane Feb 28 vs. Seattle Mar 2 vs. Spokane Mar 5 at Kelowna Mar 2 vs. Spokane Feb 26 at Everett Mar 5 at Kelowna Mar 4 vs. Kelowna Feb 20 at Victoria Mar 5 at Kelowna Feb 2 at Tri-City Feb 2 at Tri-City Jan 13 at Medicine Hat Feb 17 vs. Red Deer Jan 1 vs. Victoria Mar 4 vs. Kelowna Mar 4 vs. Kelowna Mar 5 at Kelowna Mar 5 at Kelowna
Trade Kryski (w / PA 07/13) Shirley (w / KTN 10/13) Revel (w / STN 01/14) Campese (w / VIC 11/14) Valentine (w / MJ 10/15) Quinney (w / KEL 10/15) Smejkal (w / MJ 01/16)
Year by Year breakdown by player: (95) 20 – 3: Needham, Rehill, Quinney (96) 19 – 4: Shirley, Revel, Smejkal, Valentine (97) 18 – 7: Chyzowski, Reagan, Sideroff, Ingram, Campese, Bast, Kehler (98) 17 – 7: Benjafield, Davidson, Ferguson, Kryski, Loewen, Pilon, Vala (99) 16 – 3: Kneen, McDonald, Miller
2015-16 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES NEXT FIVE Games Date Opponent Mar 8 At Tri-City Mar 9 At Spokane Mar 11 At Kelowna Mar 12 Vs. Vancouver Mar 18 Vs. Prince George SHUTOUTS: For: 4 Goalie Connor Ingram Connor Ingram Connor Ingram Connor Ingram Against: 1 Goalie Patrick Dea
Date Dec 19 Jan 10 Feb 12 Mar 2
Date Feb 6
LAST FIVE Games: 4-1-0-0 Date Opponent Mar 5 At Kelowna Mar 4 Vs. Kelowna Mar 2 Vs. Spokane Feb 28 Vs. Seattle Feb 27 Vs. Vancouver
Opponent Swift Current Portland Vancouver Spokane
Opponent Edmonton
Shots 33 21 34 27
Shots 24
Score 3-0 W 3-0 W 5-0 W 5-0 W
Score 4-0 L
Result 3-2 W 3-2 W 5-0 W 4-3 L 4-2 W
HAT-TRICKS: For: 3 Scorer Gage Quinney Matt Needham Matt Needham
Date Opp. Nov 15 PG Jan 8 TRI Feb 27 VAN
Against: 2 Scorer Ryan Gropp Kole Lind
Date Opp. Nov 20 SEA Dec 28 KEL
PENALTY SHOTS: Shooter
THREE STAR STANDINGS: Player 1st Connor Ingram 16 Collin Shirley 5 Gage Quinney 3 Garrett Pilon 1 Matt Needham 2 Matt Revel 1 Ryan Rehill 1 Deven Sideroff 1 Jermaine Loewen 2 Jake Kryski 0 Ondrej Vala 0 Dawson Davidson 1 Quinn Benjafield 0 Dylan Ferguson 0 Nick Chyzowski 0 Luke Zazula 0
2nd 8 3 6 6 2 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 1 0 0
3rd 6 4 0 0 3 4 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 1
TOTAL 30 12 9 7 7 7 5 4 3 3 3 2 2 1 1 1
Sep./Oct. 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 1 1
Nov. 5 4 2 1 2 1
Dec. 6 2 1 3 2 1
Date
Jan. 6 2 2 1 2 2 1
Goalie McBride / Grant Sarthou Morrissey
Goalie Ingram Ferguson
Opponent
Feb. 7 1 2 1 2 1 1
Mar. 3 1
1
3 1
1 1 2
1
1 1 1 1
1
Goalie
Score 9-1 W 3-2 W 4-2 W
Score 4-3 L 3-2 L
Result
