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2017-18 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES
October 14th at Prince George Cougars THE SEASON: The Kamloops Blazers franchise is in their 37th season in the Western Hockey League and the 34th season as the Kamloops Blazers. The hockey club is 1-9-0-0 to start the 2017-18 WHL season. The Blazers started the season with nine straight losses and earned their first win last night. Following the doubleheader in Prince George this weekend, the Blazers will be in Spokane and Tri-City next weekend. The Blazers will conclude the month of October with home games against Everett and Tri-City. Vs. Prince George - This Season (10-Game Series) Game 1: 10/04/17, vs. Prince George 6, Kamloops 2 Game 2: 10/13/17, at Prince George 1, Kamloops 4 Game 3: 10/15/17, at Prince George, Kamloops Game 4: 11/15/17, vs. Prince George, Kamloops Game 5: 11/25/17, vs. Prince George, Kamloops Game 6: 02/09/18, at Prince George, Kamloops Game 7: 02/10/18, at Prince George, Kamloops Game 8: 02/17/18, vs. Prince George, Kamloops Game 9: 03/16/18, vs. Prince George, Kamloops Game 10: 03/17/18, at Prince George, Kamloops
Vs. Prince George – Last Season (8-Game Series) Game 1: 11/05/16, at Prince George 4, Kamloops 2 Game 2: 11/12/16, vs. Prince George 7, Kamloops 0 Game 3: 01/21/17, vs. Prince George 4, Kamloops 5 OT Game 4: 02/19/17, vs. Prince George 0, Kamloops 3 Game 5: 03/03/17, at Prince George 8, Kamloops 4 Game 6: 03/04/17, at Prince George 6, Kamloops 1 Game 7: 03/17/17, vs. Prince George 3, Kamloops 1 Game 8: 03/18/17, at Prince George 1, Kamloops 2 SO Blazers were 3-5-0-0 in season series
Blazers are 1-1-0-0 in season series
ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Blazers roster currently sits at 25 players (2 goaltenders, 8 defensemen and 15 forwards). The roster includes 15 players selected in the WHL Bantam Draft, three players via trade, five players from the free agent list, and two players selected from the CHL Import Draft. The roster breakdown by region includes 13 players from B.C., four from Alberta, five from Saskatchewan, one from Manitoba, one from Czech Republic and one from Switzerland. There are 17 WHL veterans on the roster and eight WHL rookies. BY THE NUMBERS: Nick Chyzowski is in his 5th season with the Blazers and has played 281 career games with the franchise... Quinn Benjafield played his 200th career WHL game on October 8th vs. Seattle… Nick Chyzowski is eight goals shy of 50 in his WHL career… Ryley Appelt scored his first career WHL goal in his first career WHL game last season… Joe Gatenby played his 250th WHL game on October 1st in Victoria… Garrett Pilon has 122 career points in the WHL, which is the highest among all roster players… Brodi Stuart scored his first regular season WHL goal on October 1st in Victoria… Connor Zary scored his first career WHL on October 4th vs. Prince George. NHL DRAFT: Garrett Pilon (Washington, 3rd round, 87th overall), Ondrej Vala (Free Agent, Signed by the Dallas Stars in September 2016), Dylan Ferguson (Dallas, 7th round, 194th overall – Traded to Las Vegas Golden Knights – June 26, 2017) INJURY REPORT: None. Man games lost due to injury – 8. DID YOU KNOW… Don Hay is 2nd all-time in WHL history behind Ken Hodge (742) with 721 regular season wins… He is also 2nd in Blazers franchise history behind Ken Hitchcock (287) with 256 career regular season wins… Stu MacGregor was named the Blazers General Manager on October 13th, 2015… Joe Gatenby was acquired from Kelowna on August 18th, 2016… Nic Holowko was acquired from Prince Albert on December 11, 2016… Luc Smith was acquired from Regina on December 27th, 2016… Defenseman Ondrej Vala was signed by the Dallas Stars in September 2016… Jackson Shepard won a Gold Medal with Team Canada at the U-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in August… Devan Harrison and Brodi Stuart both played playoff games with the Blazers last season as call-ups… Forwards Garrett Pilon (Washington), Luc Smith (New York Rangers), defenseman Ondrej Vala (Dallas), and goaltender Dylan Ferguson (Las Vegas) all attended NHL training camps in September… Dylan Ferguson, Garrett Pilon and Ondrej Vala are all signed to NHL contracts. SCORING LEADERS (BLAZERS): • • • • • • • • • •
Goals: Garrett Pilon (4) Assists: Nick Chyzowski (7) Points: Garrett Pilon (10) Penalty Minutes: Ondrej Vala (18) Plus/Minus: Jermaine Loewen (+2) Rookie Points: Brodi Stuart (7) GAA: Max Palaga (4.00) Save Percentage: Max Palaga, Dylan Ferguson (.862) Power Play: 20.9% (10th) Penalty Kill: 75.5% (16th)
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS (COUGARS) • • • • • • • • • •
Goals: Kody McDonald (8) Assists: Jared Bethune (9) Points: Jared Bethune, Kody McDonald (12) Penalty Minutes: Jackson Leppard (15) Plus/Minus: Jackson Leppard (+7) Rookies: Ethan O’Rourke (4) Goals Against Average: Tavin Grant (3.33) Save Percentage: Tavin Grant (.899) Power Play: 20.4% (12th) Penalty Kill: 76.3% (15th)
2017-18 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES 2017-18 BLAZERS HIGHS & LOWS: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Most Goals Scored: 4, Oct 13 at Prince George Fewest Goals Scored: 1, Sept 23 vs. Kelowna Most Goals Against: 6, Sept 22 at Kelowna, Sept 29 at Vancouver, Oct 1 at Victoria, Oct 4 vs. Prince George Fewest Goals Against: 1, Oct 13 at Prince George Most Powerplay Chances For: 6, Oct 13 at Prince George Most Powerplay Chances Against: 7, Sept 23 vs. Kelowna, Oct 6 vs. Victoria Most Powerplay Goals Scored: 3, Oct 13 at Prince George Most Powerplay Goals Against: 3, Sept 30 at Victoria Most Shots Taken: 46, Sept 29 at Vancouver Fewest Shots Taken: 19, Oct 4 vs. Prince George Most Shots Against: 56, Oct 11 vs. Calgary Fewest Shots Against: 15, Oct 8 vs. Seattle Last Shutout: vs. Edmonton Feb 21 Last Time Shutout: vs. Portland Feb 13 OT Game Winning Goals: SO Game Winning Goals:
REGULAR SEASON RECORD by MONTH and DAY OF WEEK Month Games Record Home Road September 4 0-4-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-3-0-0 October 11 1-5-0-0 0-4-0-0 1-1-0-0 November 10 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 December 12 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 January 14 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 February 14 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 March 7 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Totals 72 0-9-0-0 0-5-0-0 1-4-0-0
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Totals
Games 3 3 12 0 23 24 7 72
Win 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Loss OTL SOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 0
BLAZERS’ REGULAR SEASON LAST GOALS, ASSISTS, STARTS, WINS, and SHUTOUTS # 2 3 6 7 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 27 32 34 37 38 40 41 42 # 30 31
PLAYER Devan Harrison Tylor Ludwar Sean Strange Luke Zazula Jackson Shepard Justin Sigrist Travis Walton Scott Mahovlich Nick Chyzowski Brodi Stuart Connor Zary Erik Miller Quinn Benjafield Ryley Appelt Luc Smith Nolan Kneen Jermaine Loewen Carson Denomie Joe Gatenby Keltie Jeri-Leon Brady Reagan Garrett Pilon Ondrej Vala
GOALIE Max Palaga Dylan Ferguson
LAST GOAL
LAST ASSIST Sept 22 at Kelowna Mar 4 at Prince George
Oct 2 at Vancouver Oct 8 vs. Seattle Sept 22 at Kelowna Mar 3 at Prince George Dec 4 vs. Brandon Oct 8 vs. Seattle Oct 13 at Prince George Oct 13 at Prince George Mar 10 vs. Victoria Oct 11 vs. Calgary Dec 17 at Kootenay Oct 11 vs. Calgary Sept 22 at Kelowna Oct 13 at Prince George
Oct 1 at Victoria Oct 11 vs. Calgary Sept 29 at Vancouver Jan 24 at Portland Mar 10 vs. Victoria Oct 13 at Prince George Oct 1 at Victoria Oct 13 at Prince George Sept 23 at Kelowna Oct 8 vs. Seattle
Sept 30 at Victoria
Oct 13 at Prince George (2) Oct 13 at Prince George Mar 17 at Kootenay (CGY) Oct 13 at Prince George (2) Oct 11 vs. Calgary
Mar 18 vs. Kootenay (CGY) Oct 13 at Prince George Oct 1 at Victoria
LAST START Oct 8 vs. Seattle Oct 13 at Prince George
Oct 13 at Prince George Oct 8 vs. Seattle Mar 10 vs. Victoria
LAST WIN (score)
LAST SHUTOUT
Oct 13 at Prince George (4-1, 24 svs)
Mar 19 at Prince George
2017-18 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES HOW THEY GOT HERE: Bantam Draft Benjafield 1st – ‘13 Kneen 1st – ‘14 Chyzowski 2nd – ‘12 Shepard 2nd – ‘15 Harrison* 2nd – ‘15 Zary* 2nd – ‘16 Loewen 3rd – ‘13 Miller 3rd – ‘14 Appelt* 4th – ’15 Zazula 4th – ‘15 Stuart* 4th – ’15 Denomie* 5th – ‘15 Pilon 7th – ‘13 Ferguson 8th – ‘13 Strange 10th – ‘15
ROSTER STATS: Player Total: WHL Experience in Years: Average Height: Average Weight: Average Age:
Import Draft Vala 1st – ‘15 Sigrist* 1st – ‘17
Trade Gatenby (w / KEL 08/16) Smith (w / REG 12/16) Jeri-Leon (w / TRI 10/17)
Free Agent List Mahovlich Walton Ludwar Palaga* Reagan
25 33 6’ 0.7” 186.7 lbs. 18.04 yrs.
Year by Year breakdown by player: (96) 20 – 3: Chyzowski, Gatenby, Reagan (97) 19 – 6: Benjafield, Ferguson, Loewen, Pilon, Smith, Vala (98) 18 – 6: Kneen, Ludwar, Mahovlich, Miller, Sigrist (99) 17 – 9: Appelt, Denomie, Harrison, Palaga, Shepard, Strange, Stuart, Zazula, Jeri-Leon (00) 16 – 1: Zary
NEXT FIVE Games Date Opponent Oct 14 At Prince George Oct 20 At Spokane Oct 21 At Tri-City Oct 27 Vs. Everett Oct 28 Vs. Tri-City
LAST FIVE Games: 1-4-0-0 Date Opponent Oct 13 At Prince George Oct 11 Vs. Calgary Oct 8 Vs. Seattle Oct 6 Vs. Victoria Oct 4 Vs. Prince George
SHUTOUTS: For: Goalie
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TOTAL 2 2 1 1 1
Sep./Oct. 2 2 1 1 1
PENALTY SHOTS: Shooter Date
Result 4-1 W 4-2 L 4-3 L 4-1 L 6-2 L Opponent
Goalie
THREE STAR STANDINGS: Player Garrett Pilon Dylan Ferguson Ondrej Vala Max Palaga Nick Chyzowski
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October 14th at Prince George Cougars THE SEASON: The Kamloops Blazers franchise is in their 37th season in the Western Hockey League and the 34th season as the Kamloops Blazers. The hockey club is 1-9-0-0 to start the 2017-18 WHL season. The Blazers started the season with nine straight losses and earned their first win last night. Following the doubleheader in Prince George this weekend, the Blazers will be in Spokane and Tri-City next weekend. The Blazers will conclude the month of October with home games against Everett and Tri-City. Vs. Prince George - This Season (10-Game Series) Game 1: 10/04/17, vs. Prince George 6, Kamloops 2 Game 2: 10/13/17, at Prince George 1, Kamloops 4 Game 3: 10/15/17, at Prince George, Kamloops Game 4: 11/15/17, vs. Prince George, Kamloops Game 5: 11/25/17, vs. Prince George, Kamloops Game 6: 02/09/18, at Prince George, Kamloops Game 7: 02/10/18, at Prince George, Kamloops Game 8: 02/17/18, vs. Prince George, Kamloops Game 9: 03/16/18, vs. Prince George, Kamloops Game 10: 03/17/18, at Prince George, Kamloops
Vs. Prince George – Last Season (8-Game Series) Game 1: 11/05/16, at Prince George 4, Kamloops 2 Game 2: 11/12/16, vs. Prince George 7, Kamloops 0 Game 3: 01/21/17, vs. Prince George 4, Kamloops 5 OT Game 4: 02/19/17, vs. Prince George 0, Kamloops 3 Game 5: 03/03/17, at Prince George 8, Kamloops 4 Game 6: 03/04/17, at Prince George 6, Kamloops 1 Game 7: 03/17/17, vs. Prince George 3, Kamloops 1 Game 8: 03/18/17, at Prince George 1, Kamloops 2 SO Blazers were 3-5-0-0 in season series
Blazers are 1-1-0-0 in season series
ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Blazers roster currently sits at 25 players (2 goaltenders, 8 defensemen and 15 forwards). The roster includes 15 players selected in the WHL Bantam Draft, three players via trade, five players from the free agent list, and two players selected from the CHL Import Draft. The roster breakdown by region includes 13 players from B.C., four from Alberta, five from Saskatchewan, one from Manitoba, one from Czech Republic and one from Switzerland. There are 17 WHL veterans on the roster and eight WHL rookies. BY THE NUMBERS: Nick Chyzowski is in his 5th season with the Blazers and has played 281 career games with the franchise... Quinn Benjafield played his 200th career WHL game on October 8th vs. Seattle… Nick Chyzowski is eight goals shy of 50 in his WHL career… Ryley Appelt scored his first career WHL goal in his first career WHL game last season… Joe Gatenby played his 250th WHL game on October 1st in Victoria… Garrett Pilon has 122 career points in the WHL, which is the highest among all roster players… Brodi Stuart scored his first regular season WHL goal on October 1st in Victoria… Connor Zary scored his first career WHL on October 4th vs. Prince George. NHL DRAFT: Garrett Pilon (Washington, 3rd round, 87th overall), Ondrej Vala (Free Agent, Signed by the Dallas Stars in September 2016), Dylan Ferguson (Dallas, 7th round, 194th overall – Traded to Las Vegas Golden Knights – June 26, 2017) INJURY REPORT: None. Man games lost due to injury – 8. DID YOU KNOW… Don Hay is 2nd all-time in WHL history behind Ken Hodge (742) with 721 regular season wins… He is also 2nd in Blazers franchise history behind Ken Hitchcock (287) with 256 career regular season wins… Stu MacGregor was named the Blazers General Manager on October 13th, 2015… Joe Gatenby was acquired from Kelowna on August 18th, 2016… Nic Holowko was acquired from Prince Albert on December 11, 2016… Luc Smith was acquired from Regina on December 27th, 2016… Defenseman Ondrej Vala was signed by the Dallas Stars in September 2016… Jackson Shepard won a Gold Medal with Team Canada at the U-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in August… Devan Harrison and Brodi Stuart both played playoff games with the Blazers last season as call-ups… Forwards Garrett Pilon (Washington), Luc Smith (New York Rangers), defenseman Ondrej Vala (Dallas), and goaltender Dylan Ferguson (Las Vegas) all attended NHL training camps in September… Dylan Ferguson, Garrett Pilon and Ondrej Vala are all signed to NHL contracts. SCORING LEADERS (BLAZERS): • • • • • • • • • •
Goals: Garrett Pilon (4) Assists: Nick Chyzowski (7) Points: Garrett Pilon (10) Penalty Minutes: Ondrej Vala (18) Plus/Minus: Jermaine Loewen (+2) Rookie Points: Brodi Stuart (7) GAA: Max Palaga (4.00) Save Percentage: Max Palaga, Dylan Ferguson (.862) Power Play: 20.9% (10th) Penalty Kill: 75.5% (16th)
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS (COUGARS) • • • • • • • • • •
Goals: Kody McDonald (8) Assists: Jared Bethune (9) Points: Jared Bethune, Kody McDonald (12) Penalty Minutes: Jackson Leppard (15) Plus/Minus: Jackson Leppard (+7) Rookies: Ethan O’Rourke (4) Goals Against Average: Tavin Grant (3.33) Save Percentage: Tavin Grant (.899) Power Play: 20.4% (12th) Penalty Kill: 76.3% (15th)
2017-18 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES 2017-18 BLAZERS HIGHS & LOWS: • • • • • • • • • • • • • • • •
Most Goals Scored: 4, Oct 13 at Prince George Fewest Goals Scored: 1, Sept 23 vs. Kelowna Most Goals Against: 6, Sept 22 at Kelowna, Sept 29 at Vancouver, Oct 1 at Victoria, Oct 4 vs. Prince George Fewest Goals Against: 1, Oct 13 at Prince George Most Powerplay Chances For: 6, Oct 13 at Prince George Most Powerplay Chances Against: 7, Sept 23 vs. Kelowna, Oct 6 vs. Victoria Most Powerplay Goals Scored: 3, Oct 13 at Prince George Most Powerplay Goals Against: 3, Sept 30 at Victoria Most Shots Taken: 46, Sept 29 at Vancouver Fewest Shots Taken: 19, Oct 4 vs. Prince George Most Shots Against: 56, Oct 11 vs. Calgary Fewest Shots Against: 15, Oct 8 vs. Seattle Last Shutout: vs. Edmonton Feb 21 Last Time Shutout: vs. Portland Feb 13 OT Game Winning Goals: SO Game Winning Goals:
REGULAR SEASON RECORD by MONTH and DAY OF WEEK Month Games Record Home Road September 4 0-4-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-3-0-0 October 11 1-5-0-0 0-4-0-0 1-1-0-0 November 10 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 December 12 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 January 14 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 February 14 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 March 7 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Totals 72 0-9-0-0 0-5-0-0 1-4-0-0
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Totals
Games 3 3 12 0 23 24 7 72
Win 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1
Loss OTL SOL 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 9 0 0
BLAZERS’ REGULAR SEASON LAST GOALS, ASSISTS, STARTS, WINS, and SHUTOUTS # 2 3 6 7 9 10 11 12 16 17 18 19 22 23 24 27 32 34 37 38 40 41 42 # 30 31
PLAYER Devan Harrison Tylor Ludwar Sean Strange Luke Zazula Jackson Shepard Justin Sigrist Travis Walton Scott Mahovlich Nick Chyzowski Brodi Stuart Connor Zary Erik Miller Quinn Benjafield Ryley Appelt Luc Smith Nolan Kneen Jermaine Loewen Carson Denomie Joe Gatenby Keltie Jeri-Leon Brady Reagan Garrett Pilon Ondrej Vala
GOALIE Max Palaga Dylan Ferguson
LAST GOAL
LAST ASSIST Sept 22 at Kelowna Mar 4 at Prince George
Oct 2 at Vancouver Oct 8 vs. Seattle Sept 22 at Kelowna Mar 3 at Prince George Dec 4 vs. Brandon Oct 8 vs. Seattle Oct 13 at Prince George Oct 13 at Prince George Mar 10 vs. Victoria Oct 11 vs. Calgary Dec 17 at Kootenay Oct 11 vs. Calgary Sept 22 at Kelowna Oct 13 at Prince George
Oct 1 at Victoria Oct 11 vs. Calgary Sept 29 at Vancouver Jan 24 at Portland Mar 10 vs. Victoria Oct 13 at Prince George Oct 1 at Victoria Oct 13 at Prince George Sept 23 at Kelowna Oct 8 vs. Seattle
Sept 30 at Victoria
Oct 13 at Prince George (2) Oct 13 at Prince George Mar 17 at Kootenay (CGY) Oct 13 at Prince George (2) Oct 11 vs. Calgary
Mar 18 vs. Kootenay (CGY) Oct 13 at Prince George Oct 1 at Victoria
LAST START Oct 8 vs. Seattle Oct 13 at Prince George
Oct 13 at Prince George Oct 8 vs. Seattle Mar 10 vs. Victoria
LAST WIN (score)
LAST SHUTOUT
Oct 13 at Prince George (4-1, 24 svs)
Mar 19 at Prince George
2017-18 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES HOW THEY GOT HERE: Bantam Draft Benjafield 1st – ‘13 Kneen 1st – ‘14 Chyzowski 2nd – ‘12 Shepard 2nd – ‘15 Harrison* 2nd – ‘15 Zary* 2nd – ‘16 Loewen 3rd – ‘13 Miller 3rd – ‘14 Appelt* 4th – ’15 Zazula 4th – ‘15 Stuart* 4th – ’15 Denomie* 5th – ‘15 Pilon 7th – ‘13 Ferguson 8th – ‘13 Strange 10th – ‘15
ROSTER STATS: Player Total: WHL Experience in Years: Average Height: Average Weight: Average Age:
Import Draft Vala 1st – ‘15 Sigrist* 1st – ‘17
Trade Gatenby (w / KEL 08/16) Smith (w / REG 12/16) Jeri-Leon (w / TRI 10/17)
Free Agent List Mahovlich Walton Ludwar Palaga* Reagan
25 33 6’ 0.7” 186.7 lbs. 18.04 yrs.
Year by Year breakdown by player: (96) 20 – 3: Chyzowski, Gatenby, Reagan (97) 19 – 6: Benjafield, Ferguson, Loewen, Pilon, Smith, Vala (98) 18 – 6: Kneen, Ludwar, Mahovlich, Miller, Sigrist (99) 17 – 9: Appelt, Denomie, Harrison, Palaga, Shepard, Strange, Stuart, Zazula, Jeri-Leon (00) 16 – 1: Zary
NEXT FIVE Games Date Opponent Oct 14 At Prince George Oct 20 At Spokane Oct 21 At Tri-City Oct 27 Vs. Everett Oct 28 Vs. Tri-City
LAST FIVE Games: 1-4-0-0 Date Opponent Oct 13 At Prince George Oct 11 Vs. Calgary Oct 8 Vs. Seattle Oct 6 Vs. Victoria Oct 4 Vs. Prince George
SHUTOUTS: For: Goalie
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TOTAL 2 2 1 1 1
Sep./Oct. 2 2 1 1 1
PENALTY SHOTS: Shooter Date
Result 4-1 W 4-2 L 4-3 L 4-1 L 6-2 L Opponent
Goalie
THREE STAR STANDINGS: Player Garrett Pilon Dylan Ferguson Ondrej Vala Max Palaga Nick Chyzowski
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