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2015-16 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES
March 2nd vs. Spokane Chiefs 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 8th in the Western Conference with a 29-25-5-4 record this season. The Blazers are coming off a 4-3 loss at home to the Seattle Thunderbirds on Sunday, having surrendered the go-ahead-goal with just over two minutes to play in the third. Kamloops previously had picked up wins on back-to-back nights, beating the Silvertips 3-2 in overtime on the road last Friday, and the Giants 4-2 at home last Saturday. Tonight’s game will be the third for the Blazers on their four game homestand, which concludes Friday when they host the Kelowna Rockets. THE MATCH UP: The Blazers and Chiefs are playing tonight for the third of four meetings this season. The Blazers won the first match-up of the season in Spokane back on October 17th, and the second by a 5-4 score in overtime on November 3rd. Following tonight’s game, these two teams will meet one final time in the season series on March 9 th in Spokane. Vs. Spokane - Last Season (4-Game Series) Game 1: 11/14/14, vs. Spokane 4, Kamloops 2 Game 2: 11/23/14, at Spokane 2, Kamloops 1 OT Game 3: 01/10/15, at Spokane 5, Kamloops 2 Game 4: 03/06/15, vs. Spokane 2, Kamloops 4
Vs. Spokane - This Season (4-Game Series) Game 1: 10/17/15, at Spokane 1, Kamloops 5 Game 2: 11/03/15, vs. Spokane 4, Kamloops 5 OT Game 3: 02/02/16, vs. Spokane, Kamloops Game 4: 03/09/16, at Spokane, Kamloops
Blazers are 1-2-1-0 in season series
Blazers are 2-0-0-0 in season series
ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Blazers roster currently sits at 23 players (2 goaltenders, 7 defensemen and 14 forwards). The roster includes 12 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, one 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 (157 assists) is 18th in Blazers history. Ryan Rehill is 14th all-time on the Blazers penalty minute list with 483 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 (20-35--55), Deven Sideroff (18-34--52), Collin Shirley (33-37--70), Gage Quinney (25-28--53), and Matt Revel (18-27--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 (5-20--25) was acquired from the Moose Jaw Warriors for some secondary scoring. Nick Chyzowski (12-10-22) is in his third WHL season and has provided secondary scoring in a more prominent role. Jake Kryski (11-24--35) and Quinn Benjafield (8-12--20) 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 (6-6--12) still has time to grow and develop, and has provided a big physical presence on the ice. Garrett Pilon (13-23--36), 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 (10-25--35) is the elder statesmen in his fourth and final season in the WHL. Dallas Valentine (3-11--14) 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 (5-26--31) has impressed as a 17-year-old playing well at both ends of the ice. Ondrej Vala (3-12--15) 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 (26-15-5-4) 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. SPOKANE CHIEFS ‘Who to Watch’: The Chiefs score goals by committee as they get offense throughout the line-up. Markson Bechtold is a 19-year-old who can contribute at both ends of the ice. Dominic Zwerger is a veteran import player who leads the team with 24 goals this season. Keanu Yamamoto and Kailer Yamamoto are a pair of brothers from Spokane playing for the Chiefs. Kailer has had an outstanding season as a 17-year-old and leads the Chiefs with 64 points. He is not draft eligible until 2017. Hudson Elynuik has been almost a point per game player this season. Presten Kopeck and Wyatt Johnson are two overage players the Chiefs acquired mid season. Kolten Olynek, Curtis Miske and Jacob Cardiff are all returning players that play hard for the Chiefs. Jaret Anderson-Dolan is a 17-year-old who had a hat trick in his first game with the Chiefs this season. Nik Andersen, Taylor Ross, Ethan McIndoe, Hayden Ostir are all first year players. Jason Fram is the team captain and 20-year-old leader on the backend. He’s totaled 11 goals and 44 points on the season. The Chiefs defence returns Matt Sozanski, Evan Fiala, Tyson Helgeson and Jordan Henderson. Young players Jeff Faith, Jake Toporowski, and Dalton Hamaliuk. In goal Tyson Verhelest is the 18-year-old starter and has played a lot of minutes during the season. Lasse Petersen is an 18-year-old in his first season with the Chiefs.
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 201 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 14 th 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 (33) Assists: Collin Shirley (37) Points: Collin Shirley (70) Penalty Minutes: Ryan Rehill (77) Plus/Minus: Gage Quinney (+23) Rookie Points: Garrett Pilon (36) GAA: Connor Ingram (2.77) Save Percentage: Connor Ingram (.917) Power Play: 19.3% (12th) Penalty Kill: 81.7% (5th)
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS (CHIEFS)
Goals: Dominic Zwerger (24) Assists: Kailer Yamamoto (45) Points: Kailer Yamamoto (64) Penalty Minutes: Evan Fiala (99) Plus/Minus: Kailer Yamamoto (+19) Rookie Points: Jared Anderson-Dolan (20) Goals Against Average: Lasse Petersen (2.88) Save Percentage: Lasse Petersen (.893) Power Play: 19.0% (15th) Penalty Kill: 79.8% (11th)
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 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 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: 47, at Prince George Nov 27 Fewest Shots Against: 20, at Spokane Oct 17 Last Shutout: at Vancouver Feb 12 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 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Totals 72 29-25-5-4 16-10-4-2 13-15-1-2
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Totals
Games 2 6 13 0 24 21 6 72
Win 1 4 3 0 9 9 3 29
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 Feb 26 at Everett Dec 16 at Brandon Feb 17 vs. Red Deer Feb 27 vs. Vancouver (3) Feb 27 vs. Vancouver Feb 21 at Vancouver Feb 21 at Vancouver Feb 26 at Everett Feb 20 at Victoria Feb 28 vs. Seattle Oct 2 at Victoria Feb 20 at Victoria Jan 13 at Medicine Hat Jan 23 at Prince George Feb 26 at Everett Feb 28 vs. Seattle Feb 12 at Vancouver Dec 11 vs. Saskatoon
LAST START Feb 20 at Victoria Feb 6/15 at Kelowna Feb 28 vs. Seattle
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)
Feb 27 vs. Vancouver (4-2, 38 svs)
Feb 12 at Vancouver 34 svs
Import Draft Vala* 1st – ‘15 Free Agent List Sideroff Ingram Bast*
24 31 6’ 0.4” 186.5 lbs. 17.91 yrs.
LAST ASSIST Feb 21 at Vancouver Feb 26 at Everett Feb 28 vs. Seattle (2) Feb 28 vs. Seattle Feb 28 vs. Seattle Feb 28 vs. Seattle Feb 28 vs. Seattle Feb 26 at Everett Feb 20 at Victoria Feb 21 at Vancouver Feb 20 at Victoria Feb 28 vs. Seattle Feb 2 at Tri-City Feb 2 at Tri-City Jan 13 at Medicine Hat Feb 17 vs. Red Deer Jan 1 vs. Victoria Feb 27 vs. Vancouver Feb 26 at Everett (2) Feb 17 vs. Red Deer Jan 29 vs. Vancouver
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 2 Vs. Spokane Mar 4 Vs. Kelowna Mar 5 At Kelowna Mar 8 At Tri-City Mar 9 At Spokane SHUTOUTS: For: 3 Goalie Connor Ingram Connor Ingram Connor Ingram
Against: 1 Goalie Patrick Dea
Date Dec 19 Jan 10 Feb 12
Date Feb 6
LAST FIVE Games: 2-2-1-0 Date Opponent Feb 28 Vs. Seattle Feb 27 Vs. Vancouver Feb 26 At Everett Feb 21 At Vancouver Feb 20 At Victoria
Opponent Swift Current Portland Vancouver
Opponent Edmonton
Shots 33 21 34
Shots 24
Result 4-3 L 4-2 W 3-2 W 4-3 OTL 6-3 L
Score 3-0 W 3-0 W 5-0 W
HAT-TRICKS: For: 3 Scorer Gage Quinney Matt Needham Matt Needham
Date Opp. Nov 15 PG Jan 8 TRI Feb 27 VAN
Score 4-0 L
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 13 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 Dylan Ferguson 0 Nick Chyzowski 0 Luke Zazula 0 Quinn Benjafield 0
2nd 8 3 6 6 2 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
3rd 6 3 0 0 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
TOTAL 27 11 9 7 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
Sep./Oct. 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 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 1 1
Feb. 6 1 2 1 2 1 1
2
1 1 1
Goalie Ingram Ferguson
Opponent
3 1
Goalie McBride / Grant Sarthou Morrissey
1
Mar.
Goalie
Score 9-1 W 3-2 W 4-2 W
Score 4-3 L 3-2 L
Result
March 2nd vs. Spokane Chiefs 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 8th in the Western Conference with a 29-25-5-4 record this season. The Blazers are coming off a 4-3 loss at home to the Seattle Thunderbirds on Sunday, having surrendered the go-ahead-goal with just over two minutes to play in the third. Kamloops previously had picked up wins on back-to-back nights, beating the Silvertips 3-2 in overtime on the road last Friday, and the Giants 4-2 at home last Saturday. Tonight’s game will be the third for the Blazers on their four game homestand, which concludes Friday when they host the Kelowna Rockets. THE MATCH UP: The Blazers and Chiefs are playing tonight for the third of four meetings this season. The Blazers won the first match-up of the season in Spokane back on October 17th, and the second by a 5-4 score in overtime on November 3rd. Following tonight’s game, these two teams will meet one final time in the season series on March 9 th in Spokane. Vs. Spokane - Last Season (4-Game Series) Game 1: 11/14/14, vs. Spokane 4, Kamloops 2 Game 2: 11/23/14, at Spokane 2, Kamloops 1 OT Game 3: 01/10/15, at Spokane 5, Kamloops 2 Game 4: 03/06/15, vs. Spokane 2, Kamloops 4
Vs. Spokane - This Season (4-Game Series) Game 1: 10/17/15, at Spokane 1, Kamloops 5 Game 2: 11/03/15, vs. Spokane 4, Kamloops 5 OT Game 3: 02/02/16, vs. Spokane, Kamloops Game 4: 03/09/16, at Spokane, Kamloops
Blazers are 1-2-1-0 in season series
Blazers are 2-0-0-0 in season series
ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Blazers roster currently sits at 23 players (2 goaltenders, 7 defensemen and 14 forwards). The roster includes 12 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, one 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 (157 assists) is 18th in Blazers history. Ryan Rehill is 14th all-time on the Blazers penalty minute list with 483 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 (20-35--55), Deven Sideroff (18-34--52), Collin Shirley (33-37--70), Gage Quinney (25-28--53), and Matt Revel (18-27--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 (5-20--25) was acquired from the Moose Jaw Warriors for some secondary scoring. Nick Chyzowski (12-10-22) is in his third WHL season and has provided secondary scoring in a more prominent role. Jake Kryski (11-24--35) and Quinn Benjafield (8-12--20) 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 (6-6--12) still has time to grow and develop, and has provided a big physical presence on the ice. Garrett Pilon (13-23--36), 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 (10-25--35) is the elder statesmen in his fourth and final season in the WHL. Dallas Valentine (3-11--14) 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 (5-26--31) has impressed as a 17-year-old playing well at both ends of the ice. Ondrej Vala (3-12--15) 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 (26-15-5-4) 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. SPOKANE CHIEFS ‘Who to Watch’: The Chiefs score goals by committee as they get offense throughout the line-up. Markson Bechtold is a 19-year-old who can contribute at both ends of the ice. Dominic Zwerger is a veteran import player who leads the team with 24 goals this season. Keanu Yamamoto and Kailer Yamamoto are a pair of brothers from Spokane playing for the Chiefs. Kailer has had an outstanding season as a 17-year-old and leads the Chiefs with 64 points. He is not draft eligible until 2017. Hudson Elynuik has been almost a point per game player this season. Presten Kopeck and Wyatt Johnson are two overage players the Chiefs acquired mid season. Kolten Olynek, Curtis Miske and Jacob Cardiff are all returning players that play hard for the Chiefs. Jaret Anderson-Dolan is a 17-year-old who had a hat trick in his first game with the Chiefs this season. Nik Andersen, Taylor Ross, Ethan McIndoe, Hayden Ostir are all first year players. Jason Fram is the team captain and 20-year-old leader on the backend. He’s totaled 11 goals and 44 points on the season. The Chiefs defence returns Matt Sozanski, Evan Fiala, Tyson Helgeson and Jordan Henderson. Young players Jeff Faith, Jake Toporowski, and Dalton Hamaliuk. In goal Tyson Verhelest is the 18-year-old starter and has played a lot of minutes during the season. Lasse Petersen is an 18-year-old in his first season with the Chiefs.
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 201 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 14 th 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 (33) Assists: Collin Shirley (37) Points: Collin Shirley (70) Penalty Minutes: Ryan Rehill (77) Plus/Minus: Gage Quinney (+23) Rookie Points: Garrett Pilon (36) GAA: Connor Ingram (2.77) Save Percentage: Connor Ingram (.917) Power Play: 19.3% (12th) Penalty Kill: 81.7% (5th)
REGULAR SEASON LEADERS (CHIEFS)
Goals: Dominic Zwerger (24) Assists: Kailer Yamamoto (45) Points: Kailer Yamamoto (64) Penalty Minutes: Evan Fiala (99) Plus/Minus: Kailer Yamamoto (+19) Rookie Points: Jared Anderson-Dolan (20) Goals Against Average: Lasse Petersen (2.88) Save Percentage: Lasse Petersen (.893) Power Play: 19.0% (15th) Penalty Kill: 79.8% (11th)
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 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 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: 47, at Prince George Nov 27 Fewest Shots Against: 20, at Spokane Oct 17 Last Shutout: at Vancouver Feb 12 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 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Totals 72 29-25-5-4 16-10-4-2 13-15-1-2
Day Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday Totals
Games 2 6 13 0 24 21 6 72
Win 1 4 3 0 9 9 3 29
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 Feb 26 at Everett Dec 16 at Brandon Feb 17 vs. Red Deer Feb 27 vs. Vancouver (3) Feb 27 vs. Vancouver Feb 21 at Vancouver Feb 21 at Vancouver Feb 26 at Everett Feb 20 at Victoria Feb 28 vs. Seattle Oct 2 at Victoria Feb 20 at Victoria Jan 13 at Medicine Hat Jan 23 at Prince George Feb 26 at Everett Feb 28 vs. Seattle Feb 12 at Vancouver Dec 11 vs. Saskatoon
LAST START Feb 20 at Victoria Feb 6/15 at Kelowna Feb 28 vs. Seattle
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)
Feb 27 vs. Vancouver (4-2, 38 svs)
Feb 12 at Vancouver 34 svs
Import Draft Vala* 1st – ‘15 Free Agent List Sideroff Ingram Bast*
24 31 6’ 0.4” 186.5 lbs. 17.91 yrs.
LAST ASSIST Feb 21 at Vancouver Feb 26 at Everett Feb 28 vs. Seattle (2) Feb 28 vs. Seattle Feb 28 vs. Seattle Feb 28 vs. Seattle Feb 28 vs. Seattle Feb 26 at Everett Feb 20 at Victoria Feb 21 at Vancouver Feb 20 at Victoria Feb 28 vs. Seattle Feb 2 at Tri-City Feb 2 at Tri-City Jan 13 at Medicine Hat Feb 17 vs. Red Deer Jan 1 vs. Victoria Feb 27 vs. Vancouver Feb 26 at Everett (2) Feb 17 vs. Red Deer Jan 29 vs. Vancouver
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 2 Vs. Spokane Mar 4 Vs. Kelowna Mar 5 At Kelowna Mar 8 At Tri-City Mar 9 At Spokane SHUTOUTS: For: 3 Goalie Connor Ingram Connor Ingram Connor Ingram
Against: 1 Goalie Patrick Dea
Date Dec 19 Jan 10 Feb 12
Date Feb 6
LAST FIVE Games: 2-2-1-0 Date Opponent Feb 28 Vs. Seattle Feb 27 Vs. Vancouver Feb 26 At Everett Feb 21 At Vancouver Feb 20 At Victoria
Opponent Swift Current Portland Vancouver
Opponent Edmonton
Shots 33 21 34
Shots 24
Result 4-3 L 4-2 W 3-2 W 4-3 OTL 6-3 L
Score 3-0 W 3-0 W 5-0 W
HAT-TRICKS: For: 3 Scorer Gage Quinney Matt Needham Matt Needham
Date Opp. Nov 15 PG Jan 8 TRI Feb 27 VAN
Score 4-0 L
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 13 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 Dylan Ferguson 0 Nick Chyzowski 0 Luke Zazula 0 Quinn Benjafield 0
2nd 8 3 6 6 2 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0
3rd 6 3 0 0 3 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 1 1 1
TOTAL 27 11 9 7 7 6 5 4 3 3 3 2 1 1 1 1
Sep./Oct. 3 2 2 2 2 1 2 1 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 1 1
Feb. 6 1 2 1 2 1 1
2
1 1 1
Goalie Ingram Ferguson
Opponent
3 1
Goalie McBride / Grant Sarthou Morrissey
1
Mar.
Goalie
Score 9-1 W 3-2 W 4-2 W
Score 4-3 L 3-2 L
Result
