KELOWNA ROCKETS vs. LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES - 6
KELOWNA ROCKETS vs. LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES Saturday, Oct. 31, 2015 - 7:05 PM Prospera Place - Kelowna, BC NO. 1 30
PLAYER JACKSON WHISTLE MICHAEL HERRINGER
POS G G
SH L L
HT 6'1 6'
WT HOMETOWN 192 West Kelowna, BC 176 Comox, BC
3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 21
RILEY STADEL GORDIE BALLHORN* DANNY GATENBY* JONATHAN SMART* LUCAS JOHANSEN TANNER WISHNOWSKI* NICK MERKLEY JORDAN BORSTMAYER* ROURKE CHARTIER TOMAS SOUSTAL KOLE LIND* RODNEY SOUTHAM TATE COUGHLIN DILLON DUBE DEVANTE STEPHENS
F/D D D D D LW C RW C C/RW RW C/RW RW C D
L L L L L L R R L R R R R L L
5'10 6'1 6'3 5'11½ 6'1 6'0
180 186 174 170 176 186 5'10½ 185 5'11½ 172 5'11 190 6'3 198 6'½ 172 6' 185 6'2 188 5'10¼ 180 6'1½ 176
Surrey, BC Wetaskiwin, AB Kelowna, BC Kelowna, BC Port Moody, BC Oakbank, MB Calgary, AB St. Brieux, SK Saskatoon, SK Unicov, Czech Rep. Shaunavon, SK Saskatoon, SK Victoria, BC Cochrane, AB Surrey, BC
Jan. 16/96 Sept. 2/97 Sept.17/98** June 1/99 Nov. 16/97** Jan. 28/97 May 23/97 Jan. 9/98 Apr. 3/96 Feb. 15/97 Oct. 16/98** Aug 9/96 July 23/97 July 20/98 Jan. 2/97
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
BRAYDYN CHIZEN* JUSTIN KIRKLAND TYSON BAILLIE CAL FOOTE* COLE LINAKER CALVIN THURKAUF* JOE GATENBY
D LW C D C LW D
R L R R R L R
6'6 6'3 5'11 6'3½ 6'1¾ 6'1¼ 6'0
St. Albert, AB Camrose, AB
May 9/98 Aug. 2/96 Nov. 16/95** Dec. 13/98** July 11/95 June 27/97 May 15/97
22 23 24 26 27 28
190 185 198 198 179 202 185
Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Denver, CO Edmonton, AB Zug, Switzerland Kelowna, BC
DOB June 9/95 Jan. 26/96
NO. PLAYER 33 JAYDEN SITTLER 74 STUART SKINNER
POS SH HT G L 6'1" G L 6'4"
WT HOMETOWN 205 Red Deer, AB 197 Edmonton, AB
DOB Jan. 23/96 Nov. 1/98
DARIAN SKEOCH * ARVIN ATWAL ** TYLER WONG ANDREW NIELSEN JAEGER WHITE NICK WATSON * GIORGIO ESTEPHAN CORY MILLETTE ** IGOR MEREZHKO* BRETT DAVIS* JORDY BELLERIVE* RYLEY LINDGREN BRAYDEN BURKE KORD PANKEWICZ RYAN VANDERVLIS *
D D RW D RW D C LW D C C C LW D C
R R R L R L R L R L L R L L L
6'3" 6'0" 5'9" 6'3" 5'9" 6'1" 6'0" 5'10 6'4" 6'0" 5'10" 5'11" 5'10" 5'11" 6'3"
214 200 171 207 171 178 189 192 220 174 190 185 164 207 211
New Liskeard, ON Delta, BC Cochrane, AB Red Deer, AB Medicine Hat, AB Delta, BC Edmonton, AB Storthoaks, SK Kharkov, UKR Oakbank, MB North Vancouver, BC East St. Paul, MB Edmonton, AB Drayton Valley, AB Red Deer, AB
Mar. 22/97 Nov. 26/95 Feb. 28/96 Nov. 13/96 Apr. 3/98 Jul. 23/99 Feb. 3/97 Jan. 19/95 Apr. 30/98 Jun. 6/99 May 2/99 Jan. 20/96 Jan. 1/97 Feb. 2/96 May 23/98
EGOR BABENKO * JUSTIN GUTIERREZ** BRANDON KENNEDY BARRETT SHEEN * CARTER FOLK BRADY REAGAN
LW C D LW LW D
L L L L L R
5'9" 6'4" 6'0" 6'3" 6'2" 6'3"
157 200 190 212 195 209
Tyumen, RUS Anchorage, AK Delta, BC Airdrie, AB Regina, SK Calgary, AB
Feb. 5/97 Dec. 22/95 Apr. 30/97 Sept. 20/98 Feb. 26/96 Aug. 14/97
*Rookie **Late Birthday Affects NHL Draft Status
President/GM: Bruce Hamilton Asst GM/Dir Player Personnel: Lorne Frey Head Coach: Brad Ralph Assistant Coach: Kris Mallette Assistant/Goalie Coach: Travis Crickard Skills Development: Kim Gellert Athletic Therapist/Strength & Conditioning Coach: Scott Hoyer Equipment Manager: Chaydyn Johnson
Referees: Jason CRAMER, Reagan VETTER Linesmen: Kevin CROWELL, Cody WANNER VGJ: Tyler McClellan
General Manager: Peter Anholt Head Coach: Brent Kisio Assistant Coach: Mike Craig Assistant Coach: Josh MacNevin Goaltending Coach: Jeff Battah Athletic Therapist: Carolyn Glover Strength & Conditioning Coach: Trevor Hardy Equipment Manager: Michael Roy Assistant Equipment Manager: Ty Hilgersom
Rockets Next Home Game: Wednesday Nov. 11 vs. Vancouver (7:05)
Kelowna Rockets Regular Season Statistics 2015-2016 After Game #14 NO. PLAYER GP 24 Tyson Baillie 14 19 Dillon Dube 12 15 Tomas Soustal 14 26 Cole Linaker 12 23 Justin Kirkland 14 27 Calvin Thurkauf* 14 7 Lucas Johansen 14 16 Kole Lind* 14 25 Cal Foote* 14 10 Nick Merkley 11 14 Rourke Chartier 7 3 Riley Stadel 14 4 Gordie Ballhorn* 14 17 Rodney Southam 14 21 Devante Stephens 14 9 Tanner Wishnowski* 10 28 Joe Gatenby 14 18 Tate Coughlin 9 11 Jordan Borstmayer* 10 22 Braydyn Chizen* 4 5 Danny Gatenby* 3 Team Totals 252 Goaltending Statistics NO. PLAYER GP MIN GA 30 Michael Herringer 6 307 18 1 Jackson Whistle 9 527 25 Team Totals 15 834 43 Scoring by Periods SOG 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Rockets 0 11 19 24 0 54 Opponents 0 10 21 15 0 45 Rockets Record after Second Period: When Leading: 7 0 When Losing: 1 3 When Tied: 1 2 First Goal of the Game:
G 9 9 6 5 5 4 2 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 54 Svs 162 272 434
0 0 0
When Rockets Score First: 7 1 0 When Opponent Score First: 2 4 0 Home and Away Record: Overall Overtime Home 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 Road 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 Total 9 5 0 0 0 0 0
A 15 9 6 4 3 4 6 5 4 3 1 4 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 80
PTS 24 18 12 9 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 134
PIM PPG SHG 24 3 1 20 2 0 28 1 0 5 4 0 12 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 9 2 0 14 1 0 2 1 0 41 0 0 19 0 0 25 0 0 17 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 '250 16 1
AVE PCT W L OT SL 3.52 0.900 3 2 0 0 2.84 0.916 6 3 0 0 3.64 0.905 9 5 0 0 Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Rockets 163 136 146 Opponents 122 206 154
2015-10-31 GW SOG +/2 0/0 4 0 0/0 3 0 0/0 8 2 '0-0 4 1 0/0 -1 1 0/0 5 0 '0-0 2 0 '0-0 2 0 0/0 0 1 0/0 -5 1 0/0 -3 0 '0-0 -1 0 0/0 7 0 0-0 -1 0 0/0 3 0 0/0 1 0 0/0 6 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 -2 0 0'0 -3 0 0/0 1 9 0 0 SO 0 1 1 OT 0 0
Rockets Shots on Goal Record: 0 When Outshooting Opponent: 1 1 0 When Outshot by Opponent: 7 2 0 When Shots Are Tied: 1 2 Rockets Specialty Teams: Power Play: 0 Opp. PPGF SHGA 0 Rockets 64 16 4
PTS 0 0 0
PIM 0 0 0
Total 446 519 0 0 0
0 0 0 Pct.% 25.0
Shorthanded: Rockets
Opp. 59
PPGA 13
SHGF 1
Pct.% 78.0
Rockets vs. Hurricanes Saturday October 31, 2015 Game Time - 7:05 pm Tonight’s Preview: Happy Halloween. The Kelowna Rockets wrap up a four game home stand when they host the Lethbridge Hurricanes. This is the second of three meetings this season. The Hurricanes make a return visit on nd th February 2 . Back on October 4 , in Lethbridge, the Rockets earned a 6-3 win. Tomas Soustal and Tyson Baillie each had a goal and two assists while the departed Gage Quinney (traded to Kamloops) had two goals and an assist in the teams’ fourth win of the season. Jackson Whistle was named the first star with a 39 save performance. The Rockets had their three game winning streak snapped last night with a 2-1 loss to the visiting Prince George Cougars. Cole Linaker scored the lone goal for the Rockets. The Rockets open the month of November with seven of their next ten on the road. That rd includes three straight games south of the border with stops in Tri City (Tuesday Nov 3 ) and back-to-back th th games in Portland (Nov 6 and 7 ). The Rockets have won four of their last six games overall. Head to Head vs. Hurricanes: The Rockets are 10-2-0-0 in their last 12 meetings against the Hurricanes dating back five seasons. The Rockets are 5-1-0-0 at home and 5-1-0-0 in Lethbridge over that span. Both teams are undefeated when leading after the first period and undefeated when leading after 40 minutes. Chartier out/Merkley in vs. Russians: Forward Rourke Chartier will not play when Team WHL faces the th th Russian Selects in the Canada-Russia series November 9 and 10 . Chartier is out with an upper body th th injury. Nick Merkley will play in both games in Kelowna (Nov 9 ) and Kamloops (Nov 10 ). The games are designed to give Hockey Canada an evaluation of the players they believe should receive an invite to the World Junior main camp in December. Getting Better with Age: Tyson Baillie has eight multiple point games this season. Baillie had 20 multiple point games last season. Baillie has more points (9+15=24) after 14 games than he had after 14 games (11+8=19) last season. Dare to Compare: The Rockets were 13-1-0-0 after 14 games last season. The Rockets are 9-5-0-0 after 14 games this season. The team has scored 54 goals so far this season. Last season after 14 games, the team found the back of the net 73 times. Who’s Hot: Tyson Baillie has 3+9=12 in his last six games…Baillie is riding a four game point streak (2+8=10) over that period …Dillon Dube has 7+5=12 in his last five games and has collected 9 points in his last four games…Dillon Dube has points in eight of eleven games this season….Lucas Johansen has as many points this season as he did all of last year…Nick Merkley has five assists in his last five games. Who’s Not: Tomas Soustal hasn’t scored in seven straight games. The second year forward had five goals in his first six games of the regular season….Justin Kirkland has one point (a goal) in his last seven games…Calvin Thurkauf has one goal in his last seven games. th
Milestone Makers: Rourke Chartier has played 195 career games….Cole Linaker plays in his 195 career th game tonight …Nick Merkley has 155 career points.….Merkley is playing in his 150 game tonight vs. the th Hurricanes…Riley Stadel is playing in his 200 career game this evening.…Stadel has 94 career points. This and That: Tyson Baillie and Lucas Johansen share the same birthday. The two were born on th th November 16 . Baillie will turn 20 while Johansen will turn 18….The Rockets have attracted the 5 most fans in the WHL as they close out the month of October. The team has attracted an average of 5,107 fans per game after six home games …Jackson Whistle has started seven of the last nine games…Tyson Baillie has averaged 28 goals over his last three seasons….Rockets rookie defenceman Jonathan Smart is playing for Canada at Under 17 Challenge in Dawson Creek, Fort St. John this weekend….The Rockets th reduced their roster October 14 by sending 20 year-old Gage Quinney to the Kamloops Blazers for a third round bantam pick...Riley Stadel has five fighting majors this season. Stadel had eight fighting majors last th st season….The Rockets next play three games in three nights January 29th, 30 and 31 with two of those three games on home ice….The Rockets had two players taken in the NHL draft. Nick Merkley was taken th in the first round by Arizona. Devante Stephens was chosen in the 5 round by Buffalo…Cole Linaker (Oilers), Tomas Soustal (Flames) and Tyson Baillie (Flames) all received free agent tryouts…The Rockets were 3-2-0-0 in five games during the pre-season.
Man Games Lost to Injury/Illness/Suspension: 32 games Jackson Whistle: 3 games Rourke Chartier: 7 games Nick Merkley: 3 games Jonathan Smart: 13 games Dillon Dube – 2 game suspension Tanner Wishnowski – 4 game Rockets Season Highs and Lows: Most Goals Scored: 7 @ Blazers September 26/15 Most Goals Allowed: 7 @ Rd Deer (7-4 Loss) October 3/15. Most Power Play Chances: 9 @ Blazers September 26/15 Most Power Play Goals Scored: 3 @ Prince George October 17/15 (6-2 W) Most Power Play Goals Allowed: 2 @ Oil Kings October 2/15 (5-3 w) Most Shots Taken: 42 @ Oil Kings October 2/15 (5-3 w) Fewest Shots: 30 vs. Blazers September 25/2015 Most Shot Allowed: 44 @ Blazers September 26/15 Fewest Shots Allowed: 26 vs. Royals (3-0 Loss) October 9/15. Last shutout: Jackson Whistle 26 saves in a 3-0 win vs. Calgary Hitmen (October 24/15) Last time shut-out: October 16/15 (3-0 Loss in Prince George), October 9/15 (3-0 L at home to Victoria Royals – Coleman Vollrath 26 saves) Penalty Shots: 0 Shootout Game Winning Goals: 0 OT Game Winning Goal: 0 Most Points by one player: Tyson Baillie (2+3=5) @ Prince George October 17/15 Hat tricks: none vs. BC: 5-4-0-0 vs. US: 0-0-0-0 vs. Central: 5-1-0-0 vs. East: 0-0-0-0 Roster Stats: Player total: 24 Year by Year Breakdown: 20’s – 3 Linaker, Baillie, Whistle 19’s – 5 Chartier, Stadel, Southam, Kirkland, Herringer 18’s – 9 Johansen, Merkley, Gatenby, Soustal, Stephens, Wishnowski, Coughlin, Thurkauf, Ballmore 17’s - 6 Dube, Danny Gatenby, Lind, Borstmayer, Chizen, Foote, 16’s – 1 Smart Month Games September: 3 October: 12 November: 11 December: 12 January: 12 February: 13 March: 9
Record 2-1-0-0 8-4-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Home 1-0-0-0 3-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Road 1-1-0-0 5-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
How the Rockets were built: st 1 Rd: Merkley, Chartier, Dube nd 2 Rd: Foote, Gatenby rd 3 Rd: Baillie, Stadel, Borstmayer th 4 Rd: Lind, th 5 Rd: Kirkland th 6 Rd: Linaker, Johansen th 9 Rd: Chizen Listed: Ballhorn, Coughlin, Stephens, Wishnowski, Danny Gatenby, Trade: Whistle, Herringer, Southam, Quinney CHL Import Draft: Thurkauf, Soustal Game notes compiled by Regan Bartel of AM 1150
Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club 2015-2016 Team Statistics NO. 19 5 9 6 16 22 23 20 4 15 10 27 7 11 28 26 3 21 24 8 14
PLAYER GP Brayden Burke 13 Tyler Wong 13 Giorgio Estephan 13 Andrew Nielsen 13 Ryley Lindgren 13 Egor Babenko * 13 Justin Gutierrez ** 13 Kord Pankewicz 13 Arvin Atwal ** 13 Jordy Bellerive * 10 Cory Millette ** 13 Carter Folk 11 Jaeger White 11 Igor Merezhko * 8 Brady Reagan 12 Barrett Sheen * 7 Darian Skeoch * 10 Ryan Vandervlis * 11 Brandon Kennedy * 11 Nick Watson * 3 Brett Davis * 5 TEAM LETHBRIDGE Departed Players 2 Team Totals 231 NO. GP MIN 33 Jayden Sittler 9 440 74 Stuart Skinner 8 347 Departed Goaltenders Team Totals 17 787 GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd 3rd OT Hurricanes 18 16 22 1 Opponents 13 15 11 0 RECORD AFTER 2nd PERIOD When Leading: 6 0 0 0 When Losing: 2 3 0 0 When Tied: 2 0 0 0 FIRST GOAL OF THE GAME When Hurricanes Score First: 9 0 When Opponent Score First: 1 3 HOME AND AWAY RECORD Home 5 1 0 0 OT Rec Road 5 2 0 0 SO Rec Total 10 3 0 0 Total
G 4 14 6 5 9 7 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 21 8 13 11 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
0 57 GA 14 24
0 98 Svs 196 199
38 SO 2 0
0 0 1 1 2
PTS 25 22 19 16 12 11 9 7 7 6 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
2015-10-31 PIM PPG PPA SHG GWG +/6 0 12 0 1 13 6 4 1 2 2 14 2 1 7 0 0 13 36 3 4 0 1 12 2 5 2 0 3 2 8 1 1 0 0 2 14 2 1 0 0 -1 12 0 2 0 0 8 23 2 2 0 1 2 14 0 1 0 1 7 11 0 2 0 0 -3 15 0 0 1 0 -2 7 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 5 13 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 -2 22 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 -8 6 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 -1
0 0 0 0 0 0 E 155 222 18 35 3 9 65 AVE PCT W L OL SOL SO PIM 1.91 0.933 5 1 0 0 1 0 4.15 0.892 5 2 0 0 0 0 N/A #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 0 0 395 2.90 0.912 10 3 0 0 1 0 Total SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 57 Hurricanes 143 133 149 3 428 39 Opponents 144 116 149 5 414 SHOTS ON GOAL RECORD When Outshooting Opponent: 5 1 0 0 When Outshot by Opponent: 5 1 0 0 When Shots Are Tied: 0 1 0 0 SPECIAL TEAMS 0 Power Play: 0 Opp. PPGF SHGA Pct.% Hurricanes 61 18 1 29.5 0 Penalty Kill: 0 Opp. PPGA SHGF Pct.% 0 Hurricanes 57 14 3 75.4
HURRICANES RECORD: 10-3-0-0
Home: 5-1-0-0
Road: 5-2-0-0
LAST GAME: 7-3 Loss at Kamloops: The Lethbridge Hurricanes had their eight game winning streak snapped Friday with a 7-3 loss to the Kamloops Blazers at the Sandman Centre. Giorgio Estephan scored twice in the game while Ryley Lindgren added the other. ‘Canes were outshot 38-21 on the night. VS. ROCKETS: Tonight is the second of three meetings of the season between the Hurricanes and th Rockets. Kelowna took the first meetings by a 6-3 score on October 4 in Lethbridge. Jackson Whistle was outstanding in that game making 37 saves. Tyler Wong scored twice while Justin Gutierrez also scored. SEASON SERIES: th October 4 /2015 – at Lethbridge (6-3 Kelowna) st October 31 /2015 – at Kelowna nd February 2 /2016 – at Kelowna
HURRICANES TOP 5 SCORERS Brayden Burke – 4G, 21A – 25 points Tyler Wong – 14G, 8A – 22 points Giorgio Estephan – 6G, 13A – 19 points Andrew Nielsen – 5G, 11A – 16 points Ryley Lindgren – 9G, 3A – 12 points
2015-2016 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS: Goals (14) – Tyler Wong Assists (21) – Brayden Burke Points (25) – Brayden Burke PIMS (36) – Andrew Nielsen Plus/Minus (+14) – Tyler Wong Wins (5) – Jayden Sittler & Stuart Skinner Shutouts (1) – Jayden Sittler Save % (.933) – Jayden Sittler Goals Against Average (1.91) – Jayden Sittler WHO’S HOT: - Andrew Nielsen has points in 4 straight games (1g-5a); in 8 of 9 games (5g-10a) - Tyler Wong has points in 3 straight games (2g-3a); in 12 of 13 games this year - Giorgio Estephan has points in 3 straight games (3g-2a); in 8 of 9 games (4g-11a) - Ryley Lindgren has points in 3 straight games (4g-1a); 4 of 5 games (5g-1a) - Brayden Burke has points in 3 straight games (1g-6a); in 11 of 13 games this year - Jaeger White has points in 2 straight games (0g-2a) LEAGUE LEADERS: st - Tyler Wong is 1 in WHL with 14 goals nd - Tyler Wong is tied for 2 in WHL Shorthanded Goals with 2 rd - Tyler Wong is tied for 3 in WHL Power Play Goals with 4 nd - Tyler Wong is tied for 2 in WHL Plus/Minus with a +14 rd - Brayden Burke is tied for 3 in WHL Plus/Minus with a +13 st - Brayden Burke is 1 in WHL with 21 assists st - Brayden Burke is 1 in WHL Power Play assists with 12 th - Giorgio Estephan is 5 in WHL assists with 13 th - Giorgio Estephan is tied for 4 in WHL Power Play Assists with 7 rd - Giorgio Estephan is tied for 3 in WHL Plus/Minus with a +13 nd - Ryley Lindgren is tied for 2 in WHL Power Play Goals with 5 st - Ryley Lindgren is 1 in the WHL Game Winning Goals with 3 th - Andrew Nielsen is tied for 5 in WHL with 36 penalty minutes th - Andrew Nielsen is tied for 4 in WHL Plus/Minus with a +12 rd - Jayden Sittler is ranked 3 in WHL with a 1.91 goals against average th - Jayden Sittler is ranked 4 in WHL with .933 save percentage MILESTONES: - Tyler Wong is 11 games away from 200 career games - Giorgio Estephan is 6 games away from 150 career games - Giorgio Estephan is 5 points away from 100 career points - Ryley Lindgren is 15 games away from 150 career games
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NEWS & NOTES: th th 200 for Gutierrez: Hurricanes overage forward Justin Gutierrez will suit up in his 200 regular season WHL game tonight against the Rockets. The Anchorage, Alaska product has played 13 games with the Hurricanes and a total of 186 games with the Tri-City Americans. No Tricks, All Treats in October: The Hurricanes have had a great month which included an eight game winning streak. The ‘Canes currently sit with a record of 9-2-0-0 in the month of October. The Hurricanes are 4-1-0-0 at home during the month while are 5-1-0-0 on the road. The ‘Canes are 3-1-0-0 on their current season-long six game trip. The ‘Canes have the third best winning percentage in the WHL (.769). Great Special Teams: The Hurricanes have been lights out on the PK in their last five games going 14/16 on the PK, a kill rate of (87.5%). On their current six game road trip, the ‘Canes PK is killing at 85.7% going 12/14 while their power play has gone 6/14 in the four games, a percent rate of 42.9%. Brayden “Assist-Man” Burke: Second year forward Brayden Burke is off to a great start. The Edmonton product has racked up a team-high 25 points in 13 games. He also leads the WHL in assists with 21; he also leads the WHL in power play assists with 11. He has also racked up 10 multi-point games this year. Captain Clutch: Tyler Wong is currently first in the WHL with goals having potted 14 in the first 12 games. th He has had four multi-goal games already this season including his third career hat-trick on October 14 against the Pats. He has scored 24.1% of the Hurricanes goals this season. Best Start in 19 Years: The ‘Canes enter tonight having had their eight game winning streak, the longest winning streak since November of 2007, snapped with a 7-3 loss in Kamloops. The ‘Canes enter with a record of 10-3-0-0; that’s the best start to a season after 13 games the Hurricanes have had since 1996-97. Prospects Central: Two Hurricanes prospects will be taking part in the Western Canada U16 Challenge th st Cup in Calgary at Winsport from October 28 to November 1 . Josh Tarzwell, who was selected in the second round, will represent Team Alberta while sixth round pick Zack Kosteniuk will represent Team Saskatchewan. Three ‘Canes to Represent Canada: Jordy Bellerive, Nick Watson (Team Red) and Brett Davis (Team White) are all currently attending the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Three players is the most of any th th WHL team. The tournament takes place from October 30 until November 7 in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, BC. NHL DRAFTED PLAYERS: rd th Andrew Nielsen (TOR 3 ’15), Giorgio Estephan (BUF 6 ’15) HOW THE ‘CANES WERE BUILT: WHL Bantam Draft: Tyler Wong, Jaeger White, Giorgio Estephan, Brett Davis*, Jordy Bellerive*, Nick Watson*, Brandon Kennedy, Stuart Skinner Listed: Andrew Nielsen, Barrett Sheen*, Ryan Vandervlis* Trade: Cory Millette, Ryley Lindgren, Brayden Burke, Justin Gutierrez, Carter Folk, Arvin Atwal, Kord Pankewicz, Brady Reagan, Jayden Sittler Waivers: Darian Skeoch* CHL Import Draft: Igor Merezhko*, Egor Babenko* *indicates rookie ROSTER AGE BREAKDOWN: 1995 – 3 – (Gutierrez, Millette, Atwal) 1996 – 6 – (Wong, Lindgren, Folk, Nielsen, Pankewicz, Sittler) 1997 – 6 – (Estephan, Burke, Babenko, Skeoch*, Kennedy, Reagan) 1998 – 5 – (White, Vandervlis*, Sheen*, Merezhko*, Skinner) 1999 – 3 – (Davis*, Bellerive*, Watson*) *indicates rookie Previous Three Games Next Three Games (all times MT) th
Tuesday, October 27 – 4-3 SO Win at Victoria
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Fri, November 6 vs. Seattle Thunderbirds, 7:00pm
Friday, October 30 – 7-3 Loss at Kamloops
Sat, November 7 vs. Kootenay Ice, 7:00pm
Wednesday, October 28 - 5-2 Win at Vancouver th
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Standings Eastern Conference East Division Rank Team
GP W
L OTL SL PTS PCT
GF
GA PIM
Home
Away
P10
STK
1
15 11
2
59
44
6-0-1-0
5-2-0-1
7-1-1-1
7-0-1-0
Prince Albert Raiders
1
1
24 0.800
202
2
Brandon Wheat Kings
15 10
3
0
2
22 0.733
63
40
168
3-1-0-2
7-2-0-0
7-2-0-1
2-0-0-0
3
Moose Jaw Warriors
13
3
1
1
18 0.692
52
36
189
5-0-0-1
3-3-1-0
6-3-0-1
1-0-0-0
8
4
Saskatoon Blades
14
7
4
3
0
17 0.607
50
51
171
2-3-2-0
5-1-1-0
6-4-0-0
1-0-0-0
5
Regina Pats
13
6
6
1
0
13 0.500
35
46
213
3-3-1-0
3-3-0-0
5-4-1-0
0-1-1-0
6 Swift Current Broncos Central Division Rank Team
14
5
7
2
0
12 0.429
36
45
162
3-4-0-0
2-3-2-0
4-5-1-0
0-1-0-0
GP W
L OTL SL PTS PCT
GF
GA PIM
Home
Away
P10
STK
1
13 10
3
58
39
5-1-0-0
5-2-0-0
8-2-0-0
0-1-0-0
Lethbridge Hurricanes
0
0
20 0.769
226
2
Red Deer Rebels
15 10
5
0
0
20 0.667
56
42
188
7-1-0-0
3-4-0-0
6-4-0-0
0-1-0-0
3
Calgary Hitmen
15
7
0
1
15 0.500
38
54
242
3-2-0-0
4-5-0-1
3-6-0-1
0-2-0-0
7
4
Medicine Hat Tigers
12
5
6
1
0
11 0.458
43
47
185
4-3-0-0
1-3-1-0
4-5-1-0
1-0-0-0
5
Edmonton Oil Kings
15
4
8
3
0
11 0.367
38
53
206
1-4-3-0
3-4-0-0
2-6-2-0
1-0-0-0
16
3
11
2
0
8
0.250
36
66
193
2-4-2-0
1-7-0-0
2-6-2-0
1-0-1-0
6 Kootenay Ice Western Conference B.C. Division Rank Team
GP W
L OTL SL PTS PCT
GF
GA PIM
Home
Away
P10
STK
1
15
5
45
32
5-2-0-1
4-3-0-0
5-4-0-1
2-0-0-1
Victoria Royals
9
0
1
19 0.633
196
2
Kelowna Rockets
14
9
5
0
0
18 0.643
54
45
240
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6-4-0-0
0-1-0-0
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Prince George Cougars
13
7
6
0
0
14 0.538
35
34
236
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2-3-0-0
6-4-0-0
1-0-0-0
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Vancouver Giants
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4
7
2
1
11 0.393
42
59
156
3-4-0-0
1-3-2-1
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8
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0
10 0.385
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25
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Seattle Thunderbirds
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17 0.773
152
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Portland Winterhawks
13
7
6
0
0
14 0.538
40
32
207
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3-3-0-0
7-3-0-0
5-0-0-0
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Spokane Chiefs
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6
7
1
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14 0.467
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57
214
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4-4-1-0
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2-0-0-0
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5 Tri-City Americans x = Clinched Playoff Position y = Teams who have clinched Division title
Friday, Oct 30 Portland 2 at Everett 1 Final Lethbridge 3 at Kamloops 7 Final Prince George 2 at Kelowna 1 Final Brandon 3 at Kootenay 2 Final OT Victoria 3 at Prince Albert 2 Final OT Spokane 3 at Red Deer 1 Final Moose Jaw 5 at Regina 1 Final Saskatoon 4 at Swift Current 0 Final Vancouver 1 at Tri-City 2 Final OT
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5
4
0
1
11 0.550
22
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100
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5
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44
52
216
3-3-1-0
2-5-0-0
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Saturday, Oct 31 Regina at Moose Jaw 2:00 pm MDT Seattle at Kootenay 2:00 pm MDT Swift Current at Prince Albert 7:00 pm MDT Lethbridge at Kelowna 7:05 pm PDT
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POS G G
SH L L
HT 6'1 6'
WT HOMETOWN 192 West Kelowna, BC 176 Comox, BC
3 4 5 6 7 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 21
RILEY STADEL GORDIE BALLHORN* DANNY GATENBY* JONATHAN SMART* LUCAS JOHANSEN TANNER WISHNOWSKI* NICK MERKLEY JORDAN BORSTMAYER* ROURKE CHARTIER TOMAS SOUSTAL KOLE LIND* RODNEY SOUTHAM TATE COUGHLIN DILLON DUBE DEVANTE STEPHENS
F/D D D D D LW C RW C C/RW RW C/RW RW C D
L L L L L L R R L R R R R L L
5'10 6'1 6'3 5'11½ 6'1 6'0
180 186 174 170 176 186 5'10½ 185 5'11½ 172 5'11 190 6'3 198 6'½ 172 6' 185 6'2 188 5'10¼ 180 6'1½ 176
Surrey, BC Wetaskiwin, AB Kelowna, BC Kelowna, BC Port Moody, BC Oakbank, MB Calgary, AB St. Brieux, SK Saskatoon, SK Unicov, Czech Rep. Shaunavon, SK Saskatoon, SK Victoria, BC Cochrane, AB Surrey, BC
Jan. 16/96 Sept. 2/97 Sept.17/98** June 1/99 Nov. 16/97** Jan. 28/97 May 23/97 Jan. 9/98 Apr. 3/96 Feb. 15/97 Oct. 16/98** Aug 9/96 July 23/97 July 20/98 Jan. 2/97
3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 14 15 16 19 20 21
22 23 24 25 26 27 28
BRAYDYN CHIZEN* JUSTIN KIRKLAND TYSON BAILLIE CAL FOOTE* COLE LINAKER CALVIN THURKAUF* JOE GATENBY
D LW C D C LW D
R L R R R L R
6'6 6'3 5'11 6'3½ 6'1¾ 6'1¼ 6'0
St. Albert, AB Camrose, AB
May 9/98 Aug. 2/96 Nov. 16/95** Dec. 13/98** July 11/95 June 27/97 May 15/97
22 23 24 26 27 28
190 185 198 198 179 202 185
Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Denver, CO Edmonton, AB Zug, Switzerland Kelowna, BC
DOB June 9/95 Jan. 26/96
NO. PLAYER 33 JAYDEN SITTLER 74 STUART SKINNER
POS SH HT G L 6'1" G L 6'4"
WT HOMETOWN 205 Red Deer, AB 197 Edmonton, AB
DOB Jan. 23/96 Nov. 1/98
DARIAN SKEOCH * ARVIN ATWAL ** TYLER WONG ANDREW NIELSEN JAEGER WHITE NICK WATSON * GIORGIO ESTEPHAN CORY MILLETTE ** IGOR MEREZHKO* BRETT DAVIS* JORDY BELLERIVE* RYLEY LINDGREN BRAYDEN BURKE KORD PANKEWICZ RYAN VANDERVLIS *
D D RW D RW D C LW D C C C LW D C
R R R L R L R L R L L R L L L
6'3" 6'0" 5'9" 6'3" 5'9" 6'1" 6'0" 5'10 6'4" 6'0" 5'10" 5'11" 5'10" 5'11" 6'3"
214 200 171 207 171 178 189 192 220 174 190 185 164 207 211
New Liskeard, ON Delta, BC Cochrane, AB Red Deer, AB Medicine Hat, AB Delta, BC Edmonton, AB Storthoaks, SK Kharkov, UKR Oakbank, MB North Vancouver, BC East St. Paul, MB Edmonton, AB Drayton Valley, AB Red Deer, AB
Mar. 22/97 Nov. 26/95 Feb. 28/96 Nov. 13/96 Apr. 3/98 Jul. 23/99 Feb. 3/97 Jan. 19/95 Apr. 30/98 Jun. 6/99 May 2/99 Jan. 20/96 Jan. 1/97 Feb. 2/96 May 23/98
EGOR BABENKO * JUSTIN GUTIERREZ** BRANDON KENNEDY BARRETT SHEEN * CARTER FOLK BRADY REAGAN
LW C D LW LW D
L L L L L R
5'9" 6'4" 6'0" 6'3" 6'2" 6'3"
157 200 190 212 195 209
Tyumen, RUS Anchorage, AK Delta, BC Airdrie, AB Regina, SK Calgary, AB
Feb. 5/97 Dec. 22/95 Apr. 30/97 Sept. 20/98 Feb. 26/96 Aug. 14/97
*Rookie **Late Birthday Affects NHL Draft Status
President/GM: Bruce Hamilton Asst GM/Dir Player Personnel: Lorne Frey Head Coach: Brad Ralph Assistant Coach: Kris Mallette Assistant/Goalie Coach: Travis Crickard Skills Development: Kim Gellert Athletic Therapist/Strength & Conditioning Coach: Scott Hoyer Equipment Manager: Chaydyn Johnson
Referees: Jason CRAMER, Reagan VETTER Linesmen: Kevin CROWELL, Cody WANNER VGJ: Tyler McClellan
General Manager: Peter Anholt Head Coach: Brent Kisio Assistant Coach: Mike Craig Assistant Coach: Josh MacNevin Goaltending Coach: Jeff Battah Athletic Therapist: Carolyn Glover Strength & Conditioning Coach: Trevor Hardy Equipment Manager: Michael Roy Assistant Equipment Manager: Ty Hilgersom
Rockets Next Home Game: Wednesday Nov. 11 vs. Vancouver (7:05)
Kelowna Rockets Regular Season Statistics 2015-2016 After Game #14 NO. PLAYER GP 24 Tyson Baillie 14 19 Dillon Dube 12 15 Tomas Soustal 14 26 Cole Linaker 12 23 Justin Kirkland 14 27 Calvin Thurkauf* 14 7 Lucas Johansen 14 16 Kole Lind* 14 25 Cal Foote* 14 10 Nick Merkley 11 14 Rourke Chartier 7 3 Riley Stadel 14 4 Gordie Ballhorn* 14 17 Rodney Southam 14 21 Devante Stephens 14 9 Tanner Wishnowski* 10 28 Joe Gatenby 14 18 Tate Coughlin 9 11 Jordan Borstmayer* 10 22 Braydyn Chizen* 4 5 Danny Gatenby* 3 Team Totals 252 Goaltending Statistics NO. PLAYER GP MIN GA 30 Michael Herringer 6 307 18 1 Jackson Whistle 9 527 25 Team Totals 15 834 43 Scoring by Periods SOG 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Rockets 0 11 19 24 0 54 Opponents 0 10 21 15 0 45 Rockets Record after Second Period: When Leading: 7 0 When Losing: 1 3 When Tied: 1 2 First Goal of the Game:
G 9 9 6 5 5 4 2 3 2 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 54 Svs 162 272 434
0 0 0
When Rockets Score First: 7 1 0 When Opponent Score First: 2 4 0 Home and Away Record: Overall Overtime Home 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 Road 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 Total 9 5 0 0 0 0 0
A 15 9 6 4 3 4 6 5 4 3 1 4 3 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 80
PTS 24 18 12 9 8 8 8 8 6 5 4 4 4 3 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 134
PIM PPG SHG 24 3 1 20 2 0 28 1 0 5 4 0 12 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 0 6 0 0 9 2 0 14 1 0 2 1 0 41 0 0 19 0 0 25 0 0 17 0 0 4 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 '250 16 1
AVE PCT W L OT SL 3.52 0.900 3 2 0 0 2.84 0.916 6 3 0 0 3.64 0.905 9 5 0 0 Shots by Period 1st 2nd 3rd Rockets 163 136 146 Opponents 122 206 154
2015-10-31 GW SOG +/2 0/0 4 0 0/0 3 0 0/0 8 2 '0-0 4 1 0/0 -1 1 0/0 5 0 '0-0 2 0 '0-0 2 0 0/0 0 1 0/0 -5 1 0/0 -3 0 '0-0 -1 0 0/0 7 0 0-0 -1 0 0/0 3 0 0/0 1 0 0/0 6 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 -2 0 0'0 -3 0 0/0 1 9 0 0 SO 0 1 1 OT 0 0
Rockets Shots on Goal Record: 0 When Outshooting Opponent: 1 1 0 When Outshot by Opponent: 7 2 0 When Shots Are Tied: 1 2 Rockets Specialty Teams: Power Play: 0 Opp. PPGF SHGA 0 Rockets 64 16 4
PTS 0 0 0
PIM 0 0 0
Total 446 519 0 0 0
0 0 0 Pct.% 25.0
Shorthanded: Rockets
Opp. 59
PPGA 13
SHGF 1
Pct.% 78.0
Rockets vs. Hurricanes Saturday October 31, 2015 Game Time - 7:05 pm Tonight’s Preview: Happy Halloween. The Kelowna Rockets wrap up a four game home stand when they host the Lethbridge Hurricanes. This is the second of three meetings this season. The Hurricanes make a return visit on nd th February 2 . Back on October 4 , in Lethbridge, the Rockets earned a 6-3 win. Tomas Soustal and Tyson Baillie each had a goal and two assists while the departed Gage Quinney (traded to Kamloops) had two goals and an assist in the teams’ fourth win of the season. Jackson Whistle was named the first star with a 39 save performance. The Rockets had their three game winning streak snapped last night with a 2-1 loss to the visiting Prince George Cougars. Cole Linaker scored the lone goal for the Rockets. The Rockets open the month of November with seven of their next ten on the road. That rd includes three straight games south of the border with stops in Tri City (Tuesday Nov 3 ) and back-to-back th th games in Portland (Nov 6 and 7 ). The Rockets have won four of their last six games overall. Head to Head vs. Hurricanes: The Rockets are 10-2-0-0 in their last 12 meetings against the Hurricanes dating back five seasons. The Rockets are 5-1-0-0 at home and 5-1-0-0 in Lethbridge over that span. Both teams are undefeated when leading after the first period and undefeated when leading after 40 minutes. Chartier out/Merkley in vs. Russians: Forward Rourke Chartier will not play when Team WHL faces the th th Russian Selects in the Canada-Russia series November 9 and 10 . Chartier is out with an upper body th th injury. Nick Merkley will play in both games in Kelowna (Nov 9 ) and Kamloops (Nov 10 ). The games are designed to give Hockey Canada an evaluation of the players they believe should receive an invite to the World Junior main camp in December. Getting Better with Age: Tyson Baillie has eight multiple point games this season. Baillie had 20 multiple point games last season. Baillie has more points (9+15=24) after 14 games than he had after 14 games (11+8=19) last season. Dare to Compare: The Rockets were 13-1-0-0 after 14 games last season. The Rockets are 9-5-0-0 after 14 games this season. The team has scored 54 goals so far this season. Last season after 14 games, the team found the back of the net 73 times. Who’s Hot: Tyson Baillie has 3+9=12 in his last six games…Baillie is riding a four game point streak (2+8=10) over that period …Dillon Dube has 7+5=12 in his last five games and has collected 9 points in his last four games…Dillon Dube has points in eight of eleven games this season….Lucas Johansen has as many points this season as he did all of last year…Nick Merkley has five assists in his last five games. Who’s Not: Tomas Soustal hasn’t scored in seven straight games. The second year forward had five goals in his first six games of the regular season….Justin Kirkland has one point (a goal) in his last seven games…Calvin Thurkauf has one goal in his last seven games. th
Milestone Makers: Rourke Chartier has played 195 career games….Cole Linaker plays in his 195 career th game tonight …Nick Merkley has 155 career points.….Merkley is playing in his 150 game tonight vs. the th Hurricanes…Riley Stadel is playing in his 200 career game this evening.…Stadel has 94 career points. This and That: Tyson Baillie and Lucas Johansen share the same birthday. The two were born on th th November 16 . Baillie will turn 20 while Johansen will turn 18….The Rockets have attracted the 5 most fans in the WHL as they close out the month of October. The team has attracted an average of 5,107 fans per game after six home games …Jackson Whistle has started seven of the last nine games…Tyson Baillie has averaged 28 goals over his last three seasons….Rockets rookie defenceman Jonathan Smart is playing for Canada at Under 17 Challenge in Dawson Creek, Fort St. John this weekend….The Rockets th reduced their roster October 14 by sending 20 year-old Gage Quinney to the Kamloops Blazers for a third round bantam pick...Riley Stadel has five fighting majors this season. Stadel had eight fighting majors last th st season….The Rockets next play three games in three nights January 29th, 30 and 31 with two of those three games on home ice….The Rockets had two players taken in the NHL draft. Nick Merkley was taken th in the first round by Arizona. Devante Stephens was chosen in the 5 round by Buffalo…Cole Linaker (Oilers), Tomas Soustal (Flames) and Tyson Baillie (Flames) all received free agent tryouts…The Rockets were 3-2-0-0 in five games during the pre-season.
Man Games Lost to Injury/Illness/Suspension: 32 games Jackson Whistle: 3 games Rourke Chartier: 7 games Nick Merkley: 3 games Jonathan Smart: 13 games Dillon Dube – 2 game suspension Tanner Wishnowski – 4 game Rockets Season Highs and Lows: Most Goals Scored: 7 @ Blazers September 26/15 Most Goals Allowed: 7 @ Rd Deer (7-4 Loss) October 3/15. Most Power Play Chances: 9 @ Blazers September 26/15 Most Power Play Goals Scored: 3 @ Prince George October 17/15 (6-2 W) Most Power Play Goals Allowed: 2 @ Oil Kings October 2/15 (5-3 w) Most Shots Taken: 42 @ Oil Kings October 2/15 (5-3 w) Fewest Shots: 30 vs. Blazers September 25/2015 Most Shot Allowed: 44 @ Blazers September 26/15 Fewest Shots Allowed: 26 vs. Royals (3-0 Loss) October 9/15. Last shutout: Jackson Whistle 26 saves in a 3-0 win vs. Calgary Hitmen (October 24/15) Last time shut-out: October 16/15 (3-0 Loss in Prince George), October 9/15 (3-0 L at home to Victoria Royals – Coleman Vollrath 26 saves) Penalty Shots: 0 Shootout Game Winning Goals: 0 OT Game Winning Goal: 0 Most Points by one player: Tyson Baillie (2+3=5) @ Prince George October 17/15 Hat tricks: none vs. BC: 5-4-0-0 vs. US: 0-0-0-0 vs. Central: 5-1-0-0 vs. East: 0-0-0-0 Roster Stats: Player total: 24 Year by Year Breakdown: 20’s – 3 Linaker, Baillie, Whistle 19’s – 5 Chartier, Stadel, Southam, Kirkland, Herringer 18’s – 9 Johansen, Merkley, Gatenby, Soustal, Stephens, Wishnowski, Coughlin, Thurkauf, Ballmore 17’s - 6 Dube, Danny Gatenby, Lind, Borstmayer, Chizen, Foote, 16’s – 1 Smart Month Games September: 3 October: 12 November: 11 December: 12 January: 12 February: 13 March: 9
Record 2-1-0-0 8-4-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Home 1-0-0-0 3-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Road 1-1-0-0 5-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
How the Rockets were built: st 1 Rd: Merkley, Chartier, Dube nd 2 Rd: Foote, Gatenby rd 3 Rd: Baillie, Stadel, Borstmayer th 4 Rd: Lind, th 5 Rd: Kirkland th 6 Rd: Linaker, Johansen th 9 Rd: Chizen Listed: Ballhorn, Coughlin, Stephens, Wishnowski, Danny Gatenby, Trade: Whistle, Herringer, Southam, Quinney CHL Import Draft: Thurkauf, Soustal Game notes compiled by Regan Bartel of AM 1150
Lethbridge Hurricanes Hockey Club 2015-2016 Team Statistics NO. 19 5 9 6 16 22 23 20 4 15 10 27 7 11 28 26 3 21 24 8 14
PLAYER GP Brayden Burke 13 Tyler Wong 13 Giorgio Estephan 13 Andrew Nielsen 13 Ryley Lindgren 13 Egor Babenko * 13 Justin Gutierrez ** 13 Kord Pankewicz 13 Arvin Atwal ** 13 Jordy Bellerive * 10 Cory Millette ** 13 Carter Folk 11 Jaeger White 11 Igor Merezhko * 8 Brady Reagan 12 Barrett Sheen * 7 Darian Skeoch * 10 Ryan Vandervlis * 11 Brandon Kennedy * 11 Nick Watson * 3 Brett Davis * 5 TEAM LETHBRIDGE Departed Players 2 Team Totals 231 NO. GP MIN 33 Jayden Sittler 9 440 74 Stuart Skinner 8 347 Departed Goaltenders Team Totals 17 787 GOALS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd 3rd OT Hurricanes 18 16 22 1 Opponents 13 15 11 0 RECORD AFTER 2nd PERIOD When Leading: 6 0 0 0 When Losing: 2 3 0 0 When Tied: 2 0 0 0 FIRST GOAL OF THE GAME When Hurricanes Score First: 9 0 When Opponent Score First: 1 3 HOME AND AWAY RECORD Home 5 1 0 0 OT Rec Road 5 2 0 0 SO Rec Total 10 3 0 0 Total
G 4 14 6 5 9 7 4 1 2 1 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A 21 8 13 11 3 4 5 6 5 5 4 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
0 57 GA 14 24
0 98 Svs 196 199
38 SO 2 0
0 0 1 1 2
PTS 25 22 19 16 12 11 9 7 7 6 6 4 3 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0
2015-10-31 PIM PPG PPA SHG GWG +/6 0 12 0 1 13 6 4 1 2 2 14 2 1 7 0 0 13 36 3 4 0 1 12 2 5 2 0 3 2 8 1 1 0 0 2 14 2 1 0 0 -1 12 0 2 0 0 8 23 2 2 0 1 2 14 0 1 0 1 7 11 0 2 0 0 -3 15 0 0 1 0 -2 7 0 0 0 0 2 8 0 0 0 0 5 13 0 0 0 0 1 7 0 0 0 0 -2 22 0 0 0 0 1 6 0 0 0 0 -8 6 0 0 0 0 -2 0 0 0 0 0 2 4 0 0 0 0 -1
0 0 0 0 0 0 E 155 222 18 35 3 9 65 AVE PCT W L OL SOL SO PIM 1.91 0.933 5 1 0 0 1 0 4.15 0.892 5 2 0 0 0 0 N/A #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 0 0 395 2.90 0.912 10 3 0 0 1 0 Total SHOTS BY PERIOD 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 57 Hurricanes 143 133 149 3 428 39 Opponents 144 116 149 5 414 SHOTS ON GOAL RECORD When Outshooting Opponent: 5 1 0 0 When Outshot by Opponent: 5 1 0 0 When Shots Are Tied: 0 1 0 0 SPECIAL TEAMS 0 Power Play: 0 Opp. PPGF SHGA Pct.% Hurricanes 61 18 1 29.5 0 Penalty Kill: 0 Opp. PPGA SHGF Pct.% 0 Hurricanes 57 14 3 75.4
HURRICANES RECORD: 10-3-0-0
Home: 5-1-0-0
Road: 5-2-0-0
LAST GAME: 7-3 Loss at Kamloops: The Lethbridge Hurricanes had their eight game winning streak snapped Friday with a 7-3 loss to the Kamloops Blazers at the Sandman Centre. Giorgio Estephan scored twice in the game while Ryley Lindgren added the other. ‘Canes were outshot 38-21 on the night. VS. ROCKETS: Tonight is the second of three meetings of the season between the Hurricanes and th Rockets. Kelowna took the first meetings by a 6-3 score on October 4 in Lethbridge. Jackson Whistle was outstanding in that game making 37 saves. Tyler Wong scored twice while Justin Gutierrez also scored. SEASON SERIES: th October 4 /2015 – at Lethbridge (6-3 Kelowna) st October 31 /2015 – at Kelowna nd February 2 /2016 – at Kelowna
HURRICANES TOP 5 SCORERS Brayden Burke – 4G, 21A – 25 points Tyler Wong – 14G, 8A – 22 points Giorgio Estephan – 6G, 13A – 19 points Andrew Nielsen – 5G, 11A – 16 points Ryley Lindgren – 9G, 3A – 12 points
2015-2016 REGULAR SEASON STATS LEADERS: Goals (14) – Tyler Wong Assists (21) – Brayden Burke Points (25) – Brayden Burke PIMS (36) – Andrew Nielsen Plus/Minus (+14) – Tyler Wong Wins (5) – Jayden Sittler & Stuart Skinner Shutouts (1) – Jayden Sittler Save % (.933) – Jayden Sittler Goals Against Average (1.91) – Jayden Sittler WHO’S HOT: - Andrew Nielsen has points in 4 straight games (1g-5a); in 8 of 9 games (5g-10a) - Tyler Wong has points in 3 straight games (2g-3a); in 12 of 13 games this year - Giorgio Estephan has points in 3 straight games (3g-2a); in 8 of 9 games (4g-11a) - Ryley Lindgren has points in 3 straight games (4g-1a); 4 of 5 games (5g-1a) - Brayden Burke has points in 3 straight games (1g-6a); in 11 of 13 games this year - Jaeger White has points in 2 straight games (0g-2a) LEAGUE LEADERS: st - Tyler Wong is 1 in WHL with 14 goals nd - Tyler Wong is tied for 2 in WHL Shorthanded Goals with 2 rd - Tyler Wong is tied for 3 in WHL Power Play Goals with 4 nd - Tyler Wong is tied for 2 in WHL Plus/Minus with a +14 rd - Brayden Burke is tied for 3 in WHL Plus/Minus with a +13 st - Brayden Burke is 1 in WHL with 21 assists st - Brayden Burke is 1 in WHL Power Play assists with 12 th - Giorgio Estephan is 5 in WHL assists with 13 th - Giorgio Estephan is tied for 4 in WHL Power Play Assists with 7 rd - Giorgio Estephan is tied for 3 in WHL Plus/Minus with a +13 nd - Ryley Lindgren is tied for 2 in WHL Power Play Goals with 5 st - Ryley Lindgren is 1 in the WHL Game Winning Goals with 3 th - Andrew Nielsen is tied for 5 in WHL with 36 penalty minutes th - Andrew Nielsen is tied for 4 in WHL Plus/Minus with a +12 rd - Jayden Sittler is ranked 3 in WHL with a 1.91 goals against average th - Jayden Sittler is ranked 4 in WHL with .933 save percentage MILESTONES: - Tyler Wong is 11 games away from 200 career games - Giorgio Estephan is 6 games away from 150 career games - Giorgio Estephan is 5 points away from 100 career points - Ryley Lindgren is 15 games away from 150 career games
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NEWS & NOTES: th th 200 for Gutierrez: Hurricanes overage forward Justin Gutierrez will suit up in his 200 regular season WHL game tonight against the Rockets. The Anchorage, Alaska product has played 13 games with the Hurricanes and a total of 186 games with the Tri-City Americans. No Tricks, All Treats in October: The Hurricanes have had a great month which included an eight game winning streak. The ‘Canes currently sit with a record of 9-2-0-0 in the month of October. The Hurricanes are 4-1-0-0 at home during the month while are 5-1-0-0 on the road. The ‘Canes are 3-1-0-0 on their current season-long six game trip. The ‘Canes have the third best winning percentage in the WHL (.769). Great Special Teams: The Hurricanes have been lights out on the PK in their last five games going 14/16 on the PK, a kill rate of (87.5%). On their current six game road trip, the ‘Canes PK is killing at 85.7% going 12/14 while their power play has gone 6/14 in the four games, a percent rate of 42.9%. Brayden “Assist-Man” Burke: Second year forward Brayden Burke is off to a great start. The Edmonton product has racked up a team-high 25 points in 13 games. He also leads the WHL in assists with 21; he also leads the WHL in power play assists with 11. He has also racked up 10 multi-point games this year. Captain Clutch: Tyler Wong is currently first in the WHL with goals having potted 14 in the first 12 games. th He has had four multi-goal games already this season including his third career hat-trick on October 14 against the Pats. He has scored 24.1% of the Hurricanes goals this season. Best Start in 19 Years: The ‘Canes enter tonight having had their eight game winning streak, the longest winning streak since November of 2007, snapped with a 7-3 loss in Kamloops. The ‘Canes enter with a record of 10-3-0-0; that’s the best start to a season after 13 games the Hurricanes have had since 1996-97. Prospects Central: Two Hurricanes prospects will be taking part in the Western Canada U16 Challenge th st Cup in Calgary at Winsport from October 28 to November 1 . Josh Tarzwell, who was selected in the second round, will represent Team Alberta while sixth round pick Zack Kosteniuk will represent Team Saskatchewan. Three ‘Canes to Represent Canada: Jordy Bellerive, Nick Watson (Team Red) and Brett Davis (Team White) are all currently attending the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. Three players is the most of any th th WHL team. The tournament takes place from October 30 until November 7 in Dawson Creek and Fort St. John, BC. NHL DRAFTED PLAYERS: rd th Andrew Nielsen (TOR 3 ’15), Giorgio Estephan (BUF 6 ’15) HOW THE ‘CANES WERE BUILT: WHL Bantam Draft: Tyler Wong, Jaeger White, Giorgio Estephan, Brett Davis*, Jordy Bellerive*, Nick Watson*, Brandon Kennedy, Stuart Skinner Listed: Andrew Nielsen, Barrett Sheen*, Ryan Vandervlis* Trade: Cory Millette, Ryley Lindgren, Brayden Burke, Justin Gutierrez, Carter Folk, Arvin Atwal, Kord Pankewicz, Brady Reagan, Jayden Sittler Waivers: Darian Skeoch* CHL Import Draft: Igor Merezhko*, Egor Babenko* *indicates rookie ROSTER AGE BREAKDOWN: 1995 – 3 – (Gutierrez, Millette, Atwal) 1996 – 6 – (Wong, Lindgren, Folk, Nielsen, Pankewicz, Sittler) 1997 – 6 – (Estephan, Burke, Babenko, Skeoch*, Kennedy, Reagan) 1998 – 5 – (White, Vandervlis*, Sheen*, Merezhko*, Skinner) 1999 – 3 – (Davis*, Bellerive*, Watson*) *indicates rookie Previous Three Games Next Three Games (all times MT) th
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Fri, November 6 vs. Seattle Thunderbirds, 7:00pm
Friday, October 30 – 7-3 Loss at Kamloops
Sat, November 7 vs. Kootenay Ice, 7:00pm
Wednesday, October 28 - 5-2 Win at Vancouver th
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Standings Eastern Conference East Division Rank Team
GP W
L OTL SL PTS PCT
GF
GA PIM
Home
Away
P10
STK
1
15 11
2
59
44
6-0-1-0
5-2-0-1
7-1-1-1
7-0-1-0
Prince Albert Raiders
1
1
24 0.800
202
2
Brandon Wheat Kings
15 10
3
0
2
22 0.733
63
40
168
3-1-0-2
7-2-0-0
7-2-0-1
2-0-0-0
3
Moose Jaw Warriors
13
3
1
1
18 0.692
52
36
189
5-0-0-1
3-3-1-0
6-3-0-1
1-0-0-0
8
4
Saskatoon Blades
14
7
4
3
0
17 0.607
50
51
171
2-3-2-0
5-1-1-0
6-4-0-0
1-0-0-0
5
Regina Pats
13
6
6
1
0
13 0.500
35
46
213
3-3-1-0
3-3-0-0
5-4-1-0
0-1-1-0
6 Swift Current Broncos Central Division Rank Team
14
5
7
2
0
12 0.429
36
45
162
3-4-0-0
2-3-2-0
4-5-1-0
0-1-0-0
GP W
L OTL SL PTS PCT
GF
GA PIM
Home
Away
P10
STK
1
13 10
3
58
39
5-1-0-0
5-2-0-0
8-2-0-0
0-1-0-0
Lethbridge Hurricanes
0
0
20 0.769
226
2
Red Deer Rebels
15 10
5
0
0
20 0.667
56
42
188
7-1-0-0
3-4-0-0
6-4-0-0
0-1-0-0
3
Calgary Hitmen
15
7
0
1
15 0.500
38
54
242
3-2-0-0
4-5-0-1
3-6-0-1
0-2-0-0
7
4
Medicine Hat Tigers
12
5
6
1
0
11 0.458
43
47
185
4-3-0-0
1-3-1-0
4-5-1-0
1-0-0-0
5
Edmonton Oil Kings
15
4
8
3
0
11 0.367
38
53
206
1-4-3-0
3-4-0-0
2-6-2-0
1-0-0-0
16
3
11
2
0
8
0.250
36
66
193
2-4-2-0
1-7-0-0
2-6-2-0
1-0-1-0
6 Kootenay Ice Western Conference B.C. Division Rank Team
GP W
L OTL SL PTS PCT
GF
GA PIM
Home
Away
P10
STK
1
15
5
45
32
5-2-0-1
4-3-0-0
5-4-0-1
2-0-0-1
Victoria Royals
9
0
1
19 0.633
196
2
Kelowna Rockets
14
9
5
0
0
18 0.643
54
45
240
4-2-0-0
5-3-0-0
6-4-0-0
0-1-0-0
3
Prince George Cougars
13
7
6
0
0
14 0.538
35
34
236
5-3-0-0
2-3-0-0
6-4-0-0
1-0-0-0
4
Vancouver Giants
14
4
7
2
1
11 0.393
42
59
156
3-4-0-0
1-3-2-1
1-7-2-0
0-4-1-0
5 Kamloops Blazers U.S. Division Rank Team
13
5
8
0
0
10 0.385
41
46
163
4-4-0-0
1-4-0-0
5-5-0-0
2-0-0-0
GP W
L OTL SL PTS PCT
GF
GA PIM
Home
Away
P10
STK
1
11
2
41
25
6-0-0-0
2-2-1-0
8-1-1-0
1-0-0-0
Seattle Thunderbirds
8
1
0
17 0.773
152
2
Portland Winterhawks
13
7
6
0
0
14 0.538
40
32
207
4-3-0-0
3-3-0-0
7-3-0-0
5-0-0-0
3
Spokane Chiefs
15
6
7
1
1
14 0.467
41
57
214
2-3-0-1
4-4-1-0
3-5-1-1
2-0-0-0
4
Everett Silvertips
5 Tri-City Americans x = Clinched Playoff Position y = Teams who have clinched Division title
Friday, Oct 30 Portland 2 at Everett 1 Final Lethbridge 3 at Kamloops 7 Final Prince George 2 at Kelowna 1 Final Brandon 3 at Kootenay 2 Final OT Victoria 3 at Prince Albert 2 Final OT Spokane 3 at Red Deer 1 Final Moose Jaw 5 at Regina 1 Final Saskatoon 4 at Swift Current 0 Final Vancouver 1 at Tri-City 2 Final OT
10
5
4
0
1
11 0.550
22
24
100
3-2-0-1
2-2-0-0
5-4-0-1
0-1-0-1
14
5
8
1
0
11 0.393
44
52
216
3-3-1-0
2-5-0-0
3-7-0-0
1-0-0-0
Saturday, Oct 31 Regina at Moose Jaw 2:00 pm MDT Seattle at Kootenay 2:00 pm MDT Swift Current at Prince Albert 7:00 pm MDT Lethbridge at Kelowna 7:05 pm PDT
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Sunday, Nov 1 Victoria at Saskatoon 2:00 pm CST Brandon at Moose Jaw 4:00 pm CST Seattle at Calgary 4:00 pm MST Spokane at Edmonton 4:00 pm MST Everett at Portland 5:00 pm PST Red Deer at Medicine Hat 6:00 pm MST Tri-City at Vancouver 5:00 pm PST
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