KELOWNA ROCKETS vs. PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS - 6
KELOWNA ROCKETS vs. PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS Tuesday, January 19, 2016 - 7:05 PM Prospera Place - Kelowna, BC NO. 1 30 31
PLAYER JACKSON WHISTLE MICHAEL HERRINGER BRADY LENARDON* (AP)
POS G G G
SH L L R
HT 6'1 6' 5'11
3 4 6 7 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22
RILEY STADEL GORDIE BALLHORN* JONATHAN SMART* LUCAS JOHANSEN TANNER WISHNOWSKI* NICK MERKLEY JORDAN BORSTMAYER* ROURKE CHARTIER 'A' TOMAS SOUSTAL KOLE LIND* RODNEY SOUTHAM 'A' TATE COUGHLIN DILLON DUBE DEVANTE STEPHENS BRAYDYN CHIZEN*
F/D D D D LW C RW C C/RW RW C/RW RW C D D
L L L L L R R L R R R R L L R
5'10 6'1 5'11½ 6'1 6'0
23 24 25 26 27 28
JUSTIN KIRKLAND TYSON BAILLIE 'A' CAL FOOTE* COLE LINAKER CALVIN THURKAUF* JOE GATENBY 'A'
LW C D C LW D
L R R R L R
HOMETOWN West Kelowna, BC Comox, BC Kelowna, BC
DOB June 9/95 Jan. 26/96 Jan. 11/96
180 186 170 176 186 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 6'6 190
Surrey, BC Wetaskiwin, AB 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 St. Albert, AB
Jan. 16/96 Sept. 2/97 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 May 9/98
6'3 5'11 6'3½ 6'1¾ 6'1¼ 6'0
Camrose, AB
Aug. 2/96 Nov. 16/95** Dec. 13/98** July 11/95 June 27/97 May 15/97
*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 Skating Instructor: Evan Marble Equipment Manager: Chaydyn Johnson
Referees: Kyle KOWALSKI, Steve PAPP Linesmen: Kevin CROWELL, Dustin MINTY VGJ: Lorne Craig
WT 192 176 170
185 198 198 179 202 185
Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Denver, CO Edmonton, AB Zug, Switzerland Kelowna, BC
NO. PLAYER 33 NICK MCBRIDE 35 TY EDMONDS
POS SH G L G L
HT 6'3" 6'2"
WT HOMETOWN 185 Maple Ridge, BC 180 Winnipeg, MB
DOB Jan. 11/97 Aug. 20/96
2 3 4 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 21 22
SAM RUOPP 'C' LUKA ZORKO* JOEL LAKUSTA* SHAUN DOSANJH CHASE WITALA "A" BRAD MORRISON JOSH CURTIS* JANSEN HARKINS 'A' JESSE GABRIELLE COLBY MCAULEY 'A' BROGAN O'BRIEN* LUKE HARRISON BARTEK BISON* SHANE COLLINS JARED BETHUNE JUSTIN ALMEIDA*
D D D D LW C RW C LW LW LW RW LW D LW C
L L R L L L R L L L L R L R L L
6'4" 6'5" 6'2" 6'1" 5'11" 5'11" 6'0" 6'1" 6'0" 5'11" 6'2" 6'0" 6'3" 6'0" 6'1" 5'9"
183 207 180 195 181 161 160 180 214 172 195 204 187 180 185 160
Zehner, SK Moribor, SLV Sherwood Park, AB Richmond, BC Prince George, B.C. Prince George, B.C. Winnipeg, MB N. Vancouver B.C. Moosomin, SK Sherwood Park, AB Prince George, B.C. W. Kelowna, B.C. Amsterdam, NED Rosetown, SK Fort Frances, ONT Kitimat, B.C.
Mar. 6/96 Feb. 27/97 Jun. 24/98 Mar. 15/96 May 27/95 Jan. 4/97 Sep. 24/98 May 23/97 Jun. 17/97 May 28/96 Aug. 13/97 Oct. 7/95 Mar. 26/98 Feb. 20/97 Jan. 20/97 Feb. 6/99
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 32
AARON BOYD KOLBY JOHNSON* TATE OLSON KODY MCDONALD JOSEPH CARVALHO JOSH ANDERSON MAX MARTIN* JACKSON LEPPARD* (AP)
LW LW D RW D D D C
L L L R L L L L
6'3" 6'1" 6'2" 6'0" 5'7" 6'3 5'11" 6'2"
181 181 180 196 181 218 176 190
Winnipeg, MB Rosetown, SK Saskatoon, SK Lethbridge, AB Burnaby, B.C. Duncan, B.C. Winnipeg, MB N. Vancouver B.C.
May. 24/97 May. 12/98 Mar. 21/97 Apr. 7/98 Nov. 6/95 Aug. 29/98 Jul. 25/99 Jan. 18/00
President: Greg Pocock General Manager: Todd Harkins Head Coach: Mark Holick Ass't Coach: Michael Hengen Ass't Coach: Roman Vopat Ass't Coach/Education Advisor: Brent Arsenault Team Psychologist: Dr. Saul L. Miller Power Skating Coach: Karen Kos Goaltending Consultant: Justin Cardinal Equipment Manager: Ramandeep S. Dhanjal (Chico) Athletic Therapist: Craig Hyslop
Rockets Next Home Game: Friday, Jan. 22 vs. Tri-City (7:05)
Kelowna Rockets Regular Season Statistics 2015-2016 After Game #44 NO. PLAYER GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHG 24 Tyson Baillie 42 26 40 66 42 6 1 19 Dillon Dube 37 19 23 42 36 4 0 10 Nick Merkley 36 14 24 38 40 4 0 16 Kole Lind* 44 14 19 33 28 0 0 23 Justin Kirkland 41 15 18 33 38 2 0 26 Cole Linaker 42 12 18 30 27 5 0 7 Lucas Johansen 41 6 19 25 14 3 1 15 Tomas Soustal 30 10 13 23 38 1 0 27 Calvin Thurkauf* 33 9 13 22 32 4 0 25 Cal Foote* 43 4 19 23 22 2 0 14 Rourke Chartier 14 8 5 13 4 3 0 17 Rodney Southam 35 5 6 11 49 2 0 28 Joe Gatenby 44 2 9 11 16 1 0 9 Tanner Wishnowski* 36 5 3 8 30 0 0 4 Gordie Ballhorn* 44 2 6 8 45 0 0 21 Devante Stephens 43 2 5 7 37 0 0 3 Riley Stadel 28 1 5 6 56 0 0 6 Jonathan Smart* 21 0 4 4 12 0 0 11 Jordan Borstmayer* 38 1 2 3 4 0 0 18 Tate Coughlin 37 1 0 1 19 0 0 22 Braydyn Chizen* 21 0 0 0 13 0 0 Team Totals 790 161 249 410 '509 38 2 Goaltending Statistics NO. PLAYER GP MIN GA Svs AVE PCT W L OT SL 30 Michael Herringer 20 1085 58 524 3.21 0.900 11 5 1 0 1 Jackson Whistle 27 1559 66 761 2.54 0.920 19 7 2 0 Team Totals 47 2644 124 1285 3.26 0.905 30 12 3 0 Scoring by Periods Shots by Period SOG 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1st 2nd 3rd Rockets 1 41 51 64 2 159 Rockets 463 425 439 Opponents 0 32 48 44 3 126 Opponents 436 501 470 Rockets Record after Second Period: When Leading: 22 0 When Losing: 2 9 When Tied: 6 2 First Goal of the Game:
2 0 1
When Rockets Score First: 22 2 3 When Opponent Score First: 8 9 0 Home and Away Record: Overall Overtime Home 15 2 2 0 0 2 0 Road 15 9 1 0 2 1 0 Total 30 11 3 0 2 3 0
16-01-19 GW SOG 6 0/0 4 0/0 3 1/1 2 '0-0 4 1/1 2 '0-0 0 '0-0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 2 0/0 2 0-0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1 '0-0 0 0'0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0'0 28 0 SO 0 2 2 OT 9 6
Rockets Shots on Goal Record: 0 When Outshooting Opponent: 11 1 0 When Outshot by Opponent: 18 8 0 When Shots Are Tied: 1 2 Rockets Specialty Teams: Power Play: 0 Opp. PPGF SHGA 0 Rockets 174 38 5
PTS 0 0 0
+/14 7 8 21 6 13 8 12 12 10 2 2 18 4 22 8 0 6 -5 -1 -8 0 PIM 0 0 0
Total 1342 1390 1 2 0
0 0 0 Pct.% 21.8
Shorthanded: Rockets
Opp. 197
PPGA 37
SHGF 4
Pct.% 81.2
Rockets vs. Cougars Tuesday January 19, 2016 Game Time - 7:05 pm Tonight’s Preview: The Kelowna Rockets open a five game home stand tonight against the visiting Prince George Cougars. The Rockets host Tri City th Friday, Medicine Hat Saturday, Portland on January 29 and Victoria on th January 30 . The Rockets are coming off a 2-1 overtime win Saturday night th in Victoria. Justin Kirkland scored the game winning goal. Dillon Dube scored his 19 goal of the season in th regulation time while Michael Herringer, making his 6 consecutive start, was named the first star with a 36 th save performance. This is the 5 of eight meetings between the two teams this season. These two teams th haven’t played one another since October 30 . Overall, the Rockets are 2-2-0-0 in the seasonal series, having out-scored the Cougars 12-9. In the last 35 regular season meetings, the Rockets have won 28 of those games. In the big picture, the Rockets have won 26 of their last 36 games overall and are 15-2-2-0 on home ice and 15-9-1-0 on the road. Overall; the Rockets have points in 24 of 30 games (21-6-3-0). The team has won 11 of its last 18 games. Number Crunching: The Rockets have 28 games left in the regular season. Of those 28 games, 17 will be played on home ice. Of those 28 games, 14 are against BC Division rivals….These two teams are a combined 40-1-0-2 when leading after two periods…The Rockets have been out-shot in 31 of 44 games this season….The team hit the 30 win mark Saturday night in a 2-1 overtime victory in Victoria…The Rockets have been to overtime in two of their last four home games and have been on the losing end of both…Seven of the teams last 9 games have been decided by a single goal. The Rockets are 4-1-2-0 in those one goal games…The Rockets are 30-11-3-0 after 44 games this season. Last season the team was 34-7-3-0 after 44 games…The team has scored 159 goals after 44 games this season, down 31 goals from the same point in 201-4-2015….The team has allowed 126 goals against, only 17 more than at the same time last season. This and That: Tyson Baillie returns to the line-up tonight after missing back-to-back games in Victoria on the weekend because of a death in the family…Dillon Dube has 4+4=8 in four games against the Cougars in the seasonal series…Tyson Baillie has 2+6=8 in four games also against the Cougars….Michael th Herringer is making his 7 consecutive start tonight, which is a first for the soft spoken netminder…The 19 year-old has a career record of 23-7-1-0…The Rockets are 15-3-0-0 in their last 18 regular season dates at home against the Cougars…Rourke Chartier has 55 goals in his last 72 regular season games….The Rockets have lost three straight overtime games on home ice…9 of the Rockets next 10 games are on home ice…Two former members of the Kelowna Rockets have made the NHL All-Star team. Shea Weber th of the Nashville Predators is making his 5 appearance while Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars is making his second trip (NHL All-Star games was cancelled on lockout year and wasn’t played in Olympic year). Benn was first named an all-star in 2011-2012…January is a busy month for birthdays. Devante Stephens turned 19 (Jan 2), Jordan Borstmayer turned 18 (Jan 9), Travis Crickard turned 29 (Jan 11), Riley Stadel turned 20 (Jan 16), Kris Mallette turned 37 (Jan 19), Michael Herringer turns 20 (Jan 26), Tanner Wishnowski turns 19 (Jan 28) … Ten of Justin Kirkland’s 14 goals have been scored on the road this season….Jackson Whistle has started 25 of the last 38 games…The Rockets receive relief from the th th schedule maker when they play 9 of 10 at home from January 19 to February 8 ….Cole Linaker recorded th his 100 career point with an assist last Friday in Victoria. Two picked for Top Prospects game: Second year players Lucas Johansen and Dillon Dube have been th selected to play in the CHL Top Prospects game January 28 in Vancouver. Both Johansen and Dube are playing with Team Cherry. It marks the first time since the 2011-2012 season that two members of the Rockets have played in the game after Colton Sissons and Damon Severson were afforded the luxury that season. Nick Merkley played in the game last season and was eventually chosen in the first round of the 2015 NHL draft by the Arizona Coyotes. Who’s Hot: Rourke Chartier had his 7 game point streak snapped Saturday night. Chartier had 6+4=10 over that stretch…Chartier has 93 career goals...Dillon Dube has 19 goals this season which is a career high….Dube has 5+3=8 in his last 8 games… Nick Merkley has 3+5=8 in his last 6 games…Kole Lind has points in 7 of his last 10 games. Lind has 5+5=10 over that stretch…Tyson Baillie has 2+3=5 in his last three games….Tyson Baillie has points in 27 of his last 32 games and has been held off the score-sheet only 9 times this season…Justin Kirkland has points in 12 of his last 20 games. Kirkland has 6+13=19 over that period
Man Games Lost to Injury/Illness/Suspension: 94 games Jackson Whistle: 7 games Rourke Chartier: 19 games Tanner Wishnowski – 8 game Nick Merkley: 3 games Jonathan Smart: 13 games Riley Stadel – 14 games Dillon Dube – 2 game suspension Tomas Soustal – 2 games Rodney Southam – 11 games LBI Dillon Dube – 5 games UBI Lucas Johansen 3 games Justin Kirkland – 3 game suspension Riley Stadel – 1 game suspension Cal Foote – 1 game suspension Tyson Baillie – personal matter Rockets Season Highs and Lows: Most Goals Scored: 8 @ Portland November 7/15 (8-5 W) 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 vs. Tri City January 9/16 (7-5 W), @ Portland November 6/2015 (5-4 win 3 for 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: 59 vs. Kootenay December 2/15 (4-1 W) Fewest Shots Taken: 15 @ Victoria November 28/15 (5-1 loss) Most Shot Allowed: 44 @ Blazers September 26/15 Fewest Shots Allowed: 19 vs. Kootenay December 2/15 (4-1 W). Last shutout: Jackson Whistle 27 saves in 1-0 win in Moose Jaw (Dec 16/15), 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) Shootout Game Winning Goals: Nick Merkley vs. Giants (2-1 W November 11/15) OT Game Winning Goal: Justin Kirkland @ Victoria January 16 (2-1 W), Rodney Southam @ Kamloops th November 18 . Most Points by one player: Tyson Baillie (2+3=5) @ Prince George October 17/15 Hat tricks: Kole Lind vs. Blazers December 28/15 (3-2 W), Tyson Baillie @ Swift Current December 12/15 (6-3 W), Rourke Chartier vs. BC: 13-6-0-0 vs. US: 6-1-3-0 vs. Central: 9-1-0-0 vs. East: 3-3-0-0 Roster Stats: Player total: 23 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, Ballhorn 17’s - 5 Dube, 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 9-4-0-0 9-1-1-0 8-3-1-0 3-2-1-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Home 1-0-0-0 4-2-0-0 4-0-0-0 4-0-1-0 2-0-1-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Road 1-1-0-0 5-2-0-0 5-1-1-0 4-3-0-0 1-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
How the Rockets were built: st 1 Rd: Merkley, Chartier, Dube, Smart 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 Trade: Whistle, Herringer, Southam CHL Import Draft: Thurkauf, Soustal Game notes compiled by Regan Bartel of AM 1150
2015-16 Prince George Cougars Regular Season Scoring No. 13 8 9 12 15 25 21 26 27 14 2 19 17 23 18 28 22 4 24 3 29 10 6
Player Jesse Gabrielle Chase Witala Brad Morrison Jansen Harkins Brogan O'Brien Tate Olson Jared Bethune Kody McDonald Joseph Carvalho Colby McAuley Sam Ruopp Shane Collins Luke Harrison Aaron Boyd Bartek Bison Josh Anderson Justin Almeida Joel Lakusta Kolby Johnson Luka Zorko Max Martin Josh Curtis Shaun Dosanjh
No. Goaltender 35 Ty Edmonds 33 Nick McBride
Cougars powerplay Shorthanded Goals Against
GP 45 45 45 42 44 39 45 44 45 39 45 42 40 41 31 39 32 25 25 16 1 10 20
G 28 27 17 11 11 4 13 12 0 9 3 1 7 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
GP 28 15 45
MIN 1508 743 2251
A PPG PTS PPAPIM 19 47 65 20 47 52 20 37 21 23 34 35 21 32 16 28 32 62 14 27 46 10 22 82 20 20 18 9 18 105 13 16 64 12 13 26 6 13 40 8 11 28 8 11 28 5 6 88 3 4 2 3 3 8 1 2 43 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 GOALTENDERS GA GAA SVS 61 2.43 721 38 3.07 353 99 2.64 1074
A 179
32 5
3 8 7 1 3 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 3 7 8 6 11 2 2 7 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHG 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GWG 4 3 3 2 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 1 3 -1 5 19 13 7 4 9 18 9 -1 2 6 -4 -2 6 -1 -1 -1 1 -3
IG 5 5 6 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MGG 6 5 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MPG 13 9 11 8 8 10 5 5 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
SOG 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SOA 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SOWG 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SV% 0.922 0.903 0.916
W 15 9 24
L 9 4 13
OTL 1 0 1
SOL 0 1 1
SOW 0 0 0
SOSv 4 3 7
SOS 4 5 9
SOGA 0 2 2
SO 3 0 3
EN 2 0 #REF!
SPECIAL TEAMS % Cougars penalty kill 17.9%
PK 171 10
Shorthanded Goals For
SCORING 1st 2nd COUGARS 36 55 Opposition 31 50 Average goals scored per game: Average goals allowed per game:
Cougars lead after 1 Cougars tied after 1 Cougars trail after 1
16-2-0-0 8-8-1-1 3-6-0-0
Cougars lead after 2 Cougars tied after 2 Cougars trail after 2
18-1-0-0 5-3-1-1 4-12-0-0
Cougars score first Opponent scores first
18-5-0-1 9-11-1-0
Cougars at home Cougars on the road Cougars OVERALL
GP 24 21 45
W 15 12 27
3rd 60 49 3.40 2.93
OT 1
SO 2 1
Pen 206
+/-
% 83.0%
SHOTS ON GOAL 1st 2nd 3rd COUGARS 508 508 521 Opposition 473 447 442 Average shots per game: Average shots allowed per game:
TOT 153 132
MISCELLANEOUS (Record when…) PG outshoot the opp. PG are outshot Shots are tied
20-10-0-1 7-6-1-0
PG score 4 or more PG score 3 or less PG allow 3 or less PG allow 4 or more
19-1-0-0 8-15-1-1 25-3-1-0 2-13-0-1
HOME and AWAY OTL SOL 0 1 1 0 1 1
GF 87 66 153
GA 60 72 132
STK L10 0-1-0-0 5-5-0-0 4-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 1-0-0-0 6-4-0-0
OT 9 17 34.4 30.7
SO 2 1
Cougars vs BC Cougars vs US Cougars vs CENTRAL Cougars vs EAST
11-10-0-1 8-5-1-0 8-1-0-0
Cougars in OT Cougars in Shootouts
0-1 2-1
it's a 1-goal game it's a 2-goal game it's a 3+-goal game
L 8 8 16
G/Kill PP/PK 2 13 12 15
2-man PP 2-man PK
Pct 0.646 0.595 0.622
PTS 31 25 56
PP 19.8% 12.8% 16.7%
8-2-1-1 5-4-0-0 14-10-0-0
PK 80.4% 86.1% 83.3%
TOT 1548 1380
% 15.4% 80.0%
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Prince George Cougars (27-16-1-1) at Kelowna Rockets (30-11-3-0) HAPPY NEW YEAR!: As 2015 comes to an end the Cougars are right in the thick of things having earned at least a point in 26 of their th past 38 games. Over that span the Cougars have gone 24-12-1-1 overall and prior to December 18 against Victoria they had gone 10 straight games at home without a regulation loss. Heading into tonight’s game against Kelowna the Cougars have won 14 of their past 22 and have earned points in 17 of their past 25 games, 16 of which have been victories. Their 27-16-1-1 record has them 14 points ahead of their pace from a season ago and marks their best start to a season since the 2001-2002 season. GIVE ME MO!: Saturday night at the Pacific Coliseum, the Prince George Cougars defeated the Vancouver Giants by a 6-4 score. Leading the way offensively for the Cougars was forward Brad Morrison (15,16, 17) who netted his first career WHL hat-trick including the game winning goal early in the third period. Four other Cougars: Jesse Gabrielle, Chase Witala, Kody McDonald and Joe Carvalho recorded multi-point games. It was the fourth straight road victory for the Cougars and their fourth straight victory against the Vancouver Giants in Vancouver. The Cougars improved their road record to 12-8-1-0 with the victory. TONIGHT’S GAME: Tonight in Kelowna the Prince George Cougars wrap up their two game swing through the B.C. Division with their fifth meeting of the season against the Kelowna Rockets. So far this season the Cougars are 2-2 against Kelowna and are perfect 1-1 against them at Prospera Place. Brogan O’Brien (2G, 2A) leads all Cougars with four points in four games played against the Rockets this season. In three games against Kelowna this season, goaltender Ty Edmonds has posted a 2-1 record with a 1.50 goals-against-average, a .955 save percentage and one shutout. WHAT A MONTH FOR WITALA: Of the many success stories for the Prince George Cougars during the month of December, nobody in the entire WHL was better than Chase Witala who earlier this week was named WHL Player of the Month for December. The 20year-old Prince George product scored an astonishing 14 goals in 13 December games and added nine assists for 23 points total. His December highlights included: Back-to-back hat-tricks against Vancouver (December 6) and Kootenay (December 8), six multi-point games and a +10 rating. Witala has points in 10 of his past 12 games and has registered seven goals and 16 points in that span. LEADING THE PACK: Through 45 games, Jesse Gabrielle (28G, 19A) and Chase Witala (27, 20A) are tied for the team lead in points with 47. Gabrielle also leads the team in goals (28), shorthanded goals (5), multi-point games (13) and goal scored at home (17). Chase Witala also leads the team with eight power play goals and two hat-tricks. Defenceman Tate Olson (4G, 28A) leads all Cougars d-men with 32 points, 13 power play points and a plus-minus rating of +19. Colby McAuley is tops on the team with 105 penalty minutes. Brogan O’Brien leads all Cougar rookies with 11 goals and 21 assists. COUGARS ROSTER BREAKDOWN: Currently the Cougars roster sits at 26 players: Two goaltenders, nine defencemen and 15 forwards. Of those 26, three are 20 years old, four are 19 years old, 10 are 18 years old, six are 17 years old, two are 16 years old and one is 15-years-old. 16 of the 26 players were selected by the Cougars in the WHL Bantam Draft, six were acquired via trade, two were added to the 50-man protected list and two were selected in the CHL Import Draft. 11 are from B.C., four are from Saskatchewan, four are from Alberta, four are from Manitoba, along with one each from Ontario, the Netherlands and Slovenia. DID YOU KNOW: On December 8th against Kootenay, Chase Witala became the first Cougar since Blake Robson in 2002 to record th back-to-back hat-tricks. Witala recorded his 100 career goal on December 15th in Seattle and heading into tonight’s game Witala is only five goals away from breaking the franchise record for goals which is currently held by Eric Hunter. Jansen Harkins recorded his th 100 career assist on December 15th in Seattle. Harkins is now just 42 assists shy of the all-time record which is currently held by Troy Bourke. Cougars goaltender Ty Edmonds is one victory away from being tied for second in all-time victories for a Prince George th st cougars goaltender. His 55 career victory on December 1 against Portland helped move him past Real Cyr. Ahead of him now are Billy Thompson (64) and Scott Myers (95). This season the Cougars have put together a 16-9-1-1 record in double headers. NEXT HOME GAMES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 22ND VS. KAMLOOPS (FREE BEER/FREE PEPSI GIVEAWAY) SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD VS. KAMLOOPS (FREE CAR GIVEAWAY/SUPER DISCOUNT DAY) MONDAY, JANUARY 25RD VS. MEDICINE HAT FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COUGARS TICKETS VISIT: WWW.PGCOUGARS.COM
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 – Game Notes Continued… BRIGHT FUTURE: The Cougars were well represented at the 2015 Mac’s AAA Midget Tournament in Calgary. 10 Cougars prospects represented their respective teams. Ethan O’Rourke (Cariboo Cougars), Ryan Schoettler (Lloydminster Bobcats) and Joel Patsey (Cariboo Cougars) were all selected by the Cougars in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft while 2015 draftees Jackson Leppard (Vancouver Northwest Giants), Jonas Harkins (Cariboo Cougars), Tyler Ho (Cariboo Cougars), Reid Perepeluk (Cariboo Cougars), and Liam Ryan (Vancouver North East Chiefs) had an impressive first showing at the tournament. Jeremy Gervais (Cariboo Cougars) and Brandon McClintock (South Island Royals) were both listed earlier this season by the Cougars and also gained valuable experience competing at the Mac’s Tournament. Ryan Schoettler won a Silver Medal and was named a tournament all-star for Lloydminster. nd
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‘400’ FOR HOLICK: On November 2 Cougars Head Coach Mark Holick coached in his 400 career WHL game. Through 431 career th games (Kootenay, Prince George) Holick has posted a record of 212-181-38. Holick was named the 11 Head Coach in Cougars history in January, 2013. Prior to arriving in PG, Holick served as the head coach of the Syracuse Crunch (2010-2012) of the AHL and spent the three seasons before that with the Kootenay Ice. With Kootenay, Holick’s team made the playoffs in all three seasons and during the 2009-10 season after posting a record of 43-24-5 Holick was named WHL Coach of the Year. Holick’s 215 games behind the Cougars bench ranks him third in franchise history behind Dean Clark (262 games) and Ed Dempsey (440). th COUGARS ACQUIRE LUKE HARRISON: On November 25 , 2015 Cougars General Manager Todd Harkins announced that the Cougars had acquired 20-year-old forward Luke Harrison (W. Kelowna, BC) from the Brandon Wheat Kings in exchange for a ninth round selection in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft. Harrison (6’1”, 204 pounds), a veteran of 219 career regular season games comes to the Cougars after spending the majority of his playing career with the Victoria Royals franchise (94 games) and the Kamloops Blazers (89 games). This season Harrison also dressed in seven games with the Spokane Chiefs and six games with the Brandon Wheat Kings. In 40 games this season (with Kamloops, Spokane, Brandon and now Prince George) he has tallied seven goals and six assists. In 23 games with the Cougars, Harrison has recorded three goals and six assists. COUGARS ACQUIRE NICK McBRIDE: On November 4th the Cougars acquired 1997-born goaltender Nick McBride (Maple Ridge, BC) in a trade with the Prince Albert Raiders. In exchange, the Prince George Cougars parted with a second round pick in the 2017 WHL rd Bantam Draft. McBride is 6’3” and checks in at 185 pounds. He was selected 23 overall by the Raiders in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft. Over the course of his 76 game career he has put together a record of 34-29-1-3. His career goals-against-average is 3.19, his save percentage is .901 and he has two shutouts. In January, 2015 McBride suited up for Team Orr at the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game and helped guide his team to a 6-0 shutout victory over Team Cherry. In May, 2015, McBride was awarded the Darryl K. Seaman Trophy which is awarded to the WHL’s Scholastic Player of the Year and in August he attended training camp with the Los Angeles Kings. Earlier this season McBride was ranked by Central Scouting in their Preliminary Players to Watch List. HARKINS SHINES DURING THE CHL CANADA RUSSIA SERIES: Cougars forward Jansen Harkins represented the WHL in the 2015 CHL th th Canada Russia Series that took place Monday, Nov. 9 (Kelowna) and Tuesday, Nov. 10 (Kamloops). Harkins scored a goal in each game en route to two Canada victories over their Russian foes. Canada took Game 1 on Monday by a 7-3 score and the next night they held on for a 4-2 victory. The 2014-15 Cougars MVP was originally selected by the Cougars second overall in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft. Last season he led the team with 79 points (20G, 59A) in 70 games. So far this season Harkins has scored 11 goals and 23 assists and has 26 points in his past 28 games. Harkins is the fourth Cougar in the past five seasons to represent the WHL and Canada at this event with others being: Troy Bourke in 2013 and both Brett Connolly and Charles Inglis in 2010. THREE COUGARS RANKED BY NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING: NHL Central Scouting updated their preliminary Players to Watch list for the 2016 NHL Draft and three Prince George Cougars cracked the list. Defenceman Josh Anderson (Duncan, BC) forward Brogan O’Brien (Prince George, BC) and goaltender Nick McBride (Maple Ridge, BC) each received ‘C’ grades. Anderson was selected third overall in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft and last season as a rookie registered two goals and two assists and racked up 52 penalty minutes. O’Brien was acquired in a trade last January with the Kelowna Rockets and currently leads all Cougars in rookie scoring, and goaltender Nick McBride has gone 9-4-0-1 in 13 appearances since joining the Cougars in a trade with Prince Albert. NEXT HOME GAMES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 22ND VS. KAMLOOPS (FREE BEER/FREE PEPSI GIVEAWAY) SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD VS. KAMLOOPS (FREE CAR GIVEAWAY/SUPER DISCOUNT DAY) MONDAY, JANUARY 25RD VS. MEDICINE HAT FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COUGARS TICKETS VISIT: WWW.PGCOUGARS.COM
Standings Eastern Conference East Division Rank Team
GP W
1
44 27 13
Brandon Wheat Kings
L OTL SL PTS PCT 2
2
GF
GA PIM
58 0.659 167 130 455
Home 14-7-1-2
Away 13-6-1-0
P10
STK
6-3-1-0
0-1-0-0
2
Prince Albert Raiders
45 26 14
4
1
57 0.633 151 141 592
14-7-2-0
12-7-2-1
5-3-2-0
3-0-1-0
3
Moose Jaw Warriors
44 23 15
5
1
52 0.591 153 137 510
12-7-2-1
11-8-3-0
6-3-1-0
4-0-1-0
4
Regina Pats
46 19 20
3
4
45 0.489 146 167 634
9-9-2-0
10-11-1-4
4-4-0-2
0-2-0-1
5
Saskatoon Blades
46 17 25
4
0
38 0.413 138 188 605
7-14-2-0
10-11-2-0
4-5-1-0
1-0-1-0
45 14 26
4
1
33 0.367 110 149 472
9-14-1-0
5-12-3-1
4-5-1-0
2-0-0-0
6 Swift Current Broncos Central Division Rank Team
GP W
1
45 33 12
Lethbridge Hurricanes
L OTL SL PTS PCT 0
0
GF
GA PIM
66 0.733 196 132 638
Home 19-3-0-0
Away 14-9-0-0
P10
STK
9-1-0-0
7-0-0-0
2
Red Deer Rebels
46 29 15
1
1
60 0.652 168 134 556
14-5-1-1
15-10-0-0
5-3-1-1
0-2-0-0
3
Calgary Hitmen
46 27 17
1
1
56 0.609 153 146 667
14-6-1-0
13-11-0-1
5-5-0-0
1-0-0-0
4
Edmonton Oil Kings
46 17 22
6
1
41 0.446 125 149 620
10-10-4-0
7-12-2-1
3-3-3-1
0-2-2-1
5
Medicine Hat Tigers
44 18 22
3
1
40 0.455 146 171 587
10-11-1-1
8-11-2-0
6-3-1-0
3-0-0-0
46
3
0
19 0.207
93
195 532
6-15-2-0
2-20-1-0
2-7-1-0
0-4-0-0
L OTL SL PTS PCT
GF
GA PIM
6 Kootenay Ice Western Conference B.C. Division Rank Team
GP W
1
44 30 11
Kelowna Rockets
8
35
3
0
63 0.716 159 126 615
Home
Away
P10
STK
15-2-2-0
15-9-1-0
5-3-2-0
1-0-0-0
2
Victoria Royals
46 26 15
2
3
57 0.620 151 116 595
13-6-1-3
13-9-1-0
4-3-1-2
2-0-1-0
3
Prince George Cougars
45 27 16
1
1
56 0.622 153 132 858
15-8-0-1
12-8-1-0
6-4-0-0
1-0-0-0
4
Kamloops Blazers
44 22 15
4
3
51 0.580 151 136 460
11-7-3-2
11-8-1-1
5-2-1-2
1-0-0-0
5 Vancouver Giants U.S. Division Rank Team
46 17 24
3
2
39 0.424 138 161 557
9-13-1-0
8-11-2-2
5-5-0-0
0-3-0-0
GP W
1
43 27 12
Everett Silvertips
L OTL SL PTS PCT 2
2
GF
58 0.674 121
GA PIM 93
374
Home
Away
P10
STK
13-6-1-1
14-6-1-1
8-0-2-0
8-0-2-0
2
Seattle Thunderbirds
43 24 16
3
0
51 0.593 135 127 605
15-3-2-0
9-13-1-0
5-5-0-0
0-1-0-0
3
Portland Winterhawks
45 23 20
2
0
48 0.533 149 142 605
14-10-1-0
9-10-1-0
6-3-1-0
1-0-0-0
4
Spokane Chiefs
5 Tri-City Americans x = Clinched Playoff Position y = Teams who have clinched Division title
Monday, Jan 18 Saskatoon 1 at Everett 2 Final OT Vancouver 2 at Portland 3 Final
43 20 18
3
2
45 0.523 143 147 530
13-9-1-1
7-9-2-1
4-5-0-1
0-1-0-0
44 19 23
2
0
40 0.455 142 169 610
10-10-1-0
9-13-1-0
5-4-1-0
2-0-0-0
Tuesday, Jan 19 Moose Jaw at Edmonton 7:00 pm MST Prince George at Kelowna 7:05 pm PST Saskatoon at Seattle 7:05 pm PST Vancouver at Tri-City 7:05 pm PST
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Wednesday, Jan 20 Moose Jaw at Red Deer 7:00 pm MST Spokane at Lethbridge 7:00 pm MST Everett at Kamloops 7:00 pm PST Medicine Hat at Victoria 7:05 pm PST
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PLAYER JACKSON WHISTLE MICHAEL HERRINGER BRADY LENARDON* (AP)
POS G G G
SH L L R
HT 6'1 6' 5'11
3 4 6 7 9 10 11 14 15 16 17 18 19 21 22
RILEY STADEL GORDIE BALLHORN* JONATHAN SMART* LUCAS JOHANSEN TANNER WISHNOWSKI* NICK MERKLEY JORDAN BORSTMAYER* ROURKE CHARTIER 'A' TOMAS SOUSTAL KOLE LIND* RODNEY SOUTHAM 'A' TATE COUGHLIN DILLON DUBE DEVANTE STEPHENS BRAYDYN CHIZEN*
F/D D D D LW C RW C C/RW RW C/RW RW C D D
L L L L L R R L R R R R L L R
5'10 6'1 5'11½ 6'1 6'0
23 24 25 26 27 28
JUSTIN KIRKLAND TYSON BAILLIE 'A' CAL FOOTE* COLE LINAKER CALVIN THURKAUF* JOE GATENBY 'A'
LW C D C LW D
L R R R L R
HOMETOWN West Kelowna, BC Comox, BC Kelowna, BC
DOB June 9/95 Jan. 26/96 Jan. 11/96
180 186 170 176 186 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 6'6 190
Surrey, BC Wetaskiwin, AB 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 St. Albert, AB
Jan. 16/96 Sept. 2/97 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 May 9/98
6'3 5'11 6'3½ 6'1¾ 6'1¼ 6'0
Camrose, AB
Aug. 2/96 Nov. 16/95** Dec. 13/98** July 11/95 June 27/97 May 15/97
*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 Skating Instructor: Evan Marble Equipment Manager: Chaydyn Johnson
Referees: Kyle KOWALSKI, Steve PAPP Linesmen: Kevin CROWELL, Dustin MINTY VGJ: Lorne Craig
WT 192 176 170
185 198 198 179 202 185
Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Denver, CO Edmonton, AB Zug, Switzerland Kelowna, BC
NO. PLAYER 33 NICK MCBRIDE 35 TY EDMONDS
POS SH G L G L
HT 6'3" 6'2"
WT HOMETOWN 185 Maple Ridge, BC 180 Winnipeg, MB
DOB Jan. 11/97 Aug. 20/96
2 3 4 6 8 9 10 12 13 14 15 17 18 19 21 22
SAM RUOPP 'C' LUKA ZORKO* JOEL LAKUSTA* SHAUN DOSANJH CHASE WITALA "A" BRAD MORRISON JOSH CURTIS* JANSEN HARKINS 'A' JESSE GABRIELLE COLBY MCAULEY 'A' BROGAN O'BRIEN* LUKE HARRISON BARTEK BISON* SHANE COLLINS JARED BETHUNE JUSTIN ALMEIDA*
D D D D LW C RW C LW LW LW RW LW D LW C
L L R L L L R L L L L R L R L L
6'4" 6'5" 6'2" 6'1" 5'11" 5'11" 6'0" 6'1" 6'0" 5'11" 6'2" 6'0" 6'3" 6'0" 6'1" 5'9"
183 207 180 195 181 161 160 180 214 172 195 204 187 180 185 160
Zehner, SK Moribor, SLV Sherwood Park, AB Richmond, BC Prince George, B.C. Prince George, B.C. Winnipeg, MB N. Vancouver B.C. Moosomin, SK Sherwood Park, AB Prince George, B.C. W. Kelowna, B.C. Amsterdam, NED Rosetown, SK Fort Frances, ONT Kitimat, B.C.
Mar. 6/96 Feb. 27/97 Jun. 24/98 Mar. 15/96 May 27/95 Jan. 4/97 Sep. 24/98 May 23/97 Jun. 17/97 May 28/96 Aug. 13/97 Oct. 7/95 Mar. 26/98 Feb. 20/97 Jan. 20/97 Feb. 6/99
23 24 25 26 27 28 29 32
AARON BOYD KOLBY JOHNSON* TATE OLSON KODY MCDONALD JOSEPH CARVALHO JOSH ANDERSON MAX MARTIN* JACKSON LEPPARD* (AP)
LW LW D RW D D D C
L L L R L L L L
6'3" 6'1" 6'2" 6'0" 5'7" 6'3 5'11" 6'2"
181 181 180 196 181 218 176 190
Winnipeg, MB Rosetown, SK Saskatoon, SK Lethbridge, AB Burnaby, B.C. Duncan, B.C. Winnipeg, MB N. Vancouver B.C.
May. 24/97 May. 12/98 Mar. 21/97 Apr. 7/98 Nov. 6/95 Aug. 29/98 Jul. 25/99 Jan. 18/00
President: Greg Pocock General Manager: Todd Harkins Head Coach: Mark Holick Ass't Coach: Michael Hengen Ass't Coach: Roman Vopat Ass't Coach/Education Advisor: Brent Arsenault Team Psychologist: Dr. Saul L. Miller Power Skating Coach: Karen Kos Goaltending Consultant: Justin Cardinal Equipment Manager: Ramandeep S. Dhanjal (Chico) Athletic Therapist: Craig Hyslop
Rockets Next Home Game: Friday, Jan. 22 vs. Tri-City (7:05)
Kelowna Rockets Regular Season Statistics 2015-2016 After Game #44 NO. PLAYER GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHG 24 Tyson Baillie 42 26 40 66 42 6 1 19 Dillon Dube 37 19 23 42 36 4 0 10 Nick Merkley 36 14 24 38 40 4 0 16 Kole Lind* 44 14 19 33 28 0 0 23 Justin Kirkland 41 15 18 33 38 2 0 26 Cole Linaker 42 12 18 30 27 5 0 7 Lucas Johansen 41 6 19 25 14 3 1 15 Tomas Soustal 30 10 13 23 38 1 0 27 Calvin Thurkauf* 33 9 13 22 32 4 0 25 Cal Foote* 43 4 19 23 22 2 0 14 Rourke Chartier 14 8 5 13 4 3 0 17 Rodney Southam 35 5 6 11 49 2 0 28 Joe Gatenby 44 2 9 11 16 1 0 9 Tanner Wishnowski* 36 5 3 8 30 0 0 4 Gordie Ballhorn* 44 2 6 8 45 0 0 21 Devante Stephens 43 2 5 7 37 0 0 3 Riley Stadel 28 1 5 6 56 0 0 6 Jonathan Smart* 21 0 4 4 12 0 0 11 Jordan Borstmayer* 38 1 2 3 4 0 0 18 Tate Coughlin 37 1 0 1 19 0 0 22 Braydyn Chizen* 21 0 0 0 13 0 0 Team Totals 790 161 249 410 '509 38 2 Goaltending Statistics NO. PLAYER GP MIN GA Svs AVE PCT W L OT SL 30 Michael Herringer 20 1085 58 524 3.21 0.900 11 5 1 0 1 Jackson Whistle 27 1559 66 761 2.54 0.920 19 7 2 0 Team Totals 47 2644 124 1285 3.26 0.905 30 12 3 0 Scoring by Periods Shots by Period SOG 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1st 2nd 3rd Rockets 1 41 51 64 2 159 Rockets 463 425 439 Opponents 0 32 48 44 3 126 Opponents 436 501 470 Rockets Record after Second Period: When Leading: 22 0 When Losing: 2 9 When Tied: 6 2 First Goal of the Game:
2 0 1
When Rockets Score First: 22 2 3 When Opponent Score First: 8 9 0 Home and Away Record: Overall Overtime Home 15 2 2 0 0 2 0 Road 15 9 1 0 2 1 0 Total 30 11 3 0 2 3 0
16-01-19 GW SOG 6 0/0 4 0/0 3 1/1 2 '0-0 4 1/1 2 '0-0 0 '0-0 0 0/0 1 0/0 0 0/0 2 0/0 2 0-0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0/0 1 '0-0 0 0'0 0 0/0 0 0/0 0 0'0 28 0 SO 0 2 2 OT 9 6
Rockets Shots on Goal Record: 0 When Outshooting Opponent: 11 1 0 When Outshot by Opponent: 18 8 0 When Shots Are Tied: 1 2 Rockets Specialty Teams: Power Play: 0 Opp. PPGF SHGA 0 Rockets 174 38 5
PTS 0 0 0
+/14 7 8 21 6 13 8 12 12 10 2 2 18 4 22 8 0 6 -5 -1 -8 0 PIM 0 0 0
Total 1342 1390 1 2 0
0 0 0 Pct.% 21.8
Shorthanded: Rockets
Opp. 197
PPGA 37
SHGF 4
Pct.% 81.2
Rockets vs. Cougars Tuesday January 19, 2016 Game Time - 7:05 pm Tonight’s Preview: The Kelowna Rockets open a five game home stand tonight against the visiting Prince George Cougars. The Rockets host Tri City th Friday, Medicine Hat Saturday, Portland on January 29 and Victoria on th January 30 . The Rockets are coming off a 2-1 overtime win Saturday night th in Victoria. Justin Kirkland scored the game winning goal. Dillon Dube scored his 19 goal of the season in th regulation time while Michael Herringer, making his 6 consecutive start, was named the first star with a 36 th save performance. This is the 5 of eight meetings between the two teams this season. These two teams th haven’t played one another since October 30 . Overall, the Rockets are 2-2-0-0 in the seasonal series, having out-scored the Cougars 12-9. In the last 35 regular season meetings, the Rockets have won 28 of those games. In the big picture, the Rockets have won 26 of their last 36 games overall and are 15-2-2-0 on home ice and 15-9-1-0 on the road. Overall; the Rockets have points in 24 of 30 games (21-6-3-0). The team has won 11 of its last 18 games. Number Crunching: The Rockets have 28 games left in the regular season. Of those 28 games, 17 will be played on home ice. Of those 28 games, 14 are against BC Division rivals….These two teams are a combined 40-1-0-2 when leading after two periods…The Rockets have been out-shot in 31 of 44 games this season….The team hit the 30 win mark Saturday night in a 2-1 overtime victory in Victoria…The Rockets have been to overtime in two of their last four home games and have been on the losing end of both…Seven of the teams last 9 games have been decided by a single goal. The Rockets are 4-1-2-0 in those one goal games…The Rockets are 30-11-3-0 after 44 games this season. Last season the team was 34-7-3-0 after 44 games…The team has scored 159 goals after 44 games this season, down 31 goals from the same point in 201-4-2015….The team has allowed 126 goals against, only 17 more than at the same time last season. This and That: Tyson Baillie returns to the line-up tonight after missing back-to-back games in Victoria on the weekend because of a death in the family…Dillon Dube has 4+4=8 in four games against the Cougars in the seasonal series…Tyson Baillie has 2+6=8 in four games also against the Cougars….Michael th Herringer is making his 7 consecutive start tonight, which is a first for the soft spoken netminder…The 19 year-old has a career record of 23-7-1-0…The Rockets are 15-3-0-0 in their last 18 regular season dates at home against the Cougars…Rourke Chartier has 55 goals in his last 72 regular season games….The Rockets have lost three straight overtime games on home ice…9 of the Rockets next 10 games are on home ice…Two former members of the Kelowna Rockets have made the NHL All-Star team. Shea Weber th of the Nashville Predators is making his 5 appearance while Jamie Benn of the Dallas Stars is making his second trip (NHL All-Star games was cancelled on lockout year and wasn’t played in Olympic year). Benn was first named an all-star in 2011-2012…January is a busy month for birthdays. Devante Stephens turned 19 (Jan 2), Jordan Borstmayer turned 18 (Jan 9), Travis Crickard turned 29 (Jan 11), Riley Stadel turned 20 (Jan 16), Kris Mallette turned 37 (Jan 19), Michael Herringer turns 20 (Jan 26), Tanner Wishnowski turns 19 (Jan 28) … Ten of Justin Kirkland’s 14 goals have been scored on the road this season….Jackson Whistle has started 25 of the last 38 games…The Rockets receive relief from the th th schedule maker when they play 9 of 10 at home from January 19 to February 8 ….Cole Linaker recorded th his 100 career point with an assist last Friday in Victoria. Two picked for Top Prospects game: Second year players Lucas Johansen and Dillon Dube have been th selected to play in the CHL Top Prospects game January 28 in Vancouver. Both Johansen and Dube are playing with Team Cherry. It marks the first time since the 2011-2012 season that two members of the Rockets have played in the game after Colton Sissons and Damon Severson were afforded the luxury that season. Nick Merkley played in the game last season and was eventually chosen in the first round of the 2015 NHL draft by the Arizona Coyotes. Who’s Hot: Rourke Chartier had his 7 game point streak snapped Saturday night. Chartier had 6+4=10 over that stretch…Chartier has 93 career goals...Dillon Dube has 19 goals this season which is a career high….Dube has 5+3=8 in his last 8 games… Nick Merkley has 3+5=8 in his last 6 games…Kole Lind has points in 7 of his last 10 games. Lind has 5+5=10 over that stretch…Tyson Baillie has 2+3=5 in his last three games….Tyson Baillie has points in 27 of his last 32 games and has been held off the score-sheet only 9 times this season…Justin Kirkland has points in 12 of his last 20 games. Kirkland has 6+13=19 over that period
Man Games Lost to Injury/Illness/Suspension: 94 games Jackson Whistle: 7 games Rourke Chartier: 19 games Tanner Wishnowski – 8 game Nick Merkley: 3 games Jonathan Smart: 13 games Riley Stadel – 14 games Dillon Dube – 2 game suspension Tomas Soustal – 2 games Rodney Southam – 11 games LBI Dillon Dube – 5 games UBI Lucas Johansen 3 games Justin Kirkland – 3 game suspension Riley Stadel – 1 game suspension Cal Foote – 1 game suspension Tyson Baillie – personal matter Rockets Season Highs and Lows: Most Goals Scored: 8 @ Portland November 7/15 (8-5 W) 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 vs. Tri City January 9/16 (7-5 W), @ Portland November 6/2015 (5-4 win 3 for 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: 59 vs. Kootenay December 2/15 (4-1 W) Fewest Shots Taken: 15 @ Victoria November 28/15 (5-1 loss) Most Shot Allowed: 44 @ Blazers September 26/15 Fewest Shots Allowed: 19 vs. Kootenay December 2/15 (4-1 W). Last shutout: Jackson Whistle 27 saves in 1-0 win in Moose Jaw (Dec 16/15), 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) Shootout Game Winning Goals: Nick Merkley vs. Giants (2-1 W November 11/15) OT Game Winning Goal: Justin Kirkland @ Victoria January 16 (2-1 W), Rodney Southam @ Kamloops th November 18 . Most Points by one player: Tyson Baillie (2+3=5) @ Prince George October 17/15 Hat tricks: Kole Lind vs. Blazers December 28/15 (3-2 W), Tyson Baillie @ Swift Current December 12/15 (6-3 W), Rourke Chartier vs. BC: 13-6-0-0 vs. US: 6-1-3-0 vs. Central: 9-1-0-0 vs. East: 3-3-0-0 Roster Stats: Player total: 23 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, Ballhorn 17’s - 5 Dube, 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 9-4-0-0 9-1-1-0 8-3-1-0 3-2-1-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Home 1-0-0-0 4-2-0-0 4-0-0-0 4-0-1-0 2-0-1-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Road 1-1-0-0 5-2-0-0 5-1-1-0 4-3-0-0 1-2-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
How the Rockets were built: st 1 Rd: Merkley, Chartier, Dube, Smart 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 Trade: Whistle, Herringer, Southam CHL Import Draft: Thurkauf, Soustal Game notes compiled by Regan Bartel of AM 1150
2015-16 Prince George Cougars Regular Season Scoring No. 13 8 9 12 15 25 21 26 27 14 2 19 17 23 18 28 22 4 24 3 29 10 6
Player Jesse Gabrielle Chase Witala Brad Morrison Jansen Harkins Brogan O'Brien Tate Olson Jared Bethune Kody McDonald Joseph Carvalho Colby McAuley Sam Ruopp Shane Collins Luke Harrison Aaron Boyd Bartek Bison Josh Anderson Justin Almeida Joel Lakusta Kolby Johnson Luka Zorko Max Martin Josh Curtis Shaun Dosanjh
No. Goaltender 35 Ty Edmonds 33 Nick McBride
Cougars powerplay Shorthanded Goals Against
GP 45 45 45 42 44 39 45 44 45 39 45 42 40 41 31 39 32 25 25 16 1 10 20
G 28 27 17 11 11 4 13 12 0 9 3 1 7 3 3 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0
GP 28 15 45
MIN 1508 743 2251
A PPG PTS PPAPIM 19 47 65 20 47 52 20 37 21 23 34 35 21 32 16 28 32 62 14 27 46 10 22 82 20 20 18 9 18 105 13 16 64 12 13 26 6 13 40 8 11 28 8 11 28 5 6 88 3 4 2 3 3 8 1 2 43 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 18 GOALTENDERS GA GAA SVS 61 2.43 721 38 3.07 353 99 2.64 1074
A 179
32 5
3 8 7 1 3 2 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
5 3 7 8 6 11 2 2 7 0 1 4 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SHG 5 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
GWG 4 3 3 2 3 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
6 1 3 -1 5 19 13 7 4 9 18 9 -1 2 6 -4 -2 6 -1 -1 -1 1 -3
IG 5 5 6 2 1 1 2 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MGG 6 5 4 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
MPG 13 9 11 8 8 10 5 5 2 0 3 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
SOG 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SOA 3 2 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SOWG 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
SV% 0.922 0.903 0.916
W 15 9 24
L 9 4 13
OTL 1 0 1
SOL 0 1 1
SOW 0 0 0
SOSv 4 3 7
SOS 4 5 9
SOGA 0 2 2
SO 3 0 3
EN 2 0 #REF!
SPECIAL TEAMS % Cougars penalty kill 17.9%
PK 171 10
Shorthanded Goals For
SCORING 1st 2nd COUGARS 36 55 Opposition 31 50 Average goals scored per game: Average goals allowed per game:
Cougars lead after 1 Cougars tied after 1 Cougars trail after 1
16-2-0-0 8-8-1-1 3-6-0-0
Cougars lead after 2 Cougars tied after 2 Cougars trail after 2
18-1-0-0 5-3-1-1 4-12-0-0
Cougars score first Opponent scores first
18-5-0-1 9-11-1-0
Cougars at home Cougars on the road Cougars OVERALL
GP 24 21 45
W 15 12 27
3rd 60 49 3.40 2.93
OT 1
SO 2 1
Pen 206
+/-
% 83.0%
SHOTS ON GOAL 1st 2nd 3rd COUGARS 508 508 521 Opposition 473 447 442 Average shots per game: Average shots allowed per game:
TOT 153 132
MISCELLANEOUS (Record when…) PG outshoot the opp. PG are outshot Shots are tied
20-10-0-1 7-6-1-0
PG score 4 or more PG score 3 or less PG allow 3 or less PG allow 4 or more
19-1-0-0 8-15-1-1 25-3-1-0 2-13-0-1
HOME and AWAY OTL SOL 0 1 1 0 1 1
GF 87 66 153
GA 60 72 132
STK L10 0-1-0-0 5-5-0-0 4-0-0-0 8-2-0-0 1-0-0-0 6-4-0-0
OT 9 17 34.4 30.7
SO 2 1
Cougars vs BC Cougars vs US Cougars vs CENTRAL Cougars vs EAST
11-10-0-1 8-5-1-0 8-1-0-0
Cougars in OT Cougars in Shootouts
0-1 2-1
it's a 1-goal game it's a 2-goal game it's a 3+-goal game
L 8 8 16
G/Kill PP/PK 2 13 12 15
2-man PP 2-man PK
Pct 0.646 0.595 0.622
PTS 31 25 56
PP 19.8% 12.8% 16.7%
8-2-1-1 5-4-0-0 14-10-0-0
PK 80.4% 86.1% 83.3%
TOT 1548 1380
% 15.4% 80.0%
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 Prince George Cougars (27-16-1-1) at Kelowna Rockets (30-11-3-0) HAPPY NEW YEAR!: As 2015 comes to an end the Cougars are right in the thick of things having earned at least a point in 26 of their th past 38 games. Over that span the Cougars have gone 24-12-1-1 overall and prior to December 18 against Victoria they had gone 10 straight games at home without a regulation loss. Heading into tonight’s game against Kelowna the Cougars have won 14 of their past 22 and have earned points in 17 of their past 25 games, 16 of which have been victories. Their 27-16-1-1 record has them 14 points ahead of their pace from a season ago and marks their best start to a season since the 2001-2002 season. GIVE ME MO!: Saturday night at the Pacific Coliseum, the Prince George Cougars defeated the Vancouver Giants by a 6-4 score. Leading the way offensively for the Cougars was forward Brad Morrison (15,16, 17) who netted his first career WHL hat-trick including the game winning goal early in the third period. Four other Cougars: Jesse Gabrielle, Chase Witala, Kody McDonald and Joe Carvalho recorded multi-point games. It was the fourth straight road victory for the Cougars and their fourth straight victory against the Vancouver Giants in Vancouver. The Cougars improved their road record to 12-8-1-0 with the victory. TONIGHT’S GAME: Tonight in Kelowna the Prince George Cougars wrap up their two game swing through the B.C. Division with their fifth meeting of the season against the Kelowna Rockets. So far this season the Cougars are 2-2 against Kelowna and are perfect 1-1 against them at Prospera Place. Brogan O’Brien (2G, 2A) leads all Cougars with four points in four games played against the Rockets this season. In three games against Kelowna this season, goaltender Ty Edmonds has posted a 2-1 record with a 1.50 goals-against-average, a .955 save percentage and one shutout. WHAT A MONTH FOR WITALA: Of the many success stories for the Prince George Cougars during the month of December, nobody in the entire WHL was better than Chase Witala who earlier this week was named WHL Player of the Month for December. The 20year-old Prince George product scored an astonishing 14 goals in 13 December games and added nine assists for 23 points total. His December highlights included: Back-to-back hat-tricks against Vancouver (December 6) and Kootenay (December 8), six multi-point games and a +10 rating. Witala has points in 10 of his past 12 games and has registered seven goals and 16 points in that span. LEADING THE PACK: Through 45 games, Jesse Gabrielle (28G, 19A) and Chase Witala (27, 20A) are tied for the team lead in points with 47. Gabrielle also leads the team in goals (28), shorthanded goals (5), multi-point games (13) and goal scored at home (17). Chase Witala also leads the team with eight power play goals and two hat-tricks. Defenceman Tate Olson (4G, 28A) leads all Cougars d-men with 32 points, 13 power play points and a plus-minus rating of +19. Colby McAuley is tops on the team with 105 penalty minutes. Brogan O’Brien leads all Cougar rookies with 11 goals and 21 assists. COUGARS ROSTER BREAKDOWN: Currently the Cougars roster sits at 26 players: Two goaltenders, nine defencemen and 15 forwards. Of those 26, three are 20 years old, four are 19 years old, 10 are 18 years old, six are 17 years old, two are 16 years old and one is 15-years-old. 16 of the 26 players were selected by the Cougars in the WHL Bantam Draft, six were acquired via trade, two were added to the 50-man protected list and two were selected in the CHL Import Draft. 11 are from B.C., four are from Saskatchewan, four are from Alberta, four are from Manitoba, along with one each from Ontario, the Netherlands and Slovenia. DID YOU KNOW: On December 8th against Kootenay, Chase Witala became the first Cougar since Blake Robson in 2002 to record th back-to-back hat-tricks. Witala recorded his 100 career goal on December 15th in Seattle and heading into tonight’s game Witala is only five goals away from breaking the franchise record for goals which is currently held by Eric Hunter. Jansen Harkins recorded his th 100 career assist on December 15th in Seattle. Harkins is now just 42 assists shy of the all-time record which is currently held by Troy Bourke. Cougars goaltender Ty Edmonds is one victory away from being tied for second in all-time victories for a Prince George th st cougars goaltender. His 55 career victory on December 1 against Portland helped move him past Real Cyr. Ahead of him now are Billy Thompson (64) and Scott Myers (95). This season the Cougars have put together a 16-9-1-1 record in double headers. NEXT HOME GAMES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 22ND VS. KAMLOOPS (FREE BEER/FREE PEPSI GIVEAWAY) SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD VS. KAMLOOPS (FREE CAR GIVEAWAY/SUPER DISCOUNT DAY) MONDAY, JANUARY 25RD VS. MEDICINE HAT FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COUGARS TICKETS VISIT: WWW.PGCOUGARS.COM
Tuesday, January 19, 2016 – Game Notes Continued… BRIGHT FUTURE: The Cougars were well represented at the 2015 Mac’s AAA Midget Tournament in Calgary. 10 Cougars prospects represented their respective teams. Ethan O’Rourke (Cariboo Cougars), Ryan Schoettler (Lloydminster Bobcats) and Joel Patsey (Cariboo Cougars) were all selected by the Cougars in the 2014 WHL Bantam Draft while 2015 draftees Jackson Leppard (Vancouver Northwest Giants), Jonas Harkins (Cariboo Cougars), Tyler Ho (Cariboo Cougars), Reid Perepeluk (Cariboo Cougars), and Liam Ryan (Vancouver North East Chiefs) had an impressive first showing at the tournament. Jeremy Gervais (Cariboo Cougars) and Brandon McClintock (South Island Royals) were both listed earlier this season by the Cougars and also gained valuable experience competing at the Mac’s Tournament. Ryan Schoettler won a Silver Medal and was named a tournament all-star for Lloydminster. nd
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‘400’ FOR HOLICK: On November 2 Cougars Head Coach Mark Holick coached in his 400 career WHL game. Through 431 career th games (Kootenay, Prince George) Holick has posted a record of 212-181-38. Holick was named the 11 Head Coach in Cougars history in January, 2013. Prior to arriving in PG, Holick served as the head coach of the Syracuse Crunch (2010-2012) of the AHL and spent the three seasons before that with the Kootenay Ice. With Kootenay, Holick’s team made the playoffs in all three seasons and during the 2009-10 season after posting a record of 43-24-5 Holick was named WHL Coach of the Year. Holick’s 215 games behind the Cougars bench ranks him third in franchise history behind Dean Clark (262 games) and Ed Dempsey (440). th COUGARS ACQUIRE LUKE HARRISON: On November 25 , 2015 Cougars General Manager Todd Harkins announced that the Cougars had acquired 20-year-old forward Luke Harrison (W. Kelowna, BC) from the Brandon Wheat Kings in exchange for a ninth round selection in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft. Harrison (6’1”, 204 pounds), a veteran of 219 career regular season games comes to the Cougars after spending the majority of his playing career with the Victoria Royals franchise (94 games) and the Kamloops Blazers (89 games). This season Harrison also dressed in seven games with the Spokane Chiefs and six games with the Brandon Wheat Kings. In 40 games this season (with Kamloops, Spokane, Brandon and now Prince George) he has tallied seven goals and six assists. In 23 games with the Cougars, Harrison has recorded three goals and six assists. COUGARS ACQUIRE NICK McBRIDE: On November 4th the Cougars acquired 1997-born goaltender Nick McBride (Maple Ridge, BC) in a trade with the Prince Albert Raiders. In exchange, the Prince George Cougars parted with a second round pick in the 2017 WHL rd Bantam Draft. McBride is 6’3” and checks in at 185 pounds. He was selected 23 overall by the Raiders in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft. Over the course of his 76 game career he has put together a record of 34-29-1-3. His career goals-against-average is 3.19, his save percentage is .901 and he has two shutouts. In January, 2015 McBride suited up for Team Orr at the CHL/NHL Top Prospects Game and helped guide his team to a 6-0 shutout victory over Team Cherry. In May, 2015, McBride was awarded the Darryl K. Seaman Trophy which is awarded to the WHL’s Scholastic Player of the Year and in August he attended training camp with the Los Angeles Kings. Earlier this season McBride was ranked by Central Scouting in their Preliminary Players to Watch List. HARKINS SHINES DURING THE CHL CANADA RUSSIA SERIES: Cougars forward Jansen Harkins represented the WHL in the 2015 CHL th th Canada Russia Series that took place Monday, Nov. 9 (Kelowna) and Tuesday, Nov. 10 (Kamloops). Harkins scored a goal in each game en route to two Canada victories over their Russian foes. Canada took Game 1 on Monday by a 7-3 score and the next night they held on for a 4-2 victory. The 2014-15 Cougars MVP was originally selected by the Cougars second overall in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft. Last season he led the team with 79 points (20G, 59A) in 70 games. So far this season Harkins has scored 11 goals and 23 assists and has 26 points in his past 28 games. Harkins is the fourth Cougar in the past five seasons to represent the WHL and Canada at this event with others being: Troy Bourke in 2013 and both Brett Connolly and Charles Inglis in 2010. THREE COUGARS RANKED BY NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING: NHL Central Scouting updated their preliminary Players to Watch list for the 2016 NHL Draft and three Prince George Cougars cracked the list. Defenceman Josh Anderson (Duncan, BC) forward Brogan O’Brien (Prince George, BC) and goaltender Nick McBride (Maple Ridge, BC) each received ‘C’ grades. Anderson was selected third overall in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft and last season as a rookie registered two goals and two assists and racked up 52 penalty minutes. O’Brien was acquired in a trade last January with the Kelowna Rockets and currently leads all Cougars in rookie scoring, and goaltender Nick McBride has gone 9-4-0-1 in 13 appearances since joining the Cougars in a trade with Prince Albert. NEXT HOME GAMES: FRIDAY, JANUARY 22ND VS. KAMLOOPS (FREE BEER/FREE PEPSI GIVEAWAY) SATURDAY, JANUARY 23RD VS. KAMLOOPS (FREE CAR GIVEAWAY/SUPER DISCOUNT DAY) MONDAY, JANUARY 25RD VS. MEDICINE HAT FOR MORE INFORMATION ON COUGARS TICKETS VISIT: WWW.PGCOUGARS.COM
Standings Eastern Conference East Division Rank Team
GP W
1
44 27 13
Brandon Wheat Kings
L OTL SL PTS PCT 2
2
GF
GA PIM
58 0.659 167 130 455
Home 14-7-1-2
Away 13-6-1-0
P10
STK
6-3-1-0
0-1-0-0
2
Prince Albert Raiders
45 26 14
4
1
57 0.633 151 141 592
14-7-2-0
12-7-2-1
5-3-2-0
3-0-1-0
3
Moose Jaw Warriors
44 23 15
5
1
52 0.591 153 137 510
12-7-2-1
11-8-3-0
6-3-1-0
4-0-1-0
4
Regina Pats
46 19 20
3
4
45 0.489 146 167 634
9-9-2-0
10-11-1-4
4-4-0-2
0-2-0-1
5
Saskatoon Blades
46 17 25
4
0
38 0.413 138 188 605
7-14-2-0
10-11-2-0
4-5-1-0
1-0-1-0
45 14 26
4
1
33 0.367 110 149 472
9-14-1-0
5-12-3-1
4-5-1-0
2-0-0-0
6 Swift Current Broncos Central Division Rank Team
GP W
1
45 33 12
Lethbridge Hurricanes
L OTL SL PTS PCT 0
0
GF
GA PIM
66 0.733 196 132 638
Home 19-3-0-0
Away 14-9-0-0
P10
STK
9-1-0-0
7-0-0-0
2
Red Deer Rebels
46 29 15
1
1
60 0.652 168 134 556
14-5-1-1
15-10-0-0
5-3-1-1
0-2-0-0
3
Calgary Hitmen
46 27 17
1
1
56 0.609 153 146 667
14-6-1-0
13-11-0-1
5-5-0-0
1-0-0-0
4
Edmonton Oil Kings
46 17 22
6
1
41 0.446 125 149 620
10-10-4-0
7-12-2-1
3-3-3-1
0-2-2-1
5
Medicine Hat Tigers
44 18 22
3
1
40 0.455 146 171 587
10-11-1-1
8-11-2-0
6-3-1-0
3-0-0-0
46
3
0
19 0.207
93
195 532
6-15-2-0
2-20-1-0
2-7-1-0
0-4-0-0
L OTL SL PTS PCT
GF
GA PIM
6 Kootenay Ice Western Conference B.C. Division Rank Team
GP W
1
44 30 11
Kelowna Rockets
8
35
3
0
63 0.716 159 126 615
Home
Away
P10
STK
15-2-2-0
15-9-1-0
5-3-2-0
1-0-0-0
2
Victoria Royals
46 26 15
2
3
57 0.620 151 116 595
13-6-1-3
13-9-1-0
4-3-1-2
2-0-1-0
3
Prince George Cougars
45 27 16
1
1
56 0.622 153 132 858
15-8-0-1
12-8-1-0
6-4-0-0
1-0-0-0
4
Kamloops Blazers
44 22 15
4
3
51 0.580 151 136 460
11-7-3-2
11-8-1-1
5-2-1-2
1-0-0-0
5 Vancouver Giants U.S. Division Rank Team
46 17 24
3
2
39 0.424 138 161 557
9-13-1-0
8-11-2-2
5-5-0-0
0-3-0-0
GP W
1
43 27 12
Everett Silvertips
L OTL SL PTS PCT 2
2
GF
58 0.674 121
GA PIM 93
374
Home
Away
P10
STK
13-6-1-1
14-6-1-1
8-0-2-0
8-0-2-0
2
Seattle Thunderbirds
43 24 16
3
0
51 0.593 135 127 605
15-3-2-0
9-13-1-0
5-5-0-0
0-1-0-0
3
Portland Winterhawks
45 23 20
2
0
48 0.533 149 142 605
14-10-1-0
9-10-1-0
6-3-1-0
1-0-0-0
4
Spokane Chiefs
5 Tri-City Americans x = Clinched Playoff Position y = Teams who have clinched Division title
Monday, Jan 18 Saskatoon 1 at Everett 2 Final OT Vancouver 2 at Portland 3 Final
43 20 18
3
2
45 0.523 143 147 530
13-9-1-1
7-9-2-1
4-5-0-1
0-1-0-0
44 19 23
2
0
40 0.455 142 169 610
10-10-1-0
9-13-1-0
5-4-1-0
2-0-0-0
Tuesday, Jan 19 Moose Jaw at Edmonton 7:00 pm MST Prince George at Kelowna 7:05 pm PST Saskatoon at Seattle 7:05 pm PST Vancouver at Tri-City 7:05 pm PST
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Wednesday, Jan 20 Moose Jaw at Red Deer 7:00 pm MST Spokane at Lethbridge 7:00 pm MST Everett at Kamloops 7:00 pm PST Medicine Hat at Victoria 7:05 pm PST
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