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KELOWNA ROCKETS vs. VANCOUVER GIANTS Wednesday Oct. 1, 2014 - 7:05 PM Prospera Place - Kelowna, BC NO. PLAYER 1 JACKSON WHISTLE 31 JAKE MORRISSEY*
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JESSE LEES RILEY STADEL MADISON BOWEY DALTON YORKE MITCHELL WHEATON LUCAS JOHANSEN* COLE MARTIN TANNER WISHNOWSKI* NICK MERKLEY CARTER RIGBY TYRELL GOULBOURNE ROURKE CHARTIER TOMAS SOUSTAL* KRIS SCHMIDLI TATE COUGHLIN* DILLON DUBE* AUSTIN GLOVER DEVANTE STEPHENS* JUSTIN KIRKLAND TYSON BAILLIE COLTON HEFFLEY COLE LINAKER JOE GATENBY *Denotes Rookie
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WT HOMETOWN 182 Kelowna, BC 158 Calgary, AB
DOB June 9/95 Sept. 8/97
AGE 19 17
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President/GM: Bruce Hamilton Asst GM/Dir Player Personnel: Lorne Frey Head Coach: Dan Lambert Assistant Coach: Kris Mallette Assistant/Goalie Coach: Travis Crickard Skills Development: Kim Gellert Athletic Therapist/Strength & Conditioning Coach: Scott Hoyer Equipment Manager: Brendan Hait
Referees: Kevin BENNETT, Mike LANGIN Linesmen: Kevin CROWELL, Dustin MINTY VGJ: Lorne Craig
Calgary, AB Surrey, BC Winnipeg, MB Maple Ridge, BC Sherwood Park, AB Port Moody, BC Arlington, TX Oakbank, MB Calgary, AB Penticton, BC Edmonton, AB Saskatoon, SK Unicov, Czech Rep. Zurich, SUI Victoria, BC Cochrane,AB Clavet, SK Surrey, BC Camrose, AB Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Swift Current, SK Edmonton, AB Kelowna, BC
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PLAYER PAYTON LEE RYAN KUBIC CODY PORTER
POS G G G
HT 6'1 5'11 6'1
WT 180 180 180
HOMETOWN DOB Cranbrook, BC Jun 24/96 St. Andrews, MB Jan 7/98 North Vancouver, BC Sep 23/97
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Head Coach: Troy G. Ward Assistant Coach: Matt Erhart Skills/Assistant Coach: Yogi Svejkovsky Goaltending Coach: Eli Wilson Strength and Conditioning Coach: Ian Gallagher Trainer: Nick Murray Equipment Manager: Shingo Sasaki General Manager: Scott Bonner
May 24/97 Feb 28/96 Oct 23/95 Aug 25/97 Jan 10/94 Aug 17/97 Dec 7/94 Mar 15/96 Mar 28/96 Mar 15/98 Mar 6/97 Nov 26/95 Oct 4/96 Sep 30/96 Jul 26/98 Feb 27/95 Mar 24/97 Sep 9/94 May 9/95 Apr 19/95 Apr 18/97
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Rockets vs. Giants Wednesday October 1st, 2014 Game Time - 7:05 pm Tonight’s Preview: The Kelowna Rockets are riding a three game winning streak heading into tonight’s home game against the visiting Vancouver Giants. The Rockets are facing a BC Division opponent for a fourth consecutive game after beating Kamloops (6-1) and Prince George (7-2 and 8-2) to open the season. This is the first of eight meetings between the two teams this season. The Giants are in Kelowna th th st tonight, November 8 , January 7 and March 1 . The Rockets play four games at Pacific Coliseum on nd th th November 2 , February 27th, March 6 and March 20 . Last season the Rockets were 7-1-0-0, outscoring their BC Division rivals 34-20. Outside of a 6-0 win, seven of the games were decided by two goals or less. Following tonight’s game, the Rockets are on the road this weekend for two games in Washington State. The Rockets visit the Everett Silvertips Friday before traveling to Seattle to meet the T-Birds on Saturday. The next home after tonight is next Tuesday against the Swift Current Broncos in a battle of the Merkley Brother’s – Nick and Jay. Whistle faces old mates: Rockets goaltender Jackson Whistle is meeting the Giants for the first time this th season. Whistle was originally drafted by the Giants, in the 4 round of the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft. Whistle earned his first WHL win as a member of the Giants in a shutout victory over the Prince George Cougars on January 10, 2012. Whistle has a goals against average of 1.67 after three starts this season. The West Kelowna product has stopped 85 of 90 shots. Whistle is 4-1-1-0 in six career starts against his former team. Bowey’s Back: Captain Madison Bowey returns to the line-up Saturday night after attending the training camp of the Washington Capitals. Bowey is a second round pick of the ‘Caps’ in 2013. Last season, the then 18 year-old scored 21 goals and in the process set a new Kelowna Rockets franchise record for goals by a defenceman. The old mark was held by Tyson Barrie, who found the back of the net 19 times in 20092010. Bowey has a good chance of playing for Canada at the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championships which are being shared by the cities of Montreal and Toronto. In 202 career games, Bowey has 115 points (41 goals and 74 assists). This and That: Tyson Baillie had three goals in back-to-back games in Prince George last weekend. Baillie has 12 career goals against the Cougars….Baillie has four goals after three games this season. Baillie had just two goals in his first six games last season….Did you know Jackson Whistle is a proficient juggler? You do now!...Whistle and teammate Rourke Chartier both saw their fathers play for the same English Premier team – the Romford Raiders - who later competed in the National Ice Hockey League. Jackson’s father Dave played 17 games in the WHL with the Brandon Wheat Kings (13) and the Kamloops Blazers (4) between 1986 and 1987….The Rockets own the best power play unit in the WHL with nine power play goals in just three games….The Rockets have scored two shorthanded goals this season. Last season the team managed 13 shorthanded goals and had the best penalty killing unit in the WHL…Colton th Heffley plays in his 247 career game tonight….…Jackson Whistle has won 9 straight games against BC Division teams. Whistle’s last loss against a BC Division team was against the Vancouver Giants on January 12/2013 in an overtime setback…Last season the Rockets were 2-1-0-0 after three games and scored 13 goals while allowing 8 against. This season after three games the team is 3-0-0-0 and have scored 21 times and have allowed five goals against….In the last 15 seasons the Kelowna Rockets have never started the season 4-0-0-0. In the 2002-2003 WHL championship season the team lost opening night. In the Memorial Cup season of 2003-2004, the Rockets lost their second game of the season. In the 2004-2005 WHL championship season the team lost on opening night. In 2008-2009, the WHL championship season, the Rockets lost on opening night as well. Traditionally, the Rockets are slow starters to the season……The Rockets have scored a power play goal in all three games…The opposition has opened the scoring in two of the three games….The Rockets have out-shot the opposition in all three games this season…Assistant Coach Kris Mallette accumulated 866 penalty minutes at the WHL level. Mallette’s coach in the first season in the WHL (1996) was Peter Anholt, who is now an assistant GM with the Lethbridge Hurricanes. NHL Central Scouting Speaks: Kelowna Rockets Nick Merkley, Joe Gatenby and Tomas Soustal have made NHL Central Scouting’s preliminary list of ‘players to watch’ for next June’s NHL draft. Merkley is rated an ‘A’ prospect, which means scouts believe he will be taken in the opening round. Gatenby and th th Soustal are ‘C’ rated prospects meaning they could be chosen anywhere from the 4 to 6 round. The NHL draft is next summer in Philadelphia.
Rockets Review: The Rockets set franchise records for wins (57) points (118) and road wins (29) last season. The teams overall record was 57-11-4-0. The club was able to score 310 goals which was one of only two teams to accomplish that feat. The Rockets were 28-4-0-0 on home ice. After a successful regular season, the Rockets eliminated the Tri City Americans in five games in round one before dispatching of Seattle in four games in round two. In the Western Conference final against Portland, the Rockets were eliminated in five games. Rockets Season Highs and Lows: Most Goals Scored: 8 @ Prince George Sept 27/14 (8-2 W) Most Goals Allowed: 2 @ Prince George Sept 26/14 and Sept 27/14 Most Power Play Chances: 9 (5/9) vs. Prince George Sept 27/14 (8-2 W) Most Power Play Goals Scored: 5 @ Prince George Sept 27/14 (8-2 W) Most Power Play Goals Allowed: 1 @ Prince George Sept 26/14 (7-2 W) Most Shots Taken: 40 @ Prince George Sept 26/14 (7-2 W) Fewest Shots: 31 @ Prince George Sept 27/14 (8-2 W) Most Shot Allowed: 33 vs. Blazers Sept 20/14 Fewest Shots Allowed: 27 @ Prince George Sept 26/14 Last Shutout: None Last Time Shut Out: None Penalty Shots: Jesse Lees (No Goal) Sept 20/14 vs. Blazers. Shootout Game Winning Goals: None OT Game Winning Goal: None Most Points by one player: 3 – Nick Merkley (1+2=3), Tyson Baillie (1+2=3), Madison Bowey (3 assists) vs. Cougars Sept 27/14. Kris Schmidli and Tyson Baillie vs. Blazers Sept 20/14 in 6-1 win. Hat tricks: None vs. BC: 3-0-0-0 vs. US: 0-0-0-0 vs. Central: 0-0-0-0 vs. East: 0-0-0-0 Roster Stats: Player total: 25 Year by Year Breakdown: 20’s – 4 Rigby, Goulbourne, Heffley, Martin 19’s – 6 Lees, Wheaton, Whistle, Bowey, Baillie, Linaker 18’s – 6 Glover, Chartier, Stadel, Yorke, Schmidli, Kirkland 17’s - 8 Merkley, Gatenby, Soustal, Morrissey, Stephens, Wishnowski, Coughlin, Johansen 16’s – 1 Dube Month Games September: 4 October: 11 November: 14 December: 10 January: 13 February: 12 March: 9
Record 3-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 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 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Road 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 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, Lees, Dube nd 2 Rd: Bowey, Heffley, Glover, Gatenby rd 3 Rd: Baillie, Martin, Stadel th 4 Rd: th 5 Rd: Goulbourne, Kirkland, Morrissey th 6 Rd: Linaker, Johansen th 9 Rd: th 10 Rd: Wheaton Listed: Yorke, Coughlin, Stephens, Wishnowski Trade: Rigby, Whistle CHL Import Draft: Schmidli, Soustal Game notes compiled by Regan Bartel of AM 1150
Vancouver Giants NO. 39 17 16 42 5 47 8 11 20 9 4 19 37 15 44 27 24 26 14 12 1 22
PLAYER Joel Hamilton Tyler Benson Thomas Foster Carter Popoff Tyler Morrison Vladimir Bobylev Alec Baer Jakob Stukel Arvin Atwal Dalton Sward Clayton Kirichenko Jesse Roach Brendan Holterhus Shaun Dosanjh Mason Geertsen Jackson Houck Jack McClelland Ryely McKinstry Matt Bellerive David Brumm Payton Lee Dmitry Osipov
GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
2014-2015 Regular Season Scoring G A PTS PIM 2 3 5 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 4 1 3 4 0 2 1 3 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Goaltending Statistics NO. PLAYER 1 Payton Lee Team Total
GP MIN GA 3 180 7 3 180 7 Scoring by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd OT Giants 4 3 6 0 Opponents 4 3 0 0 Giants Record after Second Period: When Leading: 1 0 When Losing: 1 0 When Tied: 1 0 First Goal of the Game
Vancouver Score First: Opponent Score First: Home and Away Record:
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GAA SPCT 2.33 0.892 2.33 0.892
W L OT/L SL EN SO 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Giants Shots by Periods: Total 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 13 Giants 37 41 45 0 123 7 Opponents 31 25 9 0 65 Giants Shots on Goal Record: Outshooting Opponent: 3 0 Outshot by Opponent: 0 0 When Shots Are Tied: 0 0 Giants Specialty Teams Power Play: 20th Opp. PPGF SHGA Pct.% Vancouver 13 1 0 7.7
Penalty Kill: 17th Vancouver
Opp. PPGA SHGF Pct.% 17 4 0 76.5
IN TWO-GOAL GAMES: 3-0-0-0 vs. BC Div. 2-0-0-0 vs. US Div. 1-0-0-0
VANCOUVER GIANTS GAME NOTES Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at Kelowna Rockets – 7:05pm 2013/2014 Season vs. Kelowna December 3 – Vancouver 3 @ Kelowna 4 (OT) December 28 – Kelowna 4 @ Vancouver 2 January 3 – Kelowna 2 @ Vancouver 4 January 4 – Vancouver 2 @ Kelowna 4 February 28 – Vancouver 0 @ Kelowna 6 March 1 – Kelowna 3 @ Vancouver 1 March 14 – Kelowna 6 @ Vancouver 5 March 15 – Vancouver 3 @ Kelowna 5 Record: 1-6-1-0
2014/2015 Season vs. Kelowna October 1 – Vancouver @ Kelowna November 2 – Kelowna @ Vancouver November 8 – Vancouver @ Kelowna January 7 – Vancouver @ Kelowna February 27 – Kelowna @ Vancouver March 6 – Kelowna @ Vancouver March 20 – Kelowna @ Vancouver March 21 – Vancouver @ Kelowna Record: 0-0-0-0
3-0 TO START The Giants improved to 3-0 to start the season for the first time since 2007 after defeating the Victoria Royals 5-3 at the Pacific Coliseum on Sunday. Tyler Benson scored the winning goal midway through the third period while Vancouver also got goals from Vladimir Bobylev, Carter Popoff, Alec Baer and Thomas Foster. BACK FROM PRO CAMP Both Mason Geertsen and Jackson Houck returned to the Vancouver lineup on Friday against Portland after being sent back by their NHL teams. Geertsen was in camp with the Colorado Avalanche while Houck was at Edmonton Oilers camp. Neither player got into the lineup for an NHL pre-season game, although Houck did play for the Oilers at the YoungStars Classic in Penticton where he had one goal in two games. PLAYERS TO WATCH Two Giants were named to the NHL Central Scouting 2015 Players to Watch list last week. Minnesota forward Alec Baer was given a ‘B’ rating, meaning he’s currently listed to be potentially selected in the second of third round of next summer’s NHL Entry Draft. Russian blue liner Dmitry Osipov was given a ‘C’ rating which means he’s currently projected to be picked in the fourth, fifth or sixth round of the draft. BAER SHINES AT ALL-AMERICAN GAME Giants forward Alec Baer played in the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game on Thursday, September 25th in Buffalo, New York and helped Team Mike Grier to a 6-3 win over Team Ed Olczyk. The native of St. Louis Park, Minnesota had a goal and an assist in the victory. BENSON’S ROOKIE YEAR Tyler Benson, the 16-year-old Edmonton native who the Giants selected with the 1st overall pick in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft, is playing his first full season with the G-Men. Benson spent the 2013-14 season with the Pursuit of Excellence prep team and appeared in seven games with the Giants as an underage player before his season was ended prematurely due to an injury. Prior to being drafted, Benson broke an Alberta Major Bantam League scoring record, tallying 146 points (57 goals and 89 assists) in just 33 games in 2012-13. He scored his first WHL goal against the Portland Winterhawks on September 26, 2014.
Last Five Games: (5-0-0-0 19GF, 8GA) Sep 28 – Victoria 3 at Vancouver 5 (Regular Season) Sep 26 – Portland 3 at Vancouver 5 (Regular Season) Sep 20 – Victoria 1 at Vancouver 3 (Regular Season) Sep 12 – Kelowna 1 at Vancouver 3 (Pre-Season) Sep 11 – Vancouver 3 at Victoria 0 (Pre-Season) Next Five Games: Friday, October 3 – Swift Current at Vancouver. 7:30pm Sunday, October 5 – Prince George at Vancouver. 5:00pm Friday, October 10 – Vancouver at Prince George. 7:00pm Saturday, October 11 – Vancouver at Prince George. 7:00pm Friday, October 17 – Kamloops at Vancouver. 7:30pm Top Scorers Joel Hamilton (2 goals – 3 assists – 5 points) Tyler Benson (2 goals – 2 assists – 4 points) Thomas Foster (2 goals – 2 assists – 4 points) Carter Popoff (2 goals – 2 assists – 4 points) Tyler Morrison (1 goal – 3 assists – 4 points) Age Breakdown 16-Year Olds (98) – 3 (Benson, Kubic, McKinstry) 17-Year Olds (97) – 9 (Baer, Bobylev, Brumm, Holterhus, Menell, Porter**, Roach, Ronning**, Stukel) 18-Year Olds (96) – 6 (Dosanjh, Foster, Kirichenko, Lee, McClelland**, Osipov) 19-Year Olds (95) – 5 (Atwal**, Geertsen, Houck, Morrison, Popoff) 20-Year Olds (94) – 3 (Bellerive**, Hamilton, Sward) ** - Late Birthday impacts NHL Draft Status Geographical Breakdown British Columbia – 11 (Atwal, Bellerive, Dosanjh, Houck, Lee, Popoff, Porter, Roach, Ronning, Stukel, Sward) Alberta – 8 (Benson, Foster, Geertsen, Hamilton, Holterhus, Kirichenko, McKinstry, Morrison) Manitoba – 1 (Kubic) Kansas – 1 (McClelland) Minnesota – 3 (Baer, Brumm, Menell) Russia – 2 (Bobylev, Osipov)
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President/GM: Bruce Hamilton Asst GM/Dir Player Personnel: Lorne Frey Head Coach: Dan Lambert Assistant Coach: Kris Mallette Assistant/Goalie Coach: Travis Crickard Skills Development: Kim Gellert Athletic Therapist/Strength & Conditioning Coach: Scott Hoyer Equipment Manager: Brendan Hait
Referees: Kevin BENNETT, Mike LANGIN Linesmen: Kevin CROWELL, Dustin MINTY VGJ: Lorne Craig
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Head Coach: Troy G. Ward Assistant Coach: Matt Erhart Skills/Assistant Coach: Yogi Svejkovsky Goaltending Coach: Eli Wilson Strength and Conditioning Coach: Ian Gallagher Trainer: Nick Murray Equipment Manager: Shingo Sasaki General Manager: Scott Bonner
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Rockets vs. Giants Wednesday October 1st, 2014 Game Time - 7:05 pm Tonight’s Preview: The Kelowna Rockets are riding a three game winning streak heading into tonight’s home game against the visiting Vancouver Giants. The Rockets are facing a BC Division opponent for a fourth consecutive game after beating Kamloops (6-1) and Prince George (7-2 and 8-2) to open the season. This is the first of eight meetings between the two teams this season. The Giants are in Kelowna th th st tonight, November 8 , January 7 and March 1 . The Rockets play four games at Pacific Coliseum on nd th th November 2 , February 27th, March 6 and March 20 . Last season the Rockets were 7-1-0-0, outscoring their BC Division rivals 34-20. Outside of a 6-0 win, seven of the games were decided by two goals or less. Following tonight’s game, the Rockets are on the road this weekend for two games in Washington State. The Rockets visit the Everett Silvertips Friday before traveling to Seattle to meet the T-Birds on Saturday. The next home after tonight is next Tuesday against the Swift Current Broncos in a battle of the Merkley Brother’s – Nick and Jay. Whistle faces old mates: Rockets goaltender Jackson Whistle is meeting the Giants for the first time this th season. Whistle was originally drafted by the Giants, in the 4 round of the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft. Whistle earned his first WHL win as a member of the Giants in a shutout victory over the Prince George Cougars on January 10, 2012. Whistle has a goals against average of 1.67 after three starts this season. The West Kelowna product has stopped 85 of 90 shots. Whistle is 4-1-1-0 in six career starts against his former team. Bowey’s Back: Captain Madison Bowey returns to the line-up Saturday night after attending the training camp of the Washington Capitals. Bowey is a second round pick of the ‘Caps’ in 2013. Last season, the then 18 year-old scored 21 goals and in the process set a new Kelowna Rockets franchise record for goals by a defenceman. The old mark was held by Tyson Barrie, who found the back of the net 19 times in 20092010. Bowey has a good chance of playing for Canada at the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championships which are being shared by the cities of Montreal and Toronto. In 202 career games, Bowey has 115 points (41 goals and 74 assists). This and That: Tyson Baillie had three goals in back-to-back games in Prince George last weekend. Baillie has 12 career goals against the Cougars….Baillie has four goals after three games this season. Baillie had just two goals in his first six games last season….Did you know Jackson Whistle is a proficient juggler? You do now!...Whistle and teammate Rourke Chartier both saw their fathers play for the same English Premier team – the Romford Raiders - who later competed in the National Ice Hockey League. Jackson’s father Dave played 17 games in the WHL with the Brandon Wheat Kings (13) and the Kamloops Blazers (4) between 1986 and 1987….The Rockets own the best power play unit in the WHL with nine power play goals in just three games….The Rockets have scored two shorthanded goals this season. Last season the team managed 13 shorthanded goals and had the best penalty killing unit in the WHL…Colton th Heffley plays in his 247 career game tonight….…Jackson Whistle has won 9 straight games against BC Division teams. Whistle’s last loss against a BC Division team was against the Vancouver Giants on January 12/2013 in an overtime setback…Last season the Rockets were 2-1-0-0 after three games and scored 13 goals while allowing 8 against. This season after three games the team is 3-0-0-0 and have scored 21 times and have allowed five goals against….In the last 15 seasons the Kelowna Rockets have never started the season 4-0-0-0. In the 2002-2003 WHL championship season the team lost opening night. In the Memorial Cup season of 2003-2004, the Rockets lost their second game of the season. In the 2004-2005 WHL championship season the team lost on opening night. In 2008-2009, the WHL championship season, the Rockets lost on opening night as well. Traditionally, the Rockets are slow starters to the season……The Rockets have scored a power play goal in all three games…The opposition has opened the scoring in two of the three games….The Rockets have out-shot the opposition in all three games this season…Assistant Coach Kris Mallette accumulated 866 penalty minutes at the WHL level. Mallette’s coach in the first season in the WHL (1996) was Peter Anholt, who is now an assistant GM with the Lethbridge Hurricanes. NHL Central Scouting Speaks: Kelowna Rockets Nick Merkley, Joe Gatenby and Tomas Soustal have made NHL Central Scouting’s preliminary list of ‘players to watch’ for next June’s NHL draft. Merkley is rated an ‘A’ prospect, which means scouts believe he will be taken in the opening round. Gatenby and th th Soustal are ‘C’ rated prospects meaning they could be chosen anywhere from the 4 to 6 round. The NHL draft is next summer in Philadelphia.
Rockets Review: The Rockets set franchise records for wins (57) points (118) and road wins (29) last season. The teams overall record was 57-11-4-0. The club was able to score 310 goals which was one of only two teams to accomplish that feat. The Rockets were 28-4-0-0 on home ice. After a successful regular season, the Rockets eliminated the Tri City Americans in five games in round one before dispatching of Seattle in four games in round two. In the Western Conference final against Portland, the Rockets were eliminated in five games. Rockets Season Highs and Lows: Most Goals Scored: 8 @ Prince George Sept 27/14 (8-2 W) Most Goals Allowed: 2 @ Prince George Sept 26/14 and Sept 27/14 Most Power Play Chances: 9 (5/9) vs. Prince George Sept 27/14 (8-2 W) Most Power Play Goals Scored: 5 @ Prince George Sept 27/14 (8-2 W) Most Power Play Goals Allowed: 1 @ Prince George Sept 26/14 (7-2 W) Most Shots Taken: 40 @ Prince George Sept 26/14 (7-2 W) Fewest Shots: 31 @ Prince George Sept 27/14 (8-2 W) Most Shot Allowed: 33 vs. Blazers Sept 20/14 Fewest Shots Allowed: 27 @ Prince George Sept 26/14 Last Shutout: None Last Time Shut Out: None Penalty Shots: Jesse Lees (No Goal) Sept 20/14 vs. Blazers. Shootout Game Winning Goals: None OT Game Winning Goal: None Most Points by one player: 3 – Nick Merkley (1+2=3), Tyson Baillie (1+2=3), Madison Bowey (3 assists) vs. Cougars Sept 27/14. Kris Schmidli and Tyson Baillie vs. Blazers Sept 20/14 in 6-1 win. Hat tricks: None vs. BC: 3-0-0-0 vs. US: 0-0-0-0 vs. Central: 0-0-0-0 vs. East: 0-0-0-0 Roster Stats: Player total: 25 Year by Year Breakdown: 20’s – 4 Rigby, Goulbourne, Heffley, Martin 19’s – 6 Lees, Wheaton, Whistle, Bowey, Baillie, Linaker 18’s – 6 Glover, Chartier, Stadel, Yorke, Schmidli, Kirkland 17’s - 8 Merkley, Gatenby, Soustal, Morrissey, Stephens, Wishnowski, Coughlin, Johansen 16’s – 1 Dube Month Games September: 4 October: 11 November: 14 December: 10 January: 13 February: 12 March: 9
Record 3-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 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 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
Road 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 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, Lees, Dube nd 2 Rd: Bowey, Heffley, Glover, Gatenby rd 3 Rd: Baillie, Martin, Stadel th 4 Rd: th 5 Rd: Goulbourne, Kirkland, Morrissey th 6 Rd: Linaker, Johansen th 9 Rd: th 10 Rd: Wheaton Listed: Yorke, Coughlin, Stephens, Wishnowski Trade: Rigby, Whistle CHL Import Draft: Schmidli, Soustal Game notes compiled by Regan Bartel of AM 1150
Vancouver Giants NO. 39 17 16 42 5 47 8 11 20 9 4 19 37 15 44 27 24 26 14 12 1 22
PLAYER Joel Hamilton Tyler Benson Thomas Foster Carter Popoff Tyler Morrison Vladimir Bobylev Alec Baer Jakob Stukel Arvin Atwal Dalton Sward Clayton Kirichenko Jesse Roach Brendan Holterhus Shaun Dosanjh Mason Geertsen Jackson Houck Jack McClelland Ryely McKinstry Matt Bellerive David Brumm Payton Lee Dmitry Osipov
GP 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 2 3 3 3 3 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3
2014-2015 Regular Season Scoring G A PTS PIM 2 3 5 4 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 2 2 2 4 4 1 3 4 0 2 1 3 4 1 1 2 0 0 2 2 0 0 2 2 4 1 0 1 6 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Goaltending Statistics NO. PLAYER 1 Payton Lee Team Total
GP MIN GA 3 180 7 3 180 7 Scoring by Periods 1st 2nd 3rd OT Giants 4 3 6 0 Opponents 4 3 0 0 Giants Record after Second Period: When Leading: 1 0 When Losing: 1 0 When Tied: 1 0 First Goal of the Game
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W L OT/L SL EN SO 3 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 Giants Shots by Periods: Total 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 13 Giants 37 41 45 0 123 7 Opponents 31 25 9 0 65 Giants Shots on Goal Record: Outshooting Opponent: 3 0 Outshot by Opponent: 0 0 When Shots Are Tied: 0 0 Giants Specialty Teams Power Play: 20th Opp. PPGF SHGA Pct.% Vancouver 13 1 0 7.7
Penalty Kill: 17th Vancouver
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IN TWO-GOAL GAMES: 3-0-0-0 vs. BC Div. 2-0-0-0 vs. US Div. 1-0-0-0
VANCOUVER GIANTS GAME NOTES Wednesday, October 1, 2014 at Kelowna Rockets – 7:05pm 2013/2014 Season vs. Kelowna December 3 – Vancouver 3 @ Kelowna 4 (OT) December 28 – Kelowna 4 @ Vancouver 2 January 3 – Kelowna 2 @ Vancouver 4 January 4 – Vancouver 2 @ Kelowna 4 February 28 – Vancouver 0 @ Kelowna 6 March 1 – Kelowna 3 @ Vancouver 1 March 14 – Kelowna 6 @ Vancouver 5 March 15 – Vancouver 3 @ Kelowna 5 Record: 1-6-1-0
2014/2015 Season vs. Kelowna October 1 – Vancouver @ Kelowna November 2 – Kelowna @ Vancouver November 8 – Vancouver @ Kelowna January 7 – Vancouver @ Kelowna February 27 – Kelowna @ Vancouver March 6 – Kelowna @ Vancouver March 20 – Kelowna @ Vancouver March 21 – Vancouver @ Kelowna Record: 0-0-0-0
3-0 TO START The Giants improved to 3-0 to start the season for the first time since 2007 after defeating the Victoria Royals 5-3 at the Pacific Coliseum on Sunday. Tyler Benson scored the winning goal midway through the third period while Vancouver also got goals from Vladimir Bobylev, Carter Popoff, Alec Baer and Thomas Foster. BACK FROM PRO CAMP Both Mason Geertsen and Jackson Houck returned to the Vancouver lineup on Friday against Portland after being sent back by their NHL teams. Geertsen was in camp with the Colorado Avalanche while Houck was at Edmonton Oilers camp. Neither player got into the lineup for an NHL pre-season game, although Houck did play for the Oilers at the YoungStars Classic in Penticton where he had one goal in two games. PLAYERS TO WATCH Two Giants were named to the NHL Central Scouting 2015 Players to Watch list last week. Minnesota forward Alec Baer was given a ‘B’ rating, meaning he’s currently listed to be potentially selected in the second of third round of next summer’s NHL Entry Draft. Russian blue liner Dmitry Osipov was given a ‘C’ rating which means he’s currently projected to be picked in the fourth, fifth or sixth round of the draft. BAER SHINES AT ALL-AMERICAN GAME Giants forward Alec Baer played in the USA Hockey All-American Prospects Game on Thursday, September 25th in Buffalo, New York and helped Team Mike Grier to a 6-3 win over Team Ed Olczyk. The native of St. Louis Park, Minnesota had a goal and an assist in the victory. BENSON’S ROOKIE YEAR Tyler Benson, the 16-year-old Edmonton native who the Giants selected with the 1st overall pick in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft, is playing his first full season with the G-Men. Benson spent the 2013-14 season with the Pursuit of Excellence prep team and appeared in seven games with the Giants as an underage player before his season was ended prematurely due to an injury. Prior to being drafted, Benson broke an Alberta Major Bantam League scoring record, tallying 146 points (57 goals and 89 assists) in just 33 games in 2012-13. He scored his first WHL goal against the Portland Winterhawks on September 26, 2014.
Last Five Games: (5-0-0-0 19GF, 8GA) Sep 28 – Victoria 3 at Vancouver 5 (Regular Season) Sep 26 – Portland 3 at Vancouver 5 (Regular Season) Sep 20 – Victoria 1 at Vancouver 3 (Regular Season) Sep 12 – Kelowna 1 at Vancouver 3 (Pre-Season) Sep 11 – Vancouver 3 at Victoria 0 (Pre-Season) Next Five Games: Friday, October 3 – Swift Current at Vancouver. 7:30pm Sunday, October 5 – Prince George at Vancouver. 5:00pm Friday, October 10 – Vancouver at Prince George. 7:00pm Saturday, October 11 – Vancouver at Prince George. 7:00pm Friday, October 17 – Kamloops at Vancouver. 7:30pm Top Scorers Joel Hamilton (2 goals – 3 assists – 5 points) Tyler Benson (2 goals – 2 assists – 4 points) Thomas Foster (2 goals – 2 assists – 4 points) Carter Popoff (2 goals – 2 assists – 4 points) Tyler Morrison (1 goal – 3 assists – 4 points) Age Breakdown 16-Year Olds (98) – 3 (Benson, Kubic, McKinstry) 17-Year Olds (97) – 9 (Baer, Bobylev, Brumm, Holterhus, Menell, Porter**, Roach, Ronning**, Stukel) 18-Year Olds (96) – 6 (Dosanjh, Foster, Kirichenko, Lee, McClelland**, Osipov) 19-Year Olds (95) – 5 (Atwal**, Geertsen, Houck, Morrison, Popoff) 20-Year Olds (94) – 3 (Bellerive**, Hamilton, Sward) ** - Late Birthday impacts NHL Draft Status Geographical Breakdown British Columbia – 11 (Atwal, Bellerive, Dosanjh, Houck, Lee, Popoff, Porter, Roach, Ronning, Stukel, Sward) Alberta – 8 (Benson, Foster, Geertsen, Hamilton, Holterhus, Kirichenko, McKinstry, Morrison) Manitoba – 1 (Kubic) Kansas – 1 (McClelland) Minnesota – 3 (Baer, Brumm, Menell) Russia – 2 (Bobylev, Osipov)
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NAME ______________________________________PHONE__________________ October 1, 2014 Game One (1) Entry Per Person Per Game Entry Box Located at the Rockets Fan Information Booth at Prospera Place in Main Entrance Lobby at all Rockets Regular Season Home Games from September 20, 2014 to March 18, 2015 Names will be drawn LIVE on March 21, 2015 vs. Vancouver If you are not in attendance at the game and do not provide a substitute, your entry will become void and another name will be drawn in your place You must be willing to go on to the ice surface to collect your Authentic Jersey
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October 1, 2014 Game Entry Box Located at the Rockets Fan Information Booth at Prospera Place in Main Entrance Lobby Winner Will Be Announced At Tonight’s Game
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