KELOWNA ROCKETS vs. VICTORIA ROYALS - 6
KELOWNA ROCKETS vs. VICTORIA ROYALS Saturday, January 30, 2016 - 7:30 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 'C' 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 'A' 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
WT 192 176 170
185 198 198 179 202 185
Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Denver, CO Edmonton, AB Zug, Switzerland Kelowna, BC
NO. PLAYER 30 GRIFFEN OUTHOUSE * 35 COLEMAN VOLLRATH
POS SH HT G L 5'11" G L 6'0"
WT HOMETOWN 175 Williams Lake, BC 170 Calgary, AB
DOB Mar. 13/98 Jan. 19/95
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 19 20 21
JOE HICKETTS RYAN GAGNON RALPH JARRATT MITCHELL PROWSE* (AP) JORDAN WHARRIE SCOTT WALFORD * ETHAN PRICE JACK WALKER RYAN PECKFORD* MATTHEW PHILLIPS* KEITH ANDERSON * ALEX FORSBERG TYLER SOY DANTE HANNOUN LOGAN FISHER TY WESTGARD*
D D D D D D RW LW C C RW LW C C C RW
L R L L R L R L L R R L L R L R
5'8" 6'1" 6'2" 6'1" 6'2" 6'1" 5'10" 5'11" 6'0" 5'6" 6'3" 5'11" 5'11" 5'5" 6'2" 6'0"
177 198 217 180 180 188 188 179 184 137 204 192 172 154 204 185
Kamloops, BC Quesnel, BC Fort St. John, BC Kelowna, BC Port Moody, BC Coquitlam, BC Lincoln, NE Edina, MN Stony Plain, AB Calgary, AB Hermiston, OR Waldheim, SK Cloverdale, BC Delta, BC Red Deer, AB White Rock, BC
May 4/96 Apr. 30/96 Mar. 18/98 Jun 8/00 Jun. 16/97 Jan. 12/99 Jan. 17/97 July 30/96 Mar. 4/99 Apr. 6/98 Apr. 18/97 Jan. 4/95 Feb. 10/97 Aug. 2/98 Apr. 10/95 May 21/98
22 23 24 25 27 28 29
BRAYDEN PACHAL* VLADIMIR BOBYLEV REGAN NAGY TYLER THOMPSON* JARED DMYTRIW MARSEL IBRAGIMOV CHAZ REDDEKOPP
D C RW RW RW D D
R L R R R R L
5'11" 6'2" 6'0" 6'4" 5'11" 6'2" 6'3"
175 202 177 191 180 186 220
Estevan, SK Lipetsk, Russia Ogema, SK Lakeville, MN Craven, SK Kazan, Russia West Kelowna, BC
Aug 23/99 Apr. 18/97 May 11/97 Jan. 4/97 Jun. 6/98 Aug. 4/97 Jan. 1/97
*Rookie
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
President & General Manager: Cameron Hope Head Coach: Dave Lowry Assistant GM, Hockey Ops & Comm: Jeff Harris Assistant GM, Player Personnel: Grant Armstrong Assistant Coach: Enio Sacilotto Goaltender Coach: Lynden Sammartino Athletic Therapist: Khore Elliott Equipment Manager: Matt Auerbach Strength, Conditioning & Skills Coach: Jeff Compton Manager of Comm. & Hockey Ops Coord: Adam McKinnon
Referees: Chris CRICH, Colin WATT Linesmen: Kevin CROWELL, Dave MCMAHON VGJ: Shawn McMillan
Rockets Next Home Game:Tuesday, Feb. 2 vs. Lethbridge (7:05 p.m.)
Kelowna Rockets Regular Season Statistics 2015-2016 After Game #48 NO. PLAYER GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHG 24 Tyson Baillie 46 29 41 70 46 7 1 10 Nick Merkley 40 17 31 48 44 5 1 19 Dillon Dube 41 20 27 47 38 4 0 23 Justin Kirkland 45 19 21 40 44 2 0 16 Kole Lind* 47 14 19 33 30 0 0 26 Cole Linaker 46 12 20 32 29 5 0 27 Calvin Thurkauf* 37 11 18 29 34 6 0 7 Lucas Johansen 45 7 20 27 14 3 1 15 Tomas Soustal 34 10 15 25 44 1 0 25 Cal Foote* 47 5 20 25 22 3 0 14 Rourke Chartier 18 11 10 21 4 4 0 17 Rodney Southam 38 6 7 13 49 2 0 28 Joe Gatenby 48 2 10 12 20 1 0 9 Tanner Wishnowski* 37 5 3 8 30 0 0 4 Gordie Ballhorn* 48 2 6 8 47 0 0 21 Devante Stephens 47 2 5 7 37 0 0 3 Riley Stadel 32 1 5 6 74 0 0 6 Jonathan Smart* 23 0 4 4 12 0 0 11 Jordan Borstmayer* 42 1 2 3 4 0 0 22 Braydyn Chizen* 23 1 1 2 15 0 0 18 Tate Coughlin 38 1 0 1 19 0 0 Team Totals 862 181 282 463 '555 44 3 Goaltending Statistics NO. PLAYER GP MIN GA Svs AVE PCT W L OT SL 30 Michael Herringer 24 1325 67 617 3.03 0.903 15 5 1 0 1 Jackson Whistle 27 1559 66 761 2.54 0.920 19 7 2 0 Team Totals 51 2884 133 1378 3.26 0.905 34 12 3 0 Scoring by Periods Shots by Period SOG 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1st 2nd 3rd Rockets 1 47 60 69 2 179 Rockets 519 488 472 Opponents 0 36 53 45 3 135 Opponents 466 532 511 Rockets Record after Second Period: When Leading: 25 0 When Losing: 2 9 When Tied: 7 2 First Goal of the Game:
2 0 1
When Rockets Score First: 24 2 3 When Opponent Score First: 10 9 0 Home and Away Record: Overall Overtime Home 19 2 2 0 0 2 0 Road 15 9 1 0 2 1 0 Total 34 11 3 0 2 3 0
16-01-30 GW SOG 6 0/0 4 1/1 4 0/0 4 1/1 2 '0-0 2 '0-0 1 0/0 1 '0-0 0 0/0 0 0/0 3 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 1 0'0 0 0/0 32 0 SO 1 2 3 OT 9 6
Rockets Shots on Goal Record: 0 When Outshooting Opponent: 13 1 0 When Outshot by Opponent: 19 8 0 When Shots Are Tied: 2 2 Rockets Specialty Teams: Power Play: 0 Opp. PPGF SHGA 0 Rockets 187 44 6
PTS 0 0 0
+/17 11 11 10 17 14 14 8 11 11 6 2 21 4 22 13 -2 7 -7 -6 -2 0 PIM 0 0 0
Total 1494 1492 1 2 0
0 0 0 Pct.% 23.5
Shorthanded: Rockets
Opp. 211
PPGA 39
SHGF 5
Pct.% 81.5
Rockets vs. Royals Saturday January 30, 2016 Game Time - 7:30 pm Tonight’s Preview: The Kelowna Rockets close out a five game home stand tonight against the visiting Victoria Royals. The Rockets are 4-0-0-0 on the home stand after wins against Prince George, Tri City, Medicine Hat and Portland. The Rockets are coming off a 5-3 win last night over the visiting Winterhawks. Rourke Chartier scored twice in the win while Nick Merkley, Tyson Baillie and Justin Kirkland added singles. Calvin Thurkauf collected three assists as the Rockets scored three of five goals in the power play while going a perfect 4 for 4 on the penalty kill. In the big picture, the Rockets have won 30 of their last 40 games overall and are 19-2-2-0 on home ice and 15-9-1-0 on the road. The Rockets have points in 28 of 34 games (25-6-3-0). The team has won 15 of its last 22 games. The team visits the Seattle Thunderbirds tomorrow to close out a three game in three night weekend. Southam’s C: The Kelowna Rockets announced this week they have named 19 year-old Rodney nd Southam as the franchises 22 captain. Southam was acquired in November, 2014 from the Tri City th th Americans for a 5 round bantam draft pick. Southam played in his 150 career WHL game last Saturday against the Medicine Hat Tigers. Home Ice is Nice: Dillon Dube and Tyson Baillie have scored the most goals on home ice of any players on the roster. Dube has 13 of his 20 goals at Prospera Place while Baillie has 13 of his 29 goals coming in front of the home town crowd. Nick Merkley has 11 home goals while Kole Lind has 7 goals on home ice. Number Crunching: At this point last season, Michael Herringer had appeared in only five regular season th games…Herringer is making his 11 straight start tonight….The last time a Rockets goalie started 11 straight games was in the 2010-2011 season when Adam Brown started 11 consecutive games between nd th October 22 and November 13 . Brown was 7-4-0-0 over that stretch…. Adam Brown started 13 straight games to start the season in 2009-2010…Torrie Jung started 19 straight games in 2006-2007…Kevin Swanson started 38 straight games in 1999-2000…The Rockets have scored the first goal in 28 of 48 games this season. When they accomplish that goal, they are an impressive 23-2-3-0…The Rockets have 24 games left in the regular season. Of those 24 games, 13 will be played on home ice. Of those 24 games, 13 are against BC Division rivals…The Rockets have been out-shot in 32 of 48 games this season…Seven of the team’s last 13 games have been decided by a single goal. The Rockets are 4-1-2-0 in those one goal games…The Rockets are 34-11-3-0 after 48 games this season. Last season the team was 37-8-3-0 after 48 games…The team has scored 179 goals after 48 games this season after scoring 210 goals at the same time last season.….The team has allowed 136 goals against, only 13 more than at the same time last season. th
This and That: The Rockets are rated this week as the 7 best team in the CHL Top 10 rankings. Last th th week they were also rated 7 …Michael Herringer is making his 10 consecutive start tonight, which is a first for the soft spoken netminder…The 19 year-old has a career record of 27-7-1-0…Rourke Chartier has 58 goals in his last 76 regular season games….The Rockets have lost three straight overtime games on home ice…5 of the Rockets next 6 games are on home ice…Two former members of the Kelowna th Rockets have made the NHL All-Star team. Shea Weber 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 20112012…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 turned 20 (Jan 26), Tanner Wishnowski turned 19 (Jan 28). Who’s Hot: Calvin Thurkauf has points in 9 of his last 10 games. The rookie has 4+10=14 over that period…Rourke Chartier has points in 11 of his last 12 games. Over that period, the 19 year-old has 9+9=18…Chartier has 96 career goals and 95 career assists...Dillon Dube has 20 goals this season which is a career high….Dube has 6+6=12 in his last 12 games… Nick Merkley has 6+13=19 in his last 10 games…Tyson Baillie has 5+4=9 in his last 7 games….Tyson Baillie has points in 31 of his last 36 games and has been held off the score-sheet only 9 times this season…Justin Kirkland has points in 5 of his last 7 games. Kirkland has 6+5=11 over that period. Man Games Lost to Injury/Illness/Suspension: 101 games
Jackson Whistle: 10 games Nick Merkley: 3 games Dillon Dube – 2 game suspension Dillon Dube – 5 games UBI Riley Stadel – 1 game suspensio matter
Rourke Chartier: 19 games Tanner Wishnowski – 11 games Jonathan Smart: 13 games Riley Stadel – 14 games Tomas Soustal – 2 games Rodney Southam – 12 games LBI Lucas Johansen 3 games Justin Kirkland – 3 game suspension Cal Foote – 1 game suspension Tyson Baillie – 1 game personal
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. Portland January 29/16 (5-3 W), 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: 16 vs. Medicine Hat January 23/16 (4-0 W) Last shutout: Michael Herringer 16 saves vs. Medicine Hat (4-0 W January 23/16), 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 December 2/2015 vs. Kootenay. Penalty Shot Goal: Dillon Dube vs. Cougars January 19/16 (7-4 W). vs. BC: 14-6-0-0 vs. US: 8-1-3-0 vs. Central: 10-1-0-0 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 7-2-1-0 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 6-0-1-0 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 Regular Season Team Statistics Victoria Royals PLAYERS # *
Name
Pos GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PPA SH SHA GW FG IG OT UA EN SOG SOA SOGW SO% Pt/G PIMPG SA SH%
16 Alex Forsberg
LW 49 20 41 61
15 47
10
13
0
0
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0.0
1.24 0.96
90
22.2
11 Matthew Phillips
C
11 8
8
9
0
0
8
5
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
0.0
1.04 0.16
74
35.1
9
LW 50 18 28 46
9
67
5
16
0
0
2
6
3
0
2
1
1
3
0
33.3
0.92 1.34
133 13.5
17 Tyler Soy
C
50 25 20 45
7
19
7
7
3
0
5
6
4
0
2
1
0
1
0
0.0
0.90 0.38
87
28.7
19 Dante Hannoun
C
49 19 21 40
21 10
3
4
0
0
3
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.0
0.82 0.20
75
25.3
2
Joe Hicketts
D
37 3
33 36
16 26
3
17
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.97 0.70
52
5.8
23 Vladimir Bobylev
C
50 14 21 35
17 43
2
4
0
0
3
4
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0.0
0.70 0.86
75
18.7
20 Logan Fisher
C
50 7
15 22
9
42
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.44 0.84
42
16.7
29 Chaz Reddekopp D
48 4
16 20
7
92
2
5
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.42 1.92
37
10.8
3
Ryan Gagnon
D
48 3
15 18
27 59
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.38 1.23
38
7.9
8
Ethan Price
RW 48 8
9
17
-2 24
3
1
0
1
0
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.35 0.50
81
9.9
27 Jared Dmytriw
RW 49 8
6
14
10 20
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.29 0.41
38
21.1
24 Regan Nagy
RW 50 6
6
12
13 20
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.24 0.40
37
16.2
4
D
48 3
6
9
9
15
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.19 0.31
29
10.3
Jack Walker
Ralph Jarratt
50 26 26 52
*
10 Ryan Peckford
C
42 5
2
7
-2 10
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.17 0.24
12
41.7
*
12 Keith Anderson
RW 30 1
5
6
3
30
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.20 1.00
9
11.1
*
25 Tyler Thompson
RW 8
2
1
3
3
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.38 0.88
4
50.0
*
22 Brayden Pachal
D
33 1
2
3
10 23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.09 0.70
14
7.1
28 Marsel Ibragimov D
44 1
2
3
15 22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.07 0.50
20
5.0
6
27 1
1
2
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.07 0.70
9
11.1
Jordan Wharrie
D
*
21 Ty Westgard
RW 13 0
2
2
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.15 0.46
5
0.0
*
7
D
14 0
2
2
5
8
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.14 0.57
3
0.0
LW 12 0
0
0
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.50
4
0.0
Scott Walford
*X 26 Matt Dykstra Goalies # Name
GP Mins GA SO GAA W L OTL SL
35 Coleman Vollrath 38 2111 85 * 30 Griffen Outhouse 17 906 Empty Net Totals
6
29
SA
SVS SV%
1
2.42 21 12 0
2
985
900
0.914
3
1.92 9
1
470
441
0.938
3
2
3
50 3017 117 4
3 2.32 30 15 2
3
1458 1341 0.920
* indicates rookie X indicates inactive
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Saturday, January 30th at Kelowna Rockets
MILESTONE COACH: In the Royals’ victory over the Vancouver Giants last week, head coach Dave Lowry recorded his 200th career win in the Western Hockey League. Lowry has earned a 201-93-11-3 record as a head coach in the WHL, which includes 142 wins during his time with Victoria and 59 with the Calgary Hitmen (2008-09). Lowry is only the 43rd head coach in the WHL’s 50 year history to reach this benchmark. POWERPLAY PRECISION: The Victoria Royals have tallied at least a powerplay marker in eight of their last 10 games. During that span, Victoria has gone 12/47=25.5% on the man-advantage. This season the league average powerplay percentage stands at 862/4257=20.3%. Since the Royals established themselves on the island they have recorded a percentage of 66/275=24.0% on the man-advantage in the month of January. LEADING THE CHARGE: After playing the Kelowna Rockets six times this season, Victoria rookie Matthew Phillips leads the team with 11 points (3g-8a). Alex Forsberg and Tyler Soy are tied for the team lead in goals against Kelowna this season with four. Royals’ captain Joe Hicketts is the current active team leader in points against Kelowna with 15 (1g-14a) in 26 career games. ROOKIE RECORD: After scoring four goals in Victoria’s six-game homestand, rookie Matthew Phillips surpassed Royals’ alumni Logan Nelson (23g) for most goals by a Royals’ rookie in a single season. Phillips, with 26 markers this season, currently sits six tallies behind former Chilliwack Bruin Oscar Moller for the all-time franchise record for goals in a rookie season. Moller scored 32 goals for the Bruins during the 2006-07 campaign. STRIKING FIRST: Victoria has scored the opening marker in three consecutive contests, which dates back to Victoria’s 8-2 victory on January 20th against the Medicine Hat Tigers. After yesterday’s opening goal against the Hurricanes, Jack Walker is now tied for the league lead in opening goals with seven. The next closest Royal is Tyler Soy who has scored the opening goal on six occasions. BOB’S ON THE JOB: Victoria Royals’ forward Vladimir Bobylev tallied a pair of assists in last night’s match against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Bobylev is currently on a six-game point streak (1g-7a) dating back to January 15th. The Russian-born forward has now tallied 14 points (2g-12a) in 10 straight home contests. FRESHLY INKED: The Royals have recently signed prospects Mitchell Prowse and Kaid Oliver to WHL Standard Player Agreements. Prowse has been called up by the Royals as an Affiliated Player (AP) for last night’s and tonight’s games. The Kelowna, BC native currently plays for the Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA) Midget Prep White Team of the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL). In 43 games with the club, Prowse has recorded 20 points (4g-16a) and 46 minutes in penalties. Oliver plays for the Arizona Bobcats Under-16 AAA team of the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL). In 21 games with the Bobcats the product of White Rock, BC has collected 24 points (16g-8a) and eight penalty minutes. ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The 2015-16 Victoria Royals roster is composed as follows: AGE: 1995 – 3, 1996 – 3, 1997 – 9, 1998 – 6, 1999 – 3, 2000 - 1 LOCATION: B.C. – 11, Alberta – 4, Saskatchewan – 4, USA – 4, Europe – 2 2015-16 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE: Wednesday, Feburary 3rd vs Calgary Hitmen – 7:05 p.m. – SOFMC – Victoria, BC Friday, Feburary 5th @ Tri-City Americans – 7:05 p.m. – Toyota Center – Kennewick, WA
Standings Eastern Conference East Division Rank Team
GP W
1
48 30 14
Brandon Wheat Kings
L OTL SL PTS PCT 2
2
GF
GA PIM
64 0.667 183 136 505
Home 14-7-1-2
Away 16-7-1-0
P10
STK
7-3-0-0
0-1-0-0
2
Prince Albert Raiders
48 26 17
4
1
57 0.594 154 152 627
14-8-2-0
12-9-2-1
4-5-1-0
0-3-1-0
3
Moose Jaw Warriors
49 24 18
6
1
55 0.561 164 154 553
12-7-2-1
12-11-4-0
5-3-2-0
0-1-1-0
4
Regina Pats
49 21 21
3
4
49 0.500 154 173 666
11-10-2-0
10-11-1-4
4-5-0-1
1-0-0-0
5
Saskatoon Blades
49 17 28
4
0
38 0.388 140 202 654
7-15-2-0
10-13-2-0
2-7-1-0
0-3-1-0
48 16 27
4
1
37 0.385 121 162 515
10-14-1-0
6-13-3-1
4-6-0-0
1-0-0-0
6 Swift Current Broncos Central Division Rank Team
GP W
1
49 36 13
Lethbridge Hurricanes
L OTL SL PTS PCT 0
0
GF
GA PIM
72 0.735 208 138 678
Home
Away
P10
STK
22-3-0-0
14-10-0-0
9-1-0-0
0-1-0-0
2
Red Deer Rebels
50 32 15
1
2
67 0.670 190 143 612
17-5-1-2
15-10-0-0
5-2-1-2
3-0-0-1
3
Calgary Hitmen
49 29 18
1
1
60 0.612 164 154 712
16-7-1-0
13-11-0-1
5-5-0-0
2-0-0-0
4
Edmonton Oil Kings
50 20 23
6
1
47 0.470 133 156 667
13-10-4-0
7-13-2-1
4-3-2-1
1-0-0-0
5
Medicine Hat Tigers
49 20 25
3
1
44 0.449 158 192 633
11-11-1-1
9-14-2-0
6-4-0-0
2-0-0-0
49
4
0
20 0.204 102 213 568
6-15-3-0
2-22-1-0
2-6-2-0
0-6-1-0
6 Kootenay Ice Western Conference B.C. Division Rank Team
GP W
1
48 34 11
Kelowna Rockets
8
37
L OTL SL PTS PCT 3
0
GF
GA PIM
71 0.740 179 135 669
Home 19-2-2-0
Away 15-9-1-0
P10
STK
7-2-1-0
5-0-0-0
2
Victoria Royals
50 30 15
2
3
65 0.650 175 120 633
17-6-1-3
13-9-1-0
7-1-1-1
6-0-1-0
3
Prince George Cougars
50 29 18
2
1
61 0.610 179 154 949
17-9-0-1
12-9-2-0
5-4-1-0
0-1-1-0
4
Kamloops Blazers
48 22 18
5
3
52 0.542 160 157 509
11-8-4-2
11-10-1-1
4-4-1-1
0-3-1-0
5 Vancouver Giants U.S. Division Rank Team
51 19 27
3
2
43 0.422 148 183 621
10-13-1-0
9-14-2-2
4-6-0-0
1-0-0-0
GP W
1
47 28 15
Everett Silvertips
L OTL SL PTS PCT 2
2
GF
GA PIM
60 0.638 125 101 403
Home 13-6-1-1
Away 15-9-1-1
P10
STK
5-3-2-0
0-3-0-0
2
Seattle Thunderbirds
47 26 18
3
0
55 0.585 148 137 660
16-4-2-0
10-14-1-0
6-4-0-0
0-2-0-0
3
Portland Winterhawks
49 25 22
2
0
52 0.531 161 155 672
15-11-1-0
10-11-1-0
5-4-1-0
0-1-0-0
4
Spokane Chiefs
5 Tri-City Americans x = Clinched Playoff Position y = Teams who have clinched Division title
Friday, Jan 29 Prince Albert 1 at Calgary 4 Final Brandon 3 at Edmonton 4 Final Vancouver 4 at Kamloops 3 Final OT Portland 3 at Kelowna 5 Final Moose Jaw 1 at Medicine Hat 3 Final Saskatoon 0 at Regina 4 Final Kootenay 2 at Red Deer 8 Final Seattle 4 at Spokane 5 Final Prince George 3 at Swift Current 4 Final OT Everett 1 at Tri-City 2 Final Lethbridge 1 at Victoria 3 Final
47 23 19
3
2
51 0.543 158 162 572
15-9-1-1
8-10-2-1
4-5-0-1
3-0-0-0
48 21 25
2
0
44 0.458 154 179 657
12-10-1-0
9-15-1-0
5-5-0-0
1-0-0-0
Saturday, Jan 30 Prince George at Moose Jaw 7:00 pm CST Regina at Saskatoon 7:05 pm CST Brandon at Red Deer 7:00 pm MST Prince Albert at Medicine Hat 7:30 pm MST Lethbridge at Vancouver 7:00 pm PST Portland at Kamloops 7:00 pm PST Seattle at Everett 7:05 pm PST Tri-City at Spokane 7:05 pm PST Victoria at Kelowna 7:30 pm PST
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Sunday, Jan 31 Medicine Hat at Moose Jaw 4:00 pm CST Prince Albert at Swift Current 4:00 pm CST Brandon at Calgary 4:00 pm MST Kootenay at Edmonton 4:00 pm MST Spokane at Everett 4:05 pm PST Kelowna at Seattle 5:05 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 'C' 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 'A' 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
WT 192 176 170
185 198 198 179 202 185
Fort Saskatchewan, AB
Denver, CO Edmonton, AB Zug, Switzerland Kelowna, BC
NO. PLAYER 30 GRIFFEN OUTHOUSE * 35 COLEMAN VOLLRATH
POS SH HT G L 5'11" G L 6'0"
WT HOMETOWN 175 Williams Lake, BC 170 Calgary, AB
DOB Mar. 13/98 Jan. 19/95
2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 16 17 19 20 21
JOE HICKETTS RYAN GAGNON RALPH JARRATT MITCHELL PROWSE* (AP) JORDAN WHARRIE SCOTT WALFORD * ETHAN PRICE JACK WALKER RYAN PECKFORD* MATTHEW PHILLIPS* KEITH ANDERSON * ALEX FORSBERG TYLER SOY DANTE HANNOUN LOGAN FISHER TY WESTGARD*
D D D D D D RW LW C C RW LW C C C RW
L R L L R L R L L R R L L R L R
5'8" 6'1" 6'2" 6'1" 6'2" 6'1" 5'10" 5'11" 6'0" 5'6" 6'3" 5'11" 5'11" 5'5" 6'2" 6'0"
177 198 217 180 180 188 188 179 184 137 204 192 172 154 204 185
Kamloops, BC Quesnel, BC Fort St. John, BC Kelowna, BC Port Moody, BC Coquitlam, BC Lincoln, NE Edina, MN Stony Plain, AB Calgary, AB Hermiston, OR Waldheim, SK Cloverdale, BC Delta, BC Red Deer, AB White Rock, BC
May 4/96 Apr. 30/96 Mar. 18/98 Jun 8/00 Jun. 16/97 Jan. 12/99 Jan. 17/97 July 30/96 Mar. 4/99 Apr. 6/98 Apr. 18/97 Jan. 4/95 Feb. 10/97 Aug. 2/98 Apr. 10/95 May 21/98
22 23 24 25 27 28 29
BRAYDEN PACHAL* VLADIMIR BOBYLEV REGAN NAGY TYLER THOMPSON* JARED DMYTRIW MARSEL IBRAGIMOV CHAZ REDDEKOPP
D C RW RW RW D D
R L R R R R L
5'11" 6'2" 6'0" 6'4" 5'11" 6'2" 6'3"
175 202 177 191 180 186 220
Estevan, SK Lipetsk, Russia Ogema, SK Lakeville, MN Craven, SK Kazan, Russia West Kelowna, BC
Aug 23/99 Apr. 18/97 May 11/97 Jan. 4/97 Jun. 6/98 Aug. 4/97 Jan. 1/97
*Rookie
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
President & General Manager: Cameron Hope Head Coach: Dave Lowry Assistant GM, Hockey Ops & Comm: Jeff Harris Assistant GM, Player Personnel: Grant Armstrong Assistant Coach: Enio Sacilotto Goaltender Coach: Lynden Sammartino Athletic Therapist: Khore Elliott Equipment Manager: Matt Auerbach Strength, Conditioning & Skills Coach: Jeff Compton Manager of Comm. & Hockey Ops Coord: Adam McKinnon
Referees: Chris CRICH, Colin WATT Linesmen: Kevin CROWELL, Dave MCMAHON VGJ: Shawn McMillan
Rockets Next Home Game:Tuesday, Feb. 2 vs. Lethbridge (7:05 p.m.)
Kelowna Rockets Regular Season Statistics 2015-2016 After Game #48 NO. PLAYER GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHG 24 Tyson Baillie 46 29 41 70 46 7 1 10 Nick Merkley 40 17 31 48 44 5 1 19 Dillon Dube 41 20 27 47 38 4 0 23 Justin Kirkland 45 19 21 40 44 2 0 16 Kole Lind* 47 14 19 33 30 0 0 26 Cole Linaker 46 12 20 32 29 5 0 27 Calvin Thurkauf* 37 11 18 29 34 6 0 7 Lucas Johansen 45 7 20 27 14 3 1 15 Tomas Soustal 34 10 15 25 44 1 0 25 Cal Foote* 47 5 20 25 22 3 0 14 Rourke Chartier 18 11 10 21 4 4 0 17 Rodney Southam 38 6 7 13 49 2 0 28 Joe Gatenby 48 2 10 12 20 1 0 9 Tanner Wishnowski* 37 5 3 8 30 0 0 4 Gordie Ballhorn* 48 2 6 8 47 0 0 21 Devante Stephens 47 2 5 7 37 0 0 3 Riley Stadel 32 1 5 6 74 0 0 6 Jonathan Smart* 23 0 4 4 12 0 0 11 Jordan Borstmayer* 42 1 2 3 4 0 0 22 Braydyn Chizen* 23 1 1 2 15 0 0 18 Tate Coughlin 38 1 0 1 19 0 0 Team Totals 862 181 282 463 '555 44 3 Goaltending Statistics NO. PLAYER GP MIN GA Svs AVE PCT W L OT SL 30 Michael Herringer 24 1325 67 617 3.03 0.903 15 5 1 0 1 Jackson Whistle 27 1559 66 761 2.54 0.920 19 7 2 0 Team Totals 51 2884 133 1378 3.26 0.905 34 12 3 0 Scoring by Periods Shots by Period SOG 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1st 2nd 3rd Rockets 1 47 60 69 2 179 Rockets 519 488 472 Opponents 0 36 53 45 3 135 Opponents 466 532 511 Rockets Record after Second Period: When Leading: 25 0 When Losing: 2 9 When Tied: 7 2 First Goal of the Game:
2 0 1
When Rockets Score First: 24 2 3 When Opponent Score First: 10 9 0 Home and Away Record: Overall Overtime Home 19 2 2 0 0 2 0 Road 15 9 1 0 2 1 0 Total 34 11 3 0 2 3 0
16-01-30 GW SOG 6 0/0 4 1/1 4 0/0 4 1/1 2 '0-0 2 '0-0 1 0/0 1 '0-0 0 0/0 0 0/0 3 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 1 0'0 0 0/0 32 0 SO 1 2 3 OT 9 6
Rockets Shots on Goal Record: 0 When Outshooting Opponent: 13 1 0 When Outshot by Opponent: 19 8 0 When Shots Are Tied: 2 2 Rockets Specialty Teams: Power Play: 0 Opp. PPGF SHGA 0 Rockets 187 44 6
PTS 0 0 0
+/17 11 11 10 17 14 14 8 11 11 6 2 21 4 22 13 -2 7 -7 -6 -2 0 PIM 0 0 0
Total 1494 1492 1 2 0
0 0 0 Pct.% 23.5
Shorthanded: Rockets
Opp. 211
PPGA 39
SHGF 5
Pct.% 81.5
Rockets vs. Royals Saturday January 30, 2016 Game Time - 7:30 pm Tonight’s Preview: The Kelowna Rockets close out a five game home stand tonight against the visiting Victoria Royals. The Rockets are 4-0-0-0 on the home stand after wins against Prince George, Tri City, Medicine Hat and Portland. The Rockets are coming off a 5-3 win last night over the visiting Winterhawks. Rourke Chartier scored twice in the win while Nick Merkley, Tyson Baillie and Justin Kirkland added singles. Calvin Thurkauf collected three assists as the Rockets scored three of five goals in the power play while going a perfect 4 for 4 on the penalty kill. In the big picture, the Rockets have won 30 of their last 40 games overall and are 19-2-2-0 on home ice and 15-9-1-0 on the road. The Rockets have points in 28 of 34 games (25-6-3-0). The team has won 15 of its last 22 games. The team visits the Seattle Thunderbirds tomorrow to close out a three game in three night weekend. Southam’s C: The Kelowna Rockets announced this week they have named 19 year-old Rodney nd Southam as the franchises 22 captain. Southam was acquired in November, 2014 from the Tri City th th Americans for a 5 round bantam draft pick. Southam played in his 150 career WHL game last Saturday against the Medicine Hat Tigers. Home Ice is Nice: Dillon Dube and Tyson Baillie have scored the most goals on home ice of any players on the roster. Dube has 13 of his 20 goals at Prospera Place while Baillie has 13 of his 29 goals coming in front of the home town crowd. Nick Merkley has 11 home goals while Kole Lind has 7 goals on home ice. Number Crunching: At this point last season, Michael Herringer had appeared in only five regular season th games…Herringer is making his 11 straight start tonight….The last time a Rockets goalie started 11 straight games was in the 2010-2011 season when Adam Brown started 11 consecutive games between nd th October 22 and November 13 . Brown was 7-4-0-0 over that stretch…. Adam Brown started 13 straight games to start the season in 2009-2010…Torrie Jung started 19 straight games in 2006-2007…Kevin Swanson started 38 straight games in 1999-2000…The Rockets have scored the first goal in 28 of 48 games this season. When they accomplish that goal, they are an impressive 23-2-3-0…The Rockets have 24 games left in the regular season. Of those 24 games, 13 will be played on home ice. Of those 24 games, 13 are against BC Division rivals…The Rockets have been out-shot in 32 of 48 games this season…Seven of the team’s last 13 games have been decided by a single goal. The Rockets are 4-1-2-0 in those one goal games…The Rockets are 34-11-3-0 after 48 games this season. Last season the team was 37-8-3-0 after 48 games…The team has scored 179 goals after 48 games this season after scoring 210 goals at the same time last season.….The team has allowed 136 goals against, only 13 more than at the same time last season. th
This and That: The Rockets are rated this week as the 7 best team in the CHL Top 10 rankings. Last th th week they were also rated 7 …Michael Herringer is making his 10 consecutive start tonight, which is a first for the soft spoken netminder…The 19 year-old has a career record of 27-7-1-0…Rourke Chartier has 58 goals in his last 76 regular season games….The Rockets have lost three straight overtime games on home ice…5 of the Rockets next 6 games are on home ice…Two former members of the Kelowna th Rockets have made the NHL All-Star team. Shea Weber 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 20112012…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 turned 20 (Jan 26), Tanner Wishnowski turned 19 (Jan 28). Who’s Hot: Calvin Thurkauf has points in 9 of his last 10 games. The rookie has 4+10=14 over that period…Rourke Chartier has points in 11 of his last 12 games. Over that period, the 19 year-old has 9+9=18…Chartier has 96 career goals and 95 career assists...Dillon Dube has 20 goals this season which is a career high….Dube has 6+6=12 in his last 12 games… Nick Merkley has 6+13=19 in his last 10 games…Tyson Baillie has 5+4=9 in his last 7 games….Tyson Baillie has points in 31 of his last 36 games and has been held off the score-sheet only 9 times this season…Justin Kirkland has points in 5 of his last 7 games. Kirkland has 6+5=11 over that period. Man Games Lost to Injury/Illness/Suspension: 101 games
Jackson Whistle: 10 games Nick Merkley: 3 games Dillon Dube – 2 game suspension Dillon Dube – 5 games UBI Riley Stadel – 1 game suspensio matter
Rourke Chartier: 19 games Tanner Wishnowski – 11 games Jonathan Smart: 13 games Riley Stadel – 14 games Tomas Soustal – 2 games Rodney Southam – 12 games LBI Lucas Johansen 3 games Justin Kirkland – 3 game suspension Cal Foote – 1 game suspension Tyson Baillie – 1 game personal
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. Portland January 29/16 (5-3 W), 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: 16 vs. Medicine Hat January 23/16 (4-0 W) Last shutout: Michael Herringer 16 saves vs. Medicine Hat (4-0 W January 23/16), 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 December 2/2015 vs. Kootenay. Penalty Shot Goal: Dillon Dube vs. Cougars January 19/16 (7-4 W). vs. BC: 14-6-0-0 vs. US: 8-1-3-0 vs. Central: 10-1-0-0 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 7-2-1-0 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 6-0-1-0 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 Regular Season Team Statistics Victoria Royals PLAYERS # *
Name
Pos GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG PPA SH SHA GW FG IG OT UA EN SOG SOA SOGW SO% Pt/G PIMPG SA SH%
16 Alex Forsberg
LW 49 20 41 61
15 47
10
13
0
0
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0.0
1.24 0.96
90
22.2
11 Matthew Phillips
C
11 8
8
9
0
0
8
5
2
0
1
0
0
2
0
0.0
1.04 0.16
74
35.1
9
LW 50 18 28 46
9
67
5
16
0
0
2
6
3
0
2
1
1
3
0
33.3
0.92 1.34
133 13.5
17 Tyler Soy
C
50 25 20 45
7
19
7
7
3
0
5
6
4
0
2
1
0
1
0
0.0
0.90 0.38
87
28.7
19 Dante Hannoun
C
49 19 21 40
21 10
3
4
0
0
3
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
0
0.0
0.82 0.20
75
25.3
2
Joe Hicketts
D
37 3
33 36
16 26
3
17
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.97 0.70
52
5.8
23 Vladimir Bobylev
C
50 14 21 35
17 43
2
4
0
0
3
4
1
1
2
1
0
1
0
0.0
0.70 0.86
75
18.7
20 Logan Fisher
C
50 7
15 22
9
42
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
0
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.44 0.84
42
16.7
29 Chaz Reddekopp D
48 4
16 20
7
92
2
5
1
0
0
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.42 1.92
37
10.8
3
Ryan Gagnon
D
48 3
15 18
27 59
0
1
0
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.38 1.23
38
7.9
8
Ethan Price
RW 48 8
9
17
-2 24
3
1
0
1
0
1
3
0
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.35 0.50
81
9.9
27 Jared Dmytriw
RW 49 8
6
14
10 20
0
1
0
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.29 0.41
38
21.1
24 Regan Nagy
RW 50 6
6
12
13 20
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.24 0.40
37
16.2
4
D
48 3
6
9
9
15
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.19 0.31
29
10.3
Jack Walker
Ralph Jarratt
50 26 26 52
*
10 Ryan Peckford
C
42 5
2
7
-2 10
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.17 0.24
12
41.7
*
12 Keith Anderson
RW 30 1
5
6
3
30
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.20 1.00
9
11.1
*
25 Tyler Thompson
RW 8
2
1
3
3
7
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.38 0.88
4
50.0
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22 Brayden Pachal
D
33 1
2
3
10 23
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.09 0.70
14
7.1
28 Marsel Ibragimov D
44 1
2
3
15 22
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.07 0.50
20
5.0
6
27 1
1
2
0
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.07 0.70
9
11.1
Jordan Wharrie
D
*
21 Ty Westgard
RW 13 0
2
2
2
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.15 0.46
5
0.0
*
7
D
14 0
2
2
5
8
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.14 0.57
3
0.0
LW 12 0
0
0
1
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.50
4
0.0
Scott Walford
*X 26 Matt Dykstra Goalies # Name
GP Mins GA SO GAA W L OTL SL
35 Coleman Vollrath 38 2111 85 * 30 Griffen Outhouse 17 906 Empty Net Totals
6
29
SA
SVS SV%
1
2.42 21 12 0
2
985
900
0.914
3
1.92 9
1
470
441
0.938
3
2
3
50 3017 117 4
3 2.32 30 15 2
3
1458 1341 0.920
* indicates rookie X indicates inactive
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Saturday, January 30th at Kelowna Rockets
MILESTONE COACH: In the Royals’ victory over the Vancouver Giants last week, head coach Dave Lowry recorded his 200th career win in the Western Hockey League. Lowry has earned a 201-93-11-3 record as a head coach in the WHL, which includes 142 wins during his time with Victoria and 59 with the Calgary Hitmen (2008-09). Lowry is only the 43rd head coach in the WHL’s 50 year history to reach this benchmark. POWERPLAY PRECISION: The Victoria Royals have tallied at least a powerplay marker in eight of their last 10 games. During that span, Victoria has gone 12/47=25.5% on the man-advantage. This season the league average powerplay percentage stands at 862/4257=20.3%. Since the Royals established themselves on the island they have recorded a percentage of 66/275=24.0% on the man-advantage in the month of January. LEADING THE CHARGE: After playing the Kelowna Rockets six times this season, Victoria rookie Matthew Phillips leads the team with 11 points (3g-8a). Alex Forsberg and Tyler Soy are tied for the team lead in goals against Kelowna this season with four. Royals’ captain Joe Hicketts is the current active team leader in points against Kelowna with 15 (1g-14a) in 26 career games. ROOKIE RECORD: After scoring four goals in Victoria’s six-game homestand, rookie Matthew Phillips surpassed Royals’ alumni Logan Nelson (23g) for most goals by a Royals’ rookie in a single season. Phillips, with 26 markers this season, currently sits six tallies behind former Chilliwack Bruin Oscar Moller for the all-time franchise record for goals in a rookie season. Moller scored 32 goals for the Bruins during the 2006-07 campaign. STRIKING FIRST: Victoria has scored the opening marker in three consecutive contests, which dates back to Victoria’s 8-2 victory on January 20th against the Medicine Hat Tigers. After yesterday’s opening goal against the Hurricanes, Jack Walker is now tied for the league lead in opening goals with seven. The next closest Royal is Tyler Soy who has scored the opening goal on six occasions. BOB’S ON THE JOB: Victoria Royals’ forward Vladimir Bobylev tallied a pair of assists in last night’s match against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Bobylev is currently on a six-game point streak (1g-7a) dating back to January 15th. The Russian-born forward has now tallied 14 points (2g-12a) in 10 straight home contests. FRESHLY INKED: The Royals have recently signed prospects Mitchell Prowse and Kaid Oliver to WHL Standard Player Agreements. Prowse has been called up by the Royals as an Affiliated Player (AP) for last night’s and tonight’s games. The Kelowna, BC native currently plays for the Okanagan Hockey Academy (OHA) Midget Prep White Team of the Canadian Sport School Hockey League (CSSHL). In 43 games with the club, Prowse has recorded 20 points (4g-16a) and 46 minutes in penalties. Oliver plays for the Arizona Bobcats Under-16 AAA team of the North American Prospects Hockey League (NAPHL). In 21 games with the Bobcats the product of White Rock, BC has collected 24 points (16g-8a) and eight penalty minutes. ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The 2015-16 Victoria Royals roster is composed as follows: AGE: 1995 – 3, 1996 – 3, 1997 – 9, 1998 – 6, 1999 – 3, 2000 - 1 LOCATION: B.C. – 11, Alberta – 4, Saskatchewan – 4, USA – 4, Europe – 2 2015-16 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE: Wednesday, Feburary 3rd vs Calgary Hitmen – 7:05 p.m. – SOFMC – Victoria, BC Friday, Feburary 5th @ Tri-City Americans – 7:05 p.m. – Toyota Center – Kennewick, WA
Standings Eastern Conference East Division Rank Team
GP W
1
48 30 14
Brandon Wheat Kings
L OTL SL PTS PCT 2
2
GF
GA PIM
64 0.667 183 136 505
Home 14-7-1-2
Away 16-7-1-0
P10
STK
7-3-0-0
0-1-0-0
2
Prince Albert Raiders
48 26 17
4
1
57 0.594 154 152 627
14-8-2-0
12-9-2-1
4-5-1-0
0-3-1-0
3
Moose Jaw Warriors
49 24 18
6
1
55 0.561 164 154 553
12-7-2-1
12-11-4-0
5-3-2-0
0-1-1-0
4
Regina Pats
49 21 21
3
4
49 0.500 154 173 666
11-10-2-0
10-11-1-4
4-5-0-1
1-0-0-0
5
Saskatoon Blades
49 17 28
4
0
38 0.388 140 202 654
7-15-2-0
10-13-2-0
2-7-1-0
0-3-1-0
48 16 27
4
1
37 0.385 121 162 515
10-14-1-0
6-13-3-1
4-6-0-0
1-0-0-0
6 Swift Current Broncos Central Division Rank Team
GP W
1
49 36 13
Lethbridge Hurricanes
L OTL SL PTS PCT 0
0
GF
GA PIM
72 0.735 208 138 678
Home
Away
P10
STK
22-3-0-0
14-10-0-0
9-1-0-0
0-1-0-0
2
Red Deer Rebels
50 32 15
1
2
67 0.670 190 143 612
17-5-1-2
15-10-0-0
5-2-1-2
3-0-0-1
3
Calgary Hitmen
49 29 18
1
1
60 0.612 164 154 712
16-7-1-0
13-11-0-1
5-5-0-0
2-0-0-0
4
Edmonton Oil Kings
50 20 23
6
1
47 0.470 133 156 667
13-10-4-0
7-13-2-1
4-3-2-1
1-0-0-0
5
Medicine Hat Tigers
49 20 25
3
1
44 0.449 158 192 633
11-11-1-1
9-14-2-0
6-4-0-0
2-0-0-0
49
4
0
20 0.204 102 213 568
6-15-3-0
2-22-1-0
2-6-2-0
0-6-1-0
6 Kootenay Ice Western Conference B.C. Division Rank Team
GP W
1
48 34 11
Kelowna Rockets
8
37
L OTL SL PTS PCT 3
0
GF
GA PIM
71 0.740 179 135 669
Home 19-2-2-0
Away 15-9-1-0
P10
STK
7-2-1-0
5-0-0-0
2
Victoria Royals
50 30 15
2
3
65 0.650 175 120 633
17-6-1-3
13-9-1-0
7-1-1-1
6-0-1-0
3
Prince George Cougars
50 29 18
2
1
61 0.610 179 154 949
17-9-0-1
12-9-2-0
5-4-1-0
0-1-1-0
4
Kamloops Blazers
48 22 18
5
3
52 0.542 160 157 509
11-8-4-2
11-10-1-1
4-4-1-1
0-3-1-0
5 Vancouver Giants U.S. Division Rank Team
51 19 27
3
2
43 0.422 148 183 621
10-13-1-0
9-14-2-2
4-6-0-0
1-0-0-0
GP W
1
47 28 15
Everett Silvertips
L OTL SL PTS PCT 2
2
GF
GA PIM
60 0.638 125 101 403
Home 13-6-1-1
Away 15-9-1-1
P10
STK
5-3-2-0
0-3-0-0
2
Seattle Thunderbirds
47 26 18
3
0
55 0.585 148 137 660
16-4-2-0
10-14-1-0
6-4-0-0
0-2-0-0
3
Portland Winterhawks
49 25 22
2
0
52 0.531 161 155 672
15-11-1-0
10-11-1-0
5-4-1-0
0-1-0-0
4
Spokane Chiefs
5 Tri-City Americans x = Clinched Playoff Position y = Teams who have clinched Division title
Friday, Jan 29 Prince Albert 1 at Calgary 4 Final Brandon 3 at Edmonton 4 Final Vancouver 4 at Kamloops 3 Final OT Portland 3 at Kelowna 5 Final Moose Jaw 1 at Medicine Hat 3 Final Saskatoon 0 at Regina 4 Final Kootenay 2 at Red Deer 8 Final Seattle 4 at Spokane 5 Final Prince George 3 at Swift Current 4 Final OT Everett 1 at Tri-City 2 Final Lethbridge 1 at Victoria 3 Final
47 23 19
3
2
51 0.543 158 162 572
15-9-1-1
8-10-2-1
4-5-0-1
3-0-0-0
48 21 25
2
0
44 0.458 154 179 657
12-10-1-0
9-15-1-0
5-5-0-0
1-0-0-0
Saturday, Jan 30 Prince George at Moose Jaw 7:00 pm CST Regina at Saskatoon 7:05 pm CST Brandon at Red Deer 7:00 pm MST Prince Albert at Medicine Hat 7:30 pm MST Lethbridge at Vancouver 7:00 pm PST Portland at Kamloops 7:00 pm PST Seattle at Everett 7:05 pm PST Tri-City at Spokane 7:05 pm PST Victoria at Kelowna 7:30 pm PST
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Sunday, Jan 31 Medicine Hat at Moose Jaw 4:00 pm CST Prince Albert at Swift Current 4:00 pm CST Brandon at Calgary 4:00 pm MST Kootenay at Edmonton 4:00 pm MST Spokane at Everett 4:05 pm PST Kelowna at Seattle 5:05 pm PST
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