Prince Albert Raiders - 6
Prince Albert Raiders Roster and Statistics #
FORWARDS 22Braid, Chance 15Brooks, Calder
POS HT LW 6'1" LW 6'
WT HOMETOWN 206 Chauvin, AB 185 Emeral Park, SK
D.O.B DRAFT Sept 26/94 Eligible 2014 Aug. 26.94 Eligible 2014
14Conroy, Dakota 20Danyluk, Shane
RW 6'1" 181 Edmonton, AB C 5'11" 195 Salmon Arm, BC
July 22/94 Eligible 2014 Jan 14/94 Eligible 2014
29Draisaitl, Leon 19Gardiner, Reid
C 6'1 209 Cologne, Germany RW 5'11" 185 Humboldt, SK
Oct 27/95 Eligible 2014 Jan 19/96 Eligible 2014
21Gennaro, Matteo* 18Hart, Jayden
C C
8Leverton, Craig 25Perreaux, Carson
LW LW
5'10" 194 Dedben, SK 6'3" 194 Brandon, MB
28Quinney, Gage* 24Valcourt, Collin
LW LW
6' 6'2"
16Vanstone, Tim RW 27Zaharichuk, Darcy* LW/C #
DEFENCE
POS
6'2" 6'2"
179 St. Albert, AB March 30/97 Eligible 2015 209 Spruce Grove, AB Dec 14/94 Eligible 2014
181 Las Vegas, NV 216 Red Deer, AB
Jan 2/95 Eligible 2014 Dec 28/94 Eligible 2014 July 29/95 Eligible 2014 March 18/93 Free Agent
6' 6'
202 Swift Current, SK March 13/96 Eligible 2014 174 Sherwood Park, AB Aug. 12/96 Eligible 2014
HT
WT
HOMETOWN
D.O.B
DRAFT
Oct 6/95
Eligible 2014
5Andrlik, Tomas*
D 5'11.5" 182 Plzen, Czech Rep.
2Coghlan, Ryan 4Guhle, Brendan*
D D
6' 6'2"
234 Nanaimo, BC Oct 31/95 Eligible 2014 178 Sherwood Park, AB July 29/97 Eligible 2015
6Craig, Graeme 7Lange, Sawyer
D D
6'5" 6'
205 Red Deer, AB 193 Prince Albert, SK
10Morrissey, Josh 3Stewart, Mackenze* # GOALTENDERS 38Cheveldave, Cole 33McBride, Nick*
D D
6' 6'5"
180 Calgary, AB 237 Calgary, AB
POS HT WT HOMETOWN G 5'10" 169 Calgary, AB G 6'3.5" 176 Maple Ridge, BC
May 3/93 Free Agent April 22/94 Eligible 2014 March 28/95 Winnipeg '13 Aug 10/95 Eligible 2014 D.O.B DRAFT June 8/93 Free Agent Jan 11/97 Eligible 2015
D
GP 43 38 50 49 45 50
18 Jayden Hart 6 Graeme Craig 15 Calder Brooks
C D LW
46 12 21 33 -13 59 54 4 22 26 -17 63 46 10 14 24 2 10
25 Carson Perreaux
LW
51 14
7
21 -14 28
21 Matteo Gennaro
C
41
5
9
14
22 Chance Braid
LW
51
5
9
14 -14 68
20 Shane Danyluk
C
50
2
12 14 -11 27
28 Gage Quinney
LW
39
6
7
13 12
5
2 Ryan Coghlan
D
47
5
7
12
-7
29
5 Tomas Andrlik
D
50
1
11 12
-2
36
16 Tim Vanstone
C
46
4
7
11
-5
35
42
7
1
8
0
12
4
4
8
-12 20
Name 29 Leon Draisaitl 10 Josh Morrissey 24 Collin Valcourt 19 Reid Gardiner 14 Dakota Conroy 7 Sawyer Lange
Pos C D LW C RW
27 Darcy Zaharichuk LW
G 19 17 16 20 20 4
A 41 28 28 18 15 30
PTS 60 45 44 38 35 34
+/-2 6 -1 5 -13 -14
-3
PIM 20 41 69 26 16 20
14
8 Craig Leverton
LW
35
4 Brendan Guhle
D
36
0
7
7
-7
21
3 Mackenze Stewart D
34
3
2
5
-1
34
Name 38 Cole Cheveldave 33 Nick McBride
GP GAA W L OTL SOL SV % 40 3.35 18 18 2 0 .896 16 2.98 5 6 0 1 .908
Swift Current Broncos Roster and Statistics NO. FORWARDS 10 Cave, Colby 12 Merkley, Jay 13 Leth, Cavin*
POS HT C 6' C 5'11" C 6'
WT HOMETOWN D.O.B DRAFT 187 North Battleford, SK Dec. 26/94 Eligible 2014 195 Calgary, AB May 27/95 Eligible 2014 171 Taber, AB Apr. 11/96 Eligible 2014
LW C C C
6' 6'1" 5'9" 6'2"
175 181 182 175
19 DeBrusk, Jake* 21 Black, Graham
LW C
5'11" 6'
167 Edmonton, AB 184 Regina, SK
Oct. 17/96 Eligible 2015 Apr. 13/93 NJ-12
23 25 28 29
C C LW C
5'11" 5'9" 6'1" 6'
187 159 181 168
Apr 1/96 Eligible 2014 Apr. 6/95 Eligible 2014 Aug. 4/94 CGY-12 Feb. 15/95 Eligible 2014
LW
6'
14 15 16 18
Maguire, Geordie Gawdin, Glenn* Johnson, Andrew Burns, Nathan
Odgers, Dakota* Mackay, Zac Gordon, Coda LeSann, Tanner
36 Spagrud, Justin
Harris, Jordan* Lernout, Brett Martin, Brycen Honka, Julius*
7 Shmoorkoff, Stephen 24 Bevan, Cole* 27 Zinkan, Bobby
Spy Hill, SK Swift Current, SK Cochrane, AB Yorkton, SK
Apr. 17/95 Mar. 25/97 Oct. 15/94 July 15/93
Eligible 2014 Eligible 2015 Eligible 2014 Free Agent
180 Gull Lake, SK
July 17/95 Eligible 2014
HT 6'4"
WT HOMETOWN 206 Calgary, AB
D.O.B May 9/95
D D D D
6' 6'4" 6'2" 5'11"
196 205 185 175
Apr. 12/96 Sept. 24/95 May 9/96 Dec. 3/95
D D D
6' 6' 5'10"
197 Edmonton, AB 204 Cloverdale, BC 185 Calgary, AB
NO. DEFENCEMEN POS 2 Heatherington, Dillon D 3 4 5 6
Winnipeg, MB Richmond, BC Saskatoon, SK Edmonton, AB
GOALTENDNO. ERS POS 30 Bow, Landon* G 41 Laurikainen, Eetu G
HT 6'4" 6'
Prince Albert, SK Winnipeg, MB Calgary, AB Jyvӓskylӓ, Finland
WT HOMETOWN 225 St. Albert, AB 185 Jyvӓskylӓ, Finland
DRAFT CBJ-13 Eligible 2014 Eligible 2014 Eligible 2014 Eligible 2014
Oct. 12/94 Eligible 2014 Aug. 23/96 Eligible 2014 Feb. 6/95 Eligible 2014
D.O.B DRAFT Aug. 24/95 Eligible 2014 Feb. 1/93 Free Agent
GP 50 52 53 40 53 43
G 26 20 24 19 22 12
A 42 37 31 32 25 30
51 53 53
5 4 9
26 31 21 23 27 -8 12 21 0
47 34 12
D
53
6
13 19
7
82
15 Glenn Gawdin
C
47
7
11 18
0
19
14 Geordie Maguire
LW
33
8
7
15
-1
20
16 Andrew Johnson
C
53
5
10 15
-1
56
25 Zac Mackay
C
53
9
5
14
-1
60
29 Tanner LeSann
C
38
6
6
12
2
83
27 Bobby Zinkan
D
50
2
2
4
10
57
3 Jordan Harris
D
33
1
3
4
4
23
C
35
2
1
3
1
40
C
24
1
2
3
-1
39
7 Stephen Shmoorkoff D
39
0
2
2
-1
52
Name 21 Graham Black 18 Nathan Burns 10 Colby Cave 28 Coda Gordon 12 Jay Merkley 6 Julius Honka
Pos C C C LW C D
2 Dillon Heatherington D 5 Brycen Martin D 19 Jake DeBrusk LW 4 Brett Lernout
13 Cavin Leth 23 Dakota Odgers
PTS 68 57 55 51 47 42
+/- PIM 19 37 8 44 23 18 16 22 8 12 11 34
24 Cole Bevan
D
15
0
1
1
-3
9
36 Justin Spagrud
LW
31
0
0
0
-1
17
Name 41 Eetu Laurikainen 30 Landon Bow
GP GAA W L OTL SOL SV % 38 2.65 17 14 0 5 .924 20 3.03 9 5 2 1 .904
Prince Albert Raiders Game Notes RAIDER REVIEW: The Raiders scored first but fell for the second straight game, ending up on the wrong side of a 4-1 decision in Kootenay on Friday night. 19-year-old winger Dakota Conroy opened the scoring late in the second period, but the Ice tied the score under a minute later. Kootenay got the go-ahead goal to start the third and hit the empty Raiders net late in the game. They added extra insurance with 45 seconds to play to seal the deal. 20-year-old goaltender Cole Cheveldave stopped 29 of 32 shots faced in a losing cause. VS THE BRONCOS: The Raiders have a 2-3-1-0 record against their rivals from Swift Current this season, scoring a 3-2 shootout victory in the last meeting between the two clubs on January 24th in Swift Current. 18-year-old defenceman Josh Morrissey leads Raiders skaters with 4 points in the season series, while 16-year-old centre Matteo Gennaro has a team-high plus-3 rating. The Broncos and Raids will conclude their season series on February 17 th in Swift Current. BLUELINE BLASTING: 18-year-old defensemen Josh Morrissey has taken over the goal scoring lead by defenceman on the WHL this season, with 17 goals. Morrissey’s 17 goals this season are tied for 4th by a defenceman in one campaign in Raiders history. He is currently tied with Dean Kolstad and Nick Schultz, one goal behind Dave VanDrunen’s season best of 18 and 2 behind Mark Adelan’s total of 19. Emanuel Viveiros hold the record with 22 in 1985-1986. CONSISTENCY IS KEY: 18-year-old centre Leon Draisaitl has recorded a point in all but 7 of his 43 games played this season, including a team-high 12 game consecutive point streak. A CLOSE RACE: 17-year-old forward Reid Gardiner and 19-year-old right-winger Dakota Conroy are tied for the team lead in goals with 20 apiece, just one ahead 18-year-old centre Leon Draisaitl while 18-year-old defenceman Josh Morrissey sits 3 back with a total of 17. RAIDERS RANKED: 18-year-old centre Leon Draisaitl has been ranked 2nd among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting Service’s recent Midterm rankings for the 2014 NHL Draft, making him the highest ranked player in the WHL. 17-year-old forward Reid Gardiner holds down the 40th spot on the list, the 11th highest player in the WHL. KEEPING IT CLEAN: The Raiders are the third least penalized team in the WHL, with just 599 penalty minutes this season. The team is also tied for the second least fighting majors in the WHL this season, with 34. MILESTONES: 19-year-old centre Jayden Hart is 4 points away from 100 in his career. 18-year-old centre Leon Draisaitl has surpassed his season total of 58 points last season. 19-year-old defenceman Sawyer Lange has doubled his previous season high in assists with 30. 19-year-old forward Dakota Conroy is one goal from tying his previous career high of 21.
UPCOMING GAMES: The Raiders kick off the month of February with three consecutive home games against the Swift Current Broncos on Tuesday, Moose Jaw Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday and Medicine Hat Tigers on Saturday. The will head to Calgary on the 11th followed by a stop in Edmonton on the 12th before hosting the Pats on the 14th and the Royals on the 15th.
Swift Current Broncos Game Note BRONCO BANTER: (February 1st: Swift Current 2 vs. Prince George 6) BRONCO GOALS: Colby Cave
(Jay Merkley, Stephen Shmoorkoff)
Nathan Burns
Shots: SC 40, PG 30
1st Period – 1:40
(Coda Gordon, Brycen Martin)
1st Period – 17:42
Power Plays: SC 0-5, PG 1-4
3 Stars: 1) Troy Bourke (PG) 2) Todd Fiddler (PG) 3) Klarc Wilson (PG)
TEAM LEADERS: Goals:
Graham Black – 26
Assists:
Graham Black – 42
Points:
Graham Black – 68
PIM:
Tanner LeSann – 83
Plus/Minus: Colby Cave - +23
ON THE ROAD: The Broncos are currently 10-13-1-2 when playing on the road this season.
REGULAR SEASON VS PRINCE ALBERT: This will be the seventh of eight meetings between the Broncos (26-19-2-6) and Prince Albert Raiders (23-25-2-1) this season. The Broncos currently hold a 4-1-0-1 record against the Raiders, and a 2-1-0-0 record when playing them at the Art Hauser Centre. Coda Gordon leads the team in scoring in the season series with 10 points (4G,6A). 5 Year Record: 19-14-1-4
VS EAST DIVISION: The Broncos currently hold a 17-4-1-4 record against East Division opponents this season.
ROSTER: The Broncos roster currently consists of 24 players. The team has 3 – 20 year old (93-born) players, 4 – 19 year old (94born) players, 10 – 18 year old (95-born) players, 6 – 17 year old (96-born) players and 1 – 16 year old (97-born) player. Geographically, 8 are from Saskatchewan, 10 are from Alberta, 2 are from British Columbia, 2 are from Manitoba and 2 are from Finland. There are 8 rookies and 16 veterans on the roster.
Swift Current Broncos Overall: 26-19-2-6 Home: 16-6-1-4 Away: 10-13-1-2 # Goaltender 30 Landon Bow* 41 Eetu Laurikainen
YOB MP 95 93
# 2 3 4 5 6 7 10 12 13 14 15 16 18 19 21 23 24 25 27 28 29 36
YOB 95 96 95 96 95 94 94 95 96 95 97 94 93 96 93 96 96 95 95 94 95 95
Player Dillon Heatherington Jordan Harris* Brett Lernout Brycen Martin Julius Honka* Stephen Shmoorkoff Colby Cave Jay Merkley Cavin Leth* Geordie Maguire Glenn Gawdin* Andrew Johnson Nathan Burns Jake DeBrusk* Graham Black Dakota Odgers* Cole Bevan* Zac Mackay Bobby Zinkan Coda Gordon Tanner LeSann Justin Spagrud *Rookie
G.M./Head Coach: Associate Coach: Assistant Coach: Athletic Trainer: Director of Player Personnel:
G
SH
A
Prince Albert Raiders Overall: 23-25-2-1 Home: 13-11-1-1 Road: 10-114-1-0 GA SA
P
Mark Lamb Darren Evjen Jamie Heward Jamie LeBlanc Jamie Porter
PIM
# Goaltender 33 Nick McBride* 38 Cole Cheveldave
# 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 10 14 15 16 18 19 20 21 22 24 25 27 28 29
YOB 97 93
Player YOB Ryan Coghlan 95 Mackenze Stewart* 95 Brendan Guhle* 97 Tomas Andrlik* 95 Greame Craig 93 Sawyer Lange 94 Craig Leverton 95 Josh Morrissey "C" 95 Dakota Conroy 94 Calder Brooks 94 Tim Vanstone 96 Jayden Hart 94 Reid Gardiner 96 Shane Danyluk "A" 94 Matteo Gennaro* 97 Chance Braid "A" 94 Collin Valcourt 93 Carson Perreaux 94 Darcy Zaharichuk* 96 Gage Quinney* 95 Leon Draisaitl "A" 95 *Rookie
General Manager: Head Coach: Associate Coach: Assistant Coach: Athletic Trainer: Director of Player Personnel:
MP
SH
GA
SA
G
A
P
PIM
Bruno Campese Cory Clouston Dave Manson Tim Leonard Duane Bartley Dale Derkatch
FORWARDS 22Braid, Chance 15Brooks, Calder
POS HT LW 6'1" LW 6'
WT HOMETOWN 206 Chauvin, AB 185 Emeral Park, SK
D.O.B DRAFT Sept 26/94 Eligible 2014 Aug. 26.94 Eligible 2014
14Conroy, Dakota 20Danyluk, Shane
RW 6'1" 181 Edmonton, AB C 5'11" 195 Salmon Arm, BC
July 22/94 Eligible 2014 Jan 14/94 Eligible 2014
29Draisaitl, Leon 19Gardiner, Reid
C 6'1 209 Cologne, Germany RW 5'11" 185 Humboldt, SK
Oct 27/95 Eligible 2014 Jan 19/96 Eligible 2014
21Gennaro, Matteo* 18Hart, Jayden
C C
8Leverton, Craig 25Perreaux, Carson
LW LW
5'10" 194 Dedben, SK 6'3" 194 Brandon, MB
28Quinney, Gage* 24Valcourt, Collin
LW LW
6' 6'2"
16Vanstone, Tim RW 27Zaharichuk, Darcy* LW/C #
DEFENCE
POS
6'2" 6'2"
179 St. Albert, AB March 30/97 Eligible 2015 209 Spruce Grove, AB Dec 14/94 Eligible 2014
181 Las Vegas, NV 216 Red Deer, AB
Jan 2/95 Eligible 2014 Dec 28/94 Eligible 2014 July 29/95 Eligible 2014 March 18/93 Free Agent
6' 6'
202 Swift Current, SK March 13/96 Eligible 2014 174 Sherwood Park, AB Aug. 12/96 Eligible 2014
HT
WT
HOMETOWN
D.O.B
DRAFT
Oct 6/95
Eligible 2014
5Andrlik, Tomas*
D 5'11.5" 182 Plzen, Czech Rep.
2Coghlan, Ryan 4Guhle, Brendan*
D D
6' 6'2"
234 Nanaimo, BC Oct 31/95 Eligible 2014 178 Sherwood Park, AB July 29/97 Eligible 2015
6Craig, Graeme 7Lange, Sawyer
D D
6'5" 6'
205 Red Deer, AB 193 Prince Albert, SK
10Morrissey, Josh 3Stewart, Mackenze* # GOALTENDERS 38Cheveldave, Cole 33McBride, Nick*
D D
6' 6'5"
180 Calgary, AB 237 Calgary, AB
POS HT WT HOMETOWN G 5'10" 169 Calgary, AB G 6'3.5" 176 Maple Ridge, BC
May 3/93 Free Agent April 22/94 Eligible 2014 March 28/95 Winnipeg '13 Aug 10/95 Eligible 2014 D.O.B DRAFT June 8/93 Free Agent Jan 11/97 Eligible 2015
D
GP 43 38 50 49 45 50
18 Jayden Hart 6 Graeme Craig 15 Calder Brooks
C D LW
46 12 21 33 -13 59 54 4 22 26 -17 63 46 10 14 24 2 10
25 Carson Perreaux
LW
51 14
7
21 -14 28
21 Matteo Gennaro
C
41
5
9
14
22 Chance Braid
LW
51
5
9
14 -14 68
20 Shane Danyluk
C
50
2
12 14 -11 27
28 Gage Quinney
LW
39
6
7
13 12
5
2 Ryan Coghlan
D
47
5
7
12
-7
29
5 Tomas Andrlik
D
50
1
11 12
-2
36
16 Tim Vanstone
C
46
4
7
11
-5
35
42
7
1
8
0
12
4
4
8
-12 20
Name 29 Leon Draisaitl 10 Josh Morrissey 24 Collin Valcourt 19 Reid Gardiner 14 Dakota Conroy 7 Sawyer Lange
Pos C D LW C RW
27 Darcy Zaharichuk LW
G 19 17 16 20 20 4
A 41 28 28 18 15 30
PTS 60 45 44 38 35 34
+/-2 6 -1 5 -13 -14
-3
PIM 20 41 69 26 16 20
14
8 Craig Leverton
LW
35
4 Brendan Guhle
D
36
0
7
7
-7
21
3 Mackenze Stewart D
34
3
2
5
-1
34
Name 38 Cole Cheveldave 33 Nick McBride
GP GAA W L OTL SOL SV % 40 3.35 18 18 2 0 .896 16 2.98 5 6 0 1 .908
Swift Current Broncos Roster and Statistics NO. FORWARDS 10 Cave, Colby 12 Merkley, Jay 13 Leth, Cavin*
POS HT C 6' C 5'11" C 6'
WT HOMETOWN D.O.B DRAFT 187 North Battleford, SK Dec. 26/94 Eligible 2014 195 Calgary, AB May 27/95 Eligible 2014 171 Taber, AB Apr. 11/96 Eligible 2014
LW C C C
6' 6'1" 5'9" 6'2"
175 181 182 175
19 DeBrusk, Jake* 21 Black, Graham
LW C
5'11" 6'
167 Edmonton, AB 184 Regina, SK
Oct. 17/96 Eligible 2015 Apr. 13/93 NJ-12
23 25 28 29
C C LW C
5'11" 5'9" 6'1" 6'
187 159 181 168
Apr 1/96 Eligible 2014 Apr. 6/95 Eligible 2014 Aug. 4/94 CGY-12 Feb. 15/95 Eligible 2014
LW
6'
14 15 16 18
Maguire, Geordie Gawdin, Glenn* Johnson, Andrew Burns, Nathan
Odgers, Dakota* Mackay, Zac Gordon, Coda LeSann, Tanner
36 Spagrud, Justin
Harris, Jordan* Lernout, Brett Martin, Brycen Honka, Julius*
7 Shmoorkoff, Stephen 24 Bevan, Cole* 27 Zinkan, Bobby
Spy Hill, SK Swift Current, SK Cochrane, AB Yorkton, SK
Apr. 17/95 Mar. 25/97 Oct. 15/94 July 15/93
Eligible 2014 Eligible 2015 Eligible 2014 Free Agent
180 Gull Lake, SK
July 17/95 Eligible 2014
HT 6'4"
WT HOMETOWN 206 Calgary, AB
D.O.B May 9/95
D D D D
6' 6'4" 6'2" 5'11"
196 205 185 175
Apr. 12/96 Sept. 24/95 May 9/96 Dec. 3/95
D D D
6' 6' 5'10"
197 Edmonton, AB 204 Cloverdale, BC 185 Calgary, AB
NO. DEFENCEMEN POS 2 Heatherington, Dillon D 3 4 5 6
Winnipeg, MB Richmond, BC Saskatoon, SK Edmonton, AB
GOALTENDNO. ERS POS 30 Bow, Landon* G 41 Laurikainen, Eetu G
HT 6'4" 6'
Prince Albert, SK Winnipeg, MB Calgary, AB Jyvӓskylӓ, Finland
WT HOMETOWN 225 St. Albert, AB 185 Jyvӓskylӓ, Finland
DRAFT CBJ-13 Eligible 2014 Eligible 2014 Eligible 2014 Eligible 2014
Oct. 12/94 Eligible 2014 Aug. 23/96 Eligible 2014 Feb. 6/95 Eligible 2014
D.O.B DRAFT Aug. 24/95 Eligible 2014 Feb. 1/93 Free Agent
GP 50 52 53 40 53 43
G 26 20 24 19 22 12
A 42 37 31 32 25 30
51 53 53
5 4 9
26 31 21 23 27 -8 12 21 0
47 34 12
D
53
6
13 19
7
82
15 Glenn Gawdin
C
47
7
11 18
0
19
14 Geordie Maguire
LW
33
8
7
15
-1
20
16 Andrew Johnson
C
53
5
10 15
-1
56
25 Zac Mackay
C
53
9
5
14
-1
60
29 Tanner LeSann
C
38
6
6
12
2
83
27 Bobby Zinkan
D
50
2
2
4
10
57
3 Jordan Harris
D
33
1
3
4
4
23
C
35
2
1
3
1
40
C
24
1
2
3
-1
39
7 Stephen Shmoorkoff D
39
0
2
2
-1
52
Name 21 Graham Black 18 Nathan Burns 10 Colby Cave 28 Coda Gordon 12 Jay Merkley 6 Julius Honka
Pos C C C LW C D
2 Dillon Heatherington D 5 Brycen Martin D 19 Jake DeBrusk LW 4 Brett Lernout
13 Cavin Leth 23 Dakota Odgers
PTS 68 57 55 51 47 42
+/- PIM 19 37 8 44 23 18 16 22 8 12 11 34
24 Cole Bevan
D
15
0
1
1
-3
9
36 Justin Spagrud
LW
31
0
0
0
-1
17
Name 41 Eetu Laurikainen 30 Landon Bow
GP GAA W L OTL SOL SV % 38 2.65 17 14 0 5 .924 20 3.03 9 5 2 1 .904
Prince Albert Raiders Game Notes RAIDER REVIEW: The Raiders scored first but fell for the second straight game, ending up on the wrong side of a 4-1 decision in Kootenay on Friday night. 19-year-old winger Dakota Conroy opened the scoring late in the second period, but the Ice tied the score under a minute later. Kootenay got the go-ahead goal to start the third and hit the empty Raiders net late in the game. They added extra insurance with 45 seconds to play to seal the deal. 20-year-old goaltender Cole Cheveldave stopped 29 of 32 shots faced in a losing cause. VS THE BRONCOS: The Raiders have a 2-3-1-0 record against their rivals from Swift Current this season, scoring a 3-2 shootout victory in the last meeting between the two clubs on January 24th in Swift Current. 18-year-old defenceman Josh Morrissey leads Raiders skaters with 4 points in the season series, while 16-year-old centre Matteo Gennaro has a team-high plus-3 rating. The Broncos and Raids will conclude their season series on February 17 th in Swift Current. BLUELINE BLASTING: 18-year-old defensemen Josh Morrissey has taken over the goal scoring lead by defenceman on the WHL this season, with 17 goals. Morrissey’s 17 goals this season are tied for 4th by a defenceman in one campaign in Raiders history. He is currently tied with Dean Kolstad and Nick Schultz, one goal behind Dave VanDrunen’s season best of 18 and 2 behind Mark Adelan’s total of 19. Emanuel Viveiros hold the record with 22 in 1985-1986. CONSISTENCY IS KEY: 18-year-old centre Leon Draisaitl has recorded a point in all but 7 of his 43 games played this season, including a team-high 12 game consecutive point streak. A CLOSE RACE: 17-year-old forward Reid Gardiner and 19-year-old right-winger Dakota Conroy are tied for the team lead in goals with 20 apiece, just one ahead 18-year-old centre Leon Draisaitl while 18-year-old defenceman Josh Morrissey sits 3 back with a total of 17. RAIDERS RANKED: 18-year-old centre Leon Draisaitl has been ranked 2nd among North American skaters by NHL Central Scouting Service’s recent Midterm rankings for the 2014 NHL Draft, making him the highest ranked player in the WHL. 17-year-old forward Reid Gardiner holds down the 40th spot on the list, the 11th highest player in the WHL. KEEPING IT CLEAN: The Raiders are the third least penalized team in the WHL, with just 599 penalty minutes this season. The team is also tied for the second least fighting majors in the WHL this season, with 34. MILESTONES: 19-year-old centre Jayden Hart is 4 points away from 100 in his career. 18-year-old centre Leon Draisaitl has surpassed his season total of 58 points last season. 19-year-old defenceman Sawyer Lange has doubled his previous season high in assists with 30. 19-year-old forward Dakota Conroy is one goal from tying his previous career high of 21.
UPCOMING GAMES: The Raiders kick off the month of February with three consecutive home games against the Swift Current Broncos on Tuesday, Moose Jaw Moose Jaw Warriors on Friday and Medicine Hat Tigers on Saturday. The will head to Calgary on the 11th followed by a stop in Edmonton on the 12th before hosting the Pats on the 14th and the Royals on the 15th.
Swift Current Broncos Game Note BRONCO BANTER: (February 1st: Swift Current 2 vs. Prince George 6) BRONCO GOALS: Colby Cave
(Jay Merkley, Stephen Shmoorkoff)
Nathan Burns
Shots: SC 40, PG 30
1st Period – 1:40
(Coda Gordon, Brycen Martin)
1st Period – 17:42
Power Plays: SC 0-5, PG 1-4
3 Stars: 1) Troy Bourke (PG) 2) Todd Fiddler (PG) 3) Klarc Wilson (PG)
TEAM LEADERS: Goals:
Graham Black – 26
Assists:
Graham Black – 42
Points:
Graham Black – 68
PIM:
Tanner LeSann – 83
Plus/Minus: Colby Cave - +23
ON THE ROAD: The Broncos are currently 10-13-1-2 when playing on the road this season.
REGULAR SEASON VS PRINCE ALBERT: This will be the seventh of eight meetings between the Broncos (26-19-2-6) and Prince Albert Raiders (23-25-2-1) this season. The Broncos currently hold a 4-1-0-1 record against the Raiders, and a 2-1-0-0 record when playing them at the Art Hauser Centre. Coda Gordon leads the team in scoring in the season series with 10 points (4G,6A). 5 Year Record: 19-14-1-4
VS EAST DIVISION: The Broncos currently hold a 17-4-1-4 record against East Division opponents this season.
ROSTER: The Broncos roster currently consists of 24 players. The team has 3 – 20 year old (93-born) players, 4 – 19 year old (94born) players, 10 – 18 year old (95-born) players, 6 – 17 year old (96-born) players and 1 – 16 year old (97-born) player. Geographically, 8 are from Saskatchewan, 10 are from Alberta, 2 are from British Columbia, 2 are from Manitoba and 2 are from Finland. There are 8 rookies and 16 veterans on the roster.
Swift Current Broncos Overall: 26-19-2-6 Home: 16-6-1-4 Away: 10-13-1-2 # Goaltender 30 Landon Bow* 41 Eetu Laurikainen
YOB MP 95 93
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YOB 95 96 95 96 95 94 94 95 96 95 97 94 93 96 93 96 96 95 95 94 95 95
Player Dillon Heatherington Jordan Harris* Brett Lernout Brycen Martin Julius Honka* Stephen Shmoorkoff Colby Cave Jay Merkley Cavin Leth* Geordie Maguire Glenn Gawdin* Andrew Johnson Nathan Burns Jake DeBrusk* Graham Black Dakota Odgers* Cole Bevan* Zac Mackay Bobby Zinkan Coda Gordon Tanner LeSann Justin Spagrud *Rookie
G.M./Head Coach: Associate Coach: Assistant Coach: Athletic Trainer: Director of Player Personnel:
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Prince Albert Raiders Overall: 23-25-2-1 Home: 13-11-1-1 Road: 10-114-1-0 GA SA
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Mark Lamb Darren Evjen Jamie Heward Jamie LeBlanc Jamie Porter
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# Goaltender 33 Nick McBride* 38 Cole Cheveldave
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YOB 97 93
Player YOB Ryan Coghlan 95 Mackenze Stewart* 95 Brendan Guhle* 97 Tomas Andrlik* 95 Greame Craig 93 Sawyer Lange 94 Craig Leverton 95 Josh Morrissey "C" 95 Dakota Conroy 94 Calder Brooks 94 Tim Vanstone 96 Jayden Hart 94 Reid Gardiner 96 Shane Danyluk "A" 94 Matteo Gennaro* 97 Chance Braid "A" 94 Collin Valcourt 93 Carson Perreaux 94 Darcy Zaharichuk* 96 Gage Quinney* 95 Leon Draisaitl "A" 95 *Rookie
General Manager: Head Coach: Associate Coach: Assistant Coach: Athletic Trainer: Director of Player Personnel:
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Bruno Campese Cory Clouston Dave Manson Tim Leonard Duane Bartley Dale Derkatch
