T H U N D E R B I R D S
G A M E
N O T E S
DATE
HOME GAME #3
LOCATION
Tuesday, October 11, 2016
Overall Game #5
ShoWare Center
GAME TIME
REFEREES
LINESMEN
7:05 PM
Duncan Brow #19, Mike Campbell #89
Nick Bilko #66, Mark Heier #125
SPOKANE CHIEFS 1-3-0-0 #
PLAYERS
3 4 5 6 7
Matt Leduc* (00)
POS GP 1 D
Jeff Faith (98) Trent Huitema* (98) Tyson Helgesen (97) Evan Fiala (97)
D D D D
8 Jordan Henderson (97)
D
9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 21
Keanu Yamamoto (96) RW Ethan McIndoe (99) LW Jaret Anderson-Dolan (99) C Markson Bechtold (96) C Jake McGrew* (99) RW Koby Morrisseau* (00L) C Taylor Ross (98) LW Kailer Yamamoto (98L) RW Curtis Miske (97) LW/C Hayden Ostir (99) RW Pavel Kousal* (98L) C
23 Jake Toporowski (98) 24 Ty Smith* (00) 25 26 27 28 32 # 33 37
Ondrej Najman* (98) Hudson Elynuik (97L) Riley McKay* (99) Logan Foster* (99) Dalton Hamaliuk (98) GOALTENDERS
D D
G 0
A PTS 0 0
4
0
0
1 4 4 3
0 1 0 0
4 4 4 1 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3
+/-1
PIM 0
#
0
-3
2
0 1 0 0
0 2 0 0
-2 -1 1 -1
0 7 19 2
4 5 6 7 8
Turner Ottenbreit (97) Jarret Tyszka (99) Bryan Allbee (97) Reece Harsch* (99) Scott Eansor (96)
2
5
7
-2
6
0 2 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1
2 1 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 3 3
2 3 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 1 4 3 4
1 -6 -2 0 0 -1 0 -5 -2 -3 -2 -2 2
2 2 2 0 0 0 6 2 2 0 2 0 0
9 11 12 15 16 17 18 19 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 34
Cavin Leth (96) Elijah Brown* (00) Ryan Gropp (96L) Layne Bensmiller (97) Alexander True (97) MacKenzie Wight* (99) Sami Moilanen* (99) Donovan Neuls (97L) Matthew Wedman (99) Dillon Hamaliuk* (00L) Luke Ormsby* (99)
LW C 2 0 0 C 1 0 0 RW 4 0 0 4 D 0 0 GP SV% GAA W 3 .808 6.10 1 Jayden Sittler (96) Dawson Weatherill* (99) 2 .923 1.97 0
* Rookie
SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS 2-2-0-0
0 0 6 0 0 0 0 -5 4 0 0 0 L OL/SL SH 2 0/0 0 1 0/0 0
L=Birthday after September 15 of that year
PLAYERS 3 Anthony Bishop (98)
Brandon Schuldhaus (98)
Ethan Bear (97) Nolan Volcan (98) Ian Briscoe* (99) Keegan Kolesar (97) Luke Osterman (97)
# GOALTENDERS 1 Carl Stankowski* (00) 29 Matt Berlin* (98) 31 Rylan Toth (96) * Rookie
POS GP 4 D 4 D
G 0
A PTS 2 2
+/0
PIM 4
0
0
0
0
2
D D D C
4 4 3 4
0 0 0 0
0 1 0 3
0 1 0 3
1 2 0 1
0 4 2 2
LW C LW RW C RW RW RW C LW RW D D LW C RW RW
4
0
3
3
-1
8
4 0 4 4 1 4 4 3 4 4 4 3 4
0 0 1 4 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 1
2 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 1 1 1
2 0 1 4 0 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 2
4 0 2 -1 0 -3 1 2 0 0 0 1 -1
0 0 2 2 0 2 11 2 0 0 4 0 11
2 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
GP 2 1 3
SV% .857 .750 .861
GAA 2.79 6.07 4.35
W 1 0 1
L OL/SL SH 0 0/0 0 0 0/0 0 2 0/0 0
L=Birthday after September 15 of that year
General Manager
Scott Carter
General Manager
Russ Farwell
Head Coach
Don Nachbaur
Head Coach
Steve Konowalchuk
Assistant Coach Director of Scouting
Scott Burt Chris Moulton
Assistant Coach Assistant Coach
Matt O’Dette Tyler Alos
Goaltending Coach
Ryan Cyr
Director of Player Personnel
Cal Filson
Athletic Therapist Equipment Manager
Todd Daniels Tim Lindblade
Goaltending Coach Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager
Ian Gordon Phil Varney Trevor Heinzerling
Next 3 Games: Friday vs. Prince George 7:35pm, Saturday at Everett 7:05pm, Friday vs. Portland 7:35pm
MESSAGE FROM
WHL COMMISSIONER Last year, during the Western Hockey League’s 50th season, we were privileged to reflect on our rich history and honour the many distinguished builders and alumni who have helped to make the WHL the finest junior hockey league in the world today. As we open the 2016-17 WHL season, the same ideals that fostered the growth our great League still serve as its foundation – a commitment to providing our players with a world class experience from both a hockey and education standpoint. The WHL and our 22 member Clubs take great pride in providing our players with the best possible environment in which to succeed both on and off the ice. On the ice, our high calibre of coaching and arena facilities continue to offer an ideal setting to grow and develop as a player. Off the ice, the WHL Scholarship remains the most comprehensive hockey scholarship in North America with a WHL record of over 350 graduates utilizing their WHL Scholarship at post-secondary institutions across the continent last year alone, representing an investment of over $2 million by WHL Club ownership.
Ron Robison Commissioner Western Hockey League
The WHL Scholarship is one of many commitments WHL Club ownership makes to ensure the success of our players. The WHL Players First support services program expanded last year with the addition of a League-wide WHL Security Network and Police Impact Program which engages local police officers in a liaison capacity with all of our teams to ensure our players are in a safe and respectful environment at all times. This year, the WHL has partnered with the Canadian Mental Health Association to launch the Talk Today program with all of our WHL member Clubs. Talk Today is a proven and important mental health initiative that will help our players and team staff identify and address mental health issues. The development opportunities the WHL provides on the ice and the assistance offered off the ice to our players through the WHL Scholarship and WHL Players First support services programs would not be possible without the support of our great fans as well as our corporate partners, broadcasters and media. The 2016-17 WHL season promises to be another highly entertaining campaign and we look forward to supporting our players and all of our WHL Clubs as they continue to set the standard for development both on and off the ice.
Seattle thunderbirds 2016-17 ROSTER AS OF 10/10/16 NO.
FORWARDS
8
Eansor, Scott
9
Leth, Cavin
POS
S
HT
WT
HOMETOWN
D.O.B.
15-16 SEASON
LEAGUE
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
DRAFT
PRONUNCIATION
C
L
5’9
185
Englewood, CO
Jan. 3/96
Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL
55
12
30
42
59
Free Agent
EN-zor
LW
L
6’0
192
Taber, AB
April 11/96
SC Broncos/Seattle T-Birds
WHL
74
12
11
23
64
Free Agent
KAV-ihn
C
L
5’9
160
Edmonton, AB
Jan. 5/00
SSAC Midget AAA
ABMHL
32
15
28
43
32
11
Brown, Elijah*
12
Gropp, Ryan
LW
L
6’3
205
Kamloops, BC
Sept. 16/96
Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL
66
34
36
70
40
15
Bensmiller, Layne
RW
R
6’0
193
RockyMtnHouse, AB
Jan. 9/97
Calgary/Prince Albert
WHL
74
11
19
30
18
Eligible 2017 BENS-miller
16
True, Alexander
C
L
6’4
199
Copenhagen, DEN
July 17/97
Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL
65
14
18
32
26
Eligible 2017 True
17
Wight, MacKenzie*
RW
R
6’0
177
Chilliwack, BC
Feb. 4/99
Fraser Valley Thunderbirds
BCMML
36
23
19
42
67
Eligible 2017 White
18
Moilanen, Sami*
RW
L
5’08
182
Sipoo, FIN
Jan. 21/99
Jokerit U20
SM-liiga
38
21
14
35
20
Eligible 2017 SAH-mi MOY-lin-nen
19
Neuls, Donovan
RW
L
5’11
183
Grenfell, SK
Oct. 24/97
Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL
71
14
25
39
27
Eligible 2017 Niles
21
Wedman, Matthew
C
L
6’3
196
Edmonton, AB
May 25/99
Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL
70
6
8
14
24
Eligible 2017 WED-man
22
Hamaliuk, Dillon*
LW
L
6’1
165
Red Deer, AB
Oct. 29/00
Leduc Oil Kings Midget
AMHL
34
6
3
9
34
Eligible 2019 HAM-a-luck
23
Ormsby, Luke*
RW
R
5’10
181
Monroe, WA
Feb. 14/99
Phoenix Jr Coyotes
T1EHL
32
14
6
20
30
Eligible 2017 OR-mms-bee
26
Volcan, Nolan
LW
L
5’09
191
Edmonton, AB
July 4/98
Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL
59
16
15
31
32
Eligible 2017 Voll-kun
27
Briscoe, Ian *
C
L
5’10
172
Winnipeg, MB
Feb. 6/99
Winnipeg Wild Midget
MMHL
44
19
22
41
30
Eligible 2017 BRIS-coe
28
Kolesar, Keegan
RW
R
6’2
223
Winnipeg, MB
Apr. 8/97
Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL
64
30
31
61
107
34
Osterman, Luke
NO.
DEFENSEMEN
RW
R
6’0
205
Stillwater, MN
June 20/97
Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL
35
0
1
1
63
POS
S
HT
WT
HOMETOWN
D.O.B.
15-16 SEASON
LEAGUE
GP
G
A
PTS
PIM
Eligible 2018 BROWN NYR 15
CBJ 2015
GROPP
KOHL-ah-sar
Eligible 2017 AH-ster-man DRAFT
PRONUNCIATION
3
Bishop, Anthony
D
L
5’11
181
Kelowna, BC
April 1/98
Saskatoon Blades
WHL
40
0
2
2
21
Eligible 2017 BISH-up
4
Ottenbreit, Turner
D
L
6’4
200
Yorkton, SK
July 9/97
Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL
69
5
11
16
88
Eligible 2017 OTT-in-bright
5
Tyszka, Jarret
D
L
6’3
191
Langley, BC
Mar. 15/99
Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL
48
3
3
6
14
Eligible 2017 TISH-ka
6
Allbee, Bryan
D
L
6’0
196
Prince George, BC
July 11/97
Kootenay Ice/Seattle T-Birds
WHL
65
8
10
18
32
Eligible 2017 ALL-bee
7
Harsch, Reece*
D
R
6’3
194
Grand Prairie, AB
Jan. 7/99
Grand Prairie Storm Midget
AMHL
34
1
6
7
26
Eligible 2017 Harsh
24
Schuldhaus, Brandon
D
L
6’4
197
Calgary, AB
Feb. 23/98
Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL
57
2
4
6
28
Eligible 2017 SH-ULD-house
25
Bear, Ethan
D
R
5’11
205
Ochapowace, SK
June 26/97
Seattle Thunderbirds
WHL
69
19
46
65
33
EDM 2015
POS
S
HT
WT
HOMETOWN
D.O.B.
15-16 SEASON
LEAGUE
GP
MP
GA
SO
AVE
DRAFT
Stankowski, Carl*
G
L
5’9
159
Calgary, AB
Mar. 9/00
Anaheim Jr. Ducks
T1EHL
16
839
29
2
1.87
Eligible 2018 STAN-cow-ski
29
Berlin, Matt*
G
L
6’3
195
Edmonton, AB
Jan. 20/98
Spokane Chiefs
WHL
6
233
17
0
4.38
Eligible 2017
31
Toth, Rylan
G
L
6’2
201
Saskatoon, SK
May 31/96
Red Deer Rebels
WHL
44
2385
106
5
2.67
Free Agent
NO. 1
GOALTENDERS
* Rookie Russ Farwell Cal Filson Steve Konowalchuk Matt O’Dette Tyler Alos Ian Gordon Phil Varney Trevor Heinzerling Brent Seidel
General Manager Director of Player Personnel Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Goaltender Coach Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager Hockey Operations Assistant
Bear PRONUNCIATION
TOHTH
EVERY GAME. EVERY TEAM.
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SPOKANE CHIEFS HOCKEY CLUB 2016-17 REGULAR SEASON # 9 10 11 12 13 15 16 17 18 20 21 25 26 27 28 # 3 4 5 6 7 8 23 24 32 # 33 37
FORWARDS Yamamoto, Keanu McIndoe, Ethan Anderson-Dolan, Jaret Bechtold, Markson McGrew, Jake* Morrisseau, Koby* Ross, Taylor Yamamoto, Kailer Miske, Curtis Ostir, Hayden Kousal, Pavel* Najman, Ondrej* Elynuik, Hudson McKay, Riley* Foster, Logan* DEFENSEMEN Leduc, Matt* Faith, Jeff Huitema, Trent* Helgesen, Tyson Fiala, Evan Henderson, Jordan Toporowski, Jake Smith, Ty* Hamaliuk, Dalton GOALTENDERS Sittler, Jayden Weatherill, Dawson* *WHL rookie ^Late birthday affects draft year
POS SH RW R LW L C L C L RW R C L LW L RW R LW/C L RW R C L LW L C L C L RW R POS SH D L D R D R D L D R D L D R D L D L POS CTH G L G L
HT 5'9" 6'1" 5'11" 6'1" 5'10" 6'2" 6'0" 5'9" 6'3" 5'11" 5'11" 6'1" 6'5" 6'0" 5'9" HT 6'4" 6'4" 6'8" 6'3" 6'4" 6'0" 6'1" 5'10" 6'2" HT 6'1" 6'4"
WT 165 175 185 190 190 185 210 160 195 190 175 200 195 210 175 WT 205 190 210 195 205 180 190 170 210 WT 205 190
HOMETOWN Spokane, WA Camrose, AB Calgary, AB Strathmore, AB Orange, CA Grandview, MB Kronau, SK Spokane, WA Beaumont, AB Winnipeg, MB Jihlava, CZE Jihlava, CZE Calgary, AB Swan River, MB Kamsack, SK HOMETOWN Richmond, BC Wilcox, SK Chilliwack, BC Fairview, AB Clavet, SK Vancouver, BC Bettendorf, IA Lloydminster, AB Leduc, AB HOMETOWN Red Deer, AB Red Deer, AB
D.O.B May 27/96 Jul 22/99 Sep 12/99 Mar 26/96 Feb 25/99 Oct 18/00 Feb 20/98 Sep 29/98 Jan 17/97 Jul 6/99 Nov 14/98 Jan 30/98 Oct 12/97 Mar 7/99 Sep 7/99 D.O.B Jan 10/00 Jan 6/98 Jun 16/98 Jun 10/97 Jun 7/97 Feb 19/97 Feb 19/98 Mar 24/00 Mar 21/98 D.O.B Jan 23/96 Jun 3/99
15-16 SEASON Spokane Spokane Spokane Spokane LA Jr Kings U16 Parkland Rangers Spokane Spokane Spokane Spokane HC Dukla Jihlava U20 HC Dukla Jihlava U20 Spokane S.V. Stampeders Tisdale Trojans 15-16 SEASON BWC 15s Spokane Surrey Eagles Spokane Spokane Spokane Spokane Lloydminster Bobcats Spokane 15-16 SEASON Lethbridge Red Deer Optimist Chiefs
HOCKEY STAFF General Manager Dir. of Scouting Head Coach Assistant Coach
Scott Carter Chris Moulton Don Nachbaur Scott Burt
LEAGUE WHL WHL WHL WHL T1EHL MMHL WHL WHL WHL WHL Czech U20 Czech U20 WHL MJHL SMHL LEAGUE CSSHL WHL BCHL WHL WHL WHL WHL AMHL WHL LEAGUE WHL AMHL
GP G A 71 22 32 62 8 7 65 14 12 72 17 31 32 29 18 17 8 7 38 3 2 57 19 52 70 12 20 53 1 2 38 20 23 38 18 26 56 19 25 54 12 22 42 12 17 GP G A 26 1 14 47 0 1 46 0 7 63 3 23 55 6 12 43 0 4 53 0 7 28 9 14 69 2 7 GP MP GAA 39 2082 2.94 20 1212 2.33
Goaltending Coach Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager Video Coordinator
PTS 54 15 26 48 47 15 5 71 32 3 43 44 44 34 29 PTS 15 1 7 26 18 4 7 23 9 SO 1 1
PIM 50 26 21 94 28 20 4 34 36 6 34 30 46 151 36 PIM 34 39 48 59 101 14 12 10 31 SV% 0.905 0.932
Ryan Cyr Todd Daniels Tim Lindblade Chris Baird
NHL DRAFT Free Agent Eligible 2017 Eligible 2017 Free Agent Eligible 2017 Eligible 2019^ Eligible 2017 Eligible 2017^ Eligible 2017 Eligible 2017 Eligible 2017^ Eligible 2017 CAR '16 (3rd) Eligible 2017 Eligible 2017 NHL DRAFT Eligible 2018 Eligible 2017 Eligible 2017 Eligible 2017 Eligible 2017 Eligible 2017 Eligible 2017 Eligible 2018 Eligible 2017 NHL DRAFT Free Agent Eligible 2017
MEMBER CLUBS OF THE
'WESTERN HOCKEY LEADUE
A80UT THE
WESTERN CONFERENCE B.C. Division
U.S. Division
EASTERN CONFERENCE East Division
Central Division
Kamloops Blazers Kelowna Rockets Prince George Cougars Vancouver Giants Victoria Royals
Everett Silvertips Portland Winterhawks Seattle Thunderbirds Spokane Chiefs Tri-City Americans
Brandon Wheat Kings Moose Jaw Warriors Prince Albert Raiders Regina Pats Saskatoon Blades Swift Current Broncos
Calgary Hitmen Edmonton Oil Kings Kootenay Ice Lethbridge Hurricanes Medicine Hat Tigers Red Deer Rebels
'WHL
The Western Hockey League started with just seven teams based in the provinces of Saskatchewan and Alberta in 1966. The WHL now has representation in all four Western Canadian provinces and the U.S. states of Oregon and Washington. The WHL now consists of 22 member Clubs with 17 based in Canadian markets and five in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. The WHL is a member of the Canadian Hockey League (CHL) whose membership is comprised of three major junior hockey leagues: the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) and the Western Hockey League (WHL). At the conclusion of each league's playoffs, the CHL hosts the MasterCard Memorial Cup, a national championship tournament involving each of the three league champions and the tournament host. The WHL is regarded as one of the finest development leagues in the world today. Each season the WHL is one of the top leagues from which players are selected from in the NHL Draft. Currently over 20% of all NHL players are graduates of the WHL. The WHL is also a leading provider of post-secondary scholarships with over 325 scholarships awarded each year to current and graduate WHL players, more than any other league in North America.
Welcome to Kent …and to the Western Conference Champion Seattle Thunderbirds 2016-2017 season as the T-Birds pursue a return to the WHL Championship! This season starts with an exciting celebration at the first home game of the season as the T-Birds will raise a U.S. Division Champions Banner and a Western Conference Champions Banner. Ethan Bear, Keegan Kolesar and Scott Eansor, leading scorers for the T-Birds last season, return this year as the T-Birds defend their Western Conference Championship. Also returning are Nolan Volcan, Donovan Neuls, Alexander True, Turner Ottenbreit and the hero of Game 4 of the Western Conference Championship, Matthew Wedman. Watch for new Finnish forward Sami Moilanen, who the T-Birds selected in the annual Import Draft, and center Elijah Brown, the 2015 first overall Bantam Draft pick, to do big things. Returning this year is the T-Birds’ popular 2-for-Tuesday promotion, where fans can enjoy 2-for-1 tickets along with $2 concession specials! The very popular Pub Nights, Turkey Shoot and Ham Shoot are always fun nights. If you’re a new visitor to ShoWare Center, you should know we are very proud of this 8 year-old state-ofthe-art arena. The 6,125 seats, 20 suites, and incredible Heritage Club seating section have unmatched hockey sightlines throughout. While you’re in town, grab a bite at Kent Station, a contemporary, open air urban village with a variety of options for pre and post-game gatherings, but don’t leave your car there during an event as they will be towed. Walk a couple blocks south of the Center to discover the charm of historic downtown Kent where even more entertainment and dining choices await you. Go Birds!
Suzette Cooke Mayor, City of Kent
Standings Western Conference B.C. Division Rank Team 1
Prince George Cougars
GP W 8
8
L OTL SL PTS PCT
GF
GA PIM
Home
Away
P10
STK
0
34
16
4-0-0-0
4-0-0-0
8-0-0-0
8-0-0-0
0
0
16 1.000
114
2
Victoria Royals
7
3
4
0
0
6
0.429
13
19
107
1-3-0-0
2-1-0-0
3-4-0-0
1-0-0-0
3
Kamloops Blazers
8
3
5
0
0
6
0.375
26
21
135
1-0-0-0
2-5-0-0
3-5-0-0
1-0-0-0
4
Kelowna Rockets
8
3
5
0
0
6
0.375
16
27
175
1-1-0-0
2-4-0-0
3-5-0-0
0-1-0-0
5 Vancouver Giants Eastern Conference Central Division Rank Team
9
2
7
0
0
4
0.222
28
38
102
1-4-0-0
1-3-0-0
2-7-0-0
1-0-0-0
L OTL SL PTS PCT
GF
GA PIM
Home
Away
P10
STK
2
31
21
3-1-0-0
2-1-0-0
5-2-0-0
0-1-0-0
1
Medicine Hat Tigers
GP W 7
5
0
0
10 0.714
129
2
Lethbridge Hurricanes
7
4
2
0
1
9
0.643
29
30
139
3-1-0-0
1-1-0-1
4-2-0-1
1-0-0-1
3
Red Deer Rebels
8
3
3
1
1
8
0.500
26
32
128
2-1-1-0
1-2-0-1
3-3-1-1
1-0-0-0
4
Edmonton Oil Kings
7
3
3
1
0
7
0.500
17
22
104
1-1-0-0
2-2-1-0
3-3-1-0
1-0-0-0
5
Calgary Hitmen
5
3
2
0
0
6
0.600
10
13
58
2-1-0-0
1-1-0-0
3-2-0-0
0-1-0-0
8
1
5
1
1
4
0.250
20
29
107
0-2-1-0
1-3-0-1
1-5-1-1
0-2-0-0
L OTL SL PTS PCT
GF
GA PIM
Home
Away
P10
STK
3
35
25
2-1-0-0
3-2-0-0
5-3-0-0
0-1-0-0
6 Kootenay ICE Western Conference U.S. Division Rank Team 1
Portland Winterhawks
GP W 8
5
0
0
10 0.625
82
2
Everett Silvertips
6
4
1
1
0
9
0.750
19
13
54
2-1-0-0
2-0-1-0
4-1-1-0
0-1-0-0
3
Tri-City Americans
7
4
3
0
0
8
0.571
27
26
92
3-0-0-0
1-3-0-0
4-3-0-0
2-0-0-0
4
Seattle Thunderbirds
5 Spokane Chiefs Eastern Conference East Division Rank Team 1
Swift Current Broncos
4
2
2
0
0
4
0.500
11
16
58
1-1-0-0
1-1-0-0
2-2-0-0
1-0-0-0
4
1
3
0
0
2
0.250
12
19
66
1-2-0-0
0-1-0-0
1-3-0-0
0-2-0-0
L OTL SL PTS PCT
GF
GA PIM
Home
Away
P10
STK
2
34
25
3-2-0-0
3-0-0-1
6-2-0-1
4-0-0-1
GP W 9
6
0
1
13 0.722
128
2
Regina Pats
6
4
0
2
0
10 0.833
28
17
89
3-0-2-0
1-0-0-0
4-0-2-0
4-0-2-0
3
Moose Jaw Warriors
7
4
1
2
0
10 0.714
26
23
78
3-1-1-0
1-0-1-0
4-1-2-0
1-0-0-0
4
Saskatoon Blades
7
4
2
1
0
9
0.643
16
18
72
2-1-1-0
2-1-0-0
4-2-1-0
3-0-1-0
5
Brandon Wheat Kings
5
2
2
1
0
5
0.500
16
18
96
2-1-0-0
0-1-1-0
2-2-1-0
0-1-0-0
7
2
5
0
0
4
0.286
19
25
92
1-3-0-0
1-2-0-0
2-5-0-0
0-3-0-0
6 Prince Albert Raiders x = Clinched Playoff Position y = Teams who have clinched Division title
Monday, Oct 10 Vancouver 5 at Calgary 3 Final Kootenay 3 at Swift Current 4 Final
Tuesday, Oct 11 Portland at Brandon 7:00 pm CDT Vancouver at Edmonton 7:00 pm MDT Victoria at Medicine Hat 7:00 pm MDT Everett at Prince George 7:00 pm PDT Spokane at Seattle 7:05 pm PDT
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Conference Standings Western Conference Rank Team
Home
Away
P10
STK
1
Prince George Cougars
GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA 8
8
0
0
0
16 1.000 34 16
4-0-0-0
4-0-0-0
8-0-0-0
8-0-0-0
2
Portland Winterhawks
8
5
3
0
0
10 0.625 35 25
2-1-0-0
3-2-0-0
5-3-0-0
0-1-0-0
3
Everett Silvertips
6
4
1
1
0
9
0.750 19 13
2-1-0-0
2-0-1-0
4-1-1-0
0-1-0-0
4
Tri-City Americans
7
4
3
0
0
8
0.571 27 26
3-0-0-0
1-3-0-0
4-3-0-0
2-0-0-0
5
Victoria Royals
7
3
4
0
0
6
0.429 13 19
1-3-0-0
2-1-0-0
3-4-0-0
1-0-0-0
6
Kamloops Blazers
8
3
5
0
0
6
0.375 26 21
1-0-0-0
2-5-0-0
3-5-0-0
1-0-0-0
7
Kelowna Rockets
8
3
5
0
0
6
0.375 16 27
1-1-0-0
2-4-0-0
3-5-0-0
0-1-0-0
8
Seattle Thunderbirds
4
2
2
0
0
4
0.500 11 16
1-1-0-0
1-1-0-0
2-2-0-0
1-0-0-0
9
Vancouver Giants
9
2
7
0
0
4
0.222 28 38
1-4-0-0
1-3-0-0
2-7-0-0
1-0-0-0
4
1
3
0
0
2
0.250 12 19
1-2-0-0
0-1-0-0
1-3-0-0
0-2-0-0
10 Spokane Chiefs Eastern Conference Rank Team 1
Swift Current Broncos
GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA 9
6
2
0
1
13 0.722 34 25
Home
Away
P10
STK
3-2-0-0
3-0-0-1
6-2-0-1
4-0-0-1
2
Regina Pats
6
4
0
2
0
10 0.833 28 17
3-0-2-0
1-0-0-0
4-0-2-0
4-0-2-0
3
Medicine Hat Tigers
7
5
2
0
0
10 0.714 31 21
3-1-0-0
2-1-0-0
5-2-0-0
0-1-0-0
4
Moose Jaw Warriors
7
4
1
2
0
10 0.714 26 23
3-1-1-0
1-0-1-0
4-1-2-0
1-0-0-0
5
Lethbridge Hurricanes
7
4
2
0
1
9
0.643 29 30
3-1-0-0
1-1-0-1
4-2-0-1
1-0-0-1
6
Saskatoon Blades
7
4
2
1
0
9
0.643 16 18
2-1-1-0
2-1-0-0
4-2-1-0
3-0-1-0
7
Red Deer Rebels
8
3
3
1
1
8
0.500 26 32
2-1-1-0
1-2-0-1
3-3-1-1
1-0-0-0
8
Edmonton Oil Kings
7
3
3
1
0
7
0.500 17 22
1-1-0-0
2-2-1-0
3-3-1-0
1-0-0-0
9
Calgary Hitmen
5
3
2
0
0
6
0.600 10 13
2-1-0-0
1-1-0-0
3-2-0-0
0-1-0-0
10
Brandon Wheat Kings
5
2
2
1
0
5
0.500 16 18
2-1-0-0
0-1-1-0
2-2-1-0
0-1-0-0
11
Prince Albert Raiders
7
2
5
0
0
4
0.286 19 25
1-3-0-0
1-2-0-0
2-5-0-0
0-3-0-0
12
Kootenay ICE
8
1
5
1
1
4
0.250 20 29
0-2-1-0
1-3-0-1
1-5-1-1
0-2-0-0
Division leaders (marked with a *) are automatically seeded first and second. x = Teams who have clinched a playoff spot. y = Teams who have clinched Division title
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Leaders (Overall) Top 20 Scorers Rank Player
Team GP G
A PTS
Goals Rank
Player
Team GP G
1
Cody Glass
POR
8
4
11
15
1
Michael Rasmussen
TC
7
8
2
Brad Morrison
PG
8
4
8
12
2
Skyler McKenzie
POR
8
7
3
Chad Butcher
MH
7
2
10
12
3
Zak Zborosky
KTN
8
7
4
Ryley Lindgren
LET
7
5
6
11
4
Jack Flaman
VAN
9
7
5
Several Players Tied
5
Michael Rasmussen
TC
7
8
2
10
6
Brett Howden
MJ
6
6
4
10
7
Sam Steel
REG
4
5
5
10
8
Jesse Zaharichuk
LET
6
5
5
10
9
Jared Bethune
PG
8
5
5
10
10
Tyler Steenbergen
SC
9
5
5
10
11
Jake Leschyshyn
REG
6
4
6
10
12
Simon Stransky
PA
7
4
6
10
13
Kody McDonald
PG
8
4
6
10
6
Assists Rank Player
Team GP A
1
Cody Glass
POR
8
11
2
Chad Butcher
MH
7
10
3
Parker Wotherspoon
TC
5
9
4
Brad Morrison
PG
8
8
5
Several Players Tied
7
14
Ryan Hughes
POR
8
3
7
10
15
Parker Wotherspoon
TC
5
1
9
10
Penalty Minutes Rank Player
Team GP PIM
16
Several Players Tied
9
1
Igor Merezhko
LET
7
33
2
Kade Jensen
SC
9
23
3
Zach Fischer
MH
7
21
4
Colby McAuley
PG
8
20
5
Rodney Southam
KEL
8
20
Team GP MinPen
Major Penalties Rank Player
Team GP MajPen
LET
9
1
Igor Merezhko
LET
7
3
9
2
Zach Fischer
MH
7
3
Minor Penalties Rank Player 1
Igor Merezhko
7
2
Kade Jensen
SC
9
3
Tyler Coulter
BDN
6
4
Several Players Tied
9
3
Austin Wagner
REG
2
3
7
4
* Tristyn DeRoose
VAN
6
3
5 Team GP PPG
Team GP SHG
5
1
Tanner Kaspick
BDN
4
2
4
2
Mark Rassell
MH
7
2
3
Several Players Tied
Michael Rasmussen
7
2
Tyler Wong
LET
4
3
Several Players Tied
1
Glenn Gawdin
2
Several Players Tied
Shootout Goals Rank Player 1
Several Players Tied
2
TC
1
Game Winning Goals Rank Player
Several Players Tied
Short Handed Goals Rank Player
Power Play Goals Rank Player
3
1
Team GP GWG
Plus/Minus Rank Player
Team GP
SC
4
1
Sergey Zborovskiy
REG
4
9
2
2
Cody Glass
POR
8
9
7
Team SOG SOA 1
+/-
3
Sahvan Khaira
SC
9
9
4
Jared Bethune
PG
8
8
5
Lucas Skrumeda
EVT
6
7
Shootout Percentage Rank Player 1
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Team SOG SOA SO% 100.0
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Leading Goalies Top 15 Goalies (by GAA) Rank Player
Team GP Mins W
L OTL SOL SO GA GAA SOW SOL SOGA SOA SO% SA SVS SV%
1
Lasse Petersen
EVT
1
60
1
0
0
0
0
1
1.00 0
0
0
0
0.000 13
2
Ty Edmonds
PG
5
264
5
0
0
0
0
7
1.59 0
0
0
0
0.000 118 111
0.941
3
Logan Flodell
SAS
4
240
3
1
0
0
1
7
1.75 0
0
0
0
0.000 133 126
0.947
4
Cody Porter
CGY
3
184
2
1
0
0
0
6
1.96 1
0
1
5
0.800 82
5
Travis Child
SC
5
305
4
0
0
1
1
10
1.97 0
1
1
2
0.500 144 134
0.931
Liam Hughes
EDM
3
182
1
1
1
0
0
6
1.97 0
0
0
0
0.000 101 95
0.941
SPO
2
91
0
1
0
0
0
3
1.97 0
0
0
0
0.000 39
6 7
* Dawson Weatherill
12
0.923
76
0.927
36
0.923
8
Cole Kehler
POR
6
319
4
1
0
0
0
11
2.07 0
0
0
0
0.000 141 130
0.922
9
Carter Hart
EVT
4
244
2
1
1
0
0
9
2.22 0
0
0
0
0.000 102 93
0.912
10
Nick Schneider
MH
4
241
4
0
0
0
0
9
2.24 0
0
0
0
0.000 114 105
0.921
11
Connor Ingram
KAM
6
355
2
4
0
0
0
14
2.37 0
0
0
0
0.000 187 173
0.925
12
Nick McBride
PG
4
216
3
0
0
0
1
9
2.50 0
0
0
0
0.000 108 99
0.917
13
Griffen Outhouse
VIC
6
308
3
3
0
0
1
13
2.53 0
0
0
0
0.000 153 140
0.915
14
Brody Willms
MJ
5
278
3
1
0
0
0
12
2.59 0
0
0
0
0.000 162 150
0.926
15
Michael Herringer
KEL
6
324
3
3
0
0
1
14
2.59 0
0
0
0
0.000 179 165
0.922
Wins Rank
Player
Team W
Saves Rank
Player
Team SVS
1
Ty Edmonds
PG
5
1
Ryan Kubic
VAN
191
2
Nick Schneider
MH
4
2
Ian Scott
PA
189
3
Travis Child
SC
4
3
* Riley Lamb
RD
188
4
Cole Kehler
POR
4
4
Stuart Skinner
LET
179
5
Stuart Skinner
LET
4
5
Connor Ingram
KAM
173
Losses Rank Player
Team L
Save Percentage Rank Player
Team GA SVS SV%
1
Ryan Kubic
VAN
5
1
Logan Flodell
SAS
7
126
0.947
2
Connor Ingram
KAM
4
2
Ty Edmonds
PG
7
111
0.941
95
3
Ian Scott
PA
4
3
Liam Hughes
EDM
6
4
Michael Herringer
KEL
3
4
Payton Lee
KTN
12 161
0.931
5
Griffen Outhouse
VIC
3
5
Travis Child
SC
10 134
0.931
Mins Rank
Player
Team Mins
1
Ryan Kubic
VAN
416
2
Connor Ingram
KAM
355
3
RD
339
4
* Riley Lamb Stuart Skinner
LET
337
5
Michael Herringer
KEL
324
Shutouts Rank Player 1
Several Goaltenders Tied
Team SO 1
Shootout Wins Rank Player
Team SOW
1
Patrick Dea
EDM
1
2
Cody Porter
CGY
1
3
Nicholas Sanders
TC
1
4
Logan Thompson
BDN
1
0.941
Shootout Percentage Rank Player
Team Saves Att SO%
1
Logan Thompson
BDN
3
3
1.000
2
Cody Porter
CGY
4
5
0.800
3
Patrick Dea
EDM
2
3
0.667
4
Payton Lee
KTN
3
5
0.600
5
Several Goaltenders Tied
* indicates rookie
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Leaders (Rookies) Top 20 Scorers Rank Player
Team GP G
A PTS
Goals Rank
1
* Calen Addison
LET
7
2
4
6
1
* Braydon Buziak
REG
6
5
2
* Akash Bains
RD
8
2
4
6
2
* D-Jay Jerome
RD
7
4
3
* Braydon Buziak
REG
6
5
0
5
3
* Rudolfs Balcers
KAM
8
3
4
* D-Jay Jerome
RD
7
4
1
5
4
5
* Rudolfs Balcers
KAM
8
3
2
5
6
* Filip Ahl
REG
6
2
3
5
7
* Luke Zazula
KAM
6
2
3
5
8
* Nick Henry
REG
6
1
4
5
9
* Henri Jokiharju
POR
8
1
4
5
10
* Joachim Blichfeld
POR
6
2
2
4
11
* Ty Smith
SPO
4
1
3
4
12
* Kristians Rubins
MH
7
1
3
4
Player
Team GP G
Several Players Tied
2
Assists Rank Player
Team GP A
1
* Nick Henry
REG
6
4
2
* Calen Addison
LET
7
4
3
* Akash Bains
RD
8
4
4
* Henri Jokiharju
POR
8
4
5
Several Players Tied
3
13
* Luka Burzan
MJ
8
1
3
4
14
* Jackson Shepard
KAM
7
2
1
3
Penalty Minutes Rank Player
Team GP PIM
15
* Jett Woo
MJ
8
2
1
3
1
* Tristyn DeRoose
VAN
6
17
16
* John Dahlstrom
MH
5
1
2
3
2
* Kaid Oliver
VIC
7
16
17
* Lane Gilliss
POR
7
1
2
3
3
* Tanner Sidaway
KTN
6
10
18
* Ty Kolle
POR
4
0
3
3
4
* Calen Addison
LET
7
10
5
19
* Ondrej Najman
SPO
4
0
3
3
20
* Dmitri Zaitsev
MJ
6
0
3
3
Several Players Tied
9
Minor Penalties Rank Player
Team GP MinPen
Major Penalties Rank Player
Team GP MajPen
1
* Tanner Sidaway
KTN
6
5
1
* Tristyn DeRoose
VAN
6
3
2
* Calen Addison
LET
7
5
2
* Kaid Oliver
VIC
7
2
3
Several Players Tied
Several Players Tied
1
Team GP PPG
Short Handed Goals Rank Player
Team GP SHG
REG
1
REG
1
* Filip Ahl
6
2
2
* Rudolfs Balcers
KAM
8
2
3
3
4
Power Play Goals Rank Player
Several Players Tied
* Braydon Buziak
6
1
1
Game Winning Goals Rank Player
Team GP GWG
Plus/Minus Rank Player
Team GP
1
* Ryan Chyzowski
MH
4
1
1
* Kristians Rubins
MH
7
4
2
* Filip Ahl
REG
6
1
2
* Ty Kolle
POR
4
3
+/-
3
* Braydon Buziak
REG
6
1
3
* Braydon Buziak
REG
6
3
4
* Keenan Taphorn
KTN
7
1
4
* Henri Jokiharju
POR
8
3
5
* Rudolfs Balcers
KAM
8
1
5
* Ethan Sakowich
RD
8
3
Shootout Goals Rank Player 1
* Andrei Grishakov
Team SOG SOA
Shootout Percentage Rank Player
Team SOG SOA SO%
CGY
1
* Andrei Grishakov
CGY
1
1
100.0
2
* Lucas Cullen
CGY
0
1
0.0
3
* Vladislav Yeryomenko
CGY
0
1
0.0
1
1
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Leaders (Defencemen) Top 20 Scorers Rank Player
Team GP G
A PTS
Goals Rank
Player
Team GP G
1
Parker Wotherspoon
TC
5
1
9
10
1
Keoni Texeira
POR
8
3
2
Keoni Texeira
POR
8
3
5
8
2
David Quenneville
MH
5
3
3
Several Players Tied
3
Josh Mahura
RD
6
2
5
7
4
Artyom Minulin
SC
9
2
5
7
5
Colton Bobyk
RD
8
1
6
7
6
* Calen Addison
LET
7
2
4
6
REG
6
1
5
6
7
Chase Harrison
8
Juuso Välimäki
TC
7
1
5
6
9
Libor Hájek
SAS
5
0
6
6
10
David Quenneville
2
Assists Rank Player
Team GP A
1
Parker Wotherspoon
TC
5
9
2
Libor Hájek
SAS
5
6
3
Colton Bobyk
RD
8
4
Several Players Tied
6 5
MH
5
3
2
5
11
* Luke Zazula
KAM
6
2
3
5
12
Joe Gatenby
KAM
8
2
3
5
Penalty Minutes Rank Player
Team GP PIM
13
Tate Olson
PG
6
1
4
5
1
Igor Merezhko
LET
7
33
14
Kord Pankewicz
LET
6
1
4
5
2
Kade Jensen
SC
9
23
15
Aaron Irving
EDM
7
1
4
5
3
Evan Fiala
SPO
4
19
16
* Henri Jokiharju
POR
8
1
4
5
4
Gordie Ballhorn
KEL
8
19
5
Josh Thrower
MJ
7
18
17
Clayton Kirichenko
MH
7
0
5
5
18
Cal Foote
KEL
8
0
5
5
19
Several Players Tied
4
Minor Penalties Rank Player
Team GP MinPen
Major Penalties Rank Player
Team GP MajPen
1
Igor Merezhko
LET
7
9
1
Igor Merezhko
LET
7
3
2
Kade Jensen
SC
9
9
2
Josh Thrower
MJ
7
2
3
Several Players Tied
3
Evan Fiala
SPO
4
7
4
Gordie Ballhorn
KEL
8
7
5
Ondrej Vala
KAM
8
7
Power Play Goals Rank Player
Team GP PPG
1
David Quenneville
MH
5
2
Keoni Texeira
POR
8
3
Several Players Tied
Game Winning Goals Rank Player 1
Several Players Tied
Shootout Goals Rank Player
Short Handed Goals Rank Player
1
Team GP SHG
3 2 1
Team GP GWG 1
Team SOG SOA
Plus/Minus Rank Player
Team GP
1
Sergey Zborovskiy
REG
4
9
2
Sahvan Khaira
SC
9
9
3
Lucas Skrumeda
EVT
6
4
Several Players Tied
+/-
7 6
Shootout Percentage Rank Player
Team SOG SOA SO%
1
Colton Bobyk
RD
0
1
0.0
2
Cale Fleury
KTN
0
1
0.0
3
Max Lajoie
SC
0
1
0.0
4
Brennan Menell
LET
0
1
0.0
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Specialty Team Records Team Power Play Rank Team
GP ADV GF PP% SHGA
Team Penalty Kill Rank Team
GP TSH PPGA PK% SHGF
1
Tri-City Americans
7 28
11 39.3 0
1
Prince George Cougars
8 36
1
97.2 1
2
Spokane Chiefs
4 18
7
38.9 0
2
Victoria Royals
7 28
1
96.4 0
3
Medicine Hat Tigers
7 34
13 38.2 2
3
Kamloops Blazers
8 43
5
88.4 2
4
Portland Winterhawks
8 29
10 34.5 0
4
Portland Winterhawks
8 32
4
87.5 3
5
Regina Pats
6 30
9
30.0 1
5
Edmonton Oil Kings
7 30
4
86.7 1
6
Lethbridge Hurricanes
7 44
13 29.5 1
6
Medicine Hat Tigers
7 40
6
85.0 3
7
Edmonton Oil Kings
7 30
7
23.3 1
7
Everett Silvertips
6 18
3
83.3 0
8
Prince George Cougars
8 41
9
22.0 1
8
Swift Current Broncos
9 39
7
82.1 1
9
Kootenay ICE
8 23
5
21.7 0
9
Regina Pats
6 33
6
81.8 4
10
Brandon Wheat Kings
5 23
5
21.7 0
10
Kootenay ICE
8 38
7
81.6 0
11
Kamloops Blazers
8 38
8
21.1 1
11
Brandon Wheat Kings
5 26
5
80.8 2
12
Moose Jaw Warriors
7 29
5
17.2 0
12
Moose Jaw Warriors
7 20
4
80.0 1
13
Everett Silvertips
6 29
5
17.2 2
13
Calgary Hitmen
5 18
4
77.8 0
14
Swift Current Broncos
9 37
6
16.2 3
14
Saskatoon Blades
7 26
6
76.9 0
15
Saskatoon Blades
7 36
5
13.9 1
15
Kelowna Rockets
8 54
14
74.1 1
16
Kelowna Rockets
8 37
5
13.5 0
16
Vancouver Giants
9 33
9
72.7 0
17
Prince Albert Raiders
7 32
4
12.5 2
17
Tri-City Americans
7 32
9
71.9 1
18
Red Deer Rebels
8 32
4
12.5 4
18
Prince Albert Raiders
7 24
7
70.8 0
19
Vancouver Giants
9 29
3
10.3 1
19
Red Deer Rebels
8 36
11
69.4 1
20
Calgary Hitmen
5 31
3
9.7
1
20
Lethbridge Hurricanes
7 39
13
66.7 1
21
Seattle Thunderbirds
4 15
1
6.7
1
21
Spokane Chiefs
4 20
7
65.0 0
22
Victoria Royals
7 37
2
5.4
0
22
Seattle Thunderbirds
4 16
7
56.3 0
Team Overtime Performance Rank Team
GP W L SW SL PTS PCT
1
Edmonton Oil Kings
4
2
1 1
0
7
0.875
2
Moose Jaw Warriors
4
2
2 0
0
6
0.750
3
Calgary Hitmen
2
1
0 1
0
4
1.000
4
Medicine Hat Tigers
1
1
0 0
0
2
1.000
5
Prince Albert Raiders
1
1
0 0
0
2
1.000
6
Tri-City Americans
2
1
0 1
0
4
1.000
7
Kootenay ICE
3
1
1 0
1
4
0.667
8
Red Deer Rebels
3
1
1 0
1
4
0.667
9
Kamloops Blazers
0
0
0 0
0
0
0.000
10
Kelowna Rockets
0
0
0 0
0
0
0.000
11
Lethbridge Hurricanes
1
0
0 0
1
1
0.500
12
Portland Winterhawks
0
0
0 0
0
0
0.000
13
Prince George Cougars
0
0
0 0
0
0
0.000
14
Seattle Thunderbirds
0
0
0 0
0
0
0.000
15
Spokane Chiefs
0
0
0 0
0
0
0.000
16
Swift Current Broncos
1
0
0 0
1
1
0.500
17
Vancouver Giants
0
0
0 0
0
0
0.000
18
Victoria Royals
0
0
0 0
0
0
0.000
19
Brandon Wheat Kings
2
0
1 1
0
3
0.750
20
Everett Silvertips
1
0
1 0
0
1
0.500
21
Saskatoon Blades
1
0
1 0
0
1
0.500
22
Regina Pats
2
0
2 0
0
2
0.500
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Player Streaks Player Goal Streaks (Current) Rank GP Player
From
To
1
6
Brett Howden
MJ
Sep 30, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
6
4
10
2
4
Tyler Wong
LET
Oct 1, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
5
3
8
Team
3 3 Several Players Tied Player Goal Streaks (All Season) Rank GP Player
Team
Goals Assists Points
From
To
1
6
Brett Howden
MJ
Sep 30, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
6
4
10
2
4
Tyler Wong
LET
Oct 1, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
5
3
8
3
4
Evan Polei
RD
Sep 23, 2016
Oct 2, 2016
4
2
6
4
* 4
REG
Sep 23, 2016
Oct 2, 2016
4
0
4
Braydon Buziak
5 3 Several Players Tied Player Assist Streaks (Current) Rank GP Player
From
To
1
4
Brayden Burke
LET
Sep 30, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
0
6
6
2
4
Libor Hรกjek
SAS
Oct 1, 2016
Oct 9, 2016
0
6
6
3
4
Libor Hรกjek
SAS
Oct 1, 2016
Oct 9, 2016
0
6
6
From
To
Sep 23, 2016
Oct 5, 2016
4 3 Several Players Tied Player Assist Streaks (All Season) Rank GP Player 1
5
Austin Glover
2 4 Several Players Tied Player Point Streaks (Current) Rank GP Player
Team
Goals Assists Points
Team PA
Team
From
To
Goals Assists Points
Goals Assists Points 3
5
8
Goals Assists Points
1
6
Brett Howden
MJ
Sep 30, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
6
4
10
2
6
Matt Fonteyne
EVT
Sep 23, 2016
Oct 7, 2016
3
5
8
REG
Sep 23, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
2
6
8
RD
Sep 30, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
2
5
7
RD
Sep 30, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
2
5
7
3
6
Dawson Leedahl
4
6
Josh Mahura
5 6 Josh Mahura Player Point Streaks (All Season) Rank GP Player
From
To
1
6
Brett Howden
Team MJ
Sep 30, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
Goals Assists Points 6
4
10
2
6
Matt Fonteyne
EVT
Sep 23, 2016
Oct 7, 2016
3
5
8
3
6
Dawson Leedahl
REG
Sep 23, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
2
6
8
4
6
Josh Mahura
RD
Sep 30, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
2
5
7
5
6
Josh Mahura
RD
Sep 30, 2016
Oct 8, 2016
2
5
7
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2016 - 17 Regular Season Team Statistics Spokane Chiefs 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%
17 Kailer Yamamoto
RW 4
3 5 8
0
6
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0.0
2.00 1.50
0
0.0
9
RW 4
2 5 7
-2 6
2
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.75 1.50
0
0.0
C
3
1 3 4
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.33 0.00
0
0.0
D
4
1 3 4
-2 2
0
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.00 0.50
0
0.0
11 Jaret Anderson-Dolan C
4
2 1 3
-6 2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.75 0.50
0
0.0
LW 4
0 3 3
-2 0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.75 0.00
0
0.0
D
4
1 1 2
-1 7
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.50 1.75
0
0.0
LW 4
0 2 2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.50 0.50
0
0.0
C
4
1 0 1
-3 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.25 0.00
0
0.0
18 Curtis Miske
C
4
1 0 1
-5 2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.25 0.50
0
0.0
12 Markson Bechtold
C
1
0 0 0
-2 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 2.00
0
0.0
* 28 Logan Foster
RW 1
0 0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.00
0
0.0
* 5
Trent Huitema
D
1
0 0 0
-2 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.00
0
0.0
* 3
Matt Leduc
D
1
0 0 0
-1 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.00
0
0.0
C
2
0 0 0
0
6
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 3.00
0
0.0
Keanu Yamamoto
26 Hudson Elynuik * 24 Ty Smith * 25 Ondrej Najman 6
Tyson Helgesen
10 Ethan McIndoe * 21 Pavel Kousal
* 27 Riley McKay 8
Jordan Henderson
D
3
0 0 0
-1 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.67
0
0.0
4
Jeff Faith
D
4
0 0 0
-3 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.50
0
0.0
7
Evan Fiala
D
4
0 0 0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 4.75
0
0.0
32 Dalton Hamaliuk
D
4
0 0 0
-5 4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 1.00
0
0.0
* 15 Koby Morrisseau
C
4
0 0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.00
0
0.0
RW 4
0 0 0
-2 2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.50
0
0.0
LW 4
0 0 0
-1 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.00
0
0.0
20 Hayden Ostir 16 Taylor Ross Goalies # Name 33 Jayden Sittler *
GP Mins GA SO GAA W L OTL SL SA SVS SV% 3
37 Dawson Weatherill (total) 2 SPO
*X 34 Matt Berlin
138
14
0
6.10 1
2 0
0
73
59
0.808
91
3
0
1.97 0
1 0
0
39
36
0.923
2
91
3
0
1.97 0
1 0
0
39
36
0.923
1
10
1
0
6.07 0
0 0
0
4
3
0.750
1
1
239
19
0
4.75 1
3 0
0
Empty Net Totals
19
4
1 117 98
0.838
* indicates rookie X indicates inactive
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2016 - 17 Regular Season Team Statistics Seattle Thunderbirds 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 Alexander True
C
4
4 0 4
-1 2
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
1.00 0.50
0
0.0
19 Donovan Neuls
C
4
2 1 3
1
11
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.75 2.75
0
0.0
8
Scott Eansor
C
4
0 3 3
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.75 0.50
0
0.0
9
Cavin Leth
C
4
0 3 3
-1 8
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.75 2.00
0
0.0
21 Matthew Wedman
C
3
2 0 2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.67 0.67
0
0.0
26 Nolan Volcan
LW 4
1 1 2
-1 11
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.50 2.75
0
0.0
3
D
4
0 2 2
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.50 1.00
0
0.0
11 Elijah Brown
C
4
0 2 2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.50 0.00
0
0.0
18 Sami Moilanen
RW 4
0 2 2
-3 2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.50 0.50
0
0.0
15 Layne Bensmiller
RW 4
1 0 1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.25 0.50
0
0.0
23 Luke Ormsby
RW 4
1 0 1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.25 0.00
0
0.0
25 Ethan Bear
D
3
0 1 1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.33 0.00
0
0.0
6
D
4
0 1 1
2
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.25 1.00
0
0.0
24 Brandon Schuldhaus D
4
0 1 1
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.25 1.00
0
0.0
17 MacKenzie Wight
RW 1
0 0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.00
0
0.0
27 Ian Briscoe
C
2
0 0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.00
0
0.0
7
D
3
0 0 0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.67
0
0.0
22 Dillon Hamaliuk
LW 4
0 0 0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.00
0
0.0
4
D
4
0 0 0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.50
0
0.0
D
4
0 0 0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0.0
0.00 0.00
0
0.0
Anthony Bishop
Bryan Allbee
Reece Harsch Turner Ottenbreit
5 Jarret Tyszka Goalies # Name
2
GP Mins GA SO GAA W L OTL SL SA SVS SV%
31 Rylan Toth
3
152
11
0
4.35 1
2 0
0
79
68
0.861
1
2
86
4
0
2.79 1
0 0
0
28
24
0.857
* 29 Matt Berlin (total) 1
10
1
0
6.07 0
0 0
0
4
3
0.750
10
1
0
6.07 0
0 0
0
4
3
0.750
2
1
238
16
Carl Stankowski SPO
1
Empty Net Totals
4
1 0
4.00 2
2 0
0
108 92
0.852
* indicates rookie X indicates inactive
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Spokane Chiefs vs Seattle Thunderbirds Head to Head Summary Description
Result
Head to Head Record 2016 - 17 Regular Season
Seattle 0-0-0-0
Spokane 0-0-0-0
Head to Head Record 16 Tie Break
Seattle 0-0-0-0
Spokane 0-0-0-0
Last 5 Years record between teams
Seattle 18-7-0-1
Spokane 8-13-4-1
Seattle vs. Spokane Last 5 Years record at Seattle
Seattle 10-2-0-1
Spokane 3-7-2-1
Seattle vs. Spokane Last 5 Years record at Spokane
Seattle 8-5-0-0
Spokane 5-6-2-0
Match Up Spokane
Seattle
Team Record
1-3-0-0 -- 2 points
2-2-0-0 -- 4 points
Division Ranking
5th U.S.
4th U.S.
Conference Ranking
10th Western
8th Western
League Ranking
22nd
18th
Past 10 Games
1-3-0-0
2-2-0-0
Streak
0-2-0-0
1-0-0-0
Last Game
4-1 L vs Victoria (Oct 8 2016) Final
3-1 W vs Victoria (Oct 7 2016) Final
Home Record
1-2-0-0
1-1-0-0
Away Record
0-1-0-0
1-1-0-0
GF
12
11
GA
19
16
PP (Overall)
(7/18) 38.9%
(1/15) 6.7%
PP (Home)
(4/13) 30.8%
(1/11) 9.1%
PP (Away)
(3/5) 60.0%
(0/4) 0.0%
PK (Overall)
(7/20) 65.0%
(7/16) 56.3%
PK (Home)
(5/15) 66.7%
(5/11) 54.5%
PK (Away)
(2/5) 60.0%
(2/5) 60.0%
PP vs. Opp.
(0/0) 0%
(0/0) 0%
PK vs. Opp.
(0/0) 0%
(0/0) 0%
Leading Rookie
Smith (1-3-4)
(0-0-0)
Most PIM
Fiala - 19
Neuls - 11
Team PIM/GM
16.5/Game
14.5/Game
Leading Scorers
Yamamoto (3-5-8)
True (4-0-4)
Yamamoto (2-5-7)
Neuls (2-1-3)
Elynuik (1-3-4)
Eansor (0-3-3)
Smith (1-3-4)
Leth (0-3-3)
Anderson-Dolan (2-1-3)
Wedman (2-0-2)
4-1 L vs Victoria (Oct 8 2016) Final
3-1 W vs Victoria (Oct 7 2016) Final
5-3 L vs Lethbridge (Oct 7 2016) Final
6-1 L vs Portland (Oct 1 2016) Final
5-2 W vs Tri-City (Oct 1 2016) Final
4-2 W @ Vancouver (Sep 30 2016) Final
8-3 L @ Tri-City (Sep 24 2016) Final
7-3 L @ Portland (Sep 24 2016) Final
Leading After 1st
0-0-0-0
0-0-0-0
Leading After 2nd
0-0-0-0
2-0-0-0
Tied After 1st
1-0-0-0
2-0-0-0
Tied After 2nd
1-0-0-0
0-0-0-0
Trailing After 1st
0-3-0-0
0-2-0-0
Trailing After 2nd
0-3-0-0
0-2-0-0
Out Shooting Opponents
0-1-0-0
1-0-0-0
Last 5 Games
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Out Shot by Opponents
1-1-0-0
1-2-0-0
1 Goal Games
0-0-0-0
0-0-0-0
2 Goal Games
0-1-0-0
2-0-0-0
3 Goal Games
1-1-0-0
0-0-0-0
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Spokane Chiefs vs Seattle Thunderbirds Head to Head Team Game Highs and Lows Spokane Chiefs
Seattle Thunderbirds
Goals
Oct. 1
TC
5
Sep. 30 at VAN
4
Assists
Oct. 1
TC
9
Sep. 30 at VAN Oct. 7 VIC
6 6
Points
Oct. 1
TC
14
Sep. 30 at VAN
10
Penalty Minutes
Sep. 24 at TC
22
Oct. 1
POR
24
Minors
Sep. 24 at TC
11
Oct. 7
VIC
8
Majors
Oct. 8
VIC
2
Sep. 30 at VAN Oct. 7 VIC
1 1
Shots
Oct. 8
VIC
35
Sep. 24 at POR
30
Power Play Goals
Sep. 24 at TC
3
Oct. 7
1
Goals By Both Teams
Sep. 24 at TC
11
Sep. 24 at POR
10
Goals in 1st
Oct. 1 Oct. 7
1 1
Sep. 30 at VAN
1
Goals in 2nd
Sep. 24 at TC
3
Sep. 24 at POR Sep. 30 at VAN Oct. 7 VIC
2 2 2
Goals in 3rd
Oct. 1
TC
3
Sep. 24 at POR Sep. 30 at VAN Oct. 7 VIC
1 1 1
Short Handed Goals
Oct. 8
VIC
0
Oct. 7
0
Winning Margin
Oct. 1
TC
3
Sep. 30 at VAN Oct. 7 VIC
2 2
Most PIM
Sep. 24 at TC Oct. 8 VIC
22 22
Oct. 1
28
Most Shots
Oct. 8
VIC
35
Sep. 24 at POR
30
Most Shots in 1st
Oct. 8
VIC
9
Sep. 24 at POR
10
Most Shots in 2nd
Oct. 7
LET
16
Oct. 1
14
Most Shots in 3rd
Oct. 8
VIC
16
Sep. 24 at POR
10
Fewest Shots
Oct. 1
TC
21
Sep. 30 at VAN
21
Fewest Shots in 1st
Oct. 1
TC
6
Oct. 7
7
Fewest Shots in 2nd
Oct. 1
TC
5
Sep. 30 at VAN
8
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Last Game…The T-Birds defeated the Victoria Royals 3-1 on October 7 at ShoWare Center. Alexander True had two goals and Nolan Volcan had a single goal. Cavin Leth and Sami Moilanen had two assists each. Rylan Toth secured his first win as a T-Birds making 28 saves. Chaz Reddekopp had the only goal for the Royals. Ryan Gropp Returns To T-Birds…Seattle Thunderbirds general manager Russ Farwell on Monday announced the team had been notified left wing Ryan Gropp will be returning to the T-Birds from the Hartford Wolf Pack of the American Hockey League. “We have been notified that Ryan will be returning to us Tuesday. This gives us four 20-year-olds and we will have to make a decision within two weeks,” said Farwell. By rule each WHL team is allowed a maximum of three 20year olds. The 20-year old T-Birds are center Scott Eansor, left wing Cavin Leth, goalie Rylan Toth and Gropp when he joins the team. Gropp had 34 goals and 36 assists for 70 points last season with the T-Birds. He had six goals and three assists in 11 playoff games. Gropp has played in 192 career games in three seasons with the T-Birds and has 82 goals and 88 assists for 170 points. Gropp was selected by the New York Rangers in the second round, 41st overall, in the 2015 NHL Draft. Gropp took part in the Rangers Training Camp this season and played in one preseason game. Gropp was assigned by the Rangers to the Hartford Wolf Pack on October 4. T-Birds Acquire Berlin…Seattle Thunderbirds general manager Russ Farwell on Friday announced the team acquired goalie Matt Berlin from the Spokane Chiefs for a conditional selection in the 2018 Bantam Draft. This season Berlin has appeared in one game for Chiefs, playing 10 minutes in their season opening game against the Tri-City Americans. In seven career WHL games with the Chiefs Berlin has a 1-1-2-0 record with a 4.45 goals against average and .847 save percentage. Streaking Birds…Alexander True has a three-game goal streak with four goals in the last three games. T-Birds Name Captain and Alternate Captains…The T-Birds named center Scott Eansor team captain for the 2016-17 season on Thursday, September 22. The team also named right wing Keegan Kolesar, left wing Cavin Leth and defensemen Ethan Bear and Turner Ottenbreit alternate captains. Three of Four Two Goal Scorers…Donovan Neuls scored two goals in the season opener against the Portland Winterhawks September 24 in Portland. Matthew Wedman had two goals against the Vancouver Giants in the second game of the season on September 30 in Vancouver. Alexander True had two goals in the second period against Victoria on October 7. That is three two-goal scorers in the T-Birds first four games. Barzal On The Isle…Center Mathew Barzal is starting the season with the New York Islanders. The Islanders announced their 23-man roster Tuesday and Barzal was on the roster. Barzal was selected by the Islanders in the first round, 16th overall, of the 2015 NHL Draft. Barzal can only play for the Islanders or T-Birds this season. T-Birds Acquire Bishop…The T-Birds acquired defenseman Anthony Bishop from the Saskatoon Blades in exchange for goalie Logan Flodell on Saturday, September 17. Bishop has played five preseason games this season and has four assists. Bishop played 40 games in his rookie season last year with the Blades. He had two assists and 21 penalty minutes. Last season Flodell was 22-13-4-0 with three shutouts in 42 games. He had a save percentage of .904 and a goals against average of 2.68. In 54 games over three seasons with the T-Birds Flodell was 26-17-4-1 with a .899 save percentage, a 2.84 goals against average and three shutouts. T-Birds Acquire Toth…The T-Birds acquired goalie Rylan Toth from the Red Deer Rebels in exchange for a third round selection in the 2017 Bantam Draft on Friday, September 16. Last season Toth appeared in 44 games for the Rebels and had a 26-15-0-1 record with a .912 save percentage, a 2.67 goals against average and five shutouts. In nine playoff games for the Rebels Toth had a 3-5-1 record with a .905 save percentage and 3.15 goals against average. Toth was the Rebels goaltender for all four of their games at the MasterCard Memorial Cup last year. He finished the tournament with a
2-2-0 record, a .901 save percentage and a 2.99 goals against average. Toth has appeared in 101 games with Red Deer over two seasons and has a 54-33-4-6 career record with six shutouts. His career save percentage is .908 and his career goals against average is 2.75. T-Birds Acquire Bensmiller…The T-Birds acquired right wing Layne Bensmiller and a conditional pick in the 2017 Bantam Draft from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for left wing Nic Holowko on Thursday, September 15. Last season Bensmiller had 11 goals and 19 assists for 30 points in 74 combined games with the Raiders and Calgary Hitmen. In 114 career WHL games with the Raiders and Hitmen Bensmiller has 17 goals and 24 assists for 41 points. Bensmiller is a right hand shot who is 6’0 and 193 pounds. Last season with the T-Birds Holowko had six goals and 14 assists for 20 points in 72 games. He played 18 playoff games and had two goals and four assists. In 135 career regular season games over two seasons Holowko has 11 goals and 18 assists for 29 points. T-Birds Select Sami Moilanen in Import Draft…The T-Birds selected right wing Sami Moilanen from Finland in the first round, 49th overall, of the 2016 CHL Import Draft. Moilanen played 38 games last season with the Jokerit U-20 team in Finland. He had 21 goals and 14 assists for 35 points with 20 penalty minutes. Moilanen was a member of the gold medal winning Finnish team at the U-18 World Championship in April. He played in seven games at the tournament in Grand Forks, North Dakota, and had an assist. Finland beat Sweden 6-1 in the gold medal game. Moilanen, a 1999-born forward, played for Finland at the 2015 World U-17 Hockey Challenge in November. He appeared in three games and did not register a point. During the 2014-15 hockey season Moilanen played for the Jokerit U-16, U-18 and U-20 teams. In 37 combined games between the three teams he had 27 goals and 25 assists for 52 points. Moilanen and Alexander True, from Denmark, are the T-Birds two Import players this season. 2016-17 Roster…The T-Birds roster currently stands at 26 players with 16 forwards, 7 defensemen and 3 goalies. 2016-17 Age Breakdown…The T-Birds currently have four 20-year-olds, eight 19-year-olds, three 18-year-olds, eight 17year-olds and three 16-year-olds. American 3…The T-Birds have three players on the roster from the United States. They are right wing Luke Osterman from Stillwater, Minnesota, center Scott Eansor from Englewood, Colorado, and Luke Ormsby from Monroe, Washington. The Rookies…The T-Birds have 10 players on the roster who are WHL rookies. They are center Elijah Brown, right wing Wyatt Bear, right wing MacKenzie Wight, right wing Sami Moilanen, left wing Dillon Hamaliuk, right wing Luke Ormsby, center Ian Briscoe, defenseman Reece Harsch, and goalies Carl Stankowski and Matt Berlin. Playoff Scoring Leaders…Mathew Barzal led the T-Birds in scoring during the 2016 Playoffs. In 18 games he had five goals and 21 assists for 26 points. Ethan Bear was second on the team in scoring with 22 points on eight goals and 14 assists. Western Conference First Team All-Stars…Center Mathew Barzal and defenseman Ethan Bear were selected Western Conference First Team All-Stars in 2015-16. Barzal finished 11th in the WHL in scoring this season with 27 points and 61 assists for 88 points. Bear finished fifth the season fifth in the WHL in scoring among defensemen. Bear had 19 goals and 46 assists for 65 points. Second Best Season For Wins…The T-Birds finished 2015-16 with a record of 45-23-4-0 (w-l-otl-sol) which is the second most wins in a regular season in franchise history. The 1989-90 T-Birds finished with a 52-17-3 (w-l-t) record. The 2002-03 T-Birds had a 44-22-3-3 (w-l-t-sol) record. Best Home Record in WHL…The T-Birds finished the 2015-16 season with a league best 29-5-2-0 record at ShoWare Center. This is the second best home record in team history. The 1989-90 team had a 31-4-1 (w-l-t) record at home. Tops On Penalty Kill…The T-Birds finished the 2015-16 season as the number one penalty killing team in the WHL. They allowed 44 goals on 300 opponent opportunities for an 85.3% success rate. Top 3 Power Play…The T-Birds finished the 2015-16 season with the third best power play in the league. They scored 70 power-play goals this season on 295 opportunities for a 23.7% conversion percentage. The Lethbridge Hurricanes (28.9%) and Kelowna Rockets (24.5%) are the only two teams ahead of the T-Birds on the power play. Bear From The Blue Line…Defenseman Ethan Bear finished the 2015-16 season fifth in the league in scoring by a defenseman. Bear had 19 goals and 46 assists for 65 points.
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TONIGHT’S MATCHUP --- Tuesday, October 11, 2016 --SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS SPOKANE CHIEFS 2-2-0-0 4 points 1-3-0-0 2 points th th th th 4 U.S. Division 4 Western Conference 5 U.S. Division 9 Western Conference Previous 10: 2-2-0-0 Current Streak: W-1 Previous 10: 1-3-0-0 Current Streak: L-2 GF-GA: 11-16 Home Record: 1-1-0-0 GF-GA: 12-19 Away Record: 0-1-0-0 PP: 1 goal / 15 (6.7%) PK: 7 goals / 16 (56.3%) PP: 7 goals / 18 (38.9%) PK: 7 goals / 20 (65%) Most Goals: #16 Alexander True (4) Most Goals: #17 Kailer Yamamoto (3) Most Assists: #8 Eansor & #9 Leth (3) Most Assists: #17 Kailer Yamamoto (5) Last Game: Oct. 7 vs. Victoria, 3-1 W Last Game: Oct. 8 vs. Victoria, 1-4 L Next Game: October 14 vs. Prince George Next Game: October 12 at Kamloops SPOKANE CHIEFS The Chiefs visit unfriendly confines for the second time tonight with a road contest against RECORD BREAKDOWN the reigning Western Conference Champion Seattle Thunderbirds. Spokane is looking to get back in the win column after a disappointing weekend, losing 5-2 to Lethbridge on Friday Home 1-2-0-0 and 4-1 to Victoria on Saturday. Keanu Yamamoto was a bright spot for the Chiefs over the Away 0-1-0-0 weekend, scoring once and adding three assists in the two losses. Rookie Pavel Kousal U.S. Division 1-1-0-0 (Friday) and Ty Smith (Saturday) each scored their first WHL goals. Dawson Weatherill Western Conf 1-2-0-0 made his 1st start as a Chief on Saturday and made 31 saves on 34 shots faced. Eastern Conf 0-1-0-0 Spokane boasts a young group this year, including a new captain (Helgesen) for the first Lead after 1st 0-0-0-0 time in two years as defenseman Jason Fram held the title for the 14-15 and 15-16 seasons. Lead after 2nd 0-0-0-0 They’ll need to find a replacement on offense for Dominic Zwerger, last year’s leading goal Tied after 1st 1-0-0-0 scorer (27). Potential contributors to fill that gap include: Anderson-Dolan, in his Tied after 2nd 1-0-0-0 sophomore campaign after being named the team’s Rookie of the Year last year; Ethan McIndoe, who scored eight goals in 62 GP as a 16-year-old; Pavel Kousal and Ondrej Down after 1st 0-3-0-0 nd Najman, the Chiefs’ two new European import players who both hail from the Czech Down after 2 0-3-0-0 Republic and played with the Czech national team. 1-goal games 0-0-0-0 The Chiefs do retain three of their top four scorers from a season ago in Kailer Yamamoto 2-goal games 0-1-0-0 (19-52-71 in 57 GP), Keanu Yamamoto (22-32-54) and Markson Bechtold (17-31-48). 3-goal games 1-1-0-0 Carolina Hurricanes 3rd-round pick Elynuik (19-25-44 in 55 GP) will also be a difference 4+-goal games 0-1-0-0 maker. Third-year men Evan Fiala (6-12-18, 101 PIM, +18) and Helgesen (3-23-26) lead in Score 1st 0-1 experience on the back end, with an emerging young group led by 2015 WHL Bantam Draft Overtime 0-0 1st-overall pick Ty Smith. In goal, Sittler (2.94, .905, 1 SO in 39 GP) looks to be the regular starter with recently-acquired Dawson Weatherill as backup. Shootout 0-0 Red jerseys 0-1-0-0 The Thunderbirds have been two different teams so far in this young 2016-17 season: vs. Portland and vs. everyone else. Against the rival Winterhawks, the T-Birds are 0-2 while White jerseys 1-1-0-0 being outscored 13-4. Against Vancouver and Victoria combined they are 2-0 with a 7-3 Blue jerseys 0-1-0-0 differential, including a 3-1 win over the Royals in their last game on Oct. 7. Alexander True, Sundays 0-0-0-0 who leads the club with four goals, scored twice to lead the way. Tuesdays 0-0-0-0 Seattle has big shoes to fill up front with their top two scorers gone in Mathew Barzal (27Wednesdays 0-0-0-0 61-88 in 58 GP) and Ryan Gropp (34-36-70). They are also without star forward Keegan Thursdays 0-0-0-0 Kolesar (30-31-61 last year) due to injury. Puck-moving d-man Ethan Bear (19-46-65) hopes Fridays 0-1-0-0 to bring his usually stellar offensive game but has been slow out of the gates, recording just Saturdays 1-2-0-0 one assist so far. Donovan Neuls and Matthew Wedman have each scored twice to help the offense. Wedman is the younger brother of former Chiefs’ defenseman Cole Wedman. The T-Birds also replaced overage goaltender Landon Bow from last year’s championship squad. They’ve split time between Carl Stankowski (2 GP, 2.79 GAA, .857 SV%) and Rylan Toth (3, 4.35, .861). They also added former Chief Matt Berlin to the mix last week. TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS --- Referees: Duncan BROW, Mike CAMPBELL --- Linesmen: Nick BILKO, Mark HEIER
HOT START… Kailer Yamamoto came out of the gates this season looking to make a statement in his draft year. The third-year forward and Spokane native has 8 points (3g, 5a) in 4 games to start the season, including a team-leading 4 PP assists. Older brother Keanu Yamamoto has also filled the stat sheet early, with 7 points (2g, 5a) so far. ROOKIE STANDS TALL… Rookie goaltender Dawson Weatherill made his first appearance as a Chief in relief on Oct. 7 vs. Lethbridge, jumping in at the 7:30 of the second period and was perfect to close out the game. He made his first start as a Chief the following night against the Victoria Royals, making 31 saves on 34 shots faced. He’s currently 8th in the WHL with a .923 SV%. HIGH-POWERED… The Chiefs have been stellar on the power play this season, capitalizing with 7 goals in 18 chances (38.9%; 2nd WHL). Power plays account for 7 of the team’s 12 goals through four games. THEY’RE WATCHING… The Chiefs had five forwards named to the NHL Central Scouting’s preliminary “Players to Watch” list, as announced on Oct. 4. Kailer Yamamoto earned an “A” rating, indicating a potential first-round pick in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. Jaret Anderson-Dolan got a “B” (2nd-3rd) while three players – Ethan McIndoe, Pavel Kousal and Jake McGrew – each earned “C” scores. HIGHWAY TO HELGESEN… Third-year defenseman Tyson Helgesen was named the Chiefs’ team captain in a pre-game ceremony on October 1. He takes over for two-year leader Jason Fram. Helgesen scored the game-winning goal in his first game wearing the “C”; a 5-2 win over Tri-City. PREMIER PROSPECTS… Three Chiefs’ prospects – all forwards – were recently named to their respective provincial rosters for the upcoming 2016 Western Canada U16 Challenge Cup. Carter Chorney (2nd Rd, 39th Overall in 2016 WHL Bantam Draft) made Team AB, Ethan Leyh (8th, 160th) to Team BC and Cordel Larson (9th, 186th) to Team SK. NEW ERA… Long-time Spokane GM Tim Speltz announced on August 16 that he had accepted a job with the NHL’s Toronto Maple Leafs and would step down from his position with the Chiefs. Originally hired in 1990, Speltz reigned over a 26-year run of success rivaled by very few in the WHL, including 961 regular season wins, 23 playoff appearances, 142 playoff wins, seven trips to the Western Conference Finals, four to the WHL Finals, two WHL Championships and two Memorial Cup Championships. Speltz will become the Director of Western Area Scouting for the Leafs, retain his ownership stake in the Chiefs and maintain his home in Spokane. HEY MR. CARTER... Scott Carter was announced as the Chiefs’ new GM on September 8. A Penticton, B.C. native, Carter boasts over 28 years of experience as a hockey scout, business manager and entrepreneur. He was a regional scout in the NHL from 1987-2015, President & GM of the Penticton Vees from 2004-2008, BCHL Executive of the Year in 2005, co-founder of the BCHHF in 1991, co-founder of the WPHL in 1994 and has been a full partner in Vaughn Custom Sports since 1996. ALL-AMERICAN… F Kailer Yamamoto played in the USA Hockey CCM All-American Prospects Game in Philadelphia on Sept. 22, featuring 42 of the top American-born prospects for the 2017 NHL Entry Draft. He finished with 2 assists and a +1 rating as his Team Howe lost 6-4 to Team LeClair. NATIONAL NODS… The Spokane Chiefs had 6 players recognized with invitations to national team camps over the summer. Four players – D Ty Smith, D Matt Leduc, F Eli Zummack and F Koby Morrisseau – were invited to Hockey Canada’s U17 camp. Jaret Anderson-Dolan went to Canada’s U18 camp. Kailer Yamamoto competed at USA Hockey’s National Junior Evaluation Camp with aspirations to make this winter’s Team USA for the IIHF World Junior Championship. HURRICANE HUDSON… Chiefs forward Hudson Elynuik was selected in the third round (74th overall) in the 2016 NHL Entry Draft by the Carolina Hurricanes. The towering centerman scored 19 goals and added 25 assists in 56 GP last season, turning heads after the turn of the calendar year with a point in 17 of 20 games starting on January 9, including a 10-game point streak. Elynuik’s father Pat was the 8th Overall pick in the 1986 draft to the Winnipeg Jets & went on to play 500+ NHL games.
BENCH BOSS… Don Nachbaur returns to the Chiefs for his 7th season as head coach having recently signed an extension through the 2017-18 season. The WHL veteran ranks 1st in franchise history in career wins (235) and just eclipsed Mike Babcock for the all-time lead in career games coached for the Chiefs (428). Entering the season, his .552 winning percentage with Spokane ranked 2nd behind Hardy Sauter (.629). Nachbaur is one of four WHL coaches with 600+ career wins (665). He is also the winningest coach in Tri-City Americans history w/ 235. CATCHING EYES… With a late September birthday, forward Kailer Yamamoto will first become eligible for the NHL Entry Draft in 2017 and he has been catching the eye of hockey scouts. The Spokane native impressed with stints at international tournaments with Team USA (Five Nations, U-18, U-20 NJEC) and produced 128 points (42 goals and 86 assists) in his first two seasons with the Chiefs (125 games). Multiple news outlets project Yamamoto as a future first round pick, most recently Sportsnet’s early rankings with him at 17th overall. NEW IN NET… Neither of the Chiefs’ two rostered goalies, Jayden Sittler and Dawson Weatherill, played for the Chiefs before this season. Sittler was acquired over the summer from Lethbridge, where he played 39 games with a 2.94 GAA and .905 SV%. Weatherill was acquired on Sept. 29 from Red Deer after appearing in 5 games as a 16-year-old last season, allowing 7 goals on 52 shots while going 1-1-0-0. Both call Red Deer home. YOUTH MOVEMENT… The Chiefs entered the 2016-17 season with youth at the forefront; 18 players born in 1998 or later, including seven 17-year-olds and three 16-year-olds. CZECH THEM OUT… The Chiefs drafted Czech teammates Ondrej Najman and Pavel Kousal with the 22nd and 82nd picks, respectively, in the 2016 CHL Import Draft. Najman scored 18 goals and 44 points in 38 games, including four multi-goal performances, and added three goals and three assists in five games with the Czechs at the 2016 IIHF U18 World Championship in Grand Forks, N.D. Kousal racked up 20 goals and 23 assists in the same 38 games, including a stretch in which he scored a point in 11 of 12 games. He recorded three assists with the Czechs at the U18 Championship. FAMILY AFFAIR… D Jake Toporowski has family ties to Spokane. The second-year defenseman’s father, Kerry Toporowski, played for the Chiefs from 1989-91, racking up 889 PIM (2nd in franchise history) including a single-season record 505 in 90-91. Jake’s younger brother Luke, who projects as a power forward, continued the tradition as the Chiefs’ 1st round (8th overall) selection in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft. RECENT/UPCOMING CAREER MILESTONES… #8 Jordan Henderson played his 100th game on Oct. 8; #9 Keanu Yamamoto played his 200th game on Sept. 24; #12 Markson Bechtold enters tonight with 199 GP. A TIME FOR FIRSTS… #21 Pavel Kousal scored his 1st goal vs. LET on 10/7; #24 Ty Smith scored his 1st goal vs. VIC on 10/8. #25 Ondrej Najman recorded his 1st assist vs. T.C. on 10/1. FRANCHISE CONSISTENCY… The Chiefs’ qualification for the 2016 WHL Playoffs marked the 10th consecutive season the Chiefs have played in the postseason (103 games). They lost in the first round to Victoria (six games). INJURY REPORT… #12 Markson Bechtold, lower body, week-to-week; #13 Jake McGrew, lower body, season-ending; #23 Jake Toporowski, lower body, 1-3 weeks; #28 Logan Foster, upper body, day-to-day ROSTER MOVES… 9/25: F Dominic Zwerger traded to Everett… 9/30: G Matt Berlin reassigned to Drayton Valley (AJHL), rights traded to Seattle on 10/7… 9/29: G Dawson Weatherill acquired via trade with Red Deer HOW THEY WERE BUILT… BANTAM DRAFT (19): #3 Matt Leduc (2015-2-31) #4 Jeff Faith (2013-1-16), #6 Tyson Helgesen (2012-5-102), #7 Evan Fiala (2012-1-14), #8 Jordan Henderson (2012-4-72), #10 Ethan McIndoe (2014- 3-58), #11 Jaret Anderson-Dolan (2014-1-14), #12 Markson Bechtold (2011-3-63), #13 Jake McGrew (2014-8-168), #15 Koby Morrisseau (2015-1-9), #16 Taylor Ross (2013-4-82), #17 Kailer Yamamoto (2013-5-105), #18 Curtis Miske (2012-2-36), #20 Hayden Ostir (2014-2-36), #23 Jake Toporowski (2013-3-62), #24 Ty Smith (2015-1-1), #28 Logan Foster (2014-7-146), #32 Dalton Hamaliuk (2013-2-38) … IMPORT DRAFT (2): #21 Pavel Kousal (2016-2-82), #25 Ondrej Najman (2016-1-22) … LISTED/WAIVERS (3): #9 Keanu Yamamoto (2013), #5 Trent Huitema (2013), #25 Riley McKay (2014)… TRADE (3): #26 Hudson Elynuik (Dec. 2013 w/ KTN), #33 Jayden Sittler (May 2016 w/ LETH), #37 Dawson Weatherill (Sept. 2016 w/ RD)
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