Game 5 vs. Kelowna Rockets Digital Program by Seattle Thunderbirds

T H U N D E R B I R D S

G A M E

N O T E S

DATE

HOME PLAYOFF GAME #7

LOCATION

Friday, April 28, 2017

Overall Playoff Game #13

ShoWare Center

GAME TIME

REFEREES

LINESMEN

7:35 PM

Chris Crich #20, Reid Anderson #53

Nathan Van Oosten #115, Ron Dietterle #115

KELOWNA ROCKETS 10-5 PLAYERS

POS GP 15 2 James Hilsendager (97) D 15 4 Gordie Ballhorn (97) D 5 Konrad Belcourt* (00) D 6 6 Kaedan Korczak* (01) AP D 3 7 Lucas Johansen (97L) D 15 8 Jack Cowell* (99) LW 9 15 10 Nick Merkley (97) C #

12 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27

Erik Gardiner* (99) LW Tomas Soustal (97) C/RW Kole Lind (98L) RW Rodney Southam (96) C/RW Carsen Twarynski (97L) LW Dillon Dube (98) C Conner Bruggen-Cate* (99) LW Devante Stephens (97) D Braydyn Chizen (98) D Reid Gardiner (96) RW Kyle Topping* (99L) C Cal Foote (98L) D Liam Kindree* (00) AP RW Calvin Thurkauf (97) LW

28 Leif Mattson* (99) 29 # 1 30 31

13 15 15 15 14 15 2 15 9 15 13 12 1 15 8

G 1

A PTS 2 3

+/8

PIM 12

0 0 0 0 0 5

0 0 0 6 0 12

0 0 0 6 0 17

-1 0 0 8 0 10

8 4 0 2 5 18

3 4 5 6 7 8

Anthony Bishop (98) Turner Ottenbreit (97) Jarret Tyszka (99) Aaron Hyman (98) Reece Harsch* (99) Scott Eansor (96)

0 0 0 4 4 8 6 5 11 2 1 3 3 2 5 6 14 20 0 0 0 0 7 7 0 0 0 15 12 27 0 1 1 1 4 5 0 0 0 7 13 20 0 0 0

-2 -3 -3 -2 2 -1 0 0 -1 4 -1 -3 0 2 0

0 16 10 16 15 16 0 12 2 6 8 18 0 18 2

11 12 13 14 16 17 18 19 20 21 23 24 25 26 28

Elijah Brown* (00) Ryan Gropp (96L) Mathew Barzal (97)

0 OTL 0 0 0

4 SH 0 2 0

# GOALTENDERS 1 Carl Stankowski* (00) 29 Matt Berlin* (98) 31 Rylan Toth (96)

RW 1 6 Nolan Foote* (00L) LW 15 GOALTENDERS GP SV% GAA W James Porter* (00) AP 0 0 0 0 Michael Herringer (96) 15 .914 2.39 10 Brodan Salmond* (98L) 0 0 0 0

* Rookie

SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS 10-2

7 L 0 5 0

L=Birthday after September 15 of that year

PLAYERS 2 Austin Strand (97)

Tyler Carpendale* (00) AP

Alexander True (97) Tyler Adams (97) Sami Moilanen* (99) Donovan Neuls (97L) Zack Andrusiak* (98) Matthew Wedman (99) Luke Ormsby* (99) Jake Lee* (01) AP Ethan Bear (97) Nolan Volcan (98) Keegan Kolesar (97)

* Rookie

POS GP 12 D 3 D

G 3 0

A PTS 6 9 0 0

+/1 1

PIM 18 4

D D D D C

12 12 12 12 12

1 1 1 0 4

4 3 4 0 4

5 4 5 0 8

13 6 6 -2 3

12 4 0 2 10

C LW C C C LW RW C RW C RW D D LW RW

-1

8 8 0 12

3 4 0 5 1 3

6 8 0 8 2 7

9 12 0 13 3 10

4 4 0 4 0 5

6 4 0 8 14 16

6 1 1 0 0 5 3 9

10 16 2 3 1 2 1 1 0 0 11 16 2 5 13 22

6 1 -1 0 0 5 4 10

0 2 2 0 0 8 4 14

OTL 1 0 0

SH 0 0 0

12 12 12 12 12 12 0 11 12 12

GP SV% GAA W 12 .909 2.56 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L 1 0 0

L=Birthday after September 15 of that year

General Manager

Bruce Hamilton

General Manager

Russ Farwell

Head Coach

Jason Smith

Head Coach

Steve Konowalchuk

Assistant Coach Assistant/Goalie Coach

Kris Mallette Travis Crickard

Assistant Coach Assistant Coach

Matt Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Dette Tyler Alos

Assistant General Manager

Lorne Frey

Director of Player Personnel

Cal Filson

Athletic Therapist Equipment Manager

Scott Hoyer Chaydyn Johnson

Goaltending Coach Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager

Ian Gordon Phil Varney Trevor Heinzerling

Game 6 Sunday at Kelowna 7:05pm, *Game 7 Tuesday at Seattle 7:05pm *If Necessary

MESSAGE FROM

WHL COMMISSIONER Last year, during the Western Hockey Leagueâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;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 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; 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 3/23/17 NO.

FORWARDS

POS

HOMETOWN

D.O.B.

15-16 SEASON

LEAGUE

PTS

PIM

DRAFT Free Agent

PRONUNCIATION

Eansor, Scott

5’9

185

Englewood, CO

Jan. 3/96

Seattle Thunderbirds

WHL

Brown, Elijah*

5’9

160

Edmonton, AB

Jan. 5/00

SSAC Midget AAA

ABMHL

Gropp, Ryan

6’3

205

Kamloops, BC

Sept. 16/96

Seattle Thunderbirds

WHL

NYR 15

GROPP

Barzal, Mathew

6’0

182

Coquitlam, BC

May 26/97

Seattle Thunderbirds

WHL

NYI 15

BAR-zell

Carpendale, Tyler*

6’3

202

Powell River, BC

Jan. 26/00

Shawnigan Lake

CSSHL

Eligible 2018 CARP-en-dale

True, Alexander

6’4

199

Copenhagen, DEN

July 17/97

Seattle Thunderbirds

WHL

Eligible 2017 True

Adams, Tyler

6’2

194

Regina, SK

April 11/97

Swift Current Broncos

WHL

Eligible 2017 Adams

Moilanen, Sami*

5’08

182

Sipoo, FIN

Jan. 21/99

Jokerit U20

SM-liiga

Eligible 2017 SAH-mi MOY-lin-nen

Neuls, Donovan

5’11

183

Grenfell, SK

Oct. 24/97

Seattle Thunderbirds

WHL

Eligible 2017 Niles

Andrusiak, Zack*

5’11

177

Yorkton, SK

July 10/98

Kamloops Storm

KIJHL

Eligible 2017 AN-drew-z-ak

Wedman, Matthew

6’3

196

Edmonton, AB

May 25/99

Seattle Thunderbirds

WHL

Eligible 2017 WED-man

Ormsby, Luke*

5’10

181

Monroe, WA

Feb. 14/99

Phoenix Jr Coyotes

T1EHL

Eligible 2017 OR-mms-bee

Volcan, Nolan

5’09

191

Edmonton, AB

July 4/98

Seattle Thunderbirds

WHL

Eligible 2017 Voll-kun

Kolesar, Keegan

6’2

223

Winnipeg, MB

Apr. 8/97

Seattle Thunderbirds

WHL

107

CBJ 2015

POS

HOMETOWN

D.O.B.

15-16 SEASON

LEAGUE

PTS

PIM

DRAFT

NO.

DEFENSEMEN

EN-zor

Eligible 2018 BROWN

KOHL-ah-sar PRONUNCIATION

Strand, Austin

6’3

190

Calgary, AB

Feb. 17/97

Red Deer Rebels

WHL

Eligible 2017 STRAND

Bishop, Anthony

5’11

181

Kelowna, BC

April 1/98

Saskatoon Blades

WHL

Eligible 2017 BISH-up

Ottenbreit, Turner

6’4

200

Yorkton, SK

July 9/97

Seattle Thunderbirds

WHL

Eligible 2017 OTT-in-bright

Tyszka, Jarret

6’3

191

Langley, BC

Mar. 15/99

Seattle Thunderbirds

WHL

Eligible 2017 TISH-ka

Hyman, Aaron

6’5

215

Calgary, AB

April 19/98

Calgary Hitmen

WHL

Eligible 2017 HIGH-muhn

Harsch, Reece*

6’3

194

Grand Prairie, AB

Jan. 7/99

Grand Prairie Storm Midget

AMHL

Eligible 2017 Harsh

Lee, Jake*

6’0

186

Sherwood Park, AB

July 13/01

Sherwood Park Bantam Flyers

AMBHL

Eligible 2019 Lee

Bear, Ethan

5’11

205

Ochapowace, SK

June 26/97

Seattle Thunderbirds

WHL

NO.

EDM 2015

POS

HOMETOWN

D.O.B.

15-16 SEASON

LEAGUE

AVE

Stankowski, Carl*

5’9

159

Calgary, AB

Mar. 9/00

Anaheim Jr. Ducks

T1EHL

839

1.87

Eligible 2018 STAN-cow-ski

Berlin, Matt*

6’3

195

Edmonton, AB

Jan. 20/98

Spokane Chiefs

WHL

233

4.38

Eligible 2017 Berlin

Toth, Rylan

6’2

201

Saskatoon, SK

May 31/96

Red Deer Rebels

WHL

2385

106

2.67

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

DRAFT

Bear

Free Agent

PRONUNCIATION

TOHTH

Kelowna Rockets 2016-2017 WHL Roster NO. 8 10 12 15 16 17 18 19 20 23 24 26 27 28 29 NO. 2 4 5 6 7 21 22 25 NO. 1 30 31

FORWARDS Cowell, Jack* Merkley, Nick 'A' Gardiner, Erik* Soustal, Tomas Lind, Kole Southam, Rodney 'C' Twarynski, Carsen Dube, Dillon Bruggen-Cate, Conner* Gardiner, Reid Topping, Kyle* Kindree, Liam 'AP' Thurkauf, Calvin Mattson, Leif* Foote, Nolan* DEFENCE Hilsendager, James Ballhorn, Gordie 'A' Belcourt, Konrad* Korczak, Kaedan 'AP' Johansen, Lucas 'A' Stephens, Devante Chizen, Braydyn Foote, Cal GOALIES Porter, James 'AP' Herringer, Michael Salmond, Brodan

POS LW C LW C/RW RW C/RW LW C LW RW C RW LW RW LW POS D D D D D D D D POS G G G

SH L R L R R R L L L R L R L R L SH L L R R L L R R SH R L L

HT 6'2 5'10½

6'1 6'2½ 6'1 6' 6'2 5'11 6'1 5'11 5'11 5'10 6'1½ 6' 6'2½ HT 6'1 6'½ 5'11 6' 6'1½ 6'1½ 6'6¼ 6'4 HT 5'11 6'½ 5'11½

WT 170 185 182 199 173 177 198 186 189 198 185 174 203 200 177 WT 195 194 157 170 179 176 196 210 WT 157 175 187

HOMETOWN D.O.B Winnipeg, MB May 2/99 Calgary, AB May 23/97 Humboldt, SK Mar. 21/99 Unicov, Czech Rep. Feb. 15/97 Shaunavon, SK Oct. 16/98** Saskatoon, SK Aug 9/96 Calgary, AB Nov. 24/97** Cochrane,AB July 20/98 Langley, BC Sept. 13/99 Humboldt, SK Jan. 19/96 Salt Spring Island, BCNov. 18/99** North Vancouver, BC Jan. 2/00 Zug, Switzerland June 27/97 Stonewall, MB July 23/99 Englewood, CO Nov. 29/00** HOMETOWN D.O.B Lloydminster, SK Mar. 20/97 Wetaskiwin, AB Sept. 2/97 Sherwood Park, AB May 4/00 Yorkton, SK Jan. 29/01 Port Moody, BC Nov. 16/97** Surrey, BC Jan. 2/97 St. Albert, AB May 9/98 Englewood, CO Dec. 13/98** HOMETOWN D.O.B Bonners Ferry, ID Apr. 9/00 Comox, BC Jan. 26/96 Calgary, AB Oct. 8/98**

*Rookie **Late Birthday Affects NHL Draft Status

President/General Manager: Bruce Hamilton Asst. GM/Dir. Player Personnel: Lorne Frey Head Coach:Jason Smith Assistant Coach: Kris Mallette Assistant/Goalie Coach: Travis Crickard Athletic Therapist/Strength & Conditioning Coach: Scott Hoyer Skills Development: Kim Gellert Video/Development Coach: Adam Brown Skating Instructor: Evan Marble Equipment Manager: Chaydyn Johnson

15-16 SEASON LEAGUE Vincent Massey Trojans CAHS Kelowna Rockets WHL Prince Albert Mintos SMHL Kelowna Rockets WHL Kelowna Rockets WHL Kelowna Rockets WHL Calgary Hitmen WHL Kelowna Rockets WHL Kelowna Rockets WHL Prince Albert Raiders WHL Cowichan Valley BCHL Vancouver NW Giants BCMML Kelowna Rockets WHL St. Albert midget AAA AMHL Colorado T-Birds U16 T1EH 15-16 SEASON LEAGUE Regina Pats WHL Kelowna Rockets WHL Sherwood Park Kings AMHL Yorkton Maulers SMHL Kelowna Rockets WHL Kelowna Rockets WHL Kelowna Rockets WHL Kelowna Rockets WHL 15-16 SEASON LEAGUE Edge School for Athletes 15's CSSHL Kelowna Rockets WHL Kelowna Rockets WHL

GP 21 43 43 58 70 60 67 65 10 71 53 37 61 30 50 GP 64 59 30 42 69 72 45 71 GP 14 44 7

G A PTS PIM NHL STATUS 23 28 51 26 Eligible 2017 17 31 48 44 ARZ '15 21 38 59 28 Eligible 2017 20 26 46 64 Eligible 2017 14 27 41 54 Eligible 2017 8 15 23 80 Over Age 20 25 45 42 PHI '16 26 40 66 50 CGY '16 0 0 0 2 Eligible 2017 43 49 92 46 Over Age 5 7 12 36 Eligible 2018 13 15 28 30 Eligible 2018 18 27 45 54 CBJ '16 12 13 25 20 Eligible 2017 31 32 63 24 Eligible 2019 G A PTS PIM DRAFT 0 9 9 56 Eligible 2017 3 6 9 56 Eligible 2017 0 10 10 53 Eligible 2018 2 13 15 36 Eligible 2019 10 39 49 20 WSH '16 2 9 11 58 BUF '15 1 1 2 40 MIN '16 8 28 36 36 Eligible 2017** MP GA SO AVE DRAFT 788 28 3 2.13 Eligible 2018 2450 130 1 3.18 Over Age 331 19 0 3.44 Eligible 2017**

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

Playoff Bracket 2017 WHL Playoffs, Eastern Conference Regina (4) vs Calgary (0) Regina wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 Mar 24 Calgary (2) at Regina (5) Game 2 Mar 25 Calgary (1) at Regina (5) Game 3 Mar 28 Regina (5) at Calgary (2) Game 4 Mar 30 Regina (5) at Calgary (1) 2017 WHL Playoffs, Eastern Conference Moose Jaw (3) vs Swift Current (4) Swift Current wins series 4 - 3 Game 1 Mar 24 Swift Current (2) at Moose Jaw (0) Game 2 Mar 25 Swift Current (2) at Moose Jaw (3) Game 3 Mar 28 Moose Jaw (4) at Swift Current (3) Game 4 Mar 29 Moose Jaw (2) at Swift Current (5) Game 5 Mar 31 Swift Current (2) at Moose Jaw (1) Game 6 Apr 1 Moose Jaw (3) at Swift Current (2) Game 7 Apr 3 Swift Current (3) at Moose Jaw (2) 2017 WHL Playoffs, Eastern Conference Medicine Hat (4) vs Brandon (0) Medicine Hat wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 Mar 24 Brandon (2) at Medicine Hat (7) Game 2 Mar 25 Brandon (3) at Medicine Hat (5) Game 3 Mar 28 Medicine Hat (6) at Brandon (2) Game 4 Mar 29 Medicine Hat (3) at Brandon (2) 2017 WHL Playoffs, Eastern Conference Lethbridge (4) vs Red Deer (3) Lethbridge wins series 4 - 3 Game 1 Mar 25 Red Deer (4) at Lethbridge (2) Game 2 Mar 26 Red Deer (2) at Lethbridge (5) Game 3 Mar 29 Lethbridge (3) at Red Deer (4) OT2 Game 4 Mar 30 Lethbridge (3) at Red Deer (5) Game 5 Apr 1 Red Deer (3) at Lethbridge (5) Game 6 Apr 2 Lethbridge (4) at Red Deer (1) Game 7 Apr 4 Red Deer (2) at Lethbridge (6) 2017 WHL Playoffs, Western Conference Prince George (2) vs Portland (4) Portland wins series 4 - 2 Game 1 Mar 24 Portland (4) at Prince George (2) Game 2 Mar 26 Portland (1) at Prince George (5) Game 3 Mar 29 Prince George (6) at Portland (1) Game 4 Mar 30 Prince George (4) at Portland (5) Game 5 Apr 1 Portland (5) at Prince George (3) Game 6 Apr 3 Prince George (2) at Portland (4) 2017 WHL Playoffs, Western Conference Kelowna (4) vs Kamloops (2) Kelowna wins series 4 - 2 Game 1 Mar 24 Kamloops (0) at Kelowna (4) Game 2 Mar 25 Kamloops (2) at Kelowna (3) Game 3 Mar 28 Kelowna (1) at Kamloops (4) Game 4 Mar 29 Kelowna (1) at Kamloops (0) Game 5 Mar 31 Kamloops (4) at Kelowna (1) Game 6 Apr 2 Kelowna (4) at Kamloops (2)

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2017 WHL Playoffs, Western Conference Everett (4) vs Victoria (2) Everett wins series 4 - 2 Game 1 Mar 24 Victoria (2) at Everett (4) Game 2 Mar 25 Victoria (4) at Everett (3) Game 3 Mar 28 Everett (2) at Victoria (0) Game 4 Mar 29 Everett (1) at Victoria (2) Game 5 Mar 31 Victoria (2) at Everett (3) OT Game 6 Apr 2 Everett (3) at Victoria (2) OT5 2017 WHL Playoffs, Western Conference Seattle (4) vs Tri-City (0) Seattle wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 Mar 24 Tri-City (2) at Seattle (4) Game 2 Mar 25 Tri-City (2) at Seattle (5) Game 3 Mar 29 Seattle (9) at Tri-City (2) Game 4 Mar 31 Seattle (5) at Tri-City (2) 2017 WHL Playoffs, Eastern Conference Regina (4) vs Swift Current (3) Regina wins series 4 - 3 Game 1 Apr 6 Swift Current (2) at Regina (1) OT Game 2 Apr 7 Swift Current (2) at Regina (6) Game 3 Apr 10 Regina (1) at Swift Current (2) OT Game 4 Apr 11 Regina (4) at Swift Current (5) OT3 Game 5 Apr 14 Swift Current (2) at Regina (3) Game 6 Apr 15 Regina (5) at Swift Current (3) Game 7 Apr 17 Swift Current (1) at Regina (5) 2017 WHL Playoffs, Eastern Conference Medicine Hat (3) vs Lethbridge (4) Lethbridge wins series 4 - 3 Game 1 Apr 7 Lethbridge (0) at Medicine Hat (4) Game 2 Apr 8 Lethbridge (7) at Medicine Hat (4) Game 3 Apr 11 Medicine Hat (2) at Lethbridge (5) Game 4 Apr 12 Medicine Hat (3) at Lethbridge (2) OT Game 5 Apr 14 Lethbridge (5) at Medicine Hat (4) Game 6 Apr 16 Medicine Hat (5) at Lethbridge (2) Game 7 Apr 18 Lethbridge (5) at Medicine Hat (4) OT 2017 WHL Playoffs, Western Conference Kelowna (4) vs Portland (1) Kelowna wins series 4 - 1 Game 1 Apr 7 Portland (2) at Kelowna (4) Game 2 Apr 8 Portland (2) at Kelowna (5) Game 3 Apr 11 Kelowna (2) at Portland (4) Game 4 Apr 12 Kelowna (7) at Portland (2) Game 5 Apr 14 Portland (2) at Kelowna (6) 2017 WHL Playoffs, Western Conference Everett (0) vs Seattle (4) Seattle wins series 4 - 0 Game 1 Apr 7 Seattle (3) at Everett (2) Game 2 Apr 8 Seattle (4) at Everett (3) Game 3 Apr 11 Everett (4) at Seattle (5) OT Game 4 Apr 14 Everett (1) at Seattle (4)

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2017 Eastern Conference Championship Regina (2) vs Lethbridge (2) Tied 2-2 Game 1 Apr 21 Lethbridge (3) at Regina (1) Game 2 Apr 22 Lethbridge (2) at Regina (3) OT Game 3 Apr 25 Regina (1) at Lethbridge (3) Game 4 Apr 26 Regina (6) at Lethbridge (2) Game 5 Apr 28 Lethbridge at Regina 7:00 PM MDT Game 6 Apr 30 Regina at Lethbridge 6:00 PM MDT * Game 7 May 2 Lethbridge at Regina 7:00 PM MDT 2017 Western Conference Championship Seattle (2) vs Kelowna (2) Tied 2-2 Game 1 Apr 21 Kelowna (4) at Seattle (5) Game 2 Apr 22 Kelowna (4) at Seattle (3) OT Game 3 Apr 25 Seattle (2) at Kelowna (1) Game 4 Apr 26 Seattle (2) at Kelowna (4) Game 5 Apr 28 Kelowna at Seattle 7:35 PM PDT Game 6 Apr 30 Seattle at Kelowna 5:05 PM PDT * Game 7 May 2 Kelowna at Seattle 7:05 PM PDT 2017 WHL Championship Bracket M vs Bracket N

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Leaders (Overall) Top 20 Scorers Rank Player

Team GP G

Reid Gardiner

KEL

15 15 12

Tyler Wong

LET

18 11 13

Goals Rank

Player

Team GP G

Reid Gardiner

KEL

15 15

Austin Wagner

REG

14 12

A PTS

Giorgio Estephan

LET

16 10 12

Tyler Wong

LET

18 11

Keegan Kolesar

SEA

Giorgio Estephan

LET

16 10

Dawson Leedahl

REG

15 10

Sam Steel

REG

Egor Babenko

LET

Calvin Thurkauf

KEL

Dillon Dube

KEL

Connor Hobbs

REG

Dawson Leedahl

REG

15 10

Nick Merkley

KEL

Donovan Neuls

SEA

Assists Rank Player

Team GP A

Connor Hobbs

REG

15 15

Sam Steel

REG

15 15

Dillon Dube

KEL

15 14

Several Players Tied

Ethan Bear

SEA

Ryley Lindgren

Penalty Minutes Rank Player

Team GP PIM

Dominic Zwerger

EVT

Caleb Jones

POR

Austin Wagner

REG

14 12

Zach Fischer

24 24

Tyler Steenbergen

Dawson Leedahl

REG

Brennan Menell

LET

Jordy Bellerive

LET

Several Players Tied

Austin Wagner

REG

Minor Penalties Rank Player

Team GP MinPen

Major Penalties Rank Player

Team GP MajPen

Caleb Jones

POR

11 14

11 2

Dawson Leedahl

REG

15 12

LET

13 2

Jordy Bellerive

LET

18 11

Lane Zablocki

* Jadon Joseph

LET

18 10

Zach Fischer * Zane Franklin Several Players Tied

Power Play Goals Rank Player

Team GP PPG

Short Handed Goals Rank Player

Team GP SHG

Reid Gardiner

KEL

15 7

Austin Wagner

REG

14 3

Tyler Wong

LET

18 5

Tanner Nagel

LET

18 2

Several Players Tied

Game Winning Goals Rank Player 1

Reid Gardiner

Adam Brooks

* John Dahlstrom

Several Players Tied

Team GP GWG

Plus/Minus Rank Player

Team GP

KEL

15 5

Sergey Zborovskiy

REG

13 4

Turner Ottenbreit

SEA

11 3

Austin Wagner

REG

Josh Mahura

REG

Several Players Tied

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Leading Goalies Top 15 Goalies (by GAA) Rank Player

Team GP Mins W

Tyler Brown

REG

15 979

1.96 0

0.000 469 437

0.932

Griffen Outhouse

VIC

458

2.10 0

0.000 209 193

0.923

L OTL SOL SO GA GAA SOW SOL SOGA SOA SO% SA SVS SV%

Connor Ingram

KAM

357

2.18 0

0.000 239 226

0.946

Michael Herringer

KEL

15 904

2.39 0

0.000 418 382

0.914

Carter Hart

EVT

10 691

2.43 0

0.000 304 276

0.908

Zach Sawchenko

2.46 0

0.000 222 205

0.923

Jordan Papirny

* Carl Stankowski

414

14 896

2.48 0

0.000 566 529

0.935

SEA

12 725

2.56 0

0.000 342 311

0.909

Michael Bullion

11 670

2.86 0

0.000 288 256

0.889

Stuart Skinner

LET

18 1126 10

2.88 0

0.000 689 635

0.922

11 12

Ty Edmonds * Riley Lamb

355

3.21 0

0.000 218 199

0.913

390

3.69 0

0.000 227 203

0.894

Cole Kehler

POR

11 604

4.17 0

0.000 408 366

0.897

Cody Porter

CGY

177

4.40 0

0.000 108 95

0.880

Logan Thompson

BDN

230

4.96 0

0.000 194 175

0.902

Wins Rank

Player

* Carl Stankowski

Team W

Saves Rank

Player

Team SVS

SEA

Stuart Skinner

LET

635

Jordan Papirny

529

Tyler Brown

REG

Michael Herringer

KEL

Tyler Brown

REG

437

Stuart Skinner

LET

Michael Herringer

KEL

382

Several Goaltenders Tied

Cole Kehler

POR

366

Losses Rank Player

Team L

Save Percentage Rank Player

Team GA SVS SV%

Jordan Papirny

Connor Ingram

KAM

13 226

0.946

Cole Kehler

POR

Jordan Papirny

37 529

0.935

Stuart Skinner

LET

Tyler Brown

REG

32 437

0.932

Michael Herringer

KEL

Griffen Outhouse

VIC

16 193

0.923

Carter Hart

EVT

Zach Sawchenko

17 205

0.923

Mins Rank

Player

Team Mins

Stuart Skinner

LET

1126

Tyler Brown

REG

979

Michael Herringer

KEL

904

Jordan Papirny

896

* Carl Stankowski

SEA

725

Shutouts Rank Player

Team SO

Michael Herringer

KEL

Carter Hart

EVT

Michael Bullion

Jordan Papirny

* indicates rookie

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Team GP G

A PTS

Goals Rank

* John Dahlstrom

* Filip Ahl

REG

* Eetu Tuulola

EVT

* Joachim Blichfeld

POR

* Joachim Blichfeld

POR

* Sami Moilanen

SEA

* Nick Henry

REG

* Aleksi Heponiemi

* Eetu Tuulola

EVT

* Nolan Foote

KEL

* Kristians Rubins

* Dylan Cozens

LET

Player

Team GP G

Several Players Tied

Assists Rank Player

Team GP A

* Filip Ahl

REG

* Aleksi Heponiemi

Several Players Tied

* Dylan MacPherson

* Rudolfs Balcers

KAM

Penalty Minutes Rank Player

Team GP PIM

* Brad Ginnell

POR

* Jadon Joseph

LET

* Jadon Joseph

LET

* Filip Ahl

REG

* Zack Andrusiak

SEA

* Sami Moilanen

SEA

* Braydon Buziak

REG

* Zane Franklin

LET

* Luka Burzan

* Braydon Buziak

REG

* Jett Woo

* Henri Jokiharju

POR

* Riley Stotts

Minor Penalties Rank Player

Team GP MinPen

Major Penalties Rank Player

Team GP MajPen

* Jadon Joseph

LET

18 10

* Zane Franklin

LET

* Filip Ahl

REG

12 8

* Jackson Shepard

KAM

* Sami Moilanen

SEA

12 8

* Jack Cowell

KEL

* Braydon Buziak

REG

15 6

* Ethan Sakowich

Power Play Goals Rank Player

Team GP PPG

EVT

10 2 11 2

* Eetu Tuulola

13 2

* Joachim Blichfeld

POR

* Tristen Nielsen

CGY

* Nick Henry

REG

14 1

* Nolan Foote

KEL

15 1

Short Handed Goals Rank Player

Team GP SHG

Game Winning Goals Rank Player

Team GP GWG

Plus/Minus Rank Player

Team GP

+/-

* John Dahlstrom

11 3

* Kristians Rubins

* Nick Henry

REG

14 2

* Filip Ahl

REG

* Eetu Tuulola

EVT

10 1

* Calen Addison

LET

* Filip Ahl

REG

12 1

* Nick Henry

REG

* Jadon Joseph

LET

18 1

* Sami Moilanen

SEA

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Team GP G

A PTS

Goals Rank

Player

Team GP G

Connor Hobbs

REG

Ethan Bear

SEA

Ethan Bear

SEA

Brennan Menell

LET

Several Players Tied

Brennan Menell

LET

David Quenneville

Caleb Jones

POR

Josh Mahura

REG

Igor Merezhko

LET

Austin Strand

SEA

Max Lajoie

Kevin Davis

EVT

Assists Rank Player

Team GP A

Connor Hobbs

REG

15 15

Ethan Bear

SEA

11 11

Igor Merezhko

LET

18 10

David Quenneville

Brennan Menell

LET

Clayton Kirichenko

Josh Brook

Artyom Minulin

Penalty Minutes Rank Player

Team GP PIM

* Kristians Rubins

Caleb Jones

POR

KEL

Cal Foote

KEL

Devante Stephens

Colby Sissons

Austin Strand

SEA

Brendan Guhle

Connor Hobbs

REG

Lucas Johansen

KEL

Several Players Tied

Minor Penalties Rank Player

Team GP MinPen

Major Penalties Rank Player

Team GP MajPen

Caleb Jones

POR

11 14

Kade Jensen

BDN

Cal Foote

KEL

12 9

Aaron Irving

EVT

10 1

Austin Strand

SEA

12 9

Connor Hobbs

REG

15 9

Several Players Tied

Power Play Goals Rank Player

Team GP PPG

SEA

Ethan Bear

Short Handed Goals Rank Player

Team GP SHG

11 4

Connor Hobbs

REG

15 3

David Quenneville

11 2

Austin Strand

SEA

12 2

Brennan Menell

LET

18 2

Game Winning Goals Rank Player

Team GP GWG

Plus/Minus Rank Player

Team GP

Ethan Bear

SEA

11 2

Sergey Zborovskiy

REG

Several Players Tied

Turner Ottenbreit

SEA

Josh Mahura

* Kristians Rubins

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+/-

REG

10 8

Specialty Team Records Team Power Play Rank Team

GP ADV GF PP% SHGA

Team Penalty Kill Rank Team

GP TSH PPGA PK% SHGF

Seattle Thunderbirds

12 40

15 37.5 3

Swift Current Broncos

14 53

86.8 0

Red Deer Rebels

7 27

33.3 2

Kelowna Rockets

15 65

86.2 3

Prince George Cougars

6 20

30.0 0

Seattle Thunderbirds

12 54

83.3 0

Everett Silvertips

10 35

10 28.6 0

Regina Pats

15 62

82.3 4

Victoria Royals

6 18

27.8 0

Kamloops Blazers

6 21

81.0 1

Kelowna Rockets

15 73

20 27.4 3

Moose Jaw Warriors

7 20

80.0 0

Medicine Hat Tigers

11 54

14 25.9 2

Red Deer Rebels

7 36

77.8 1

Regina Pats

15 54

13 24.1 0

Medicine Hat Tigers

11 41

75.6 0

Brandon Wheat Kings

4 17

Lethbridge Hurricanes

18 69

75.4 4

Portland Winterhawks

11 48

11 22.9 1

Prince George Cougars

6 26

73.1 0

Lethbridge Hurricanes

18 72

15 20.8 2

Brandon Wheat Kings

4 25

72.0 0

Swift Current Broncos

14 54

11 20.4 1

Everett Silvertips

10 27

70.4 1

Calgary Hitmen

4 16

18.8 2

Victoria Royals

6 25

68.0 0

Moose Jaw Warriors

7 26

11.5 0

Portland Winterhawks

11 47

66.0 2

Tri-City Americans

4 19

5.3

Tri-City Americans

4 20

60.0 1

Kamloops Blazers

6 32

3.1

Calgary Hitmen

4 14

42.9 0

Saskatoon Blades

0 0

0.0

Edmonton Oil Kings

0 0

0.0

Team Overtime Performance Rank Team

23.5 0

GP W L PTS PCT

Swift Current Broncos

1.000

Everett Silvertips

0.667

Kelowna Rockets

1.000

Red Deer Rebels

1.000

Medicine Hat Tigers

0.500

Seattle Thunderbirds

0.500

Lethbridge Hurricanes

0.250

Regina Pats

0.250

Brandon Wheat Kings

0.000

Calgary Hitmen

0.000

Edmonton Oil Kings

0.000

Kamloops Blazers

0.000

Moose Jaw Warriors

0.000

Portland Winterhawks

0.000

Prince George Cougars

0.000

Saskatoon Blades

0.000

Tri-City Americans

0.000

Victoria Royals

0.000

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Team

From

BDN

Mar 25, 2017

Mar 29, 2017

Team

From

Reid Duke

2 2 Several Players Tied Player Goal Streaks (All Season) Rank GP Player

Goals Assists Points 3

Goals Assists Points

Patrick Bajkov

EVT

Mar 24, 2017

Mar 31, 2017

Austin Wagner

REG

Apr 15, 2017

Apr 22, 2017

Reid Gardiner

KEL

Apr 12, 2017

Apr 22, 2017

Donovan Neuls

SEA

Mar 25, 2017

Apr 7, 2017

5 3 Several Players Tied Player Assist Streaks (Current) Rank GP Player

Team

From

Goals Assists Points

Dillon Dube

KEL

Apr 12, 2017

Apr 26, 2017

Mathew Barzal

SEA

Apr 21, 2017

Apr 26, 2017

BDN

Mar 24, 2017

Mar 29, 2017

Mar 31, 2017

Apr 3, 2017

Apr 14, 2017

Apr 18, 2017

Stelio Mattheos

Josh Brook

5 3 Chad Butcher Player Assist Streaks (All Season) Rank GP Player

From

Ethan Bear

SEA

Mar 24, 2017

Apr 11, 2017

Reid Gardiner

KEL

Apr 7, 2017

Apr 21, 2017

Dillon Dube

KEL

Apr 12, 2017

Apr 26, 2017

Chad Butcher

Mar 24, 2017

Apr 8, 2017

5 5 Several Players Tied Player Point Streaks (Current) Rank GP Player

Team

From

SEA

Apr 7, 2017

Apr 26, 2017

Michael Spacek

Mar 25, 2017

Apr 4, 2017

Calvin Thurkauf

KEL

Apr 11, 2017

Apr 26, 2017

From

Mathew Barzal

4 6 Several Players Tied Player Point Streaks (All Season) Rank GP Player

Team

Goals Assists Points

Team

Goals Assists Points

10 Donovan Neuls

SEA

Mar 24, 2017

Apr 22, 2017

Reid Gardiner

KEL

Mar 31, 2017

Apr 22, 2017

Mathew Barzal

SEA

Apr 7, 2017

Apr 26, 2017

Several Players Tied

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2017 WHL Playoffs Team Statistics Kelowna Rockets 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%

23 Reid Gardiner

RW 15 15 12 27

0.0

1.80 0.40

0.0

27 Calvin Thurkauf

LW 15 7

13 20

0.0

1.33 1.20

0.0

19 Dillon Dube

15 6

14 20

-1 16

0.0

1.33 1.07

0.0

10 Nick Merkley

15 5

12 17

10 18

0.0

1.13 1.20

0.0

16 Kole Lind

RW 15 6

-3 10

0.0

0.73 0.67

0.0

15 Tomas Soustal

15 4

-3 16

0.0

0.53 1.07

0.0

LW 15 1

0.0

0.47 0.27

0.0

21 Devante Stephens

15 0

0.0

0.47 0.80

0.0

15 0

0.0

0.40 0.13

0.0

18 Carsen Twarynski

LW 14 3

0.0

0.36 1.07

0.0

25 Cal Foote

12 1

-3 18

0.0

0.42 1.50

0.0

17 Rodney Southam

RW 15 2

-2 16

0.0

0.20 1.07

0.0

15 1

0.0

0.20 0.80

0.0

* 24 Kyle Topping

13 0

-1 8

0.0

0.08 0.62

0.0

* 26 Liam Kindree

LW 1

0.0

0.00 0.00

0.0

* 20 Conner Bruggen-Cate LW 2

0.0

0.00 0.00

0.0

* 6

Kaedan Korczak

0.0

0.00 0.00

0.0

* 5

Konrad Belcourt

0.0

0.00 0.67

0.0

RW 8

0.0

0.00 0.25

0.0

-1 2

0.0

0.00 0.22

0.0

LW 9

0.0

0.00 0.56

0.0

* 12 Erik Gardiner

LW 13 0

-2 0

0.0

0.00 0.00

0.0

4 Gordie Ballhorn Goalies # Name

-1 8

0.0

0.00 0.53

0.0

* 29 Nolan Foote Lucas Johansen

James Hilsendager

* 28 Leif Mattson 22 Braydyn Chizen * 8

Jack Cowell

GP Mins GA SO GAA W L OTL SL SA SVS SV%

30 Michael Herringer 15 904 Empty Net Totals

15 0

1 15 904

2.39 10 5 0

0 36

418 382 0.914 0

2.39 10 5 0

418 382 0.914

* indicates rookie X indicates inactive

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2017 WHL Playoffs 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%

28 Keegan Kolesar

RW 12 9 13 22

10 14

0.0

1.83 1.17

0.0

19 Donovan Neuls

RW 12 6 10 16

0.0

1.33 0.00

0.0

25 Ethan Bear

11 5 11 16

0.0

1.45 0.73

0.0

16 Alexander True

12 5 8

0.0

1.08 0.67

0.0

13 Mathew Barzal

4 8

0.0

1.50 0.50

0.0

RW 12 3 7

0.0

0.83 1.33

0.0

12 Ryan Gropp

LW 8

3 6

0.0

1.13 0.75

0.0

Austin Strand

12 3 6

0.0

0.75 1.50

0.0

Scott Eansor

12 4 4

0.0

0.67 0.83

0.0

26 Nolan Volcan

LW 12 3 2

0.0

0.42 0.33

0.0

Aaron Hyman

12 1 4

0.0

0.42 0.00

0.0

Turner Ottenbreit

12 1 4

13 12

0.0

0.42 1.00

0.0

Jarret Tyszka

12 1 3

0.0

0.33 0.33

0.0

17 Tyler Adams

LW 12 1 2

0.0

0.25 1.17

0.0

* 20 Zack Andrusiak

RW 12 1 2

0.0

0.25 0.17

0.0

12 1 1

-1 2

0.0

0.17 0.17

0.0

RW 12 0 1

0.0

0.08 0.00

0.0

0 0

0.0

0.00 1.33

0.0

* 11 Elijah Brown

0 0

-1 0

0.0

0.00 0.00

0.0

* 7 Reece Harsch Goalies # Name

12 0 0

-2 2

0.0

0.00 0.17

0.0

* 18 Sami Moilanen

21 Matthew Wedman C * 23 Luke Ormsby 3

Anthony Bishop

GP Mins GA SO GAA W L OTL SL SA SVS SV%

* 1 Carl Stankowski 12 725 Empty Net Totals

1 12 725

2.56 10 1 1

0 31

342 311 0.909 0

2.56 10 1 1

342 311 0.909

* indicates rookie X indicates inactive

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GP G A PTS PIM +/-

Kelowna Rockets # Name 27 Calvin Thurkauf

GP G A PTS PIM +/4

28 Keegan Kolesar

13 Mathew Barzal

23 Reid Gardiner

12 Ryan Gropp

10 Nick Merkley

18 Sami Moilanen

-1

25 Ethan Bear

-1

Scott Eansor

-1

19 Dillon Dube

16 Kole Lind

-1

15 Tomas Soustal

-1

19 Donovan Neuls

29 Nolan Foote

-1

Turner Ottenbreit

Austin Strand

16 Alexander True

-1

Lucas Johansen

21 Devante Stephens

-1

Gordie Ballhorn

Konrad Belcourt

Jarret Tyszka

-1

26 Nolan Volcan

-1

25 Cal Foote

-1

17 Tyler Adams

12 Erik Gardiner

20 Zack Andrusiak

30 Michael Herringer

Anthony Bishop

James Hilsendager

-1

Reece Harsch

Kaedan Korczak

Aaron Hyman

-3

28 Leif Mattson

0 -1

23 Luke Ormsby

17 Rodney Southam

24 Kyle Topping

18 Carsen Twarynski

Carl Stankowski

21 Matthew Wedman # Name 1 Carl Stankowski

GP W L OTL SL Mins GA GAA SV% 4

0 243:40 13 3.20 0.904

# Name 30 Michael Herringer

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GP W L OTL SL Mins GA GAA SV% 4

0 244:40 12 2.94 0.881

Conference Standings Western Conference Rank Team

GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA

P10

STK

xy Everett Silvertips

72 44 16

100 0.694 229 169

25-7-2-2

19-9-7-1

6-2-1-1

3-0-1-0

Seattle Thunderbirds

72 46 20

98 0.681 253 206

27-8-0-1

19-12-4-1

7-2-1-0

1-0-0-0

xy Prince George Cougars

72 45 21

96 0.667 253 201

22-10-1-3

23-11-2-0

7-2-0-1

3-0-0-1

Kelowna Rockets

72 45 22

95 0.660 283 206

23-10-3-0

22-12-2-0

9-1-0-0

2-0-0-0

Kamloops Blazers

72 42 24

90 0.625 243 198

26-9-1-0

16-15-1-4

5-5-0-0

1-0-0-0

Tri-City Americans

72 41 28

85 0.590 272 252

23-11-2-0

18-17-1-0

5-5-0-0

3-0-0-0

Portland Winterhawks

72 40 28

84 0.583 278 256

22-12-1-1

18-16-0-2

8-2-0-0

0-1-0-0

Victoria Royals

72 37 29

80 0.556 239 219

21-14-1-0

16-15-4-1

3-6-1-0

0-6-1-0

Spokane Chiefs

72 27 33

66 0.458 235 272

12-16-5-3

15-17-3-1

1-6-2-1

1-0-1-1

72 20 46

46 0.319 183 296

12-20-2-2

8-26-1-1

1-8-1-0

0-3-0-0

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GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA

P10

STK

xy Regina Pats

72 52 12

112 0.778 353 211

24-7-5-0

28-5-2-1

8-2-0-0

8-0-0-0

xy Medicine Hat Tigers

72 51 20

103 0.715 350 248

26-9-1-0

25-11-0-0

8-2-0-0

2-0-0-0

Lethbridge Hurricanes

72 44 21

95 0.660 280 253

25-8-2-1

19-13-2-2

6-4-0-0

0-2-0-0

Moose Jaw Warriors

72 42 21

93 0.646 255 219

22-8-5-1

20-13-3-0

5-4-1-0

1-0-0-0

Swift Current Broncos

72 39 23

88 0.611 247 239

21-10-3-2

18-13-1-4

7-3-0-0

0-1-0-0

Red Deer Rebels

72 30 29

73 0.507 239 258

18-12-6-0

12-17-3-4

5-2-3-0

0-1-1-0

Brandon Wheat Kings

72 31 31

72 0.500 225 247

22-10-4-0

9-21-3-3

3-6-1-0

0-2-0-0

Calgary Hitmen

72 30 32

70 0.486 215 282

17-15-3-1

13-17-5-1

6-4-0-0

2-0-0-0

Saskatoon Blades

72 28 35

65 0.451 190 248

17-14-4-1

11-21-3-1

4-5-1-0

0-1-0-0

Edmonton Oil Kings

72 23 43

52 0.361 193 292

12-22-1-1

11-21-4-0

3-6-1-0

3-0-0-0

Prince Albert Raiders

72 21 44

49 0.340 198 283

11-20-4-1

10-24-1-1

5-4-1-0

1-0-0-0

Kootenay ICE

72 14 46 10

40 0.278 177 335

8-21-6-1

6-25-4-1

0-8-2-0

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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2016 - 17 Regular Season Team Statistics Kelowna Rockets 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 Kole Lind

RW 70 30 57 87

36 79

33.3

1.24 1.13

0.0

27 Calvin Thurkauf

LW 60 33 37 70

34 87

0.0

1.17 1.45

0.0

10 Nick Merkley

63 23 40 63

22 73

0.0

1.00 1.16

0.0

25 Cal Foote

71 6

51 57

39 41

0.0

0.80 0.58

0.0

19 Dillon Dube

40 20 35 55

18 40

0.0

1.38 1.00

0.0

15 Tomas Soustal

49 18 29 47

29 48

100.0 0.96 0.98

0.0

17 Rodney Southam

RW 71 19 27 46

121 7

0.0

0.65 1.70

0.0

18 Carsen Twarynski (total)

LW 64 17 26 43

0.0

0.67 0.94

0.0

CGY

LW 36 10 11 21

-11 42

0.000 0.58 1.17

0.0

KEL

LW 28 7

15 22

19 18

0.000 0.79 0.64

0.0

Lucas Johansen

35 41

23 39

0.0

0.60 0.57

0.0

RW 28 18 19 37

18 18

0.0

1.32 0.64

0.0

RW 28 18 19 37

18 18

0.000 1.32 0.64

0.0

LW 52 19 16 35

-2

100.0 0.67 0.48

0.0

67 13 22 35

27 75

0.0

0.52 1.12

0.0

* 24 Kyle Topping

59 14 15 29

0.0

0.49 0.64

0.0

14 Jake Kryski

37 13 16 29

50.0

0.78 1.16

0.0

James Hilsendager (total) D

64 6

21 27

12 61

0.0

0.42 0.95

0.0

REG

18 0

0.000 0.17 0.78

0.0

KEL

46 6

18 24

12 47

0.000 0.52 1.02

0.0

LW 42 4

11 15

-3

0.0

0.36 0.19

0.0

REG

LW 2

0.000 0.00 0.00

0.0

KEL

LW 40 4

11 15

-3

0.000 0.38 0.20

0.0

* 28 Leif Mattson

RW 46 9

0.0

0.30 0.50

0.0

* 20 Conner Bruggen-Cate

LW 55 3

10 13

-4

0.0

0.24 0.67

0.0

* 8

LW 59 4

-4

0.0

0.20 0.29

0.0

22 Braydyn Chizen

65 3

0.0

0.15 1.26

0.0

Gordie Ballhorn

44 2

18 46

0.0

0.20 1.05

0.0

Riley Stadel

LW 29 5

-1

0.0

0.24 1.03

0.0

11 Jordan Borstmayer

RW 32 3

-5

0.0

0.22 0.31

0.0

Jonathan Smart

24 1

0.0

0.29 0.96

0.0

Tanner Wishnowski

LW 10 1

-3

0.0

0.20 0.80

0.0

* 32 Ted Brennan

0.0

0.50 0.00

0.0

18 Ted Brennan

0.0

0.25 0.00

0.0

26 Liam Kindree

LW 7

-1

0.0

0.14 0.00

0.0

44 0

0.0

0.02 0.34

0.0

23 Reid Gardiner (total) KEL * 29 Nolan Foote 21 Devante Stephens

* 12 Erik Gardiner (total)

* 5

Jack Cowell

Konrad Belcourt

18 Tate Coughlin * 6 Kaedan Korczak Goalies # Name

68 6

0 14

RW 4

0.0

0.00 0.50

0.0

-1

0.0

0.00 0.00

0.0

GP Mins GA SO GAA W L OTL SL

30 Michael Herringer 55 3125 145 2

2.78 33 15 3

31 Brodan Salmond

2.76 12 7

Empty Net Totals

23 1217 56 14

78 4342 206 5

SVS SV%

1508 1363 0.904 515

459

0.891

5 2.84 45 22 5

2028 1822 0.898

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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%

12 Ryan Gropp

LW 66 35 49 84

25 26

0.0

1.27 0.39

0.0

13 Mathew Barzal

41 10 69 79

32 20

66.7

1.93 0.49

0.0

25 Ethan Bear

67 28 42 70

34 21

0.0

1.04 0.31

0.0

28 Keegan Kolesar

RW 54 26 34 60

28 101 7

66.7

1.11 1.87

0.0

26 Nolan Volcan

LW 64 16 28 44

13 71

0.0

0.69 1.11

0.0

* 18 Sami Moilanen

RW 70 21 22 43

25.0

0.61 0.47

0.0

19 Donovan Neuls

RW 72 14 27 41

0.0

0.57 0.63

0.0

16 Alexander True

66 25 15 40

-4

0.0

0.61 0.58

0.0

Scott Eansor

40 18 20 38

14 32

0.0

0.95 0.80

0.0

Austin Strand (total)

74 9

23 32

0.0

0.43 1.00

0.0

38 1

14 15

0.000 0.39 0.32

0.0

SEA

36 8

0.000 0.47 1.72

0.0

Turner Ottenbreit

71 7

25 32

45 92

0.0

0.45 1.30

0.0

Jarret Tyszka

54 6

19 25

0.0

0.46 0.52

0.0

21 Matthew Wedman

48 6

14 20

100.0 0.42 0.75

0.0

Aaron Hyman (total)

67 2

14 16

-7

0.0

0.24 0.31

0.0

CGY

28 1

-4

0.000 0.29 0.36

0.0

SEA

39 1

-3

0.000 0.21 0.28

0.0

17 Tyler Adams (total)

LW 66 4

11 15

-1

0.0

0.23 1.17

0.0

LW 25 1

0.000 0.28 0.84

0.0

SEA

LW 41 3

-3

0.000 0.20 1.37

0.0

* 11 Elijah Brown

64 4

-3

0.0

0.20 0.19

0.0

* 7

67 3

0.0

0.18 0.24

0.0

* 20 Zack Andrusiak (total) RW 60 6

-12 16

33.3

0.18 0.27

0.0

0.000 0.25 0.00

0.0

Reece Harsch PA

RW 8

-2

SEA

RW 52 5

-10 16

0.333 0.17 0.31

0.0

RW 65 6

-1

0.0

0.17 0.38

0.0

Anthony Bishop

66 2

-7

0.0

0.11 0.52

0.0

24 Brandon Schuldhaus

33 2

-5

0.0

0.15 0.91

0.0

Cavin Leth

LW 5

-1

0.0

0.60 1.60

0.0

Bryan Allbee

33 0

-6

0.0

0.09 0.36

0.0

20 2

0.0

0.10 0.00

0.0

0.14 0.29

0.0

* 22 Dillon Hamaliuk

LW 17 1

-2

0.0

0.06 0.88

0.0

* 14 Tyler Carpendale

-1

0.0

0.00 0.00

0.0

* 15 Cody Savey

RW 2

-1

0.0

0.00 0.00

0.0

* 32 Tyson Terretta

0.0

0.00 1.00

0.0

* 24 Jake Lee

-3

0.0

0.00 1.00

0.0

* 17 MacKenzie Wight

RW 6

0.0

0.00 0.00

0.0

* 14 Wyatt Bear Goalies # Name

RW 8

-2

0.0

0.00 0.25

0.0

* 23 Luke Ormsby 3

* 27 Ian Briscoe 15 Layne Bensmiller

31 Rylan Toth

RW 7

GP Mins GA SO GAA W L OTL SL 58 3274 150 1

* 29 Matt Berlin (total) 14 712

* 1

SVS SV%

1532 1382 0.902

2.86 7

341

307

0.900

6.07 0

0.750

13 702

2.82 7

337

304

0.902

358

2.18 3

144

131

0.910

SEA Carl Stankowski Totals

2.75 36 18 2

SPO

Empty Net

78 4334 204 2

8 2.81 46 20 4

2021 1817 0.899

* indicates rookie X indicates inactive

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Kelowna Rockets vs Seattle Thunderbirds Head to Head Seattle Thunderbirds # Name

Kelowna Rockets # Name

GP G A PTS PIM +/-

10 Nick Merkley

12 Ryan Gropp

-3

25 Ethan Bear

-4

27 Calvin Thurkauf

13 Mathew Barzal

-2

21 Devante Stephens

28 Keegan Kolesar

-5

24 Kyle Topping

Austin Strand (total)

19 Dillon Dube

23 Reid Gardiner

SEA

Turner Ottenbreit

-4

16 Kole Lind

24 Carsen Twarynski (total)

27 X Ian Briscoe

CGY

11 Elijah Brown

-1

KEL

31 Rylan Toth

Lucas Johansen

17 Tyler Adams (total)

Jack Cowell

SEA

14 X Jake Kryski

X Bryan Allbee

-2

17 Rodney Southam

11 X Jordan Borstmayer

-2

20 Zack Andrusiak

25 Cal Foote

29 Matt Berlin

28 Leif Mattson

Anthony Bishop

-2

22 Braydyn Chizen

Scott Eansor

-3

29 Nolan Foote

22 X Dillon Hamaliuk

-2

12 Erik Gardiner

-9

-1

Reece Harsch

25 Aaron Hyman (total)

James Hilsendager (total)

KEL

REG

X Jonathan Smart

CGY

SEA

-2

18 Sami Moilanen

-3

15 Tomas Soustal

19 Donovan Neuls

-3

Gordie Ballhorn

23 Luke Ormsby

-3

Konrad Belcourt

15 X Cody Savey

-1

20 Conner Bruggen-Cate

24 X Brandon Schuldhaus

-3

30 Michael Herringer

16 Alexander True

-9

Jarret Tyszka

-3

26 Nolan Volcan

-3

21 Matthew Wedman # Name

X Riley Stadel

# Name 30 Michael Herringer

-1

GP W L OTL SL Mins GA GAA SV%

31 Rylan Toth

0 160:00 13 4.88 0.859

29 Matt Berlin

0 80:00

7 5.25 0.825

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GP W L OTL SL Mins GA GAA SV% 4

0 239:45

9 2.25 0.922

Game 5: Seattle Thunderbirds vs. Kelowna Rockets

Friday, April 28

Western Conference Championship – Series tied 2-2 Game 1 At Seattle 5, Kelowna 4 Game 2 Kelowna 4, at Seattle 3, OT Game 3 Seattle 2, at Kelowna 1 Game 4 At Kelowna 4, Seattle 2 Game 5 Kelowna @ Seattle Friday, April 28 7:35pm Game 6 Seattle @ Kelowna Sunday, April 30 5:05pm Game 7 Kelowna @ Seattle Tuesday, May 2 7:05pm* *if necessary Game 4 Recap…The Rockets won 4-2 in Kelowna. Ryan Gropp opened the scoring with a power-play goal early in the first period. The Rockets responded with goals from Nolan Foote, Kole Lind, Nick Merkley and Tomas Soustal. Scott Eansor scored the T-Birds second goal midway through the third period. Carl Stankowski had 31 saves for the T-Birds. Michael Herringer made 27 saves. Game 3 Recap…The T-Birds defeated the Rockets 2-1. Carl Stankowski made 34 saves in the win. Keegan Kolesar scored at 11:33 of the second and with 2-0 seconds left in the game. Calvin Thurkauf scored a 5-on-3 power-play goal at 13:53 of the third. Michael Herringer had 12 saves for the Rockets. Game 2 Recap…The Rockets defeated the T-Birds 4-3 in overtime when Reid Gardiner scored at 4:56 of overtime. Nick Merkley, Gardiner and Kole Lind scored in regulation for the Rockets. Ethan Bear and Keegan Kolesar scored powerplay goals and Donovan Neuls had the tying goal midway through the third period. Mathew Barzal had two assists. Carl Stankowski had 28 saves for the T-Birds and Michael Herringer made 30 saves for the Rockets. Game 1 Recap…The T-Birds defeated the Rockets 5-4 when Ethan Bear scored a power-play goal with 12 seconds left in the game. Ryan Gropp, Alexander True, Turner Ottenbreit and Sami Moilanen also scored for the T-Birds. Moilanen also had two assists. Carl Stankowski had 29 saves in the win. Kole Lind, Reid Gardiner, Tomas Soustal and Calvin Thurkauf scored for the Rockets. Michael Herringer made 20 saves. T-Birds-Rockets Playoff Overtime History…The T-Birds and Rockets have gone to overtime in the playoffs 12 times in previous playoff series. The T-Birds have won seven of these overtime games. March 30, 2001 – In Game 1 of the first round Shane Endicott scored at 2:14 of overtime for a 5-4 Seattle win April 6, 2001 – In Game 4 of the first round Brad Tutschek scored at 2:20 of overtime for a 3-2 Seattle win April 8, 2001 – In Game 5 of the first round Paul Hurd scored at 5:27 of overtime for a 2-1 Kelowna win April 22, 2003 – In Game 3 of the Western Conference Finals Tyler Metcalfe scored at 18:58 of the second overtime for a 3-2 Seattle win. March 28, 2008 – In Game 3 of the first round David Richard scored at 15:12 of overtime for a 3-2 Seattle win March 29, 2008 – In Game 6 of the first round Lucas Bloodoff scored at 10:59 of overtime for a 4-3 Kelowna win. March 22, 2013 – In Game 1 of the first round Luke Lockhart scored at 19:09 of overtime for a 5-4 Seattle win. March 23, 2013 – In Game 2 of the first round Alexander Delnov scored at 2:41 of overtime for a 2-1 Seattle win. March 26, 2013 – In Game 3 of the first round Evan Wardley scored at 4:55 of overtime for a 3-2 Seattle win. April 2, 2013 – In Game 6 of the first round Myles Bell scored at 10:39 of overtime for a 4-3 Kelowna win. April 3, 2013 – In Game 7 of the first round Tyson Baillie scored at 5:10 of overtime for a 3-2 Kelowna win. April 22, 2017 – In Game 2 of the Western Conference Championship Reid Gardiner scored at 4:56 of overtime for a 4-3 Kelowna win.

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Career Playoff Points Leader…Mathew Barzal is first in team history in playoff scoring with 52 points on 14 goals and 38 assists in 41 games. He is first in team history in playoff assists with 38. Aaron Gagnon has the most playoff goals in team history with 18. Barzal has 14 career playoff goals. Carl Playoff Performance…Goalie Carl Stankowski is tied for the league lead in playoff wins with an 10-2 record. He is tied with Stuart Skinner of Lethbridge, Tyler Brown of Regina and Michael Herringer of Kelowna. Stankowski has a 2.56 goals against average and a .909 save percentage. Kolesar Five From The Top…Keegan Kolesar is tied for third in the WHL in playoff scoring with nine goals and 13 assists for 22 points. He is tied with Giorgio Estephan of Lethbridge. Kolesar is five points behind Reid Gardiner of Kelowna and two points behind Tyler Wong of Lethbridge. T-Birds have played 12 games, the Rockets have played 15 games and the Hurricanes have played 18 games. First Bear…Defenseman Ethan Bear is second in the WHL in playoff scoring among defenseman. Bear has five goals and 11 assists for 16 points. Bear is three points behind Connor Hobbs of Regina who has four goals and 15 assists Neuls On The Scoreboard…Donovan Neuls has a point in 10 of the T-Birds 12 playoff games. He has six goals and 10 assists for 16 points and is tied for 12th in playoff scoring. He had a 10-game point streak to start the playoffs. Top Rated Special Teams In Playoffs…The T-Birds are first in the WHL on the power play in the playoffs. They have 15 power-play goals on 40 chances for a 37.5% conversion rate. The T-Birds are third in the WHL on the penalty kill in the playoffs with an 83.3% success rate having given up nine power-play goals on 53 opponent chances. Playoff Scoring Depth…18 T-Birds have registered at least one point in the playoff, which includes goalie Carl Stankowski who has an assist. 16 players have at least one goal in the playoffs. 15 players have at least three points in the 10 playoff games so far. Six players are averaging more than a point a game in the playoffs so far. They are Keegan Kolesar with nine goals and 13 assists for 22 points, Ethan Bear with five goals and 11 assists for 16 points, Donovan Neuls has six goals and 10 assists for 16 points and Alexander True has five goals and eight assists for 13 points. Mathew Barzal has four goals and eight assists for 12 points in eight games and Ryan Gropp has three goals and six assists for nine points in eight games. Vs. Kelowna in 2016-17…The Rockets won the four game season series 3-1-0-0. Game 1 – The Rockets won 5-1 on October 22 at ShoWare Center. Kyle Topping had a hat trick which included the first and last goal of the night. Kole Lind scored the game-winning goal for the Rockets 10 minutes into the second period. Jack Cowell scored the fourth goal of the game. Ian Briscoe had the only goal for the T-Birds. Michael Herringer got the win for the Rockets with 36 saves. Rylan Toth made 25 saves. Game 2 – The Rockets beat the T-Birds 6-1 on December 7 at Prospera Place in Kelowna. Calvin Thurkauf had a hat trick scoring the first, second, and last goal of the night. Devante Stephens, Jake Kryski, and Rodney Southam also scored for the Rockets. Ryan Gropp scored the lone goal for the T-Birds on a power play. Michael Herringer secured the win for the Rockets stopping 21 of 22 shots. Rylan Toth made 18 saves in two periods and Matt Berlin had seven saves in one period of play. Game 3 – The Rockets won 6-3 February 13 in Kelowna. Ethan Bear and Keegan Kolesar scored in the first period for the T-Birds. The Rockets replied in the first period on goals from Calvin Thurkauf and Leif Mattson. Ryan Gropp gave the T-Birds a 3-2 lead after two periods. Thurkauf, Reid Gardiner, Carson Twarynski, and Nick Merkley all scored in the third period for the Rockets. Michael Herringer had 31 saves and Matt Berlin had 26 saves. Game 4 – The T-Birds won 5-3 on February 25 at ShoWare Center. Ryan Gropp had a hat trick and Keegan Kolesar and Ethan Bear had goals. Mathew Barzal had four assists in the game. Kolesar had two assists. The Rockets goals were scored by Dillon Dube, Reid Gardiner, and Kyle Topping. Rylan Toth got the win for the T-Birds stopping 36 of 39 shots. Michael Herring had 19 saves. Vs. Kelowna in Playoffs…This is the seventh time that Seattle has faced Kelowna in the playoffs, all of which have come since 2000. Seattle has won three of those seven series: in the first round in 2001 (4-2), in the first round in 2008 (4-3) and in the Western Conference Championship in 2016 (4-0). Kelowna won the Western Conference Championship in 2003 (4-1), the second round in 2005 (4-3), the first round of 2013 (4-3) and the second round of 2014 (4-0). The team’s most memorable series was in 2013 when second-seeded Kelowna defeated seventh-seeded Seattle in seven games, with five of the game being decided in overtime. In their playoff history against each other, Seattle is 21-18-5 (w-l-otl) and Kelowna is 23-14-7 (w-l-otl).

Top 5 Scorers in 2016 Western Conference Championship…Seattle’s top five scorers in the 2016 Western Conference Championship were Mathew Barzal (3-4-7), Ethan Bear (3-3-6), Scott Eansor (3-1-4), Keegan Kolesar (13-4) and Donovan Neuls (0-3-3). Kelowna’s top five scorers in the 2016 Western Conference Championship were Justin Kirkland (3-1-4), Cal Foote (0-4-4), Tyson Baillie (1-2-3), Rourke Chartier (2-0-2) and Cole Linaker (1-1-2). 2016 Game 4 Recap – The T-Birds beat the Rockets 5-4 in double overtime. Mathew Wedman scored the game-winning goal at 7:52 of the second overtime. The T-Birds tied the game 4-4 with two goals in the last 1:15 of the game. Ethan Bear scored on a wrist shot with 1:15 left in the third period to cut the Rockets lead to one goal and then Keegan Kolesar swept in a rebound with 2.7 seconds left on the clock to tie the game. The Rockets took a 2-0 lead in the first period on goals from Rodney Southam and Tyson Baillie. Ryan Gropp scored early in the second period to cut the lead to one goal. Justin Kirkland scored in the second for the Rockets to put them up 3-1. Bear scored late in the second to cut the Rockets lead back to one goal. Kirkland scored on the power play with 6:10 left in the game to make it a two-goal lead again before the T-Birds made the comeback. Landon Bow made 28 saves on 32 shots in the win. Rockets goalie Michael Herringer had an astonishing 71 saves on 76 shots in the loss. 2016 Game 3 Recap – The T-Birds defeated the Rockets 3-1 in Game 3. Bryan Allbee opened the scoring with a powerplay goal in the first period. Justin Kirkland tied the game 1-1 for Kelowna midway through the second period. Ethan Bear put the T-Birds in front 2-1 with a goal 58 seconds into the third period. Mathew Barzal scored a shorthanded empty-net goal with 1:29 left in the game to seal the win. Landon Bow stopped 36 of 37 shots to get the win. Michael Herringer had 30 saves on 32 shots in the loss. 2016 Game 2 Recap – The T-Birds defeated the Rockets 3-2 in Game 2 in Kelowna. Mathew Barzal and Scott Eansor scored 30 seconds apart in the first period to give the T-Birds a 2-0 lead. Cole Linaker answered for the Rockets late in the first period to make it a 2-1 T-Birds lead after one period. Rourke Chartier scored in the second period to tie the game 2-2. Eansor scored with 3:06 left in the game to get the game-winning goal. Landon Bow had 28 saves on 30 shots to get the win. Michael Herringer stopped 24 of 27 shots in the loss. 2016 Game 1 Recap – The T-Birds defeated the Rockets 2-1 in Game 1 in Kelowna. Mathew Barzal and Scott Eansor scored 36 seconds apart in the second period to get the T-Birds two goals. Barzal’s goal came on the power play. Rourke Chartier scored a 6-on-4 power-play goal with 22 seconds left in the game to get the Rockets goal. Landon Bow had 23 saves on 24 shots. Michael Herringer had 27 saves on 29 shots. 3 Ranked in NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings…Three Seattle Thunderbirds are ranked in the NHL Central Scouting Final Rankings of North American Skaters eligible for the 2017 NHL Draft released April 11. Defenseman Jarret Tyszka is ranked number 41 by NHL Central Scouting. This season Tyszka had six goals and 19 assists for 25 points in 54 games. Right wing Sami Moilanen is ranked number 110 in the Final Rankings. Moilanen had 21 goals and 22 assists for 43 points in 70 games. Center Matthew Wedman is ranked number 210 in the Final Rankings. Wedman has six goals and 14 assists for 20 points in 48 games this season. Western Conference Semifinal vs. Everett Game 1 Seattle 3, at Everett 2 Game 2 Seattle 4, at Everett 3 Game 3 At Seattle 5, Everett 4, OT Game 4 At Seattle 4, Everett 1 2017 First Round vs. Tri-City Game 1 At Seattle 4, Tri-City 2 Game 2 At Seattle 5, Tri-City 2 Game 3 Seattle 9, at Tri-City 2 Game 4 Seattle 5, at Tri-City 2 Barzal Named Western Conference Player of the Year…The Western Hockey League announced center Mathew Barzal has been named the 2016-17 Western Conference Player of the Year. Barzal is eligible to win the Four Broncos Memorial Trophy given to the WHL Player of the Year at the 2017 WHL Awards in Calgary, Alberta, on Wednesday, May 3. Barzal was also named a Western Conference First Team All-Star by the WHL for the second consecutive season. Bear Named Western Conference Defenseman of the Year…The Western Hockey League announced defenseman Ethan Bear has been named the 2016-17 Western Conference Defenseman of the Year. Bear is eligible to win the Bill Hunter Memorial Trophy given to the top defenseman in the WHL at the 2017 WHL Awards in Calgary, Alberta, on Wednesday, May 3. Bear was also named a Western Conference First Team All-Star by the WHL for the second consecutive season.

Game 4 Recap…The T-Birds took a 2-0 lead after one periods on goals from Donovan Neuls and Keegan Kolesar. Mathew Barzal scored power-play goal in the second period to make it a 3-0 T-Birds lead. Dominic Zwerger scored a shorthanded goal to get the Silvertips on scoreboard. Kolesar scored late in the second period to get the T-Birds back in front by three goals. Carl Stankowski had 24 saves. Carter Hard had 27 saves. Game 3 Recap…The T-Birds defeated the Silvertips 5-4 in overtime Tuesday at ShoWare Center. Keegan Kolesar, Nolan Volcan and Alexander True staked the T-Birds to a 3-0 lead midway through the second period. The Tips stormed back to take a 4-3 lead on goals by Aaron Irving, Eetu Tuulola, Dominic Zwerger and Tuulola. Mathew Barzal scored just under five minutes into the third period to tie the game 4-4. Barzal scored the overtime game winning goal 1:30 into overtime. Carl Stankowski made 14 saves to get the win. Carter Hart had 28 saves. Game 2 Recap…The T-Birds won 4-3 at Xfinity Arena in Everett. Scott Eansor opened the scoring with an unassisted goal 7:05 into the first period. The Tips took a 2-1 lead on goals from Bryce Kindopp and Connor Dewar to get to the lead at the first intermission. Zack Andrusiak and Sami Moilanen scored 18 seconds apart midway through the second period to make it a 3-2 Seattle lead. Ethan Bear added a power-play goal with less than five minutes left in the second. Eetu Tuulola scored midway through the third period to get the Silvertips within one goal. Carl Stankowski had 20 saves. Game 1 Recap…The T-Birds won 3-2 at Xfinity Arena. Mathew Barzal opened the scoring in the second period with a power-play goal. Eetu Tuulola tied the game 1-1 late in the second period. Tyler Adams scored early in the third period. Aaron Irving tied the game 2-2 with under two minutes left and goalie Carter Hart on the bench. Donovan Neuls scored with 59 seconds left in the game to get the T-Birds the win. Alexander True had two assists. Carl Stankowski had 21 saves. Hart had 30 saves. Back-to-Back 40 Win Seasons…For the second time in franchise history the T-Birds have won 40 or more games in back-to-back seasons. This season the T-Birds are 46-20-4-2. Last season, 2015-16, the T-Birds were 45-23-0-4. The first time the team had back-to-back seasons of 40 or more wins was 1989-90 and 1990-91. In 1989-90 the T-Birds were 52-17-3(tie) and in 1990-91 they were 42-26-4(tie). Bear Has Franchise Record For Goals Scored By A Defenseman…Defenseman Ethan Bear set the franchise record for goals scored by a defenseman on February 13 in Kelowna when he scored the T-Birds first goal of the game, which was the 59th goal of his T-Bird career. Bear passed Shea Theodore who had 58 goals and 154 assists for 212 points in 258 career games in four seasons with the T-Birds from 2010-11 to 2014-15. Bear has 66 goals and 126 assists for 192 career points in 264 games in his four seasons with the T-Birds. Bear is now second in team history in points by a defenseman with 192 and finshes 20 points behind Theodore for first in career points by a defenseman. Goals – Defense Ethan Bear 66 Shea Theodore 58 Deron Quint 44 Thomas Hickey 39

Assists - Defense Craig Channell 166 Shea Theodore 154 Thomas Hickey 138 Ethan Bear 126

Points – Defense Shea Theodore 212 Ethan Bear 192 Craig Channell 187 Thomas Hickey 177

Barzal 3rd in Career Assists…Mathew Barzal is in third place in T-Birds history in career assists with 215. Glen Goodall (290) and Victor Gervais (237) are in first and second place in team history in career assists. Barzal is sixth in team history in career points. He has 63 goals and 215 assists for 278 points in 202 games. Lindsay Vallis is in fifth place in team history with 285 points on 127 goals and 158 assists. Craig Endean is in fourth place with 287 points on 131 goals and 156 assists. Bret DeCecco is in third place with 292 points on 144 goals and 148 assists. Barzal Back From World Juniors...Since returning from the World Junior Championship Mathew Barzal has eight goals and 52 assists for 60 points in 28 games. Barzal has three goals and 38 assists in the last 17 games. Barzal has 10 goals and 69 assists for 79 points in 41 games this season and leads the team in scoring. Barzal passed Alan Kerr (1983-84) and Craig Channel (1980-91) for ninth in team history for most assists in a season on March 4 in Everett with a single assist. Kerr and Channel were tied with 66 assists in a season. The eight players in front of Barzal are Victor Gervais (96, 1989-90), Errol Rausse (92, 1977-78), Glen Goodall (87, 1989-90), Petr Nedved (80, 1989-90), Craig Channell (79, 1981-82), Patrick Marleau (74, 1996-97), Ryan Walter (71, 1977-78) and Craig Endean (70, 1985-86). The T-Birds are 30-7-3-1 when Barzal is in the lineup. Gropp Going…Gropp has 32 goals and 37 assists for 65 points in the last 51 regular season games of the regular season and was first on the team in scoring with 35 goals and 49 assists for 84 points. Gropp has three consecutive season of 30 or more goals. He had 30 goals in 2014-15 and 34 goals in 2015-16. Gropp has 117 goals in the regular season in his T-Birds career putting him in ninth place all time in goals scored. Dustin Johner is in eighth in team history with 120 goals.

NHL DRAFTEES (4) / SIGNED NHL CONTRACT (4)* / FREE AGENT TRYOUTS (2) Round # Players 1st 1 Barzal (2015, New York Islanders*) 2nd 1 Gropp (2015, New York Rangers*) 3rd 1 Kolesar (2015, Columbus*) 5th 1 E. Bear (2015, Edmonton*) FA Tryouts 2 Ottenbreit (2016, Rangers), Eansor (2016, Canadiens) HOW ACQUIRED Round # Player (year) 1st 6 Gropp (11), Barzal (12), Kolesar (12), Tyszka (14), Brown (15), Lee (16) 2nd 4 E. Bear (12), Volcan (13), Wedman (14), Stankowski (15) 8th 2 Neuls (12), Harsch (14) 6th 1 Carpendale (15) 9th 1 Ormsby (14) Euro 2 True (14), Moilanen (15) List 1 Eansor Trade 8 Ottenbreit, Toth, Bishop, Andrusiak, Berlin, Adams, Hyman, Strand 2016-17 RECORD by MONTH and DAY OF WEEK Month Games Record Home Road September 2 1-1-0-0 0-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 October 9 3-5-0-1 2-3-0-1 1-2-0-0 November 14 9-3-2-0 3-1-0-0 6-2-2-0 December 12 6-5-1-0 4-3-0-0 2-2-1-0 January 12 11-1-0-0 7-0-0-0 4-1-0-0 February 14 10-3-0-1 7-0-0-0 3-3-0-1 March 9 6-2-1-0 4-1-0-0 2-1-1-0 Totals 72 46-20-4-2 27-8-0-1 19-12-41 2016-17 TEAM RECORDS 1-goal games 2-goal games 3-plus-goal games Scoring first Opponent scoring first Leading after 1 period Trailing after 1 period Tied after 1 period Leading after 2 periods Trailing after 2 periods Tied after 2 periods Overtime Record Shootout Record Out-shooting opponent Out-shot by opponent Shots are even vs. BC vs. US vs. WESTERN CONFERENCE vs. Central vs. East vs. EASTERN CONFERENCE

19-5-4-2 10-6 20-8 32-2-1-1 14-18-3-1 27-0-0-2 4-13-2-0 15-7-2-0 32-1-0-1 7-16-0-0 7-3-4-1 4-4 3-2 29-10-3-1 17-9-1-0 0-1-0-1 11-5-3-1 26-12-1-1 37-17-4-2 5-1-0-0 4-2-0-0 9-3-0-0

Day Games Wins Loss OTL SOL Monday 1 0 1 0 0 Tuesday 11 9 2 0 0 Wednesday 9 4 2 3 0 Thursday 0 0 0 0 0 Friday 22 14 7 0 1 Saturday 22 13 6 1 1 Sunday 7 6 1 0 0 Totals 72 46 20 4 2

Rockets @ T-Birds Friday April 28th, 2017 Game Time – 7:35 pm Tonight’s Preview: Welcome to game five of the Western Conference final. The Kelowna Rockets and Seattle Thunderbirds are tied at two wins apiece. Nick Merkley scored the game winner early in the second period leading the Rockets to a 4-2 win in game four Wednesday night. Nolan Foote and Kole Lind also had a goal and an assist in the two goal win. The Rockets were 1 for 5 on the power play and out-shot the T-Birds 35-29. The Thunderbirds won game one after a 5-4 victory before the Rockets earned an overtime win (4-3) in game two. In game three, the T-Birds earned a 2-1 victory. It is the 4th consecutive year that the Kelowna Rockets are appearing in the final four. The team made appearances in 2014 (Lost in 5 games to Portland), in 2015 (Won in 6 games vs. Portland), and in 2016 (Lost to Seattle in 4 straight.) In last season’s WCF, the Rockets lost game one (2-1), game two (3-2), game three (3-1) and game 4 (5-4 in double overtime). During the regular season, the Rockets were 3-1-0-0 against Seattle, out-scoring them 20-10. The Rockets have met the T-Birds in the playoffs in 4 of the last 5 years. Reid in the record books: Reid Gardiner set a new Kelowna Rockets franchise record Saturday night. Gardiner’s shorthanded goal in game two was his 14th of the playoffs. That sets a new franchise mark set originally by Jamie Benn, when the power forward scored 13 times in the 2009 post season. Rourke Chartier was able to duplicate the feat with 13 goals in the 2015 playoffs. Justin Keller and Jesse Schultz scored 12 goals in a playoff season when the team won WHL titles in 2003 and 2005 respectively. Benn is still the franchise leader for playoff points in one season with 33. What’s Happened? The team that opens the scoring has won three of the four games…These two teams have carried a two goal lead – three times – only to see the opposition fight back to tie it…A goal has been scored with under 30 seconds left in 6 of the 12 periods in regulation time…In 13 of the last 19 playoff meetings between these two teams, the game has been decided by a single goal. Dare to Compare: The Rockets and T-Birds were separated by only 3 points in the Western Conference standings during the regular season. The Rockets had 95 points while Seattle had 98. The Rockets won 45 games while the T-Birds won 46 times. The Rockets scored the third most goals in the WHL, while Seattle scored 20 fewer times. Both teams surrendered 206 goals against, which were tied for fourth best in the WHL. Hot as a Pistol: Reid Gardiner had his 9 game point streak snapped in game three. The 21 year-old had 14+11=25 over that period….Nick Merkley has points in 9 of his last 10 games. Merkley has 5+11=16 over that period…Dillon Dube has points in 9 of his last 10 games. The 18 year-old has 3+13=16 during that span…Calvin Thurkauf has points in 8 of his last 9 games (7+11=18)…Kole Lind has points in 8 of his last 10 games (5+5=10). Refreshed Memory: The Rockets advanced to the third round of the WHL playoffs with a 5 game series win over Portland. Reid Gardiner had 7+9=16 points in the series. The Rockets advanced to the second round with a 6 game series victory over the Kamloops Blazers. Dillon Dube (4+2=6) and Reid Gardiner (5+1=6) were the offensive spark plugs against the Blazers. Broadcasters Note Book: Reid Gardiner had 2+1=3 in two games against the T-Birds this season….The Rockets are playing in their 88th game of the season tonight….Nick Merkley has 64 career WHL playoff points and is now the franchise leader in career playoff points. Merkley surpassed Tyson Baillie, who had 63 career playoff points in 64 playoff games…The Rockets are 5-4 in their last 9 playoff appearances at ShoWare Center dating back to the 2013 playoffs…Reid Gardiner is the WHL Player of the Week for a second straight week. Gardiner had 5 points (2+3=5) in games one and two against the T-Birds. Gardiner was also named the CHL and WHL Player of the Week ending April 16th. Gardiner recorded 12 points including 6 goals and 6 assists in three games with a plus rating of +2. That’s a fact Jack: The Rockets have generated 30 or more shots in 43 of their last 47 games….The Kelowna Rockets lost 10 of their first 21 regular season games. Since then, the team has 17 losses in the last 65 (playoffs included) games…The Rockets are 30-12-2-0 since the trade deadline (playoffs included)…The Rockets have opened the scoring in 10 of the 14 games in this year’s playoffs. Game Notes Compiled by Regan Bartel of AM 1150

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