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Meet the 2020/2021 Ghostriders Watch Ghostrider games at Hockeytv.ca and selected establishments throughout town
Welcome to the 2020-2021 season!
It definitely has been a crazy year with so many unknowns. Our team is excited to play hockey this year even though it looks very different. Our boys are doing their best to ensure they are prepared and following all protocols. This season will see us stay within the Eddie Mountain Division, playing the Creston Valley Thundercats, the Kimberley Dynamiters, the Columbia Valley Rockies and the Golden Rockets. Our game schedule is reduced to 30 games with minimal travel staying within a 4 team cohort. Creston will be with the cohort until Christmas and Golden will come into the cohort after Christmas and Creston will then play in the West Kootenay. We have some new faces on the bench this season. Helping our Head Coach and General Manager will be Andy McIntyre and Taitum Doering. Thomas Skelton has also returned for another season. It will be an exciting year as we have a hard working group of players who are ready to compete! Looking forward to another season of Ghostrider Hockey! The Board of Directors of the Fernie Ghostriders
Message from the Coach Jeff Wagner returns as the Head Coach and General Manager of the Ghostriders for his 3rd year in Fernie. Over the past 2 seasons he has helped the team finish 5th and 3rd in the league respectively with a combined 59-266-7 record. Since his arrival, Wagner has also assisted in promoting 13 players to higher levels - 8 to the collegiate level and 5 to the Junior A ranks. While this year is different in many ways, Wagner credits the hard work of the community in making this season possible. “There has been a lot of work put in by many people behind the scenes. Amy Demarchi and Brett Logan have worked tirelessly to get the Fernie Memorial Arena up and running in a way that is safe and sustainable for all its users. The rink staff has been firm in their expectations and at the same time, amazingly accommodating to help us in any way they can.” Wagner also sends his gratitude to the businesses in town. “A lot of our sponsors have stepped up and shown their support despite the economic implications that the pandemic has had. Billet families have also shown their generosity by continuing to open their homes for players from out of town. It has been a humbling experience to see the community come together and help each other out. We hope that our players and staff can find ways to give back throughout the season, despite the restrictions we have to work with.” The regular season begins on November 13th when the team takes on the Kimberley Dynamiters. Games can be viewed at select establishments throughout town and on HockeyTV. Jeff Wagner, Head Coach/GM Fernie Ghostriders
FERNIE GHOSTRIDERS 2020/2021
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Kevin McConachie Position: Goalie Hometown: Maple Ridge, BC
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Brendan Adams Position: Forward Hometown: Calgary, AB
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Jett Straschnitzki Position: Forward Hometown: Airdrie, AB
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Brady Stang
Maverik Skeans
Position: Forward Hometown: Olds, AB
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Dayton Nelson
SCORE!
Position: Forward Hometown: Taber, AB
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Liam Samycia
Position: Forward Hometown: Fernie, BC
Position: Forward Hometown: Ottawa, ON
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Andrew Bonham
Position: Forward Hometown: Lloydminster, AB
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Kort Kisinger
Position: Forward Hometown: Okotoks, AB
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Sawan Gill
Position: Defence Hometown: Calgary, AB
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Presley Gordon
Position: Forward Hometown: Edmonton, AB
Nick Mitchell
Position: Forward/Defence Hometown: Fernie, BC
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Zac Siudy
Position: Forward Hometown: Calgary, AB
Scott Sinclair
Position: Defence Hometown: Fort McMurray, AB
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Position: Defence Hometown: Calgary, AB
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Ethan MacDuff
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Jake Oviatt
Position: Forward Hometown: Whitehorse, YK
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Carson Spitzke
Welcome back to regular season play Ghostriders!
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Johnny Elias
Position: Defence Hometown: Elkford, BC
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Kolby James
Position: Forward Hometown: Cranbrook, BC
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Kyle Klein
Position: Defence Hometown: Red Deer, AB
Position: Forward Hometown: Botwood, NL
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Hayden Sotheran
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Noah Dohert
Position: Defence Hometown: Airdrie, AB
Alex Frank
Position: Defence Hometown: Okotoks, AB
Brendan Lloyd
Position: Goalie Hometown: Calgary, AB
Ian Lee
Position: Goalie Hometown: Ottawa, ON
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Fernie Riders defuse Dynamiters at home opener The Ghostriders brought home the bacon with a 4-3 win on Nov. 14
Soranne Floarea The Free Press Reporter
The Fernie Ghostriders took home a 4-3 win in a fiery home opener against the Kimberley Dynamiters on Nov. 14. With both teams blazing onto the ice, the Riders were quick to sink two pucks in the first period. As tensions rose, the Dynamiters squeezed a goal in before the buzzer, finishing the first period with a score of 2-1 for the Riders. “I really liked our team’s resilience tonight,” said head coach, Jeff Wagner. “We did a good job of keeping things simple, of getting pucks deep into their zone, making them play a 200 foot game, and ultimately getting rewarded for it.” Showing both grit and determination, the Riders held the Dynamiters in the second period, fighting hard to score two more goals and head into the third with a lead of 4-2. “I thought that in the first two periods we dictated pace for the most part – we kind of got away from our game in the second period when things got a little bit physical after the whistle, and it seemed like our focus level was a little bit off, but I thought we did a good job
in the third period of locking things down,” said Wagner. The Riders continued to fight hard in the third, holding on to their lead until the buzzer went, wrapping up a win on home ice with a final score of 4-3. Wagner praised his defensive core for helping lock down the win, alongside exceptional effort from captain Savy Gill and number 21, Kort Kisinger. “Kisinger did get a goal and an assist, but on top of the points that he got, I thought he was a hound on the puck – he was making it difficult on defenders to get anything going,” added Wagner. Having started their regular season play as of Nov. 13, the Riders look forward to facing off against the Columbia Valley Rockies next week, having lost to them during exhibition games last month. “They seem to be the team to beat right now in our division, and so it will be a challenge – they have a lot of veteran guys back – but we’re looking forwards to turning the page, and these last two games were a big stepping stone for us A fight breaks out on the ice at the Riders’ home opener on Nov. 14. (Soranne Floarea/ in the right direction,” said Wagner. The Free Press)
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