KELOWNA ROCKETS vs. KAMLOOPS BLAZERS Round 1 WHL Playoff Series - Game 5 - Series tied 2-2 Friday April 1, 2016-7:05 PM Prospera Place - Kelowna, BC NO. PLAYER POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN DOB NO. PLAYER POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN DOB 1 JACKSON WHISTLE G L 6'1 192 West Kelowna, BC June 9/95 31 DYLAN FERGUSON* G L 6' 1" 181 Lantzville, BC Sept. 20/98 30 MICHAEL HERRINGER G L 6' 176 Comox, BC Jan. 26/96 35 COLE KEHLER (AP) G R 6' 3" 204 Altona, MB Dec. 17/97 31 BRODAN SALMOND* (AP) G L 5'11 180 Calgary, AB Oct. 8/98 39 CONNOR INGRAM G L 6' 1" 195 Imperial, SK Mar. 31/97 3 RILEY STADEL F/D L 5'10 180 Surrey, BC Jan. 16/96 6 DALLAS VALENTINE D R 6' 4" 210 Lousana, AB May 28/96 4 GORDIE BALLHORN* D L 6'1 186 Wetaskiwin, AB Sept. 2/97 7 GAGE QUINNEY LW L 5'11" 200 Las Vegas, NV Jul. 29/95 5 DANNY GATENBY* (AP) D L 6'1 160 Kelowna, BC Sept.17/98** 10 MATT REVEL C R 5' 11" 184 Abbotsford, BC Apr. 26/96 6 JONATHAN SMART* D L 5'11½ 170 Kelowna, BC June 1/99 11 ERIK MILLER* C R 6' 0" 167 Sherwood Park, AB Mar. 8/99 7 LUCAS JOHANSEN D L 6'1 176 Port Moody, BC Nov. 16/97** 12 JAKE KRYSKI C L 5' 11" 175 Vancouver, BC Aug. 3/98 9 TANNER WISHNOWSKI* LW L 6'0 186 Oakbank, MB Jan. 28/97 14 MATT NEEDHAM C L 5' 10" 184 Penticton, BC Apr. 17/95 10 NICK MERKLEY C R 5'10½ 185 Calgary, AB May 23/97 15 COLLIN SHIRLEY LW L 6' 2" 197 Saskatoon, SK Mar. 16/96 11 JORDAN BORSTMAYER* RW R 5'11½ 172 St. Brieux, SK Jan. 9/98 16 NICK CHYZOWSKI C L 6' 0" 184 Kamloops, BC Jun. 3/97 14 ROURKE CHARTIER 'A' C L 5'11 190 Saskatoon, SK Apr. 3/96 17 JIRI SMEJKAL LW L 6' 4" 210 Ceske Budejovice, CZE Nov. 5/96 15 TOMAS SOUSTAL C/RW R 6'3 198 Unicov, Czech Rep. Feb. 15/97 22 QUINN BENJAFIELD RW R 6' 1" 182 North Vancouver, BC Feb. 2/98 16 KOLE LIND* RW R 6'½ 172 Shaunavon, SK Oct. 16/98** 23 SPENCER BAST* RW R 5' 11" 170 Macklin, SK Jan. 5/97 17 RODNEY SOUTHAM 'C' C/RW R 6' 185 Saskatoon, SK Aug 9/96 24 RYAN REHILL D R 6' 3" 218 Edmonton, AB Nov. 7/95 18 TATE COUGHLIN RW R 6'2 188 Victoria, BC July 23/97 25 CAMERON REAGAN D L 6' 1" 200 Sherwood Park, AB Jun. 19/97 19 DILLON DUBE C L 5'10¼ 180 Cochrane, AB July 20/98 27 NOLAN KNEEN* D R 6' 0" 170 Duncan, BC Mar. 22/99 20 CONNER BRUGGEN-CATE* (AP) LW L 6'1 182 Langley, BC Sept. 13/99 29 MATTHEW CAMPESE LW L 5' 10" 185 West Kelowna, BC Dec. 10/97 21 DEVANTE STEPHENS D L 6'1½ 176 Surrey, BC Jan. 2/97 32 JERMAINE LOEWEN LW L 6' 3" 205 Arborg, MB Jan. 18/98 22 BRAYDYN CHIZEN* D R 6'6 190 St. Albert, AB May 9/98 33 CONNER MCDONALD* D R 5' 11" 171 Delta, BC May 31/99 23 JUSTIN KIRKLAND LW L 6'3 185 Camrose, AB Aug. 2/96 34 DEVEN SIDEROFF RW R 5' 11" 178 Summerland, BC Apr. 14/97 24 TYSON BAILLIE 'A' C R 5'11 198 Fort Saskatchewan, AB Nov. 16/95** 38 DAWSON DAVIDSON D L 5' 11" 181 Moosomin, SK Apr. 7/98 25 CAL FOOTE* D R 6'3½ 198 Denver, CO Dec. 13/98** 41 GARRETT PILON* C R 5' 11" 170 Saskatoon, SK Apr. 13/98 26 COLE LINAKER 'A' C R 6'1¾ 179 Edmonton, AB July 11/95 42 ONDREJ VALA* D L 6' 4" 216 Kolín, CZE Apr. 13/98 27 CALVIN THURKAUF* LW L 6'1¼ 202 Zug, Switzerland June 27/97 *Rookie 28 JOE GATENBY 'A' D R 6'0 185 Kelowna, BC May 15/97 *Rookie **Late Birthday Affects NHL Draft Status President/GM: Bruce Hamilton Asst GM/Dir Player Personnel: Lorne Frey Head Coach: Brad Ralph Assistant Coach: Kris Mallette Assistant/Goalie Coach: Travis Crickard Skills Development: Kim Gellert Athletic Therapist/Strength & Conditioning Coach: Scott Hoyer Skating Instructor: Evan Marble Equipment Manager: Chaydyn Johnson General Manager:Stu MacGregor Head Coach: Don Hay Assistant Coach: Mike Needham Assistant Coach: Terry Bangen Assistant Coach: Chris Murray Goaltender Coach: Dan De Palma Athletic Trainer: Colin Robinson Strength & Conditioning: Greg Kozoris Referees: Fraser LAWRENCE, Reagan VETTER Linesmen: Ron DIETTERLE, Michael MCGOWAN VGJ: Lorne Craig Rockets Next Home Game: Monday, April 4 vs. Kamloops (Game 7, if necessary)
Kelowna Rockets Playoffs Statistics 2015-2016 After Playoff Game #4 16-03-31 NO. PLAYER GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHG GW +/- 7 Lucas Johansen 4 2 1 3 2 0 0 1 2 15 Tomas Soustal 4 2 1 3 9 0 0 0 0 19 Dillon Dube 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0-1 23 Justin Kirkland 4 1 2 3 7 0 0 1 1 14 Rourke Chartier 4 1 1 2 5 0 0 0 0 26 Cole Linaker 4 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 24 Tyson Baillie 4 0 2 2 4 0 0 0 2 17 Rodney Southam 4 1 0 1 6 0 1 0-1 27 Calvin Thurkauf* 4 1 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 4 Gordie Ballhorn* 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0-2 25 Cal Foote* 4 0 1 1 2 0 0 0-1 16 Kole Lind* 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 28 Joe Gatenby 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 9 Tanner Wishnowski* 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-2 21 Devante Stephens 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0-2 3 Riley Stadel 4 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 1 6 Jonathan Smart* 4 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 11 Jordan Borstmayer* 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0-1 18 Tate Coughlin 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 22 Braydyn Chizen* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team Totals 72 9 14 23 '65 0 1 1 0 Goaltending Statistics NO. PLAYER GP MIN GA Svs AVE PCT W L OT SL SO PIM 30 Michael Herringer 4 220 11 133 3.00 0917 2 2 0 0 1 0 31 Brodan Salmond* 1 20 1 10 3.00 0.833 0 0 0 0 0 0 Team Totals 5 240 12 143 2.00 0.905 2 2 0 0 1 0 Scoring by Periods Shots by Period SOG 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1st 2nd 3rd Total Rockets 0 3 5 1 0 9 Rockets 55 54 46 155 Opponents 0 4 2 6 0 12 Opponents 50 41 52 143 Rockets Record after Second Period: Rockets Shots on Goal Record: When Leading: 2 1 0 0 When Outshooting Opponent: 1 0 0 When Losing: 0 1 0 0 When Outshot by Opponent: 1 0 0 When Tied: 0 0 0 0 When Shots Are Tied: 0 2 0 First Goal of the Game: Rockets Specialty Teams: Power Play: When Rockets Score First: 2 1 0 0 Opp. PPGF SHGA Pct.% When Opponent Score First: 0 1 0 0 Rockets 17 0 0 0.0 Home and Away Record: Overall Overtime Shorthanded: Home 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Opp. PPGA SHGF Pct.% Road 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 Rockets 18 3 1 83.3 Total 2 2 0 0 0 0 0
Rockets vs. Blazers Friday April 1, 2016 Game Time 7:05 pm Tonight s Preview: April Fools! It is no joke though; it is game five of an opening round playoff series between the Kelowna Rockets and Kamloops Blazers. The series is tied at two wins apiece. The Blazers were a 5-1 winner in game four Wednesday night in Kamloops. Game six is tomorrow night at Sandman Centre with a possible game seven back at Prospera Place on Monday. These two teams are meeting for the 6 th time in the playoffs. They clashed in 1992, 1999, 2002, 2009, 2013 and now in 2016. In four of the five playoff meetings the series has lasted just four games. Only in 1999 did the series go six games with the Blazers prevailing four games to two. What we ve learned so far: The Rockets are 0 for 17 on the power play in the series. The Blazers are 3 for 18 The Rockets have opened the scoring in three of the four games The Rockets have held identical 3-1 leads after 40 minutes in two of the four games The Rockets have had the lead to start the third period in three of the four games Rockets regular season leading scorer Tyson Baillie has 0+2=2 in the first 4 games of this series. Blazers leading scorer Collin Shirley has 4+2=6 in the first four games This is game 13 between these two teams. Ten of the 12 (regular season/playoffs) have been decided by a single goal. The most lopsided score was in game four when the Blazers won 5-1. Game Four Recap: Collin Shirley had two goals and an assist in the Blazers 5-1 win Wednesday night. The Blazers had period leads of 3-1 and 4-1. Calvin Thurkauf scored the lone goal for the Rockets, who were 0 for 2 on the power play. Michael Herringer surrendered four goals on 28 shots before being pulled to start the third period. Rookie Brodan Salmond made 10 saves in a relief appearance. Game Three Recap: Michael Herringer made 40 saves in the Rockets 1-0 win over the Blazers. Justin Kirkland scored the game winning goal less than two minutes into the second period. The Rockets were 0 for 5 on the power play while the Blazers were 0 for 4. Game Two Recap: The Kelowna Rockets built up a 3-1 third period lead only to allow four-third period goals in a 5-4 loss. Rourke Chartier, Tomas Soustal with two and Rodney Southam with a shorthanded goal scored in a losing cause. The Rockets were 0 for 5 on the power play and surrendered three power play goals. It marked the first time this season the Rockets lost in regulation time when leading after 40 minutes. Game One Recap: Lucas Johansen scored twice leading the Kelowna Rockets to a 3-2 win. Dillon Dube and Johansen scored goals 47 seconds apart in the second period to take a 3-0 lead. The Blazers would fight back when Gage Quinney scored to make it a 3-1 game after 40 minutes. With the goaltender pulled for the extra attacker, Collin Shirley would find the back of the net to make it a one goal game. The Rockets were 0 for 3 on the power play while going 3 for 3 on the penalty kill. Michael Herringer made 19 saves while Blazers goaltender Connor Ingram made 33 stops. Number Crunching Tyson Baillie has 50 games of playoff experience, the most on the Rockets roster Baillie has 23+32=55 in those 50 games Cole Linaker is next with 48 playoff games under his belt Tyler Mosienko is the franchise leader in playoff games played with 81. The Rockets reached the 100 point mark for a fourth consecutive season and 6 th time in franchise history. The team accomplished the goal in 2002-2003 (109), 2004-2005 (104), 2012-2013 (108), 2013-2014 (118) and 2014-2015 (109) Devante Stephens was the only Kelowna Rockets player to participate in all 72 regular season games this season The Rockets have out-shot the opponent in 11 of the last 14 games. Tyson Baillie has been named a Western Conference first team all-star The Rockets handed out its season ending awards. Tyson Baillie was named MVP. Joe Gatenby was the top defenceman. Cal Foote was the rookie of the year. Cole Linaker was the top defensive forward for a third straight season. Rourke Chartier was the sportsmanlike player of the year for a third consecutive season. Foote was the scholastic player of the year. Justin Kirkland was the unsung hero. The humanitarian award went to Riley Stadel. Tyson Time? Tyson Baillie has not scored in the first four games of this playoff series. The 20 year-old s longest scoring drought during the regular season was four games, which happened twice, before scoring in the fifth game. Is it a sign of things to come? Baillie is playing in his 380 th game with the Rockets organization (regular season/playoffs) this evening. Baillie s last playoff goal was in game one of the WHL final last season against the Brandon Wheat Kings. Baillie is scoreless in seven playoff games dating back to last year.
Rockets Season Highs and Lows: Most Goals Scored: 8 @ Portland November 7/15 (8-5 W) Most Goals Allowed: 7 vs. Victoria March 16/16 (7-4 L), @ Rd Deer (7-4 Loss) October 3/15. Most Power Play Chances: 9 @ Blazers September 26/15 Most Power Play Goals Scored: 4 vs. Victoria March 16/16 (7-4 L 4 for 6 on power play. Most power play goals allowed: 4 vs. Victoria March 16/16 (7-4 L Royals were 4/9 on power play), vs. Giants Feb 19/16 (6-5 W Giants were 4/10) Most Shots Taken: 59 vs. Kootenay December 2/15 (4-1 W) Fewest Shots Taken: 15 @ Victoria November 28/15 (5-1 loss) Most Shot Allowed: 46 @ Prince George February 12/16 (4-3 OTW) Fewest Shots Allowed: 16 vs. Medicine Hat January 23/16 (4-0 W) Last shutout: Michael Herringer 16 saves vs. Medicine Hat (4-0 W January 23/16), Jackson Whistle 27 saves in 1-0 win in Moose Jaw (Dec 16/15), Jackson Whistle 26 saves in a 3-0 win vs. Calgary Hitmen (October 24/15) Last time shut-out: February 9/16 (6-0 @ Seattle Logan Flodell 31 saves), January 31/16 (2-0 loss in Seattle - Logan Flodell 23 saves), October 16/15 (3-0 Loss in Prince George), October 9/15 (3-0 L at home to Victoria Royals Coleman Vollrath 26 saves) Shootout Game Winning Goals: Justin Kirkland vs. Hitmen (3-2 W Feb 6/2016), Nick Merkley vs. Giants (2-1 W November 11/15) OT Game Winning Goal: Justin Kirkland @ Everett February 24/16 (6-5 W), Rourke Chartier @ Prince George February 12/2016 (4-3 OTW), Justin Kirkland @ Victoria January 16 (2-1 W), Rodney Southam @ Kamloops November 18 th. Most Points by one player: Tyson Baillie (2+3=5) @ Prince George October 17/15 Hat tricks: Chartier vs. Seattle (7-4 W February 8/16), Lind vs. Blazers December 28/15 (3-2 W), Baillie @ Swift Current December 12/15 (6-3 W), Chartier December 2/2015 vs. Kootenay. Penalty Shot Goal: Dillon Dube (no goal) vs. Cougars March 9/16 (3-2 shootout win), Dillon Dube vs. Cougars (goal) January 19/16 (7-4 W). vs. BC: 21-11-1-0 vs. US: 12-5-3-0 vs. Central: 13-1-0-0 vs. East: 3-3-0-0 Roster Stats: Player total: 24 Year by Year Breakdown: 20 s 3 Linaker, Baillie, Whistle 19 s 5 Chartier, Stadel, Southam, Kirkland, Herringer 18 s 9 Johansen, Merkley, Gatenby, Soustal, Stephens, Wishnowski, Coughlin, Thurkauf, Ballhorn 17 s - 6 Dube, Lind, Borstmayer, Chizen, Foote,Salmond 16 s 1 Smart Month Games Record Home Road September: 3 2-1-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 October: 12 9-4-0-0 4-2-0-0 5-2-0-0 November: 11 9-1-1-0 4-0-0-0 5-1-1-0 December: 12 8-3-1-0 4-0-1-0 4-3-0-0 January: 12 7-4-1-0 6-1-1-0 1-3-0-0 February: 13 10-3-0-0 6-1-0-0 4-2-0-0 March: 9 4-4-1-0 2-2-1-0 2-2-0-0 How the Rockets were built: 1 st Rd: Merkley, Chartier, Dube, Smart 10 th Rd: Salmond 2 nd Rd: Foote, Gatenby 3 rd Rd: Baillie, Stadel, Borstmayer 4 th Rd: Lind 5 th Rd: Kirkland 6 th Rd: Linaker, Johansen 9 th Rd: Chizen Listed: Ballhorn, Coughlin, Stephens, Wishnowski Trade: Whistle, Herringer, Southam CHL Import Draft: Thurkauf, Soustal Game notes compiled by Regan Bartel of AM 1150
2015-16 Kamloops Blazers Regular Season Scoring No. Player GP G A PTS PIM +/- PPG PPA SHG GWG IG FG MPG SOG SOS SOWG 15 Collin Shirley 4 4 2 6 2 5 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 7 Gage Quinney 4 1 5 6 9 3 0 1 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 10 Matt Revel 4 1 4 5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 24 Ryan Rehill 4 2 2 4 6 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 22 Quinn Benjafield 4 1 2 3 0-2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 14 Matt Needham 4 0 3 3 9 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 38 Dawson Davidson 4 1 1 2 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 Deven Sideroff 4 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 Garrett Pilon* 4 1 0 1 0-2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Dallas Valentine 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 12 Jake Kryski 4 0 1 1 2-5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Spencer Bast* 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 29 Matthew Campese 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 16 Nick Chyzowski 4 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 17 Jiri Smejkal 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 42 Ondrej Vala* 4 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 32 Jermaine Loewen 4 0 0 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 Nolan Kneen* 4 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 25 Cameron Reagan 4 0 0 0 4-2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 39 Connor Ingram 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Erik Miller* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 33 Conner McDonald* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Dylan Ferguson* 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Bench 0 GOALTENDERS No. Goaltender GP MIN GA GAA SVS SV% W L OTL SOW SOL SO EN SOSv SOS SOGA 39 Connor Ingram 4 236 9 2.29 146 0.942 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 31 Dylan Ferguson* 0 0 0 #DIV/0! 0 #DIV/0! 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Totals 4 236 9 2.29 146 0.942 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 BLAZER powerplay Shorthanded Goals Against SPECIAL TEAMS G A % PK Pen % G/Kill PP/PK % 3 18 16.7% BLAZER penalty kill 17 17 100.0% 2-man PP 0 0 #DIV/0! 1 Shorthanded Goals For 0 2-man PK 1 1 100.0% SCORING SHOTS ON GOAL 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO TOT 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT BLAZERS 4 2 6 0 0 12 BLAZERS 50 41 52 0 143 Opposition 3 5 1 0 0 9 Opposition 55 54 46 0 155 Average goals scored per game: 3.00 Average shots on goal per game: 35.75 Average goals allowed per game: 2.25 Average shots allowed per game: 38.75 BLAZERS lead after 1 BLAZERS tied after 1 BLAZERS trail after 1 BLAZERS lead after 2 BLAZERS tied after 2 BLAZERS trail after 2 BLAZERS score first Opponent scores first MISCELLANEOUS (Record when ) 1-0-0-0 BLAZERS outshoot the opp. 0-1-0-0 BLAZERS vs BC 2-2-0-0 1-1-0-0 BLAZERS are outshot 0-1-0-0 BLAZERS vs US 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0 Shots are tied 2-0-0-0 BLAZERS vs CENTRAL 0-0-0-0 BLAZERS vs EAST 0-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 BLAZERS score 4 or more 2-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 BLAZERS score 3 or less 0-2-0-0 BLAZERS go to OT 0-0-0-0 1-2-0-0 BLAZERS allow 3 or less 1-2-0-0 BLAZERS in Shootouts 0-0-0-0 BLAZERS allow 4 or more 1-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 it's a 1-goal game 1-2-0-0 1-2-0-0 it's a 2-goal game 0-0-0-0 it's a 3+ goal game 1-0-0-0 HOME and AWAY GP W L OTL SOL GF GA STK L10 Pct PTS PP PK BLAZERS at home 2 1 1 0 0 5 2 1-0-0-0 1-1-0-0 0.500 2 0.0% 100.0% BLAZERS on the road 2 1 1 0 0 7 7 1-1-0-0 1-1-0-0 0.500 2 30.0% 100.0% BLAZERS OVERALL 4 2 2 0 0 12 9 1-0-0-0 2-2-0-0 0.500 4 16.7% 100.0%
2015-16 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES Game 5 April 1 st at Kelowna Rockets SERIES TIDBITS The Kamloops Blazers and Kelowna Rockets are meeting in the first round of the WHL playoffs for the sixth time. The Blazers beat the Tacoma Rockets 4-0 in 1991-92 and the Kelowna Rockets 4-2 in 1999 in best-of-seven series. The Rockets won 4-0 in 2001-02 and 2008-09 in best-of-seven series. These two teams last met in the playoffs in 2012-13 in the second round with the Blazers sweeping the series 4-0. Vs. Kelowna - This Season (8-Game Series) Game 1: 09/25/15, at Kelowna 4, Kamloops 3 Game 2: 09/26/15, vs. Kelowna 7, Kamloops 3 Game 3: 11/18/15, vs. Kelowna 4, Kamloops 3 OT Game 4: 12/27/15, vs. Kelowna 2, Kamloops 1 Game 5: 12/28/15, at Kelowna 3, Kamloops 2 Game 6: 03/04/16, vs. Kelowna 2, Kamloops 3 Game 7: 03/05/16, at Kelowna 2, Kamloops 3 Game 8: 03/11/16, at Kelowna 2, Kamloops 3 OT Blazers were 3-4-1-0 in season series Western Conference Quarter-Final (best-of-seven series) Game 1: 03/25/16, at Kelowna 3, Kamloops 2 Game 2: 03/26/16, at Kelowna 4, Kamloops 5 Game 3: 03/29/16, vs. Kelowna 1, Kamloops 0 Game 4: 03/30/16, vs. Kelowna 1, Kamloops 5 Game 5: 04/01/16, at Kelowna, Kamloops Game 6: 04/02/16, vs. Kelowna, Kamloops Game 7: 04/04/16, at Kelowna, Kamloops Series tied 2-2 GAME 1: The Rockets built up a 3-0 lead and hung on for a 3-2 victory over the Blazers. Lucas Johansen led the way with two goals, including the game winner for the Rockets. Gage Quinney and Collin Shirley had the goals for the Blazers. Michael Herringer earned the win with 19 saves, while Connor Ingram stopped 33 shots. The Blazers were 0-for-3 on the power play, and the Rockets were 0-for-4. GAME 2: The Blazers scored two goals in the final 31 seconds to win 5-4 and tie the best-of-seven series at 1-1. The Rockets held a 3-1 lead going into the third period but goals from Garrett Pilon, Dawson Davidson, Collin Shirley and Ryan Rehill erased the deficit. Connor Ingram stopped 40 shots for the win. The Blazers finished 3-for-7 on the power play, while the Rockets were 0-for-6. GAME 3: Justin Kirkland scored the lone goal, and Michael Herringer stopped 40 shots as the Rockets won 1-0 to take a 2-1 series lead. Connor Ingram had another stellar outing with 36 saves for the Blazers. The game was played at Memorial Arena in Kamloops in front of a capacity crowd of 3400 fans. GAME 4: The Blazers scored three goals in the first period and cruised to a 5-1 win over the Rockets to tie the best-of-seven series 2-2. Connor Ingram stopped 37 shots. Collin Shirley, Matt Revel and Gage Quinney combined for eight points in the win. ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Blazers roster currently sits at 24 players (3 goaltenders, 7 defensemen and 14 forwards). The roster includes 13 players selected in the WHL Bantam Draft, seven players via trade, three players from the free agent list, and one player selected from the CHL Import Draft. The roster breakdown by region includes 10 players from B.C., four from Alberta, five from Saskatchewan, two from Manitoba, one from USA, and two from Czech Republic. There are 17 WHL veterans on the roster and seven WHL rookies. BY THE NUMBERS: Matt Needham is the Blazers longest tenured player first suiting up for the hockey club during the 2010-11 season and played 318 regular season games which is 5 th in franchise history. Ryan Rehill finished 12 th all-time on the Blazers penalty minute list with 508 career minutes Collin Shirley played his 250 th career WHL game on January 29 th vs. Vancouver Connor Ingram is the 11 th goaltender in franchise history to play 100 games with the Blazers. PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE: The Rockets have plenty of playoff pedigree with 14 playoffs left from last season s WHL Championship. The Blazers rely on veteran 20-year-olds Matt Needham and Gage Quinney for experience. Needham has 30 playoff games under his belt and 20 points. Quinney has played 24 playoff games and has recorded 19 points. Ryan Rehill, Matt Revel, Nick Chyzowski and Collin Shirley are the only other players with playoff experience prior to this season. The Blazers have 13 players making their WHL playoff debut this series. KAMLOOPS BLAZERS PERSPECTIVE: The Kamloops Blazers got off to the worst start in franchise history, but rebounded with a respectable season going 38-25-5-4 to finish third place in the B.C. Division. The Blazers return to the playoffs after a two-year absence. Matt Needham (23-39--62) and Gage Quinney (29-28--57) are players the Blazers rely on up front. Both are 20-year-olds with a lot of playoff experience that can contribute at both ends of the ice. Deven Sideroff (19-40--59), Collin Shirley (37-42--79), and Matt Revel (23-30--53) all had solid seasons and important pieces. Shirley led the Blazers in scoring, while Sideroff finished at a point-per-game pace. The Blazers acquired 19-year-old import forward Jiri Smejkal (5-22--27) from Moose Jaw to add some depth. He often plays with 18-year-old. Nick Chyzowski (15-10--25) and 17-year-old Quinn Benjafield (11-15--26). Smejkal, Chyzowski and Benjafield are relied on for secondary scoring. Jake Kryski (12-27--39) is a top-6 forward and is a terrific complimentary player. Garrett Pion (15-32-47) may be the Blazers most versatile player. He can slot in almost any line and any position in the forward ranks. He also often plays the point on the power play. Players like Matt Campese (8-4--12) and Jermaine Loewen (8-7--15), Spencer Bast (4-8--12) and Erik Miller (1-4--5) will provide energy. On defense, Ryan Rehill (10-29 39) is the elder statesmen in his fourth and final season in the WHL. He has been a terrific leader of a young defensive group. Dallas Valentine (3-13--16) is a steady presence. The 19-year-old is relied on it a lot of defensive situations. Defenseman Cam Reagan (0-5--5) has slotted in regularly this season. Dawson Davidson (6-33--39) is impressive as a 17-year-old playing well at both ends of the ice. Ondrej Vala (4-17--21) is only 17, but plays like a veteran. Nolan Kneen (1-6--7) and Conner McDonald (1-2--3) are a pair
2015-16 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES of 16-year-olds that have seen a lot of ice time in their first WHL seasons. In goal, Connor Ingram (34-15-5-4) leads the way after posting a 2.61 goals against average and a.922 save percentage this season. Dylan Ferguson (4-10-0-0) is the 17-year-old back-up, who posted a shutout in his last outing on March 19 th in Prince George. KELOWNA ROCKETS PERSPECTIVE: The Rockets finished third overall in the WHL standings with a 48-20-4-0 record. The Rockets are the defending WHL Champions and return 14 players from that team. Up front Tyson Baillie is the Rockets MVP and led the team with 95 points. In 50 career playoff games, he has 55 career points. There is plenty of firepower up front with players like Rourke Chartier, Justin Kirkland, and Dillon Dube. All three players are at a point-per-game pace and will be counted on for scoring goals and for their experience. Cole Linakar is an experienced 20-year-old who plays hard at both ends of the ice. Tomas Soustal and Calvin Thurkauf are a pair of big-bodied import players that will add some secondary scoring as complimentary players. The Rockets have some gritty veteran 19-year-old players in Rodney Southam and Riley Stadel. Kole Lind has been a terrific rookie forward with 41 points. Other young forwards to watch for are Tanner Wishnowski, Tate Coughlin, Jordan Borstmayer and Conner Bruggen-Cate. On the backend, the Rockets have three veterans from last year s playoff run. Lucas Johansen is the most dynamic of the bunch. He tallied 49 points this season. Joe Gatenby and Devante Stephens are both reliable two-way defenders. Cal Foote is a terrific first year player. At only 17, he is relied on to play some significant minutes. Gordie Ballhorn is another solid player, but he has missed time recently due to injury. Braydyn Chizen and Johnathan Smart are both first year players. In goal, the Rockets have 19-year-old Michael Herringer as their starter, backed up by 17-year-old Brodan Salmond. Herringer has played a bulk of the games since Christmas and was on the Rockets championship team last season. NHL DRAFT: Ryan Rehill (New Jersey, 5 th round, 131 st overall in 2014), Deven Sideroff (Anaheim, 3 rd round, 84 th overall in 2015). DID YOU KNOW Don Hay is 2nd in Blazers franchise history behind Ken Hitchcock (291) with 209 career regular season wins Hay is 2nd all-time in WHL history behind Ken Hodge (742) with 675 regular season wins Stu MacGregor took over as the Blazers General Manager on October 13 th, 2015 Gage Quinney was acquired from the Kelowna Rockets on October 14 th in exchange for a 3 rd round draft pick Collin Shirley and Connor Ingram were both named to the WHL Western Conference second all-star team Forwards Collin Shirley and Deven Sideroff played for Team WHL at the CHL Canada Russia Series Shirley had a team leading five points and Sideroff had two points in two games Defenseman Nolan Kneen played for Canada s Under-17 National Team at the Under-17 World Hockey Challenge in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek in October/November Defenseman Ryan Rehill (New Jersey), forward Deven Sideroff (Anaheim), and goaltender Connor Ingram (Detroit) all attended NHL training camps in September Ondrej Vala (70), Garrett Pilon (187), Dawson Davidson (197) and Connor Ingram (12 th among goaltenders), were all rated in NHL Central Scouting s Midterm Rankings Jermaine Loewen was born in Jamaica and has only been playing hockey for seven years Matt Needham s father Mike played for the Blazers from 1986-1990 Nick Chyzowski s father Dave played for the Blazers from 1987-1990. PLAYOFF LEADERS (BLAZERS): Goals: Collin Shirley (4) Assists: Gage Quinney (5) Points: Collin Shirley, Gage Quinney (6) Penalty Minutes: Matt Needham, Gage Quinney (9) Plus/Minus: Collin Shirley (+5) Rookie Points: Garrett Pilon (1) GAA: Connor Ingram (2.29) Save Percentage: Connor Ingram (.942) Power Play: 16.7% (9 th ) Penalty Kill: 100.0% (1 st ) PLAYOFF LEADERS (ROCKETS) Goals: Tomas Soustal, Lucas Johansen (2) Assists: Five players (2) Points: Five players (3) Penalty Minutes: Justin Kirkland (5) Plus/Minus: Joe Gatenby (+3) Rookie Points: Calvin Thurkauf (2) Goals Against Average: Michael Herringer (3.00) Save Percentage: Michael Herringer (.917) Power Play: 0.00% (16 th ) Penalty Kill: 83.3% (8 th ) 2015-16 BLAZERS HIGHS & LOWS: Most Goals Scored: 9, vs. Prince George Nov 7 Fewest Goals Scored: 0, vs. Edmonton Feb 6 Most Goals Against: 9, at Prince George Jan 22 Fewest Goals Against: 0, vs. Swift Current Dec 19, at Portland Jan 10, at Vancouver Feb 12, vs. Spokane Mar 2 Most Powerplay Chances For: 8, vs. Medicine Hat Dec 5 Most Powerplay Chances Against: 9, vs. Kelowna Sept 26 Most Powerplay Goals Scored: 3, vs. Prince George Nov 15, vs. Seattle Feb 28, at Kelowna Mar 26 Most Powerplay Goals Against: 4, at Lethbridge Jan 15 Most Shots Taken: 44, vs. Kelowna Sept 26 Fewest Shots Taken: 17, vs. Everett Jan 2 Most Shots Against: 55, vs. Kelowna Mar 4 Fewest Shots Against: 20, at Spokane Oct 17 Last Shutout: at Prince George Mar 19 Last Time Shutout: vs. Kelowna Mar 29 OT Game Winning Goals: vs. Spokane Nov 3 Collin Shirley, at Portland Jan 9 Ryan Rehill, vs. Vancouver Feb 13 Gage Quinney, at Everett Feb 26 Deven Sideroff
Playoff Bracket Brandon (2) vs Edmonton (2) Tied 2-2 Game 1 Mar 24 Edmonton (4) at Brandon (2) Game 2 Mar 25 Edmonton (2) at Brandon (1) Game 3 Mar 30 Brandon (3) at Edmonton (1) Game 4 Mar 31 Brandon (5) at Edmonton (0) Game 5 Apr 3 Brandon at Edmonton 4:00 PM MDT Game 6 Apr 5 Edmonton at Brandon 7:00 PM MDT * Game 7 Apr 6 Edmonton at Brandon 7:00 PM MDT Prince Albert (1) vs Moose Jaw (3) Moose Jaw leads 3-1 Game 1 Mar 25 Moose Jaw (3) at Prince Albert (2) Game 2 Mar 26 Moose Jaw (4) at Prince Albert (2) Game 3 Mar 28 Prince Albert (7) at Moose Jaw (3) Game 4 Mar 29 Prince Albert (0) at Moose Jaw (7) Game 5 Apr 1 Moose Jaw at Prince Albert 7:00 PM CST * Game 6 Apr 2 Prince Albert at Moose Jaw 7:00 PM CST * Game 7 Apr 4 Moose Jaw at Prince Albert 7:00 PM CST Lethbridge (1) vs Regina (3) Regina leads 3-1 Game 1 Mar 25 Regina (3) at Lethbridge (6) Game 2 Mar 26 Regina (3) at Lethbridge (0) Game 3 Mar 29 Lethbridge (2) at Regina (3) Game 4 Mar 30 Lethbridge (0) at Regina (2) Game 5 Apr 1 Regina at Lethbridge 7:00 PM MDT * Game 6 Apr 5 Lethbridge at Regina 7:00 PM CST * Game 7 Apr 6 Regina at Lethbridge 7:00 PM MDT Red Deer (2) vs Calgary (1) Red Deer leads 2-1 Game 1 Mar 25 Calgary (1) at Red Deer (3) Game 2 Mar 26 Calgary (5) at Red Deer (2) Game 3 Mar 27 Red Deer (4) at Calgary (3) Game 4 Apr 1 Red Deer at Calgary 7:00 PM MDT Game 5 Apr 2 Calgary at Red Deer 7:00 PM MDT * Game 6 Apr 4 Red Deer at Calgary 7:00 PM MDT * Game 7 Apr 6 Calgary at Red Deer 7:00 PM MDT Victoria (3) vs Spokane (1) Victoria leads 3-1 Game 1 Mar 25 Spokane (3) at Victoria (5) Game 2 Mar 26 Spokane (3) at Victoria (4) Game 3 Mar 29 Victoria (2) at Spokane (5) Game 4 Mar 30 Victoria (3) at Spokane (2) OT Game 5 Apr 1 Spokane at Victoria 7:05 PM PDT * Game 6 Apr 3 Victoria at Spokane 5:05 PM PDT whl.ca
* Game 7 Apr 5 Spokane at Victoria 7:05 PM PDT Kelowna (2) vs Kamloops (2) Tied 2-2 Game 1 Mar 25 Kamloops (2) at Kelowna (3) Game 2 Mar 26 Kamloops (5) at Kelowna (4) Game 3 Mar 29 Kelowna (1) at Kamloops (0) Game 4 Mar 30 Kelowna (1) at Kamloops (5) Game 5 Apr 1 Kamloops at Kelowna 7:05 PM PDT Game 6 Apr 2 Kelowna at Kamloops 7:00 PM PDT * Game 7 Apr 4 Kamloops at Kelowna 7:05 PM PDT Seattle (4) vs Prince George (0) Seattle wins series 4-0 Game 1 Mar 25 Prince George (2) at Seattle (3) OT Game 2 Mar 26 Prince George (1) at Seattle (4) Game 3 Mar 29 Seattle (5) at Prince George (0) Game 4 Mar 30 Seattle (4) at Prince George (3) OT Everett (4) vs Portland (0) Everett wins series 4-0 Game 1 Mar 25 Portland (0) at Everett (3) Game 2 Mar 26 Portland (1) at Everett (3) Game 3 Mar 29 Everett (5) at Portland (3) Game 4 Mar 30 Everett (4) at Portland (2) Bracket A vs Bracket B Bracket C vs Bracket D Bracket E vs Bracket F Seattle (0) vs Everett (0) Game 1 Apr 8 Everett at Seattle 7:35 PM PDT Game 2 Apr 10 Everett at Seattle 5:05 PM PDT Game 3 Apr 13 Seattle at Everett 7:05 PM PDT Game 4 Apr 15 Seattle at Everett 7:35 PM PDT * Game 5 Apr 16 Everett at Seattle 7:05 PM PDT * Game 6 Apr 18 Seattle at Everett 7:05 PM PDT * Game 7 Apr 19 Everett at Seattle 7:05 PM PDT Championship Series Bracket I vs Bracket J Championship Series Bracket K vs Bracket L whl.ca
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