OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE KOOTENAY ICE Volume 18, Issue 30 #21 Matt Alfaro #22 Zak Zborosky #4 Cale Fleury 365
MESSAGES Greetings from the WHL Last year, during the Western Hockey League s 50th season, we were privileged to reflect on our rich history and honour the many distinguished builders and alumni who have helped to make the WHL the finest junior hockey league in the world today. As we open the 2016-17 WHL season, the same ideals that fostered the growth our great League still serve as its foundation a commitment to providing our players with a world class experience from both a hockey and education standpoint. The WHL and our 22 member Clubs take great pride in providing our players with the best possible environment in which to succeed both on and off the ice. On the ice, our high calibre of coaching and arena facilities continue to offer an ideal setting to grow and develop as a player. Off the ice, the WHL Scholarship remains the most comprehensive hockey scholarship in North America with a WHL record of over 350 graduates utilizing their WHL Scholarship at post-secondary institutions across the continent last year alone, representing an investment of over $2 million by WHL Club ownership. 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. Ron Robison Commissioner Western Hockey League F R E E Z E 2016-2017 EDITION 2
ICE NOTES VS. LETHBRIDGE ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight s matchup with a 6-22-7-1 record (3-11-5-0 at home, 3-11-2-1 on the road, 1-7 in overtime, 1-1 in shootouts)...after tonight s action KOOTENAY will visit LETHBRIDGE December 28 before closing out the 2016 calendar year in RED DEER December 30. ROSTER BREAKDOWN: KOOTENAY is currently carrying 24 players (two goaltenders, eight defensemen and 14 forwards)...the ICE roster is made up of three 1996-born players, four 1997-born players, nine 1998-born players, five 1999-born players, and three 2000-born players...kootenay has ten first-year players on its roster. DID YOU KNOW: KOOTENAY holds a 75-45-13-4 lifetime record versus LETHBRIDGE (44-19-6-2 at home, 31-30-7-2 on the road, 8-12-6 in overtime)...tonight marks the third of seven meetings between the ICE and the HURRICANES with KOOTENAY having posted a 1-1-0-0 record in the 2016-17 season series thus far Forward ZAK ZBOROSKY leads the ICE in scoring versus LETH- BRIDGE this season with three points (3-0-3) ZBOROSKY is tied for third in the WHL in goals with 23 Goaltender PAYTON LEE is ranked third among WHL netminders in saves with 847 LEE is seven appearances shy of 200 career WHL regular season games played Forward VINCE LOSCHIAVO appeared in his 150th career WHL game December 6 versus REGINA Forward NOAH PHILP made his 100th career WHL appearance December 10 against KELOWNA Former ICE Defenseman MARIO GRMAN (2015-2016) is competing with SLOVAKIA at the 2017 WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS in TORONTO and MONTREAL. STREAKS: VINCE LOSCHIAVO has scored goals in seven of his last eight games (8-2-10) MATT ALFARO has recorded points in six of his last eight games (1-7-8) ZAK ZBOROSKY has registered points in five of his last seven games (3-6-9). INJURIES: Defenseman NIKITA RADZIVILYUK will be out of the ICE lineup three to five weeks with an upper body injury Forward SHANE ALLAN will be out of the KOOTENAY lineup indefinitely with a lower body injury. ONE YEAR AGO: After 36 games of the 2015-16 season the ICE were 6-28-2-0, after 37 games 6-29-2-0 and after 38 games 6-30-2-0. TONIGHT S OFFICIALS: The Referees for tonight s game are ADAM GRIFFITHS and KEVIN WEBINGER The Linesmen are TAN- NUM WYONZEK and TARRINGTON WYONZEK. F R E E Z E 2016-2017 EDITION 3
HEAD TO HEAD Team Record 6-22-7-1 Division Ranking 6th Central Conference Ranking 11th Eastern League Ranking 21st Past 10 Games 1-7-2-0 Streak 0-55-1-0 Last Game 2-3 L at Calgary Home Record 3-11-5-0 Away Record 3-11-2-1 Goals For 88 Goals Against 159 PP % 20/131-15.3 PP Home % 11/72-15.3 PP Away % 9/59-15.3 PK % 76.3 PK Home % 79.7 PK Away % 72.7 Team PIM/GM 13.0/Game Leading After 1st 2-1-0-1 Leading After 2nd 4-1-2-1 Tied After 1st 3-7-3-0 Tied After 2nd 0-3-5-0 Trailing After 1st 1-14-4-0 Trailing After 2nd 2-18-0-0 Team Record 18-12-3-2 Division Ranking 2nd Central Conference Ranking 5th Eastern League Ranking 9th Past 10 Games 7-1-2-0 Streak 0-1-1-0 Last Game 3-4 L at Edmonton Home Record 11-5-2-0 Away Record 7-7-1-2 Goals For 121 Goals Against 129 PP % 40/175-22.9 PP Home % 22/94-23.4 PP Away % 18/81-22.2 PK % 75.2 PK Home % 76.9 PK Away % 73.6 Team PIM/GM 13.2/Game Leading After 1st 12-2-2-0 Leading After 2nd 12-1-2-1 Tied After 1st 3-5-0-1 Tied After 2nd 5-1-0-0 Trailing After 1st 3-5-1-1 Trailing After 2nd 1-10-1-1 F R E E Z E 2016-2017 EDITION 4
SCORING Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring 22 Zak Zborosky 36 23 14 37 14 21 Matt Alfaro 36 10 22 32 44 4 Cale Fleury 36 6 15 21 31 18 Vince Loschiavo 36 12 8 20 6 10 Barrett Sheen 36 6 7 13 78 8 Dallas Hines 31 2 8 10 10 7 Ryan Pouliot 35 1 9 10 61 12 Noah Philp 36 4 5 9 8 17 Austin Wellsby 36 2 7 9 17 15 Fedor Rudakov 30 4 3 7 18 2 Troy Murray 31 2 5 7 46 14 Keenan Taphorn 35 3 2 5 4 3 Kurtis Rutledge 26 2 2 4 8 27 Jake Elmer 13 2 2 4 4 25 Tanner Sidaway 31 1 3 4 49 6 Sam Huston 26 0 4 4 7 23 Max Patterson 27 3 0 3 11 20 Michael King 32 1 2 3 8 26 Kaeden Taphorn 12 1 1 2 2 9 Reed Morison 31 0 2 2 8 5 Nikita Radzivilyuk 20 1 0 1 20 Lethbridge Hurricanes Regular Season Scoring 5 Tyler Wong 32 21 23 44 36 16 Ryley Lindgren 35 12 25 37 19 9 Giorgio Estephan 31 17 16 33 12 15 Jordy Bellerive 33 13 16 29 38 27 Brennan Menell 33 6 18 24 17 17 Colton Kroeker 35 5 16 21 10 22 Egor Babenko 32 10 11 21 12 19 Ryan Bowen 27 8 13 21 13 2 Calen Addison 30 5 12 17 20 18 Tanner Nagel 35 6 2 8 31 21 Ryan Vandervlis 24 1 7 8 16 25 Zane Franklin 28 3 4 7 45 20 Shaun Dosanjh 24 1 5 6 33 11 Igor Merezhko 35 0 6 6 49 3 Brennan Riddle 34 1 4 5 30 14 Brett Davis 22 2 3 5 2 23 Jadon Joseph 33 0 4 4 23 12 Josh Tarzwell 17 1 2 3 6 6 Ty Prefontaine 27 0 2 2 8 7 Ethan King 13 0 0 0 2 GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT 30 Payton Lee 25 1383 92 0 847 3.99.902 29 Jakob Walter 15 651 47 0 347 4.33.881 GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT 74 Stuart Skinner 31 1749 94 1 876 3.22.903 33 Ryan Gilchrist 8 361 28 0 187 4.65.870 as of December 27, 2016 as of December 27, 2016 DECEMBER 27, 2016 Saskatoon at Prince Albert, 6:00 PM Brandon at Regina, 6:00 PM Moose Jaw at Swift Current, 6:00 PM Lethbridge at Kootenay, 7:00 PM Calgary at Medicine Hat, 7:00 PM Edmonton at Red Deer, 7:00 PM Everett at Vancouver, 8:00 PM Kamloops at Kelowna, 8:05 PM Spokane at Seattle, 8:05 PM Portland at Tri-City, 8:05 PM Prince George at Victoria, 8:05 PM DECEMBER 28, 2016 Regina at Brandon, 6:00 PM Swift Current at Moose Jaw, 6:00 PM Prince Albert at Saskatoon, 6:05 PM Medicine Hat at Calgary, 7:00 PM Red Deer at Edmonton, 7:00 PM Kootenay at Lethbridge, 7:00 PM Kelowna at Kamloops, 8:00 PM Tri-City at Portland, 8:00 PM Vancouver at Everett, 8:05 PM Seattle at Spokane, 8:05 PM Prince George at Victoria, 8:05 PM F R E E Z E 2016-2017 EDITION 6
The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight s action with a 6-20-7-1 record (3-10-5-0 at home, 3-10-2-1 on the road, 1-7 in overtime, 1-1 in shootouts), and in sixth place in the CENTRAL DIVISION. The LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES enter tonight s action with an 18-12- 3-2 record (11-5-2-0 at home, 7-7-1-2 on the road, 4-3 in overtime, 0-2 in shootouts), and in second place in the CENTRAL DIVISION. 29 Jakob Walter (99) 30 Payton Lee (96) 2 Troy Murray (97) 3 Kurtis Rutledge (97) 4 Cale Fleury (98) 5 Nikita Radzivilyuk (99) 6 Sam Huston (99) 7 Ryan Pouliot (98) 8 Dallas Hines (98) 9 Reed Morison (98) 10 Barrett Sheen (98) 12 Noah Philp (98) 14 Keenan Taphorn (00) 15 Fedor Rudakov (98) 17 Austin Wellsby (97) 18 Vince Loschiavo (98) 20 Michael King (00) 21 Matt Alfaro (96) 22 Zak Zborosky (96) 23 Max Patterson (99) 25 Tanner Sidaway (99) 26 Kaeden Taphorn (00) 27 Jake Elmer (98) General Manager: Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Trainer / Equipment Manager: Athletic Consultant: Jeff Chynoweth Luke Pierce Gordon Burnett Roman Vopat Darcy Ewanchuk Cory Cameron MP. SH. GA. SA. G A PTS PIM 33 Ryan Gilchrist (98) 74 Stuart Skinner (98) 2 Calen Addison (00) 3 Brennan Riddle (97) 5 Tyler Wong (96) 6 Ty Prefontaine (99) 7 Ethan King (99) 9 Giorgio Estephan (97) 11 Igor Merezhko (98) 12 Josh Tarzwell (00) 14 Brett Davis (99) 15 Jordy Bellerive (99) 16 Ryley Lindgren (96) 17 Colton Kroeker (97) 18 Tanner Nagel (98) 19 Ryan Bowen (98) 20 Shaun Dosanjh (96) 21 Ryan Vandervlis (98) 22 Egor Babenko (97) 23 Jadon Joseph (99) 25 Zane Franklin (99) 27 Brennan Menell (97) General Manager: Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Athletic Therapist: Peter Anholt Brent Kisio Mike Craig Josh MacNevin Marty Palechuk MP. SH. GA. SA. G A PTS PIM Referees: Adam Griffiths, Kevin Webinger Linesmen: Tannum Wyonzek, Tarrington Wyonzek UPCOMING HOME GAMES Friday, January 6: ICE vs. Spokane, 7:00 PM presented by Tim Hortons Sunday, January 8: ICE vs. Vancouver, 4:00 PM presented by Save-On Foods Wednesday, January 18: ICE vs. Prince Albert, 7:00 PM presented by CIBC F R E E Z E 2016-2017 EDITION 7
LEAGUE LEADERS POINTS GP PTS 1 - Sam Steel Regina Pats 25 54 2 - Adam Brooks Regina Pats 25 53 3 - Chad Butcher Medicine Hat Tigers 33 53 4 - Mason Shaw Medicine Hat Tigers 35 53 5 - J. Halbgewachs Moose Jaw Warriors 33 52 6 - Cody Glass Portland Winterhawks 36 50 7 - Nikita Popugaev Moose Jaw Warriors 34 47 8 - Kole Lind Kelowna Rockets 35 46 9 - Matthew Phillips Victoria Royals 34 45 10 - Noah Gregor Moose Jaw Warriors 34 45 11 - Skyler McKenzie Portland Winterhawks 36 44 12 - Tyler Wong Lethbridge Hurricanes 32 44 13 - Morgan Geekie Tri-City Americans 37 44 14 - David Quenneville Medicine Hat Tigers 34 44 15 - Patrick Bajkov Everett Silvertips 33 44 16 - Kailer Yamamoto Spokane Chiefs 27 42 17 - Michael Spacek Red Deer Rebels 30 42 18 - Steven Owre Medicine Hat Tigers 35 42 19 - Brayden Burke Moose Jaw Warriors 28 42 20 - Jack Walker Victoria Royals 34 41 21 - Dawson Leedahl Regina Pats 31 41 22 - Keegan Iverson Portland Winterhawks 34 41 23 - Deven Sideroff Kamloops Blazers 34 40 24 - Michael Rasmussen Tri-City Americans 37 39 25 - Rudolfs Balcers Kamloops Blazers 35 38 as of December 27, 2016 GOALS GP G 1 - Jayden Halbgewachs Moose Jaw Warriors 33 29 2 - Matthew Phillips Victoria Royals 34 24 3 - Sam Steel Regina Pats 25 23 4 - Michael Rasmussen Tri-City Americans 37 23 5 - Zak Zborosky Kootenay ICE 36 23 ASSISTS GP A 1 - Mason Shaw Medicine Hat Tigers 35 42 2 - Chad Butcher Medicine Hat Tigers 33 37 3 - Adam Brooks Regina Pats 25 36 4 - Brayden Burke Moose Jaw Warriors 28 36 5 - Steven Owre Medicine Hat Tigers 35 32 POWER-PLAY GOALS PPG 1 - David Quenneville Medicine Hat Tigers 14 2 - Max Gerlach Medicine Hat Tigers 12 3 - Tyler Steenbergen Swift Current Broncos 11 SHORT-HANDED GOALS SHG 1 - Mark Rassell Medicine Hat Tigers 6 2 - Austin Wagner Regina Pats 4 3 - four tied with 3 GAME-WINNING GOALS GWG 1 - Deven Sideroff Kamloops Blazers 8 2 - Tyler Steenbergen Swift Current Broncos 6 3 - several tied with 5 PENALTY MINUTES PIM 1 - Zach Fischer Medicine Hat Tigers 85 2 - Barrett Sheen Kootenay ICE 78 3 - Dalton Yorke Tri-City Americans 76 4 - Dakota Odgers Moose Jaw Warriors 69 5 - Riley McKay Spokane Chiefs 67 PLUS / MINUS +/- 1 - Sergey Zborovskiy Regina Pats +51 2 - Chase Harrison Regina Pats +37 3 - Sam Steel Regina Pats +27 GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE GP GAA 1 - Carter Hart Everett Silvertips 24 1.85 2 - Ty Edmonds Prince George Cougars 27 2.07 3 - Connor Ingram Kamloops Blazers 24 2.12 4 - Griffen Outhouse Victoria Royals 32 2.93 5 - Logan Thompson Brandon Wheat Kings 12 2.93 SAVE PERCENTAGE GP SV% 1 - Connor Ingram Kamloops Blazers 24.935 2 - Carter Hart Everett Silvertips 24.928 3 - Ty Edmonds Prince George Cougars 27.925 4 - Matt Berlin Seattle Thunderbirds 7.919 5 - Logan Flodell Saskatoon Blades 24.915 SHUTOUTS SO 1 - Carter Hart Everett Silvertips 4 2 - Riley Lamb Red Deer Rebels 2 3 - Connor Ingram Kamloops Blazers 2 F R E E Z E 2016-2017 EDITION 8
TONIGHT S OPPONENT LAST OUTING: The Lethbridge Hurricanes had their 13 game point streak snapped in their final game before the Christmas break dropping a 4-3 regulation loss in Edmonton to the Oil Kings. The Hurricanes have posted an 11-1-2-0 record in their last 14 games. LAST MEETING: Tonight marks the third of seven meetings this season between the Hurricanes and the Kootenay ICE, and first at Western Financial Place. The two sides have split their two prior encounters, with Kootenay posting a 4-1 victory in Lethbridge November 16 in the last meeting between the two sides. Zak Zborosky scored the deciding goal while rookie Jakob Walter made 40 saves for his first career WHL victory. 2015-16 SEASON SERIES: Friday, September 30: Kootenay 4 at Lethbridge 5 Wednesday, November 16: Kootenay 1 at Lethbridge 4 Tuesday, December 27: Lethbridge at Kootenay Wednesday, December 28: Kootenay at Lethbridge Sunday, February 12: Lethbridge at Kootenay Saturday, February 25: Lethbridge at Kootenay Wednesday, March 15: Kootenay at Lethbridge 2016-17 STATISTICAL LEADERS: Goals (21), Power Play Goals (8), Points (44) Tyler Wong Assists (25) Ryley Lindgren Penalty Minutes (49) Igor Merezhko UPCOMING SCHEDULE: Wednesday, December 28 vs. Kootenay ICE Friday, December 30 at Medicine Hat WHL STANDINGS as of December 27, 2016 EAST DIVISION GP W L OTL SL GF GA PTS PCT Regina Pats 31 22 3 6 0 169 98 50.806 Moose Jaw Warriors 33 20 8 4 1 130 120 45.682 Swift Current Broncos 35 18 10 3 4 119 112 43.614 CENTRAL DIVISION GP W L OTL SL GF GA PTS PCT Medicine Hat Tigers 36 25 10 1 0 174 119 51.708 Lethbridge Hurricanes 35 18 12 3 2 121 129 41.586 Red Deer Rebels 36 16 14 4 2 123 136 38.528 EASTERN WILD CARD GP W L OTL SL GF GA PTS PCT Edmonton Oil Kings 35 16 15 3 1 105 119 36.514 Brandon Wheat Kings 33 15 14 4 0 104 110 34.515 Saskatoon Blades 36 13 19 3 1 90 137 30.417 Calgary Hitmen 31 13 16 2 0 78 116 28.452 Kootenay ICE 36 6 22 7 1 88 159 20.278 Prince Albert Raiders 35 7 26 1 1 79 140 16.229 B.C. DIVISION GP W L OTL SL GF GA PTS PCT Prince George Cougars 36 26 8 2 0 129 91 54.750 Kelowna Rockets 36 22 12 2 0 126 110 46.639 Kamloops Blazers 36 21 13 1 1 123 95 44.611 U.S. DIVISION GP W L OTL SL GF GA PTS PCT Everett Silvertips 33 24 4 5 0 113 67 53.803 Tri-City Americans 37 19 15 3 0 126 132 41.554 Portland Winterhawks 36 19 16 1 0 137 123 39.542 WESTERN WILD CARD GP W L OTL SL GF GA PTS PCT Victoria Royals 36 17 15 4 0 119 114 38.528 Seattle Thunderbirds 33 17 13 2 1 103 98 37.561 Spokane Chiefs 33 14 13 5 1 111 114 34.515 Vancouver Giants 34 13 18 1 2 104 132 29.426 F R E E Z E 2016-2017 EDITION 9
MEET THE ICE #2 TROY MURRAY Defence 6 1 208 lbs Born: September 12, 1997 Hometown: White City, SK Acquired: 2012 WHL Bantam Draft 63 0 11 11 64 #3 KURTIS RUTLEDGE Defence 6 2 203 lbs Born: June 2, 1997 Hometown: Calgary, AB Acquired: trade with TRI (Dec. 2016) 2015-16 Club: Tri-City Americans 58 1 6 7 28 #4 CALE FLEURY Defence 6 1 203 lbs Born: November 19, 1998 Hometown: Calgary, AB Acquired: 2013 WHL Bantam Draft 61 8 17 25 45 #5 NIKITA RADZIVILYUK Defence 6 1 190 lbs Born: March 9, 1999 Hometown: Tyumen, RUS Acquired: 2016 CHL Import Draft 2015-16 Club: Tyumenski Legion (RUS) 26 3 8 11 36 #6 SAM HUSTON Defence 6 5 188 lbs Born: May 31, 1999 Hometown: Brandon, MB Acquired: 2014 WHL Bantam Draft 2015-16 Club: Brandon (MMHL) 24 4 14 18 32 #7 RYAN POULIOT Defence 6 2 176 lbs Born: May 26, 1998 Hometown: North Vancouver, BC Acquired: Trade with RD (Jan. 2016) 2015-16 Club: Red Deer / Kootenay 39 0 4 4 28 #8 DALLAS HINES Defence 6 3 196 lbs Born: February 5, 1998 Hometown: Marwayne, AB Acquired: 2013 WHL Bantam Draft 59 4 6 10 16 #9 REED MORISON Forward 6 2 202 lbs Born: June 9, 1998 Hometown: Calgary, AB Acquired: Trade wtih POR (Nov. 2015) 2015-16 Club: Calgary Canucks (AJHL) 42 8 14 22 6 #10 BARRETT SHEEN Forward 6 4 218 lbs Born: September 20, 1998 Hometown: Airdrie, AB Acquired: Trade with LET (Sept. 2016) 2014-15 Club: Lethbridge Hurricanes 46 4 8 12 6 F R E E Z E 2016-2017 EDITION 10
MEET THE ICE #12 NOAH PHILP Forward 6 1 175 lbs Born: August 31, 1998 Hometown: Canmore, AB Acquired: Listed player (Sept. 2014) 67 6 16 22 14 #14 KEENAN TAPHORN Forward 6 1 165 lbs Born: January 3, 2000 Hometown: Yorkton, SK Acquired: 2015 WHL Bantam Draft 2015-16 Club: Yorkton (SMHL) 42 6 19 25 4 #15 FEDOR RUDAKOV Defence 6 0 179 lbs Born: June 21, 1998 Hometown: Calgary, AB Acquired: Listed player (Aug. 2016) 2015-16 Club: North York (OJHL) 51 9 19 28 46 #16 SHANE ALLAN Forward 6 2 174 lbs Born: December 19, 1997 Hometown: Calgary, AB Acquired: 2012 WHL Bantam Draft 66 3 3 6 37 #17 AUSTIN WELLSBY Forward 6 3 192 lbs Born: June 30, 1997 Hometown: Chilliwack, BC Acquired: 2012 WHL Bantam Draft 64 8 8 16 16 #18 VINCE LOSCHIAVO Forward 6 2 188 lbs Born: March 21, 1998 Hometown: Winnipeg, MB Acquired: 2013 WHL Bantam Draft 61 4 6 10 34 #20 MICHAEL KING Forward 6 0 166 lbs Born: February 17, 2000 Hometown: Winnipeg, MB Acquired: 2015 WHL Bantam Draft 2015-16 Club: Winnipeg Thrashers (MMHL) 40 5 13 18 6 F R E E Z E 2016-2017 EDITION 11
MEET THE ICE #21 MATT ALFARO Forward 6 2 201 lbs Born: August 6, 1996 Hometown: Calgary, AB Acquired: Listed player (Mar. 2012) 65 22 26 48 96 #22 ZAK ZBOROSKY Forward 6 0 181 lbs Born: October 15, 1996 Hometown: Regina, SK Acquired: 2011 WHL Bantam Draft 58 32 36 68 31 #23 MAX PATTERSON Forward 6 5 202 lbs Born: December 27, 1999 Hometown: Kamloops, BC Acquired: 2014 WHL Bantam Draft 64 7 3 10 22 #25 TANNER SIDAWAY Forward 6 0 181 lbs Born: April 29, 1999 Hometown: Victoria, BC Acquired: Trade with RD (Jan. 2016) 2015-16 Club: Westshore (VIJHL) 38 9 5 14 120 #26 KAEDEN TAPHORN Forward 6 1 168 lbs Born: January 3, 2000 Hometown: Yorkton, SK Acquired: Trade with VAN (Jan. 2016) 2015-16 Club: Yorkton (SMHL) 42 12 20 32 12 #27 JAKE ELMER Forward 6 1 175 lbs Born: December 31, 1998 Hometown: Calgary, AB Acquired: Trade with REG (Nov. 2016) 2015-16 Club: Grande Prairie (AJHL) 20 1 3 4 28 #29 JAKOB WALTER Goaltender 6 2 196 lbs Born: May 16, 1999 Hometown: Langley, BC Catches: Left Acquired: 2014 WHL Bantam Draft 2015-16 Club: Nanaimo (BCHL) GP MIN SO GAA SV% 13 655 0 3.66.880 #30 PAYTON LEE Goaltender 6 1 188 lbs Born: June 24, 1996 Hometown: Cranbrook, BC Catches: Left Acquired: Trade with EDM (May 2016) 2015-16 Club: Vancouver / Edmonton GP MIN SO GAA SV% 40 2,168 1 3.38.887 F R E E Z E 2016-2017 EDITION 12
ICE CAREER LEADERS GAMES PLAYED 1 - Dale Mahovsky 344 2 - Joe Antilla 340 3 - Kevin King 335 4 - Colin Sinclair 325 5 - Adam Taylor 324 GOALS 1 - Nigel Dawes 159 2 - Jarret Stoll 124 3 - Sam Reinhart 120 T4 - Jaedon Descheneau 111 T4 - Dustin Sylvester 111 ASSISTS 1 - Sam Reinhart 199 2 - Jarret Stoll 162 3 - Jaedon Descheneau 161 4 - Dale Mahovsky 148 5 - Max Reinhart 141 POINTS 1 - Sam Reinhart 319 2 - Jarret Stoll 286 T3 - Nigel Dawes 272 T3 - Jaedon Descheneau 272 5 - Dustin Sylvester 251 POWER PLAY GOALS 1 - Nigel Dawes 60 2 - Jarret Stoll 54 3 - Andrew Bailey 39 4 - Ryan Russell 37 5 - Steve DaSilva 34 SHORT-HANDED GOALS 1 - Dustin Sylvester 15 2 - Duncan Milroy 11 3 - Ryan Russell 10 4 - Max Reinhart 9 T5 - Steve DaSilva 8 T5 - Jay Henderson 8 GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 - Nigel Dawes 29 2 - Dustin Sylvester 22 T3 - Andrew Bailey 21 T3 - Sam Reinhart 21 5 - Steve DaSilva 19 PENALTY MINUTES 1 - Graham Belak 817 2 - Dion Lassu 657 3 - Dean Arsene 529 4 - Jason Norrie 482 5 - Kyle Sheen 434 GOALTENDING LEADERS GAMES PLAYED 1 - Nathan Lieuwen 175 2 - Wyatt Hoflin 162 3 - Jeff Glass 143 4 - Mackenzie Skapski 141 5 - Taylor Dakers 137 MINUTES PLAYED 1 - Nathan Lieuwen 9,781 2 - Wyatt Hoflin 8,765 3 - Jeff Glass 8,206 4 - Mackenzie Skapski 7,928 5 - Taylor Dakers 7,661 WINS 1 - Nathan Lieuwen 85 2 - Taylor Dakers 82 3 - Jeff Glass 75 4 - Mackenzie Skapski 74 5 - Dan Blackburn 67 SAVES 1 - Wyatt Hoflin 4,435 2 - Nathan Lieuwen 4,188 3 - Mackenzie Skapski 3,672 4 - Jeff Glass 3,296 5 - Taylor Dakers 3,158 GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1 - Jeff Glass 2.16 2 - Taylor Dakers 2.26 3 - Dan Blackburn 2.64 4 - Thomas Heemskerk 2.75 5 - Nathan Lieuwen 2.76 SAVE PERCENTAGE 1 - Jeff Glass.918 2 - Taylor Dakers.916 3 - Dan Blackburn.910 4 - Kris Lazaruk.909 5 - Mackenzie Skapski.908 SHUTOUTS 1 - Taylor Dakers 18 2 - Jeff Glass 17 3 - Nathan Lieuwen 9 4 - Mackenzie Skapski 8 5 - Wyatt Hoflin 6 * - denotes active player F R E E Z E 2016-2017 EDITION 13
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NHL DRAFTED ICE PLAYERS 1997 53. Graham Belak Colorado Avalanche 114. David Darguzas Vancouver Canucks 166. Kris Knoblauch New York Islanders 246. Jay Henderson Boston Bruins 1999 23. Steve McCarthy Chicago Blackhawks 89. Kyle Wanvig Boston Bruins 2000 46. Jarret Stoll Calgary Flames 2001 10. Dan Blackburn New York Rangers 227. Marek Svatos Colorado Avalanche 2002 36. Jarret Stoll Edmonton Oilers 162. Gerard Dicaire Tampa Bay Lightning 224. Adam Taylor Carolina Hurricanes 2003 149. Nigel Dawes New York Rangers 2004 89. Jeff Glass Ottawa Senators 279. Adam Cracknell Calgary Flames 2005 140. Taylor Dakers San Jose Sharks 179. Brett Sutter Calgary Flames 211. Ryan Russell New York Rangers 2006 49. Ben Maxwell Montreal Canadiens 2007 70. John Negrin Calgary Flames 207. Ryan Molle New Jersey Devils 2009 66. Brayden McNabb Buffalo Sabres 2010 64. Max Reinhart Calgary Flames 73. Joey Leach Calgary Flames 166. Drew Czerwonka Edmonton Oilers 2011 167. Nathan Lieuwen - Buffalo Sabres 2013 170. Mackenzie Skapski - New York Rangers 2014 2. Sam Reinhart - Buffalo Sabres 68. Rinat Valiev - Toronto Maple Leafs 124. Jaedon Descheneau - St. Louis Blues 139. Tanner Faith - Minnesota Wild F R E E Z E 2016-2017 EDITION 15