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KELOWNA ROCKETS VS KAMLOOPS BLAZERS Saturday, February 23, 2019-7:05pm Prospera Place - Kelowna, BC NO. PLAYER POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN DOB NO. Player POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN DOB 1 JAMES PORTER G R 5'10 165 Bonners Ferry, ID Apr. 9/00 30 DYLAN GARAND* G L 6' 170 Victoria, BC Jun. 7/02 30 ROMAN BASRAN* G L 6'2 193 Vancouver, BC Jul. 26/01 31 DYLAN FERGUSON G L 6'2 195 Lantzville, BC Sept. 20/98** 2 LASSI THOMSON* D R 6' 187 Tempere, FIN Sept. 24/00** 5 MONTANA ONYEBUCHI D R 6'3 210 Dugald, MB Mar. 8/00 3 DALTON GALLY D L 6'5 227 Eagle River, AK Jan. 26/98 6 SEAN STRANGE D L 6'1 190 Saanich, BC Jan. 25/00 4 DEVIN STEFFLER* D R 6' 168 Durango, CO July 14/00 7 LUKE ZAZULA D L 5'8 170 Langley, BC May 18/00 5 CAYDE AUGUSTINE* D L 6' 225 Airdrie, AB Oct. 5/01** 9 JOSH PILLAR* C R 5'11 165 Warman, SK Feb. 14/02 6 KAEDAN KORCZAK D R 6'3 188 Yorkton, SK Jan. 29/01 11 TRAVIS WALTON LW L 6'2 192 Abbotsford, BC Jan. 1/99 9 MARK LIWISKI* C L 6' 177 Dauphin, MB Aug. 8/01 12 KYRELL SOPOTYK* LW L 5'10 176 Aberdeen, SK Nov. 10/01** 10 TED BRENNAN C L 6'1 204 Victoria, BC Jan. 29/00 16 ZANE FRANKLIN RW R 5'9 195 Marwayne, AB Jan. 5/99 15 DALLON WILTON* RW L 6'2 218 Winnipeg, MB Apr. 29/01 17 BRODI STUART LW L 5'10 177 Langley, BC Mar. 10/00 16 MICHAEL FARREN C R 5'10 165 Richmond, BC Apr. 19/00 18 CONNOR ZARY C L 6'0 175 Saskatoon, SK Sept. 25/01** 17 ALEX SWETLIKOFF* C L 6'3 182 Kelowna, BC July 6/01 19 ORRIN CENTAZZO C L 5'8 162 Marwayne, AB Apr. 17/00 19 ETHAN ERNST* C R 6' 171 Weyburn, SK Jan. 26/02 21 JERZY ORCHARD* C L 5'10 160 Delise, SK Feb. 5/01 20 CONNER BRUGGEN-CATE LW L 6'1½ 199 Langley, BC Sept. 13/99 22 MARTIN LANG* RW R 5'10 171 Rokycany, CZE Sept. 15/01** 21 SCHAEL HIGSON D L 6'1 220 Grande Prairie, AB May 11/98 23 RYLEY APPELT C L 6'3 200 Edmonton, AB Jan. 28/00 22 MATT BARBERIS D R 5'11 185 Surrey, BC Jan. 19/98 25 QUINN SCHMIEMANN* D L 6'2 185 Wilcox, SK July 27/01 24 KYLE TOPPING C L 5'11 185 Salt Spring Island, BC Nov. 18/99** 32 JERMAINE LOEWEN LW L 6'4 227 Arborg, MB Jan. 18/98 25 KYLE CROSBIE* C R 5'8 146 Didsbury, AB Feb. 18/01 38 JACKSON CALLER D L 6'2 189 Kamloops, BC July 15/99 26 LIAM KINDREE RW L 5'10 177 North Vancouver, BC Jan. 2/00 40 JEFF FAITH RW R 6'4 196 WILCOX, SK Jan. 6/98 28 LEIF MATTSON RW R 6'1 196 Stonewall, MB July 23/99 41 JOONAS SILLANPÄÄ* D L 6'6 187 Espoo, FIN Mar. 5/01 29 NOLAN FOOTE LW L 6'3 188 Englewood, CO Nov. 29/00** 42 KOBE MOHR LW L 5'10 170 Lloydminster, AB May 30/99 * Rookie ** Late Birthday Affects NHL Draft Status President/GM: Bruce Hamilton Asst GM/ Dir. Player Personnel: Lorne Frey Head Coach: Adam Foote Assistant Coach: Kris Mallette Skills Development: Kim Gellert Athletic Therapist/Strength & Conditioning Coach: Scott Hoyer Skating Instructor: Evan Marble Goaltender Coach: Adam Brown Equipment Manager: Chaydyn Johnson General Manger: Matt Bardsley Head Coach: Serge Lajoie Assistant Coach: Dan Kordic Assistant Coach: Darryl Sydor Assistant Coach: Chris Murray Goaltender Coach: Dan De Palma Athletic Trainer: Colin Robinson Strength & Conditioning Coach: Greg Kozoris Referees: Chris CRICH, Ward PATEMAN Linesmen: Dave MCMAHON, Cody WANNER VGJ: Barry Kennedy Supervisor: Jeff Bradley Rockets Next Home Game: Saturday, March 2, 2019 vs. Portland Winterhawks (7:05 PM)
Standings Western Conference U.S. Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM S/O Home Away P10 STK 1 x Everett Silvertips 59 41 14 2 2 86 0.729 199 115 775 1-2 20-7-2-1 21-7-0-1 6-2-1-1 2-0-1-0 2 x Portland Winterhawks 59 36 17 3 3 78 0.661 231 178 884 1-3 22-6-2-1 14-11-1-2 6-3-0-1 0-1-0-0 3 Tri-City Americans 57 33 21 2 1 69 0.605 186 182 738 7-1 18-8-2-0 15-13-0-1 8-2-0-0 2-0-0-0 4 Spokane Chiefs 56 30 19 2 5 67 0.598 211 192 599 1-5 20-6-0-3 10-13-2-2 6-2-0-2 0-2-0-1 5 Seattle Thunderbirds 58 24 28 5 1 54 0.466 194 214 885 0-1 13-13-2-0 11-15-3-1 5-5-0-0 1-0-0-0 B.C. Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM S/O Home Away P10 STK 1 x Vancouver Giants 57 40 14 2 1 83 0.728 186 132 687 3-1 23-6-1-1 17-8-1-0 8-2-0-0 1-0-0-0 2 Victoria Royals 58 30 25 1 2 63 0.543 175 187 677 3-2 17-11-0-1 13-14-1-1 5-5-0-0 0-1-0-0 3 Kelowna Rockets 59 25 29 4 1 55 0.466 147 183 783 4-1 11-14-2-1 14-15-2-0 5-5-0-0 1-0-0-0 4 Kamloops Blazers 56 22 28 4 2 50 0.446 157 178 844 1-2 13-10-2-1 9-18-2-1 3-4-2-1 1-0-0-1 5 Prince George Cougars 59 17 35 4 3 41 0.347 126 198 775 3-3 9-15-3-2 8-20-1-1 1-7-1-1 1-0-0-0 Eastern Conference Central Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM S/O Home Away P10 STK 1 Edmonton Oil Kings 59 33 18 4 4 74 0.627 211 185 592 1-4 20-9-0-0 13-9-4-4 7-3-0-0 2-0-0-0 2 Lethbridge Hurricanes 58 31 17 5 5 72 0.621 222 211 800 1-5 17-9-1-4 14-8-4-1 6-2-1-1 2-0-0-0 3 Medicine Hat Tigers 59 31 23 3 2 67 0.568 187 189 437 5-2 16-9-2-1 15-14-1-1 4-5-1-0 0-5-0-0 4 Calgary Hitmen 58 30 22 5 1 66 0.569 213 204 726 1-1 17-9-3-0 13-13-2-1 5-3-2-0 0-1-1-0 5 Red Deer Rebels 57 29 23 4 1 63 0.553 182 186 618 5-1 16-11-1-1 13-12-3-0 1-7-2-0 0-4-0-0 6 Kootenay ICE 58 11 38 7 2 31 0.267 157 273 602 2-2 7-19-3-0 4-19-4-2 1-8-0-1 0-6-0-1 East Division Rank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM S/O Home Away P10 STK 1 x Prince Albert Raiders 59 48 8 1 2 99 0.839 267 141 716 0-2 23-4-1-0 25-4-0-2 7-2-1-0 2-0-0-0 2 Saskatoon Blades 59 37 14 8 0 82 0.695 225 172 612 2-0 16-6-5-0 21-8-3-0 8-1-1-0 0-1-0-0 3 Moose Jaw Warriors 56 32 16 6 2 72 0.643 185 161 503 1-2 11-9-4-2 21-7-2-0 5-5-0-0 1-0-0-0 4 Brandon Wheat Kings 58 29 22 3 4 65 0.560 202 198 621 2-4 19-10-1-2 10-12-2-2 7-3-0-0 6-0-0-0 5 Regina Pats 59 18 38 1 2 39 0.331 157 233 747 2-2 10-19-0-0 8-19-1-2 5-5-0-0 2-0-0-0 6 Swift Current Broncos 56 10 41 3 2 25 0.223 121 229 588 2-2 7-21-2-1 3-20-1-1 1-7-1-1 0-7-1-1 x = Clinched Playoff Position y = Teams who have clinched Division title Friday, February 22 2019 Saskatoon 2 at Brandon 6 Final Kootenay 0 at Prince Albert 4 Final Calgary 4 at Regina 5 Final OT Moose Jaw 4 at Swift Current 2 Final Red Deer 1 at Edmonton 2 Final Medicine Hat 3 at Lethbridge 6 Final Prince George 2 at Kamloops 1 Final SO Kelowna 4 at Spokane 3 Final SO Portland 2 at Tri-City 4 Final Victoria 0 at Vancouver 4 Final Seattle 3 at Everett 2 Final OT Saturday, February 23 2019 Regina at Moose Jaw 2:30 pm CST Brandon at Prince Albert 7:00 pm CST Calgary at Swift Current 7:00 pm CST Kootenay at Saskatoon 7:00 pm CST Edmonton at Red Deer 7:00 pm MST Portland at Seattle 6:05 pm PST Lethbridge at Medicine Hat 7:30 pm MST Kamloops at Kelowna 7:05 pm PST Prince George at Everett 7:05 pm PST Tri-City at Spokane 7:05 pm PST Vancouver at Victoria 7:05 pm PST Sunday, February 24 2019 Kootenay at Moose Jaw 4:00 pm CST Vancouver at Victoria 3:05 pm PST whl.ca
NO. FORWARDS POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B 17-18 SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM NHL STATUS 9 Liwiski, Mark* C L 6' 177 Dauphin, MB Aug. 8/01 OCN Blizzard MJHL 36 14 11 25 96 Eligible 2019 10 Brennan, Ted C L 6'1 204 Victoria, BC Jan. 29/00 Kelowna Rockets WHL 65 1 8 9 21 Eligible 2019 15 Wilton, Dallon* RW L 6'2 218 Winnipeg, MB Apr. 29/01 Eastman Selects MMHL 48 25 27 52 30 Eligible 2019 16 Farren, Michael C R 5'10 165 Richmond, BC Apr. 19/00 Saskatoon Blades WHL 62 11 11 22 40 Eligible 2019 17 Swetlikoff, Alex* C L 6'3 182 Kelowna, BC Jul. 06/01 Vernon Vipers BCHL 51 3 12 15 24 Eligible 2019 19 Ernst, Ethan* C R 6' 171 Weyburn, SK Jan. 26/02 Notre Dame Hounds SMHL 41 15 20 35 8 Eligible 2020 20 Bruggen-Cate, Conner LW L 6'1½ 199 Langley, BC Sept. 13/99 Kelowna Rockets WHL 70 18 27 45 63 Eligible 2019 24 Topping, Kyle C L 5'11 185 Salt Spring Island, BC Nov. 18/99** Kelowna Rockets WHL 66 22 43 65 56 Eligible 2019 25 Crosbie, Kyle* C R 5'8 146 Didsbury, AB Feb. 18/01 Edge School Prep CSSHL 35 14 19 33 22 Eligible 2019 26 Kindree, Liam RW L 5'10 177 North Vancouver, BC Jan. 2/00 Kelowna Rockets WHL 50 8 19 27 24 Eligible 2019 28 Mattson, Leif RW R 6'1 196 Stonewall, MB July 23/99 Kelowna Rockets WHL 63 25 35 60 22 Eligible 2019 29 Foote, Nolan LW L 6'3 188 Englewood, CO Nov. 29/00** Kelowna Rockets WHL 50 13 27 40 31 Eligible 2019 NO. DEFENCE POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B 17-18 SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT 2 Thomson, Lassi* D R 6' 187 Tempere, FIN Sept. 24/00** Ilves U20 Jr. A SM-Liiga 49 12 15 27 44 Eligible 2019 3 Gally, Dalton D L 6'5 227 Eagle River, AK Jan. 26/98 Medicine Hat Tigers WHL 72 2 10 12 56 Over Age 4 Steffler, Devin* D R 6' 168 Durango, CO July 14/00 Okanagan HC Europe U20 EBYSL 35 5 13 18 24 Eligible 2019 5 Augustine, Cayde* D L 6' 225 Airdrie, AB Oct. 5/01** Airdrie CFR Bisons AMHL 33 11 7 18 58 Eligible 2020 6 Korczak, Kaedan D R 6'3 188 Yorkton, SK Jan. 29/01 Kelowna Rockets WHL 67 3 13 16 44 Eligible 2019 21 Higson, Schael D L 6'1 220 Grande Prairie, AB May 11/98 Brandon Wheat Kings WHL 71 5 23 28 96 Over Age 22 Barberis, Matt D R 5'11 185 Surrey, BC Jan. 19/98 Vancouver Giants WHL 56 3 27 30 67 Over Age NO. GOALIES POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B 17-18 SEASON LEAGUE GP MP GA SO SV% DRAFT 1 Porter, James G R 5'10 165 Bonners Ferry, ID Apr. 9/00 Kelowna Rockets WHL 42 ### 125 3 3.3 Eligible 2019 30 Basran, Roman* G L 6'2 193 Vancouver, BC Jul. 26/01 Kelowna Rockets WHL 10 474 18 1 2.3 Eligible 2019 *Rookie **Late Birthday Affects NHL Draft Status Kelowna Rockets 2018-2019 Roster (as of February 23, 2019) President/General Manager: Bruce Hamilton Skills Development: Kim Gellert Asst. GM/Dir. Player Personnel: Lorne Frey Skating Instructor: Evan Marble Head Coach: Adam Foote Equipment Manager: Chaydyn Johnson Assistant Coach: Kris Mallette Athletic Therapist/Strength & Conditioning Coach: Scott Hoyer Goaltender Coach: Adam Brown
Rockets vs. Blazers Saturday February 23rd, 2019 Game Time 7:05 pm Game Day Preview: The Kelowna Rockets close out the month of February with a home game against the visiting Kamloops Blazers. It is the teams 6 th game in 9 nights. These two teams are separated by 5 points for third place in the BC Division. The Rockets are in Kamloops to conclude the seasonal series March 8 th. Overall, the Rockets are 3-3-1-0 in the seven games against Kamloops, with 4 of the 7 decided by a single goal. The Rockets are coming off a 4-3 shootout win last night in Spokane. Leif Mattson (21 st ), Nolan Foote (30 th ) and Alex Swetlikoff (3 rd ) scored in regulation time while Lassi Thomson and Nolan Foote scored in the shootout. James Porter, the first star, was excellent with 40 saves including two stops in the shootout. The Rockets closed out the three game road trip with two wins in three games after a 5-2 victory in Victoria Monday and a 6-2 setback a night later to the Royals. Overall, the Rockets are 9-12-2-1 in 24 games since the Christmas break. The Rockets are 21-19-4-1 in 45 games under head coach Adam Foote. Following tonight s game, the Rockets are in Vancouver Friday before welcoming Portland next Saturday and Sunday. Who s Hot:.Kyle Topping has 5+13=18 in his last 15 games Leif Mattson has 3+8=11 in his last 8 games.alex Swetlikoff has 3+5=8 in his last 8 games.nolan Foote has 9+4=13 in his last 15 games.lassi Thomson has 7+3=10 in his last 16 games The Rockets have points in 14 of their last 21 home games (11-7-3-0). Mark Liwiski has 5+2=7 in his last 11 games Nolan Foote has a shot on goal in every game he has played this season. Broadcasters Notebook: Lassi Thomson s 16 goals are two shy of the franchise record for goals by a European d-man. Tomas Slovak holds the record (18 goals) in 2002-2003 The Rockets are 5-5-0-0 in 10 games in February.The team is 8-12-1-0 in 21 games since January 5 th.liam Kindree and Teddy Brennan both played in their 100 th career games last night in Spokane.Kyle Topping s next assist will be the 100 th of his career.defenceman Shael Higson played in his 300 th career game Monday in Victoria.The Rockets have 9 games left in the regular season. Of those 9, 6 are against teams in the BC Division The team will play three games in three nights March 1 st, 2 nd and 3 rd The team has been out-shot in 16 of the last 23 games The Rockets are 6-10-1-0 in 17 games against a US Division team this season. Three of the five wins have come against Tri City with a single victory over Spokane, Everett and Seattle The team plays 3 more games against US Division rivals with two games vs. Portland and a single against Spokane. The Rockets have played 18-one goal games at home this season. Last year they played 15-one goal games at Prospera Place The team has played in 10-one goal games on the road The Rockets are 11-14-2-1 against BC Division teams this season Five members of the Kelowna Rockets have made NHL Central Scouting s latest rankings. Lassi Thomson is rated 14 th, Nolan Foote is ranked
26 th and Kaedan Korczak is 31 st. Kyle Topping is 195th while Alex Swetlikoff is 217 th, Among goalies, Roman Basran is 11 th among North American netminders..adam Foote was officially named the new head coach of the Kelowna Rockets on October 23, 2018 replacing Jason Smith.,,The Rockets are 9-13-1-0 when playing the second game of back-to-backs. Season Highs/Lows: Most goals scored: 8 @ Victoria October 19/18 (8-2 W) Most goals allowed: 9 vs. Seattle October 10 th, 2018 (9-6 L) Most shots on net: 45 @ Seattle October 6th, 2018 (4-1 L). Fewest shots on net: 13 @ Edmonton November 17, 2018 (3-1 L) Most shots allowed: 50 @ Portland November 10, 2018 (3-0 L) Fewest shots allowed: 16 vs. Victoria December 7, 2018 (2-0 win) Last time shut out at home: October 3rd, 2018 vs. Vancouver (5-0 L) Last time shut out on road: February 1, 2019 @ Spokane (4-0 L) Last shutout at home: December 7, 2018 vs. Victoria (2-0 W - Roman Basran 16 saves) Last shutout on the road: January 18, 2019 @ Everett (2-0 W James Porter 40 saves) Most power play goals allowed: 4 vs. Seattle October 10 th, 2018 (9-6 L). T-Birds were 4/5 on power play. Most power play goals scored: 4 @ Victoria October 19, 2018 (8-2 W) Overtime Games (7): vs. Kamloops (2-1 W) February 2, 2019, vs. Seattle (3-2 Loss) January 30, 2019, @ Kamloops (3-2 Loss) December 28, 2018, vs. Saskatoon (5-4 Loss) December 1, 2018, @ Tri City Nov 30, 2018 (3-2 win), @ PG (4-3 Loss) November 14, 2018, vs. PG (4-3 win) October 27, 2018. Game Notes Compiled by Regan Bartel of AM 1150
Kelowna Rockets Statistics 2018-2019 2-23-19 NO. PLAYER GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG GWG SHG 24 KYLE TOPPING 59 21 41 62 9 65 9 5 1 28 LEIF MATTSON 59 21 37 58 7 27 7 3 0 29 NOLAN FOOTE 57 30 22 52-5 54 15 3 3 2 LASSI THOMSON* 58 16 21 37 0 36 6 3 0 26 LIAM KINDREE 43 7 22 29-21 24 3 1 0 6 KAEDAN KORCZAK 59 3 23 26-16 55 2 0 0 21 SCHAEL HIGSON 40 4 17 21-1 63 0 1 0 9 MARK LIWISKI* 54 8 6 14-10 72 0 1 0 20 CONNER BRUGGEN-CATE 56 5 8 13-14 35 1 1 0 25 KYLE CROSBIE* 54 6 4 10-12 8 1 0 1 16 MICHAEL FARREN 49 2 8 10-16 29 0 1 0 17 ALEX SWETLIKOFF* 23 3 7 10-11 4 3 0 0 13 DALTON GALLY 55 0 9 9-4 70 0 0 0 15 DALLON WILTON* 53 3 5 8-9 25 0 0 0 19 ETHAN ERNST* 53 1 5 6-5 2 0 0 0 4 DEVIN STEFFLER* 55 0 6 6-3 26 0 0 0 22 MATT BARBERIS 20 1 3 4-4 18 1 0 0 10 TED BRENNAN 32 1 1 2-5 7 0 0 0 5 CAYDE AUGUSTINE* 34 1 1 2-9 10 1 0 0 TEAM TOTALS 913 133 246 317 630 49 19 5 GOALTENDING STATISICS GP MIN GA SV GAA SV% W L OTL SOL SO PIM 30 ROMAN BASRAN* 42 2176 106 996 2.92.904 17 16 2 0 1 14 1 JAMES PORTER 28 1384 74 685 3.21.903 8 13 2 1 1 0 RECORD AFTER FIRST ROCKETS SHOTS ON GOAL RECORD When leading: 13 0 1 0 Outshooting opponents: 11 8 1 0 When losing: 4 23 1 0 Outshot by opponents: 11 21 3 1 When tied: 8 6 2 1 When shots are tied: 3 0 0 0 RECORD AFTER SECOND ROCKETS SPECIALTY TEAMS When leading: 18 1 1 1 POWER PLAY When losing: 2 24 2 0 PP PPGF SHGA PP% When tied: 5 4 1 0 Rockets 231 50 5 21.6% HOME AND AWAY RECORD SHORTHANDED OVERALL OTW SOW OTL SOL PK PPGA SHGF PP% HOME 11 14 2 1 2 2 2 1 Rockets 254 56 5 77.9% ROAD 14 15 2 0 1 1 2 0 WHEN ROCKETS SCORE FIRST TOTAL 25 29 4 1 3 3 4 1 18 4 3 1
2018-2019 Kamloops Blazers Hockey Club FORWARDS POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B 17-18 SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT 9 Pillar, Josh* C R 5' 11" 165 Warman, SK Feb. 14/02 Prince Albert Mintos SMAAAL 44 21 29 50 32 Eligible '20 11 Walton, Travis LW L 6' 2" 192 Abbotsford, BC Jan. 1/99 Kamloops Blazers WHL 52 3 4 7 28 Eligible '19 12 Sopotyk, Kyrell* LW L 5' 10" 176 Aberdeen, SK Nov. 10/01 Prince Albert Mintos SMAAAL 9 4 7 11 14 Eligible '20 16 Franklin, Zane RW R 5' 9" 195 Marwayne, AB Jan. 5/99 Lethbridge Hurricanes WHL 67 14 24 38 51 Eligible '19 17 Stuart, Brodi LW L 5' 10" 177 Langley, BC Mar. 10/00 Kamloops Blazers WHL 70 16 22 38 44 Eligible '19 18 Zary, Connor C L 6' 0" 175 Saskatoon, SK Sept. 25/01 Kamloops Blazers WHL 68 11 18 29 26 Eligible '20 19 Centazzo, Orrin C L 5' 8" 162 Marwayne, AB Apr. 17/00 Everett / Kamloops WHL 72 11 15 26 34 Eligible '19 21 Orchard, Jerzy* C L 5' 10" 160 Delisle, SK Feb. 5/01 Swift Current Legionnaires SMAAAL 25 12 15 27 4 Eligible '19 22 Lang, Martin* RW R 5' 10" 171 Rokycany, CZE Sept. 15/01 HC Plzen U18 CZE U18 35 37 22 59 44 Eligible '19 23 Appelt, Ryley C L 6' 3" 200 Edmonton, AB Jan. 28/00 Kamloops Blazers WHL 58 4 4 8 43 Eligible '19 32 Loewen, Jermaine LW L 6' 4" 227 Arborg, MB Jan. 18/98 Kamloops Blazers WHL 66 36 28 64 80 DAL '18 40 Faith, Jeff RW R 6' 4" 196 Wilcox, SK Jan. 6/98 Spokane Chiefs WHL 60 5 12 17 53 Free Agent 42 Mohr, Kobe LW L 5' 10" 170 Lloydminster, AB May 30/99 Edmonton Oil Kings WHL 58 11 17 28 74 Eligible '19 DEFENCE POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B 17-18 SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT 5 Onyebuchi, Montana D R 6' 3" 210 Dugald, MB Mar. 8/00 Kamloops / Everett WHL 62 4 13 17 109 Eligible '19 6 Strange, Sean D L 6' 1" 190 Saanich, BC Jan. 25/00 Kamloops Blazers WHL 52 0 8 8 16 Eligible '19 7 Zazula, Luke D L 5' 8" 170 Langley, BC May 18/00 Kamloops Blazers WHL 48 3 3 6 52 Eligible '19 25 Schmiemann, Quinn* D L 6' 2" 185 Wilcox, SK July 27/01 Notre Dame Hounds SMAAAL 41 16 36 52 93 Eligible '19 38 Caller, Jackson D L 6' 2" 189 Kamloops, BC July 15/99 Saskatoon Blades WHL 70 3 23 26 39 Eligible '19 41 Sillanpää, Joonas* D L 6' 6" 187 Espoo, FIN Mar. 5/01 HIFK Helsinki FinJrA 27 2 4 6 22 Eligible '19 GOALTENDERS POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B 17-18 SEASON LEAGUE GP MP AVG SO SV% DRAFT 30 Garand, Dylan* G L 6' 0" 170 Victoria, BC Jun. 7/02 Delta Midget Prep CSSMP 22 1247 2.12 4 0.931 Eligible '20 31 Ferguson, Dylan G L 6' 2" 195 Lantzville, BC Sept. 20/98 Kamloops Blazers WHL 59 3382 2.96 1 0.907 LV '17 General Manager: Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Goaltender Coach: Athletic Trainer: Strength & Conditioning Coach: Matt Bardsley Serge Lajoie Dan Kordic Darryl Sydor Chris Murray Dan De Palma Colin Robinson Greg Kozoris
February 23 rd at Kelowna Rockets THE SEASON: The Kamloops Blazers franchise in in their 38 th season in the Western Hockey League and the 35 th season as the Kamloops Blazers. The Blazers record is 22-28-4-2 on the season. The Blazers have 12 games remaining this season with 8 on home ice and 4 on the road. Following tonight s game, the Blazers will play four games in five nights next week. The Blazers are home to Tri-City on Wednesday and home to Seattle and Vancouver on Friday and Saturday before a game in Vancouver on Sunday. Vs. Kelowna - This Season (10-Game Series) Game 1: 09/21/18, vs. Kelowna 1, Kamloops 4 Game 2: 09/22/18, at Kelowna 1, Kamloops 3 Game 3: 12/28/18, vs. Kelowna 2, Kamloops 3 OT Game 4: 12/29/18, at Kelowna 2, Kamloops 1 Game 5: 01/05/19, vs. Kelowna 3, Kamloops 4 Game 6: 02/02/19, at Kelowna 2, Kamloops 1 OT Game 7: 02/09/19, vs. Kelowna 4, Kamloops 1 Game 8: 02/23/19, at Kelowna, Kamloops Game 9: 03/08/19, vs. Kelowna, Kamloops Game 10: 03/09/19, at Kelowna, Kamloops Blazers are 4-2-1-0 in season series Vs. Kelowna - Last Season (8-Game Series) Game 1: 09/22/17, at Kelowna 6, Kamloops 2 Game 2: 09/23/17, vs. Kelowna 5, Kamloops 1 Game 3: 12/27/17, at Kelowna 2, Kamloops 1 SO Game 4: 12/29/17, vs. Kelowna 3, Kamloops 0 Game 5: 02/16/18, vs. Kelowna 2, Kamloops 1 Game 6: 02/24/18, at Kelowna 6, Kamloops 5 Game 7: 03/09/18, vs. Kelowna 4, Kamloops 2 Game 8: 03/10/18, at Kelowna 4, Kamloops 0 Blazers were 0-7-0-1 in season series ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Blazers roster sits at 21 players (2 goaltenders, 6 defensemen and 13 forwards). The roster includes 12 players selected in the WHL Bantam Draft, six players via trade, one player from the free agent list, and two players from the CHL Import Draft. A breakdown by region includes seven players from B.C., four from Alberta, six from Saskatchewan, two from Manitoba, one from Finland and one from Czech Republic. There are 14 WHL veterans and seven WHL rookies. BY THE NUMBERS: Jermaine Loewen has played 283 career games with the Blazers he recorded his 100th career point with the Blazers on October 26 th in Seattle Zane Franklin recorded his 100 th career WHL point with an assist on January 26 th vs. Victoria he recorded his first career 5-point game November 18 th in Prince George Jeff Faith played his 200 th career game in the WHL on December 15 th in Lethbridge Dylan Ferguson has played 150 career games with the Blazers, which is 6 th in franchise history among all goaltenders NHL DRAFT: Dylan Ferguson (Dallas, 7 th round, 194 th overall Traded to Las Vegas Golden Knights June 26, 2017), Jermaine Loewen (Dallas, 7 th round, 199 th overall). INJURY REPORT: Ryley Appelt, Lower Body, day-to-day. Man games lost due to injury 53. DID YOU KNOW Forward / Defenseman Jeff Faith and defenseman Jackson Caller were both acquired November 26 th from Spokane and Saskatoon Head Coach Serge Lajoie is in his first season behind the Kamloops Blazers bench Assistant Coach Dan Kordic won a Memorial Cup with the Medicine Hat Tigers in 1988 and played 197 NHL games with the Philadelphia Flyers between 1991 and 1998 Goaltender Dylan Garand competed for Canada Red at the Under-17 World Hockey Challenge in Saint John and Quispamsis, New Brunswick from November 4-10, 2018 Zane Franklin and Orrin Centazzo are both from the town of Marwayne, AB with a population of 500 and are cousins Forward Jermaine Loewen (Dallas Stars), defenseman Sean Strange (Colorado Avalanche), defenseman Montana Onyebuchi (Tampa Bay Lightning) and goaltender Dylan Ferguson (Las Vegas Golden Knights) attended NHL training camps in September Dylan Ferguson has signed an NHL contract with Las Vegas. REGULAR SEASON LEADERS (BLAZERS): Goals: Zane Franklin (26) Assists: Connor Zary (34) Points:, Zane Franklin (57) Penalty Minutes: Montana Onyebuchi (108) Plus/Minus: Connor Zary (+11) Rookie Points: Martin Lang (29) GAA: Dylan Ferguson (2.94) Save Percentage: Dylan Ferguson (.911) Power Play: 20.9% (14 th ) Penalty Kill: 77.2% (14 th ) REGULAR SEASON LEADERS (ROCKETS) Goals: Nolan Foote (30) Assists: Kyle Topping (41) Points: Kyle Topping (62) Penalty Minutes: Mark Liwiski (72) Plus/Minus: Kyle Topping (+9) Rookies: Lassi Thomson (37) Goals Against Average: Roman Basran (2.92) Save Percentage: Roman Basran (.904) Power Play: 21.6% (13 th ) Penalty Kill: 77.9% (12 th )
2018-19 BLAZERS HIGHS & LOWS: Most Goals Scored: 7, at Seattle Oct 26, at Prince George Nov 18 Fewest Goals Scored: 1, vs. Victoria Oct 6, at Vancouver Nov 3, vs. Everett Nov 9, at Spokane Nov 24, at Kelowna Dec 29, at Everett Jan 6, vs. Prince Albert Jan 18, at Kelowna Feb 2, vs. Vancouver Feb 8, vs. Kelowna Feb 9, vs. PG Feb 22 Most Goals Against: 7, vs. Portland Oct 3, at Everett Oct 13, at Vancouver Jan 12 Fewest Goals Against: 0, vs. Spokane Jan 25 Most Powerplay Chances For: 7, vs Portland Oct 3, vs. Portland Oct 5, at Seattle Oct 26, at Portland Oct 28, vs. PG Nov 17 Most Powerplay Chances Against: 9, at Prince George Nov 18, at Red Deer Dec 11 Most Powerplay Goals Scored: 3, vs Portland Oct 3, at PG Nov 17, at Tri-City Nov 23, vs. Seattle Dec 1 Most Powerplay Goals Against: 5, at Everett Oct 13, vs. Everett Nov 9 Most Shots Taken: 45, at Tri-City Feb 15 Fewest Shots Taken: 14, vs. Everett Nov 9 Most Shots Against: 57, at Everett Oct 13 Fewest Shots Against: 14, at Prince George Nov 17 Last Shutout: vs. Spokane Jan 25 Last Time Shutout: at Vancouver Feb 26 OT Game Winning Goals: Quinn Schmiemann vs. Saskatoon Dec 1, Zane Franklin vs. Kelowna Dec 28, Zane Franklin at Prince George Jan 20 SO Game Winning Goals: Zane Franklin vs. Victoria Jan 26 REGULAR SEASON RECORD by MONTH and DAY OF WEEK Month Games Record Home Road Day Games Win Loss OTL SOL September 4 2-2-0-0 1-0-0-0 1-2-0-0 Monday 1 1 0 0 0 October 9 4-4-0-1 1-3-0-0 3-1-0-1 Tuesday 4 0 3 0 0 November 10 4-5-1-0 1-3-1-0 3-2-0-0 Wednesday 9 2 3 1 0 December 11 4-7-1-0 4-0-0-0 0-6-1-0 Thursday 0 0 0 0 0 January 14 5-8-1-0 3-2-1-0 2-6-0-0 Friday 23 8 9 1 2 February 10 3-3-1-1 3-2-0-1 0-1-1-0 Saturday 22 7 9 2 0 March 10 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Sunday 9 4 4 0 0 Totals 68 22-28-4-2 13-10-2-1 9-18-2-1 Totals 68 22 28 4 2 BLAZERS REGULAR SEASON LAST GOALS, ASSISTS, STARTS, WINS, and SHUTOUTS # PLAYER LAST GOAL LAST ASSIST 5 Montana Onyebuchi Feb 15 at Tri-City Feb 13 vs. Victoria (2) 6 Sean Strange Sept 21 vs. Kelowna Feb 22 vs. Prince George 7 Luke Zazula Dec 29 at Kelowna Feb 2 at Kelowna 9 Josh Pillar Jan 5 vs. Kelowna Jan 19 at Prince George 11 Travis Walton Jan 12 at Vancouver Feb 15 at Tri-City 12 Kyrell Sopotyk Feb 15 at Tri-City Feb 9 vs. Kelowna 16 Zane Franklin Feb 22 vs. Prince George Feb 18 vs. Tri-City 17 Brodi Stuart Feb 18 vs. Tri-City Feb 1 vs. Prince George 18 Connor Zary Feb 18 vs. Tri-City (2) Feb 15 at Tri-City (2) 19 Orrin Centazzo Feb 1 vs. Prince George Feb 13 vs. Victoria (2) 21 Jerzy Orchard Feb 13 vs. Victoria 22 Martin Lang Jan 20 at Prince George Jan 26 vs. Victoria 23 Ryley Appelt Nov 9 vs. Everett Jan 18 vs. Prince Albert 25 Quinn Schmiemann Dec 14 Kootenay (2) Feb 8 vs. Vancouver 32 Jermaine Loewen Feb 13 vs. Victoria Feb 18 vs. Tri-City 38 Jackson Caller Jan 18 vs. Prince Albert Feb 13 vs. Victoria 40 Jeff Faith Sept 29 vs. Kootenay (SPO) Jan 25 vs. Spokane 41 Joonas Sillanpää Oct 13 at Everett Feb 18 vs. Tri-City 42 Kobe Mohr Feb 15 at Tri-City Jan 30 vs. Vancouver # GOALIE LAST START LAST WIN (score) LAST SHUTOUT 30 Dylan Garand Jan 27 at Seattle Dec 30 vs. Prince George (3-2, 19 svs) 31 Dylan Ferguson Feb 22 vs. Prince George Feb 18 vs. Tri-City (3-1, 37 svs) Jan 25 vs. Spokane (37 svs)
No. Player GP G A PTS PIM +/- Shots PPG PPA SHG GWG IG FG MPG SOG SOS SOWG 16 Zane Franklin 56 26 31 57 78 4 158 8 11 1 4 3 4 16 1 3 1 18 Connor Zary 51 18 34 52 43 11 175 5 9 1 4 1 4 14 2 3 0 19 Orrin Centazzo 55 13 29 42 20 4 127 4 12 0 5 2 2 9 0 2 0 32 Jermaine Loewen 47 21 12 33 42 9 118 7 1 1 2 2 1 7 0 0 0 22 Martin Lang* 53 10 19 29 18-5 114 2 8 0 0 1 1 5 0 1 0 17 Brodi Stuart 56 16 11 27 36 5 162 5 4 2 2 2 1 3 0 1 0 7 Luke Zazula 51 3 19 22 59-4 75 1 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 42 Kobe Mohr 55 6 15 21 63-18 82 2 6 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 25 Quinn Schmiemann* 46 5 15 20 24-9 87 2 9 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5 Montana Onyebuchi 54 5 14 19 108 8 117 1 2 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0 9 Josh Pillar* 56 5 11 16 8-13 85 1 3 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 12 Kyrell Sopotyk* 52 10 4 14 43-16 93 1 2 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 38 Jackson Caller 54 3 2 5 43-9 67 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 23 Ryley Appelt 44 1 4 5 50-3 28 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6 Sean Strange 51 1 4 5 12-9 42 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 40 Jeff Faith 51 1 3 4 73-14 42 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 41 Joonas Sillanpää* 52 1 3 4 55 2 21 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 Travis Walton 32 1 2 3 12-3 19 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 21 Jerzy Orchard* 31 0 2 2 9-2 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 31 Dylan Ferguson 44 0 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 30 Dylan Garand* 18 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Departed Players 89 13 31 44 75 5 89 4 13 1 0 3 1 11 0 3 0 Bench 10 GOALTENDERS No. Goaltender GP MIN GA GAA SVS SV% W L OTL SOW SOL SO EN SOSv SOS SOGA 31 Dylan Ferguson 44 2388 117 2.94 1199 0.911 16 21 4 1 1 1 5 2 4 2 30 Dylan Garand* 18 912 49 3.22 426 0.897 6 6 0 0 1 0 2 11 13 2 Departed Goaltenders 2 60 2 1.99 27 0.931 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Totals 56 3360 168 3.00 1652 0.908 22 28 4 1 2 1 8 13 17 4 BLAZER powerplay Shorthanded Goals Against SPECIAL TEAMS G A % PK Pen % G/Kill PP/PK % 45 215 20.9% BLAZER penalty kill 193 250 77.2% 2-man PP 4 14 29% 4 Shorthanded Goals For 6 2-man PK 12 16 75% SCORING SHOTS ON GOAL 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO TOT 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOT BLAZERS 47 48 58 3 1 157 BLAZERS 544 610 579 19 1752 Opposition 49 67 56 4 2 178 Opposition 618 609 557 19 1803 Average goals scored per game: 2.80 Average shots on goal per game: 31.29 Average goals allowed per game: 3.18 Average shots allowed per game: 32.20 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 2018-19 Kamloops Blazers Regular Season Scoring MISCELLANEOUS (Record when ) 13-2-1-0 BLAZERS outshoot the opp. 13-9-1-1 BLAZERS vs BC 13-10-2-2 7-5-3-1 BLAZERS are outshot 8-17-3-1 BLAZERS vs US 7-10-0-0 2-21-0-1 Shots are tied 1-2-0-0 BLAZERS vs CENTRAL 0-5-1-0 BLAZERS vs EAST 2-3-1-0 15-1-0-1 BLAZERS score 4 or more 12-1-0-0 3-7-4-0 BLAZERS score 3 or less 10-27-4-2 BLAZERS go to OT 3-0-3-0 4-20-0-1 BLAZERS allow 3 or less 22-9-4-1 BLAZERS in Shootouts 1-2-0-0 BLAZERS allow 4 or more 0-19-0-1 13-7-1-0 9-21-3-2 it's a 1-goal game it's a 2-goal game 7-6-4-2 4-7-0-0 it's a 3+ goal game 11-15-0-0 HOME and AWAY GP W L OTL SOL GF GA STK L10 Pct PTS PP PK BLAZERS at home 26 13 10 2 1 71 74 2-0-0-1 5-3-1-1 0.558 29 18.5% 77.4% BLAZERS on the road 30 9 18 2 1 86 104 0-2-1-0 2-7-1-0 0.350 21 23.4% 77.0% BLAZERS OVERALL 56 22 28 4 2 157 178 1-0-0-1 3-4-2-1 0.446 50 20.9% 77.2%