NAME PHONE February 13, 2017 Game One (1) Entry Per Person Per Game Entry Box Located at the Rockets Fan Information Booth at Prospera Place in Main Entrance Lobby at all Rockets Regular Season Home Games from September 24, 2016 to March 17, 2017 Names will be drawn LIVE on March 17, 2017 vs. Vancouver If you are not in attendance at the game and do not provide a substitute, your entry will become void and another name will be drawn in your place You must be willing to go on to the ice surface to collect your Authentic Jersey NAME PHONE February 13, 2017 Game Entry Box Located at the Rockets Fan Information Booth at Prospera Place in Main Entrance Lobby Winner Will Be Announced At Tonight s Game NAME PHONE February 13, 2017 Game Entry Box Located at the Rockets Fan Information Booth at Prospera Place in Main Entrance Lobby Winner Will Be Announced At Tonight s Game
NAME PHONE February 13, 2017 Game Entry Box Located at the Rockets Fan Information Booth at Prospera Place in Main Entrance Lobby Winner Will Be Announced At Tonight s Game NAME PHONE February 13, 2017 Game Entry Box Located at the Rockets Fan Information Booth at Prospera Place in Main Entrance Lobby Winner Will Be Announced At Tonight s Game
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KELOWNA ROCKETS vs. SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS Monday, February 13th, 2017-2:05 PM Prospera Place - Kelowna, BC NO. PLAYER POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN DOB NO. PLAYER POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN DOB 30 MICHAEL HERRINGER G L 6'½ 175 Comox, BC Jan. 26/96 1 CARL STANKOWSKI* G L 5'9 159 Calgary, AB Mar. 9/00 31 BRODAN SALMOND G L 5'11½ 187 Calgary, AB Oct. 8/98** 29 MATT BERLIN* G L 6'3 195 Edmonton, AB Jan. 20/98 31 RYLAN TOTH G L 6'2 201 Saskatoon, SK May 5/96 2 JAMES HILSENDAGER D L 6'1 195 Lloydminster, SK Mar. 20/97 4 GORDIE BALLHORN 'A' D L 6'½ 194 Wetaskiwin, AB Sept. 2/97 2 AUSTIN STRAND D R 6'3 190 Calgary, AB Feb. 17/97 5 KONRAD BELCOURT* D R 5'11 157 Sherwood Park, AB May 5/00 3 ANTHONY BISHOP D L 5'11 181 Kelowna, BC Apr. 1/98 7 LUCAS JOHANSEN D L 6'1½ 179 Port Moody, BC Nov. 16/97** 4 TURNER OTTENBREIT D L 6'4 200 Yorkton, SK Jul. 9/97 8 JACK COWELL* LW L 6'2 170 Winnipeg, MB May 2/99 5 JARRET TYSZKA D L 6'3 191 Langley, BC Mar. 15/99 10 NICK MERKLEY 'A' C R 5'10½ 185 Calgary, AB May 23/97 6 AARON HYMAN D R 6'5 215 Calgary, AB Apr. 19/98 12 ERIK GARDINER* LW L 6'1 182 Humboldt, SK Mar. 21/99 7 REECE HARSCH* D R 6'3 194 Grand Prairie, AB Jan. 7/99 15 TOMAS SOUSTAL C/RW R 6'2½ 199 Unicov, Czech Rep. Feb. 15/97 8 SCOTT EANSOR C L 5'9 185 Englewood, CO Jan. 3/96 16 KOLE LIND RW R 6'1 173 Shaunavon, SK Oct. 16/98** 11 ELIJAH BROWN* C L 5'9 160 Edmonton, AB Jan. 5/00 17 RODNEY SOUTHAM 'C' C/RW R 6' 177 Saskatoon, SK Aug 9/96 12 RYAN GROPP LW L 6'3 205 Kamloops, BC Sep. 16/96* 18 CARSEN TWARYNSKI LW L 6'2 198 Calgary, AB Nov. 24/97** 13 MATHEW BARZAL C R 6'0 182 Coquitlam, BC May 26/97 19 DILLON DUBE C L 5'11 186 Cochrane, AB July 20/98 14 WYATT BEAR* RW R 6'0 215 Hodgson, MB May 2/99 20 CONNER BRUGGEN-CATE* LW L 6'1 189 Langley, BC Sept. 13/99 15 CODY SAVEY* F R 6'1 209 Campbell River, BC Jul. 24/01 21 DEVANTE STEPHENS D L 6'1½ 176 Surrey, BC Jan. 2/97 16 ALEXANDER TRUE C L 6'5 199 Copenhagen, DEN Jul. 17/97 22 BRAYDYN CHIZEN D R 6'6¼ 196 St. Albert, AB May 9/98 17 TYLER ADAMS LW L 6'2 194 Regina, SK Apr. 11/97 23 REID GARDINER RW R 5'11 198 Humboldt, SK Jan. 19/96 18 SAMI MOILANEN* RW L 5'8 182 Sipoo, FIN Jan. 21/99 24 KYLE TOPPING* C L 5'11 185 Ganges, BC Nov. 18/99** 19 DONOVAN NEULS RW L 5'11 183 Grenfell, SK Oct. 24/97* 25 CAL FOOTE D R 6'4 210 Englewood, CO Dec. 13/98** 20 ZACK ANDRUSIAK* RW L 5'11 177 Yorkton, SK Jul. 10/98 27 CALVIN THURKAUF LW L 6'1½ 203 Zug, Switzerland June 27/97 21 MATTHEW WEDMAN C L 6'3 196 Edmonton, AB May 25/99 28 LEIF MATTSON* RW R 6' 200 Stonewall, MB July 23/99 23 LUKE ORMSBY* RW R 5'10 181 Monroe, WA Feb. 14/99 29 NOLAN FOOTE* LW L 6'2½ 177 Englewood, CO Nov. 29/00** 25 ETHAN BEAR D R 5'11 205 Ochapowace, SK Jun. 26/97 *Rookie 26 NOLAN VOLCAN LW L 5'9 191 Edmonton, AB Jul. 4/98 **Late Birthday Affects NHL Draft Status 28 KEEGAN KOLESAR RW R 6'2 223 Winnipeg, MB Apr. 8/97 President/GM: Bruce Hamilton General Manager: Russ Farwell Asst GM/Dir Player Personnel: Lorne Frey Director of Player Personnel: Cal Filson For each game we will only print Head Coach: Jason Smith Head Coach: Steve Konowalchuk 750 copies of this roster.go to Assistant Coach: Kris Mallette Asst. Coach: Matt O'Dette Under the Program Menu Click Assistant/Goalie Coach: Travis Crickard Asst. Coach: Tyler Alos Program Download and find a Skills Development: Kim Gellert Goaltender Coach: Ian Gordon link to our program Athletic Therapist/Strength & Conditioning Coach: Scott Hoyer Athletic Trainer: Phil Varney Skating Instructor: Evan Marble Equipment Manager: Trevor Heinzerling Development/Video Coach: Adam Brown Hockey Operations Assistant: Brent Seidel Equipment Manager: Chaydyn Johnson Rockets Next Home Game: Friday, February 17th, 2017 vs. SPOKANE (7:05 p.m.) Referees: Clayton HALL, Kevin WEBINGER Linesmen: Tim PLAMONDON, Cody WANNER VGJ: Tyler McClellan
NO. FORWARDS POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B 15-16 SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM NHL STATUS 8 Cowell, Jack* LW L 6'2 170 Winnipeg, MB May 2/99 Vincent Massey Trojans CAHS 21 23 28 51 26 Eligible 2017 10 Merkley, Nick 'A' C R 5'10½ 185 Calgary, AB May 23/97 Kelowna Rockets WHL 43 17 31 48 44 ARZ '15 12 Gardiner, Erik* LW L 6'1 182 Humboldt, SK Mar. 21/99 Prince Albert Mintos SMHL 43 21 38 59 28 Eligible 2017 15 Soustal, Tomas C/RW R 6'2½ 199 Unicov, Czech Rep. Feb. 15/97 Kelowna Rockets WHL 58 20 26 46 64 Eligible 2017 16 Lind, Kole RW R 6'1 173 Shaunavon, SK Oct. 16/98** Kelowna Rockets WHL 70 14 27 41 54 Eligible 2017 17 Southam, Rodney 'C' C/RW R 6' 177 Saskatoon, SK Aug 9/96 Kelowna Rockets WHL 60 8 15 23 80 Over Age 18 Twarynski, Carsen LW L 6'2 198 Calgary, AB Nov. 24/97** Calgary Hitmen WHL 67 20 25 45 42 PHI '16 19 Dube, Dillon C L 5'11 186 Cochrane,AB July 20/98 Kelowna Rockets WHL 65 26 40 66 50 CGY '16 20 Bruggen-Cate, Conner* LW L 6'1 189 Langley, BC Sept. 13/99 Kelowna Rockets WHL 10 0 0 0 2 Eligible 2017 23 Gardiner, Reid RW R 5'11 198 Humboldt, SK Jan. 19/96 Prince Albert Raiders WHL 71 43 49 92 46 Over Age 24 Topping, Kyle* C L 5'11 185 Salt Spring Island, BC Nov. 18/99** Cowichan Valley BCHL 53 5 7 12 36 Eligible 2018 27 Thurkauf, Calvin LW L 6'1½ 203 Zug, Switzerland June 27/97 Kelowna Rockets WHL 61 18 27 45 54 CBJ '16 28 Mattson, Leif* RW R 6' 200 Stonewall, MB July 23/99 St. Albert midget AAA AMHL 30 12 13 25 20 Eligible 2017 29 Foote, Nolan* LW L 6'2½ 177 Englewood, CO Nov. 29/00** Colorado T-Birds U16 T1EH 50 31 32 63 24 Eligible 2019 NO. DEFENCE POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B 15-16 SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS PIM DRAFT 2 Hilsendager, James D L 6'1 195 Lloydminster, SK Mar. 20/97 Regina Pats WHL 64 0 9 9 56 Eligible 2017 4 Ballhorn, Gordie 'A' D L 6'½ 194 Wetaskiwin, AB Sept. 2/97 Kelowna Rockets WHL 59 3 6 9 56 Eligible 2017 5 Belcourt, Konrad* D R 5'11 157 Sherwood Park, AB May 4/00 Sherwood Park Kings AMHL 30 0 10 10 53 Eligible 2018 7 Johansen, Lucas 'A' D L 6'1½ 179 Port Moody, BC Nov. 16/97** Kelowna Rockets WHL 69 10 39 49 20 WSH '16 21 Stephens, Devante D L 6'1½ 176 Surrey, BC Jan. 2/97 Kelowna Rockets WHL 72 2 9 11 58 BUF '15 22 Chizen, Braydyn D R 6'6¼ 196 St. Albert, AB May 9/98 Kelowna Rockets WHL 45 1 1 2 40 MIN '16 25 Foote, Cal D R 6'4 210 Englewood, CO Dec. 13/98** Kelowna Rockets WHL 71 8 28 36 36 Eligible 2017** NO. GOALIES POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B 15-16 SEASON LEAGUE GP MP GA SO AVE DRAFT 30 Herringer, Michael G L 6'½ 175 Comox, BC Jan. 26/96 Kelowna Rockets WHL 44 2450 130 1 3.18 Over Age 31 Salmond, Brodan G L 5'11½ 187 Calgary, AB Oct. 8/98** Kelowna Rockets WHL 7 331 19 0 3.44 Eligible 2017** *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 Kelowna Rockets 2016-2017 WHL Roster
Rockets vs. T-Birds Monday February 13th, 2017 Game Time 2:05 pm Tonight s Preview: The Kelowna Rockets open a four game home stand this afternoon against the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds. This is the third of four meetings this season. The Rockets are 2-0-0-0 in the nd th seasonal series after a 5-1 win in Seattle (October 22 ) and a 6-1 victory (December 7 ) at Prospera th Place. The two teams close out the four game series February 25 at ShoWare Center. The Rockets host Spokane Friday night and the Prince George Cougars on Saturday. The home stand ends Wednesday nd February 22 against the Edmonton Oil Kings. The Rockets have won 5 or their last 6 games and are coming off back-to-back shutouts Friday and Saturday night over the Vancouver Giants. What just happened? Brodan Salmond made 19 saves for his second consecutive shutout in a 5-0 win Saturday night against the Vancouver Giants. Dillon Dube was named the first star with three assists while Erik Gardiner, Kole Lind, Calvin Thurkauf, Lucas Johansen and James Hilsendager scored in the teams 32nd win of the season. The Rockets were 2 for 4 on the power play and failed to surrender a power play goal against in both games against the G-Men. That s a Fact Jack: Brodan Salmond s back-to-back shutouts are the first for a Rockets goalie since Jackson Whistle had two in a row in the 2015 WHL playoffs vs. Tri City. Adam Brown had back-to-back shutouts during the regular season against the Chlliwack Bruins in October of 2008 Nolan Foote became the youngest player in franchise history to score three goals in a game. Foote accomplished the feat Friday against the Giants, scoring those three goals at the tender age of 16 years, 2 months and 12 days. The old mark was set by Shane McColgan who scored a hat trick at 16 years, 11 months and 9 days The 56 shots the Rockets put up against the Giants Friday night were a season high. The previous season th high was 47 in a 5-1 loss in Kamloops on December 28 The Rockets have lost the same number of games (20) as they did all of last season Reid Gardiner has 14 points (6+8=14) in 12 games as a member of the Kelowna Rockets...The Kelowna Rockets have 16 games left in the regular season. Of those 16, 9 of them are against BC Division rivals. The Rockets have three more games against Vancouver, two more vs. Prince George and one more against the Kamloops Blazers and Victoria Royals. The team has two more each against US Division Everett, Seattle and Spokane and a single against Tri City. Edmonton is the only Central Division team they face down the stretch The Rockets have generated 30 or more shots in 16 of their last 17 games The Rockets have been shorthanded the most times in the entire Canadian Hockey League. The team has been shorthanded 297 times The Rockets have surrendered 5 or more goals 11 times this season. The teams record, not surprisingly, is 0-10-1-0. Hot as a pistol: Calvin Thurkauf has points in 12 of his last 14 games. Thurkauf has 8+10=18 over that stretch. Kole Lind has points in 8 of his last 10 with 6+11=17 over that period. Nick Merkley has points in 6 of his last 8 games with 5+8=13 over that span. Cal Foote has points in 7 of his last 9 games with 1+7=8. Reid Gardiner has points in 6 of his last 7 games with 4+5=9 over that stretch.erik Gardiner has goals in back-to-back games.. Broadcasters Bits: Rookie defenceman Conrad Belcourt earned his first career point, an assist, on Leif Mattson s third period goal Friday night.nolan Foote s three goal game isn t the first by a Rockets rookie nd this season. Kyle Topping had three goals in a game in Seattle October 22 Calvin Thurkauf and Devante Stephens also have three goal games this season.kole Lind was the WHL Player of the Week th ending February 9. Lind had 3+5=8 in three games to earn the honour In the Rockets last 11 losses (regulation or overtime loss) the opposition has opened the scoring.the Rockets are 8-5-1-0 since the trade deadline.the Rockets have scored 10 shorthanded goals this season, the same number as all of last season..gm Bruce Hamilton has traded/released six players from the teams opening day th roster Kole Lind had his 13 game point streak snapped December 18 against the Edmonton Oil Kings. It is the longest point streak by a Rockets player this season Calvin Thurkauf was named the WHL Player th of the Week December 7 to 11th The Rockets were 8-3-2-0 in December...The Rockets were 6-4-0-0 in 10 games in November after going 8-4-0-0 in 12 games in October The Rockets are the only team in the WHL that has failed to surrender a shorthanded goal against this season The Rockets are 13-12-0-0 against BC based teams this season Michael Herringer has started in 35 of the last 46 games The Rockets are 8-2-2-0 against U.S Division teams this season. Game Notes Compiled by Regan Bartel of AM 1150
Kelowna Rockets Regular-Season Statistics 2016-2017 After Game #56 17-02-13 NO. PLAYER GP G A PTS PIM PPG SHG GW SOG +/- 16 Kole Lind 54 26 43 69 63 5 1 6 '1-2 25 27 Calvin Thurkauf 44 25 24 49 69 7 0 6 0/0 20 25 Cal Foote 55 5 38 43 35 3 1 1 0/0 26 10 Nick Merkley 47 16 26 42 67 10 0 3 0-2 11 15 Tomas Soustal 42 15 25 40 42 5 2 1 1/1 24 7 Lucas Johansen 52 4 26 30 27 1 0 1 '0-0 9 19 Dillon Dube 24 8 21 29 30 2 0 1 0/1 7 17 Rodney Southam 55 10 18 28 101 4 2 1 0-0 0 18 Carsen Twarynski 49 10 16 26 48 1 2 1 0-0 -5 29 Nolan Foote* 36 14 8 22 20 8 0 2 0/0-7 21 Devante Stephens 51 9 12 21 46 0 1 1 0/0 16 24 Kyle Topping* 47 10 10 20 32 1 0 1 0/0 1 23 Reid Gardiner 12 6 8 14 6 2 1 0 '0-1 9 2 James Hilsandeger 48 3 11 14 49 0 0 1 0/0 1 12 Erik Gardiner* 26 4 9 13 6 2 1 1 0/0-4 20 Conner Bruggen-Cate* 49 3 7 10 26 0 0 1 '0-0 -5 8 Jack Cowell* 46 4 6 10 15 1 0 0 0/0-5 28 Leif Mattson* 38 5 4 9 25 0 0 1 0/0 1 22 Braydyn Chizen 52 3 5 8 56 0 1 0 0/0 0 4 Gordie Ballhorn 28 2 4 6 38 0 0 0 0/0 6 5 Konrad Belcourt* 42 0 1 1 15 0 0 0 0-0 4 Team Totals 960 218 338 556 '846 59 9 28 0 0 Goaltending Statistics GP Min GA SV GGA SV% W L OTL SOL SO PIM 30 Michael Herringer 42 2400 117 1056 2.93 0.900 23 13 3 0 1 2 2 31 Brodan Salmond* 18 978 45 387 2.76 0.891 9 7 1 0 3 2 0 Team Totals 60 3378 162 1443 2.97 0.899 32 20 4 0 4 4 2 Scoring by Periods Shots by Period SOG 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total 1st 2nd 3rd OT Total Rockets 2 61 75 56 3 197 Rockets 619 649 597 15 1892 Opponents 0 41 59 61 4 165 Opponents 510 526 516 15 1603 Rockets Record after Second Period: Rockets Shots on Goal Record: When Leading: 23 1 1 0 When Outshooting Opponent: 27 10 3 0 When Losing: 4 17 2 0 When Outshot by Opponent: 4 8 1 0 When Tied: 5 2 1 0 When Shots Are Tied: 1 2 0 0 First Goal of the Game: Rockets Specialty Teams: Power Play: When Rockets Score First: 23 3 1 0 Opp. PPGF SHGA Pct.% When Opponent Score First: 9 18 2 0 Rockets 244 59 0 24.2 Home and Away Record: Overall Overtime Shorthanded: Home 14 9 2 0 2 2 0 Opp. PPGA SHGF Pct.% Road 18 11 2 0 1 2 0 Rockets 297 58 10 80.5 Total 32 20 4 0 3 4 0
SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS 2016-17 ROSTER As of2/13 # FORWARDS POS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B. 15-16 SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS 8 Eansor, Scott C L 5'9 185 Englewood, CO Jan. 3/96 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 55 12 30 42 11 Brown, Elijah* C L 5'9 160 Edmonton, AB Jan. 5/00 SSAC Midget AAA ABMHL 32 15 28 43 12 Gropp, Ryan LW L 6'3 205 Kamloops, BC Sept. 16/96 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 66 34 36 70 13 Barzal, Mathew C R 6'0 182 Coquitlam, BC May 26/97 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 58 27 61 88 14 Bear, Wyatt* RW R 6'0 215 Hodgson, MB May 2/99 Interlake Lightning MMHL 4 3 1 4 15 Savey, Cody* F R 6'1 209 Campbell River, BC July 24/01 Campbell River Bantam AA VIAHA 36 25 21 46 16 True, Alexander C L 6'5 199 Copenhagen, DEN July 17/97 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 65 14 18 32 17 Adams, Tyler LW L 6'2 194 Regina, SK Apr. 11/97 Swift Current Broncos WHL 72 6 7 13 18 Moilanen, Sami* RW L 5'8 182 Sipoo, FIN Jan. 21/99 Jokerit U20 SM-liiga 38 21 15 35 19 Neuls, Donovan RW L 5'11 183 Grenfell, SK Oct. 24/97 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 71 14 25 39 20 Andrusiak, Zack* RW L 5'11 177 Yorkton, SK July 10/98 Kamloops Storm KIJHL 32 32 19 51 21 Wedman, Matthew C L 6'3 196 Edmonton, AB May 25/99 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 70 6 8 14 23 Ormsby, Luke* RW R 5'10 181 Monroe, WA Feb. 14/99 Phoenix Jr Coyotes T1EHL 32 14 6 20 26 Volcan, Nolan LW L 5'9 191 Edmonton, AB July 4/98 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 59 16 15 31 28 Kolesar, Keegan RW R 6'2 223 Winnipeg, MB Apr. 8/97 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 64 30 31 61 # DEFENCE SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B. 15-16 SEASON LEAGUE GP G A PTS 2 Strand, Austin R 6'3 190 Calgary, AB Feb. 17/97 Red Deer Rebels WHL 71 2 11 13 3 Bishop, Anthony L 5'11 181 Kelowna, BC April 1/98 Saskatoon Blades WHL 40 0 2 2 4 Ottenbreit, Turner L 6'4 200 Yorkton, SK July 9/1997 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 69 5 11 16 5 Tyszka, Jarret L 6'3 191 Langley, BC Mar. 15/99 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 48 3 3 6 6 Hyman, Aaron R 6'5 215 Calgary, AB April 19/98 Calgary Hitmen WHL 38 1 2 3 7 Harsch, Reece* R 6'3 194 Grand Prairie, AB Jan. 7/99 Grand Prairie Storm Midget AMHL 34 1 6 7 25 Bear, Ethan R 5'11 205 Ochapowace, SK June 26/97 Seattle Thunderbirds WHL 69 19 46 65 # GOALTENDERS SH HT WT HOMETOWN D.O.B. 15-16 SEASON LEAGUE GP MP GA SO 1 Stankowski, Carl* L 5'9 159 Calgary, AB Mar. 9/00 Anaheim Jr. Ducks T1EHL 16 839 29 2 29 Berlin, Matt* L 6'3 195 Edmonton, AB Jan. 20/98 Spokane Chiefs WHL 6 233 17 0 31 Toth, Rylan L 6'2 201 Saskatoon, SK May 5/96 Red Deer Rebels WHL 44 2385 106 5 * 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 Asst. Coach Asst. Coach Goaltender Coach Athletic Trainer Equipment Manager Hockey Operations Assistant
Seattle Thunderbirds at Kelowna Rockets Monday, February 13 Last Game The T-Birds beat the Portland Winterhawks 8-5 Saturday night at ShoWare Center. Mathew Barzal had a goal and five assists in game. Ryan Gropp had two goals and assist, Ethan Bear had a goal and three assists and Keegan Kolesar had a goal and two assists. Alexander True had a shorthanded goal, Tyler Adams scored the first goal of the game and Reece Harsch had a goal. Rylan Toth had 29 saves. Joachim Blichfeld had two goals, Skyler McKenzie, Cody Glass and Jake Gricius had single goals. Cole Kehler had 20 saves. T-Birds Sign Cody Savey Seattle Thunderbirds general manager Russ Farwell today announced forward Cody Savey has signed a WHL Standard Player Agreement with the team. Savey, from Campbell River, British Columbia, is playing this season with the West Vancouver Academy Elite 15s in the CSSHL league. Savey has 12 goals and 14 assists for 26 points with 62 penalty minutes in 25 games. Savey is 6 1 and 209 pounds and is a 2001 birth year. He will wear #15 for the T-Birds and could play this week. US Division Standings The T-Birds are currently 35-15-3-2 and in first place in the US Division standings. They are one point ahead the second-place Everett Silvertips, who have one game in hand. The T-Birds are 10 points ahead of the third-place Tri-City Americans with two games in hand. The T-Birds are in second place in the Western Conference one point ahead of the Silvertips and three points behind the Prince George Cougars with two games in hand. 17 of 19 The T-Birds are 17-1-0-1 in their last 19 games. Home Cooking The T-Birds have a 10-game win streak at ShoWare Center. Home Vs. Road The T-Birds are 19-7-0-1 at ShoWare Center and 16-8-3-1 on the road this season. T-Birds In January The T-Birds were 11-1-0-0 in January. They had a 7-0-0-0 home record and a 4-1-0-0 road record in January. Streaking Birds Ryan Gropp has a team high 12-game point streak with 11 goals and 14 assists in the last 12 games Mathew Barzal has a five-game point streak with a goal and 15 assists in the last five games Keegan Kolesar has a four-game point streak with four goals and six assists in the last four games Ethan Bear has a four-game point streak with three goals and five assists in the last four games Alexander True has a three-game point streak with two goals and an assist in the last three games. Barzal Six Point Night Mathew Barzal had a goal and five assists Saturday, February 11, against the Portland Winterhawks. This is the most points by a T-Bird this season and Barzal s first six-point game in his WHL career. Toth Named Goaltender of the Month The Western Hockey League announced February 1 goaltender Rylan Toth was named the Vaughn WHL Goaltender of the Month for January. Toth, a 20-year-old product of Saskatoon, SK, maintained a record of 10-1-0-0 during the month of January, with a stellar 2.05 goals-against average and.923 save percentage. On two occasions, Toth was called upon to make 35 saves or more, including 38 stops on Friday, January 6, in a 4-3 shootout win versus Everett and another 35 saves on Tuesday, January 24, in a 3-2 overtime win at Spokane. In 11 appearances during the month of January, Toth surrendered two goals or fewer on six occasions, earning third star honors twice. Taking to the blue paint for 11 of his team s 12 contests in the month of January, Toth was named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the week ending January 22, 2017, after going 2-1-0-0 with a 1.01 GAA and.944 SV%. High Shots The 58 shots on goal by the T-Birds on January 31 against the Kamloops Blazers is the most shots by the T-Birds in a game this season. The previous season high was 55 on November 30 at Kamloops.