GAME DAY / Pink Gets Real
EVERETT SILVERTIPS vs. SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS – XFINITY ARENA
Saturday, October 15, 2016 | RADIO: Fox Sports 1380 | TIPS Mobile App
LIVE STREAM: WHL Live | RADIO: Fox Sports 1380 | TWITTER: @WHLSilvertips
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Silvertips return home to host the Seattle Thunderbirds in their first meeting … for the clubs, it is their first matchup in the regular season since last postseason (second round) … the Silvertips host “Pink The Rink,” including specialty pink themed jerseys designed to assist fundraising for breast cancer treatment and prevention … the Silvertips are 2-1-0-0 at home … the Silvertips are facing U.S. Division opponents for a stretch of seven of nine games.
NEXT THREE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME SITE RADIO
10/18/16 @ Spokane 7:05pm Spokane Arena Fox Sports 1380 / Tips App
10/19/16 @ Kelowna 7:05pm Prospera Place Fox Sports 1380 / Tips App
10/22/16 @ Victoria 7:05pm SOF Memorial Centre Fox Sports 1380 / Tips App
SERIES SCHEDULE NOTES
Tonight is the first of tne meetings between the Silvertips and Thunderbirds … last season, the Silvertips went 6-2-1-1 vs. the Thunderbirds … the Silvertips have an all-time record of 64-52-4-5-7 against Seattle … the Silvertips earned a point in the first seven meetings last year … the clubs have faced off twice in the postseason, most recently in 2016 (second round) … Carter Hart appeared in every game last year, registering a .951 save percentage and a shutout.
SEASON SERIES (Silvertips 0-0-0-0)
October 15th Seattle 7:05pm
November 23rd Seattle 7:05pm
January 6th at Seattle 7:35pm
January 14th Seattle 7:05pm
January 17th at Seattle 7:05pm
January 20th Seattle 7:35pm
January 28th at Seattle 7:05pm
February 26th at Seattle 5:05pm
March 4th Seattle 7:05pm
March 10th at Seattle 7:35pm
TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS
- THE GREAT “EIGHT” FOR CONSTANTINE: Silvertips head coach Kevin Constantine returns for his fourth consecutive season behind the bench, and eighth overall in Everett … he was named WHL coach of the year in 2003-04 … under his watch, the Silvertips have won the U.S. Division four times … he is 288-166-57 all-time behind the Silvertips bench … he has served as head coach in the National Hockey League for eight years (San Jose, Pittsburgh, New Jersey)
- ALL THE WAY TO THE TOP: The Silvertips own the top win percentage (.833) in the WHL … they are 2-1-0 at home and 5-0-1 on the road.
- LOCK DOWN: The Silvertips lead the league in fewest shots allowed (22.4) and fewest goals allowed (1.8) per game … the Silvertips limited the Prince George Cougars (previously #1, CHL rankings) to 41 shots in two victories on Tuesday and Wednesday at CN Centre.
- START ME UP: The Silvertips start of 7-1-1-0 matches their last highest point total (15) through eight games, with an identical point total set in 2014-15 … CURRENTLY: they have scored the first goal of the game in eight of the first nine games
- HOT STREAKS: New acquisition Dominic Zwerger has a six game point streak … Patrick Bajkov, tied for 9th in WHL scoring, has 12 points in 9 games and has a point in eight of the first nine games … Noah Juulsen has points in four of his first five games … the Silvertips have 14 players who are +1 this season, or higher.
ONTO THE SHOW
Shane Harper made his NHL debut Thursday vs. New Jersey, becoming the 16th player to play for the Silvertips and reach the NHL … Harper had two shots, three hits, and one takeaway in 9:09 … he is the Silvertips all-time leader in games played (335), skating in Everett between 2005-10.
MILESTONE ALERT
- Kevin Constantine is 11 wins away from 300 in his Silvertips career
- Patrick Bajkov played in the 200th game of his Silvertips career on Sept. 23 vs. Vancouver
- Carter Hart played in the 100th game of his Silvertips career on Oct. 11 at Prince George
- Noah Juulsen is 4 games away from 200 in his Silvertips career
ON THE BOARD
The following Silvertips have collected their first career WHL point this season:
- Bryce Kindopp (goal) – Sept. 23 at VAN (7-3 win)
- Brett Kemp (assist) – Sept. 23 at VAN (7-3 win)
- Wyatte Wylie (assist) – Sept. 30 at POR (3-1 win)
- Eetu Tuulola (goal) – Oct. 2 at TC (2-3 OT loss)
- Montana Onyebuchi (assist) – Oct. 11 at PG (4-0 win)
HART HAULS HONORS
LAST SEASON: Goaltender Carter Hart – ranked #2 (FINAL, North American goalies) by the NHL CSS’ Rankings, was named to the CHL/NHL Prospects Game for Jan. 28 in Vancouver (Team Orr) … named Silvertips MVP for the 2015-16 season … Western Conference selection for WHL Top Goaltender … he earned the CHL Goaltender of the Week award, the WHL Goaltender of the Month (November) award and also his fourth WHL Goaltender of the Week award of the season … during the month of November he was 9-2-0-1 and led the league with a 1.16 goals-against-average, in addition to a .951 save percentage and four shutouts … he has posted a 58-29-4-7 record with 11 shutouts in 100 career WHL regular season appearances.
CARTER HART, AMONG THE SILVERTIPS LEADERS:
WINS (CAREER) SHUTOUTS (CAREER)
| RANK | PLAYER | YRS | WINS | RANK | PLAYER | YEAR | SO | ||
| 1 | Leland Irving | 03-08 | 107 | 1 | Leland Irving | 03-08 | 21 | ||
| 2 | Austin Lotz | 11-15 | 72 | 2 | Michael Wall | 03-05 | 12 | ||
| 3 | Kent Simpson | 07-12 | 71 | 3 | Carter Hart | 13-17 | 11 | ||
| 4 | Carter Hart | 13-17 | 58 | 4 | Austin Lotz | 11-15 | 10 | ||
| 5 | Michael Wall | 03-05 | 35 | 5 | Kent Simpson | 07-12 | 6 | ||
| Thomas Heemskerk | 08-10 | 6 |
THE KEVIN CONSTANTINE FILE
Kevin Constantine is in his eighth season overall as head coach of the Silvertips, ranking as the club’s all-time leader in wins (288) and posting a record of 289-167-57 in his Everett career. All four of the Silvertips’ division titles have been achieved with Constantine as head coach, most recently in 2014-15 which was Everett’s first since 2006-07. He was the recipient of the Dunc McCallum Trophy (WHL Coach of the Year) in 2003-04, when the Silvertips broke nearly every WHL expansion record and became the first expansion team in WHL history to win a division title. Constantine has coached in the NHL over the course of seven seasons with San Jose, Pittsburgh and New Jersey, helping guide all three clubs to an appearance in the Stanley Cup Playoffs.
