GAME DAY / Tips at Spokane (10/18)
EVERETT SILVERTIPS at SPOKANE CHIEFS – SPOKANE ARENA
Tuesday, October 18, 2016 | RADIO: Fox Sports 1380 | TIPS Mobile App
TONIGHT’S MATCHUP
The Silvertips return to the road for three straight games, visiting the Spokane Chiefs for the second time this season … the Silvertips have won four consecutive games and ended their previous contest with the top win percentage (.850) in the WHL … the previously defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds, 3-2 at XFINITY Arena on Saturday … the Silvertips last faced Spokane and won, 4-3 (OT), rallying from a 2-1 deficit in the third period.
NEXT THREE GAMES
DATE OPPONENT TIME SITE RADIO
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
10/27/16 TRI-CITY 7:05pm XFINITY Arena Fox Sports 1380 / Tips App
SERIES SCHEDULE NOTES
Tonight is the second of eight meetings between the Silvertips and Spokane … they are currently 1-0-0-0 in the season series … last season, the Silvertips went 7-2-1-0 vs. Spokane … the Silvertips have an all-time record of 55-53-8 against Spokane … Carter Hart appeared in seven of nine games against the Chiefs last season … Patrick Bajkov, Noah Juulsen, and Dominic Zwerger each notched two points in the season series opener.
SEASON SERIES (Silvertips 1-0-0-0)
October 14th Silvertips 4 – Spokane 3 (OT)
October 18th at Spokane 7:05PM PT
November 12th at Spokane 7:05PM PT
December 11th vs Spokane 4:05PM PT
January 11th vs Spokane 7:05PM PT
January 22nd vs Spokane 4:05PM PT
March 1st vs Spokane 7:05PM PT
March 8th at Spokane 7:05PM PT
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 290-166-57 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: Ending last Saturday, the Silvertips owned the top win percentage (.850) in the WHL … they are 3-1-0 at home and 5-0-1 on the road … last week, the Silvertips won four games in five days and trailed only for 4:29 … they outscored their opposition, 17-8 … their power play was 7-of-23 (30.4) during that span
- LOCK DOWN: The Silvertips lead the league in fewest shots allowed (23.4) and fewest goals allowed (2.1) per game … the Silvertips limited the Prince George Cougars (previously #1, CHL rankings) to 41 shots in two victories last Tuesday and Wednesday at CN Centre
- START ME UP: The Silvertips start of 8-1-1-0 matches their last highest point total (17) through ten games, with an identical point total last set in 2006-07 … CURRENTLY: they have scored the first goal of the game in nine of the first ten games
- HOT STREAKS: New acquisition Dominic Zwerger has a seven game point streak … Patrick Bajkov has 12 points in 10 games and has a point in eight of the first ten games … Noah Juulsen has points in five of his first six 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 10 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 3 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 58-30-4-7 record with 11 shutouts in 102 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 (290) and posting a record of 290-167-57 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.
ATTENTION TO DETAIL
The Silvertips roster, categorized by birth year and hometown:
BIRTH YEAR
96: Millar, Skrumeda, Zwerger
97: Bajkov, Fonteyne, Skoleski, Juulsen, Dwyer, Davis, Petit
98: Gerth, Hart, Richards, Tuulola, Hein, Goethals
99: Sutter, King, Dewar, Christiansen, Wylie, Kindopp
00: Kemp, Centazzo, Walker, Onyebuchi
HOMETOWN
CANADA
BC: Bajkov, Millar, Gerth, Juulsen, Christiansen, Davis, Walker
AB: Sutter, Fonteyne, Centazzo, Richards, Kindopp, Hart
SK: Kemp
MB: Hein, Skoleski, Dewar, Onyebuchi, Dwyer, Skrumeda, Petit, Goethals
UNITED STATES
CO: King
WA: Wylie
FINLAND
Tuulola
AUSTRIA
Zwerger
