GAME DAY // Tips vs Tri-City (1/11)

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EVERETT SILVERTIPS vs TRI-CITY AMERICANS – A.O.T.W. ARENA

• Friday, January 11, 2019
• Time: 7:35 pm PT
• RADIO: KRKO 1380 AM / 95.3 FM & Silvertips App

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TONIGHT’S MATCHUP AND SERIES NOTES

The Silvertips face the Tri-City Americans in the fifth of eight meetings this season … they are 67-55-21 in 143 lifetime meetings with Tri-City in the regular season … they are 37-20-8 all-time in the series at downtown Everett … the Tips have earned a win or a point in 19 of 20 games (17-1-1-1) … the Silvertips are 16-4-1-1 against opponents from the U.S. Division … they have won 11 consecutive home games.

 

REGULAR SEASON SERIES (Silvertips are 2-2-0-0)

Sep. 29	EVT 3 – at TC 2
Nov. 2	TC 4 – at EVT 2
Jan. 4	at TC 3 – EVT 2
Jan. 5	at EVT 4 – TC 1
Jan. 11	Tri-City	7:35 pm PST
Jan. 25	at Tri-City	7:05 pm PST
Mar. 1	Tri-City	7:35 pm PST
Mar. 8	at Tri-City	7:05 pm PST

 

NEXT THREE GAMES (all times PT)

DATE               OPPONENT                 TIME            SITE                                 RADIO

1/12/19            @ Victoria                    7:05pm        A.O.T.W. Arena                KRKO 1380 AM / 95.3 FM/Tips App

1/18/19            Kelowna                       7:05pm        A.O.T.W. Arena                KRKO 1380 AM / 95.3 FM/Tips App

1/19/19            Portland                       5:00pm        Memorial Coliseum            KRKO 1380 AM / 95.3 FM/Tips App

LAST TIME OUT:
EVT 4 – KEL 2 (1-9-19): Bryce Kindopp reached the 20-goal plateau for the second consecutive season and the Everett Silvertips broke a tied game in the third period to defeat the Kelowna Rockets, 4-2 for their 17^th win in 20 games before 5,025 fans at Prospera Place on Wednesday in WHL action. The Tips haven’t lost a game in regulation to Kelowna since the 2014-15 season: a string improving to 11-0-2-1 in the last 14 meetings. The victory moved them to within five points of the top record in the entire league after the Prince Albert Raiders lost, 4-1 to the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds.

TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS

• MOVIN’ ON UP: The Tips entered today ranked #4 in the CHL Top-10 rankings … they have resided in the Top 10 for the last seven weeks … the Tips have won or gained points in 24 of the past 27 games … their 66 points are second most in the WHL, five behind Prince Albert.
• HOME SWEET HOME: The Tips are 17-3-1-0 at home this season, and have gone 132-47-13-11 at home since the 2013-14 season … they own a +37 goal differential at home, second highest in the WHL … the Tips rank 6^th in WHL attendance, and have drawn 104,224 fans to the box office.
• START ME UP: The Tips are 25-1-0-1 when scoring the first goal of the game … they own a +24 goal differential in the first period, second highest in the entire WHL (entering the week).
• BRYCE YOURSELVES: Tips forward Bryce Kindopp – named assistant captain Jan. 3 – led the team in points (13) and goals (9) for the month of December, covering 9 games … he has reached the 20-goal plateau for the second consecutive season.
• READY FOR BATTLE: The Silvertips carry a record of 16-4-1-1 against opponents of the U.S. Division … they have won three of their last four matchups, allowing just six goals total.

ON THE BOARD!

The following Silvertips with their first WHL point or goal this season:

• Jackson Berezowski / GOAL – Sept. 23 vs. VAN
• Ronan Seeley / ASSIST – Oct. 12 vs. EDM
• Gage Goncalves / ASSIST – Nov. 10 at SEA
• Jalen Price / GOAL – Nov. 10 at SEA
• Conrad Mitchell / ASSIST – Nov. 11 at KAM
• Gage Goncalves / GOAL – Dec. 28 at SPO
• Conrad Mitchell / GOAL – Jan. 6 vs. KAM

BY THE NUMBERS

Silvertips records, when each player scores a goal:

Andrusiak, Zack: 1-1-0-0

Berezowski, Jackson: 7-1-0-0

Butt, Dawson: 6-0-1-0

Christiansen, Jake: 7-0-0-0

Dewar, Connor: 19-3-0-1

Fairbrother, Gianni: 7-0-0-0

Fasko-Rudas, Martin: 8-1-0-0

Goncalves, Gage: 1-0-0-0

Khaira, Sahvan: 2-1-0-0

Kindopp, Bryce: 14-1-0-1

Mitchell, Conrad: 1-0-0-0

Patterson, Max: 3-0-0-1

Price, Jalen: 4-1-0-0

Sutter, Riley: 10-1-0-0

Vitelli, Reece: 4-0-0-0

Walker, Ian: 1-0-0-0

Wylie, Wyatte: 7-0-1-0

 

MILESTONE ALERT

• Riley Sutter is 2 games shy of 200 in his Silvertips and WHL career
• Connor Dewar is 10 goals shy of 100 in his Silvertips and WHL career
• Wyatte Wylie is 15 games away from 200 in his Silvertips and WHL career
• Reece Vitelli played in the 100^th game in his Silvertips and WHL career Dec. 8 at Seattle
• Riley Sutter had the 100^th point in his Silvertips and WHL career on Sept. 29 at Tri-City
• Jake Christiansen played in the 200^th game of his Silvertips and WHL career on Oct. 13 vs. Kamloops

 

ATTENTION TO DETAIL 

The Silvertips roster, categorized by birth year and hometown:

 

BIRTH YEAR

98: Andrusiak, Khaira, Minulin

99: Kindopp, Dewar, Christiansen, Sutter, Wylie, Patterson,

00: I. Walker, Butt, Fasko-Rudas, Fairbrother, Palaga, Gurney

01: Wolf, Goncalves, Mitchell, Price, Vitelli

02: Berezowski, Seeley

 

HOMETOWN

CANADA

BC: Patterson, Khaira, I. Walker, Fairbrother, Goncalves, Price, Palaga, Andrusiak, Gurney

AB: Kindopp, Sutter, Mitchell, Seeley

SK: Berezowski

MB: Dewar, Vitelli

 

UNITED STATES

WA: Butt, Wylie

CA: Wolf

RUSSIA

Minulin

SLOVAKIA

Fasko-Rudas