TONIGHT: Tips at Spokane (2/11)
EVERETT SILVERTIPS at SPOKANE CHIEFS – SPOKANE ARENA
- Sunday, February 11, 2018
- RADIO: 1380 AM / FM 95.3
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TONIGHT’S MATCHUP AND SERIES NOTES
Eighth of ten meetings against the Chiefs and the finale of three games in three days … the Tips are 4-2-1-0 this season against Spokane … the Tips are 58-55-9 all-time against Spokane and last season went 4-2-1-1 in the head-to-head series … the Silvertips enter today first place in the Western Conference and U.S. Division … they went 5-0-0-1 in their last two “3-in-3” situations (currently 1-0-1) … the Silvertips hold a two point lead in the Western Conference with 16 games left in the regular season … Spokane defeated Tri-City last night, 6-3 and are 8-0-2 in the last 10 games.
SEASON SERIES (Silvertips 4-2-1-0)
| Oct. 4 | Spokane 5 – Silvertips 4 | |
| Nov. 24 | Silvertips 4 – Spokane 1 | |
| Dec. 8 | Silvertips 3 – Spokane 0 | |
| Dec. 15 | at Spokane 5 – Silvertips 3 | |
| Jan. 13 | Silvertips 5 – at Spokane 2 | |
| Jan. 28 | Silvertips 6 – at Spokane 5 (OT) | |
| Feb. 9 | Spokane 2 – at Silvertips 1 (OT) | |
| Feb. 11 | at Spokane | 5:05pm |
| Feb. 20 | at Spokane | 7:05pm |
| Feb. 25 | Spokane | 4:05pm |
NEXT THREE GAMES (all times PT)
DATE OPPONENT TIME SITE RADIO
2/16/18 @ Seattle 7:35pm ShoWare Center KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM/Tips App
2/17/18 SEATTLE 7:05pm AOTW Arena KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM/Tips App
2/18/18 KAMLOOPS 4:05pm AOTW Arena KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM/Tips App
LAST GAME (EVT 5 – VAN 0 / 2-11-18): Carter Hart earned his 26th career shutout, tying the WHL record, while tying the Everett Silvertips’ record for most wins by a goaltender (Leland Irving) with his 107th win as the Silvertips defeated the Vancouver Giants, 5-0 in front of a crowd of 5,982 at the Angel of the Winds Arena. Nine different Silvertips players were on the scoresheet, Ian Walker scored his first career WHL goal and Ethan O’Rourke earned his first goal as a Silvertip. Sean Richards, Matt Fonteyne, and Bryce Kindopp also supplied goals for the Silvertips.
TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS
- TORRID TIPS: The Tips are 31-7-1-2 in the last 41 games and finished 9-3-0-1 in January… they have won 25 of the last 31 games … Matt Fonteyne led the Silvertips in January – and the entire league – with 25 points in 13 games and added 12 goals … they have 4 games of scoring 8 goals or more.
- NOT STANDING PAT: Patrick Bajkov, the leading Tips scorer, set the new Silvertips all-time scoring record with 264 points last Friday, when he surpassed Zach Hamill with a first period power play goal … has twice tied his career high of 5 points … he needs one goal to tie Tyler Maxwell for the Tips all-time goal record (107)
- GOALTENDING GOT HART: Tips goaltender Carter Hart, gold medalist at the World Junior Championships, was named to his 3rd straight WHL Goaltender of the Month selection last Thursday with a 6-1-0-1 record, 1.97 GAA and .934 save percentage in January … he was in net on Saturday with 23 saves for his 26th career shutout (tied WHL record) and 107th win (tied Tips record) in a 5-0 win over Vancouver.
- HELPING HAND: Matt Fonteyne – named WHL Player of the Week in January – added to his case with WHL Player of the Month honors for the month as well – tied a Tips record for assists in a game (5) on Jan. 15 in a 6-5 win vs. Tri-City … the last to post the mark was Peter Mueller, 11/25/06 vs. Tri-City … Fonteyne has 22 multi point games this season and led the league with 25 points in 13 games for January.
- SPECIAL DELIVERIES: For the Silvertips special teams, the penalty kill is 1st in the WHL (84.9) … the Tips power play went 5-of-9 on Jan. 7 vs. Victoria, tying a franchise record for most power play goals in one game (5) … they are 20-of-68 in the last 14 games … Matt Fonteyne leads the Silvertips with 14 power play goals (T-5, WHL).
ON THIS DATE
EVT 4 – KEL 0 (2/11/12): Josh Birkholz, Cody Fowlie, and Jari Erricson each earned multi point games while Kent Simpson earned first star of the game honors with 41 saves in a 4-2 Silvertips win over the Vancouver Giants before 7,527 fans in downtown Everett … it was one of 12 games that season where Simpson made 40 saves or more in a game
MILESTONE ALERT
- Carter Hart is 1 shutout away from breaking the WHL all-time record (26: Tyson Sexsmith)
- Patrick Bakjov is 2 goals away from becoming the all-time Silvertips leader (107: Tyler Maxwell)
- Garrett Pilon is 9 games away from 200 in his WHL career
- Sean Richards is 5 points away from 100 in his WHL career
- Connor Dewar is 6 games away from 100 and 1 point away from 100 in his WHL and Tips career
- Ian Walker is 7 games away from 100 in his WHL career
- Patrick Bajkov scored his 100th career goal in the WHL and in his Tips career Jan. 7 vs. Victoria
- Luke Ormsby played in the 100th game of his Tips and WHL career on Dec. 28 at Vancouver
- Wyatte Wylie played in the 100th game of his Tips and WHL career on Dec. 2 vs. Saskatoon
- Matt Fonteyne played in the 300th game of his Tips and WHL career on Dec. 9 at Portland
- Kevin Davis played in his 300th career game in the WHL on Nov. 22 at Tri-City
- Patrick Bajkov played in his 300th career game in the WHL on Dec. 6 vs. Portland
- Bryce Kindopp played in his 100th career game in the WHL on Dec. 17 vs. Portland
- Riley Sutter played in his 100th career game in the WHL on Sept. 24 vs. Tri-City
- Carter Hart became the Silvertips all-time record leader in shutouts (22) on Nov. 22 at Tri-City
- Patrick Bajkov’s shorthanded goal put him 2nd, all-time on the Tips points list on Nov. 17 vs. Seattle
- Patrick Bajkov earned the 200th point in his Tips and WHL career on Oct. 4 at Spokane
- Kevin Davis earned the 100th assist in his Tips and WHL career on Oct. 13 at Lethbridge
ON THE BOARD
The following Silvertips have collected their first career WHL point this season:
- Reece Vitelli (goal) – Sept. 23 vs. POR
- Gianni Fairbrother (assist) – Sept. 29 at KEL
- Martin Fasko-Rudas (assist) – Oct. 8 at EDM
- Dustin Wolf (assist) – Oct. 29 at POR
- Kyle Walker (assist) – Oct. 29 at POR
- Dawson Butt (goal) – Nov. 22 at TC
WHEN THEY SCORE
A look at the Tips records when the following players score a goal:
#4 Ian Walker 1-0-0-0
#7 Martin Fasko-Rudas 3-0-0-0
#8 Patrick Bajkov 16-3-1-0
#9 Dawson Butt 1-0-0-0
#10 Ethan O’Rourke 1-0-0-0
#12 Akash Bains 1-1-0-0
#14 Riley Sutter 12-3-0-1
#15 Sean Richards 13-3-0-1
#16 Luke Ormsby 1-0-0-0
#17 Matt Fonteyne 15-7-1-1
#19 Bryce Kindopp 10-1-0-0
#20 Kyle Walker 1-0-0-0
#24 Gianni Fairbrother 1-0-0-1
#23 Jake Christiansen 4-0-0-0
#26 Reece Vitelli 1-1-0-0
#29 Wyatte Wylie 3-1-0-0
#41 Garrett Pilon 4-0-1-0
#43 Connor Dewar 12-4-0-1
#44 Spencer Gerth 1-0-0-0
#38 Kevin Davis 5-1-0-0
SUTTER SENT TO THE TOP
Riley Sutter skated in the CHL/NHL Top Prospects game in Guelph … was given a “B” listing among the NHL Central Scouting rankings for the 2018 NHL Entry Draft, considered possible second or third round choices in the upcoming draft … through 14 seasons, a total of 19 players through the Silvertips program have been selected in the NHL Entry Draft … a total of 17 Silvertips have advanced to play in the NHL … Sutter has reached a career high in goals (21).
CLIMBING THE LADDER
The Silvertips, ranking among the franchise all-time leaders:
| GAMES | # | Player | Pos | TOTAL |
| 1 | 11 | Shane Harper | RW | 335 |
| 2 | 38 | Kevin Davis | D | 331 |
| 3 | 10, 21 | Zack Dailey | C | 330 |
| 4 | 8 | Patrick Bajkov | RW | 326 |
| 5 | 17 | Matt Fonteyne | LW | 324 |
| GOALS | # | Player | Pos | TOTAL |
| 1 | 9 | Tyler Maxwell | C | 107 |
| 2 | 8 | Patrick Bajkov | RW | 106 |
| 3 | 21 | Joshua Winquist | LW | 101 |
| 4 | 11 | Shane Harper | RW | 100 |
| 5 | 9 | Zach Hamill | C | 87 |
| ASSISTS | # | Player | Pos | TOTAL |
| 1 | 9 | Zach Hamill | C | 175 |
| 2 | 8 | Patrick Bajkov | RW | 164 |
| 3 | 38 | Kevin Davis | D | 138 |
| 4 | 21 | Joshua Winquist | LW | 115 |
| 5 | 11 | Shane Harper | RW | 114 |
| POINTS | # | Player | Pos | TOTAL |
| 1 | 8 | Patrick Bajkov | RW | 271 |
| 2 | 9 | Zach Hamill | C | 262 |
| 3 | 21 | Joshua Winquist | LW | 216 |
| 4 | 11 | Shane Harper | RW | 214 |
| 5 | 9 | Tyler Maxwell | C | 195 |
