TONIGHT » Tips at Spokane (4/22)

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EVERETT SILVERTIPS at SPOKANE CHIEFS – Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena

• Thursday, April 22, 2021
• Time: 6:10pm PT
• RADIO: KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM / Tune In App

TODAY’S MATCHUP AND SERIES NOTES

Third of six meetings this season … the Silvertips sit first in the U.S. Division standings with an 11-3-0-0 record while the Chiefs are in fourth place with a 4-5-2-1 record entering Thursday’s matchup… the Silvertips posted a 7-1-1-0 record against the Chiefs in the 2019-20 regular season… the Silvertips are 78-60-1-9-4 all-time against the Spokane Chiefs…

 

DATE	GAME	RESULT	W-L-O-S	TIME	VENUE
Mar. 20	Vs SPO	W 2-0	1-0-0-0	6:05pm	AOTW Arena
Apr. 13	Vs SPO	L 4-3	1-1-0-0	7:05pm	AOTW Arena
Apr. 22	@ SPO			6:10pm	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
Apr. 23	@ SPO			6:10pm	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
May. 2	@ SPO			5:10pm	Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena
May. 7	Vs SPO			7:05pm	AOTW Arena

THIS SEASON AGAINST THE CHIEFS (1-1-0-0)

• LEADER, POINTS (EVT): BEREZOWSKI (2), WRIGHT (2), ANDERSON (2)
• LEADER, GOALS (EVT): BEREZOWSKI (1), WRIGHT (1), LEE (1), FONSTAD (1), ROEST (1)
• LEADER, POINTS (SPO): BECKMAN (4)
• LEADER, GOALS (SPO): BECKMAN (2)

 

NEXT THREE GAMES (all times PT)

4/23/21         @ Spokane          6:10pm        Spokane Arena                     KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3FM/WHL Live

*4/24/21        vs. Tri-City             6:05pm        Angel of the Winds Arena       KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3FM/WHL Live
4/27/21         @ Portland           5:00pm        Veterans Memorial Coliseum  KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3FM/WHL Live

*postponed to a later date

LAST TIME OUT:
EVT 6 – POR 2 (4-18-21): – The Everett Silvertips improved their perfection against the Portland Winterhawks by defeating their US Division rival by a score of 6-2, giving the club four wins in four matchups so far this season. Silvertips forward Ethan Regnier registered his first-career hat trick while blue liner Zach Ashton tallied a couple of assists. Goaltender Dustin Wolf picked up his 10^th victory of the season after turning aside 37 shots.
SHOTS: EVT 34 | POR 39

DID YOU KNOW?
1) HUNGRY LIKE THE WOLF: Tips’ goaltender Dustin Wolf – the recipient of the WHL Goaltender of the Month award for March – ranks among the WHL leaders in the following categories: tied for 2^nd in wins (10), 3^rd in goals against average (1.83), 2^nd in save percentage (0.939), 2^nd in shutouts (3) … he has 23 career shutouts, moving into 2^nd on the WHL and Silvertips all-time list, ahead of Leland Irving and Seattle’s Bryan Bridges. He is three behind the league record shared by former teammate Carter Hart and Vancouver’s Tyson Sexsmith. Wolf broke the team’s franchise record for longest shutout streak of 195:12 on Mar. 26^th @ POR, surpassing Carter Hart in franchise history for longest stretch without allowing a goal.
2) THE DEFENSE NEVER RESTS: The Silvertips as a team hold the second-best goals against average mark in the WHL as the club has only given up 28 goals against in 14 contests. Defensive leaders Olen Zellweger and Gianni Fairbrother have impressive numbers on both ends of the score sheet halfway through the 2020-21 season. Zellweger has amassed 13 points (2g-11a) and a plus-5 rating while Fairbrother has recorded 14 points (1g-13a) to go along with a plus-3 rating.
3) FUN WITH FONSTAD: Team captain Cole Fonstad has recorded a point in six consecutive games and has found the back of the net in nine of his last 12 games overall. He now has 269 points for his WHL career and presently leads the club with 22 points (10g-12a) to go along with a stellar plus-12 mark.

NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING TRACKER: (updated from NHL CSS Players to Watch Rankings)

            Player                         Of note:

• (D) Olen Zellweger Two assists, Apr. 10/21 @ TC

NHL TIES
Player                                     NHL transaction
Cole Fonstad (F)                    Montreal, 5^th round, 2018 draft (unsigned, NHL free agent)
Gianni Fairbrother (D)            Montreal, 3^rd round, 2019 draft
Dustin Wolf (G)                       Calgary, 7^th round, 2019 draft
Gage Goncalves (F)               Tampa Bay, 2^nd round, 2020 draft
Ronan Seeley (D)                   Carolina, 7^th round, 2020 draft

MILESTONE ALERT:

• Cole Fonstad earned the 250^th point for his WHL career on Mar. 21 at Tri-City
• Dustin Wolf is two wins away from totaling 100 for his WHL and Silvertips career
• Ethan Regnier is two games away from 200 for his WHL career
• Gianni Fairbrother played in his 150^th career WHL game on Apr. 16^th, all with the Silvertips
• Gage Goncalves recorded his 100^th point for his WHL career on Apr. 10 at Tri-City
• Gage Goncalves is eight games away from 150 for his WHL career
• Jackson Berezowski is 10 games away from 150 for his WHL career

FIRST TIMERS: The following Silvertips have notched their firsts in their WHL careers, this season:

• Ryan Hofer: goal on 3/21 @ Tri-City
• Ben Hemmerling: goal on 3/24 vs. Tri-City, assist on 4/16 @ SEA
• Austin Roest: assist on 4/3 vs. Portland; goal on 4/13 vs. Spokane
• Max Graham: assist on 4/18 vs. Portland