TONIGHT » Tips at Spokane (4/23)

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EVERETT SILVERTIPS at SPOKANE CHIEFS – Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena

• Friday, April 23, 2021
• Time: 6:10pm PT
• RADIO: KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM / Tune In App

 TODAY’S MATCHUP AND SERIES NOTES

Fourth of six meetings this season … the Silvertips sit first in the U.S. Division standings with a 12-3-0-0 record while the Chiefs are in fourth place with a 4-6-2-1 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 79-60-1-9-4 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	W 5-0	2-1-0-0	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 (2-1-0-0)

• LEADER, POINTS (EVT): BEREZOWSKI (3), WRIGHT (3), ANDERSON (3)
• LEADER, GOALS (EVT): CAMPBELL (2), WRIGHT (2)
• LEADER, POINTS (SPO): BECKMAN (4)
• LEADER, GOALS (SPO): BECKMAN (2)

NEXT THREE GAMES (all times PT)

*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

4/28/21         vs. Seattle            7:05pm        Angel of the Winds Arena       KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3FM/WHL Live

*postponed to a later date

LAST TIME OUT:
EVT 5 – SPO 0 (4-22-21): – The Everett Silvertips won their third in a row with a dominating 5-0 victory over the Spokane Chiefs on the road at Spokane Veterans Memorial Arena. Goaltender Dustin Wolf was superb in the Silvertips crease as the Calgary Flames prospect stopped all 32 shots sent his direction to pick up his 4^th shutout of the season. Silvertips forward Hunter Campbell scored twice while rookie Ryan Hofer registered his first career multi-point game with two points (1g-1a) in the win.
SHOTS: EVT 32 | SPO 32

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 (11), 3^rd in goals against average (1.69), tied for 2^nd in save percentage (0.944), tied for 1^st in shutouts (4) … he has 24 career shutouts, moving into sole possession of 2^nd place 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 15 contests. Defensive leaders Gianni Fairbrother and Oleg Zellweger have impressive numbers on both ends of the score sheet. Fairbrother has recorded 15 points (1g-14a) to go along with a plus-6 rating while Zellweger has totaled 13 points (2g-11a) in 11 games played.
3) FUN WITH FONSTAD: Team captain Cole Fonstad has recorded a point in seven consecutive games continuing his productive season for the Silvertips. He now has 270 points for his WHL career and presently leads the club with 23 points (10g-13a) to go along with a stellar plus-13 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 one win away from totaling 100 for his WHL and Silvertips career
• Ethan Regnier is one game 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 seven games away from 150 for his WHL career
• Jackson Berezowski is nine 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, assist on 4/22 @ SPO
• 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