TONIGHT // Tips vs Prince George (12/29)
EVERETT SILVERTIPS vs PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS – A.O.T.W. ARENA
- Saturday, December 29, 2018
- Time: 7:05 pm PT
- RADIO: KRKO 1380 AM / 95.3 FM & Silvertips App
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TONIGHT’S MATCHUP AND SERIES NOTES
The Silvertips take on the Prince George Cougars for the first time this season and the first of four meetings … the Silvertips are 8-3-0-1 in the last five years against Prince George … the Silvertips have earned a win or point in 15 consecutive games (13-0-1-1) … their last matchup with Prince George came on Dec. 16, 2017 in a 4-0 victory … the Tips have won two straight in the series for games played in Everett … Prince George defeated Seattle last night, 2-1 to snap a five-game losing streak.
Silvertips vs Cougars: All-Time Regular Season Record
Year GP W L T OTL SOL GF GA
2003-04 4 2 2 0 0 7 7
2004-05 4 1 3 0 0 9 11
2005-06 4 3 1 – 0 0 13 8
2006-07 5 3 2 – 0 0 15 15
2007-08 4 4 0 – 0 0 20 7
2008-09 4 2 0 – 2 0 15 14
2009-10 4 3 0 – 0 1 17 7
2010-11 4 3 1 – 0 0 13 9
2011-12 4 3 1 – 0 0 13 11
2012-13 4 1 2 – 0 1 9 18
2013-14 4 2 1 – 1 0 14 12
2014-15 4 2 2 – 0 0 12 10
2015-16 4 2 2 – 0 0 5 9
2016-17 4 3 1 – 0 0 16 7
2017-18 4 3 0 – 0 1 14 5
All-Time 61 37 18 0 3 3 192 150
NEXT THREE GAMES (all times PT)
DATE OPPONENT TIME SITE RADIO
1/4/19 @ Tri-City 7:05pm Toyota Center KRKO 1380 AM / 95.3 FM/Tips App
1/5/19 Tri-City 7:05pm A.O.T.W. Arena KRKO 1380 AM / 95.3 FM/Tips App
1/8/19 @ Seattle 6:05pm ShoWare Center KRKO 1380 AM / 95.3 FM/Tips App
LAST TIME OUT:
EVT 3 – SPO 1 (12-28-18): Captain Connor Dewar broke a 1-1 tie with a pair of back to back goals and Gage Goncalves scored his first career WHL goal, helping the Everett Silvertips rally to a 3-1 victory over the Spokane Chiefs before 5,350 fans at Spokane Arena on Friday in WHL action. The Silvertips ran their point streak to 15 straight games (13-0-1-1), emerging from the 12-day holiday break with their fifth win in seven games this season against Spokane. Dustin Wolf made 14 saves in net for the win, including a game-breaking save on Riley Woods late in regulation.
TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS
- MOVIN’ ON UP: The Tips entered today ranked #5 in the CHL Top-10 rankings … they have resided in the Top 10 for the last five weeks … the Tips have won or gained points in 20 of the past 22 games … their 58 points are second most in the WHL.
- DECEMBER TO REMEMBER: The Tips carry a record of 7-0-0-1in December and have gone 4-0-0-0 at home … tonight’s game is their final of the 2018 calendar year, currently at 52-13-2-3 since Jan. 1 for regular season play.
- GOALTENDING ORIENTED: Tips goaltender Dustin Wolf was named WHL Goaltender of the Week for the third time of the season on Dec. 10 and CHL Goaltender of the Week (2nd of his career) on the next day … his 21 save shutout on Dec. 9 was the 7th of his career, moving to 5th all-time in Tips history (surpassing Thomas Heemskerk and Kent Simpson) … since Nov. 1 (entering the holiday break), Wolf leads the WHL in wins (15) and is second in save percentage (.932 – minimum 200 minutes played).
- BRYCE YOURSELVES: Tips forward Bryce Kindopp leads the team in points (11) and goals (8) for the month of December, covering 8 games.
- GOAL ORIENTED, TOO: The Tips enter tonight tied for 8th in the league for goals per game (3.4) … they have scored 16 goals in the last five games.
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
BY THE NUMBERS
Silvertips records, when each player scores a goal:
Bains, Akash: 4-0-0-0
Berezowski, Jackson: 6-0-0-0
Butt, Dawson: 6-0-1-0
Christiansen, Jake: 7-0-0-0
Dewar, Connor: 16-3-0-1
Fairbrother, Gianni: 5-0-0-0
Fasko-Rudas, Martin: 7-1-0-0
Goncalves, Gage: 1-0-0-0
Khaira, Sahvan: 2-1-0-0
Kindopp, Bryce: 12-1-0-1
Patterson, Max: 1-0-0-1
Price, Jalen: 2-1-0-0
Richards, Sean: 7-1-0-0
Sutter, Riley: 9-1-0-0
Vitelli, Reece: 4-0-0-0
Walker, Ian: 1-0-0-0
Wylie, Wyatte: 6-0-1-0
MILESTONE ALERT
- Riley Sutter is 3 games shy of 200 in his Silvertips and WHL career
- Connor Dewar is 12 goals shy of 100 in his Silvertips and WHL career
- Reece Vitelli played in the 100th game in his Silvertips and WHL career Dec. 8 at Seattle
- Riley Sutter had the 100th point in his Silvertips and WHL career on Sept. 29 at Tri-City
- Sean Richards reached the 100th point in his WHL career on Nov. 10 at Seattle
- Jake Christiansen played in the 200th 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: Richards, Khaira, Minulin
99: Kindopp, Dewar, Christiansen, Sutter, Wylie, Patterson, Sharp, Bains,
00: I. Walker, Butt, Fasko-Rudas, Fairbrother, Palaga
01: Wolf, Goncalves, Mitchell, Price, Vitelli
02: Berezowski, Seeley
03: Zellweger
HOMETOWN
CANADA
BC: Patterson, Khaira, Bains, I. Walker, Fairbrother, Goncalves, Price, Palaga
AB: Richards, Kindopp, Sutter, Mitchell, Seeley, Zellweger
SK: Berezowski
MB: Dewar, Vitelli
UNITED STATES
WA: Butt, Wylie
CA: Wolf
RUSSIA
Minulin
SLOVAKIA
Fasko-Rudas
