GAMEDAY PREVIEW – DEC 3 @ EDM
VS EDMONTON: This is third of eight meetings this season between the Oil Kings and the Tigers. So far the series has been dead split with the Tigers winning the first game of the series 3-2 in a shootout, then falling to the Oil Kings in Edmonton by a 5-4 score. The Oil Kings are ranked 1st in the Central Division and 2nd in the Eastern Conference with a record of 16-4-2-1. Leading the way offensively for EOK has been Dylan Guenther (13G, 14A, 27 PTS) and Jalen Luypen (9G, 16A, 25 PTS).
2021-22 WHL RANKINGS:
Record (4-12-3-1)
Central Div. – 6th
Eastern Con. – 12th
Home (3-5-1-0)
Away (1-7-2-1).
VS CENTRAL DIVISION: The Tigers have posted a 3-6-1-0 record this season vs Central Division opponents.
VS EAST DIVISION: The Tigers have posted a 1-6-2-1 record this season vs East Division opponents.
LAST GAME: The Tigers were in tough against the CHL’s top ranked team in the Winnipeg ICE. Owen MacNeil had his 4th of the season and Cayden Glover got his 3rd goal in two nights as the Tabbies fell by a score of 7-2. Garin Bjorklund stopped 25 of 42 shots in the loss. Jakin Smallwood and Connor McClennon each had a pair of markers for the ICE.
MILESTONES: Lukas Svejkovsky recently played his 150th career WHL game. The Pittsburgh Penguins draft pick has 110 points (49G, 61A) and is only 1 goals shy of his 50th career goal. Corson Hopwo is closing in on his 100th career WHL point. The forward from Duncan, BC needs only 6 points to cross that threshold. Tigers Defenceman Dru Krebs is only two games away from his 100th career WHL game.
PLAYER TO WATCH: Noah Danielson was a 4th round draft pick (87th overall) of the Tigers in the 2017 WHL Prospect Draft. The 5’9 forward from Red Deer, AB has already set a new career high in goals (5) and in points (10). Danielson plays a complete 200-foot game and sees the ice very well.
| CLUB LEADERS | LEADING SCORERS: | |||
| · Goals | Lukas Svejkovsky (10) | · Lukas Svejkovsky | 10G, 14A, 24 PTS | |
| · Assists | Lukas Svejkovsky (14) | · Bogdans Hodass | 2G, 3A, 15 PTS | |
| · Points | Lukas Svejkovsky (24) | · Corson Hopwo | 7G, 7A, 14 PTS | |
| · PIMs | Daniel Baker (46) | · Noah Danielson | 5G, 5A, 10 PTS | |
| · Plus/Minus | Reid Andresen (+1) | · Daniel Baker | 3G, 7A, 10 PTS | |
| · Wins | Bjorklund / Langkow (2) | · Tyler MacKenzie | 0G, 10A, 10 PTS | |
| ROOKIE LEADERS | · Ashton Ferster | 5G, 4A, 9 PTS | ||
| · Goals | Bogdans Hodass (2) | · Owen MacNeil | 4G, 3A, 7 PTS | |
| · Assists | Bogdans Hodass (13) | · Oren Shtrom | 3G, 3A, 6 PTS | |
| · Points | Bogdans Hodass (15) | · Oasiz Wiesblatt | 2G, 4A, 6 PTS | |
| · PIMs | Bogdans Hodass (16) | · Teague Patton | 4G, 1A, 5 PTS | |
| · Plus/Minus | Ryan Nolan (-1) | · Rhett Parsons | 0G, 5A, 5 PTS |
SPECIAL TEAMS:
- POWER PLAY: 16 / 75 – 21.3% – 10th
- PENALTY KILL: 67 / 87– 79.3% – 17th
TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers have 24 players on the roster – 2 Goaltenders, 8 Defenceman and 13 Forwards, including 7 rookies.
AGE BREAKDOWN: 3 – 20-year-olds, 2 – 19-year-olds, 9 – 18-year-olds, 8 – 17-year-olds and 2 – 16-year-olds.
NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Lukas Svejkovsky (Pittsburgh Penguins), Garin Bjorklund (Washington Capitals), Dru Krebs (Washington Capitals),
TIGERS BROADCAST: Catch all the action for home and away games with Scott Roblin on CHAT 94.5 FM. You can also watch live with a subscription on CHL TV.
TIGERS SCHEDULE:
| LAST FIVE: | RESULTS: | NEXT FIVE: | TIME: |
| @ Winnipeg ICE | 7-2 Loss | vs Brandon Wheat Kings, Sat, Dec 4 | 7:00 PM (MST) |
| @ Brandon Wheat Kings | 7-4 Loss | @ Brandon Wheat Kings, Tue, Dec 7 | 6:00 PM (MST) |
| vs Regina Pats | 6-2 Loss | @ Regina Pats, Wed, Dec 8 | 6:00 PM (MST) |
| vs Winnipeg ICE | 4-2 Loss | @ Red Deer, Sat, Dec 11 | 7:00 PM (MST) |
| @ Lethbridge Hurricanes | 7-3 Loss | @ Lethbridge, Fri, Dec 17 | 7:00 PM (MST) |
