GAME 4: TIGERS VS EDMONTON OIL KINGS
VS EDMONTON: The Tigers trail the Edmonton Oil Kings 2-1 in the WHL Kal Tire Eastern Conference Championship. The Tigers have been outscored 12-6 and outshot 120-85 in the series. Ty Stanton (0G,3A) leads the Tigers with three points in the series. Marek Langhamer (1-2-0-0) and Nick Schneider (0-0-0-0) have each seen action in the series. Langhamer has allowed eight goals against (2.79 GAA) on 111 shots (.928 Save %), while Schneider has allowed three goals against (28.27 GAA) on eight shots (.625 Save %). On the power play the Tigers have gone 2 for 11 (18.2%), while killing off 13 of 14 (92.9%) Oil Kings’ chances.
2013-14 TIGERS:
- Record (44-24-3-1).
- Central Div. – 3rd.
- Eastern Con. – 4th.
- Home (25-8-2-1).
- Away (19-16-1-0).
2013-14 OIL KINGS:
- Record (50-19-2-1).
- Central Div. – 1st.
- Eastern Con. – 1st.
- Home (22-11-2-1).
- Away (28-8-0-0).
3RD ROUND SERIES SCHEDULE:
#1 – Edmonton 8 – Medicine Hat 3
#2 – Edmonton 3 – Medicine Hat 1
#3 – Medicine Hat 2 – Edmonton 1
#4 – Edmonton @ Medicine Hat, Wednesday, April 23 (7:00 PM)
#5 – Medicine Hat @ Edmonton, Saturday, April 26 (7:00 PM)
#6 – Edmonton @ Medicine Hat, Monday, April 28 (7:00 PM)
#7 – Medicine Hat @ Edmonton, Tuesday, April 29 (7:00 PM)
LAST GAME: The Tigers defeated the Oil Kings 2-1 in Game Three of the Kal Tire Eastern Conference Championship. Tommy Vannelli and Chad Labelle were the goal scorers for the Tigers. Marek Langhamer allowed only one goal against on 44 shots for his ninth win of the playoffs. The Tigers went 0 for 2 on the power play and killed off 6 of 6 Oil Kings’ power play chances.
PLAYOFF HISTORY: This postseason marks the 12th straight season that the Tigers have qualified for the playoffs. It is also the 11th time over that streak that the Tigers have progressed to at least the second round. This Conference Finals marks the 13th time in the Tigers’ 44 year history that the team has made the Conference Finals. It’s the fifth time in the past 11 seasons that the Tigers have made it this far. Overall the Tigers have posted a 194-172 record in 366 playoff games.
MILESTONES: The regular season ended with a few players on the cusp of major milestones. Kyle Becker had a great season on the blueline and is three points away from 50 in his career. Cole Sanford (49) and Miles Koules (47) proved they aren’t just snipers as they’ve put up career highs in assists and are now both closing in on 50 career assists. A couple of players also hit impressive scoring milestones before the conclusion of the regular season. Trevor Cox has improved his goal totals each of his seasons with the Tigers. He reached a milestone in the final home game scoring his 50th and 51st career goals. Curtis Valk ended his final regular season with the Tigers on a tear. He finished with a career stat line of 125 goals and 130 assists for 255 points in 270 games. His 255 points puts him 19th all-time on the Tigers scoring leaders just surpassing Lanny McDonald (253) and Emerson Etem (252).
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TIGERS LEADERS: |
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Curtis Valk (12) |
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Trevor Cox (15) |
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Trevor Cox (23) |
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Trevor Cox (+10) |
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Tyler Lewington (24) |
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Marek Langhamer (9) |
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Marek Langhamer (.939) |
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Marek Langhamer (2.14) |
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OIL KINGS LEADERS: |
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Curtis Lazar (7) |
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Henrik Samuelsson (10) |
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Curtis Lazar (16) |
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Cody Corbett / Dysin Mayo (+14) |
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Henrik Samuelsson (29) |
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Tristan Jarry (10) |
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Tristan Jarry (.932) |
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Tristan Jarry (1.84) |
TIGERS SPECIAL TEAMS:
- POWER PLAY: 8 – 48 – 16.7%
- PENALTY KILL: 49 – 54 – 90.7%
OIL KINGS SPECIAL TEAMS:
- POWER PLAY: 12 – 58 – 20.7%
- PENALTY KILL: 33 – 39 – 84.6%
TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers currently have 27 players on the roster – 2 Goaltenders, 10 Defenceman and 15 Forwards, including 9 rookies.
AGE BREAKDOWN: 3 – 20 year olds, 5 – 19 year olds, 9 – 18 year olds, 5 – 17 year olds, 4 – 16 year old and 1 – 15 year old.
NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Jacob Doty (St.Louis Blues), Marek Langhamer (Phoenix Coyotes), Tommy Vannelli (St.Louis Blues), Tyler Lewington (Washington Capitals) and Hunter Shinkaruk (Vancouver Canucks).
