what: of portland winter hawks Challenge (3-0) medicine hat tigers (2-2) In a Western Hockey League game.
when: Saturday, October 8, 6:00 p.m.
Where: Memorial Coliseum.
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It’s not yet clear how good the Portland Winterhawks are. They took three of his tests and passed them all, though it’s not clear how difficult those tests were. The Kamloops Blazers were missing the top two lines. The Kelowna Rockets were fine, but I’m not sure how good they are. Also, the Tri-City Americans were a tired team with many holes. The test was closer to clickbait his online his quiz on whether William Shatner starred in his Mod Squad than the bar exam.
they Might be so Medicine Hat took an upset win at Everett this weekend, and Portland should do a little better with a schedule disadvantage against Spokane on Sunday. They should still be the favorites in each match, and if they have any idea that they are an elite team, they should head into next Saturday’s home game with a very strong Kamloops.
| forward | |
|---|---|
| 20 | 11- Robbie from Delorme (196 games) |
| 19 | 92-Jack O’Brien (143) 13-James Stephens (135) 16-Gabe Klassen (131) 9-Aidan Littke (79) 21- Jonah Bevington (67) 67-Dawson Pasternak (37) |
| 18 | 19- Kyle Chisowski (102) 72-Marcus Nguyen (97) 77-Luke Shelter (81) |
| 17 | 28-Josh Zakreski (19) 93-Nicholas Johnson (5) 20-Aiden Sotus (1) |
| 16 | 90-Diego Bottazzoni (3) |
Klassen lead the league with seven goals despite playing in just three games. He and his Fromm-Delorme have each scored points in all three of his matches.
Nguyen missed Saturday’s game, breaking his 81st consecutive game record. Rittke has been out of the game all season due to injury.
Advance: Klassen (7 points/3 games), Fromm-Derorme (4/3), O’Brien (3/3), Stephane (2/1), Nguyen (2/2), Tzysowski (2/3), Shelter (2/3) 3).
| defense man | |
|---|---|
| 20 | 47-Curtis Smythe (129) |
| 19 | 6- Ryan McCreary (93) |
| 18 | 73-Luca Cagnoni (87) 43-Ryder Thompson (86) 26- Malek Alshaa (73) 2-Josh Mori (47) 27-Nicholas Andrusiak (1) |
| 17 | 59-Carter Sotheran (3) 14-Let Lavender (1) |
| 16 | 91-Alex Thompson (2) |
I’m a little surprised they haven’t cut their roster yet
Key Defense: Cagnoni (4/3), Sotheran (3/3), Ryder Thompson (2/3).
| goalie | |
|---|---|
| 20 | 74-Dante Giannuzzi (70) |
| 18 | January 31 Supnar (1) |
You’d expect them to each win a game this weekend, but who will win which?
Save rate: Giannuzzi .917, Supnal .913.
How bad were the Medicine Hat Tigers last season? They traded Lukas Swejkowski to Seattle over the Christmas break, but he’s still the team’s leading scorer. They went 11-53-3-1 and had the worst record in the league with 18 points and 25 fewer goals than any other team.
It looks pretty good this season. They have split four games so far for him, but he has scored 5.3 goals per game, a 134% increase from last season. One of their losses was to undefeated league favorite Winnipeg. And they haven’t really flipped the roster. All in all, a player who played the lump well last season.
They began their journey west on Friday with an upset victory over Everett. Kayden Lindstrom, 16, teamed with 20-year-old Daron Merrin and his former QMJHL first-round pick Alex Drover to score his first two points of his WHL career. A goal from Andrew Basha near the end of the second inning won the game, and after 14 points in 48 games last season, they had eight points in four games.
They will try to back up that game in Portland as the first team in the Eastern Conference to play with the Winterhawks since February 16, 2020. They haven’t played for the Winterhawks since October 8, 2019. , 2019, I haven’t been to the Coliseum since December 4, 2016.
| forward | |
|---|---|
| 20 | 21- Daron Merrin (203) 39- Brendan Lee (127) 14-Alex Drover (4) |
| 19 | 29-Owen McNeil (135) |
| 18 | 7-Oasis Wiesblatt (91) 6-Oren Strom (86) 17-Brayden Boehm (84) 11-Tyler Mackenzie (75) |
| 17 | 34-Andrew Basha (52) 16-Hunter St. Martin (19) 19- Shane Smith (15) 20 Cru Hanas (3) |
| 16 | 26-Tomas Murcic (11) 28-Kayden Lindstrom (9) |
It will be Drover’s 200th CHL match after 195 appearances for Cape Breton, St John and Rimouski.
Lee is from Everett and McNeill is from Spokane.
Advance: Basha (8/4), Wiesblatt (5/4), MacKenzie (4/4), Lee (3/4), Drover (3/4), MacNeil (3/4), Shtrom (3/4).
| defense man | |
|---|---|
| 19 | $15 Krebs (147) 3-Rhett Parsons (87) 27-Bogdans-Hodus (61) |
| 18 | 12-Pavel Bocharov (89) |
| 17 | 2-Reid Andresen (79) 22-Josh Van Mulligen (17) 10-Blake Echren Bratton (0) |
| 15 | 4-Matt Palanich (0) |
A big reason for their offensive rise is gaining points from defense. We also have Krebs in the NHL Draft.
Key Defense: Hodus (6/4), Parsons (5/4), Andresen (5/4).
| goalie | |
|---|---|
| 19 | 35-Beckett Rankow (34) |
| 16 | 33-Ethan McCallum (0) |
Winterhawks may get opposition backup goalie Also? McCallum has yet to make his debut in the WHL.? With Rankow playing on Friday, this could be the day. He’s his second-round pick, so he might be tougher than the backups Portland faced.
Save rate: Rankow .884.
| winter hawks | tigers | average | |
|---|---|---|---|
| record | 3-0 | 2-2 | |
| goal difference | +6 | +7 | |
| goal/game | 4.3 | 5.3 | 3.4 |
| Goals/Games Allowed | 2.3 | 3.5 | 3.4 |
| power play | 42.9% | 33.3% | 21.5% |
| penalty kill | 80.0% | 73.9% | 78.5% |
| /game power play | 2.3 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| Power play opponent/game | 5.0 | 5.8 | 4.4 |
| beat the opponent | 3-0 | 3-1 | |
| 1 period later | 2-0-1 | 2-0-2 | |
| 2 periods after | 2-1 | 2-2 | |
| Score, last 10 games | 29-27 | 28-47 | |
| Scores, last 20 games | 71-49 | 47-91 | |
| Total WHL Games | 1689 | 1428 |
