Giancarlo Nadeau

It’s the halfway mark of the Wolf Pack season tonight! North Vancouver (14-9) will battle Surrey (9-12-10) for the second time this season. The Wolf Pack will look for a second victory against the Knights tonight at 7:00 pm. Tickets can be bought at the gate or online.

 

SURREY KNIGHTS

OVERVIEW

 

General Manager: Gerry Leiper

Head Coach: Andy Liboiron

Goaltending Coach: Al Duncan

 

Record: 9-12-1-0

Road Record: 3-7-1-0

Last Game: A 5-2 win against Chilliwack.

Goals For/Goals Against: 71 GF/96 GA (-25)

Power Play: 16/86  (18.6%)

Penalty Kill: 32/101 (68.32%)

 

Leading Scorers: Aidan Samuels (22GP – 13G – 8A – 21PTS), Jacob Thompson (19GP – 5G – 15A – 20PTS), Ryden Mathieson (18GP – 11G – 17A – 18PTS)

 

PENALTIES FOR ‘SALE’

2005-born forward Bronson Sales is first in penalty minutes on his team and second in the PJHL with 88 in 19 games. The right-shot forward had 111 penalty minutes through 44 games last season. The hometown boy has put up three goals and six assists this season.

 

KNIGHTS NOTES

• Surrey has the worst penalty kill in the league at 68.32%

• Goaltender DJ Cash is one of four PJHL goalies with a perfect shootout percentage.
• 2006-born defenceman Carter Andrews leads Surrey’s defence in points. The 2006-born player has three goals and nine assists for 12 points in 18 games.
• Mason Uptown was in the net for the first match of the season between the two teams. The Surrey goaltender let in three goals on 34 shots.

 

NORTH VANCOUVER WOLF PACK

OVERVIEW

 

General Manager: Matt Samson

Head Coach: Mike Borrelli

Assistant Coaches: Matt Samson, Elias Godoy, Nathan Haaksma

Leadership Group: JJ Pickell (C), Ryan Hunter (A), Corson Penman (A), Matthew Carniel (A), Trevor Baron (A)

 

Record: 14-9-0-0

Home Record: 8-3-0-0

Last Game: A 3-1 road loss in Langley.

Goals For/Goals Against: 92 GF/82 GA (+10)

Power Play: 24/112 (21.43%) 

Penalty Kill: 23/119 (80.67%)

 

Leading Scorers: JJ Pickell (23GP – 22G – 18A – 40PTS), Rylan Oatman (22GP – 13G – 25A – 38PTS), Matthew Carniel (23GP – 17G – 15A – 32PTS)

 

NOTES

• Captain JJ Pickell leads the league in goals (22) in 23 games. He is third in points (40), trailing Carson Merriman (23-17-24-41) and Colin Jang (25-20-23-43).
• Matthew Carniel leads the league with eight power-play goals.
• Corson Penman leads the league with three short-handed goals.
• Tonight will mark Kaj Burgess’s 100th PJHL contest.
• The Wolf Pack are second in the PJHL in goals against with seven. Grandview has 11.

WOLF PACK TRADE ZOLTAN BENCSIK

The North Vancouver Wolf Pack has received 2004-born forward Patrick Dolan and future considerations from the Comox Valley Glacier Kings in exchange for 2003-born goaltender Zoltan Bencsik. Bencsik posted a 15-8 record with the Wolf Pack in 26 games played. The 6’4″ and 182lbs goaltender recorded a .916 save percentage and 3.13 goals against average.

Dolan is a speedy left-handed forward who started the season in the NOJHL. He played AAA hockey in the USA for the last two seasons and will bring energy, skill, and character to the line-up. Dolan will wear number 22.

 

GAME NOTES

• North Vancouver was 3-1 against Surrey last season
• The Wolf Pack are currently 1-0 against the Knights, beating them 3-2 on November 2.
• North Van has been 10-1 against the Knights for the past five seasons.
• The Wolf Pack is on a two-game losing streak, while Surrey was the winner of their past game

 

BCHC WATCH

SURREY – Head Coach Andy Liboiron will serve as an Assistant Coach

NORTH VAN – Rylan Oatman (22GP – 13G – 25A – 38PTS)

 

WHAT’S NEXT?

NV: in Port Moody tomorrow night

SURREY: hosts Port Moody on Thursday