It’s the most wonderful game of the year! Join us at the Harry Jerome Arena tonight at 7:00 for our fourth annual Teddy Bear Toss. Bring bears from home or buy them at the rink. 🐻 Tickets can be purchased online or at the arena. Remember to throw your bears onto the ice when the Wolf Pack score their first goal of the game! Bears will be collected and donated to Family Services of the North Shore and The North Shore Christmas Bureau.
GRANDVIEW STEELERS
OVERVIEW
General Manager/Head Coach: Aldo Bruno
Assistant Coach: Enio Sacilotto
Assistant Coach: Derek Doucette
Assistant Coach: Bronson Pall
Record: 13-12-0-2
Road Record: 5-7-0-1
Last Game: A 6-3 loss in Richmond on Thursday.
Goals For/Goals Against: 108 GF/97 GA (+11)
Power Play: 20/104 (19.23%)
Penalty Kill: 16/93 (82.8%)
Leading Scorers: Tanner Milne (26GP – 18G – 14A – 32PTS), Lucas Cox (27GP – 14G – 13A – 27PTS), Cameron Northard (27GP – 8G – 16A – 24PTS)
Hectic Holiday Season – The Grandview Steelers and Surrey Knights have 11 games lined up for December, including two games each at the PJHL Winter Classic happening Dec. 28 to 31 at Minoru Arena in Richmond. Their schedules are the busiest in the league this month, and while Grandview has sustained a pair of losses to Richmond to start the month, Surrey has points in two straight with a win over Aldergrove and an OT loss to Poco. Parkor Sarai and Kirit Sran have been productive lately for the Knights and combined for four goals and six points in a recent 5-2 win over Aldergrove.
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: 17-9-1-0
Home Record: 10-3-0-0
Last Game: A 6-5 overtime win at home on Thursday against White Rock.
Goals For/Goals Against: 112 GF/99 GA (+13)
Power Play: 25/133 (18.8%)
Penalty Kill: 29/146 (80.14%)
Leading Scorers: JJ Pickell (27GP – 27G – 21A – 48PTS), Rylan Oatman (26GP – 13G – 32A – 42PTS), Matthew Carniel (26GP – 22G – 17A – 39PTS)
NOTES
- JJ Pickell scored two goals in the past game.
- Rylan Oatman picked up three assists in the past game.
- Matthew Carniel had a goal and an assist in the past game.
In a Pickell – North Van’s JJ Pickell has never had a PJHL season where he accumulated more assists than goals. That’s holding true again in 2023-24 and with 5-1-6 in his last three games, he’s vaulted to the top of the PJHL scoring race. His finishing is just fine by teammate and rookie Rylan Oatman, who has assisted on four of Pickell’s last five tallies, with Oatman rising to fourth in league scoring, 12 points better than the next rookie (Richmond’s Nicholas Noren). Sandwiched between Pickell and Oatman are Delta’s Carson Merriman and Colin Jang, who each have five game-winning goals to their credit, as does Pickell.
TEDDY HEROES
2019 – Lucas Wong
2021 – Matthew Carniel
2022 – Corson Penman
GAME NOTES
- Grandview was 2-1-0-0 against North Vancouver last season
- The Wolf Pack are currently 2-0 against the Steelers, winning 4-1 on October 7 and 5-2 on October 29.
- North Van has gone 11-1-1-2 against Grandview for the past five seasons.
- The Wolf Pack are on a one-game winning streak, while Grandview has lost their past three games.
- 12 goals have been scored between these two teams for the first two meetings this season (9 NV – 3 GDV)
WHAT’S NEXT?
NV: visits Ridge Meadows on Friday.
GDV: hosts Port Moody tomorrow
