Giancarlo Nadeau
Only four games are left in the regular season for the North Vancouver Wolf Pack and the Grandview Steelers, but tonight’s contest will be the final regular season meeting between these two clubs. North Vancouver has already won the season series with a 4-0-1-0 record but the Pack don’t want to give Lucas Cox and the Steelers anything to celebrate tonight.
GRANDVIEW STEELERS
OVERVIEW
General Manager/Head Coach: Aldo Bruno
Assistant Coach: Enio Sacilotto
Assistant Coach: Derek Doucette
Assistant Coach: Bronson Pall
Record: 22-20-0-2
Road Record: 11-10-0-1
Last Game: A 4-1 against Port Coquitlam last Sunday.
Goals For/Goals Against: 156 GF/159 GA (-3)
Power Play: 31/165 (18.79%)
Penalty Kill: 27/160 (83.13%)
Leading Scorers: Tanner Milne (38GP – 25G – 20A – 45PTS), Ben Ruthven (44GP – 17G – 20A – 37PTS), Lucas Cox (44GP – 16G – 19A – 35PTS), Cameron Northard (44GP – 9G – 26A – 35PTS)
STEELERS NOTES
- Grandview leads the league with 14 shorthanded goals against. North Vancouver is second.
- Grandview has the same record on the road as they do at home (11-10-0-1)
- The Steelers are 4-6-0-0 in their past ten games.
SPECIAL TEAMS
- Grandview has taken more penalties on the road (81) than at home (79).
- The Steelers have 18 power-play goals on the road compared to 13 at home.
- Grandview has the fewest Penalty minutes in the PJHL with 608.
OVERTIME MAGIC
- Grandview has not lost a game in overtime this season.
- The Steelers are second in the league with three overtime wins. Mission is first with four.
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)
Record: 27-14-2-1
Home Record: 16-5-0-1
Last Game: A 4-0 win against Port Moody on Saturday.
Goals For/Goals Against: 182 GF/147 GA (+35)
Power Play: 42/213 (19.52%)
Penalty Kill: 47/219 (78.54%)
Leading Scorers: JJ Pickell (44GP – 40G – 36A – 76PTS), Rylan Oatman (43GP – 19G – 51A – 70PTS), Matthew Carniel (43GP – 37G – 28A – 65PTS)
WOLF PACK NOTES
- The Wolf Pack are second in the league with eight shorthanded goals against. Grandview is first.
- The Wolf Pack are 9-1-0-0 in the past ten games.
- Rylan Oatman (43-19-51-70) has a five-point lead amongst all PJHL rookies.
- Matthew Carniel leads the league with 13 power-play goals.
- Corson Penman leads the league with three short-handed goals.
SPECIAL TEAMS
- North Vancouver sits third in the league in Penalty minutes with 963.
- The Wolf Pack has had the third most power-play opportunities in the league with 213.
- North Vancouver has been shorthanded 219 times which is the third most in the PJHL.
- The Wolf Pack power-play went 1/3 in their past game.
- The Wolf Pack Penalty Kill was 6/6 against Port Moody last weekend.
RECORDS
- North Vancouver was 1-1-0-1 against Grandview last season.
- The Wolf Pack are currently 4-0-1-0 against the Steelers, winning 4-1 on October 7, 5-2 on October 29, 3-1 on December 9, and 6-1 on January 14, but lost 4-3 in overtime on December 20.
- North Van has gone 13-1-2-2 against the Steelers for the past five seasons.
- This is the final regular season meeting between these two teams.
GAME NOTES
- Both teams have won their past game.
- Seven goals have been scored between these two teams in three separate games.
- Thirty goals have been scored between these two teams during the first five meetings of the season (21 NV – 9 GDV).
THE LAST GAME
The Wolf Pack took down the Grandview Steelers in a 6-1 road victory on January 14. Corson Penman (14,15,16) led the charge for the Wolf Pack with three goals and an assist while Kori Belanger (4) had the lone marker for Grandview.
WHAT’S NEXT?
NV: visits Port Moody tomorrow.
GDV: hosts Richmond tomorrow.
