Giancarlo Nadeau
Tonight, the North Vancouver Wolf Pack (20-13-2-1) host the Port Coquitlam Trailblazers (6-29-0-0). These two teams went at it last night with North Vancouver pulling off a 6-2 victory. Tonight’s game is all about the Special Olympics and thanking all the wonderful athletes who make Wolf Pack games so special. All tickets that are sold online will benefit North Shore Special Olympics.
PORT COQUITLAM TRAILBLAZERS
OVERVIEW
General Manager: Jack Goesen
Head Coach: Jarrett Craig
Assistant Coach: Corwin Koch
Assistant Coach: Dean Rassmusen
Record: 6-29-0-0
Road Record: 3-14-0-0
Last Game: A 6-2 loss against North Van last night.
Goals For/Goals Against: 81 GF/193 GA (-112)
Power Play: 20/153 (13.07%)
Penalty Kill: 47/165 (71.52%)
Leading Scorers: Markus Jack (32GP – 15G – 17A – 32PTS), Robbie Toor (27GP – 11G – 10A – 21PTS), Milin Aujla (29GP – 4G – 15A – 19PTS)
NOTES
- Cadence Stanley (10,11) scored both goals for the Trailblazers last night.
- Port Coquitlam is on a seven-game losing streak.
- The Trailblazers are 2-8-0-0 in their past 10 games.
- The Trailblazers power-play is 17.14% on the road compared to 9.64% at home.
- Port Coquitlam has the lowest number of points in the PJHL (12).
- The Trailblazers are second in Penalty minutes (823) in the PJHL.
- The Trailblazers have scored the second-fewest goals in the PJHL (81). They are second-last in goals against (193).
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: 20-13-2-1
Home Record: 12-5-0-1
Last Game: A 6-2 win in Port Coquitlam last night.
Goals For/Goals Against: 144 GF/128 GA (+16)
Power Play: 31/170 (18.24%)
Penalty Kill: 39/176 (77.84%)
Leading Scorers: JJ Pickell (36GP – 32G – 30A – 62PTS), Rylan Oatman (35GP – 16G – 43A – 59PTS), Matthew Carniel (35GP – 32G – 23A – 55PTS)
NOTES
- Matthew Carniel is on a 21-game point streak. In that span, he has 24 goals and 14 assists.
- JJ Pickell (36-32-30-62) has a three-point lead for first in the PJHL with points.
- Rylan Oatman (35-16-43-59) leads the PJHL in assists with 43, which is five assists ahead of Jakob Loewen, who has 38. He also leads all rookies in points.
- The Wolf Pack are 2-0 in January.
- North Vancouver has gone 4-4-1-1 in their past ten games.
GAME NOTES
- North Van is 4-0-0-0 against Port Coquitlam this season.
- North Van has scored six goals a game in three of their four wins against Port Coquitlam.
- North Van is outsourcing Port Coquitlam 23-7 this season.
- Tonight marks the fifth meeting of the season between these two teams. These teams will wrap up their regular season in North Van on February 10.
WHAT’S NEXT?
NV: hosts White Rock on Thursday.
POCO: visits Langley on Wednesday.
