This report highlights the latest news and stats from around the WHL and the source for the majority of this information is the Western Hockey League's website www.whl.ca.
LATEST TRANSACTIONS Troy Stecher – Victoria Royals (from Portland Winterhawks)2 8th Round Draft Picks '13 - Portland (from Victoria) LATEST SUSPENSIONS Tyler Stahl – Victoria, 8 gamesGraham Black - Swift Current Broncos, 2 games |
PLAYERS OF THE WEEK (SKATER & GOALIE)
Henrik Samuelsson - Edmonton Oil Kings (2 goals, 8 assists and plus 5 rating in 4 games)
Name - team (? record, ? shut-out, stopped ? of ? shots, ? SV% and ? GAA in ? games) Not named yet
NEWS FROM AROUND THE WHLVictoria acquired the rights for Troy Stecher from Portland. Stecher is currently playing for the Penticton Vees of the BCHL where he has 7 goals and 36 points in 38 games. According to the source link Stecher is already committed to the University of Nebraska-Omaha for next season, so this is an interesting move by Victoria. SOURCE: http://www.briansbanter.com/2013/01/penticton-vees-d-troy-stechers-whl.html
Ayrton Nikkel of the Everett Silvertips will miss up to 2 months after hurting his hand in a fight with Ryan Hanes of the Prince George Cougars. SOURCE: http://gdrinnan.blogspot.ca
Mathew Dumba was assigned back to the Red Deer Rebels by the Minnesota Wild on Sunday 27, 2013. SOURCE: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/transactions/
Two WHL officials will make their NHL debuts this week. Referee Graham Skilliter made his debut in Edmonton for the game between the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche yesterday. Linesman Kiel Murchison will make his debut on Wednesday in Vancouver for the game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Avalanche. SOURCE: http://www.whl.ca/article/two-whl-of...l-debut/137254
Sunday Saskatoon Blades won their game 5-0 and goaltender Andrey Makarov earned his 5th shutout of the season. SOURCE:http://www.whl.ca/article/sunday-s-w..._137214/137214
Ayrton Nikkel of the Everett Silvertips will miss up to 2 months after hurting his hand in a fight with Ryan Hanes of the Prince George Cougars. SOURCE: http://gdrinnan.blogspot.ca
Mathew Dumba was assigned back to the Red Deer Rebels by the Minnesota Wild on Sunday 27, 2013. SOURCE: http://www.tsn.ca/nhl/transactions/
Two WHL officials will make their NHL debuts this week. Referee Graham Skilliter made his debut in Edmonton for the game between the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche yesterday. Linesman Kiel Murchison will make his debut on Wednesday in Vancouver for the game between the Vancouver Canucks and the Avalanche. SOURCE: http://www.whl.ca/article/two-whl-of...l-debut/137254
Sunday Saskatoon Blades won their game 5-0 and goaltender Andrey Makarov earned his 5th shutout of the season. SOURCE:http://www.whl.ca/article/sunday-s-w..._137214/137214
PLAYERS OF THE MONTH (DECEMBER)
Adam Lowry - Swift Current Broncos (13 goals, 8 assists and plus 7 in 13 games)
Jordon Cooke - Kelowna Rockets (6-0-0-0 record, 0 shut-out, stopped 119 of 131 shots, .908 SV% and 2.00 GAA in 6 games)
Jordon Cooke - Kelowna Rockets (6-0-0-0 record, 0 shut-out, stopped 119 of 131 shots, .908 SV% and 2.00 GAA in 6 games)
WHL YOUTUBE VIDEO OF THE WEEK
TOP 10 SCORING LEADERS (as of January 29, 2013)
| PLAYER | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
Nicolas Petan |
Portland Winterhawks |
49 | 33 | 52 | 85 |
Brendan Leipsic |
Portland Winterhawks |
46 | 32 | 49 | 81 |
Colin Smith |
Kamloops Blazers |
52 | 33 | 46 | 79 |
JC Lipon |
Kamloops Blazers |
43 | 25 | 43 | 68 |
Adam Lowry |
Swift Current Broncos |
50 | 32 | 34 | 66 |
Myles Bell |
Kelowna Rockets |
49 | 29 | 37 | 66 |
Tim Bozon |
Kamloops Blazers |
49 | 29 | 37 | 66 |
Justin Feser |
Tri-City Americans |
50 | 27 | 39 | 66 |
Ty Rattie |
Portland Winterhawks |
40 | 25 | 41 | 66 |
Curtis Valk |
Medicine Hat Tigers |
50 | 29 | 35 | 64 |
TOP 5 GOALTENDING LEADERS
| PLAYER | TEAM | GP | W | SO | GAA |
Jordon Cooke |
Kelowna Rockets |
38 | 27 | 4 | 2.51 |
Luke Siemens |
Prince Albert Raiders |
44 | 26 | 4 | 2.74 |
Chris Driedger |
Calgary Hitmen |
38 | 25 | 1 | 2.34 |
Eric Williams |
Spokane Chiefs |
40 | 24 | 2 | 3.01 |
Cole Cheveldave |
Kamloops Blazers |
38 | 23 | 2 | 2.68 |
2013 DRAFT WATCH (ISS TOP 30) JANUARY 2013
| RANK | PLAYER | TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS |
| 1 | Seth Jones, D |
Portland Winterhawks |
39 | 9 | 25 | 34 |
| 11 | Curtis Lazar, C |
Edmonton Oil Kings |
51 | 23 | 14 | 37 |
| 14 | Hunter Shinkaruk, C |
Medicine Hat Tigers |
46 | 28 | 31 | 59 |
| 17 | Ryan Pulock, D |
Brandon Wheat Kings |
40 | 10 | 21 | 31 |
| 20 | JT Morrissey, D |
Prince Albert Raiders |
47 | 13 | 21 | 34 |
TOP 3 CURRENT SCORING STREAKS
| GP | PLAYER | TEAM | FROM | POINTS |
| 5 | Lukas Sutter |
Saskatoon Blades | Jan 18, 2013 | 5 |
| 3 | Brandon Magee |
Victoria Royals | Jan 19, 2013 | 9 |
| 3 | Brandon Fushimi |
Victoria Royals | Jan 19, 2013 | 4 |
2010, 2011 & 2012 1ST ROUND NHL DRAFT PICKS - NHL POINTS
| DRAFT | PLAYER | NHL TEAM | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM |
| 1-4 (2010) | Ryan Johansen | Columbus Blue Jackets | 73 | 9 | 14 | 23 | 26 |
| 1-5 (2010) | Nino Niederreiter | New York Islanders | 64 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 |
| 1-6 (2010) | Brett Connolly | Tampa Bay Lightning | 68 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 30 |
| 1-25 (2010) | Quinton Howden | Florida Panthers | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 1-1 (2011) | Ryan Nugent-Hopkins | Edmonton Oilers | 67 | 18 | 38 | 56 | 18 |
| 1-13 (2011) | Sven Baertschi | Calgary Flames | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
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