Regular Season Home Game #32 ● Tri-City vs. Kamloops March 8, 2016 ● Toyota Center, Kennewick

Kamloops Blazers

No. Name DOB 31 Dylan Ferguson 09.20.98 35 Cole Kehler 12.17.97 39 Connor Ingram 03.31.97 6 Dallas Valentine 05.28.96 7 Gage Quinney 07.29.95 10 Matt Revel 04.26.96 11 Erik Miller 03.08.99 12 Jake Kryski 08.03.98 14 Matt Needham 04.17.95 15 Collin Shirley 03.16.96 16 Nick Chyzowski 06.03.97 17 Jiri Smejkal 11.05.96 22 Quinn Benjafield 02.02.98 23 Spencer Bast 01.05.97 24 Ryan Rehill 11.07.95 25 Cameron Reagan 06.19.97 27 Nolan Kneen 03.22.99 29 Matthew Campese 12.10.97 32 Jermaine Loewen 01.18.98 33 Conner McDonald 05.31.99 34 Deven Sideroff 04.14.97 38 Dawson Davidson 04.07.98 41 Garrett Pilon 04.13.98 42 Ondrej Vala 04.13.98 General Manager: Stu MacGregor Head Coach: Don Hay Asst. Coach: Mike Needham Asst. Coach: Terry Bangen Asst. Coach: Chris Murray Athletic Trainer: Colin Robinson

Three-Star Awards 03.06.16 vs. Seattle 1. Jerret Smith, Seattle 2. Scott Eansor, Seattle 3. Donovan Neuls, Seattle

Tri-City Americans

No. Name DOB 30 Nicholas Sanders 04.24.98 31 Evan Sarthou 09.24.97 2 Dakota Krebs 03.26.99 3 Mackenze Stewart 08.10.95 4 Kurtis Rutledge 06.02.97 5 Jeff Rayman 08.25.96 6 Juuso Vӓlimӓki 10.06.98 7 Brendan O’Reilly 05.15.97 10 Dylan Coghlan 02.19.98 12 Jordan Topping 07.20.97 15 Michael Rasmussen 04.17.99 16 Beau McCue 01.03.95 18 Jordan Roy 09.09.98 19 Tyler Sandhu 01.07.96 20 Maxwell James 04.13.97 21 Vladislav Lukin 01.24.97 22 Nolan Yaremko 05.17.98 24 Austyn Playfair 07.30.97 25 Kyle Olson 03.22.99 26 Riley Sawchuk 03.18.99 28 Morgan Geekie 07.20.98 32 Parker AuCoin 07.30.98 36 Brandon Carlo 11.26.96 37 Parker Wotherspoon 08.24.97 39 Parker Bowles 01.25.95 General Manager: Bob Tory Head Coach: Mike Williamson Associate Coach: Brian Pellerin Athletic Therapist: Zach Fournier Athletic Trainer: Innes Mackie Video Coach: T.J. Millar Tonight’s Officials: Referee: #24, Brett Iverson #36, Adam Griffiths Linesmen: #75, Tim Digby

#115, Nathan Van Oosten

MESSAGE FROM WHL COMMISSIONER RON ROBISONFrom humble beginnings as a fledgling seven-team league on the Western Canadian prairies in 1966 to the largest junior hockey league of its kind in the world today, no one would have envisioned the growth the Western Hockey League has experienced over the last 50 years.

The WHL has certainly come a long way and this is in large part due to the commitment WHL Club ownership has made in setting the standard for player development on a worldwide basis. The WHL and our 22 member Clubs take great pride in providing an ideal environment for the top prospects in the system to reach their potential both on and off the ice. From our world class coaching and arena facilities, to our comprehensive player safety and professional development initiatives and our fully guaranteed player education and scholarship program, the WHL is a leader in every category.

As we celebrate our 50th season, we not only salute our founders – Scotty Munro, Bill Hunter, Del Wilson and Jim Piggott – but also our owners and community leaders who, together with long-time WHL President Ed Chynoweth, have been instrumental in the establishment and growth of our League. We also want to pay tribute to the players, coaches, man-agers and staff, along with the officials, who over the past 50 years have made this League what it is today. None of this would be possible without the ongoing support of our fans, sponsors, broad-casters and media from throughout the League. Without your loyal support, WHL Clubs would not be in a position to continue offering our players the world class experience they deserve.

We trust you will join us in celebrating the WHL’s 50th Season as we prepare to host a series of special events throughout the 2015-16 season including the Canada – Russia Series in November in Kelowna and Kamloops, the CHL / NHL Top Prospects Game in January in Vancouver and the MasterCard Memorial Cup in May in Red Deer.

Ron RobisonCommissionerWestern Hockey League

ZACHARY FOURNIERATHLETIC THERAPIST

2nd Season

HOCKEY OPERATIONS STAFF

MIKE WILLIAMSON

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Game #67 - Tuesday, March 8th, 2016 Kamloops Blazers (32-25-5-4, 73 pts) at Tri-City Americans (31-32-2-1, 65 pts) Toyota Center (Kennewick, WA), 7:05pm Television/Radio Information Local Radio Broadcast: NewsTalk 870 AM, 6:45pm Web Broadcast: WHL Live, 7:05pm The Series vs. Kamloops - This Season (4-Game Series) Game 1: 10/07/15 – Tri-City 4, at Kamloops 3 Game 2: 01/08/16 – at Kamloops 3, Tri-City 2 Game 3: 02/02/16 – at Tri-City 5, Kamloops 3 Game 4: 03/08/16 – Kamloops @ Tri-City Tri-City leads series 2-1 The Series vs. Kamloops - Last Season (4-Game Series) Game 1: 10/25/14 – Kamloops 2, at Tri-City 0 Game 2: 11/07/14 – at Tri-City 5, Kamloops 2 Game 3: 01/21/15 – at Kamloops 3, Tri-City 1 Game 4: 02/09/15 – at Kamloops 3, Tri-City 0 Kamloops wins series 3-1 The Series vs. Kamloops - Last Ten Seasons 2014-2015: 1-3-0-0 2009-2010: 4-0-0-0 2013-2014: 4-0-0-0 2008-2009: 3-1-0-0 2012-2013: 2-2-0-0 2007-2008: 3-1-0-0 2011-2012: 1-2-0-1 2006-2007: 2-2-0-0 2010-2011: 3-0-0-1 2005-2006: 3-1-0-0 The Series vs. Kamloops – All-Time (67-90-7-2 w/ 11 ties) Record at Home: 43-33-4-1 w/ 7 ties Record on Road: 24-57-3-1 w/ 4 ties Overtime Record at Home: 5-4 w/ 7 ties Overtime Record on Road: 1-3 w/ 4 ties Shootout Record at Home: 1-1 Shootout Record on Road: 1-1 Last Game - 03.06.16 vs. Seattle Logan Flodell stopped all 17 shots faced to pace the visiting Seattle Thunderbirds past the Tri-City Americans 4-0 on Sunday. Donovan Neuls, Cavin Leth, Alexander True and Andreas Schumacher all scored for Seattle, who picked up two goals in the second period and two in the third. Nicholas Sanders was tagged with the loss for Tri-City after collecting 31 saves on 34 shots. Both teams finished 0-for-2 on the man-advantage. Washington’s Lottery Weekly Report Tri-City:

- #6 Juuso Vӓlimӓki, Upper Body, Day-to-Day - #3 Riley Hillis, Upper Body, Indefinite - #24 Austyn Playfair, Upper Body, Indefinite - #25 Kyle Olson, Lower Body, Indefinite - #29 Taylor Vickerman, Upper Body, Indefinite

Kamloops:

- None Who to Watch Parker Bowles is 1 point shy of passing Blake Evans (218) for 16th on Tri-City’s all-time scoring list Parker Bowles is 1 assist shy of passing Tyler Schmidt/Blake Evans (132) for 15th on Tri-City’s all-time assists list Parker Bowles is 1 goal shy of passing Blake Evans (86) for 18th on Tri-City’s all-time goals list Beau McCue is 3 points shy of setting a new career-high for points in a season (51) Mike Williamson is 6 wins shy of passing Don Hay (67) for 5th on the Americans’ all-time coaching wins list Evan Sarthou played in his 100th WHL game last Friday in Portland

What to Watch Kamloops:

Collin Shirley, Kamloops’ leading scorer, comes in with points in 7 of his last 8 games and in 11 of previous 13 games. Shirley, in the midst of a career-year, has totaled 4 points (2-2) in 3 games vs. Tri-City this season.

Matt Needham leads all skaters in scoring in the Tri-City/Kamloops series, recording 3 goals and 5 points in 3 games. Needham, who has appeared in 312 WHL games, all with Kamloops, has 6 points over his last 5 games and registered at least one point in 10 of his last 12 contests.

Garrett Pilon has goals in 2 straight games, totaling 3 points in that span. The 17-year-old leads the Blazers in rookie scoring and is 14th in WHL Rookie scoring.

Tri-City:

Parker Bowles, with 90 points (37-53), currently sits in 6th in the 2015-16 WHL Scoring Race. Needing 10 points in 6 games, Bowles is trying to become the Americans’ first 100-point scorer since Justin Feser (106) in 2012-13, Bowles’ rookie season. Bowles leads Tri-City skaters in series scoring vs. Kamloops, recording 5 points (1-4) in 3 games, and enters tonight’s contest with 9 points (2-7) in his last 6 games.

Tyler Sandhu has 3 goals in his last 3 games. Coming off a career-best 16-point month of February, Sandhu has recorded 20 points (8-12) over his last 17 games.

Michael Rasmussen had his 3-game goal streak snapped on Sunday vs. Seattle, the longest of his young career, and 4 goals in his last 7 games. The 16-year-old rookie is currently 12th in the WHL in Rookie Scoring.

Morgan Geekie had his career-best 5-game point streak snapped on Friday in Portland. Geekie enters tonight’s game with 3 goals and 6 points over his last 8 games.

KAMLOOPS TRI-CITY 2015-16 Statistical Leaders 2015-16 Statistical Leaders Goals: Collin Shirley (34) Goals: Parker Bowles (37) Assists: Collin Shirley (38) Assists: Parker Bowles (53) Points: Collin Shirley (72) Points: Parker Bowles (90) Plus/Minus: Gage Quinney (+24) Plus/Minus: Tyler Sandhu, Dylan Coghlan (+7) Penalty Minutes: Ryan Rehill (90) Penalty Minutes: Maxwell James (128) Power Play Goals: Deven Sideroff (9) Power Play Goals: Parker Bowles (15) Short-Handed Goals: Gage Quinney (4) Short-Handed Goals: Beau McCue (3) Game Winning Goals: Garrett Pilon (6) Game Winning Goals: Parker Bowles (7) Goals Against Average: Connor Ingram (2.69) Goals Against Average: Nicholas Sanders (2.87) Save Percentage: Connor Ingram (.921) Save Percentage: Nicholas Sanders (0.906) Last 10 Games: 6-3-0-1 Last 10 Games: 4-6-0-0 Current Streak: 3-0-0-0 Current Streak: 0-1-0-0 Tri-City Roster Age Breakdown Total Players: 25 Average Age: 17.76 20 year Olds – 3 – Bowles, McCue, Stewart 19 year Olds – 3 – Carlo, Rayman Sandhu 18 year Olds – 8 – Topping, James, Lukin, A. Playfair, Rutledge, O’Reilly, Wotherspoon, Sarthou 17 year Olds – 7 – Roy, Yaremko, Geekie, AuCoin, Välimäki, Coghlan, Sanders 16 year Olds – 4 – Rasmussen, Krebs, Olson, Sawchuk How the Americans Were Built 1st Round (3): Wotherspoon, Rasmussen, AuCoin 2nd Round (1): Yaremko 3rd Round (3): Sarthou, Coghlan, Olson 5th Round (2): Roy, Geekie 6th Round (3): James, Sanders, Sawchuk 8th Round (2): Topping, Rutledge 10th Round (1): Carlo Listed (6): Bowles, McCue, O’Reilly, Krebs, Playfair, Rayman Trade (2): Sandhu, Stewart Import Draft (2): Lukin, Välimäki

2015-16 Season Scoring Statistics – Tri-City Leading after 1st Period: 14-7-0-0 Leading after 2nd Period: 22-2-1-0 Tied after 1st Period: 12-8-1-0 Tied after 2nd Period: 6-4-0-1 Trailing after 1st Period: 5-17-1-1 Trailing after 2nd Period: 3-26-1-0 Out Shooting Opponents: 15-9-1-0 Out Shot by Opponents: 16-21-1-0 When Shots are Tied: 0-2-0-1 Score First Goal of Game: 23-12-0-0 Opp. Score First Goal of Game: 8-18-2-1 2015-16 Tri-City Record vs. … U.S. Division: 14-18-2-0 B.C. Division: 10-7-0-1 Western Conference: 24-25-2-1 Central Division: 4-2-0-0 East Division: 3-3-0-0 Eastern Conference: 7-5-0-0 2015-16 Tri-City Season Highs & Lows – Team Streaks Longest Winning Streak: 3 games x5 (10/04-10/09; 12/12-12/18; 01/15-01/19; 01/29-02/02; 02/13-02/19) Longest Home Winning Streak: 5 games (01/15-02/02) Longest Road Winning Streak: 2 games x6 (10/07-10/09; 11/01-11/13; 12/12-12/18; 01/02-01/05; 01/30-02/10; 02/13-02/15) Longest Losing Streak: 4 games (10/21-10/28) Longest Home Losing Streak: 3 games (11/03-11/11) Longest Road Losing Streak: 5 games (01/06-01/24) Scoring Most Goals Scored – Game: (7 x2) 01/30 at Spokane; 02/27 vs. Prince George Most Goals Scored – Period: (4 x4) 1st, 10/04 vs. Seattle; 1st, 12/15 vs. Portland; 2nd, 02/13 vs. Red Deer; 3rd, 02/27 vs. Prince George Most Goals Allowed – Game: (8) 11/07 vs. Spokane Most Goals Allowed – Period: (5) 1st, 11/21 vs. Victoria Largest Margin of Victory: (5) 02/27 vs. Prince George Largest Margin of Defeat: (7) 11/07 vs. Spokane Most Power Play Goals – Game: (3) 12/12 at Spokane Most Power Play Opportunities – Game: (8) 11/03 vs. Kelowna Most Power Play Goals Against – Game: (3) 11/13 at Medicine Hat; 11/27 vs. Spokane; 01/09 at Kelowna Most Power Play Opportunities Against – Game: (8) 11/27 vs. Spokane Shooting Most Shots Taken – Game: (52) 10/28 at Portland Most Shots Taken – Period: (23) 3rd, 10/28 at Portland Fewest Shots Taken – Game: (17 x3) 01/29 vs. Everett; 02/19 vs. Everett; 03/06 vs. Seattle Fewest Shots Taken – Period: (1 x2) 2nd, 10/10 at Prince George; 3rd, 02/19 vs. Everett Most Shots Allowed – Game: (47) 12/27 at Portland Most Shots Allowed – Period: (19) 2nd, 11/07 vs. Spokane; 1st, 12/27 at Portland Fewest Shots Allowed – Game: (20) 11/01 at Vancouver Fewest Shots Allowed – Period: (3 x3) 3rd, 10/04 vs. Seattle; 1st, 02/10 at Kootenay; 1st, 02/23 vs. Prince George Penalty Minutes Most Penalty Minutes – Game: (50) 10/10 at Prince George Fewest Penalty Minutes – Game: (4) 10/30 vs. Vancouver; 01/29 vs. Everett Most Opponent Penalty Minutes – Game: (58) 10/10 at Prince George Fewest Opponent Penalty Minutes – Game: (0) 10/30 vs. Vancouver

NO. GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GW39 Parker Bowles 66 37 53 90 -12 54 15 0 712 Jordan Topping 66 30 32 62 -5 74 7 2 437 Parker Wotherspoon 65 11 44 55 -15 78 6 0 516 Beau McCue 66 22 27 49 -15 40 7 3 219 Tyler Sandhu 66 19 29 48 7 24 1 1 221 Vladislav Lukin 62 21 24 45 5 24 5 0 315 Michael Rasmussen 57 16 23 39 3 37 8 0 06 Juuso Valimaki 50 6 24 30 -1 22 1 1 036 Brandon Carlo 46 2 21 23 6 90 0 0 110 Dylan Coghlan 64 3 19 22 7 39 0 0 128 Morgan Geekie 60 11 9 20 2 10 2 0 225 Kyle Olson 19 3 7 10 -4 20 2 0 020 Maxwell James 62 3 7 10 -11 128 0 2 122 Nolan Yaremko 63 5 4 9 -6 35 0 0 032 Parker AuCoin 53 4 4 8 -5 19 0 0 03 Mackenze Stewart 31 3 5 8 0 47 0 1 124 Austyn Playfair 30 3 4 7 0 32 0 1 14 Kurtis Rutledge 54 1 6 7 -7 24 0 0 05 Jeff Rayman 48 3 2 5 1 46 0 0 07 Brendan O'Reilly 31 1 4 5 -1 27 0 0 018 Jordan Roy 29 1 1 2 -3 20 0 0 02 Dakota Krebs 42 0 0 0 -2 6 0 0 0

DP Departed Players 54 9 17 26 -28 20 4 0 1Bench 0 8 0

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NO. GP MIN GA Svs AVE PCT W L OTL SOL SO PTS PIM30 Nicholas Sanders 19 836 40 384 2.87 0.906 7 4 0 1 0 0 031 Evan Sarthou 56 3102 180 1415 3.48 0.887 24 28 2 0 2 0 2DG Departed Goaltenders 0 0 0 0 0.00 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

3938 220 1799 3.35 0.891 31 32 2 1 2 0 2

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Total 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Total62 83 65 4 2 216 587 660 639 13 2 190169 82 78 2 1 232 667 696 662 16 1 2042

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23 12 0 0 Opp. PPGF SHGA Pct.%8 20 2 1 251 58 13 23.1

17 12 1 1 4 1 1 Opp. PPGA SHGF Pct.%14 20 1 0 2 1 0 285 62 11 78.231 32 2 1 6 2 1Total

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NO. GP G A PTS +/- PIM PPG SHG GW2 Dakota Krebs 18 0 0 0 -2 4 0 0 03 Mackenze Stewart 14 2 3 5 3 29 0 1 14 Kurtis Rutledge 25 0 2 2 -2 12 0 0 05 Jeff Rayman 21 1 0 1 -3 22 0 0 06 Juuso Valimaki 25 5 11 16 -4 12 1 0 07 Brendan O'Reilly 16 1 1 2 1 9 0 0 010 Dylan Coghlan 29 1 10 11 1 12 0 0 012 Jordan Topping 31 18 12 30 2 30 4 1 315 Michael Rasmussen 26 5 11 16 2 16 3 0 016 Beau McCue 31 6 15 21 -7 23 2 1 118 Jordan Roy 11 1 0 1 1 9 0 0 019 Tyler Sandhu 31 9 17 26 7 10 0 1 120 Maxwell James 30 2 4 6 -10 65 0 1 021 Vladislav Lukin 31 9 11 20 2 12 1 0 122 Nolan Yaremko 29 4 2 6 -2 22 0 0 024 Austyn Playfair 14 2 2 4 0 18 0 1 125 Kyle Olson 10 1 6 7 -2 10 1 0 028 Morgan Geekie 27 5 4 9 0 6 1 0 132 Parker AuCoin 24 2 3 5 -3 9 0 0 036 Brandon Carlo 23 1 14 15 9 38 0 0 137 Parker Wotherspoon 31 6 21 27 -4 24 2 0 439 Parker Bowles 31 20 22 42 -8 22 8 0 3DP Departed Players 30 5 9 14 -11 6 2 0 0

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NO. GP MIN GA Svs AVE PCT W L OTL SOL SO PTS PIM30 Nicholas Sanders 10 420 20 183 2.86 0.901 3 2 0 1 0 0 031 Evan Sarthou 26 1442 82 645 3.41 0.887 14 10 1 0 1 0 0DG Departed Goaltenders 0 0 0 0 0.00 N/A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1862 102 828 3.29 0.890 17 12 1 1 1 0 0

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Total 1st 2nd 3rd OT SO Total32 36 33 3 1 105 303 305 270 8 1 88726 41 35 1 1 104 273 312 321 11 1 918

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March 8th at Tri-City Americans THE FINISH LINE: The Kamloops Blazers franchise is in their 35th season in the Western Hockey League and the 32nd season as the Kamloops Blazers. The Blazers are fourth in the B.C. Division and sixth in the Western Conference with a 32-25-5-4 record this season. The Blazers went 3-0-0-0 last week winning 5-0 over Spokane and back-to-back 3-2 wins over Kelowna. Connor Ingram started all three games last week and finished with a 1.69 goals against average, and a ,969 save percentage. The Blazers are in Spokane tomorrow night and in Kelowna on Friday night to finish a stretch of four straight games on the road. The Blazers conclude the week with a home game against the Vancouver Giants on Saturday night. THE MATCH UP: The Blazers and Americans are meeting for the fourth and final time this season. The Americans beat the Blazers 4-3 back on October 7th in Kamloops, and the Blazers won 3-2 over the Americans on January 8th in Kamloops. These two teams will conclude the season series in Tri-City on March 8th. Vs. Tri-City – Last Season (4-Game Series) Game 1: 10/25/14, at Tri-City 0, Kamloops 2 Game 2: 11/07/14, at Tri-City 5, Kamloops 2 Game 3: 01/21/15, vs. Tri-City 1, Kamloops 3 Game 4: 02/09/15, vs. Tri-City 0, Kamloops 3 Blazers were 3-1-0-0 in season series

Vs. Tri-City - This Season (4-Game Series) Game 1: 10/07/15, vs. Tri-City 4, Kamloops 3 Game 2: 01/07/16, vs. Tri-City 2, Kamloops 3 Game 3: 02/02/16, at Tri-City 5, Kamloops 3 Game 4: 03/08/16, at Tri-City, Kamloops Blazers are 1-2-0-0 in season series

ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Blazers roster currently sits at 24 players (3 goaltenders, 7 defensemen and 14 forwards). The roster includes 13 players selected in the WHL Bantam Draft, seven players via trade, three players from the free agent list, and one player selected from the CHL Import Draft. The roster breakdown by region includes 10 players from B.C., four from Alberta, five from Saskatchewan, two from Manitoba, one from USA, and two from Czech Republic. There are 16 WHL veterans on the roster and seven WHL rookies. BY THE NUMBERS: Matt Needham is the Blazers longest tenured player first suiting up for the hockey club during the 2010-11 season and played his 300th career WHL game on February 6th vs. Edmonton Oil Kings. Needham (158 assists) is 18th in Blazers history. Ryan Rehill is 14th all-time on the Blazers penalty minute list with 504 career minutes… Matt Needham recorded his 150th career assist on January 29th vs. Vancouver… Collin Shirley played his 250th career WHL game on January 29th vs. Vancouver… Quinn Benjafield played in his 100th career WHL game January 29th vs. Vancouver… Connor Ingram is the 11th goaltender in franchise history to play 100 games with the Blazers. KAMLOOPS BLAZERS ‘Who to Watch’: The Kamloops Blazers forwards are led by veteran players Matt Needham (21-37--58), Deven Sideroff (18-35--53), Collin Shirley (34-38--72), Gage Quinney (25-28--53), and Matt Revel (19-28--45). Quinney was acquired from the Kelowna Rockets in October. Needham, Shirley and Revel are all players entering their fourth or fifth seasons in the WHL. 19-year-old import forward Jiri Smejkal (5-22--27) was acquired from the Moose Jaw Warriors for some secondary scoring. Nick Chyzowski (14-10--24) is in his third WHL season and has provided secondary scoring in a more prominent role. Jake Kryski (12-24--36) and Quinn Benjafield (9-14--23) are two 17-year-olds’ both in their second seasons. They have proved to be regular contributors. Matt Campese (8-4--12) has stepped into a larger role this season moving up and down the line-up. Jermaine Loewen (8-6--14) still has time to grow and develop, and has provided a big physical presence on the ice. Garrett Pilon (15-24--39), Spencer Bast (3-8--11) and Erik Miller (1-4--5) are all in their first seasons with the hockey club. Pilon has been terrific as a versatile player moving up and down the line-up. On defense, Ryan Rehill (10-27—37) is the elder statesmen in his fourth and final season in the WHL. Dallas Valentine (3-12--15) was acquired from Moose Jaw in October. He has given the hockey club a veteran presence. Defenseman Cam Reagan (0-5--5) had limited ice time last season, but has started to play regularly this year. Dawson Davidson (5-30--35) has impressed as a 17-year-old playing well at both ends of the ice. Ondrej Vala (3-15--18) is the hockey club’s newest import player from the Czech Republic. The 17-year-old possesses size at 6’4” and plays a solid two-way game. Nolan Kneen (1-6--7) and Conner McDonald (1-2--3) are a pair of 16-year-olds that are in their first season of patrolling the backend. In goal, Connor Ingram (29-15-5-4) solidified himself as the Blazers starter last season and the 18-year-old is continuing his strong play. Dylan Ferguson (3-10-0-0) is the back-up and the 17-year-old has given the team a chance to win in his opportunities this season. TRI-CITY AMERICANS ‘Who to Watch’: The Americans are led offensively by two 20-year-olds in Parker Bowles and Beau McCue. Bowles is one of the top scorers in the WHL with 37 goals and 90 points, while McCue has 22 goals this season. Jordan Topping is having a breakout season with 62 points. The Americans have some scoring depth from some veteran players like Tyler Sandhu and Vladislav Lukin. Maxwell James, Austyn Playfair and Mackenzie Stewart are all heavy forwards that can chip in. Michael Rasmussen and Kyle Olson are a pair of promising 16-year-olds having good seasons. Parker AuCoin, Morgan Geekie, Nolan Yaremko, and Jordan Roy are all first year forwards that are 17. Brandon Carlo and Parker Wotherspoon are the two stalwarts the Americans have on their backend. Carlo, who stands at 6’5”, was a second round pick of the Boston Bruins and has already signed with the hockey club. Wotherspoon was selected by the New York Islanders and also played for Canada at the U-18 World Championships this past April. Juuso Valamaki from Finland is a highly rated prospect in his first WHL season. He isn’t eligible for the NHL Draft until 2017, but has 30 points this season. Brendan O’Reilly and Dylan Coghlan return to the Americans. Kurtis Rutledge and Dakota Krebs are the two first year players on defense. In goal, Evan Sarthou has had an up and down season in his third season in the WHL. He has played in 56 games this season. Nicolas Sanders is in his first full season with the Americans after spending some time with the team last season. The 17-year-old from Calgary has started a few games lately and has suited up in 19 games this year.

22001155--1166 KKAAMMLLOOOOPPSS BBLLAAZZEERRSS GGAAMMEE NNOOTTEESS NHL DRAFT: Ryan Rehill (New Jersey, 5th round, 131st overall in 2014), Deven Sideroff (Anaheim, 3rd round, 84th overall in 2015). INJURY REPORT: Man games lost due to injury – 86. DID YOU KNOW… Don Hay is 2nd in Blazers franchise history behind Ken Hitchcock (291) with 204 career regular season wins… Hay is 2nd all-time in WHL history behind Ken Hodge (742) with 669 regular season wins… Stu MacGregor took over as the Blazers General Manager on October 13th, 2015… Gage Quinney was acquired from the Kelowna Rockets on October 14th in exchange for a 3rd round draft pick… Jiri Smejkal was acquired from Moose Jaw on January 10th for Patrik Maier and a 5th round draft pick… Forwards Collin Shirley and Deven Sideroff played for Team WHL at the CHL Canada Russia Series… Shirley had a team leading five points and Sideroff had two points in two games… Defenseman Nolan Kneen played for Canada’s Under-17 National Team at the Under-17 World Hockey Challenge in Fort St. John and Dawson Creek in October/November… Defenseman Ryan Rehill (New Jersey), forward Deven Sideroff (Anaheim), and goaltender Connor Ingram (Detroit) all attended NHL training camps in September… Ondrej Vala (70), Garrett Pilon (187), Dawson Davidson (197) and Connor Ingram (12th among goaltenders), were all rated in NHL Central Scouting’s Midterm Rankings… Jermaine Loewen was born in Jamaica and has only been playing hockey for seven years… Matt Needham’s father Mike played for the Blazers from 1986-1990… Nick Chyzowski’s father Dave played for the Blazers from 1987-1990. REGULAR SEASON LEADERS (BLAZERS):

Goals: Collin Shirley (34) Assists: Collin Shirley (38) Points: Collin Shirley (72) Penalty Minutes: Ryan Rehill (90) Plus/Minus: Gage Quinney (+24) Rookie Points: Garrett Pilon (39) GAA: Connor Ingram (2.69) Save Percentage: Connor Ingram (.921) Power Play: 19.9% (12th) Penalty Kill: 81.9% (4th)

REGULAR SEASON LEADERS (AMERICANS)

Goals: Parker Bowles (37) Assists: Parker Bowles (53) Points: Parker Bowles (90) Penalty Minutes: Maxwell James (128) Plus/Minus: Tyler Sandhu (+7) Rookies: Michael Rasmussen (39) Goals Against Average: Nicholas Sanders (2.87) Save Percentage: Nicholas Sanders (.906) Power Play: 23.1% (4th) Penalty Kill: 78.2% (15th)

2015-16 BLAZERS HIGHS & LOWS: Most Goals Scored: 9, vs. Prince George Nov 7 Fewest Goals Scored: 0, vs. Edmonton Feb 6 Most Goals Against: 9, at Prince George Jan 22 Fewest Goals Against: 0, vs. Swift Current Dec 19, at Portland Jan 10, at Vancouver Feb 12, vs. Spokane Mar 2 Most Powerplay Chances For: 8, vs. Medicine Hat Dec 5 Most Powerplay Chances Against: 9, vs. Kelowna Sept 26 Most Powerplay Goals Scored: 3, vs. Prince George Nov 15, vs. Seattle Feb 28 Most Powerplay Goals Against: 4, at Lethbridge Jan 15 Most Shots Taken: 44, vs. Kelowna Sept 26 Fewest Shots Taken: 17, vs. Everett Jan 2 Most Shots Against: 55, vs. Kelowna Mar 4 Fewest Shots Against: 20, at Spokane Oct 17 Last Shutout: vs Spokane Mar 2 Last Time Shutout: vs. Edmonton Feb 6 OT Game Winning Goals: vs. Spokane Nov 3 – Collin Shirley, at Portland Jan 9 – Ryan Rehill, vs. Vancouver Feb 13 – Gage Quinney,

at Everett Feb 26 – Deven Sideroff SO Game Winning Goals: at Prince George Nov 27 – Jake Kryski

REGULAR SEASON RECORD by MONTH and DAY OF WEEK Month Games Record Home Road Day Games Win Loss OTL SOL September 2 0-2-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-1-0-0 Monday 2 1 1 0 0 October 11 5-6-0-0 4-3-0-0 1-3-0-0 Tuesday 6 4 1 0 0 November 10 6-1-3-0 4-0-2-0 2-1-1-0 Wednesday 13 4 5 1 2 December 12 6-5-0-1 1-3-0-1 5-2-0-0 Thursday 0 0 0 0 0 January 14 6-4-2-2 3-1-2-1 3-3-0-1 Friday 24 10 8 3 1 February 14 6-7-0-1 4-2-0-0 2-5-0-1 Saturday 21 10 8 1 0 March 9 3-0-0-0 2-0-0-0 1-0-0-0 Sunday 6 3 2 0 1 Totals 72 32-25-5-4 18-10-4-2 14-15-1-2 Totals 72 32 25 5 4

No. Player GP G A PTS PIM +/- PPG PPA SHG GWG IG FG MPG SOG SOS SOWG15 Collin Shirley 66 34 38 72 16 15 3 11 2 5 4 5 21 0 3 014 Matt Needham 61 21 37 58 55 -11 6 14 0 3 2 2 12 0 1 07 Gage Quinney 48 25 28 53 22 24 6 6 4 4 3 5 9 0 2 0

34 Deven Sideroff 57 18 34 52 28 -1 9 9 3 2 0 1 15 2 5 010 Matt Revel 61 19 28 47 6 5 4 8 0 0 2 5 12 1 2 041 Garrett Pilon* 65 15 23 38 22 -2 1 9 1 5 0 1 0 0 1 012 Jake Kryski 61 12 24 36 32 -6 4 5 0 4 1 1 7 1 5 124 Ryan Rehill 58 10 27 37 84 1 6 11 0 2 2 1 8 0 0 038 Dawson Davidson 53 5 29 34 28 8 3 8 0 1 0 0 6 0 0 017 Jiri Smejkal 52 5 22 27 52 -8 1 1 0 2 1 1 1 0 1 016 Nick Chyzowski 66 14 10 24 29 -21 6 1 0 1 3 3 2 0 0 022 Quinn Benjafield 63 9 14 23 37 -6 1 5 0 0 0 2 3 0 0 042 Ondrej Vala* 66 3 14 17 52 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 06 Dallas Valentine 51 3 12 15 26 13 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

32 Jermaine Loewen 61 8 6 14 76 -6 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 029 Matthew Campese 52 8 4 12 25 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 023 Spencer Bast* 44 3 8 11 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 027 Nolan Kneen* 49 1 6 7 28 -6 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 011 Erik Miller* 40 1 4 5 27 -5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 025 Cameron Reagan 55 0 5 5 9 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 033 Conner McDonald* 44 1 2 3 16 -4 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 031 Dylan Ferguson* 15 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 039 Connor Ingram 56 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

Departed Players 54 7 11 18 52 -3 0 4 0 1 0 1 4 0 0 0Bench 10

No. Goaltender GP MIN GA GAA SVS SV% W L OTL SOW SOL SO EN SOSv SOS SOGA39 Connor Ingram 56 3234 145 2.69 1681 0.921 29 15 5 1 4 4 2 14 21 731 Dylan Ferguson* 15 754 56 4.46 411 0.864 3 10 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0

Totals 66 3988 201 3.02 2092 0.912 32 25 5 1 4 4 4 14 21 7

G A % PK Pen % G/Kill PP/PK %49 246 19.9% 186 227 81.9% 2-man PP 4 13 30.8%

4 9 2-man PK 4 4 100.0%

1st 2nd 3rd OT SO TOT 1st 2nd 3rd OT TOTBLAZERS 59 81 71 4 1 216 646 727 632 28 2033

Opposition 61 72 67 5 4 209 732 751 728 30 22413.27 30.803.17 33.95

BLAZERS lead after 1BLAZERS tied after 1BLAZERS trail after 1

BLAZERS lead after 2BLAZERS tied after 2BLAZERS trail after 2

BLAZERS score firstOpponent scores first

GP W L OTL SOL GF GA STK L10 Pct PTS PP PKBLAZERS at home 34 18 10 4 2 120 96 2-0-0-0 7-2-1-0 0.618 42 24.0% 84.3%BLAZERS on the road 32 14 15 1 2 96 113 2-0-0-0 3-6-0-1 0.484 31 15.4% 79.5%BLAZERS OVERALL 66 32 25 5 4 216 209 3-0-0-0 6-3-0-1 0.553 73 19.9% 81.9%

7-4-0-18-7-2-1

2015-16 Kamloops Blazers Regular Season Scoring

Shorthanded Goals Against Shorthanded Goals For

Average goals allowed per game: Average shots allowed per game:

11-5-4-1 BLAZERS are outshot 18-15-4-3 BLAZERS vs US

OppositionBLAZERS

Average goals scored per game: Average shots on goal per game:

6-17-0-1 Shots are tied 2-1-0-0 BLAZERS vs CENTRAL

1-18-5-2

BLAZERS vs EAST

BLAZERS in Shootouts

5-1-0-023-0-2-2 BLAZERS score 4 or more 20-2-0-17-5-2-1 BLAZERS score 3 or less 12-21-5-2

1-0-0-32-20-1-1 BLAZERS allow 3 or less 31-5-0-1BLAZERS go to OT 3-0-5-0

GOALTENDERS

SPECIAL TEAMS

BLAZER powerplay BLAZER penalty kill

SCORING SHOTS ON GOAL

22-5-3-3 it's a 1-goal game 14-8-5-3

HOME and AWAY

MISCELLANEOUS (Record when…)15-3-1-2 BLAZERS outshoot the opp. 12-9-1-1 BLAZERS vs BC 12-13-3-2

it's a 3+ goal game 13-10-0-010-19-2-0 it's a 2-goal game 5-6-0-0

BLAZERS allow 4 or more

Kamloops Blazers vs Tri-City Americans Head to HeadTri-City Americans# Name GP G A PTS PIM +/-

39 Parker Bowles 3 1 4 5 0 2

16 Beau McCue 3 3 0 3 0 0

37 Parker Wotherspoon 3 1 2 3 0 2

36 Brandon Carlo 2 0 3 3 6 3

19 Tyler Sandhu 3 0 3 3 0 2

10 Dylan Coghlan 3 1 1 2 0 4

28 Morgan Geekie 3 1 1 2 0 -2

21 Vladislav Lukin 2 1 1 2 4 2

15 Michael Rasmussen 2 1 1 2 4 4

3 Mackenze Stewart 2 1 1 2 0 2

12 Jordan Topping 3 0 2 2 2 0

25 Kyle Olson 1 1 0 1 0 -1

32 Parker AuCoin 2 0 1 1 0 1

20 Maxwell James 3 0 1 1 7 -1

22 Nolan Yaremko 3 0 1 1 5 1

27 X Liam Belcourt 1 0 0 0 0 0

2 Dakota Krebs 3 0 0 0 0 -1

7 Brendan O'Reilly 1 0 0 0 0 -1

24 Austyn Playfair 2 0 0 0 0 0

5 Jeff Rayman 2 0 0 0 2 1

18 Jordan Roy 2 0 0 0 0 -1

4 Kurtis Rutledge 2 0 0 0 0 -4

31 Evan Sarthou 3 0 0 0 0 0

6 Juuso Välimäki 2 0 0 0 0 2

29 X Taylor Vickerman 1 0 0 0 0 0

# Name GP W L OTL SL Mins GA GAA SV%

31 Evan Sarthou 3 2 1 0 0 177:29 9 3.04 0.908

Kamloops Blazers# Name GP G A PTS PIM +/-

14 Matt Needham 3 3 2 5 0 1

15 Collin Shirley 3 2 2 4 0 -1

34 Deven Sideroff 2 0 4 4 0 2

41 Garrett Pilon 3 0 2 2 0 1

24 Ryan Rehill 2 0 2 2 19 1

16 Nick Chyzowski 3 1 0 1 2 -2

3 X Marc McNulty 1 1 0 1 2 4

7 Gage Quinney 1 1 0 1 0 -3

10 Matt Revel 2 1 0 1 0 -3

27 Nolan Kneen 3 0 1 1 0 -2

12 Jake Kryski 3 0 1 1 2 -2

32 Jermaine Loewen 3 0 1 1 2 0

25 Cameron Reagan 3 0 1 1 0 0

13 Jiri Smejkal (total) 2 0 1 1 0 -1

KAM 1 0 0 0 0 -1

M.J 1 0 1 1 2 0

19 X Jesse Zaharichuk 1 0 1 1 0 -1

23 Spencer Bast 2 0 0 0 0 0

22 Quinn Benjafield 3 0 0 0 7 0

29 Matthew Campese 2 0 0 0 2 0

38 Dawson Davidson 2 0 0 0 0 -3

39 Connor Ingram 3 0 0 0 0 0

37 X Patrik Maier 1 0 0 0 0 0

33 Conner McDonald 2 0 0 0 0 0

11 Erik Miller 2 0 0 0 0 0

9 X Jackson Shepard 1 0 0 0 0 0

42 Ondrej Vala 3 0 0 0 0 -3

6 Dallas Valentine 1 0 0 0 0 -2

5 X Travis Verveda 1 0 0 0 2 2

# Name GP W L OTL SL Mins GA GAA SV%

39 Connor Ingram 3 1 2 0 0 177:10 11 3.73 0.884

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StandingsEastern ConferenceEast DivisionRank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM Home Away P10 STK

1 x Brandon Wheat Kings 67 43 18 4 2 92 0.687 291 191 777 21-8-1-2 22-10-3-0 7-1-2-0 6-0-2-0

2 x Prince Albert Raiders 65 36 21 7 1 80 0.615 205 197 795 21-10-3-0 15-11-4-1 5-3-2-0 2-0-0-0

3 x Moose Jaw Warriors 67 34 25 7 1 76 0.567 235 221 728 18-12-2-1 16-13-5-0 6-4-0-0 1-0-0-0

4 x Regina Pats 66 31 27 3 5 70 0.530 218 236 924 17-13-2-1 14-14-1-4 5-4-0-1 0-1-0-1

5 Saskatoon Blades 66 25 37 4 0 54 0.409 205 287 895 13-19-2-0 12-18-2-0 6-4-0-0 0-1-0-0

6 Swift Current Broncos 66 23 35 5 3 54 0.409 175 227 746 13-19-1-1 10-16-4-2 3-6-1-0 0-1-0-0Central DivisionRank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM Home Away P10 STK

1 x Lethbridge Hurricanes 66 43 21 1 1 88 0.667 276 198 928 26-6-0-1 17-15-1-0 4-5-0-1 0-1-0-0

2 x Red Deer Rebels 66 41 22 1 2 85 0.644 234 189 804 21-8-1-2 20-14-0-0 6-4-0-0 4-0-0-0

3 x Calgary Hitmen 65 36 25 2 2 76 0.585 214 202 996 20-10-2-0 16-15-0-2 4-5-1-0 0-2-0-0

4 Edmonton Oil Kings 66 28 31 6 1 63 0.477 188 213 861 17-13-4-0 11-18-2-1 4-6-0-0 1-0-0-0

5 Medicine Hat Tigers 66 26 35 3 2 57 0.432 199 263 809 14-16-1-2 12-19-2-0 6-3-0-1 0-1-0-0

6 Kootenay Ice 66 10 50 6 0 26 0.197 137 293 746 8-20-4-0 2-30-2-0 0-9-1-0 0-9-2-0Western ConferenceB.C. DivisionRank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM Home Away P10 STK

1 x Victoria Royals 67 45 16 3 3 96 0.716 256 154 794 23-6-1-3 22-10-2-0 8-1-1-0 8-0-1-0

2 x Kelowna Rockets 65 44 18 3 0 91 0.700 234 194 894 25-5-2-0 19-13-1-0 7-3-0-0 0-2-0-0

3 Prince George Cougars 67 36 27 3 1 76 0.567 232 206 1219 21-12-1-1 15-15-2-0 5-5-0-0 1-0-0-0

4 Kamloops Blazers 66 32 25 5 4 73 0.553 216 209 706 18-10-4-2 14-15-1-2 6-3-0-1 3-0-0-0

5 Vancouver Giants 68 23 37 5 3 54 0.397 192 251 807 14-18-2-0 9-19-3-3 2-7-0-1 0-6-0-1U.S. DivisionRank Team GP W L OTL SL PTS PCT GF GA PIM Home Away P10 STK

1 x Seattle Thunderbirds 66 40 23 3 0 83 0.629 211 177 898 26-5-2-0 14-18-1-0 9-1-0-0 8-0-0-0

2 x Everett Silvertips 65 36 22 4 3 79 0.608 170 152 550 19-9-3-2 17-13-1-1 4-3-2-1 0-1-0-1

3 Portland Winterhawks 65 33 28 4 0 70 0.538 209 203 813 19-12-1-0 14-16-3-0 5-3-2-0 0-1-0-0

4 Spokane Chiefs 65 30 26 5 4 69 0.531 202 220 763 18-12-2-1 12-14-3-3 3-5-1-1 0-1-0-0

5 Tri-City Americans 66 31 32 2 1 65 0.492 216 232 930 17-12-1-1 14-20-1-0 4-6-0-0 0-1-0-0x = Clinched Playoff Positiony = Teams who have clinched Division title

Monday, Mar 7Saskatoon 2 at Edmonton 5 FinalMoose Jaw 6 at Swift Current 4 Final

Tuesday, Mar 8Lethbridge at Kootenay 7:00 pm MSTPrince Albert at Red Deer 7:00 pm MSTSaskatoon at Calgary 7:00 pm MSTKamloops at Tri-City 7:05 pm PSTPortland at Everett 7:05 pm PST

Wednesday, Mar 9Regina at Swift Current 7:00 pm CSTPrince Albert at Medicine Hat 7:00 pm MSTKamloops at Spokane 7:05 pm PSTPrince George at Kelowna 7:05 pm PST

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Every time the Americans score a goal, a lucky fan will receive a prize from one of these local busi-nesses listed below. Listen to the public address announcer after a goal is scored -- if your number is

called, claim your prize at the Benton-Franklin Orthopedic Infomation Center Center behind SectionL.

Every time the Americans score a goal, a lucky fan will receive a prize from one of these local busi-nesses listed below. Listen to the public address announcer after a goal is scored -- if your number is

called, claim your prize at the Benton-Franklin Orthopedic Information Center behind Section L.