2017-18 GAME NOTES

October 14th at THE SEASON: The Kamloops Blazers franchise is in their 37th season in the and the 34th season as the Kamloops Blazers. The hockey club is 1-9-0-0 to start the 2017-18 WHL season. The Blazers started the season with nine straight losses and earned their first win last night. Following the doubleheader in Prince George this weekend, the Blazers will be in Spokane and Tri-City next weekend. The Blazers will conclude the month of October with home games against Everett and Tri-City.

Vs. Prince George - This Season (10-Game Series) Game 1: 10/04/17, vs. Prince George 6, Kamloops 2 Vs. Prince George – Last Season (8-Game Series) Game 2: 10/13/17, at Prince George 1, Kamloops 4 Game 1: 11/05/16, at Prince George 4, Kamloops 2 Game 3: 10/15/17, at Prince George, Kamloops Game 2: 11/12/16, vs. Prince George 7, Kamloops 0 Game 4: 11/15/17, vs. Prince George, Kamloops Game 3: 01/21/17, vs. Prince George 4, Kamloops 5 OT Game 5: 11/25/17, vs. Prince George, Kamloops Game 4: 02/19/17, vs. Prince George 0, Kamloops 3 Game 6: 02/09/18, at Prince George, Kamloops Game 5: 03/03/17, at Prince George 8, Kamloops 4 Game 7: 02/10/18, at Prince George, Kamloops Game 6: 03/04/17, at Prince George 6, Kamloops 1 Game 8: 02/17/18, vs. Prince George, Kamloops Game 7: 03/17/17, vs. Prince George 3, Kamloops 1 Game 9: 03/16/18, vs. Prince George, Kamloops Game 8: 03/18/17, at Prince George 1, Kamloops 2 SO Game 10: 03/17/18, at Prince George, Kamloops Blazers were 3-5-0-0 in season series Blazers are 1-1-0-0 in season series

ROSTER BREAKDOWN: The Blazers roster currently sits at 25 players (2 goaltenders, 8 defensemen and 15 forwards). The roster includes 15 players selected in the WHL Bantam Draft, three players via trade, five players from the free agent list, and two players selected from the CHL Import Draft. The roster breakdown by region includes 13 players from B.C., four from Alberta, five from Saskatchewan, one from Manitoba, one from Czech Republic and one from Switzerland. There are 17 WHL veterans on the roster and eight WHL rookies.

BY THE NUMBERS: Nick Chyzowski is in his 5th season with the Blazers and has played 281 career games with the franchise... Quinn Benjafield played his 200th career WHL game on October 8th vs. Seattle… Nick Chyzowski is eight goals shy of 50 in his WHL career… Ryley Appelt scored his first career WHL goal in his first career WHL game last season… Joe Gatenby played his 250th WHL game on October 1st in Victoria… Garrett Pilon has 122 career points in the WHL, which is the highest among all roster players… Brodi Stuart scored his first regular season WHL goal on October 1st in Victoria… Connor Zary scored his first career WHL on October 4th vs. Prince George.

NHL DRAFT: Garrett Pilon (, 3rd round, 87th overall), Ondrej Vala (Free Agent, Signed by the Dallas Stars in September 2016), Dylan Ferguson (Dallas, 7th round, 194th overall – Traded to Las Vegas Golden Knights – June 26, 2017)

INJURY REPORT: None. Man games lost due to injury – 8.

DID YOU KNOW… Don Hay is 2nd all-time in WHL history behind Ken Hodge (742) with 721 regular season wins… He is also 2nd in Blazers franchise history behind Ken Hitchcock (287) with 256 career regular season wins… Stu MacGregor was named the Blazers General Manager on October 13th, 2015… Joe Gatenby was acquired from Kelowna on August 18th, 2016… Nic Holowko was acquired from Prince Albert on December 11, 2016… Luc Smith was acquired from Regina on December 27th, 2016… Defenseman Ondrej Vala was signed by the Dallas Stars in September 2016… Jackson Shepard won a Gold Medal with Team Canada at the U-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in August… Devan Harrison and Brodi Stuart both played playoff games with the Blazers last season as call-ups… Forwards Garrett Pilon (Washington), Luc Smith (New York Rangers), defenseman Ondrej Vala (Dallas), and goaltender Dylan Ferguson (Las Vegas) all attended NHL training camps in September… Dylan Ferguson, Garrett Pilon and Ondrej Vala are all signed to NHL contracts.

SCORING LEADERS (BLAZERS): REGULAR SEASON LEADERS (COUGARS)

• Goals: Garrett Pilon (4) • Goals: Kody McDonald (8) • Assists: Nick Chyzowski (7) • Assists: Jared Bethune (9) • Points: Garrett Pilon (10) • Points: Jared Bethune, Kody McDonald (12) • Penalty Minutes: Ondrej Vala (18) • Penalty Minutes: Jackson Leppard (15) • Plus/Minus: Jermaine Loewen (+2) • Plus/Minus: Jackson Leppard (+7) • Rookie Points: Brodi Stuart (7) • Rookies: Ethan O’Rourke (4) • GAA: Max Palaga (4.00) • Goals Against Average: Tavin Grant (3.33) • Save Percentage: Tavin Grant (.899) • Save Percentage: Max Palaga, Dylan Ferguson (.862) • Power Play: 20.4% (12th) • Power Play: 20.9% (10th) • Penalty Kill: 76.3% (15th) • Penalty Kill: 75.5% (16th)

2017-18 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES

2017-18 BLAZERS HIGHS & LOWS:

• Most Goals Scored: 4, Oct 13 at Prince George • Fewest Goals Scored: 1, Sept 23 vs. Kelowna • Most Goals Against: 6, Sept 22 at Kelowna, Sept 29 at Vancouver, Oct 1 at Victoria, Oct 4 vs. Prince George • Fewest Goals Against: 1, Oct 13 at Prince George • Most Powerplay Chances For: 6, Oct 13 at Prince George • Most Powerplay Chances Against: 7, Sept 23 vs. Kelowna, Oct 6 vs. Victoria • Most Powerplay Goals Scored: 3, Oct 13 at Prince George • Most Powerplay Goals Against: 3, Sept 30 at Victoria • Most Shots Taken: 46, Sept 29 at Vancouver • Fewest Shots Taken: 19, Oct 4 vs. Prince George • Most Shots Against: 56, Oct 11 vs. Calgary • Fewest Shots Against: 15, Oct 8 vs. Seattle • Last Shutout: vs. Edmonton Feb 21 • Last Time Shutout: vs. Portland Feb 13 • OT Game Winning Goals: • SO Game Winning Goals:

REGULAR SEASON RECORD by MONTH and DAY OF WEEK Month Games Record Home Road Day Games Win Loss OTL SOL September 4 0-4-0-0 0-1-0-0 0-3-0-0 Monday 3 0 0 0 0 October 11 1-5-0-0 0-4-0-0 1-1-0-0 Tuesday 3 0 0 0 0 November 10 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Wednesday 12 0 2 0 0 December 12 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Thursday 0 0 0 0 0 January 14 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Friday 23 1 3 0 0 February 14 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Saturday 24 0 2 0 0 March 7 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 0-0-0-0 Sunday 7 0 2 0 0 Totals 72 0-9-0-0 0-5-0-0 1-4-0-0 Totals 72 1 9 0 0

BLAZERS’ REGULAR SEASON LAST GOALS, ASSISTS, STARTS, WINS, and SHUTOUTS # PLAYER LAST GOAL LAST ASSIST 2 Devan Harrison Sept 22 at Kelowna 3 Tylor Ludwar Mar 4 at Prince George 6 Sean Strange 7 Luke Zazula Oct 2 at Vancouver Oct 1 at Victoria 9 Jackson Shepard Oct 8 vs. Seattle Oct 11 vs. Calgary 10 Justin Sigrist Sept 22 at Kelowna Sept 29 at Vancouver 11 Travis Walton Mar 3 at Prince George Jan 24 at Portland 12 Scott Mahovlich Dec 4 vs. Brandon Mar 10 vs. Victoria 16 Nick Chyzowski Oct 8 vs. Seattle Oct 13 at Prince George 17 Brodi Stuart Oct 13 at Prince George Oct 1 at Victoria 18 Connor Zary Oct 13 at Prince George Oct 13 at Prince George 19 Erik Miller Mar 10 vs. Victoria Sept 23 at Kelowna 22 Quinn Benjafield Oct 11 vs. Calgary Oct 8 vs. Seattle 23 Ryley Appelt Dec 17 at Kootenay 24 Luc Smith Oct 11 vs. Calgary Oct 13 at Prince George 27 Nolan Kneen Sept 22 at Kelowna Oct 8 vs. Seattle 32 Jermaine Loewen Oct 13 at Prince George Mar 10 vs. Victoria 34 Carson Denomie 37 Joe Gatenby Sept 30 at Victoria Oct 13 at Prince George (2) 38 Keltie Jeri-Leon Oct 13 at Prince George 40 Brady Reagan Mar 18 vs. Kootenay (CGY) Mar 17 at Kootenay (CGY) 41 Garrett Pilon Oct 13 at Prince George Oct 13 at Prince George (2) 42 Ondrej Vala Oct 1 at Victoria Oct 11 vs. Calgary

# GOALIE LAST START LAST WIN (score) LAST SHUTOUT 30 Max Palaga Oct 8 vs. Seattle 31 Dylan Ferguson Oct 13 at Prince George Oct 13 at Prince George (4-1, 24 svs) Mar 19 at Prince George

2017-18 KAMLOOPS BLAZERS GAME NOTES

HOW THEY GOT HERE: Bantam Draft Import Draft Trade Benjafield 1st – ‘13 Vala 1st – ‘15 Gatenby (w / KEL 08/16) Kneen 1st – ‘14 Sigrist* 1st – ‘17 Smith (w / REG 12/16) Chyzowski 2nd – ‘12 Jeri-Leon (w / TRI 10/17) Shepard 2nd – ‘15 Free Agent List Harrison* 2nd – ‘15 Mahovlich Zary* 2nd – ‘16 Walton Loewen 3rd – ‘13 Ludwar Miller 3rd – ‘14 Palaga* Appelt* 4th – ’15 Reagan Zazula 4th – ‘15 Stuart* 4th – ’15 Denomie* 5th – ‘15 Pilon 7th – ‘13 Ferguson 8th – ‘13 Strange 10th – ‘15

ROSTER STATS: Year by Year breakdown by player: Player Total: 25 (96) 20 – 3: Chyzowski, Gatenby, Reagan WHL Experience in Years: 33 (97) 19 – 6: Benjafield, Ferguson, Loewen, Pilon, Smith, Vala Average Height: 6’ 0.7” (98) 18 – 6: Kneen, Ludwar, Mahovlich, Miller, Sigrist Average Weight: 186.7 lbs. (99) 17 – 9: Appelt, Denomie, Harrison, Palaga, Shepard, Strange, Stuart, Zazula, Jeri-Leon Average Age: 18.04 yrs. (00) 16 – 1: Zary

NEXT FIVE Games LAST FIVE Games: 1-4-0-0 Date Opponent Date Opponent Result Oct 14 At Prince George Oct 13 At Prince George 4-1 W Oct 20 At Spokane Oct 11 Vs. Calgary 4-2 L Oct 21 At Tri-City Oct 8 Vs. Seattle 4-3 L Oct 27 Vs. Everett Oct 6 Vs. Victoria 4-1 L Oct 28 Vs. Tri-City Oct 4 Vs. Prince George 6-2 L

SHUTOUTS: PENALTY SHOTS: For: Shooter Date Opponent Goalie Result Goalie Date Opponent Saves Score

Against: Goalie Date Opponent Saves Score

THREE STAR STANDINGS: Player 1st 2nd 3rd TOTAL Sep./Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Garrett Pilon 1 1 2 2 Dylan Ferguson 1 1 2 2 Ondrej Vala 1 1 1 Max Palaga 1 1 1 Nick Chyzowski 1 1 1