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GAME 54: TIGERS @ SASKATOON BLADES

Friday 02.03.12 / 11:02 PM

VS SASKATOON: This is the fourth and final meeting between the Tigers and Blades this season. So far this season, Medicine Hat has posted a 0-1-1-1 record versus the Blades (0-1-1-0 at home and 0-0-0-1 in Saskatoon). In the previous games, the Tigers have been outscored by the Blades 11-5.  Hunter Shinkaruk (2G,1A) leads the Tigers with three points. Goaltender Tyler Bunz (0-1-1-1) has allowed nine goals (2.91 GAA) on 114 shots (.921 Save %) in his three starts. On the power play the Tigers have gone 3 for 11 (27.2%), while killing off 10 of 12 penalties (83.3%).

 

VS EAST DIVISION: So far this season, the Tigers are 9-6-2-1.

 

LAST GAME:   The Tigers beat the Prince Albert Raiders 3-2 on Friday night at the Art Hauser Centre. Emerson Etem, Hunter Shinkaruk and Jayden Hart all scored for the Tigers. Tyler Bunz played excellent saving 24 of 26 shots for his 30th win of the season.

 

2011-12 WHL RANKINGS:

  • Record (31-18-2-2)      
  • Central Div. –  2nd 
  • Eastern Con. – 3rd    
  • Home (14-10-1-1)     
  • Away (17-8-1-1)

 

MILESTONES:   Matt Konan is racking up the games in a Tiger jersey. Konan is now tied for 10th place all-time (Stefan Meyer) for games played in a Tigers jersey at 282 games. Hunter Shinkaruk recently hit three scoring milestones. In his career, he has collected 51 goals and 57 assists for 108 points. With his latest win Tyler Bunz passed Matt Keetley to become the all-time leader in wins for Tigers goaltenders with 106 wins. 

 

STREAKS: Emerson Etem is riding a 14 game point streak. Over the streak he has scored 20 goals and has added 5 assists. James Bettauer (3G, 8A) and Matthew Konan (0G, 8A) have also been playing great lately having collected a point in 7 of their last 10 games for 11 and 8 points, respectively.

 

2011-12 CLUB LEADERS:

  • Goals (48) Emerson Etem                   
  • Assists (35) Emerson Etem                                
  • Points (83) Emerson Etem
  • PIM (141) Kale Kessy                                
  •  Plus/Minus (+19) Emerson Etem                        
  •  Wins (30) Tyler Bunz

 

SPECIAL TEAMS:

  • POWER PLAY:  65 - 283 – 23.0%           
  • PENALTY KILL: 174 - 224 – 77.7%

 

TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers currently have 22 players on the roster - 2 goaltenders, 7 defencemen and 13 forwards, including 7 rookies.

AGE BREAKDOWN: 3 - 20 year olds, 5 - 19 year olds, 8 - 18 year olds, 4 - 17 year olds and 2 – 16 year old.

 

NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Kale Kessy (Phoenix Coyotes), Alex Theriau (Dallas Stars), Tyler Bunz (Edmonton Oilers) and Emerson Etem (Anaheim Ducks).

 

TIGERS SCHEDULE:

LAST FIVE:

RESULTS

Vs Prince Albert Raiders 6-5 Win
@ Lethbridge Hurricanes 8-2 Win
Vs Calgary Hitmen 5-2 Loss
Vs Red Deer Rebels 6-3 Loss
@ Prince Albert Raiders 3-2 Win

 

NEXT FIVE:

TIME:

@ Saskatoon Blades, Sat. Feb 4 7:05 PM (MT)
Vs Calgary Hitmen, Tues. Feb 7 7:00 PM (MT)
Vs Prince Albert Raiders, Fri. Feb 10 7:30 PM (MT)
Vs Brandon Wheat Kings, Sun. Feb 12 6:00 PM (MT)
Vs Regina Pats, Wed. Feb 15 7:00 PM (MT)

 

 HEAD-TO-HEAD STATS

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Stats
Player Stats
Skaters: GP G A PTS +/-
E. Etem 65 61 46 107 29
H. Shinkaruk 66 49 42 91 17
J. Bettauer 74 21 37 58 17
C. Valk 67 24 31 55 -1
M. Konan 72 9 45 54 21
D. Bredo 72 5 31 36 19
B. Leier 69 15 18 33 11
J. Hart 67 13 19 32 -4
C. Grbavac 65 13 17 30 2
S. McKay 68 6 17 23 -5
Goalies: W L OTL SOL Sv% GAA
T. Bunz 39 17 0 3 0.921 2.57
K. Cameron 3 7 0 1 0.899 3.24