Giancarlo Nadeau
The Coastal Tsunami (9-8-1-1) is in Port Coquitlam (12-6) for the first time this season and the first-ever meeting between these two clubs.
Both teams have won their past two games and have an opportunity to earn some much-needed points in the Tom Shaw Conference. Puck drop is set for 3:00 p.m. from the Port Coquitlam Community Centre.
PORT COQUITLAM TRAILBLAZERS
OVERVIEW
GM: Ryan Ross
HC: Greg Ross
Record: 12-6-0-0
Home Record: 8-2-0-0
Last 10 games: 7-3-0-0
LAST GAME: A 6-3 win on home ice against Langley on Friday.
SHOTS: 40 LAN – 37 POCO
SAVES: CAUGHRAN 37/40
GOAL(S): CAUGHLAN (7), GARDINER (8), EWONUS (12) PP, JACK (14, 15 PP), POLLOCK (4) SH
Goals For/Goals Against: 89 GF/65 GA (+24)
Power Play: 19/103 (18.45%)
Power Play (Home): 10/58 (17.24%)
Penalty Kill: 80/97 (82.47%)
Penalty Kill (Home): 47/55 (85.45%)
Leading Scorers: Markus Jack (18GP – 15G – 20A – 35PTS), Bailey Ewonus (18GP – 12G – 18A – 30PTS), Braeden Wynne (18GP–5G–21A– 26PTS)
BRANDEN POLLOCK
Branden Pollock is in his third and final season in the Pacific Junior Hockey League. The 2004-born blueliner began his career with the North Vancouver Wolf Pack in the 2022 – 23 season before being traded to Port Coquitlam last January. Raised in West Vancouver, BC, Pollock has 4 goals and 11 assists for 15 points in 18 games and has seen a significant increase in ice time compared to his two previous campaigns.
TRAILBLAZERS NOTES
- Forward Markus Jack is fifth in the league, scoring 15 goals and 20 assists for 35 points in 18 games.
- Forward Markus Jack is fourth in PJHL power play goals with seven goals.
COASTAL TSUNAMI
OVERVIEW
GM & HC: Brad Wingfield
Record: 9-8-1-1
Road Record: 3-5-0-0
Last 10 games: 3-6-1-0
LAST GAME: A 7-2 home win against Port Moody on Friday
SHOTS: 35 COA – 31 PM
SAVES: PETERS 29/31
GOAL(S): DOLAN (2 SH, 3 PP) SH, STINSON (4), YAKUBOWSKI (2), PARKES (10), WALKER (5) PP, SMID (8)
Goals For/Goals Against: 57 GF/60 GA (-3)
Power Play: 17/80 (21.25%)
Power Play (Road): 8/27 (29.63%)
Penalty Kill: 102/118 (86.44%)
Penalty Kill (Road): 43/53 (81.13%)
Leading Scorers: Raydon Parkes (18GP – 10G – 9A – 19PTS), Oliver Nottingham (18GP – 8G – 10A – 18PTS), Eric Stinson (18GP – 4G – 13A -17PTS)
JAKE YAKUBOWSKI
Jake Yakubowski had quite the night on Friday, scoring a goal and adding an assist in his team’s 7-2 victory against Port Moody. The right-shot forward is in his first season of PJHL hockey and has two goals and four assists for six points in 17 games. The pride of Saskatoon, SK, went seven games without recording a point since Friday.
TSUNAMI NOTES
- Coastal and North Vancouver are the only two teams with a shootout loss.
- The Tsunami lead the league with 681 penalty minutes.
- Coastal has the fewest power play attempts with 80.
- The Tsunami has given up 7 short-handed goals, the most in the PJHL.
- Coastal has the second-best Penalty Kill at 86.4%.
- Forward Nate Hughes leads the league in penalty minutes with 103.
GAME NOTES
- Both teams have an overtime loss.
- This is game one of the season series.
- Port Coquitlam visits Coastal on December 15 and December 30, while the Tsunami returns to Poco on December 20.
NEXT GAMES
NEXT GAME (POCO): in Langley on Wednesday at 7:00 pm
NEXT GAME (COA): in White Rock tomorrow at 3:45 pm
