Giancarlo Nadeau
Another early game is up next for the Coastal Tsunami (9-9-1-1), who visit White Rock (13-5-2-0) for the first time in franchise history. White Rock took the first battle of the Salish Cup 5-3 back on the Coast in September and looks to go 2-0 against Coastal tonight.
WHITE ROCK WHALERS
OVERVIEW
GM / HC: Brien Gemmell
Record: 13-5-2-0
Home Record: 7-2-1-0
Last 10 games: 5-3-2-0
LAST GAME: A 4-1 loss at home to Delta on Saturday.
SHOTS: 56 DEL – 39 WR
SAVES: WICKSTROM 52/56
GOAL(S): USSHER (12) PP
Goals For/Goals Against: 87 GF/69 GA (+18)
Power Play: 27/107 (25.23%)
Power Play (Home): 13/49 (26.53%)
Penalty Kill: 16/99 (83.84%)
Penalty Kill (Home): 44/53 (83.02%)
Leading Scorers: Keagan Bankier (20GP – 6G – 20A – 26PTS), Jonah Ussher (20GP – 12G – 13A – 25PTS), Devon Mahil (19GP–8G–12A– 20PTS)
WHALERS NOTES
- Defender Keagan Bankier leads the Whalers in points with 25 in 18 games. He also has points in his last 8 games.
- Keagan Bankier had two assists against the Tsunami earlier this season.
- White Rock has the second-best power play at 25.2%. Ridge Meadows is first at 41.8%.
DON’T MESS WITH THE ‘BANK’
Whalers defender Keagan Bankier is in his third season with the White Rock Whalers. The Surrey, BC, product leads his team with 26 points including points in his past eight games. He had four assists in four games during his rookie season in 2022-23 and produced 36 points in 48 games last year.
COASTAL TSUNAMI
OVERVIEW
GM & HC: Brad Wingfield
Record: 9-9-1-1
Road Record: 3-6-0-0
Last 10 games: 3-6-1-0
LAST GAME: A 4-2 loss in Port Coquitlam yesterday.
SHOTS: 40 POCO – 29 COA
SAVES: PETERS 36/40
GOAL(S): YAKUBOWSKI (3) PP, ISTVANFFY (4)
Goals For/Goals Against: 59 GF/64 GA (-5)
Power Play: 18/81 (22.22%)
Power Play (Road): 9/28 (32.14%)
Penalty Kill: 105/122 (86.07%)
Penalty Kill (Road): 46/57 (80.7%)
Leading Scorers: Raydon Parkes (19GP – 10G – 9A – 19PTS), Oliver Nottingham (19GP – 8G – 10A – 18PTS), Eric Stinson (19GP – 4G – 14A -18PTS)
TSUNAMI NOTES
- Coastal and North Vancouver are the only two teams with a shootout loss.
- The Tsunami lead the league with 689 penalty minutes.
- Coastal has the fewest power play attempts with 81.
- The Tsunami has given up 7 short-handed goals against the most in the PJHL.
- Coastal has the second-best Penalty Kill at 86.1%.
- Forward Nate Hughes leads the league in penalty minutes with 103.
- Jake Yakubowski has goals in his past two games.
- Coastal was 1/1 on the man advantage in Port Coquitlam yesterday.
GAME NOTES
- This is Game 2 of the Salish Cup against these two teams.
- This is the first game in White Rock in Tsunami franchise history.
- White Rock leads the season series 1-0.
- White Rock is back on the Coast on January 3 and Coastal closes out the season series on the road on January 25.
NEXT GAMES
NEXT GAME (WR): in Port Coquitlam on Friday.
NEXT GAME (COA): at home on Friday against Mission.
