Giancarlo Nadeau
For the first time since September 7, the Coastal Tsunami (4-1) take to the road for a meeting against the Delta Ice Hawks (5-3). This game will mark the first-ever contest against these two teams. Puck drop is set for 7:30 pm at the Ladner Leisure Centre.
DELTA ICE HAWKS
OVERVIEW
GM: Steve Robinson
HC: Jim Martin
Record: 5-3-0-0
Home Record: 2-1-0-0
Last Game: A 1-0 victory on the road in Grandview on Sunday.
SHOTS: 43 DEL – 25 GDV
SAVES: SHAUGHNESSY 25/25
GOAL(S): SJOBERG (7)
Goals For/Goals Against: 31 GF/32 GA (-1)
Power Play: 7/39 (17.95%)
Power Play (Home): 3/15 (20%)
Penalty Kill: 35/42 (83.3%)
Penalty Kill (Home): 17/20 (85%)
Leading Scorers: Mateo Sjoberg (8GP – 7G – 7A – 14PTS), Lukas Jakubec (8GP – 2G – 8A – 10PTS), Declan Warburton (8GP–6G–4A– 10PTS), Ryden Mathieson 7GP – 3G – 7A -10PTS).
‘SJO’ GOOD
Mateo Sjoberg comes into tonight’s game as the points leader for the Delta Ice Hawks. The right-shot forward has seven goals and seven assists for 14 points in eight games.
Sjoberg is tied for second in the PJHL for most points with Flames forward Nolan Bowsher (6-7-7-14). Leading the way is 2005-born forward Zack Lagrange with eight goals and nine assists for 17 points in six games.
The product of Surrey, BC, is in his final season of junior hockey and second year with the Ice Hawks. He had 28 goals and 24 assists for 52 points in 40 regular season games last year and will play his 49th regular season game tonight.
ICE HAWKS NOTES
- Delta has five players in their final season of junior hockey (Sjoberg, Mathieson, Hemenway, Goyer, Erickson).
- Delta has four players with 10+ points. Jakubec (10), Mathieson (10), Warburton (10), Sjoberg (14).
- The Ice Hawks have played the most games of any PJHL team (8).
COASTAL TSUNAMI
OVERVIEW
GM & HC: Brad Wingfield
Record: 4-1-0-0
Road Record: 2-0-0-0
Last Game: A 6-2 win on home ice against Aldergrove on Sunday.
SHOTS: 45 ALD – 38 COA
SAVES: MORRISON 43/44
GOAL(S): NOTTINGHAM (2,3), WALKER (1), ROSS (3), NORDLI (1), PARKES (4)
Goals For/Goals Against: 23 GF/13 GA (+10)
Power Play: 1/16 (6.25%)
Power Play (Road): 0/6
Penalty Kill: 28/30 (93.3%)
Penalty Kill (Road): 11/11
Leading Scorers: Raydon Parkes (5GP – 4G – 4A – 8PTS), Oliver Nottingham (5GP – 3G – 4A – 7PTS), Ethan Smid (5GP – 4G – 2A -6PTS)
‘WALK’ THE TALK
Ben Walker is entering his first full season in the PJHL and is looking really good. The Gibsons, BC, native scored his first goal with the Tsunami on Sunday and has four assists for five points through his team’s first five games.
The former AP of the Delta Ice Hawks is excited to face his former team. He had two goals and two assists for four points in eight games last season.
GAME NOTES
- Both teams played on Sunday.
- This is the first-ever game between these two clubs.
FINAL WORDS
After tonight’s game, the Tsunami will not be back until October 8 when they visit for the final time during the regular season. Delta has ferry reservations for October 26 and January 19.
