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Condensed day and condensed preparations. We’ll cut to the chase below!

****UPDATE: pregame coverage pushed back to 4:10pm*****

AUDIO STREAM: Radio (1380 AM) / Tips App, too

ON THE BROADCAST: (pregame at 4:10pm) 

• Pregame: Garrett Pilon, Dennis Williams
• 1st Intermission: Live, Dan Gendur
• 2nd Intermission: Tips Talk

 

PLAYOFF SCENARIO:

The Silvertips hold a nine point lead for first place in the Western Conference.

The Silvertips hold a five point lead for first place in the U.S. Division.

The Silvertips have 9 games to play.

The Silvertips have clinched a playoff berth for the 15^th straight season, the longest current streak in the WHL.

The Silvertips have a magic number of 11 to clinch home ice advantage in the opening round of the playoffs.

IF THE PLAYOFFS BEGAN TODAY: The Silvertips would face the Seattle Thunderbirds in the first round.

 

TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS

• TORRID TIPS: The Tips are 37-7-1-3 in the last 48 games and finished 9-3-0-1 in January… they have won 31 of the last 38 games … Garrett Pilon leads the Silvertips with 15 points in 11 games during February … they have 4 games of scoring 8 goals or more.
• NOT STANDING PAT: Patrick Bajkov, the leading Tips scorer, set the new Silvertips all-time scoring record with 264 points on Feb. 2, when he surpassed Zach Hamill with a first period power play goal … has twice tied his career high of 5 points … he needs one goal to surpass Tyler Maxwell for the Tips all-time goal record (108).

• WA TIES: Did you know? In its 15^th season of WHL play, the Everett Silvertips have three players originally hailing from the state of Washington: forwards Luke Ormsby (Everett), Dawson Butt (Buckley), and defenseman Wyatte Wylie (Everett) … both Ormsby and Wylie originally skated in the Everett Youth Hockey program.
• AGAINST THE U.S. DIVISION: The Tips are 20-9-2-2 against their opponents from the U.S. Division … they play six of their final 10 games against U.S. Division opponents.
• SPECIAL DELIVERIES: For the Silvertips special teams, the penalty kill is 1^st in the WHL (84.2) … the Tips power play went 5-of-9 on Jan. 7 vs. Victoria, tying a franchise record for most power play goals in one game (5) … they are 5-of-13 in the last four games … Matt Fonteyne leads the Silvertips with 14 power play goals.    

 

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Good morning from the Pacific Northwest. We usually say this in context of a road outpost since tonight is a road game, but it’s a 45 minute trek south into Kent, Washington which had the Silvertips waking up in their own beds today.

The 8th meeting out of 10 total between the Silvertips and Thunderbirds starts early tonight at 6:05pm, in coordination with the Thunderbirds’ annual all-day community hockey marathon at ShoWare Center. It means preparations are moved up an hour in advance, but not so much where the condensed day manipulates the routine as if preparing for a 4:05pm start or earlier.

The Tips won the last time in Kent, on Bryce Kindopp’s OT winner eight days ago – it broke a two year streak down the wrong path for the Tips, who previously hadn’t won in Kent since February of 2016.

Last night’s victory over Vancouver didn’t come with the highest degree of satisfaction, and Mitch Love rapidly addressed Vancouver elevating their game as well. There hasn’t been much practice time even with three days off surrounding Tuesday: Dennis Williams explained more of that in our pregame conversation yesterday.

 

AUDIO STREAM: Radio (1380 AM) / Tips App, too

ON THE BROADCAST: (pregame at 5:30pm) 

• Pregame: Garrett Pilon, Dennis Williams
• 1st Intermission: Alumni spotlight: Ronan Seeley, Jackson Berezowski
• 2nd Intermission: Tips Talk

 

PLAYOFF SCENARIO:

The Silvertips hold a nine point lead for first place in the Western Conference.

The Silvertips hold a five point lead for first place in the U.S. Division.

The Silvertips have 10 games to play.

The Silvertips have clinched a playoff berth for the 15^th straight season, the longest current streak in the WHL.

The Silvertips have a magic number of 13 to clinch home ice advantage in the opening round of the playoffs.

IF THE PLAYOFFS BEGAN TODAY: The Silvertips would face the Seattle Thunderbirds in the first round.
TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS

• TORRID TIPS: The Tips are 36-7-1-3 in the last 47 games and finished 9-3-0-1 in January… they have won 30 of the last 37 games … Matt Fonteyne led the Silvertips in January – and the entire league – with 25 points in 13 games and added 12 goals … they have 4 games of scoring 8 goals or more.
• NOT STANDING PAT: Patrick Bajkov, the leading Tips scorer, set the new Silvertips all-time scoring record with 264 points on Feb. 2, when he surpassed Zach Hamill with a first period power play goal … has twice tied his career high of 5 points … he needs one goal to surpass Tyler Maxwell for the Tips all-time goal record (108).
• WA TIES: Did you know? In its 15^th season of WHL play, the Everett Silvertips have three players originally hailing from the state of Washington: forwards Luke Ormsby (Everett), Dawson Butt (Buckley), and defenseman Wyatte Wylie (Everett) … both Ormsby and Wylie originally skated in the Everett Youth Hockey program.
• AGAINST THE U.S. DIVISION: The Tips are 19-9-2-2 against their opponents from the U.S. Division … they play six of their final 10 games against U.S. Division opponents.
• SPECIAL DELIVERIES: For the Silvertips special teams, the penalty kill is 1^st in the WHL (84.2) … the Tips power play went 5-of-9 on Jan. 7 vs. Victoria, tying a franchise record for most power play goals in one game (5) … they are 5-of-9 in the last three games … Matt Fonteyne leads the Silvertips with 14 power play goals.    

 

See you on the radio!

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Updated developments: no Sean Richards as of now (still a TBD suspension for last Friday’s checking from behind major – we’re into the 4th day of “TBD”).

The Tips will see the Spokane Chiefs for the final time at Spokane Arena this season, the start of 7 of the final 12 games against opponents from the U.S. Division. The Tips have a 16-10-0-2 road record, so it suggests they’re comfortable in knowing how to handle the environment … that’ll come in handy, because five of the last 7 games against the U.S. Division will be on the road.

Playoff watch: the Tips are on the threshold, pardon the cliche. Kamloops does not play tonight, so the Tips need just one more point to lock up the “X” by their name in the standings for the 15th straight season – extending a current league record. They’d prefer a win, therefore multitasking by locking up a berth and knocking down the magic number for a division title and top seed in the Conference. They’re 5 up on Kelowna (1 game in hand) for the conference, and 7 up on Portland (2 games in hand) for the division.

MILESTONES: We’ll be ready to discuss them tonight. The next Patrick Bajkov goal sets him up as the Silvertips all-time leader. Kevin Davis will also play in the 336th game of his career tonight, passing Shane Harper to become the new Tips all-time leader. Carter Hart has 26 career bagels – tying Tyson Sexsmith for the league record. For the purposes of avoiding superstition with select members of audience, we’ll let you figure out the rest.

The Tips are 4-2-1-1 against Spokane this season.

 

AUDIO STREAM: Radio (1380 AM) / Tips App, too

ON THE BROADCAST: (pregame at 6:30pm) 

• Pregame: Kevin Davis, Matt Fonteyne Dennis Williams
• 1st Intermission: A look back at Kevin Davis through the years
• 2nd Intermission: Tips Talk

 

TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS

• TORRID TIPS: The Tips are 34-7-1-3 in the last 45 games and finished 9-3-0-1 in January… they have won 28 of the last 35 games … Matt Fonteyne led the Silvertips in January – and the entire league – with 25 points in 13 games and added 12 goals … they have 4 games of scoring 8 goals or more.
• NOT STANDING PAT: Patrick Bajkov, the leading Tips scorer, set the new Silvertips all-time scoring record with 264 points on Feb. 2, when he surpassed Zach Hamill with a first period power play goal … has twice tied his career high of 5 points … he needs one goal to surpass Tyler Maxwell for the Tips all-time goal record (108).
• IRON MAN: Kevin Davis is scheduled to play in the 336^th game of his WHL career tonight, surpassing Shane Harper for the Silvertips all-time record … Davis has 55 points in 59 games, ending Sunday (T-8, WHL d-men).
• AGAINST THE U.S. DIVISION: The Tips are 20-8-1-2 against their opponents from the U.S. Division … seven of their final 12 games are against opponents from the U.S. Division (two at home, five on the road).
• SPECIAL DELIVERIES: For the Silvertips special teams, the penalty kill is 1^st in the WHL (83.7) … the Tips power play went 5-of-9 on Jan. 7 vs. Victoria, tying a franchise record for most power play goals in one game (5) … they went 3-of-7 on Sunday vs. Kamloops … Matt Fonteyne leads the Silvertips with 14 power play goals.    

 

See you on the radio.

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It’ll get interesting, and don’t be surprised if “weird.” Garrett Pilon and Ondrej Vala face the Blazers, and Orrin Centazzo and Montana Onyebuchi face the Silvertips for the first time since the quartet were involved in the Jan. 7 trade.

It’s a 3-in-3 with condensed preparations on a condensed day, so we’ll see you on the radio to lay it all out.

BAJKOV WATCH: One goal away from tying Tyler Maxwell (107) for the Tips all-time record.

AUDIO STREAM: Radio (1380 AM) / Tips App, too

ON THE BROADCAST: (pregame at 3:30pm) — updated, will go live once NASCAR on Fox is completed to the final lap, which should be a little after 3:30. 

• Pregame: Pilon, Vala, Dennis Williams
• 1st Intermission: WHL This Week
• 2nd Intermission: Tips Talk

TONIGHT’S MATCHUP AND SERIES NOTES

Finale of four meetings with the Kamloops Blazers … the Silvertips own a 35-17-4-4 record, all-time vs. Kamloops and are 3-0-0-0 in the regular season series … they were 2-1-0-1 last season and outscored the Blazers, 9-8 head-to-head … the Silvertips are 5-0-1-1 in the last seven games heading into today … the Silvertips have a magic number of 5 points to clinch a playoff berth (outright) … Connor Dewar and Matt Fonteyne each have four points in three games to lead the Tips in the series.

 

HEAD-TO-HEAD: (TIPS 3-0-0-0)

Oct. 27	Everett 3 at Kamloops 1
Dec. 1	Everett 3 at Kamloops 1
Dec. 30	Everett 5 at Kamloops 2
Feb. 18	Kamloops	4:05 pm PST

 

NEXT THREE GAMES (all times PT)

DATE               OPPONENT                 TIME            SITE                                 RADIO

2/20/18            @ Spokane                  7:05pm        Spokane Arena                KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM/Tips App

2/23/18            @ Vancouver               7:30pm        Langley Events Centre     KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM/Tips App

2/24/18            @ Seattle                     7:05pm        ShoWare Center               KRKO 1380 AM & 95.3 FM/Tips App

 

LAST GAME (SEA 3 – EVT 2 (SO) / 2-17-18): Dorrin Luding made 41 saves to help the Seattle Thunderbirds slip past the Everett Silvertips, 3-2 in a shootout before a sellout crowd of 8,238 in WHL action on Saturday in downtown Everett. Carter Hart made 32 saves and Riley Sutter scored his 23rd goal of the season in the shootout loss. Martin Fasko-Rudas added a goal as the Silvertips moved to 3-2-0-2 against the Thunderbirds this season, reducing their magic number to five points to clinch a playoff spot.

 

TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS

• TORRID TIPS: The Tips are 33-7-1-3 in the last 44 games and finished 9-3-0-1 in January… they have won 27 of the last 34 games … Matt Fonteyne led the Silvertips in January – and the entire league – with 25 points in 13 games and added 12 goals … they have 4 games of scoring 8 goals or more.
• NOT STANDING PAT: Patrick Bajkov, the leading Tips scorer, set the new Silvertips all-time scoring record with 264 points on Feb. 2, when he surpassed Zach Hamill with a first period power play goal … has twice tied his career high of 5 points … he needs one goal to tie Tyler Maxwell for the Tips all-time goal record (107)
• HART MONITOR: Tips goaltender Carter Hart, gold medalist at the World Junior Championships, set the new Silvertips all-time record for goaltending wins (108) on Feb. 16 at Seattle (30 saves) … he was in net on Feb. 10 with 23 saves for his 26^th career shutout (tied WHL record) and 107^th win (tied Tips record) in a 5-0 win over Vancouver.
• HELLO AGAIN: Silvertips forward Garrett Pilon and defenseman Ondrej Vala will face Kamloops for the first time since arriving to the Silvertips in a trade in January … Pilon has 22 points in 17 games with the Tips … Vala has five assists in 17 games since coming to Everett … Montana Onyebuchi (1+ seasons with the Tips) and Orrin Centazzo (1+ seasons with the Tips) were acquired by Kamloops on Jan. 7, 2018
• SPECIAL DELIVERIES: For the Silvertips special teams, the penalty kill is 1^st in the WHL (83.5) … the Tips power play went 5-of-9 on Jan. 7 vs. Victoria, tying a franchise record for most power play goals in one game (5) … they are 21-of-82 in the last 17 games … Matt Fonteyne leads the Silvertips with 14 power play goals.    

 

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Updated developments: no Sean Richards (TBD suspension for last night’s checking from behind major), and Carter Hart gives it a go in net again vs. old teammate Dorrin Luding.

Big crowd due tonight at the corner of Hewitt and Broadway.

No Tips Talk tonight as we’ll have a guest of the Everett Police Dept. in the booth, 2nd intermission for Local Heroes Night.

BAJKOV WATCH: One goal away from tying Tyler Maxwell (107) for the Tips all-time record.

AUDIO STREAM: Radio (1380 AM) / Tips App, too

ON THE BROADCAST: (pregame at 6:30pm) 

• Pregame: Luke Ormsby, Dennis Williams
• 1st Intermission: Part 2, Chris Daniels (KING 5)
• 2nd Intermission: Aaron Snell, Everett Police Department.

 

TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS

• TORRID TIPS: The Tips are 33-7-1-2 in the last 43 games and finished 9-3-0-1 in January… they have won 27 of the last 33 games … Matt Fonteyne led the Silvertips in January – and the entire league – with 25 points in 13 games and added 12 goals … they have 4 games of scoring 8 goals or more.
• NOT STANDING PAT: Patrick Bajkov, the leading Tips scorer, set the new Silvertips all-time scoring record with 264 points on Feb. 2, when he surpassed Zach Hamill with a first period power play goal … has twice tied his career high of 5 points … he needs one goal to tie Tyler Maxwell for the Tips all-time goal record (107)
• HART MONITOR: Tips goaltender Carter Hart, gold medalist at the World Junior Championships, set the new Silvertips all-time record for goaltending wins (108) on Feb. 16 at Seattle (30 saves) … he was in net on Feb. 10 with 23 saves for his 26^th career shutout (tied WHL record) and 107^th win (tied Tips record) in a 5-0 win over Vancouver.
• LOCAL FLAVOR: Three Silvertips on the active roster have local ties to the Pacific Northwest … forward Luke Ormsby and defenseman Wyatte Wylie are both from Everett … forward Dawson Butt is from Buckley, WA (Pierce County).
• SPECIAL DELIVERIES: For the Silvertips special teams, the penalty kill is 1^st in the WHL (83.8) … the Tips power play went 5-of-9 on Jan. 7 vs. Victoria, tying a franchise record for most power play goals in one game (5) … they are 21-of-77 in the last 15 games … Matt Fonteyne leads the Silvertips with 14 power play goals.    

 

ON THIS DATE

EVT 6 – SPO 3 (2/17/06): Peter Mueller earned the third hat trick in his Silvertips career (also adding an assist) and ninth in franchise history while the Silvertips broke a 3-3 tie in the third period with three goals to defeat the Spokane Chiefs, 6-3 before 5,734 fans in downtown Everett … Zach Hamill recorded three assists and John Lammers had two goals and an assist.

 

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Quick turnaround for the 5pm game and three-in-three, so what we can report is the lineup looks much of the same from last night’s 5-0 win.

The one change: Carter Hart gets a day of rest. Dustin Wolf gets his first appearance since Jan. 15, in a win over Tri-City.

BAJKOV WATCH: One goal away from tying Tyler Maxwell (107) for the Tips all-time record.

AUDIO STREAM: Radio (1380 AM) / Tips App, too

ON THE BROADCAST: (pregame at 4:30pm) 

• Pregame: Matt Fonteyne, Patrick Bajkov, Dennis Williams
• 1st Intermission: WHL This Week
• 2nd Intermission: we answer your questions from the Tips App (go to “Tips Talk” and submit there!)

TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS

• TORRID TIPS: The Tips are 31-7-1-2 in the last 41 games and finished 9-3-0-1 in January… they have won 25 of the last 31 games … Matt Fonteyne led the Silvertips in January – and the entire league – with 25 points in 13 games and added 12 goals … they have 4 games of scoring 8 goals or more.
• NOT STANDING PAT: Patrick Bajkov, the leading Tips scorer, set the new Silvertips all-time scoring record with 264 points last Friday, when he surpassed Zach Hamill with a first period power play goal … has twice tied his career high of 5 points … he needs one goal to tie Tyler Maxwell for the Tips all-time goal record (107)
• GOALTENDING GOT HART: Tips goaltender Carter Hart, gold medalist at the World Junior Championships, was named to his 3^rd straight WHL Goaltender of the Month selection last Thursday with a 6-1-0-1 record, 1.97 GAA and .934 save percentage in January … he was in net on Saturday with 23 saves for his 26^th career shutout (tied WHL record) and 107^th win (tied Tips record) in a 5-0 win over Vancouver.
• HELPING HAND: Matt Fonteyne – named WHL Player of the Week in January – added to his case with WHL Player of the Month honors for the month as well – tied a Tips record for assists in a game (5) on Jan. 15 in a 6-5 win vs. Tri-City … the last to post the mark was Peter Mueller, 11/25/06 vs. Tri-City … Fonteyne has 22 multi point games this season and led the league with 25 points in 13 games for January.
• SPECIAL DELIVERIES: For the Silvertips special teams, the penalty kill is 1^st in the WHL (84.9) … the Tips power play went 5-of-9 on Jan. 7 vs. Victoria, tying a franchise record for most power play goals in one game (5) … they are 20-of-68 in the last 14 games … Matt Fonteyne leads the Silvertips with 14 power play goals (T-5, WHL).   

 

See you on the radio!

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Tonight is the fourth meeting of six total between the Tips and Giants, and it’s a game that bears significance between the teams for the first time in awhile.

The Tips continue to hold onto first in the Conference and Division, while the Giants stand 6 points back still in contention for the B.C. Division. They haven’t made the playoffs since Don Hay was behind the bench in 2013-14. It’s likely they’re furiously approaching the end to their darkest days.

The Tips, while trying to shake off a 2-1 OT loss that stung from the fact they were 1:49 away from a shutout victory (read: Carter Hart has 25 of them, the WHL record is 26 held by Tyson Sexsmith), get the chance to put last night behind them quickly with the 2nd game in a “3-in-3.”

Since Nov. 11, they’ve only lost twice in a row on a pair of occasions, and are 27-7-1-1. They’re pretty good at this rebounding thing.

KEY MATCHUP: Tips power play (11th, trying to bounce back from 0-of-4 last night) against the Giants penalty kill (7th, WHL). The Tips are 5-of-16 in the season series against the Giants.

BAJKOV WATCH: He’s already got the points record, and needs just 1 goal to tie Tyler Maxwell for the Tips all-time goal scoring record (107).

KEVIN DAVIS WATCH: Tonight he’ll play in career game #331, surpassing Zack Dailey to move into 2nd on the Tips all-time list. Leader Shane Harper is just four games away.

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AUDIO STREAM: Radio (1380 AM) / Tips App, too

ON THE BROADCAST: (pregame at 6:30pm) 

• Pregame: Matt Fonteyne, Patrick Bajkov, Dennis Williams
• 1st Intermission: Jameson Murray (part 2 of our conversation)
• 2nd Intermission: we answer your questions from the Tips App (go to “Tips Talk” and submit there!)

TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS

• TORRID TIPS: The Tips are 30-7-1-2 in the last 40 games and finished 9-3-0-1 in January… they have won 24 of the last 30 games … Matt Fonteyne led the Silvertips in January – and the entire league – with 25 points in 13 games and added 12 goals … they have 4 games of scoring 8 goals or more.
• NOT STANDING PAT: Patrick Bajkov, the leading Tips scorer, set the new Silvertips all-time scoring record with 264 points last Friday, when he surpassed Zach Hamill with a first period power play goal … has twice tied his career high of 5 points … he needs one goal to tie Tyler Maxwell for the Tips all-time goal record (107)
• GOALTENDING GOT HART: Tips goaltender Carter Hart, named Player of the Game in the championship victory over Sweden, is back with the Tips after capturing the gold medal with Canada at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championships in Buffalo … he was named to his 3^rd straight WHL Goaltender of the Month selection last Thursday with a 6-1-0-1 record, 1.97 GAA and .934 save percentage in January.
• HELPING HAND: Matt Fonteyne – named WHL Player of the Week in January – added to his case with WHL Player of the Month honors for the month as well – tied a Tips record for assists in a game (5) on Jan. 15 in a 6-5 win vs. Tri-City … the last to post the mark was Peter Mueller, 11/25/06 vs. Tri-City … Fonteyne has 21 multi point games this season and led the league with 25 points in 13 games for January.
• SPECIAL DELIVERIES: For the Silvertips special teams, the penalty kill is 1^st in the WHL (84.5) … the Tips power play went 5-of-9 on Jan. 7 vs. Victoria, tying a franchise record for most power play goals in one game (5) … they are 20-of-63 in the last 13 games … Matt Fonteyne leads the Silvertips with 14 power play goals (T-5, WHL).   

ON THIS DATE

EVT 4 – KEL 0 (2/10/10): Thomas Heemskerk earned a 36 save shutout while Byron Froese’s 22^nd goal of the season to open the game stood as the winner, with the Tips blanking Kelowna, 4-0 in downtown Everett … Heemskerk earned first star honors and made 13 saves in the first period … Tyler Maxwell, Shane Harper, Froese, Chris Langkow, and Zack Dailey each had multi point games.

See you on the radio.

(Note, we’ll keep this part of the blog updated as time allows. Friday’s are tough, since we pump out a weekend preview video with all the info you need there.)

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Bajkov has hit the top, and the Tips are back on top in the West.

Now, it’s rematch time.

AUDIO STREAM: Radio (1380 AM) / Tips App, too

ON THE BROADCAST: (pregame at 6:30pm) 

• Pregame: Matt Fonteyne, Bryce Kindopp, Dennis Williams
• 1st Intermission: Barry Horman (Tips alumnus)
• 2nd Intermission: we answer your questions from the Tips App (go to “Tips Talk” and submit there!)

TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS

• TORRID TIPS: The Tips are 29-7-0-2 in the last 38 games and finished 9-3-0-1 in January… they have won 23 of the last 28 games … Matt Fonteyne led the Silvertips in January – and the entire league – with 25 points in 13 games and added 12 goals
• NOT STANDING PAT: Patrick Bajkov, the leading Tips scorer, set the new Silvertips all-time scoring record with 264 points through Friday, when he surpassed Zach Hamill with a first period power play goal … had a career high 5 points on Jan. 7 vs Victoria … his 76 points in 53 games are tied for sixth in league scoring.
• GOALTENDING GOT HART: Tips goaltender Carter Hart, named Player of the Game in the championship victory over Sweden, is back with the Tips after capturing the gold medal with Canada at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championships in Buffalo … he was named to his 3^rd straight WHL Goaltender of the Month selection on Thursday with a 6-1-0-1 record, 1.97 GAA and .934 save percentage.
• HELPING HAND: Matt Fonteyne – named WHL Player of the Week last Monday – added to his case with WHL Player of the Month honors for January – tied a Tips record for assists in a game (5) on Jan. 15 in a 6-5 win vs. Tri-City … the last to post the mark was Peter Mueller, 11/25/06 vs. Tri-City … Fonteyne has 21 multi point games this season and led the league with 25 points in 13 games for January.
• SPECIAL DELIVERIES: For the Silvertips special teams, the penalty kill is 1^st in the WHL (84.3) … the Tips power play went 5-of-9 on Jan. 7 vs. Victoria, tying a franchise record for most power play goals in one game (5) … they are 18-of-54 in the last 11 games … Matt Fonteyne leads the Silvertips with 14 power play goals (4^th, WHL).   

 

WELCOME  BACK

The Silvertips welcome alumnus and former right winger Barry Horman to tonight’s game … was named co-recipient of the Silvertips Iron Man award in 2003-04 … assisted on the game winning goal in overtime, game 7 at Kelowna, to send the Silvertips to the WHL Finals.

We’ll have Keith Gerhart audio from that glorious game 7.

See you on the radio.

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Two CHL top 10 teams …

Top two in the Western Conference …

Two teams with Canada gold medalists …

Matchup two coming up.

We don’t need to tell you aside from that, plus Hart+Dube+Foote+red hot Fonteyne+red hot Dewar thrown into the mix that this will be a good one. That’s already assumed.

Dillon Dube had some pretty candid words about tonight, one that he circled on the calendar since a conversation with Carter Hart shortly before Team Canada went their separate ways.

Patrick Bajkov watch: one more goal or assist means the franchise points record. He’s tied with Zach Hamill at 262. 

AUDIO STREAM: Radio (1380 AM) / Tips App, too

ON THE BROADCAST: (pregame at 6:30pm) 

• Pregame: Matt Fonteyne, Dillon Dube, Dennis Williams
• 1st Intermission: WHL This Week (Don Hay coaching wins record interview)
• 2nd Intermission: we answer your questions from the Tips App (go to “Tips Talk” and submit there!)

TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS

• TORRID TIPS: The Tips are 28-7-0-2 in the last 37 games and finished 9-3-0-1 in January… they have won 22 of the last 27 games … Matt Fonteyne led the Silvertips in January – and the entire league – with 25 points in 13 games and added 12 goals
• GOALTENDING GOT HART: Tips goaltender Carter Hart, named Player of the Game in the championship victory over Sweden, is back with the Tips after capturing the gold medal with Canada at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championships in Buffalo … he was named to his 3^rd straight WHL Goaltender of the Month selection on Thursday with a 6-1-0-1 record, 1.97 GAA and .934 save percentage.
• HELPING HAND: Matt Fonteyne – named WHL Player of the Week last Monday – added to his case with WHL Player of the Month honors for January – tied a Tips record for assists in a game (5) on Jan. 15 in a 6-5 win vs. Tri-City … the last to post the mark was Peter Mueller, 11/25/06 vs. Tri-City … Fonteyne has 21 multi point games this season and led the league with 25 points in 13 games for January.
• NOT STANDING PAT: Patrick Bajkov, the leading Tips scorer, had a career high 5 points on Jan. 7 vs Victoria … his 74 points in 52 games are eighth in league scoring … he needs a goal or assist to set the new Silvertips points record.
• SPECIAL DELIVERIES: For the Silvertips special teams, the penalty kill is 1^st in the WHL (84.0) … the Tips power play went 5-of-9 on Jan. 7 vs. Victoria, tying a franchise record for most power play goals in one game (5) … they are 15-of-49 in the last 10 games … Matt Fonteyne leads the Silvertips with 14 power play goals (4^th, WHL).   

DID YOU KNOW?
Since joining the Silvertips in a trade with the Kamloops Blazers, forward Garrett Pilon has 13 points in 10 games as a Silvertip … Connor Dewar has 13 goals … in the last 27 days. Not games…. days. Incredible.

See you on the radio!

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The Everett Silvertips get the Portland Winterhawks two more times this season and while it may seem like a matchup that has mild flavor of vitriol – there’s five points of separation between first and second – these division matchups matter with 21 games to go.

The Silvertips goal: provide more space. The Winterhawks goal: close the gap with one game in hand.

The Silvertips have won nine of 10, and picked up points in every game since Portland beat them in early January, 4-3 on a goal by Jake Gricius in the final minute of regulation. One more win for the Silvertips secures the advantage in the overall series this season: they’re 5-3-0-0.

Patrick Bajkov watch: one more goal or assist means the franchise points record. He’s tied with Zach Hamill at 262. 

AUDIO STREAM: Radio (1380 AM) / Tips App, too

ON THE BROADCAST: (pregame at 6:30pm) 

• Pregame: Matt Fonteyne, Dennis Williams
• 1st Intermission: Riley Sutter interview
• 2nd Intermission: we answer your questions from the Tips App (go to “Tips Talk” and submit there!)

TOP 5 TIPS TIDBITS

• TORRID TIPS: The Tips are 28-6-0-2 in the last 36 games and finished 10-2-0-0 in the month of December … they are 9-2-0-1 in January … they have won 22 of the last 26 games … Patrick Bajkov led the Silvertips with 18 points and six goals in 12 games during the month of December.
• GOALTENDING GOT HART: Tips goaltender Carter Hart, named Player of the Game in the championship victory over Sweden, is back with the Tips after capturing the gold medal with Canada at the 2018 IIHF World Junior Championships in Buffalo … Hart went 5-0-0-1 in six games, totaling a 1.64 goals-against-average and .935 save percentage in the tourney … he leads the league in save percentage (.953), GAA (1.51), and leads the league in shutouts (6).
• HELPING HAND: Matt Fonteyne – named WHL Player of the Week last Monday – tied a Tips record for assists in a game (5) on Jan. 15 in a 6-5 win vs. Tri-City … the last to post the mark was Peter Mueller, 11/25/06 vs. Tri-City … Fonteyne has 21 multi point games this season and 25 points in the last 11 games.
• NOT STANDING PAT: Patrick Bajkov, the leading Tips scorer, had a career high 5 points on Jan. 7 vs Victoria … his 74 points in 51 games are tied for seventh in league scoring … he needs a goal or assist to set the new Silvertips points record.
• SPECIAL DELIVERIES: For the Silvertips special teams, the penalty kill is 1^st in the WHL (84.1) … the Tips power play went 5-of-9 on Jan. 7 vs. Victoria, tying a franchise record for most power play goals in one game (5) … they are 15-of-44 in the last nine games … Matt Fonteyne leads the Silvertips with 14 power play goals (4^th, WHL).   

DID YOU KNOW?

Since joining the Silvertips in a trade with the Kamloops Blazers, forward Garrett Pilon has 13 points in nine games as a Silvertip.

ANOTHER MILESTONE ALERT

• Carter Hart is 1 shutout away from tying the WHL all-time record (26: Tyson Sexsmith)

 

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