Blazers postgame box

THE SCORE
Kamloops 4, Prince George 1

WHAT HAPPENED
On Nov. 2, the Cougars beat the Blazers, 8-3. This one was that game in
reverse. It wasn’t nearly as close as the score might seem to indicate.

THE STANDINGS
The Blazers (13-10-1-1), having won seven of their last eight games, are
seventh in the Western Conference, one point behind the Everett Silvertips
(14-12-0-1), who fell 3-0 to the visiting Regina Pats, and the Chilliwack
Bruins (13-11-3-0), who fell 4-3 to the host Tri-City Americans last night.

THE STREAK
In their last nine games, the Blazers have gone 7-1-0-1, picking up 15 of a
possible 18 points.

THE PENALTY KILL
In their last six games, the Blazers’ penalty-killing unit is 33-for-36. And
two of the goals it has given up came on 5-on-3 situations. . . . The
Blazers have faced 13 such situations, while being on the receiving end of
seven.

THE ASSIST
Kamloops D Darcy Huisman earned an assist on his club’s second goal, but it
was D Mark Schneider who got the plus. Huisman gave the puck to C Brock
Nixon and went to the bench. It was Schneider who was on the ice when Nixon
scored.

THE WORKOUT
The Cougars scratched D Jesse Dudas and LW Morgan MacLean, both of whom
skipped a Thursday morning workout. Dudas has been out with a thigh injury
but was to have returned for this one.

THE EXPLANATION
“The fans are entitled to their opinion," Cougars head coach Drew Schoneck
told the Prince George Citizen of his decision to start G Real Cyr. "We do
things that may look, from a fan standpoint, like ‘What the hell are those
guys thinking?’ . . . but with Real’s experience and success against
Kamloops, as recently as last season’s playoffs, it’s hard to ignore that he
plays his best hockey there.”

THE GOALTENDER
Cyr went into the game 5-9-0-0 with a 4.68 GAA and a .864 save percentage,
the worst numbers in the league among goaltenders who had played at least
480 minutes. . . . Tommy Tartaglione is 4-8-0-0, 3.35, .900.

THE SEASON SERIES
The teams, who are 1-1 in the season series, next meet Dec. 14 and 15 when
they close out the pre-Christmas portion of the schedule in Prince George.

THE DAILY NEWS THREE STARS

1. LW Shayne Wiebe, Kamloops. Just gets better.

2. RW Tyler Shattock, Kamloops. Finding his game.

3. C Mark Hall, Kamloops. At his pestiest best.

UP NEXT
The Kootenay Ice is in the house tonight. Game time is 7 o’clock.