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Gameday Preview - February 5 vs Moose Jaw

February 5, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
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VS MOOSE JAW: This is the fourth meeting of the season between the Warriors and the Tigers. The Tigers are 0-1-2-0 vs the Warriors this season, having taking the Warriors to OT twice this season. The last time these two clubs met was in Moose Jaw on January 14th when the Warriors came away with a 6-2 decision. Moose Jaw is currently riding a seven game winning streak and has a record of 24-16-3-1 which puts them 2nd in the East Division and 4th in the Eastern Conference. Jagger Firkus leads Moose Jaw in scoring with 25 goals and 28 assists.

2021-21 WHL RANKINGS:

Record (9-27-3-1)

Home (6-11-1-) Central Division - 6th

Away (3-16-2-1) Eastern Conference - 12th

VS CENTRAL DIVISION: The Tigers have a 6-15-1-0 record vs Central Division opponents.

VS EAST DIVISION: The Tigers have a 3-12-2-1 record vs East Division opponents.

LAST GAME: The Tigers travelled to Edmonton on Wednesday to take on the Central Division Leading Oil Kings. The Oil Kings came away with a 6-2 victory. Daniel Baker notched his fifth of the campaign, while fellow blue liner Rhett Parsons had his 2nd goal in three games. Oren Shtrom had two assists on the night. Beckett Langkow stopped 33 of 35 shots put towards his net.

MILESTONES: Daniel Baker played in his 200th career WHL game on January 21st in Saskatoon. Owen MacNeil appeared in his 100th career WHL game vs the Prince Albert Raiders the following night. Rhett Parsons, Oren Shtrom, Oasiz Wiesblatt, Tyler MacKenzie, Pavel Bocharov, Teague Patton and Brayden Boehm each recently played in their 50th career games, while Ashton Ferster and Reid Andresen close in on the milestone.

PLAYER TO WATCH: Oren Shtrom was drafted by the Tigers in the third round of the 2019 WHL Prospects draft. The Gilbert, AZ product has appeared in 33 games this season and has 14 points (7G, 7A) to his credit, including four points in his last four games. Shtrom is a highly skilled forward who is equally adept at setting his linemates up as he is at giving opposing netminders fits.

CLUB LEADERS LEADING SCORERS:

- Goals Logan Barlage (12) - Daniel Baker 5G, 19A, 24 PTS

- Assists Daniel Baker (19) - Logan Barlage 12G, 11A, 23 PTS

- Points Daniel Baker (24) - Noah Danielson 10G, 10A, 20 PTS

- PIMs Rhett Parsons (74) - Tyler MacKenzie 2G, 18A, 20 PTS

- Plus/Minus Logan Barlage (-3) - Oasiz Wiesblatt 8G, 11A, 19 PTS

- Wins Garin Bjorklund (6) - Bogdans Hodass 3G, 16A, 19 PTS

ROOKIE LEADERS - Brendan Lee 8G, 10A, 18 PTS

- Goals Bogdans Hodass (3) - Owen MacNeil 6G, 12A, 18 PTS

- Assists Bogdans Hodass (16) - Ashton Ferster 8G, 7A, 15 PTS

- Points Bogdans Hodass (19) - Oren Shtrom 7G, 7A, 14 PTS

- PIMs Bogdans Hodass (22) - Teague Patton 7G, 5A, 12 PTS

- Plus/Minus Steven Arp (-6) - Brayden Boehm 4G, 8A, 12 PTS

SPECIAL TEAMS:

POWER PLAY: 29 / 138 - 21.0% - 13th

PENALTY KILL: 123 / 167- 73.6% - 21st

TIGERS ROSTER MAKEUP: The Tigers have 24 players on the roster - 2 Goaltenders, 7 Defencemen and 15 Forwards, including 7 rookies

AGE BREAKDOWN: 3 - 20-year-olds, 3 - 19-year-olds, 8 - 18-year-olds, 6 - 17-year-olds, 4 - 16-year-olds

NHL DRAFTED / SIGNED PLAYERS: Garin Bjorklund (Washington Capitals), Dru Krebs (Washington Capitals)

TIGERS SCHEDULE:

LAST FIVE: RESULTS: NEXT FIVE: TIME:

@ Edmonton 6-2 Loss vs Edmonton, Sat, Feb 12 7:00 PM (MST)

vs Red Deer 3-2 WIN vs Brandon, Wed, Feb 16 7:00 PM (MST)

vs Calgary Hitmen 6-5 Loss @ Swift Current, Fri, Feb 18 6:00 PM (MST)

@ Prince Albert 6-4 WIN vs Lethbridge, Sat, Feb 19 7:00 PM (MST)

@ Saskatoon 9-2 Loss vs Prince Albert, Mon, Feb 21 2:00 PM (MST)

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