Trent Miner's Second Straight Shutout Backstops the G-Men to Victory
April 5, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Vancouver Giants News Release
Vancouver Giants empty the bench after a shootout win over the Prince George Cougars
(Vancouver Giants, Credit: Allen Douglas)
Kamloops, B.C. - Trent Miner's second consecutive shutout helped lift the Vancouver Giants (3-1) to a 1-0 shootout victory Sunday evening over the Prince George Cougars (1-2-0-1) inside the RE/MAX Hub in Kamloops. Tristen Nielsen had the lone goal of the evening (for either team) which came in Round 3 of the shootout. Cougars goaltender Tyler Brennan turned aside all 43 shots he faced through 65 minutes for Prince George.
1st Period:
NO SCORING
*The teams combined for five power plays in the opening period. The Cougars were unable to convert on a 48-second five-on-three chance. The Cougars were 0/3 while the Giants went 0/2.
Shots: 12-4 Vancouver
2nd Period:
NO SCORING
Shots: 17-4 Vancouver
3rd Period:
NO SCORING
Shots: 14-6 Vancouver
Overtime:
NO SCORING
Shots: 0-0
Shootout:
PG - Koehn Ziemmer (Miss)
VAN - Eric Florchuk (Miss)
PG - Ethan Browne (Miss)
VAN - Justin Sourdif (Miss)
PG - Riley Heidt (Miss)
VAN - Tristen Nielsen
GAME SUMMARY:
Final Score: Vancouver 1 - Prince George 0 (Shootout)
Final Shots: 43-14 Vancouver
Vancouver PP: 0/6
Prince George PP: 0/5
3 Stars:
1) Tyler Brennan (PG - 43 Saves)
2) Tristen Nielsen (VAN - Shootout winner)
3) Trent Miner (VAN - 14 Saves)
Next Giants Game: Monday, April 5th vs. Kamloops at 7:00 PM.
QUOTES:
"The ability for Trent to stay focused and composed and making sure that he has his concentration on when that next shot comes was big. Most times it's easier for a goaltender when you're busier. A real credit to Trent who kept his focus and we needed him to stand tall and he did that." - Associate Coach Keith McCambridge on Trent Miner.
"We didn't cheat on the wrong side of the puck. We continued to push and generate Grade 'A' chances. You have to credit their goaltender, he made big saves for them. But the team overall to play the game with speed and execution and to not try and shade on the wrong side of the puck was a testament to our group." - Keith McCambridge on the takeaways from the game.
NOTES:
- Trent Miner has recorded back-to-back shutout victories for the first time in his WHL career.
- Five of Trent Miner's six career WHL shutouts have come against B.C. Division opponents. Two have come against Kelowna, and one each have come against Kamloops, Victoria, Prince George and Kootenay.
- The last time the Giants surrendered just 14 shots against was also a shutout victory. It came on Spetember 29th, 2019 - A 4-0 shutout victory for the Vancouver Giants (David Tendeck) over the Kelowna Rockets.
- Tristen Nielsen is now three-for-eight lifetime in shootouts.
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