Everett Silvertips
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| Everett Silvertips | |
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| City: | Everett, Washington |
| League: | Western Hockey League |
| Conference: | Western |
| Division: | U.S. |
| Founded: | 2003–04 |
| Home Arena: | Everett Events Center |
| Colors: | Forest Green, Copper and Silver |
| Head Coach: | John Becanic |
| General Manager: | Doug Soetaert |
The Everett Silvertips are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League that plays in Everett, Washington. They joined the WHL as an expansion team for the 2003–04 WHL season. The team is named for the silvertip bear. They play in the "Comcast Arena" at the Everett Events Center, a $71.5 million dollar multipurpose complex that seats 8,513 for hockey games, and which was opened in 2003.
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[edit] History
- Division titles won: 2003–04, 2005–06, 2006–2007
- Regular season titles won: 2006–07
[edit] Immediate success
In the Silvertips' inaugural season in the U.S. Division of the WHL, they broke multiple records for an expansion team in its first year. Under the direction of General Manager Doug Soetaert and Coach Kevin Constantine, they won the division title with a record of 35–26–8–2, and set a record for a first year team in any of the major junior hockey leagues (the OHL, QMJHL, and WHL) with 80 points earned in the regular season, eclipsing the record set by the 1982-1983 Longueuil Chevaliers of the QMJHL. Constantine received the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy from the league as the 2003–2004 Coach of the Year.
In the playoffs in 2004, the Silvertips swept the Spokane Chiefs 4–0 in the first round of the playoffs, and defeated the Vancouver Giants in the second round 4 games to 2. They played the Kelowna Rockets, the reigning WHL champions, for the Western Conference title, defeating the Rockets 4–3 in an extremely close series (the Silvertips falling behind 3–1 before winning the final three games in overtime) and earning the chance to play the Medicine Hat Tigers for the WHL championship. The Tigers swept the series 4–0, ending the Silvertips' season.
[edit] 2005–2006 season
The 2005–2006 season came to an end when the Silvertips were eliminated from the WHL Playoffs by the Vancouver Giants in the Western Conference Finals, but the Silvertips exceeded expectations by reaching the final four of the WHL Playoffs for the second time in three WHL seasons. They also were the US Division champions for the 2nd time in 3 years.
[edit] 2006–2007 season
The Everett Silvertips 2006–2007 season came to an end when the Prince George Cougars defeated the Silvertips in six games of their Western Conference Semifinal series. For the Silvertips it was a tough way to end the season but the hockey club still accomplished some of their goals. The Silvertips captured their 3rd US Division regular season crown and was awarded the Scotty Munro Trophy for recording the best record in the WHL during the 2006–2007 regular season with a record of 54–15–1–2 (111 points). Silvertips forward Zach Hamill became the first Everett Silvertip to lead the WHL in points with 32 goals and 61 assists for 93 points. For leading the WHL in scoring, the Port Coquitlam, BC native will be awarded the Bobby Clarke trophy.
[edit] Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties OTL = Overtime losses Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2003–04 | 72 | 35 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 157 | 153 | 80 | 1st U.S. | Lost final |
| 2004–05 | 72 | 33 | 28 | 9 | 2 | 167 | 149 | 77 | 3rd U.S. | Lost Western Conference semi-final |
| Season | GP | W | L | OTL | SOL | GF | GA | Points | Finish | |
| 2005–06 | 72 | 40 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 203 | 158 | 85 | 1st U.S. | Lost Western Conference final |
| 2006–07 | 72 | 54 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 142 | 111 | 1st U.S. | Lost Western Conference semi-final |
| 2007–08 | 72 | 39 | 30 | 0 | 3 | 205 | 198 | 81 | 4th U.S. | Lost Western Conference quarter-final |
[edit] Team records
| Team Records for a single season | ||
| Statistic | Total | Season |
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| Most Points | 111 | 2006–07 |
| Most Wins | 54 | 2006–07 |
| Most Goals For | 239 | 2006–07 |
| Least Goals For | 157 | 2003–04 |
| Least Goals Against | 142 | 2006–07 |
| Most Goals Against | 158 | 2005–06 |
| Individual player records for a single season | |||
| Statistic | Player | Total | Season |
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| Most Goals | John Lammers | 38 | 2005–06 |
| Most Assists | Zach Hamill | 61 | 2006–07 |
| Most Points | Zach Hamill | 93 | 2006–07 |
| Most Points, rookie | Kyle Beach | 61 | 2006–07 |
| Most Points, defenceman | Shaun Heshka | 59 | 2005–06 |
| Best GAA (Goalie) | David Reekie | 1.77 | 2006–07 |
| Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played | |||
[edit] Current roster
| Number | Player | Position | Birthyear | Hometown | |
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| 2 | Dane Crowley | D | 1987 | Winnipeg, Manitoba |  |
| 3 | Taylor Ellington | D | 1988 | Victoria, British Columbia | |
| 4 | Jeff Reiger | D | 1991 | Abbotsford, British Columbia | |
| 5 | Jonathan Harty | D | 1988 | Oromocto, New Brunswick | |
| 6 | Mike Alexander | D | 1989 | Campbell River, British Columbia | |
| 8 | Graham Potuer | D | 1988 | Red Deer, Alberta | |
| 9 | Zach Hamill | C | 1988 | Port Coquitlam, British Columbia | |
| 11 | Shane Harper | RW | 1989 | Valencia, California |  |
| 12 | Kyle Beach | RW | 1990 | Kelowna, British Columbia | |
| 13 | Vitaly Karamnov | C | 1989 | Moscow, Russia |  |
| 15 | Tyler Skauge | RW | 1990 | Lethbridge, Alberta | |
| 16 | Tyler Eskesen | LW | 1990 | Calgary, Alberta | |
| 17 | Dan Gendur | RW | 1987 | Victoria, British Columbia | |
| 18 | Jordan Mistelbacher | LW | 1990 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| 19 | Matt Ius | RW | 1990 | Pitt Meadows, British Columbia | |
| 20 | Chris de la Lande | D | 1990 | Winnipeg, Manitoba | |
| 21 | Zack Dailey | C | 1989 | Healy, Alaska | |
| 22 | Jeese Burt | C | 1989 | North Battleford, Saskatchewan | |
| 23 | Clayton Bauer | LW | 1987 | Kelowna, British Columbia | |
| 28 | Tyler Kieffer | D | 1989 | Stillwater, Minnesota | |
| 31 | Leland Irving | G | 1988 | Swan Hills, Alberta | |
| 33 | Lukas Vatovnik | LW | 1989 | Gelnica, Slovakia |  |
| 34 | Eric English | RW | 1988 | Vancouver, Washington | |
| 35 | Shayne Barrie | G | 1989 | Regina, Saskatchewan | |
[edit] NHL Draftees
[edit] 2006 NHL ENTRY DRAFT
1st Round
- 8. Phoenix Coyotes Peter Mueller Bloomington, MN
- 26. Calgary Flames Leland Irving Swan Hills, AB
2nd Round
- 40. Minnesota Wild Ondrej Fiala Stenberk, CZE
3rd Round
- 73. Florida Panthers Brady Calla Kelowna, B.C.
[edit] 2007 NHL ENTRY DRAFT
1st Round
- 8. Boston Bruins Zach Hamill Port Coquitlam, BC
2nd Round
- 41. Vancouver Canucks Taylor Ellington Victoria, BC
7th Round
- 206. Vancouver Canucks Dan Gendur Victoria, BC
[edit] NHL alumni
[edit] External links
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