Saturday, May 8, 2010

(Game Preview) Royal Bank Cup: Semi-Final: La Ronge @ Dauphin:


The Host Dauphin Kings (4-0) face the La Ronge Ice Woles (1-3) in tonight's other semi-final. The winner of tonight's semi-final will advance to the RBC Cup final tomorrow afternoon vs the defending National Champion Vernon Vipers (4-1)

Let's take a look at both Dauphin & La Ronge.

Dauphin Kings (4-0)

After a string of early playoff exits by past RBC Cup host teams –
Weyburn, Streetsville, Prince George and Cornwall in Round 1, Victoria in Round
2 – the Dauphin Kings did something no National Junior A Championship
host had done since the Grande Prairie Storm in 2004 – win their league
championship. The Kings were far and away the class of the Manitoba Junior
Hockey League during the regular season, winning 50 of 62 games and finishing
21 points clear of the Portage Terriers, the MJHL’s No. 2 team. The league-leading
offence was led by the line of Shane Luke, Ryan Dreger and Bryce Lamb, who
finished first, second and fourth, respectively, in the league scoring race, led by
Luke’s 101 points and Dreger’s 53 goals. The defence was just as impressive,
allowing a league-low 169 goals, backstopped by netminder Joe Caligiuri, who
posted the MJHL’s second-best goals against average, and 20-year-old captain
Steven Shamanski, who earned both the top defenceman and player of the year
awards in the Manitoba league. After cruising past Neepawa in the quarterfinals,
allowing just six goals in a four-game sweep, the Kings put on an offensive
show against Swan Valley in the semis, racking up 22 goals in the first three
games, including a 12-2 romp in Game 3 – led by two-point performances from
12 different players – before closing the Stampeders out in five games. The MJHL
final was a showdown between the two regular season conference champions,
with the Winnipeg Saints providing the opposition for the Kings. The Saints
entered the series even hotter than Dauphin, having swept past Winnipeg South
and Winkler to reach the championship series. Despite being a match-up of two
of the league’s highest scoring teams, the first and third games were defensive
struggles, with a 6-1 Dauphin win in Game 2 sandwiched between a pair of 1-0
overtime classics, both won by the Kings. With a chance to close out their first
league title in 17 years on home ice Dauphin did not disappoint, erasing a 4-0
second-period deficit and earning a 5-4 victory to sweep the Saints and advance
to the ANAVET Cup against the SJHL champions from La Ronge. After dropping
Game 1, the Kings tied Game 2 with three seconds to go before earning a
double-overtime victory to send the series back to Dauphin tied 1-1. Despite a
bout of food poisoning on the trip back to Manitoba, the Kings rattled off three
wins in a row on home ice to earn their second-ever ANAVET title, and roll into the
national championship with a regional crown under their belts.

# N ame P S /C H t. W t. Born H ometown

29 Brett Willows G L/G 5’9” 177 01/12/90 Rivers, Man.
35 Joe Caligiuri G L/G 5’10” 165 04/19/89 Winnipeg, Man.
-- Tyler Oswald AP G L/G 5’11” 170 04/03/93 Samford, Man.
3 Dallas Drysdale D R/D 6’5” 207 04/23/91 Dauphin, Man.
4 Mathew Backhouse D L/G 6’3” 180 02/28/91 Thompson, Man.
5 Tyler Gaudry D L/G 6’1” 180 10/05/91 Stonewall, Man.
6 Colin Paull D L/G 5’11” 185 08/02/90 Elkhorn, Man.
7 Joel Kot D R/D 5’11” 190 08/20/90 Moose Jaw, Sask.
17 Mike Boese D R/D 5’11” 186 07/04/90 Hermantown, Minn.
21 Steven Shamanski D R/D 6’0” 190 10/13/89 Carberry, Man.
27 Patrick Kozyra D R/D 6’2” 190 01/24/89 Sherwood Park, Alta./Alb.
-- Tanner Butler AP D L/G 5’11” 175 08/03/93 Souris, Man.
-- Joel Edmundson AP D L/G 6’3” 182 06/28/93 Brandon, Man.
9 Justin Michaud F/A R/D 6’2” 220 06/26/89 Selkirk, Man.
11 Angus Klassen F/A L/G 6’0” 170 03/23/90 Rosenfeld, Man.
12 Bryce Lamb F/A L/G 5’11” 185 10/16/89 Killarney, Man.
13 Travis Cech F/A R/D 5’9” 180 01/14/90 Rocky Mountain House, Alta./Alb.
14 Cody Esposito F/A L/G 6’4” 210 02/18/89 Airdrie, Alta./Alb.
15 Troy Hunter F/A R/D 6’2” 197 02/20/90 Virden, Man.
16 Devin Mitzner F/A L/G 5’11” 205 04/02/90 Strathmore, Alta./Alb.
18 Mitch Czibere F/A L/G 6’0” 193 02/15/89 Fort Saskatchewan, Alta./Alb.
19 Colton Graf F/A L/G 5’11” 225 02/11/90 Watson, Sask.
20 Shane Luke F/A L/G 5’11” 160 06/05/90 Ste. Rose du Lac, Man.
24 Ryan Dreger F/A R/D 5’9” 150 05/21/89 Dauphin, Man.
74 Zeanan Ziemer F/A L/G 5’8” 173 03/14/89 Brandon, Man.
-- Bryn Chyzyk AP F/A L/G 5’10” 170 11/05/92 Virden, Man.
-- Derek Falloon AP F/A R/D 5’9” 155 02/02/93 Russell, Man.
-- Regan Hedley AP F/A L/G 5’10” 160 03/24/92 Dauphin, Man.
-- Jared Morris AP F/A L/G 6’1” 200 02/06/93 La Salle, Man.
-- Jeremy Olynik AP F/A R/D 6’1” 170 03/06/92 Winnipeg, Man.
-- Michael Sofillas AP F/A L/G 5’9” 170 05/15/93 Morden, Man.
-- Mitch Vanteeling AP F/A L/G 6’0” 175 05/13/93 Brandon, Man.

Head Coach & General Manager/Entraîneur-chef et directeur général . . . . . . . . . . . . . Marlin Murray
Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . David Anning
Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Scott McCallum
Goalie Coach/Entraîneur des gardiens . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Steve Bray
Trainer & Equipment Manager/Soigneur et responsable de l’équipement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Tyrol Deeg
Assistant Equipment Manager/Responsable adjoint de l’équipement . . . . . . . . . . . . Jonathon Foster

REGULAR SEASON

RECORD – 50-11-1-0 (1st in Manitoba Junior Hockey League)
GOALS FOR – 296 (1st)
GOALS AGAINST – 169 (1st)
TOP SCORER – Shane Luke (29g 72a 101p)

PLAYOFFS

QUARTER-FINAL – defeated Neepawa Natives 4-0
(9-1, 2-1, 4-1, 5-3)
SEMIFINAL – defeated Swan Valley Stampeders
4-1 (5-2, 5-2, 12-2, 2-3, 4-3)
MJHL CHAMPIONSHIP – defeated Winnipeg Saints
4-0 (1-0 OT, 6-1, 1-0 2OT, 5-4)
ANAVET CUP – defeated La Ronge Ice Wolves 4-1
(3-5, 7-6 2OT, 4-1, 5-3, 6-1)

PREVIOUS NJAC EXPERIENCE

NONE

REGULAR SEASON/SAISON RÉGULIÈRE

# N ame P GP G A P PIM

20 Shane Luke F/A 62 29 72 101 36
24 Ryan Dreger F/A 61 53 46 99 37
12 Bryce Lamb F/A 60 38 51 89 128
74 Zeanan Ziemer F/A 48 25 51 76 121
21 Steven Shamanski D 62 19 52 71 70
18 Mitch Czibere F/A 46 22 29 51 41
14 Cody Esposito F/A 43 23 18 41 83
19 Colton Graf F/A 56 17 24 41 38
15 Troy Hunter F/A 56 11 21 32 100
27 Patrick Kozyra D 51 5 27 32 13
4 Mathew Backhouse D 62 1 23 24 28
17 Mike Boese D 62 2 19 21 24
16 Devin Mitzner F/A 19 10 8 18 36
11 Angus Klassen F/A 53 10 8 18 26
13 Travis Cech F/A 35 7 11 18 83
3 Dallas Drysdale D 53 1 15 16 122
9 Justin Michaud F/A 52 6 9 15 147
5 Tyler Gaudry D 48 2 10 12 36
6 Colin Paull D 47 3 8 11 32
7 Joel Kot D 14 1 10 11 12
-- Jared Morris F/A 1 0 0 0 0
-- Michael Sofillas F/A 1 0 0 0 0

# N ame P GP MIN GA GAA SO W -L-T

35 Joe Caligiuri G 36 2,267 98 2.59 1 29-7-0
29 Brett Willows G 26 1,480 69 2.80 2 21-5-0

PLAYO FFS/SÉRIES ÉLIMINATOIRES

# N ame P GP G A P PIM

21 Steven Shamanski D 18 10 18 28 22
12 Bryce Lamb F/A 18 10 14 24 14
74 Zeanan Ziemer F/A 18 8 15 23 14
20 Shane Luke F/A 18 12 8 20 6
24 Ryan Dreger F/A 18 6 14 20 22
18 Mitch Czibere F/A 18 10 9 19 16
7 Joel Kot D 18 4 15 19 12
15 Troy Hunter F/A 18 9 8 17 27
27 Patrick Kozyra D 18 1 12 13 4
16 Devin Mitzner F/A 16 5 7 12 6
17 Mike Boese D 18 0 11 11 10
14 Cody Esposito F/A 14 6 2 8 8
19 Colton Graf F/A 16 1 7 8 0
11 Angus Klassen F/A 9 1 2 3 2
3 Dallas Drysdale D 18 1 2 3 18
6 Colin Paull D 18 0 3 3 0
13 Travis Cech F/A 13 1 1 2 7
9 Justin Michaud F/A 18 1 1 2 21
5 Tyler Gaudry D 7 0 2 2 2
4 Mathew Backhouse D 15 0 1 1 4

# N ame P GP MIN GA GAA SO W -L

35 Joe Caligiuri G 17 1018 32 1.89 2 15-2
29 Brett Willows G 2 118 7 3.55 0 1-0

La Ronge (1-3)

For the first time in their 12-year existence, the La Ronge Ice Wolves
will play for the National Junior A Championship after a shocking run to the
Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League title. The Ice Wolves entered the season
coming off of a last-place finish in 2008-09, when they won just 11 games, and
finished the 2009-10 regular season fourth in the Bauer Conference, seventh
of 12 SJHL teams. Doug Lindensmith (62 points) led an offensively-charged Ice
Wolves team that finished third in the SJHL in goal scoring, but had only a +15
goal differential thanks to a goals-against that ranked in the bottom third of
the league. La Ronge opened the playoffs by ending the reign of the Humboldt
Broncos, sweeping the 2008 national champions and 2009 national runners-up
in a best-of-five series, earning them a date with the Flin Flon Bombers, the Bauer
Conference’s regular season champions. A pair of one-goal wins in Flin Flon,
followed by an overtime triumph on home ice, gave the Ice Wolves a seemingly
insurmountable 3-0 series lead, and after back-to-back extra-time wins put the
Bombers within striking distance, the Ice Wolves wrapped up a surprising upset
with a 3-2 victory in Game 6. Next up were the Battlefords North Stars, and the
Ice Wolves again used overtime to their advantage, winning in the extra period in
Game 1 and Game 4 to go up 3-1 in the series, which they eventually finished
in six games. The SJHL final was one that no one would have predicted when
the playoffs began, as it matched up the Ice Wolves and the Yorkton Terriers, who
finished with the fewest points of any postseason-bound team, but pulled off a
trio of upsets to reach the final. With the RBC Cup host Dauphin Kings already
crowned MJHL champions, the winner of the final would have an automatic berth
to the National Junior A Championship as the West Region representative, giving
the championship series some added drama. Overtime was again the friend of
the Ice Wolves, as they took their first lead of the series with an OT win in Game
3 before clinching the franchise’s first SJHL title on Liam Brennan’s overtime
winner in Game 6, advancing to the ANAVET Cup against the Kings. Starting the
series on home ice, the Ice Wolves took Game 1 and came within three seconds
of a 2-0 series lead before the Kings earned a double-overtime win to even it at
1-1. Headed back to Dauphin, the Ice Wolves fell victim to a red-hot home team,
dropping three in a row to lose the series in five games. But despite not claiming
regional glory, a shot at a national championship still exists.

# N ame P S /C H t. W t. Born H ometown

33 Adam Bartko G L/G 6’4” 200 08/05/90 North Battleford, Sask.
34 Joel Danyluk G L/G 6’0” 185 07/08/90 Yorkton, Sask.
-- Cameron Irwin AP G L/G 5’11” 170 06/31/91 Moose Jaw, Sask.
2 Zane Morin AP D R/D 6’0” 170 05/11/92 Meadow Lake, Sask.
3 Phil Belanger D L/G 5’10” 180 02/20/90 Mont St-Hilaire, Que./Qc
4 Dayton Fossum D R/D 6’1” 195 05/28/90 Frontier, Sask.
5 Colton MacPherson D L/G 6’3” 200 02/04/89 Whitewood, Sask.
12 Kirk Moore D L/G 5’11” 192 01/23/89 Saskatoon, Sask.
17 Dustin Stevenson D L/G 6’5” 220 08/12/89 Gull Lake, Sask.
18 Mike Alexander D L/G 5’10” 200 01/12/89 Campbell River, B.C./C.-B.
25 Robert Monfore D R/D 6’0” 195 10/09/90 Wasilla, Alaska
6 Nathan Boyer AP F/A R/D 5’6” 165 10/08/92 Prince Albert, Sask.
7 Ben Findlay F/A R/D 5’7” 165 02/09/90 Regina, Sask.
8 Travis Gordon F/A R/D 5’10” 175 02/27/89 Campbell River, B.C./C.-B.
9 Nolan Souchotte F/A L/G 5’7” 160 07/27/90 Wolseley, Sask.
10 Marc-Andre Carre F/A L/G 6’2” 190 12/26/91 Baie Comeau, Que./Qc
11 Taylor Piller F/A R/D 5’11” 195 09/14/90 Saskatoon, Sask.
14 Liam Brennan F/A L/G 6’2” 190 02/15/89 Lumsden, Sask.
15 Dan Conacher F/A L/G 5’11” 210 03/05/89 Calgary, Alta./Alb.
16 Richard Cameron F/A R/D 5’11” 195 05/26/90 North Battleford, Sask.
19 Aaron Enns F/A R/D 6’2” 200 10/05/91 Campbell River, B.C./C.-B.
20 Aaron DeCorby F/A L/G 5’11” 180 07/07/89 Melville, Sask.
21 Travis Eggum F/A R/D 6’0” 200 05/04/90 Saskatoon, Sask.
22 Doug Lindensmith F/A L/G 6’1” 185 10/10/90 Sterling Heights, Mich.
24 Skyler Hladun AP F/A R/D 6’3” 195 06/16/92 Canora, Sask.
27 Leo Lacourciere F/A L/G 6’5” 220 06/23/89 Cochrane, Alta./Alb.
32 Catlin Big Snake F/A L/G 6’5” 275 03/17/90 Siksika, Alta./Alb.
-- Jody Blais AP F/A R/D 5’11” 180 04/06/90 Debden, Sask.
-- Taylor Greenbank F/A L/G 6’2” 180 01/30/90 Saskatoon, Sask.

Head Coach & Director of Hockey Operations /
Entraîneur-chef et directeur des activités hockey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bob Beatty
Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Eric Bell
Assistant Coach/Entraîneur adjoint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Gavin Holcomb
Trainer & Equipment Manager/Soigneur et responsable de l’équipement . . . . . . . . . . . . Ron Holloway
Trainer/Soigneur . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mike Bell

REGULAR SEASON

RECORD – 29-21-3-5 (7th in Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League)
GOALS FOR – 209 (3rd)
GOALS AGAINST – 194 (9th)
TOP SCORER – Doug Lindensmith (28g 34a 62p)

PLAYOFFS

PRELIMINARY ROUND – defeated Humboldt
Broncos 3-0 (5-1, 4-3 OT, 3-0)
QUARTER-FINAL – defeated Flin Flon Bombers 4-2
(3-2, 3-2, 4-3 OT, 3-4 OT, 3-4 OT, 3-1)
SEMIFINAL – defeated Battlefords North Stars 4-2
(5-4 OT, 0-4, 5-4, 4-3 OT, 2-3 OT, 4-1)
SJHL CHAMPIONSHIP – defeated Yorkton Terriers
4-2 (3-4 OT, 3-1, 4-3 OT, 2-7, 3-1, 3-2 OT)
ANAVET CUP – lost to Dauphin Kings 4-1 (5-3, 6-7
2OT, 1-4, 3-5, 1-6)

PREVIOUS NJAC EXPERIENCE

NONE

REGULAR SEASON/SAISON RÉGULIÈRE

# N ame P GP G A P PIM

22 Doug Lindensmith F/A 56 28 34 62 85
7 Ben Findlay F/A 57 15 39 54 89
18 Mike Alexander D 56 12 42 54 94
14 Liam Brennan F/A 59 19 28 47 87
17 Dustin Stevenson D 56 11 36 47 134
20 Aaron DeCorby F/A 41 25 20 45 24
10 Marc-Andre Carre F/A 43 21 22 43 28
21 Travis Eggum F/A 53 16 24 40 76
8 Travis Gordon F/A 57 16 22 38 32
15 Dan Conacher F/A 55 19 17 36 108
9 Nolan Souchotte F/A 53 10 11 21 20
11 Taylor Piller F/A 41 6 15 21 26
19 Aaron Enns F/A 52 9 10 19 118
16 Richard Cameron F/A 52 8 11 19 45
5 Colton MacPherson D 59 6 13 19 149
12 Kirk Moore D 46 4 14 18 67
4 Dayton Fossum D 52 6 11 17 55
3 Phil Belanger D 50 3 6 9 48
-- Taylor Greenbank F/A 36 3 3 6 29
25 Robert Monfore D 48 2 4 6 43
24 Skyler Hladun F/A 30 1 4 5 40
27 Leo Lacourciere F/A 9 0 2 2 31

# N ame P GP MIN GA GAA SO W -L-T

33 Adam Bartko G -- 2,273 111 2.93 3 21-15-0
34 Joel Danyluk G -- 1,136 65 3.43 1 8-12-0

PLAYO FFS/SÉRIES ÉLIMINATOIRES

# N ame P GP G A P PIM

22 Doug Lindensmith F/A 26 12 16 28 38
17 Dustin Stevenson D 24 11 14 25 24
10 Marc-Andre Carre F/A 26 9 14 23 18
15 Dan Conacher F/A 26 11 9 20 30
7 Ben Findlay F/A 26 8 10 18 17
14 Liam Brennan F/A 26 6 11 17 28
21 Travis Eggum F/A 25 6 8 14 45
11 Taylor Piller F/A 26 4 8 12 12
18 Mike Alexander D 16 1 11 12 8
12 Kirk Moore D 22 2 9 11 25
27 Leo Lacourciere F/A 19 4 6 10 15
4 Dayton Fossum D 26 0 7 7 18
9 Nolan Souchotte F/A 24 2 4 6 10
5 Colton MacPherson D 24 1 5 6 77
19 Aaron Enns F/A 24 2 3 5 51
20 Aaron DeCorby F/A 13 1 3 4 4
25 Robert Monfore D 21 2 1 3 26
16 Richard Cameron F/A 22 2 1 3 10
8 Travis Gordon F/A 9 0 3 3 8
24 Skyler Hladun F/A 2 1 0 1 2
6 Nathan Boyer F/A 7 0 1 1 0
2 Zane Morin D 7 0 1 1 4
3 Phil Belanger D 20 0 1 1 8

# N ame P GP MIN GA GAA SO W -L

34 Joel Danyluk G 7 450 20 2.67 0 5-2
33 Adam Bartko G 19 1,242 61 2.95 1 11-8

Let's take a look at the only meeting between these two teams at te RBC Cup round-robin.

Tuesday May 4th Dauphin wins 3-2

http://www.hockeycanada.ca/index.php?ci_id=11728&la_id=1&ss_id=25063&game_id=1715

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