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Tipped Off
10-02-2005, 09:38 PM
ROCKETS TOP SILVERTIPS
Kelowna Wins 3-1
Everett Silvertips Press Release



John Lammers had the lone Silvertips goal tonight, his 3rd in 3 games
Everett, WA - Tonight at the Everett Events Center the visiting Kelowna Rockets beat the Everett Silvertips by a score of 3-1. This brings Everett's record to 1-2 and Kelowna's to 2-3.

Everett, not lacking scoring opportunities, only managed to put a mark up on the scoreboard once. At 8:47 of the first period, while Derek Yeomans was already down on the ice, John Lammers put the puck into an empty net. Zach Hamill posted an assist for the second time in as many games while Brady Calla earned his second assist on the season.

Kelowna attributed two of their three goals to Captain Troy Bodie. On the first shot of the game Bodie scored an unassisted goal at 2:47. He answered again eight minutes later on a power play goal with assists coming from Alexander Elder and Blake Comeau. The Rockets did not make it 3-1 until there was less than a minute left in the third. At 19:04 Justin Keller found the empty Everett net to finish the game. Brent Howarth earned the lone assist.

In goal for Everett, for the second straight night, was Leland Irving. Irving stopped 8 of 10 shots in the loss. His record falls to 1-2. Derek Yeomans, the Kelowna netminder, made saves on all but one of the Silvertips' 29 shots and the victory propels his record to 2-1. On the power play Everett went 0 for 5 while the Rockets completed 1 of 4. Everett out shot Kelowna by a margin of 29-11. The Rockets only managed one shot during the entire third period. The shot was on an empty net which resulted in a goal to take the game to it's final score of 3-1.

The Silvertips are back home again on Wednesday, October 5th, where they will battle against the Spokane Chiefs. The action starts at 7:05pm.

Silvertips Box Scores

John Lammers 1 G
Zach Hamill 1 A
Brady Calla 1 A
Leland Irving (1-2): 8/10 saves
Power Play: Everett 0 for 5, Kelowna 1 for 4
Shots on Goal: Everett 29, Kelowna 11
Attendance 4,535

3 Stars of the Game

Derek Yeomans (KEL)
John Lammers (EVT)
Troy Bodie (KEL)

Tipped Off
10-03-2005, 10:48 AM
3-1 loss to Kelowna leaves Tips frustrated
Everett outshoots Rockets 29-11

By Nick Patterson
Herald Writer


EVERETT - One word sums up the Everett Silvertips' feelings regarding their 3-1 Western Hockey League loss Sunday night to the Kelowna Rockets.

Frustration.

Frustration from outshooting their opponents 29-11 - and losing.

Frustration from giving up only one shot on goal the entire third period - and watching that shot settle into an empty net.

Frustration from seeing what proved to be the game-winning goal take an unfortunate deflection off a skate.

"Obviously it's frustrating," said Everett left wing John Lammers, who scored the Silvertips' lone goal. "But I think you've got to take positives out of it. It's early in the season and no one's expected to win all 72 games. What you've got to do is take everything positive that you can - we got a lot of scoring opportunities - and maybe be a little more disciplined."

Before an Everett Events Center crowd of 4,535, Troy Bodie scored twice in the first 11 minutes - including a wayward shot that banked in off Everett defenseman Cody Thoring's skate - Justin Keller added an empty netter, and Derek Yeomans made 28 saves in goal for Kelowna. The defending WHL champion Rockets (2-3), riddled with injuries, snapped a three-game losing streak.

Meanwhile, Everett pounded away at the Kelowna goal, but Lammers' first-period goal was all the Silvertips had to show for their efforts. In the final two periods Eric Doyle hit a post and the Tips had several hacks at the puck from in close, but Yeomans turned them all away.

"We were very fortunate," Kelowna coach Jeff Truitt said. "We grinded it out. Obviously it wasn't pretty. Our goaltending stood really tall for us tonight, and to come out of a really hard game with two points against a team that's very well balanced, we're not fooling ourselves by saying this is a dominating effort."

This is unfamiliar territory for Everett. The Silvertips (1-2) are more accustomed to being on the other side of the ledger, having been significantly outshot many times the past two seasons only to find a result. Everett goaltender Leland Irving practically had the night off, making a mere eight saves.

"It's kind of like it's the opposite of our series with Kelowna the last two years," Everett coach Kevin Constantine said. "Normally against Kelowna we got our butts kicked, got outshot and outchanced, scrambled and got good goaltending and found a way to win at times. Tonight I thought territorially we were a little better, we had a few more scoring chances. Their goaltender played well, they found some timely goals and beat us."

After going 7-for-14 on the power play in its first two games, Everett was 0-for-5 Sunday.

Everett outshot Kelowna 9-5 in the first period, yet found itself trailing 2-1.

First, Bodie kept the puck in the zone along the right boards, got away from Jason Fransoo to get free on goal, then scored with a nice move to give the Rockets a 1-0 lead at 2:41.

Everett tied the score at 8:47. Zach Hamill broke into the zone along the right and fed Lammers coming through the middle. Although Lammers' first shot was saved, he tracked down the rebound on the right side of the net and put the puck in behind a stranded Yeomans, giving him goals in each of Everett's first three games.

Kelowna went ahead for good with a power-play goal at 10:29, thanks to a fortunate bounce. Bodie's shot from the right circle was heading wide. However, it deflected off Thoring's skate and into the goal at the far post to make it 2-1.

It remained 2-1 until 55.3 seconds remained in the game, when Keller streaked into the Everett zone, took a feed from Brent Howarth and scored into an empty net.

Slap shots: Everett captain Torrie Wheat was scratched for the second straight game because of a foot injury. ... Former Silvertip defenseman Ryan Blatchford suited up for the Rockets. Blatchford, who played two seasons in Everett, was released last week because of the Tips' overabundance of overagers. ... Kelowna also played without its captain, center Tyler Spurgeon, who is out indefinitely with a shoulder injury. Left wing Lauris Darzins (shoulder) and defenseman Kyle Cumiskey (back) also sat out the game with injuries.

Rockets 3, Silvertips 1

Kelowna 2 0 1 - 3

Everett 1 0 0 - 1

First Period-1, Kelowna, Bodie 3, 2:41. 2, Everett, Lammers 3 (Hamill, Calla), 8:47. 3, Kelowna, Bodie 4 (Edler, Comeau), 10:29 (pp).

Second Period-No goals.

Third Period-4, Kelowna, Keller 2 (Howarth), 19:04 (en).

Shots on goal-Kelowna 5-5-1-11. Everett 9-9-11-29. Power-play opportunities-Kelowna 1 of 4. Everett 0 of 5.

Goalies-Kelowna, Yeomans 2-1 (29 shots, 28 saves). Everett, Irving 1-2 (10 shots, 8 saves).

Tipped Off
10-03-2005, 10:50 AM
Rockets flip Tips' script
By Jim Riley
Special to The Seattle Times

EVERETT — In a bizarre case of role reversal, the Everett Silvertips dropped a 3-1 decision to the Kelowna Rockets last night in a game that left 4,535 at the Everett Events Center wondering who was who.

The Silvertips pelted Kelowna goalie Derek Yeomans with 29 shots, but scored only once.

The Rockets managed just 11 shots in the game and only one in the third period, but it went into an empty net.

It was the kind of performance Everett fans have become accustomed to seeing, only with the Silvertips making the most of every shot.

Even Everett coach Kevin Constantine couldn't help but wonder if the teams had exchanged uniforms.

"Over the last two years against Kelowna, we have gotten outshot and out-chanced, but with good goaltending we found a way to win," he said. "This time their goaltender played well and they found some timely goals. It was just the opposite of the way the series has looked."

The loss dropped Everett to 1-2 this season, but it still leads the all-time series with the defending Western Hockey League champions 8-7-1, counting the regular season and playoffs.

"A game like that is frustrating," Silvertips right winger John Lammers said after scoring the only goal for Everett, his third. "We had a lot of opportunities. Our work ethic is there, but maybe we need to work a little smarter."

Troy Bodie scored twice for Kelowna, including the game-winner when his shot on the power play hit an Everett skate and changed direction just enough to get past goaltender Leland Irving.

"That's the way hockey goes — sometimes bounces don't go your way," Lammers said. "All you can do is keep working hard, and sooner or later they will start going in."

Constantine said except for the final score, there were plenty of things to like about the game, including an energetic start and a solid work ethic.

"We were right there jamming at the net the whole game, we just couldn't find a way to score," he said. "We had enough quality scoring chances, so you have to give their goaltender credit."

Everett was unable to score on six power-play chances, while Kelowna went 1 for 4.