Everett vs. Portland: lineup notes

Published 6:53 pm Friday, January 29, 2010

EVERETT

Forward lines:

Maxwell-Froese-Tochkin

Harper-Langkow-Dailey

Elynuik-Cumiskey-MacDonald

Winquist-McGrath-McCrea

Defensive pairings:

Murray-Gudas

Rissanen-de la Lande

Theriau-Kulchar

Starting goalie:

Simpson

Scratches: Minville, Iwanski, Sohor.

Notes: Same old, same old for Everett as the Tips have remained static throughout the past few weeks. Left Wing Dan Iwanski is skating again, but is not yet ready to return from his knee injury. Kent Simpson receives his fourth straight start in goal. That’s the first time this season a goalie has started four straight for the Tips.

PORTLAND

Forward lines:

Walker-Francis-Rattie

Boychuk-Bennett-Gabriel

Ross-Johansen-Niederreiter

Peters-Schneider-Jordan

Defensive pairings:

Ponich-Doyle/Wotherspoon

Sbisa-Aronson

Morrow-Rutkowski

Starting goalie:

Carruth

Scratches: Swenson, Kopitar, Curtis, Doyle/Wotherspoon.

Notes: Portland’s big trade deadline pickup, defenseman Luca Sbisa, makes his Winterhawks debut tonight. However, defenseman Eric Doyle is questionable because of an ankle injury. He’ll be a game-time decision, and if he can’t go Tyler Wotherspoon will step in. Goaltender Ian Curtis is out with an upper-body injury, so Mac Carruth gets the start in net and Keith Hamilton, just called up from Merritt of the BCHL, serves as the backup.