Everett vs. Vancouver: lineup notes

Published 6:18 pm Saturday, February 18, 2012

EVERETT

Forward lines:

Winquist-Petryk-Birkholz

Harrison-Bauml-Fowlie

Erricson-Chynoweth-Lofthouse

Boyd-Urbaniak-Samoridny

Defensive pairings:

Murray-Adam

Caron-Bittner

Walters-Grayson

Starting goalie:

Simpson

Scratches: Morden, Yadlowski, Barnett, Hayer, McPhee.

Notes: Everett fields the same team and lines as from Friday’s 4-1 loss to Portland, with one exception as 16-year-old winger Michael Urbaniak was called up to make his WHL debut. Defenseman Brennan Yadlowski serves the sixth game of his 10-game suspension. Forwards JT Barnett (knee), Manraj Hayer (concussion) and Zach McPhee (head) and defenseman Evan Morden (ankle) are all injured.

VANCOUVER

Forward lines:

Makin-Kieser-Gallagher

Burns-Martinook-Bellerive

Franson-Vetterl-Houck

Kuvaev-Popoff-Cooke

Defensive pairings

Vannieuwenhuizen-Manning

Kulak-Musil

Orban-Vanscourt

Starting goalie:

Whistle

Scratches: Sward, Tvrdon, Ast, McNaughton.

Notes: Vancouver has its own issues up front as Dalton Sward (upper body) is out injured, while Marek Tvrdon and Anthony Ast are both suspended. Therefore, the Giants also have a 16-year-old call-up making his WHL debut in center Carter Popoff.