Everett vs. Prince George lineup notes: Tips short on D
Published 6:23 pm Saturday, February 28, 2015
EVERETT (37-18-3-3)
Forward lines
Nikolishin-Bauml-Stadnyk
Low-Laurencelle-Scherbak
Bajkov-Fonteyne-Aasman
Millar-Mykitiuk-Wegleitner
Defensive pairings
Leedahl-Juulsen
Skrumeda-MacDonald
Wharrie
Goaltenders
Lotz
Hart
Notes: Everett has big problems on the blue line. Kevin Davis was already out with an upper-body injury. This morning Ben Betker was given a one-game suspension by the league for his checking-to-the-head major penalty in Friday’s 7-2 victory over Calgary. Then Tristen Pfeifer was ruled out, also because of an upper-body injury. That’s three of Everett’s top five. Therefore, the Tips play a skater short and dress just four defensemen, with winger Dawson Leedahl slated to help fill the void. The lines adjust accordingly for Leedahl’s absence.
PRINCE GEORGE (25-33-2-2)
Forward lines
Witala-Harkins-Pochiro
Erricson-Bethune-Morrison
Macklin-Mrkonjic-Babych
Anderson-Ross-Boyd
Defensive pairings
Andrlik-Ruopp
Bear-Connolly
Carvalho-Olson
Goaltenders
Edmonds
Grant
Scratches: McAuley, Soltes, Collins, Hopkins, McDonald, Gora.
Notes: Prince George plays without winger David Soltes for the second straight night, though he’s not listed on the injury report. Center Haydn Hopkins is out with an upper-body injury. Patrick Gora is the odd-man out among the Cougars’ three goaltenders.
