Everett vs. Portland lineup notes, plus Astasiewicz signs
Published 6:15 pm Wednesday, March 11, 2015
EVERETT (40-19-3-4)
Forward lines
Leedahl-Bauml-Stadnyk
Low-Laurencelle-Scherbak
Bajkov-Fonteyne-Nikolishin
Wegleitner-Mykitiuk-Aasman
Defensive pairings
Betker-Juulsen
MacDonald-Davis
Skrumeda-Wharrie
Goaltenders
Hart
Lotz
Scratches: Astasiewicz, Pfeifer, Millar.
Notes: Everett remains without defenseman Tristen Pfeifer, who misses his fifth straight game because of an upper-body injury. The Tips also play without winger Graham Millar for unknown reasons. Everett continues to ride the hot hand of Carter Hart in goal as the 16-year-old rookie and reigning CHL Goaltender of the Week gets his fourth straight start.
Also, the Tips announced Wednesday the signing of defenseman Alex Astasiewicz to a WHL education contract. Astasiewicz, a 16-year-old from Salmon Arm, B.C., was a third-round pick in the 2013 bantam draft. The 6-foot, 195-pounder spent this season playing with the Golden Rockets of the junior B KIJHL, where he had five goals and 20 assists in 46 games. Astasiewicz is spending the next couple weeks in Everett and has been added to the roster, wearing No. 6. He’s the third 1998-born player to sign with the Tips, joining roster players Hart and Gunnar Wegleitner.
PORTLAND (39-20-2-3)
Forward lines
Bittner-Petan-Bjorkstrand
Iverson-De Leo-Weinger
McKenzie-Turgeon-Koules
Flaman?-Overhardt-Walter
Defensive pairings
Cederholm-Viveiros
Heinrich-Texeira
Henry-Hanson
De Jong?
Goaltenders
Hill
Johnson
Scratches: Heid, Schoenborn, De Jong/Flaman.
Notes: Portland plays without winger Alex Schenborn because of a lower-body injury, while defenseman Nick Heid is done for the season because of shoulder surgery. Both center Jack Flaman and defenseman Brendan De Jong will take the warm-up, but just one will play.
