Bios of Silvertips coaches, players

Coaching staff

KEVIN CONSTANTINE

Head coach

The 55-year-old from International Falls, Minnesota, is entering the second season of his second stint as Everett’s head coach. He also was the first coach in franchise history from 2003-07. Last season, in his return to Everett, Constantine guided the Tips to a 39-23-7-3 record and a fifth-place finish in the WHL’s Western Conference.

Constantine was enormously successful during his first stint as Everett’s head coach. During his four seasons the Tips went 162-97-20-9, winning three U.S. Division championships, one Western Conference championship, and the 2007 Scotty Munro Trophy for the league’s best record. In 2004 he received the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy as the WHL Coach of the Year for guiding the expansion Tips to the WHL finals.

Constantine also has a wealth of coaching experience at the professional level. He spent seven seasons coaching in the NHL with the San Jose Sharks, Pittsburgh Penguins and New Jersey Devils from 1993-2002, compiling a 161-150-66 record. Prior to returning to Everett he spent three seasons coaching pro teams in Europe.

MITCH LOVE

Assistant coach

The 30-year-old from Quesnel, B.C., is entering his fourth season as an assistant with Everett. He is in charge of Everett’s defense.

Love became a beloved figure in Everett for his exploits as a Silvertips player from 2003-05, serving as team captain during the 2004-05 season. He went on to play professionally in the minors for six seasons before returning to Everett to join the coaching staff.

BRENNAN SONNE

Assistant coach

The 27-year-old from Maple Ridge, B.C., begins his first season as an assistant with Everett. He helps with Everett’s forwards.

Sonne is another former Everett player, having played in parts of three seasons for Everett from 2005-07. He continued his playing career at the University of British Columbia, then began his coaching career at the Meco Hockey Academy in Hong Kong last year.

FORWARDS

PATRICK BAJKOV (8)

Right wing
Birthdate: 11/27/97
Hometown: Nanaimo, B.C.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 175
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A skillful forward with breakout potential. … Had nine goals and 10 assists in 56 games with Everett last season. … Selected by Everett in the sixth round of the 2012 bantam draft.

BRAYDON LOW (11)

Center
Birthdate: 5/8/94
Hometown: Richmond, B.C.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 220
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Two years
Notable: A hard worker and penalty-killing specialist. … Had eight goals and 12 assists in 69 games with Everett last season. … Acquired as a listed player after originally being selected by Portland in the seventh round of the 2009 bantam draft.

DAWSON LEEDAHL (12)

Left wing
Birthdate: 3/19/96
Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Height: 6-1
Weight: 200
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Two years
Notable: A grinder who’s looking to get more involved offensively this season. … Had eight goals and 24 assists in 70 games with Everett last season. … Invited to attend rookie training camp with the NHL’s Boston Bruins. … Selected by Everett in the second round of the 2011 bantam draft.

REMI LAURENCELLE (13)

Center
Birthdate: 10/5/95
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Height: 5-11
Weight: 180
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Two years
Notable: A forward with as-yet untapped offensive potential. … Had one goal and four assists in 28 games with Everett last season. … Also had one goal and nine assists in 30 games with Lethbridge. … Acquired via trade from Lethbridge in January in exchange for two sixth-round bantam draft picks.

KOHL BAUML (15)

Center
Birthdate: 11/25/94
Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Height: 5-9
Weight: 170
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Three years
Notable: An intelligent two-way player who was an alternate captain last season. … Had 14 goals and 14 assists in 65 games last season. … Selected by Everett in the third round of the 2009 bantam draft.

CARSON STADNYK (16)

Right wing
Birthdate: 2/7/95
Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Height: 6-2
Weight: 190
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Two years
Notable: A tall forward with a scoring touch. … Had 23 goals and 15 assists in 72 games with Everett last season. … Selected by Everett in the eighth round of the 2010 bantam draft.

MATT FONTEYNE (17)

Left wing
Birthdate: 11/30/97
Hometown: Wetaskiwin, Alberta
Height: 5-10
Weight: 175
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A speedy forward. … Had four goals and five assists in 61 games with Everett last season. … Selected by Everett in the third round of the 2012 bantam draft.

ADDISON RUNEY (18)

Left wing
Birthdate: 1/10/97
Hometown: McKinney, Texas
Height: 5-11
Weight: 165
Previous team: Dallas (U.S. midget minor)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A two-way forward. … Had 21 goals and 23 assists in 41 games with Dallas last season. … Acquired as a non-drafted listed player.

TYLER SANDHU (19)

Right wing
Birthdate: 1/7/96
Hometown: Richmond, B.C.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Two years
Notable: A skilled forward looking for a bounceback season. … Had 13 goals and 17 assists in 49 games with Everett last season. … Acquired via trade from Portland in 2012 as part of the deal that sent defenseman Seth Jones to the Winterhawks.

GRAHAM MILLAR (22)

Right wing
Birthdate: 1/11/96
Hometown: Penticton, B.C.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 195
Previous team: Saskatoon (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A grinding forward with good size. … Had seven goals and six assists in 61 games with Saskatoon last season. … Acquired via trade from Saskatoon in June in exchange for a fifth-round pick in the 2015 bantam draft.

LOGAN AASMAN (23)

Right wing
Birthdate: 5/16/95
Hometown: Medicine Hat, Alberta
Height: 6-5
Weight: 210
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Two years
Notable: A tall forward who was snakebitten offensively last season. … Had three goals and 11 assists in 56 games with Everett last season. … Acquired as a non-drafted listed player.

NIK MALENICA (29)

Left wing
Birthdate: 10/11/97
Hometown: Nanaimo, B.C.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 210
Previous team: North Island (B.C. midget major)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: An enormous forward who finishes his checks. … Had five goals, 15 assists and 66 penalty minutes in 39 games with North Island last season. … Acquired as a non-drafted listed player.

ZANE JONES (44)

Left wing
Birthdate: 6/8/94
Hometown: Olds, Alberta
Height: 6-3
Weight: 210
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Three years
Notable: A big forward with a big shot. … Had two goals and two assists in 11 games with Everett last season. … Also had 11 goals and 13 assists in 42 games with Calgary. … Acquired via trade from Calgary in January in exchange for defenseman Micheal Zipp.

GUNNAR WEGLEITNER (55)

Right wing
Birthdate: 5/6/98
Hometown: Vancouver, B.C.
Height: 6-3
Weight: 170
Previous team: Greater Vancouver (B.C. midget major)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A youthful forward with size and a powerful shot. … Had seven goals and five assists in 40 games with Greater Vancouver last season. … Acquired as a non-drafted listed player.

IVAN NIKOLISHIN (89)

Center
Birthdate: 4/12/96
Hometown: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5-9
Weight: 170
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A shifty forward with good playmaking abilities. … Had 18 goals and 41 assists in 72 games with Everett last season. … Played for Russia at the U-18 World Championships. … Selected by Everett in the second round of the 2013 import draft.

DEFENSEMEN

NOAH JUULSEN (3)

Right defense
Birthdate: 4/2/97
Hometown: Abbotsford, B.C.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 180
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A defenseman who shoots hard and hits hard. … Had two goals and eight assists in 59 games with Everett last season. … Played for Team Pacific at the U-17 World Hockey Challenge. … Selected by Everett in the fourth round of the 2012 bantam draft.

BEN BETKER (5)

Left defense
Birthdate: 9/29/94
Hometown: Cranbrook, B.C.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 220
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Two years
Notable: A gigantic defenseman who’s tough to get around. … Had seven goals, 14 assists and 102 penalty minutes in 68 games with Everett last season. … Selected by Edmonton in the sixth round of the 2013 NHL draft. … Acquired via trade from Portland in 2012 as part of the deal that sent Seth Jones to the Winterhawks.

TRISTEN PFEIFER (7)

Right defense
Birthdate: 5/28/96
Hometown: Phoenix, Ariz.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 180
Previous team: Phoenix (U.S. midget major)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A long and rangy defensemen. … Had nine goals and six assists in 31 games with Phoenix last season. … Acquired as a non-drafted listed player.

LUCAS SKRUMEDA (24)

Left defense
Birthdate: 10/7/96
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Height: 6-0
Weight: 190
Previous team: Winnipeg (MJHL)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A good-skating defenseman. … Had three goals and 14 assists in 40 games with Winnipeg last season. … Acquired as a non-drafted listed player.

COLE MACDONALD (26)

Left defense
Birthdate: 10/17/95
Hometown: Wetaskiwin, Alberta
Height: 6-1
Weight: 200
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Two years
Notable: A defenseman capable of playing the point on the power play. … Had two goals and 15 assists in 63 games with Everett last season. … Acquired as a non-drafted listed player.

KEVIN DAVIS (38)

Right defense
Birthdate: 3/14/97
Hometown: Kamloops, B.C.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A defenseman with tremendous hockey sense. … Had one goal and eight assists in 65 games with Everett last season. … Played for Team Pacific at the U-17 World Hockey Challenge. … Selected by Everett in the first round of the 2012 bantam draft.

JORDAN WHARRIE (39)

Right defense
Birthdate: 6/16/97
Hometown: Port Moody. B.C.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 175
Previous team: Port Moody (B.C. Junior B)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A stay-at-home defender. … Had five goals and 21 assists in 42 games with Port Moodie last season. … Also appeared in seven games with Everett without scoring. … Selected by Everett in the fifth round of the 2012 bantam draft.

CARTER COCHRANE (77)

Left defense
Birthdate: 10/18/96
Hometown: Kamloops, B.C.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 190
Previous team: Chilliwack (BCHL)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A high-risk, high-reward defenseman. … Had 16 goals and 31 assists in 55 games with Chilliwack last season. … Also had one assist in two games with Everett. … Acquired as a non-drafted listed player.

GOALTENDERS

AUSTIN LOTZ (30)

Birthdate: 5/27/95
Hometown: St. Adolphe, Manitoba
Height: 6-1
Weight: 180
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Three years
Notable: An active and experienced netminder. … Went 31-18-3-2 with a 2.53 goals against average and .905 save percentage in 57 games with Everett last season. … Invited to attend rookie training camp with the NHL’s Vancouver Canucks. … Selected by Everett in the seventh round of the 2010 bantam draft.

MARIO PETIT (31)

Birthdate: 7/25/97
Hometown: Ile des Chenes, Manitoba
Height: 5-11
Weight: 185
Previous team: Eastman (Manitoba midget major)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A stout goaltender. … Had a 2.66 goals against average and .910 save percentage in 27 games with Eastman last season. … Acquired as a non-drafted listed player.

NIK AMUNDRUD (35)

Birthdate: 10/20/97
Hometown: Melfort, Saskatchewan
Height: 6-1
Weight: 165
Previous team: North East (Saskatchewan midget AA)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A long and lanky goaltender. … Had a 2.81 goals against average last season with North East. … Selected by Everett in the third round of the 2012 bantam draft.

CARTER HART (70)

Birthdate: 8/13/98
Hometown: Sherwood Park, Alberta
Height: 6-0
Weight: 165
Previous team: Sherwood Park (Alberta midget minor)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A fundamentally-sound goaltender. … Went 14-3-4 with a 1.93 goals against average and .936 save percentage with Sherwood Park last season. … Also appeared in two games with Everett. … Selected by Everett in the eighth round of the 2013 bantam draft.