Everett vs. Tri-City lineup notes
Published 6:14 pm Saturday, December 13, 2014
EVERETT (18-8-3-1)
Forward lines
Laurencelle-Bauml-Scherbak
Low-Nikolishin-Stadnyk
Leedahl-Fonteyne-Bajkov
Millar-Malenica-Wegleitner
Defensive pairings
MacDonald-Davis
Skrumeda-Juulsen
Cochrane-Wharrie
Goaltenders
Hart
Lotz
Scratches: Betker, Pfeifer, Aasman, Mykitiuk.
Notes: The flu has been plaguing the Tips this week — several players were reportedly throwing up during Friday’s 3-1 loss to Prince George — but tonight Everett gets a player back from illness as leading scorer Nikita Scherbak returns after a one-game absence. However, the Tips lose another player to illness as winger Jake Mykitiuk sits this one out. Defensemen Ben Betker (concussion), Tristen Pfeifer (upper body) and Logan Aasman (upper body) remain out injured. Carter Hart gets the start in goal as No. 1 Austin Lotz is given a rest.
TRI-CITY (17-13-0-1)
Forward lines
McCue-Bowles-Nejezchleb
Nickles-Gutierrez-Williams
T. Comrie-Purtill-Lukin
Topping-Playfair-James
Defensive pairings
Wotherspoon-Hamonic
Morrison-Carlo
Hillis-Coghlan
Goaltenders
Sarthou
Sanders
Scratches: O’Reilly, Vickerman, E. Comrie.
Notes: Tri-City is without star goaltender Eric Comrie, who is taking part in Canada’s preparations for the World Junior Hockey Championships. The Americans are otherwise at full strength.
