Team Facts

2018-2019 Roster
# N Player A Born Birthplace HT WT S Ctrct
GOALTENDERS
#35 Vincent Duplessis (G) 19 1999 Québec, QC, CAN 6'1" 159 L
#1 Austin Roden (G) 20 1998 Victoria, BC, CAN 6'2" 181 L
DEFENSEMEN
#21 Joey Berkopec (D) 19 1999 Oakville, ON, CAN 6'1" 190 R
#2 Mattias Dal Monte (D) 18 2000 Nanaimo, BC, CAN 6'3" 185 R
#24 Jaydon Fetter (D) 19 1999 Windsor, ON, CAN 5'11" 174 R
#27 Jackson Munro (D) 18 2000 Vancouver, BC, CAN 5'10" 165 L
#4 Mike Van Unen (D) 19 1999 Kamloops, BC, CAN 6'1" 165 L
#8 Talon Zakall (D) 16 2002 Merritt, BC, CAN 5'9" 139 R
#28 Brady Ziemer (D) 18 2000 Carver, MN, USA 5'10" 174 R
FORWARDS
#26 Brad Cocca (C) 19 1999 Mississauga, ON, CAN 5'9" 170 L
#20 Frazer Dodd (F) 19 1999 Hazelton, BC, CAN 5'11" 165 -
#15 Mathieu Gosselin (F) 19 1999 Québec, QC, CAN 5'9" 161 R
#19 Nicholas Granowicz (F) 20 1998 Macomb, MI, USA 6'1" 174 R
#13 Vincent Guy (F) 18 2000 Québec, QC, CAN 5'8" 161 L
#18 Matthew Kopperud (F) 19 1999 Denver, CO, USA 5'10" 170 L
#29 Brett Roloson (F) 18 2000 Newport Beach, CA, USA 5'10" 150 L
#12 Christian Sabin (F) 20 1998 New Hudson, MI, USA 5'11" 183 R
#22 Brendan Schneider (C) 20 1998 Wellesley, ON, CAN 5'9" 165 R
#14
Daniel V. Tkac (C/W) 18 2000 Pittsburgh, PA, USA 6'0" 176 L
#11 Rylan Van Unen (F) 19 1999 Kamloops, BC, CAN 6'1" 174 L
#10 Ben Ward (F) 17 2001 Kamloops, BC, CAN 5'5" 143 -
#9 Nick Wicks (F) 20 1998 Delta, BC, CAN 5'9" 163 R
Position: G:2 D:7 F:13 | Av Age: 18.73 years | Av Ht: 5'11" | Av Wt 168 lbs | Compare with other teams
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  • Arena Name Nicola Valley Memorial Arena
  • Location Merritt, BC, CAN
  • Capacity 1 000
  • Construction Year -
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Latest Transactions
DATE STATUS PLAYER TEAM SOURCE
01/11/2019
01/11/2019 Confirmed Leaving Bronson Sharp (F) Leaving for Langley Rivermen
12/13/2018
12/13/2018 Confirmed Leaving Brad Cocca (F) Leaving for Brown Univ.
12/01/2018
12/01/2018 Confirmed Leaving Mathieu Gosselin (F) Leaving for Clarkson Univ.
11/26/2018
11/26/2018 Confirmed Leaving Mike Van Unen (D) Leaving for Northern Michigan Univ.
11/26/2018 Confirmed Leaving Rylan Van Unen (F) Leaving for Univ. of Alaska-Fairbanks
11/09/2018
11/09/2018 Confirmed Joining Payton Matsui (F) Joining from Central Illinois Flying Aces
09/26/2018
09/26/2018 Confirmed Leaving Matthew Kopperud (F) Leaving for Arizona State Univ.
09/25/2018
09/25/2018 Confirmed Leaving Colten Gerlib (D) Leaving for Nipawin Hawks
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Team History and Standings
Season League GP W T L OTW OTL GF GA TP Rank Postseason
1989-1990 BCJHL 57 22 6 29 - - 257 288 50 3 First round loss
1990-1991 BCJHL 60 31 - 29 - 0 293 298 62 4 Division Semifinal loss
1991-1992 BCJHL 60 19 5 36 - 0 255 317 43 5 Did not make playoffs
1992-1993 BCJHL 60 33 - 25 - 2 290 253 68 4 Division Semifinal loss
1993-1994 BCJHL 60 16 5 39 - - 304 400 37 5 Did not make playoffs
1994-1995 BCJHL 60 18 2 40 - - 209 340 38 4 Did not make playoffs
1995-1996 BCJHL 60 26 2 32 - - 246 258 54 3 Quarterfinal loss
1996-1997 BCHL 60 23 4 33 - 0 179 262 48 5 Conference SF loss
1997-1998 BCHL 60 24 - 32 - 4 223 238 52 4 First round loss
1998-1999 BCHL 60 23 - 31 - 6 224 277 52 4 Conference SF loss
1999-2000 BCHL 60 33 0 22 - 5 240 220 71 4 Conference Final loss
2000-2001 BCHL 60 30 - 21 - 9 223 214 69 2 Final loss
2001-2002 BCHL 60 25 0 32 - 3 215 245 53 6 Conference QF loss
2002-2003 BCHL 60 28 4 26 - 2 242 228 62 4 Conference QF loss
2003-2004 BCHL 60 29 0 27 - 4 221 249 62 4 Conference QF loss
2004-2005 BCHL 60 27 0 30 - 3 210 223 57 6 Conference QF loss
2005-2006 BCHL 60 33 1 18 - 8 236 205 75 4 Conference SF loss
2006-2007 BCHL 60 25 1 27 - 7 212 259 58 6 Conference QF loss
2007-2008 BCHL 60 13 1 38 - 8 156 305 35 8 Did not make playoffs
2008-2009 BCHL 60 13 0 44 - 3 148 288 29 8 Did not make playoffs
2009-2010 BCHL 60 22 0 36 - 2 215 319 46 7 Conference QF loss
2010-2011 BCHL 60 22 1 31 - 6 157 216 51 6 Conference QF loss
2011-2012 BCHL 60 34 2 18 - 6 194 171 76 2 Conference Final loss
2012-2013 BCHL 56 31 3 17 2 5 183 148 70 3 Conference SF loss
2013-2014 BCHL 58 31 4 22 7 1 184 165 67 1 Division Semifinal loss
2014-2015 BCHL 58 32 0 24 - 2 208 207 66 3 Division Semifinal loss
2015-2016 BCHL 58 2 1 30 2 4 204 242 51 5 Did not make playoffs
2016-2017 BCHL 58 23 - 25 - 8 183 186 56 5 Division Semifinal loss
2017-2018 BCHL 58 24 - 27 - 5 185 177 55 6 First round loss
2018-2019 BCHL 43 26 - 13 - 4 166 145 56 2 -
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Stars and Cult Players

Where are they now?
# Player Season Team League GP G A TP PIM
1. Davin Padgham (D) 2018-2019 Aldergrove Kodiaks PIJHL 39 12 34 46 50
2. Blair Riley (F) 2018-2019 Belfast Giants EIHL 35 23 22 45 41
3. Jake Livingstone (D) 2018-2019 Langley Rivermen BCHL 41 6 24 30 32
4. McKullen Astill (F) 2018-2019 South Shore Lumberjacks MJAHL 30 13 15 28 14
5. Alessio Tomassetti (F) 2018-2019 Quesnel Kangaroos CIHL 14 15 12 27 2
6. Nathan Zurak (F) 2018-2019 Williams Lake Stampeders CIHL 14 9 17 26 2
7. Kevan McBean (D) 2018-2019 Victoria Cougars VIJHL 30 8 18 26 106
8. Ryan Finnegan (F) 2018-2019 Lindenwood Univ. ACHA 14 6 20 26 2
9. Jack Vincent (F) 2018-2019 Janesville Jets NAHL 35 10 14 24 32
10. Diego Cuglietta (F) 2018-2019 Lake Superior State Univ. NCAA 22 16 7 23 10
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Franchise All-Time Points
# Player GP G A TP
1. Darrell Zelinski (F) 65 160 187 347
2. Al Rushton (F) 165 127 142 269
3. Guy Prince (F) 219 95 154 249
4. Kevin Cheveldave (F) 126 107 117 224
5. Ryan Minnabarriet (F) 212 86 135 221
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Franchise All-Time Goals
# Player GP G A TP
1. Darrell Zelinski (F) 65 160 187 347
2. Al Rushton (F) 165 127 142 269
3. Kevin Cheveldave (F) 126 107 117 224
4. Bill Muckalt (F) 157 103 105 208
5. Rich Norberg (F) 104 97 85 182
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Franchise All-Time Assists
# Player GP G A TP
1. Darrell Zelinski (F) 65 160 187 347
2. Guy Prince (F) 219 95 154 249
3. Al Rushton (F) 165 127 142 269
4. Ryan Minnabarriet (F) 212 86 135 221
5. Joe Rybar (F) 96 67 129 196
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Franchise All-Time PIM
# Player GP G TP PIM
1. Mike Catchpole 98 22 62 733
2. John Graham (F) 170 57 126 581
3. Mike Ewanchuk (F) 164 22 68 524
4. Brad Carpenter (F) 230 73 177 523
5. Mark Bogoslowski (F) 115 73 175 517
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Franchise All-Time Games played
# Player GP G A TP
1. Silvan Harper (F) 235 37 51 88
2. Brad Carpenter (F) 230 73 104 177
3. Guy Prince (F) 219 95 154 249
4. Ryan Minnabarriet (F) 212 86 135 221
5. Tyrell Buckley (D) 211 14 61 75
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Franchise All-Time Points per Game
# Player GP G TP PPG
1. Darrell Zelinski (F) 65 160 347 5.338
2. Greg Agar (F) 56 76 165 2.946
3. Bob Wasson (F) 45 45 110 2.444
4. Kelly Ferner (F) 57 56 138 2.421
5. Fred Berry (F) 60 60 136 2.267
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Franchise All-Time Points per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Ken Stroud (F) 1977-1978 BCJHL 66 54 86 140 2.12 116
2. Kelly Ferner (F) 1977-1978 BCJHL 57 56 82 138 2.42 203
3. Fred Berry (F) 1973-1974 BCJHL 60 60 76 136 2.27 91
4. Brent Demerais (F) 1983-1984 BCJHL 60 67 58 125 2.08 188
5. Joe Rybar (F) 1993-1994 BCJHL 44 42 79 121 2.75 39
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Franchise All-Time Goals per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Brent Demerais (F) 1983-1984 BCJHL 60 67 58 125 2.08 188
2. Fred Berry (F) 1973-1974 BCJHL 60 60 76 136 2.27 91
3. Darrell Zelinski (F) 1973-1974 BCJHL - 60 57 117 - -
4. John Coyle (F) 1995-1996 BCJHL 58 58 54 112 1.93 35
5. Bill Muckalt (F) 1993-1994 BCJHL 43 58 51 109 2.53 99
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Franchise All-Time Assists per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Ken Stroud (F) 1977-1978 BCJHL 66 54 86 140 2.12 116
2. Kelly Ferner (F) 1977-1978 BCJHL 57 56 82 138 2.42 203
3. Joe Rybar (F) 1993-1994 BCJHL 44 42 79 121 2.75 39
4. Gary Sirkia (F) 1977-1978 BCJHL 65 33 78 111 1.71 73
5. Fred Berry (F) 1973-1974 BCJHL 60 60 76 136 2.27 91
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Franchise All-Time PIM per Season
# Player Season League GP G A TP PPG PIM
1. Mike Catchpole 1985-1986 BCJHL 50 14 21 35 0.70 409
2. Robert Pfoh (F) 1982-1983 BCJHL 43 10 12 22 0.51 376
3. Greg Agar (F) 1975-1976 BCJHL 56 39 48 87 1.55 323
4. Brad Loring (F) 1988-1989 BCJHL 55 14 7 21 0.38 306
5. Keith Chase (D) 1985-1986 BCJHL 51 1 5 6 0.12 294
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Average Height, Weight, Age per Season
Season Roster Height Weight Age
2018-2019 View roster 5'11" 168 lbs 18.73
2017-2018 View roster 5'11" 175 lbs 18.77
2016-2017 View roster 6'0" 182 lbs 18.86
2015-2016 View roster 6'0" 182 lbs 18.46
2014-2015 View roster 6'0" 179 lbs 18.57
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