Steelers Media
It’s spooky season in Steeltown as the Richmond Sockeyes (12-1) visit the Burnaby Steelers (4-7-0-1), who will be bringing back the orange and black jerseys for the annual Halloween Bash.
RICHMOND SOCKEYES
OVERVIEW
HEAD COACH: Scott Hewson
GENERAL MANAGER: Will Kump
RECORD: 12-1
AWAY RECORD: 4-1
LAST GAME: 8-0 win vs Coastal on Thursday
SHOTS: 55 RCH – 24 CT
SAVES: URBANI 24/24
GOAL(S): BEAUDIN (2), VOLL (6), NAZARETH (10), LINDAL (4), YOON (11), HUO (5), YOON (12), NAZARETH (11)
GOALS FOR/GOALS AGAINST: 69 GF/ 29 GA (+30)
POWER PLAY: 15/85 (17.6%)
POWER PLAY (AWAY): 10/39 (25.6%)
PENALTY KILL: 8/91 (91.2%)
PENALTY KILL (AWAY): 4/37 (89.2%)
LEADING SCORERS: Mattias Uyeda (13GP – 5G – 23A – 28PTS), David Yoon (13GP – 12G – 15A – 27PTS), William Huo (13GP – 5G – 19A – 24PTS)
LIGHTING THE LAMP
Sockeyes forward David Yoon leads his team in goals with 12 and is in second in points with 27. Yoon has also recorded at least a goal in his last five games and is coming off a five–point performance against the Coastal Tsunami.
SOCKEYES NOTES
- Richmond has the joint-best record in the PJHL at 12-1.
- Richmond has scored the second–most goals in the PJHL at 69.
- Richmond has the best penalty kill in the PJHL at 91.2%
- Richmond has the second–highest penalty minutes in the PJHL at 380 PIM.
BURNABY STEELERS
OVERVIEW
GENERAL MANAGER: Aldo Bruno
HEAD COACH: Enio Sacilotto
RECORD: 4-7-0-1
HOME RECORD: 3-3-0-1
LAST GAME: 7-4 win vs Delta last Sunday
SHOTS: 35 BBY – 30 DEL
SAVES: QUINTORO 26/30
GOAL(S): MCAULEY (2), SIM (2), MUKAI (1), WICKENDEN (1), MAILHOT (3), AMIN (1), RIUMIN (2)
GOALS FOR/GOALS AGAINST: 37 GF/57 GA (-20)
POWER PLAY: 9/67 (13.4%)
POWER PLAY (HOME): 7/35 (20%)
PENALTY KILL: 19/50 (62%)
PENALTY KILL (HOME): 14/29 (51.7%)
LEADING SCORERS: Trevor Chin (11GP – 8G – 3A – 11PTS), Ritchie Riumin (11GP – 2G – 7A- 9PTS), Rowan Sandhu (11GP – 2G – 7A – 9PTS)
FIRSTS GALORE
Steelers forward Aidan Mukai, defenceman Sean Wickenden, and forward Rolan Amin all scored their first goals of the season last Sunday and for Wickenden and Amin, their first PJHL goals, en route to the Steelers‘ 7-4 win over the Delta Ice Hawks.
STEELERS NOTES
- Burnaby has the fewest penalty minutes in the PJHL at 146 PIM.
- Burnaby has conceded the second-most power play goals in the PJHL, allowing 19 goals on the penalty kill.
GAME NOTES
- This is the third meeting between Richmond and Burnaby this season.
- Richmond leads the season series 2-0 with a 3-2 win on September 25th and a 6-3 win on October 18th.
- This is the first matchup between these two teams at the Burnaby Winter Club this season.
