GAME PREVIEW: SOCKEYES (22-3) VS STEELERS (8-15-0-1)

Steelers Media

 

The PJHL leading Richmond Sockeyes (22-3) head to the Burnaby Winter Club to face the Burnaby Steelers (8-15-0-1) in the fifth matchup of the 2025-26 PJHL season between the two teams.

 

RICHMOND SOCKEYES

 

OVERVIEW

 

HEAD COACH: Scott Hewson

 

GENERAL MANAGER: Will Kump

 

RECORD: 22-3

 

AWAY RECORD: 10-2

 

LAST GAME: 5-0 win vs Burnaby on Thursday

SHOTS: 48 RCH – 28 BBY

SAVES: URBANI 28/28

GOAL(S): NAZARETH (18), NAZARETH (19), LINDAL (9), KOVICH (6), LINDAL (10)

 

GOALS FOR/GOALS AGAINST: 137 GF/ 52 GA (+85)

 

POWER PLAY: 28/136 (20.6%)

POWER PLAY (AWAY): 20/68 (29.4%)

 

PENALTY KILL: 15/148 (89.9%)

PENALTY KILL (AWAY): 8/67 (88.1%)

 

LEADING SCORERS: David Yoon (24GP – 22G – 31A – 53PTS), Mattias Uyeda (25GP – 10G – 38A – 48PTS), William Huo (25GP – 9G – 29A – 38PTS)

 

THE RICHMOND WALL

Sockeyes goalie Massimo Urbani is coming off a 28 save shutout against the Steelers on Thursday. The Coquitlam native’s four shutouts this season leads PJHL goalies and Urbani also has the fewest GAA at 2.05

 

SOCKEYES NOTES

  • Richmond has the best record in the PJHL at 22-3.
  • Richmond has scored the most goals in the PJHL at 137.
  • Richmond has the best penalty kill in the PJHL at 89.9%
  • Richmond has the third-highest penalty minutes in the PJHL at 571 PIM.

 

BURNABY STEELERS

 

OVERVIEW

 

GENERAL MANAGER: Aldo Bruno

 

HEAD COACH: Enio Sacilotto

 

RECORD: 8-15-0-1

 

HOME RECORD: 6-6-0-1

 

LAST GAME: 4-2 loss at Chilliwack on Saturday

SHOTS: 41 CHW – 31 BBY

SAVES: VALLEE 37/41

GOAL(S): GUAN (5), CHIN (16)

 

GOALS FOR/GOALS AGAINST: 70 GF/ 115 GA (-45)

 

POWER PLAY: 15/119 (12.6%)

POWER PLAY (HOME): 11/56 (19.6%)

 

PENALTY KILL: 34/90 (62.2%)

PENALTY KILL (HOME): 24/56 (57.1%)

 

LEADING SCORERS: Trevor Chin (23GP – 16G – 9A – 25PTS), Ryan McAuley (16GP – 11G – 3A- 14PTS), Landen Mailhot (24GP – 4G – 9A – 13PTS)

 

PICKING UP POINTS

Steelers forward Trevor Chin picked up two points in Saturday’s 4-2 loss against the Chilliwack Jets including his 16th goal of the season. The Vancouver native continues to lead the Steelers in points and now has eight multi-point games this season

 

STEELERS NOTES

  • Burnaby has the fewest penalty minutes in the PJHL at 280 PIM.
  • Burnaby has conceded the most power play goals in the PJHL at 34 goals against.

 

GAME NOTES

  • This is the fifth meeting between Richmond and Burnaby this season.
  • Richmond leads the season series 4-0.
  • These two teams will meet again on January 15th at Minoru Arena.