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The Stampeders Return To Action Friday Night On Home Ice Against The Virden Oil Capitals

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Swan Valley Stampeders

Swan Valley Stampeders Regular Season Record: 8-22-2-0. PP: 16.7% (9th) PK: 81.0% (9th) Rank: 6th in the MGEU West Division, 11th in MJHL.

The Stampeders didn’t have a great first half of the 2023-24 season, going 8-22-2 through the first 32 games. The Stampeders will be looking to kick-off the New Year on a positive note against an opponent who has their number this year. The Oil Capitals hold the season series (4-0) and have outscored the Stampeders 23-8 over the course of those four games. Swan Valley can play spoiler tonight at the Centennial Arena.

Head Coach and General Manager: Barry Wolff

TOP 5 STAMPEDER SCORERS 

Alex Walicki: 11G – 23A = 34 Points

Trey Sauder: 11G – 18A = 29 Points

Josh Danis: 8G – 15A = 23 Points

Darius Makse: 8G – 10A = 18 Points

Callum Halls: 7G – 11A = 18 Points

STATS LEADERS:

Goals (11) – Trey Sauder

Assists (23) – Alex Walicki

Points (34) – Alex Walicki

PIMS (52) – Darius Makse

Rookie Points Leader (8) – Riley Fequet

Wins (5) – Gage Stewart

Shutouts (0) –

Save % (.916) – Gage Stewart

Goals Against Average (3.56) – Gage Stewart

 

Virden Oil Capitals

The Oil Capitals Regular Season Record: 21-5-2-2 PP: 19.5% (5th) PK: 82.2% (8th) Rank: 1st in the MGEU West Division, 3rd in MJHL

 Head Coach: Tyson Ramsey

The Oil Capitals are coming off an impressive first half, sitting first overall in the MGEU West Division and third overall in the league. Virden has been busy adding pieces to their rosters, they have recently added veteran defenceman Tyler Dodgson from the Winnipeg Blues. Virden will look to start off the New Year on a positive note tonight in Swan River.

TOP 5 OIL CAPITALS SCORERS

Josh Lehto – 17G – 17A – 34 Points

Nolan Chastko – 17G – 15A – 32 Points

David Bielik – 1G – 22A – 23 Points

Naton Miller – 12G – 10A – 22 Points

Roux Bazin – 11G – 11A – 22 Points

STATS LEADERS:
Goals (17) – Nolan Chastko

Assists (22) – David Bielik

Points (34) – Josh Lehto

PIMS (64) – Grady Lane

Rookie Points Leader (20) – Bryce Bryant

Wins (18) – Eric Reid

Shutouts (2) – Eric Reid

Save % (.917) – Eric Reid

Goals Against Average (2.09) – Eric Reid

Previous Meetings

Oct. 20 – 10 – 1 loss to Virden

Oct. 27 – 5- 3 loss to Virden

Nov. 18 – 3-2 loss to Virden

Dec. 15 – 5-2 loss to Virden

Full lineup details at 5:00 p.m..

Tonight’s game can be viewed on FloHockey and stay up-to-date on all Stampeder social media platforms.

Puck drop is set for 7:00 p.m..