Friday, April 24, 2009

The Rockets 'Rodney Dangerfield' Defence

I like to call the Kelowna Rockets blue line the - 'Rodney Dangerfield Defence'! They don't get any respect.
Or do they?
In this series the top five d-men of Tyler Myers, Tyson Barrie, Tysen Dowzak, Brandon McMillan and Collin Bowman are a combined +8. Myers and Barrie lead the pack at + 4. The Giants top five d-men are a combined minus 8.
Myers has been busy keying on Giants sharp shooter Evander Kane. While Myers has just one point in this series, an assist, Myers is a +4 and has taken just four minutes in penalties. What's more impressive is when you look at Kane's numbers in this series. Kane has just one goal, is a -3 and has collected 10 minutes in penalties.

4 comments:

MG said...

Having watched the Calgary D-men on TV and the other playoff games, Meyers may well be the best defenceman in the league. Buffalo must just be drooling right now.

melissagirl said...

Hi Regan
Not sure where you are getting your stats from but according to the WHL website, Myers is a +9, Barrie a +8, McMillan +9, Bowman +7 and Dowzak +6. I thought you might want to know.

Regan Bartel said...

In this series, (4 games), the five are a combined +8. melissagirl you are correct on your overall playoff totals though. Thanks swinging by the blog and posting!

dav said...

Pretty amazing show of skills and grit on thursday,,,,When Jamie starts a game with a burr under his saddle it is so much fun to watch can t wait to watch the game tonight a carbon copy of thursday would bring us really close to the final. LET S GO BOYS You can do it.