Daniel who? Daniel Iwanski plays hero

• Daniel Iwanski wasn't a house hold name outside of Everett. He is now! Iwanski likely scored the biggest goal of his career leading the Everett Silvertips to a 5-4 overtime win Friday night against the Kelowna Rockets. Iwanski scored just ten goals this season and was used in more of a shutdown role, but not on this night. Linemate Clayton Cumiskey found Iwanski with a nice saucer pass, with the 19 year-old snapping the puck past Rockets goaltender Adam Brown at the 5:18 mark of O.T., giving the Tips a 1-0 lead in the best of seven series. Game two is at the Comcast Arena Saturday night.
• If the truth be told, Iwanski was a pretty productive player down the stretch for the Tips, collecting three goals and three assists in his final seven regular season games.
• Iwanski's big goal came just four days shy of his 20th birthday. Iwanski turns the big 2-0 on March 24th.
• The Rockets had a chance to steal the opening game when they were awarded a power play with Tips defenceman Curtis Kulchar in the box for high sticking. The Rockets failed to score in the final 1:55 of regulation, sending the game into overtime.
• The Rockets were 1 for 5 on the power play. The lone goal with the extra man came off a Brett Bulmer backhand in the third period. The Tips were 2 for 3.
• Give the Rockets credit for battling back in this one. The Tips had a 2-0 lead about five minutes into the second period before rookie Antoine Corbin scored his first playoff goal to get the visitors jump started.
• The Rockets' number one line of Geordie Wudrick, Lucas Bloodoff and Brandon McMillan were a combined +8. McMillan and Bloodoff led the way with +3's.
• Rockets goaltender Adam Brown was named the games third star with a 46 save performance.
• I liked Tips forward Zack Dailey. His energy on the forecheck was infectious. I like it when players who work hard are rewarded offensively. Dailey ends the game with a goal, an assist and a second star.
• It was sporadic, but effective when applied. The Rockets took the body to the Tips and seemed to take over the play. In saying that, the physical element of the game was used sparingly by the Rockets, something that must be prominent in game two if they want success in this building.
• Colton Jobke, Corbin and Bulmer earned their first WHL playoff points in Friday's loss.
• The loss in overtime was the Rockets first in the playoffs since a 4-3 setback to the Vancouver Giants in last years Western Conference final. Casey Pierro-Zabotel scored with 35 seconds left in overtime in game two of that best of seven series.
• Tyson Barrie's Dad Len took in Friday's game.
• Here is the game winning goal audio: