Good news Kings fans! Kings forward Cohen Adair is on record-breaking pace to SHATTER the league’s record for shorthanded goals in a single season. For those trivia buffs out there, the current record is 14 by Greg Hadden of New Westminster in the 88-89 season. Adair has 4 shorties already this year, in 2 games (he didn’t score in the first game).
So, with that math, Cohen can be expected to notch four shorthanded tallies every 2 games, for a total of 118 shorties. This tally would also break the all-time BCHL scoring record, set by Brett Hull in the 83-84 season. Go Cohen Go!!!
Ok, let’s be serious. Expecting Cohen to notch 2 shorties a game is a little unreasonable…however he’s made a pretty good start. Last year, the Kings scored 10 goals down a man, with Matt Garbowsky leading the way with 4 in 56 games. Here’s a further look at some historical numbers (as far back as I could go on the BCHL’s web site):
Season – # of Team SHG – Individual Leader
2003/2004 – 4 SHG – Matt Saler (2)
2004/2005 – 5 SHG – Dan Faedo (2)
2005/2006 – 7 SHG – Ethan Cox (3)
2006/2007 – 7 SHG – Adam Presizniuk (3)
2007/2008 – 21 SHG – Darcy Oakes (6)
2008/2009 – 13 SHG – Darcy Oakes/Clay Harvey (3)
2009/2010 – 11 SHG – Matt Garbowsky (3)
2010/2011 – 10 SHG – Matt Garbowsky (4)
