The Powell River Kings have almost 100 former players currently plying their trade at the collegiate or pro levels. Every week we’ll take a look at some of the notable stories and trends from the previous set of games, highlighting former Powell River King players.
Full credit to Kings Arena DJ/Stats Man/Radio Colour Commentator Zach Evans for compiling these updates.
FRIDAY
NCAA
• Derian Hamilton (Penn State)1 assist as they win 5-1 vs Univ. of Wisconsin
• Jacob Pritchard (St. Lawrence) 1 assist in a 4-4 tie vs Canisius
• Cam Donaldson with his first collegiate goal as Cornell as they beat Princeton 7-1, Kyle Betts also with an assist
• Ryan Scarfo (Union) a goal and an assist on the GWG in 4-1 win over Dartmouth
• Adam Brubacher (RIT) 1 assist vs Brian Wilson (Niagara) Wilson stops 21/24 in 4-3 win
• Luke Nogard (Nebraska-Omaha) GWG as they win 4-1 vs North Dakota
EUROPEAN PRO
• Chad Niddery (Hannover Scorpions) a goal and assist in a 6-4 win vs Essen Mosquitoes
• Tim Crowder with both goals for the Chamonix Pioneers as they fall by a score of 5-2 to the Amiens Gothiques
NCAA Div.3
• Matt Quilty with 1 goal (assisted by Liam Lawson) for Plattsburgh as they defeat Tufts Univ. 5-0
• Braeden Ostepchuk stops 31/32 for Norwich Univ. as they beat Northland College 5-1
BCIHL
• Brandon Tidy with an assist on the GWG as Simon Fraser Univ. defeats Univ. of Victoria 4-2. Callum Volpe’s older brother Brandon with an assist for UVic.
SATURDAY
NCAA
• Ryan Scarfo a goal and assist in a 4-3 OT loss to Harvard
• Jeff Smith stops 21/23 as St. Cloud defeats the Minnesota Golden Gophers 5-2
• Jacob Pritchard 1 assist as St. Lawrence beat Canisius 4-1
• Adam Brubacher 1 assist, Brian Wilson stops 29/31 as RIT and Niagara play to a 2-2 tie
• Matt Joyaux with 2 assists for Ohio State as as they beat Michigan State (Kamer) 5-3
• Jarid Luko with 2 goals for Denver as they beat Miami 4-1
• Brett Magnus stops 29/32 as Sacred Heart and Army West Point tie 3-3
• Drew Dorantes 1 assist for Ferris State as they fall 6-3 to Bowling Green
AHL
• Mat Bodie (Syracuse) with an assist as he’s facing his old team the Hartford Wolf Pack (3-2 Crunch Final )
ECHL
• Jamie Phillips re-assigned to the Jacksonville Icemen, stops 22/24 in 3-0 loss to Orlando Solar Bears
• Brayden Low (Alternate Captain for Quad City Mallards) 1 assist in 5-2 loss to Kansas City Mavericks
• Michael Garteig stops 24/28 for Kalamazoo as they beat Wichita 6-4
• Matt Garbowsky 2 assists for Colorado Eagles as they beat Tulsa 5-4 in a shootout, no Evan Richardson for Tulsa
SPHL
• Carter Shinkaruk with a goal for Huntsville as they beat the Macon Mayhem 6-4, former Kings AP Zach Urban with his first 2 SPHL assists for Macon.
BCIHL
• Brandon Tidy with a goal for Simon Fraser Univ. as they beat Curtis McCarrick and VIU by a score of 4-1. Former King AP Kobe Oishi with an assist on the lone VIU goal.
SUNDAY
ECHL
• Sean Maguire gets his first start with the Fort Wayne Komets, stops 36/40 in 4-2 loss to his old team the Wheeling Nailers
EUROPEAN PRO
• Paul Crowder with the GWG for the Cardiff Devils (Elite Ice Hockey League) as they defeat the Nottingham Panthers 5-2.
• Matt Siddall with 1 assist for Dresden Ice Lions as they fall by a score of 3-1 to the Crimmitschau Ice Pirates.
• Aaron Brocklehurst with an assist on the GWG as the Vienna Capitals defeat Klagenfurter AC 3-1
MIDWEEK
ECHL
• Wednesday: Michael Garteig stops 40/43 for Kalamazoo as they defeat Fort Wayne 8-3, Sean Maguire makes his Komets debut stopping 12/17 in relief.
EUROPEAN PRO
• Wednesday: Matt Siddall with a goal for the Dresden Ice Lions (DEL2) as they defeat EHC Freiburg 3-1
• Wednesday: Tim Crowder with 1 assist for the Chamonix Pioneers (Ligue Magnus) as they beat the Strasbourg Black Stars 3-2
• Wednesday: Aaron Brocklehurst with 1 assist for the Vienna Capitals (EBEL) as they defeat Fehérvár AV19 5-1
USPORTS
• Thursday: JP Villeneauve with a goal for the Univ. of Guelph as they beat Univ. of Toronto 3-1
