Wednesday 23 March 2016

Playoff Preview: Kimberley Dynamiters vs 100 Mile House Wranglers in KIJHL Finals


Kimberley DynamitersREGULAR SEASON100 Mile House Wranglers
41-7-0-4Record33-12-3-4
86Points73
1stDivision Standing1st
3rd (4.06)Offence (GFA)7th (3.40)
2nd (2.10)Defence (GAA)4th (2.40)
3rd (.926)Goaltending (SV%)2nd (.934)
3rd (23.44%)Power Play10th (14.39%)
1st (88.48%)Penalty Kill13th (83.39%)
T-1stPower Ranking6th
Eric Buckley (24G-46A)Top ScorerBrett Harris (19G-39A)
Jared Marchi (28G-38A)2nd Top ScorerJustin Bond (20G-19A)
Jordan Busch (8G-58A)3rd Top ScorerCole Zimmerman (18G-17A)
Eric Buckley (100)PIM LeaderTate Page (150)

Kimberley DynamitersPLAYOFFS100 Mile House Wranglers
12-2Record12-3
3.50Offence (GFA)3.40
1.71Defence (GAA)2.40
.945Goaltending (SV%).935
21.05%Power Play21.13%
88.33%Penalty Kill86.08%
Jason Richter (5G-10A)Top ScorerJustin Bond (9G-8A)
Sawyer Hunt (5G-8A)2nd Top ScorerRyan Friesen (7G-9A)
Eric Buckley (5G-7A)3rd Top ScorerBrett Harris (3G-11A)
Graham Dugdale (22)PIM LeaderTate Page (24)

How They Got Here
Kimberley Dynamiters. They have fended off division rivals, Fernie Ghostriders (5 games) and Creston Valley Thunder Cats (4 games), and then won their conference in a 5 game battle with the Beaver Valley Nitehawks. Kimberley's opponents have been Power Ranked 9, 3, and 4 respectively; with 59, 70, and 75 points in the regular season.

100 Mile House Wranglers. They combated and won against division rivals Revelstoke Grizzlies (4 games) and Chase Heat (6 games), and won their conference in 5 games against the Summerland Steam. The Wranglers opponents have been Power Ranked 13, 5, and 8 respectively; with 49, 67, and 70 points in the regular season. 

Head-to-Head
Both teams have not seen each other since October. They split their regular season series.

HEAD-TO-HEAD RESULTS
DATEAWAYHOMESCORETYPE
18-Sep-15Kimberley Dynamiters@100 Mile House Wranglers0 - 2RS
24-Oct-15100 Mile House Wranglers@Kimberley Dynamiters2 - 5RS

Series Indicators
  • Special Teams. Kimberley's overall playoff special teams were normalized in their series against Beaver Valley. However, the series clinching goal was the lone PP goal. 100 Mile House's PP is somewhat inflated in the Playoffs compared to the regular season. Kimberley has been shorthanded 60 times, 100 Mile House 79. Kimberley has had 57 PP chances, and 100 Mile House 71. Who ever capitalizes on the PP and/or PK will have an edge.
  • Filling the Arena. The 7th player, the fans. Both Kimberley and 100 Mile House have die hard fans. 15% of Kimberley's 7,600 showed up for the Dynamiters last game, HOWEVER, 40% of 100 Mile House's 1,800 showed up for the Wranglers last game. Seating capacity in Kimberley is 1,100, and 600 in 100 Mile House.
  • Over Time. Both teams have had their fair share of OT games. Kimberley has a record of 4-0 in the playoffs. 100 Mile House has a record of 6-1.
  • Winning on the Road. Kimberley has been undefeated at home during the playoffs, going 8-0. They have been 4-2 on the road. Thereotically Kimberley could win the series without winning of the road. 100 Mile House needs to win atleast one road game to win the series. The Wranglers have a record of 6-2 at home and 6-1 on the road (OT loss).
  • Goaltending. In every round goaltending is important. These are the goalies that have backstopped their goalies to this stage. Goaltending will most likely determine the winner.

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