Week 19 Recap

Dryden’s lead atop the SIJHL is now a single point. Idle Kam River picked up four points in forfeit wins over Kenora. The Islanders have paused operations for the remainder of the 2024-25 season. The ‘Dogs picked up a single weekend point against the Bombers last week.

The latest CJHL rankings has Dryden 18th and Kam River 20th in their February 3rd release.

Sioux Lookout and Thunder Bay are a mere four points off the pace. 

There’s still plenty to like in the Dryden camp. Six of their players are in the top-20. Max Roby and McLaren Paulsen sit at 51 and 50 points respectively. Paulsen has not played since December 21st. Payton Hu is 9th in league scoring with 46 points. Carson Devine, 45, Eli Antoine, 40, and Emmanuel Nkombou, 35, round out the other three. Nkombou has 144 of Dryden’s league-leading 859 penalty minutes.

Kellan Mooney is near the league leaders in goaltending wins (15), GAA (2.35) and SV% (.927).

The Ice Dogs are second in PP% (28.0) and fourth in PK% (82.4).

Kam River is undefeated in their last five games.

Their top line of Daxton Lang, Jett Mintenko and Kaden Goodwin are one, two and seventh in league scoring at 66, 63 and 48 points respectively. Carter Poddubny, 29 points, and defenceman Edwin Liang, 26 points, are next in line.

Ashton Sadauskas leads the league in wins with 17 and minutes played, 1,551. Sam Keene is 6-0-0 as a Walleye.

Kam River’s PP is 26.3% and their PK is 82.8%.

Sioux Lookout is fresh off a three-point weekend against Dryden and hasn’t lost in regulation in nine straight games.

Alex Lucas hit 50 points over the weekend. Jonah Smith has 44 points. Owen Cotter, 33, and Tait Howell, 29, are next.

Matthew Ofukany’s 2.25 GAA is league-leading. His 15 wins and .927 SV% are among the leaders. Matthew Spencer-Dahl’s 9-6-1/2.70/.921 slash line is also impressive. Both Spencer-Dahl and Ofukany have over 1,000 minutes in net.

The Bombers have a 16.4% PP and a number two 83.2% PK.

Thunder Bay took three of four possible points in Ironwood over the weekend to keep pace with the leaders.

Forward Tyler Jordan is on fire. His five goals in Michigan has him leading the SIJHL in goals with 29. Jarred Feist has six goals in his seven games as a North Star. Defenceman Tag Bryson leads the SIJHL in assists with 45. Evan Simeoni and Beau Helmeczi, 44 points each, Marcellus Francis, 42, and Alex Remenda, 39 points, are in the top-20.

Keenan Marks is carrying the freight in net with a 10-7-2 record in 1,230 minutes. Liam Letters is undefeated in regulation (3-0-1), with a 2.47 GAA and .932 SV% in 243 minutes.

Thunder Bay’s 89.0% PK is number one, and the 25.5% PP is fourth.

Fort Frances sits in fifth place, ten points behind Thunder Bay, three ahead of Red Lake. The Lakers are 5-5-0 in their last 10.

Brady Krentz is 10th in league scoring with 19 goals, 26 assists and 45 points. Jack Wood, 30, Pierce Gouin, 27, Tie Schumacher, 26, and Evan Kabel are in the top-40.

Gunner Paradis is 10-5-0 with a 2.58 GAA and .933 SV%. He’s at exactly 1,000 minutes on the year. Nolan Koethler is 7-9-1 in 1,254 minutes. The duo joins Sioux Lookout’s tandem as the only 1,000 minute men.

The Lakers continue to lead the SI in PP% with a 29.3% rate. Their penalty kill is 78.0%.

Red Lake is 5-3-2 in their last 10. Sitting at exactly .500 with 122 goals for and 124 goals against, the Miners are undefeated in their last three. 

Nathan Dann has 22 goals and 19 assists with 41 points. Rookie Quinn Szpak has 32 points. Defenceman Bryson Carlyle has 25. Gabe Tanton, Kyle Pawlick and Euan Morrison have 22, 21 and 20 points respectively.

In net, rookie Koen Webber is 9-6-1 with a 3.03 SV% and .910 SV%. Nick Peters is 1-3-1.

The Miners special teams are 18.2% on the PP and 77.0% on the PK.

Ironwood hasn’t recorded a regulation win in seven games. They did have a spirited performance against Thunder Bay on Friday, gaining a 5-5 tie.

Marshall Thomas has 43 points on 17 goals and 26 assists. Matteo Salvatore, 27, rookie Aidan Charron, 24, Collin Baker, 24, defenceman Josh Gulden, 23, and rookie Chase Krtanjek, 21 are 20-point men.

Trent Boryszczuk is 6-9-1 in net, with a 3.64 GAA and .924 SV%.

Kole Kronstedt leads the team with 1,273 net minutes.

Ironwood’s PP is 20.9% and their PK is 63.8%. The Lumberjacks travel to Dryden Tuesday and entertain Kam River on the weekend for a pair.

 

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