2016-17 Kelowna Rockets Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 45-22-5 - 95 points
Finishing 2nd in the WHL's B.C. Division
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Jason Smith (45-22-5)
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
2016-17 Kelowna Rockets RosterTeam Record: 45-22-5 - 95 points
Finishing 2nd in the WHL's B.C. Division
Lost Conference Final
Coach: Jason Smith (45-22-5)
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada
The Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League ended the 2016-17 season with a record of 45 wins and 22 losses (and 5 overtime losses) for 95 points finishing second in the WHL's B.C. Division.
The Rockets scored 283 goals and yielded 206. Calvin Thurkauf netted 33 goals for Kelowna, while Kole Lind tallied 30 or more as well. Kole Lind recorded 57 assists. Michael Herringer earned 33 wins for the squad and a team-best 2.78 goals against average, leading regularly-used goaltenders.
Jason Smith coached the team. The 2016-17 Kelowna Rockets lost in the Conference Final of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kole Lind | RW | 70 | 30 | 57 | 87 | 79 | +36 | 6 | 1 |
| Calvin Thurkauf | LW | 60 | 33 | 37 | 70 | 87 | +34 | 9 | 0 |
| Nick Merkley | C | 63 | 23 | 40 | 63 | 73 | +22 | 12 | 1 |
| Cal Foote | D | 71 | 6 | 51 | 57 | 41 | +39 | 3 | 1 |
| Dillon Dube | C | 40 | 20 | 35 | 55 | 40 | +18 | 6 | 0 |
| Tomas Soustal | C | 49 | 18 | 29 | 47 | 48 | +29 | 6 | 2 |
| Rodney Southam | RW/C | 71 | 19 | 27 | 46 | 121 | +9 | 7 | 2 |
| Lucas Johansen | D | 68 | 6 | 35 | 41 | 39 | +23 | 2 | 0 |
| Reid Gardiner | C | 28 | 18 | 19 | 37 | 18 | +18 | 6 | 2 |
| Nolan Foote | LW | 52 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 25 | -2 | 10 | 0 |
| Devante Stephens | D | 67 | 13 | 22 | 35 | 75 | +27 | 1 | 1 |
| Kyle Topping | C | 59 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 38 | +5 | 1 | 0 |
| Jake Kryski | C | 37 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 43 | +3 | 4 | 0 |
| James Hilsendager | D | 46 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 47 | +12 | 1 | 0 |
| Carsen Twarynski | LW | 28 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 18 | +19 | 1 | 0 |
| Erik Gardiner | LW | 40 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 8 | -3 | 2 | 1 |
| Leif Mattson | RW | 46 | 9 | 5 | 14 | 23 | +6 | 0 | 0 |
| Conner Bruggen-Cate | LW | 55 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 37 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Cowell | LW | 59 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | -4 | 1 | 0 |
| Braydyn Chizen | D | 65 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 82 | +1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gordie Ballhorn | D | 44 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 46 | +18 | 0 | 0 |
| Riley Stadel | D | 29 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 30 | -1 | 2 | 0 |
| Jordan Borstmayer | RW | 32 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 10 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonathan Smart | D | 24 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 23 | +9 | 1 | 0 |
| Tanner Wishnowski | LW | 10 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Brodan Salmond | G | 23 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Konrad Belcourt | D | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 15 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Herringer | G | 55 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Kindree | LW | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ted Brennan | C | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tate Coughlin | RW | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1354 | 280 | 499 | 779 | 1099 | 309 | 81 | 12 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Herringer | 55 | 3125:00 | 33 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 145 | 2.78 | 1508 | 1363 | .904 | |
| Brodan Salmond | 23 | 1217:00 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 56 | 2.76 | 515 | 459 | .891 | |
| Empty Net | 14:00 | 0 | 5 | 21.43 | ||||||||
| Totals | 78 | 4356 | 45 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 206 | 2.84 | 2028 | 1822 | .898 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kole Lind | RW | 17 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 10 | -5 | 2 | 0 |
| Calvin Thurkauf | LW | 17 | 8 | 13 | 21 | 24 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Nick Merkley | C | 17 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 22 | 10 | 1 | 0 |
| Cal Foote | D | 14 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 24 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Dillon Dube | C | 17 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 18 | -5 | 3 | 1 |
| Tomas Soustal | C | 17 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 18 | -3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rodney Southam | RW/C | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 16 | -2 | 1 | 1 |
| Lucas Johansen | D | 17 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Reid Gardiner | C | 17 | 15 | 13 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 7 | 1 |
| Nolan Foote | LW | 17 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 4 | -1 | 2 | 0 |
| Devante Stephens | D | 17 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 16 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Kyle Topping | C | 15 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| James Hilsendager | D | 15 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| Carsen Twarynski | LW | 16 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Erik Gardiner | LW | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Leif Mattson | RW | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Conner Bruggen-Cate | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Cowell | LW | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Braydyn Chizen | D | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Gordie Ballhorn | D | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Konrad Belcourt | D | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Michael Herringer | G | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Kindree | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaedan Korczak | D | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 323 | 55 | 97 | 152 | 226 | -2 | 24 | 3 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Herringer | 17 | 1020 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 2.59 | 464 | 420 | .905 |
| Empty Net | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 17 | 1025 | 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 44 | 2.58 | 464 | 420 | .905 |
