Played on Dec 19, 2025
Game Played in Angel of The Winds Arena
General Game Notes: One of the more wild games in the season this year. With Everett trailing by two with under three minutes left in the game, they somehow found a way to tie the game up. That momentum carried into overtime where they were able to complete the comeback. The same player who tied the game up with seconds left, scored the over time winner, Landon DuPont.
Raiden LeGall (G, R, 5’11”, 176, Everett Silvertips, 09/16/2006, Minnesota State)
Game Rating
B+
LeGall makes up for his physical limitations with solid athleticism and strong mental toughness, allowing him to stay calm in high-pressure situations. His ability to remain composed after a goal allows him to maintain focus and continue making saves effectively. LeGall’s movement in the net also helps to cover space, demonstrating his ability to be proactive without being overly aggressive. While he may not excel at shutting down every opportunity, he battles for position and holds his ground.
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Comments: LeGall does not boast overwhelming size for a goalie, but he is exceptionally polished technically. His vision is excellent, and he moves with purpose, reading plays early and shutting down chances before they fully develop. He was able to show tonight that he is athletic enough to make highlight level stops when needed, yet steady enough that he rarely surrenders soft goals when he is dialed in. Smothered pucks when they timing was right and played the puck when momentum was with his team.
Reid Nicol (LW, L, 6’0″, 197, Everett Silvertips, 02/04/2010)
Game Rating
B
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Comments: As one of the younger players on the ice, Nicol was able to show that he plays more of a classic power forward and uses his size to generate offense for his line mates while wearing down opponents in all three zones. He excels at driving the net and creating chaos around the crease. To take the next step in his game, continued growth in his playmaking and puck skills would make him an even more complete offensive threat. He makes young player plays but what he does not lack is the energy every shift that he brings.
Landon DuPont (D, R, 5’11”, 187, Everett Silvertips, 05/28/2009)
Game Rating
A
DuPont’s smooth skating and heads-up playing style allow him to control the tempo of the game. His ability to find different options with the puck creates opportunities and adds value to his team. While he can be overly aggressive at times, particularly in his own end, this tendency is sometimes masked by his overall skillset. When on the blue line, he showcases mobility and lateral movement, making it difficult for opponents to keep up with him. Despite being a catalyst on the ice, there are moments where his desire to make plays and create chances can lead to overexertion. However, this raw talent will likely continue to develop as he gains experience and maturity. With age, size, and physical development, his ability to close out checks and hold onto pucks for extra seconds will improve.
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Comments: Dupont was the hero in tonights game scoring the game tying goal and also the game winning goal in over time. Dupont is everything as advertised, a smooth skating, offensive dynamo, and a distributing weapon whenever he has the puck. An aspect of his game that does not get talked about enough is how good his stick is. His offensive speaks for itself in so many different ways, but his defensive work when he is not able to be physical is impressive as well. He keeps his stick tight to his body and stretches it out just in opportune times get a tip on the opposing player to knock the puck off his stick, ultimately adding to his two way value.
Jaxsin Vaughan (C, R, 6’1″, 207, Everett Silvertips, 01/10/2006)
Game Rating
B+
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Comments: Vaughan was able to show tonight that he has strong control of his movement and defensive stick, allowing him to disrupt passing lanes, stay attached to his check, and smother opponents in their offensive zone by taking away their time and space. More than anything, Vaughans games tonight was driven by effort and determination. He has a serious mindset once set and will go anywhere and do whatever it takes to win pucks, make plays for his teammates, or push the puck to the back of the net. If he can add a little more skill to his tool bag, his value as a two way player will go way up.
Zackary Shantz (C, R, 5’10”, 164, Everett Silvertips, 09/09/2005)
Game Rating
A-
Shantz displays a solid skating technique, showcasing good edge work and pivot ability. He effectively utilizes his hips to control direction, allowing for smooth transitions between backward and forward skates. In the offensive zone, he demonstrates a strong two-way game, capable of patrolling empty space while also defending backwards as the third forward high in the zone. Shantz’s work ethic is noteworthy, with an unwavering commitment to prevent turnovers or blocking scoring chances.
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Comments: Shantz scored a nice goal showing his overall skill set and execution as a hockey player. Down two goals, his team needed life with a minute left in the game. Shantz as the flanker and on a six on five, pulled the puck inside around a stretched out blocker, and his release caught the goalie looking the other way and beat him with a screen. His hands combined with his footwork are at a certain level where he can do what he wants with the puck, and this goal was a good example of that. He does not need time and space to make a play while time and space is something he has not trouble creating himself.
Jesse Heslop (LW, L, 5’11”, 178, Everett Silvertips, 04/18/2006)
Game Rating
A-
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Comments: Heslop the type of player who does not makes the flashy highlight reel plays, but consistently impacts the game through countless small, smart plays with and without the puck. His two important assists on the night was a good example of this style. He has a strong understanding of where to be and what to do in every situation, and that hockey sense, paired with his work ethic and high energy, makes him a difficult and frustrating matchup for opponents. Heslop was one of the more dynamic players on the ice tonight.
Rhys Jamieson (LW, L, 6’0″, 183, Everett Silvertips, 02/03/2008)
Game Rating
B-
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Comments: At times, Jamieson struggles with defensive awareness, which limits his effectiveness in his own zone and makes it difficult to trust him with heavy minutes. That said, he plays a hard nosed game and uses his larger frame well to create space and generate chances with the puck. While he is not a natural playmaker, he has underrated offensive instincts and can still produce quality opportunities. Consistency remained the biggest question tonight in his overall game.
Hunter Rudolph (LW, L, 5’10”, 174, Everett Silvertips, 05/07/2008, St. Cloud)
Game Rating
B-
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Comments: His strong checking ability makes him a valuable asset both along the boards and in open ice battles, something that he relied on and a reason why he was noticed. However, his true calling card is his speed as he was one of the faster players on the ice tonight at least by work ethic standards. That speed allows him to gain the offensive zone, and he consistently wins puck battles and competes hard to maintain possession. If he is not on offensively, his speed is noticeable enough that it creates momentum when he is able to catch a guy from behind and create a turnover.
Corbin Vaughan (D, L, 6’0″, 206, Prince George Cougars, 01/10/2006)
Game Rating
A-
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Comments: Vaughan scored a nice goal using his size to cut to the net, getting his leg out to block out the defender, and in tight roofed the puck over the goalies shoulder. It was an impressive goal and getting to where Vaughan got to, to score the goal, is not easy. He plays hard like this in other areas of the ice. In his own end, he protects the puck along the wall well, buying time for his forwards to get in position for a breakout pass. He is a mobile defenseman who has a great game at both ends of the ice. Being reliable as he is, is he rewarded a good amount of minutes against the other teams better players.
Dmitri Yakutsenak (C, L, 6’0″, 209, Prince George Cougars, 02/12/2007)
Game Rating
A-
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Comments: Yakutsenak plays a big man game and scored a goal tonight doing big man things. On the power play, he drifted to the net front where his teammate was ready to dish a pass for a redirection into the back of the net. He does his role well where he knows contact is coming and embraces it and absorbs it for momentum. He is bigger in his bottom half so he is hard to knock off the puck, but his feet need to get moving more than they do in transition. His sense of urgency to get the puck out of his own zone does not match that to get the puck in the back of the net.
Lee Shurgot (C, L, 6’0″, 187, Prince George Cougars, 01/01/2007)
Game Rating
B
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Comments: Shurgot shows strong defensive instincts paired with subtle offensive awareness, which allows him to handle significant minutes. While he has good size, his game is built more on finesse than physicality. Tonight, he showed that he is a smooth skater with excellent offensive tendencies and passing ability, though he can be prone to the occasional turnover. A couple of his turnovers were critical, not losing the puck below the other teams goal line, rather for out numbered fast breaks the other way.
Cole Hajt (C, L, 6’5″, 193, Prince George Cougars, 01/10/2009, Princeton)
Game Rating
B-
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Comments: Hajt brings excellent skating and strong checking ability to his game. While his passing and puck skills are not elite, his offensive instincts allow him to extend possession and keep plays alive in the offensive zone. Defensively, he shows solid awareness and is generally a reliable presence in his own end. Combined with good puck control, strong skating, and a hard nosed, high energy style, Hajt consistently forces opponents to account for him in all three zones.
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