Bottom 5s

While I wait for the games tonight to end, I figured I would do a bottom 5s for the same categories as the last blog post. I have found it to be a lot of fun to put these together. I would also like to thank Gregg Drinnan of thecoachessite.com for putting these numbers in to words and a format that gives everyone an opportunity to think about a few things. So without further ado, here is the bottom 5s list.

Bottom 5 team shooting percentages
1. Kootenay Ice 7.095% - Zak Zborosky 6 goals 12th  (tied) overall
2. Edmonton Oil Kings 7.22% - Lane Bauer 6 goals 12th (tied) overall
3. Prince George Cougars 7.658% - Jesse Gabrielle 4 goals 32nd (tied) overall
4. Portland Winterhawks 7.925% - 3 players with 3 goals each
5. Kamloops Blazers 9.091% - 3 players with 4 goals each (includes newcomer Gage Quinney)

Bottom 5 team save percentages
1. Medicine Hat Tigers .863% - Nick Schneider 6GP .852 sv% 36th overall
2. Spokane Chiefs .866% - Tyson Verhelst  7GP .892% 23rd overall
3. Vancouver Giants .869% - Payton Lee 6GP .886% 26th overall
4. Kamloops Blazers .870% - Conner Ingram 8GP .874% 31st overall
5. Tri-City Americans .870% - Evan Sarthou 8GP .871% 32nd overall

Bottom 5 shots per game
1. Kootenay Ice 26.909 s/g - season high 33 (twice)
2. Spokane Chiefs 27.778 s/g - season high 38
3. Kamloops Blazers 28.111 s/g - season high 44
4. Tri-City Americans 28.556 s/g - season high 36
5. Swift Current Broncos 29.000 s/g - season high 43

Botton 5 shots against per game
1. Swift Current Broncos 40.500 sa/g - season high 55
2. Kootenay Ice 36.636 sa/g - season high 49
3. Kelowna Rockets 36.545 sa/g - season high 44
4. Regina Pats 35.100 sa/g - season high 43 (twice)
5. Vancouver Giants 34.400 sa/g - season high 44

Bottom 5 goals for per game
1. Kootenay Ice - 1.91 G/G
2. Edmonton Oil Kings - 2.40 G/G
3. Prince George Cougars - 2.43 G/G
4. Kamloops Blazers - 2.56 G/G
5. Portland Winterhawks - 2.63 G/G

Bottom 5 goals against per game
1. Vancouver Giants - 4.50 GA/G
2. Kootenay Ice - 4.36 GA/G
3. Spokane Chiefs - 4.33 GA/G
4. Medicine Hat Tigers - 4.11 GA/G
5. Kamloops Blazers - 4.00 GA/G
5. Saskatoon Blades - 4.00 GA/G

Take what you will from these stats, it is early but clearly seeing Kamloops and Kootenay represented here frequently shows in the standings. Take care and have a great night!