On the ice: Silvertips player capsules

JOSHUA WINQUIST (21)

Center/left wing
Birthdate: 9/6/93
Hometown: St. Albert, Alberta
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Four years
Notable: A skillful forward who was Everett’s top offensive threat. Had 24 goals and 27 assists in 51 games with Everett last season. Will become just the fifth player to play five seasons with the Tips. Selected by Everett in the third round of the 2008 bantam draft.

LUCASS KRUMEDA (24)

Defenseman
Birthdate: 10/7/96
Hometown: Winnipeg, Manitoba
Height: 6-0
Weight: 170
Previous team: Winnipeg Thrashers (Manitoba midget AAA)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A defenseman who likes to rush the puck. Had seven goals and 21 assists in 43 games with Winnipeg last season. Acquired as a non-drafted listed player.

MIRCO MUELLER (25)

Defenseman
Birthdate: 3/21/95
Hometown: Winterhur, Switzerland
Height: 6-4
Weight: 200
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A defenseman who can do it all. Had six goals and 25 assists in 63 games with Everett last season. Played for Switzerland at the 2013 World Junior Hockey Championships. Selected by San Jose in the first round of the 2013 NHL draft. Selected by Everett in the first round of the 2012 import draft.

COLE MACDONALD (26)

Defenseman
Birthdate: 10/17/95
Hometown: Wetaskiwin, Alberta
Height: 6-1
Weight: 195
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A puck-moving defenseman. Had two goals and seven assists in 60 games with Everett last season. Acquired as a non-drafted listed player.

MITCH SKAPSKI (28)

Left wing
Birthdate: 4/5/96
Hometown: Abbotsford, B.C.
Height: 5-9
Weight: 165
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A small and pesky forward. Had two goals and no assists in 34 games with Everett last season. Acquired via trade in 2012 from Portland as part of the deal that sent defenseman Seth Jones to the Winterhawks.

AUSTIN ADAM (29)

Defenseman
Birthdate: 3/7/95
Hometown: Surrey, B.C.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 200
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Two years
Notable: A tall stay-at-home defenseman who had an injury-plagued 2012-13 season. Had one goal and three assists in 31 games with Everett last season. Selected by Everett in the fourth round of the 2010 bantam draft.

KEVIN DAVIS (38)

Defenseman
Birthdate: 3/14/97
Hometown: Kamloops, B.C.
Height: 6-0
Weight: 180
Previous team: Thompson (B.C. midget major)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A defenseman with good instincts. Had eight goals and 11 assists in 38 games with Thompson last season. Also appeared in six games with Everett without scoring. Selected by Everett in the first round of the 2012 bantam draft.

LINDEN PENNER (39)

Right wing
Birthdate: 1/10/95
Hometown: Sherwood Park, Alberta
Height: 6-3
Weight: 220
Previous team: Whitecourt (Alberta junior A)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: An enormous winger. Had 14 goals, 20 assists and 70 penalty minutes in 40 games with Whitecourt last season. Invited to attend rookie training camp with the NHL’s Calgary Flames. Acquired as a listed player after originally being selected by Saskatoon in the 10th round of the 2010 bantam draft.

WALTTERI HOPPONEN (43)

Left wing
Birthdate: 2/4/96
Hometown: Helsinki, Finland
Height: 6-2
Weight: 190
Previous team: Espoo (Finland U-20/U-18)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A good-sized winger with an eye for goal. Had 17 goals and 14 assists in 38 games between Espoo’s U-20 and U-18 teams last season. Played for Finland at the 2013 U-17 World Hockey Challenge. Selected by Everett in the first round of the 2013 import draft.

IVAN NIKOLISHIN (89)

Center
Birthdate: 4/12/96
Hometown: Moscow, Russia
Height: 5-9
Weight: 160
Previous team: CSKA Moscow (Russian MHL)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A forward with gamebreaking ability. Had 11 goals and 12 assists in 53 games with CSKA last season. Played for Russia at the 2013 U-17 World Hockey Challenge. Selected by Everett in the second round of the 2013 import draft.

AUSTIN LOTZ (30)

Goaltender
Birthdate: 3/27/95
Hometown: St. Adolphe, Manitoba
Height: 6-1
Weight: 200
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Two years
Notable: An active goaltender capable of the spectacular. Went 15-19-3-1 with a 3.37 goals against average and .907 save percentage in 42 games with Everett last season. Invited to attend rookie training camp with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes. Selected by Everett in the seventh round of the 2010 bantam draft.

DANIEL COTTON (31)

Goaltender
Birthdate: 2/16/94
Hometown: West Vancouver, B.C.
Height: 6-4
Weight: 180
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Two years
Notable: A goaltender who covers a lot of the net. Went 10-19-0-2 with a 3.53 goals against average and .893 save percentage in 37 games with Everett last season. Acquired via trade in 2012 from Seattle in exchange for a sixth-round pick in the 2014 bantam draft.

NIK AMUNDRUD (33)

Goaltender
Birthdate: 10/20/97
Hometown: Melfort, Saskatchewan
Height: 6-1
Weight: 160
Previous team: Tisdale (Saskatchewan midget AAA)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A lanky goaltender. Went 9-9-1 with a 3.80 goals against average and .889 save percentage in 23 games with Tisdale last season. Selected by Everett in the third round of the 2012 bantam draft.

NOAH JUULSEN (3)

Defenseman
Birthdate: 4/2/97
Hometown: Abbotsford, B.C.
Height: 6-1
Weight: 165
Previous team: Fraser Valley (B.C. midget major)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A defenseman willing to throw a hit. Had six goals and 19 assists in 35 games with Fraser Valley last season. Also appeared in one game with Everett without scoring. Selected by Everett in the fourth round of the 2012 bantam draft.

MATT PUFAHL (4)

Defenseman
Birthdate: 8/18/93
Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Height: 6-3
Weight: 210
Previous team: Saskatoon (WHL)
WHL experience: Three years
Notable: A defenseman who can move the puck. Had six goals and 37 assists in 69 games with Saskatoon last season. Acquired via trade during the offseason from Saskatoon in exchange for defenseman Ayrton Nikkel.

BEN BETKER (5)

Defenseman
Birthdate: 9/29/94
Hometown: Cranbrook, B.C.
Height: 6-6
Weight: 215
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A towering defenseman with a long reach. Had one goal, five assists and 100 penalty minutes in 68 games with Everett last season. Selected by Edmonton in the sixth round of the 2013 NHL draft. Acquired via trade in 2012 from Portland as part of the deal that sent defenseman Seth Jones to the Winterhawks.

MICHEAL ZIPP (6)

Defenseman
Birthdate: 9/20/96
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
Height: 6-2
Weight: 185
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A stay-at-home defenseman. Had no goals and one assist in 36 games with Everett last season. Selected by Everett in the fourth round of the 2011 bantam draft.

PATRICK BAJKOV (8)

Right wing
Birthdate: 11/27/97
Hometown: Nanaimo, B.C.
Height: 5-11
Weight: 160
Previous team: North Island (B.C. midget major)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A skinny skilled forward. Had 20 goals and 11 assists in 40 games with North Island last season. Selected by Everett in the sixth round of the 2012 bantam draft.

TYLER SANDHU (10)

Right wing
Birthdate: 1/7/96
Hometown: Richmond, B.C.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 170
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A quick forward capable of both scoring and making goals. Had 19 goals and 14 assists in 62 games with Everett last season. Played for Team Pacific at the 2013 U-17 World Hockey Challenge. Acquired via trade in 2012 from Portland as part of the deal that sent defenseman Seth Jones to the Winterhawks.

BRAYDEN LOW (11)

Center
Birthdate: 5/8/94
Hometown: Richmond, B.C.
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A hard-working grinder. Had two goals and four assists in 43 games with Everett last season. Acquired as a listed player after originally being selected by Portland in the seventh round of the 2009 bantam draft.

DAWSON LEEDAHL (12)

Left wing
Birthdate: 3/19/96
Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Height: 6-1
Weight: 200
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A grinding winger with offensive upside. Had three goals and six assists in 56 games with Everett last season. Selected by Everett in the second round of the 2011 bantam draft.

REID PETRYK (13)

Center/right wing
Birthdate: 2/2/93
Hometown: Edmonton, Alberta
Height: 6-2
Weight: 210
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Four years
Notable: A physically strong and versatile forward. Had 16 goals and 24 assists in 70 games with Everett last season. Invited to attend rookie training camp with the NHL’s Edmonton Oilers. Acquired via trade in 2012 from Medicine Hat in exchange for winger Miles Koules.

TY MAPPIN (14)

Center
Birthdate: 1/25/96
Hometown: Big Valley, Alberta
Height: 5-11
Weight: 170
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A slick playmaker. Had five goals and 12 assists in 63 games with Everett last season. Played for Team Pacific at the 2013 U-17 World Hockey Challenge. Selected by Everett in the first round of the 2011 bantam draft.

KOHL BAUML (15)

Center
Birthdate: 11/25/94
Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Height: 5-9
Weight: 165
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Two years
Notable: A diminutive forward who plays hard and plays smart. Had 21 goals and 15 assists in 66 games with Everett last season. Selected by Everett in the third round of the 2009 bantam draft.

CARSON STADNYK (16)

Center/left wing
Birthdate: 2/7/95
Hometown: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan
Height: 6-2
Weight: 180
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: One year
Notable: A lanky forward with offensive potential. Had eight goals and five assists in 70 games with Everett last season. Selected by Everett in the eighth round of the 2010 bantam draft.

MATT FONTEYNE (17)

Left wing
Birthdate: 11/30/97
Hometown: Wetaskiwin, Alberta
Height: 5-9
Weight: 160
Previous team: Leduc (Alberta midget major)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A smooth-skating forward. Had 16 goals and 18 assists in 34 games with Leduc last season. Also had one assist in two games with Everett. Selected by Everett in the third round of the 2012 bantam draft.

KYLE RAYMOND (18)

Right wing
Birthdate: 2/29/96
Hometown: Langley, B.C.
Height: 6-5
Weight: 185
Previous team: Princeton (B.C. junior B)
WHL experience: Rookie
Notable: A tall and lanky forward. Had 10 goals, 14 assists and 72 penalty minutes in 46 games with Princeton last season. Also appeared in four games for Everett without scoring. Selected by Everett in the seventh round of the 2011 bantam draft.

MANRAJ HAYER (19)

Center
Birthdate: 1/20/93
Hometown: Vancouver, B.C.
Height: 5-10
Weight: 180
Previous team: Everett (WHL)
WHL experience: Three years
Notable: A forward with good speed. Had 15 goals and 25 assists in 61 games with Everett last season. Acquired as a non-drafted listed player.