Only three players have put up 2 points per game since the turn of the century (Comrie, Sven, Bjorkstrand)
There's 10 players over that mark right now. Scoring seems way up to start the year. I imagine it will level off soon and Phillips will end up right around 100 points again considering that he will miss a dozen games for the Juniors.
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Matthew Phillips with 1g 2a +2 in a 8-6 loss to Spokane
9gp 7g 15a 22pts +10
At time of posting Phillips tied for 1st in WHL points, 3rd in WHL Assists, 1st in power play assists with 10, and tied for 1st in shorthanded goals with 2
Hitmen beat the Rockets 4-3 in regulation
Dube had 0 pts -2 and 6 sog
5gp 3g 6a 9pts even 21sog
Phillips and Dube named to Team WHL for the Canada Russia series games on November 6 and 7th. Which is no surprise as players named to this team are on the radar for the WJC.
1 assist through 2 periods so far for Phillips bringing him to at least 25 points in 11 games which is a 163 point pace over a 72 game season to start here. I think with world juniors this year Phillips is gonna most likely end up with 5 to 10 games less and his scoring should level out but he could put up 120 this year if he keeps a good clip.
Edit - quick note too on his size as a lot of people are mentioning how much smaller he is than Johnny; Phillips is listed as 5’6 141 lbs on HDB (Johnny is 5’9 157 lbs on HDB)
So I could see where people think that’s a considerable difference but Phillips is listed as 5’7 155 lbs on his WHL player page now so u can see the progress he’s making both in his skill and how he’s grown a little more into his smaller frame. He put up 50 pims last year too so he’s not afraid to stand up for himself.
1 assist through 2 periods so far for Phillips bringing him to at least 25 points in 11 games which is a 163 point pace over a 72 game season to start here. I think with world juniors this year Phillips is gonna most likely end up with 5 to 10 games less and his scoring should level out but he could put up 120 this year if he keeps a good clip.
Edit - quick note too on his size as a lot of people are mentioning how much smaller he is than Johnny; Phillips is listed as 5’6 141 lbs on HDB (Johnny is 5’9 157 lbs on HDB)
So I could see where people think that’s a considerable difference but Phillips is listed as 5’7 155 lbs on his WHL player page now so u can see the progress he’s making both in his skill and how he’s grown a little more into his smaller frame. He put up 50 pims last year too so he’s not afraid to stand up for himself.
I know Dube is pretty much a lock for the World Juniors but I have never got the impression that Phillips was a favourite to make the team. Though I haven't been following it too closely.
