Cranbrook, BC – Kootenay ICE goalie Nathan Lieuwen made 35 saves in a 3-1 win over the Calgary Hitmen in WHL action on Saturday night.
ICE opened the scoring as Jesse Ismond found a loose puck near the net and flipped it in.
Calgary tied it 1-1 on breakaway as Ian Schultz scored on a high backhand.
With the clubs skating 4-on-4 Andrew Bailey scored on a 2-on-1 after receiving a pass from Matt Fraser.
Ismond scored his 2nd of the game on a power-play as he redirected as pass in the crease from Max Reinhart.
The ICE had only 14 skaters in the line-up and 7 of them were rookies.
Earlier in the day the ICE traded defenseman John Negrin and forward Michael Stickland to Swift Current for 17-year-old defenseman James Martin, 16-year-old forward Christian Magnus and 2nd & 4th round picks in the 2010 Bantam Draft.
The ICE will host Calgary again on Thursday.
Game Summary
Calgary 35-6-1-1 Kootenay 20-18-2-4
1st Period
No Scoring.
Penalties – Karpov Calg (hooking) 4:30, Stone Calg (hooking) 8:22, Broda Calg (roughing) 11:11, Sonne Calg (roughing) Vancourt Ktn (interference) Barteaux Ktn (roughing) 13:45, Sonne Calg (check from behind) 19:38.
2nd Period
1. Kootenay, Ismond 6 (Cassivi, McNabb) 3:05
2. Calgary, Schultz 13 (Stone) 9:49
3. Kootenay, Bailey 17 (Fraser, Barteaux) 10:09
4. Kootenay, Ismond 7 (2) Reinhart, Stephens) 13:08
Penalties – McMillan Calg (goalie interference) Rintoul Ktn (hooking) 9:49, Bench Calg (served by Burgart) 12:06.
3rd Period
No Scoring
Missed penalty shot – Fraser Ktn, 7:05
Penalties – McNabb Ktn (delay of game) 5:55, Reinhart Ktn (hooking) 12:58.
Shots on goal by
Calgary - 9 – 8 - 2 = 19
Kootenay – 5 – 12 – 19 = 36
Goal (shots-saves) – Calgary: Michael Snider (L 7-1-0-0) Kootenay: Nathan Lieuwen (W 13-11-0-2)
Power plays (goals-chances) - Calgary: 0/3 Kootenay: 1/5
Referee – Devin Klein
Linesmen – Cody Rude, Brad Yoshida
Attendance – 3,034