ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE finished the 2008-2009 regular season with a 35-29-2-6 record (21-11-1-3 at home, 14-18-1-3 on the road, 3-2 in overtime and 6-6 in shootouts) and in sixth place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE and tenth overall in the WHL…The ICE finished the regular season with an above .500 record for the tenth consecutive season, which is the longest active streak in the WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE…KOOTENAY will be entering the playoffs for the 11th consecutive year and will be facing the BRANDON WHEAT KINGS for the first time in franchise history.
PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE: The ICE have a career playoff record of 67-48 (36-21 at home, 31-27 on the road, 18-9 in overtime)…KOOTENAY has 149 games of playoff experience which is the tenth most of the teams who qualified for the post season…ANDREW BAILEY (23), DUSTIN SYLVESTER (23), IAN BARTEAUX (17), ERIC FRERE (17), KEVIN KING (17) and TYLAN STEPHENS (17) lead the ICE in games played in the playoffs.
EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTER FINAL: Game Three of the EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTER FINAL vs. BRANDON presented by KAL-TIRE and HUSKY / MOHAWK, will be played at home on Tuesday, March 24th and Game Four on Wednesday, March 25th…The puck will drop for both games at 7:00 pm…Individual game tickets are now available at the KOOTENAY ICE Office and KOOTENAY collectibles.
AQUILINI DEVELOPMENTS HOCKEY CARDS: On March 24th the first 3,000 fans attending Game Three will receive 2008 -2009 KOOTENAY ICE HOCKEY CARDS courtesy of AQUILINI DEVELOPMENTS…After March 24th the cards will be available at the KOOTENAY ICE Office for $5.00.
EARLY BIRD SEASON TICKETS: The KOOTENAY ICE have announced that EARLY BIRD SEASON TICKETS for the 2009-2010 season will be the lowest prices ever…Adult tickets will be $399, Seniors (65+ before September 18 with valid ID) $299, Students $249 (25 and under with a valid Student ID) and Youth $199 (4 to 12 years old)…These prices will be in effect until Friday, May 29…For more information call the KOOTENAY ICE Office at 417-0322.
DID YOU KNOW: KOOTENAY was 2-1-0-1 against the WHEAT KINGS in the regular season…TYLAN STEPHENS (2-4-6), ANDREW BAILEY (4-1-5) and DUSTIN SYLVESTER (2-2-4) led the ICE in scoring against BRANDON this season while ANDREW CLARK (7-3-10), MATT LOWRY (0-8-8) and JAY FEHR (1-6-7) led the WHEAT KINGS…KOOTENAY was 2-0-0-0 when they scored the first goal in the game and 0-1-0-1 when BRANDON scored first…The ICE were 2-0-0-0 when leading after the second period, 0-1-0-0 when losing and 0-0-0-1 when tied…ANDREW BAILEY, who finished the season second in franchise history with 21 game winning goals (NIGEL DAWES – 29), is fifth in franchise history for points scored with 223 (JARRET STOLL – 286, NIGEL DAWES 272, STEVE DASILVA – 235, DALE MAHOVSKY – 234)…BAILEY led the team in power play goals this season with 11.
ONE YEAR AGO: After 72 games of the 2007-2008 season the ICE were 42-22-5-3.
UPCOMING WEEK:
Tuesday March 17 Practice 12:00 – 2:00 pm Cranbrook Rec Plex
Wednesday March 18 Practice 1:15 – 3:15 pm Cranbrook Rec Plex
Thursday March 19 Travel Day
Friday March 20 ICE @ Brandon 6:30 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Saturday March 21 ICE @ Brandon 6:30 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
WEEK IN REVIEW:
Wednesday, March 11 – Kootenay 2 @ Edmonton 4 – Record 34-28-2-6 – Attendance: 7,474
Goals:
1 – Czerwonka (15) from McNabb and Frere
2 – Czerwonka (16)
Goalies: Todd Mathews (26 Saves, 4 GA), Scott Orth (4 Saves, 0 GA)
Friday, March 13 – Kootenay 1 @ Lethbridge 4 – Record 34-29-2-6 – Attendance: 5,126
Goal:
1 – Stephens (27) from Rintoul and Barteaux
Goalies: Todd Mathews (25 Saves, 4 GA), Nathan Lieuwen (1 Saves, 0 GA)
Saturday, March 14 – Kootenay 4 vs Lethbridge 1 – Record 35-29-2-6 – Attendance: 3,833
Goals:
1 – Bailey (28) from McNabb
2 – Rintoul (8) from Bailey and Reinhart
3 – Barteaux (9) from King and Bailey
4 – Barteaux (10) from McNabb and King
Goalies: Nathan Lieuwen (5 Saves, 0 GA), Todd Mathews (12 Saves, 1 GA)