Cranbrook, BC -- Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced the club has named 20-year-old Forward Dustin Sylvester as Captain for the 2009-2010 season. Sylvester becomes the 14th Captain in the history of the ICE franchise. (John Kachur – 1996-1997, Steve McCarthy – 1998-2000, Mike Green – 1999-2000, Mike Comrie 2000-2001, Dean Arsene – 2000-2001, Jason Jaffray – 2001-2002, Jarret Stoll – 2001-2002, Colin Sinclair – 2002-2003, Nigel Dawes – 2003-2005, Adam Cracknell – 2005-2006, Ryan Russell – 2006-2007, Steve DaSilva – 2007-2008, Andrew Bailey – 2008-2009).
“We have many players on our club who are leaders both on and off the ice. We feel Dustin best exemplifies the type of player our organization is looking for in a Captain. He is going into his fifth season with the club and understands the standard of excellence we strive to accomplish” added Chynoweth.