The Kootenay ICE will host Spokane tonight.
This is the first meeting of the year between the clubs. Last year Spokane won the 5-game season series 4-1 with one of their wins in an overtime shootout.
The ICE are back home from a 6-game road trip where they won 2 games.
Overall the ICE are 3 games below .500.
The Chiefs have played only 7 games this season and they are 2 games above .500.
The club will welcome Captain Dustin Sylvester back to the line-up after missing 3 games with a neck injury.
Drew Czerwonka (leg 1-3 weeks), Christian Magnus (finger 1-3 weeks) and Petr Senkerik (shoulder day-to-day) are on the injured list.
Chiefs’ line-up includes Cranbrook native Dustin Donaghy who is listed as day-to-day with a knee injury.
The ICE will play 6 of their next 7 games at home.
The club goes into the weekend with 2 players averaging over a point a game as forward Steele Boomer and defenseman Brayden McNabb each have 13 points in 11 games.
Spokane is led by Levko Koper who has a team best 7 goals and 11 points.
Rematch tomorrow in Spokane.
Gametime 7pm.