Friday, November 6, 2009

Kootenay @ Red Deer Game #19

The ICE are in Red Deer tonight to play the Rebels in the first half of a home and home series.
Rematch is tomorrow at the Rec-Plex.
The Rebels beat the ICE 7-1 in Red Deer in their only meeting this season.
For the first time this season the ICE have won 2 games in a row and are coming off their first shutout win of the season.
On the road the ICE have lost 3 in a row and 5 of their last 6.
8 of the last 9 Rebels' games have been at home and have a record of 5-3-0-0 in those games at the Centrium.
ICE should have a full line-up even though Brayden McNabb and Like Paulsen got injured in their last game.
Drew Czerwonka and Cason Machacek will return to the line-up. Machacek missed 6 games and Czerwonka (missed 15 games) hasn't played since September 23rd.
Steele Boomer leads the ICE with 6 goals (tied with the injured Matt Fraser) and in points with 18.
Rebels' rookie Ryan Nugent-Hopkins has a team best 10 goals.
Willie Coetzee is amung the league leaders with 29 points.
Pre-Game is at 7 on The Drive.