Wednesday, January 13, 2010

Kootenay @ Edmonton Game #44

The Kootenay ICE will play Edmonton this afternoon.
This is the 3rd meeting of the year, the ICE lead the season series 2-0 with the previous meetings in Cranbrook.
The ICE have won 9 games in a row and made no additions at the trade deadline.
The Oil Kings have lost 7 in a row and built for the future at the deadline.
Dustin Sylvester has points in all 9 wins and has 19 points during the span.
Because of the trades the leading point getter for Edmonton now is defenseman Mark Pysyk who has 23 points.
The ICE have 2 career wins in 8 games played in Edmonton.
It’s a Hooky for Hockey promotion in Edmonton with over 6,000 kids skipping school to attend the 11:30 start time.
It's the first time in WHL history a mid-week regular season game will start in the morning.