Friday, October 29, 2010

Kootenay 5 Brandon 4 SO Game #15

Cranbrook, BC – The Kootenay ICE came back from a 3 goal deficit to win their 7th straight game in a 5-4 overtime shootout win over the Brandon Wheat Kings in WHL action on Friday Night.

Brandon opened the scoring early in the 1st period as Scott Glennie fed Brenden Walker near the net and he deflected it over the goalies’ arm.
On a 3-on-2 break the Wheat Kings made it 2-0 as defenseman Brody Melnychuk banged in a rebound.
Brandon made it 3-0 as Mark Stone was open near the net and scored with a wrist shot high on the glove side.

ICE scored early in the 2nd period as Brayden McNabb’s slap shot along the ice beat the screened goalie low on the glove side.
ICE got within a goal less than 2 minutes later as Joey Leach leaped in the slot to stop a clearing attempt and stepped into a slap shot that went in on the stick side.

In the 3rd period the ICE tied the game on the power-play as Luke Paulsen’s points shot was stopped but Christian Magnus had an open net on the rebound.
ICE took a brief 4-3 lead as a fallen Elgin Pearce fed Drew Czerwonka near the near and he wristed it in off the goal post.
Less than a minute later Hampus Gustaffson tied the game on a 2-on-1 break.

In the shootout the ICE won 3-1.
ICE were 3 for 3 on goals on by Matt Fraser, Jesse Ismond and Max Reinhart.
Wheat Kings were 1 for 2 as Mark Stone scored and Scott Glennie was stopped.

The ICE are down to 5 healthy defensemen as Hayden Rintoul will be out of the lineup for up to 2 weeks with a collarbone injury and James Martin had surgery on his nose and will be unavailable for a few weeks.
During the game defenseman John Neibrandt left the game after a 2nd period fight.

ICE will host Chilliwack on Tuesday.

ICE Scratches – Hayden Rintoul (2nd game collarbone 1-2 weeks), James Martin (1st game nose 2 weeks), Brendan Hurley (4th game hand 5-6 weeks).

Game Summary
Brandon 6-9-0-1 Kootenay 11-3-0-1

1st Period
1. Brandon, Walker 7 (Glennie, Ferland) 3:12
2. Brandon, Melnychuk 3 (Glennie, Ciarelli) 4:48
3. Brandon, Stone 9 (Roy, Ciarelli) 12:18
Penalties – Fransoo Bran (tripping) :51, Ferland Bran (tripping) 6:05, Fraser Ktn (hooking) 17:31, King Bran Fraser Ktn (fighting) 20:00.
2nd Period
4. Kootenay, McNabb 1 (Leach, Rossignol) 3:22
5. Kootenay, Leach 3 (Magnus, Pearce) 4:56
Penalties – Ferland Bran Neibrandt Ktn fighting) 10:00, Fransoo Bran (dealy of game) 12:19, Bench Ktn (too many men served by Ismond) 17:02.
3rd Period
6. Kootenay, Magnus 4 (Paulsen, Czerwonka) 9:53 pp
7. Kootenay, Czerwonka 5 (Pearce, Boomer) 11:38
8. Kootenay, Gustaffson 2 (Fransoo, Glennie) 12:34
Penalties – Bestland Bran (cross checking) 3:50, Ferland Bran (charging) 9:42, Leach Ktn (roughing) 14:43, Melnychuk Bran (delay of game) 19:51.
Overtime
No Scoring.
Penalties – None.
Shootout
Kootenay shoots first.
Kootenay – Fraser, goal; Ismond, goal; Ismond, goal;
Brandon - Glennie, miss; Stone, goal;
Shots on goal by
Brandon - 6 - 3 - 7 – 1 = 17
Kootenay – 12 – 21 – 5 – 3 = 41
Goal (shots-saves) – Brandon: Liam Liston (L 4-4-0-1) (41-37) Kootenay: Brett Teskey (W 2-1-0-0) (17-13)
Power plays (goals-chances) - Brandon: 0/3 Kootenay: 1/6
Referee – Derek Zalaski
Linesmen – Reid Anderson, Scott Sharun
Attendance – 2,478

ICE Trivia Game #15

During every ICE broadcast we ask a trivia question.
Today’s Trivia question.
Brandon hosted the Memorial Cup last year, who are the hosts this season?

ANSWER – OHL Mississauga St. Michael’s Majors. The last time it was held in the Toronto area was 1966.

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Brandon @ Kootenay Game #15

The Kootenay ICE will host Brandon tonight.
It's the first of 4 meetings.
Last year they split the 4 game series.
The ICE are on a 6-game winning streak and are coming off a 3-0 win in Calgary.
The club has 4 shutouts this season.
Brandon is on a 8-game road trip and after losing the 1st 4 games they have won 2 in a row.
The ICE go into the weekend in 1st place in the Central Division and 1st place in the East Conference.
The club has 21 points after 14 games which is tied for the 2nd best ever record at this time of the season.
In 2002 they had 21 points after 14 games.
In 2000 they had 22 points after 14 games.
The ICE will be playing game 1 of a 4 game homestand.
The ICE will play the final game of a successful month of October where they have gone 9-2-0-1.
Jesse Ismond has a 6 game point streak 4-3-7.
Brayden McNabb 0-5-5 and Joey Leach 2-3-5 have 4 game point streaks.
Max Reinhart leads the club with 7 goals and Matt Fraser leads the team with 9 assists and 15 points.
Brandon is led by Mark Stone who has 8 goals and 20 points.
Nathan Lieuwen is 3rd in the WHL in GAA, 2nd in wins, 3rd in save % and tied for 1st in shutouts.
James Martin is tied for 5th in defenseman points.
Joey Leach is tied for 1st with a +13 rating.
Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 6:30 on The Drive.

St. Louis Blues President of Hockey Operations John Davidson will be one of our interview guests.

Wednesday, October 27, 2010

Kootenay 3 Calgary 0 Game #14

Calgary, Alb – Kootenay ICE goalie Nathan Lieuwen made 22 saves in a 3-0 win over the Calgary Hitmen in WHL action on Wednesday night.

ICE opened the scoring in the 1st period as Calgary over skated the puck near their net and Max Reinhart scored with a wrist shot along the ice on the glove side. The goal was shorthanded, the 4th by the ICE this season.

In the 3rd period the ICE added insurance during a powerplay as Jesse Ismond backhanded a rebound through a scrum of players near the net.
Matt Fraser added an empty netter.

ICE are now in 1st place in the East Conference.
Ismond extended his point streak to 6 games.
Brayden McNabb and Joey Leach now have 4 game point streaks.
Lieuwen is tied for the league lead with 3 shutouts and has 6 in his career.
ICE have won 6 games in a row. In 4 of the games they were tied after 2 periods, once they trailed and today they had a lead.
During the streak they have outscored the opponents 13-0 in the 3rd period.
Brayden McNabb returned after missing 8 games to a shoulder injury. His 1st period open ice hit on Kris Foucault took the Hitmen forward out of the game with a collarbone injury.

ICE will start a 4 game homestand Friday against Brandon.

ICE Scratches – Hayden Rintoul (1st game collarbone day-to-day), Brendan Hurley (3rd game hand 4-6 weeks).

Game Summary
Calgary 4-8-0-0 Kootenay 10-3-0-1

Kootenay 1 0 2 - 3
Calgary 0 0 0 - 0

1st Period-1, Kootenay, Reinhart 7 (McNabb) 15:27 (SH). Penalties-Beach Cal (tripping), 1:52; Foucault Cal (tripping), 5:23; Rossignol Ktn (high sticking), 8:17; Cheek Cal (hooking), 11:27; Dirk Ktn (hooking), 14:51.

2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-served by Trzonkowski Cal (too many men), 4:40; Beach Cal (boarding), 7:34; Paulsen Ktn (checking from behind), 9:44; Dirk Ktn (hooking), 14:06; McNabb Ktn (roughing), 14:57; Cheek Cal (roughing), 14:57; Royer Cal (roughing), 17:37; McNabb Ktn (high sticking), 18:43.

3rd Period-2, Kootenay, Ismond 5 (Magnus, Martin), 15:08 (PP). 3, Kootenay, Fraser 6 (King, Leach), 19:00 (EN). Penalties-Roach Cal (delay of game), 13:14; Fraser Ktn (inter. on goaltender), 16:51; Benoit Ktn (major-fighting), 19:57; Beach Cal (major-fighting), 19:57.

Shots on Goal-Kootenay 6-12-12-30. Calgary 1-15-6-22.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 1 / 7; Calgary 0 / 6.
Goalies-Kootenay, Lieuwen 8-1-0-0 (22 shots-22 saves). Calgary, Snider 3-4-0-0 (29 shots-27 saves).
A-7,210
Referees-Devin Klein (90), Greg Sarauer (68).
Linesmen-Sean Donnelly (109), Jeff Jobson (52).

ICE Trivia Game #14

During every ICE broadcast we ask a trivia question.
Today’s Trivia question.
What year did Calgary host the Memorial Cup tournament?

ANSWER – 1974, the championship was won by Regina.

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Kootenay @ Calgary Game #14

The Kootenay ICE are in Calgary tonight for the 2nd meeting of the season.
ICE won 4-0 on their opening night.
ICE are on a 5-game winning streak with a come from behind win in Medicine Hat last night.
Calgary has lost 3 in a row.
ICE are in 1st place in the Central and are 1 point behind Saskatoon for 1st in the Conference.
Hitmen are in last place.
Hayden Rintoul is out indefinitely with a collarbone injury.
Early indication is that it is not a serious injury.
Brayden McNabb might return after missing 8 games to a shoulder injury.
Jesse Ismond has a 5 game point streak 3-3-6.
Joe Antilla and Joey Leach have 3 game point streaks.
Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 6:30 on The Drive.

Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Kootenay 3 Medicine Hat 2 Game #13

Medicine Hat, Alb – The Kootenay ICE scored 2 3rd period goals to extend their winning streak to 5 games with a 3-2 win in Medicine Hat in WHL action on Tuesday night.

The Tigers led 2-1 after 1 period as Dylan Busenius and Curtis Valk scored their 1st career goals.

While trailing 1-0 the ICE pressured the Tigers in their zone. Joey Leach’s point shot bounced off the end boards and came out in front to Joe Antilla who scored his 5th goal of the season.

Antilla tied the game early in the 3rd period as he was near the crease and banged in a Christian Magnus rebound.

Game winning goal came on the powerplay as Matt Fraser busted through 2 Tigers to get into the low slot a fired a wrist shot high on the glove side.

The ICE lost Hayden Rintoul in the 2nd period to an injury and did not return.
James Martin left the game in the 2nd period and returned in the 3rd period with a new jersey and wearing a full cage. His nose was cut after receiving a body check and his visor scrapped his face.

ICE will be in Calgary tomorrow.

Cranbrook’s Rob Niedermayer, who is also a former Medicine Hat Tiger, left the Buffalo Sabres yesterday to be with his wife Jessica who gave birth to a girl. They now have 3 kids.

ICE Scratches – Brayden McNabb (8th game shoulder day-to-day), Brendan Hurley (2nd game hand 5-6 weeks).

Game Summary
Medicine Hat 6-5-0-0 Kootenay 9-3-0-1

Kootenay 1 0 2 - 3
Medicine Hat 2 0 0 - 2
1st Period-1, Medicine Hat, Busenius 1 (Etem, Kessy), 11:07. 2, Kootenay, Antilla 5 (Leach, King), 11:50. 3, Medicine Hat, Valk 1 (Etem, Bunz), 12:58. Penalties-No Penalties
2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Martin Ktn (major-fighting), 10:04; Kessy M.h (major-fighting), 10:04; Magnus Ktn (tripping), 13:04.
3rd Period-4, Kootenay, Antilla 6 (Magnus, Ismond), 2:55. 5, Kootenay, Fraser 5 (King, Leach), 14:52 (PP). Penalties-Hamilton M.h (hooking), 10:57; Coyle M.h (hooking), 14:03; King Ktn (high sticking), 17:59; Hamilton M.h (slashing), 18:55; Leach Ktn (tripping), 19:55.
Shots on Goal-Kootenay 7-7-13-27. Medicine Hat 11-9-8-28.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 1 / 2; Medicine Hat 0 / 3.
Goalies-Kootenay, Lieuwen 7-1-0-0 (28 shots-26 saves). Medicine Hat, Bunz 3-4-0-0 (27 shots-24 saves).
A-4,006
Referees-Ryan Bonnett (39), Dan Cowley (76).
Linesmen-Andrew Barker (108), Matthew Sanders (70).

ICE Trivia Game #13

During every ICE broadcast we ask a trivia question.
Today’s Trivia question.
What WHL team did Tigers’ Head Coach Shaun Clouston Captain in 1988-89?

ANSWER – Portland.

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Kootenay @ Medicine Hat Game #13

The Kootenay ICE are in Medicine Hat tonight for the first of 6 meetings.
Last season they split the 6 regular season games.
In the playoffs the Tigers won the series in 6 games after losing the first 2 games.
The ICE are on a 4-game winning streak after a 4-3 SO win in Edmonton on Sunday afternoon.
The Tigers had a 4 game winning streak end with a loss in Saskatoon on Saturday.
Bryaden McNabb will be a game-time decision after missing 7 games to a shoulder injury.
Brendan Hurley will miss his 2nd game to a hand injury that will have him out of the lineup 5-6 weeks.
Jesse Ismond has a 4 game point streak 3-2-5.
Hayden Rintoul 0-2-2, Steele Boomer 1-1-2, Joe Antilla 1-2-3 and Joey Leach 2-0-2 have points in the last 2 games.
Kevin King and Max Reinhart lead the ICE with 6 goals each, Matt Fraser has a team best 9 assists and 13 points.
Nathan Lieuwen is 3rd in the league with a 2.00 GAA.
Joey Leach is 2nd in the league with a +12 rating.
Emerson Etem leads the Tigers with 6 goals, Linden Vey has a team best 10 assists and 13 points.
Tyler Pitlick will miss game 2 of a 3 game suspension for a kneeing major.
Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 6:30 on The Drive.

Monday, October 25, 2010

ICE Practice In Medicine Hat




The Kootenay ICE are spending the day off in Medicine Hat and will play the Tigers tomorrow night.
On the broadcast we will visit with Cranbrook's Jace Coyle.
How was his summer after signing a pro contract and not sure where he would be playing this year?
How comforting is it to know he has a future in hockey?
What would make him happier, beating Kootenay, Calgary or Red Deer?

From The ICE Office

ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter this week’s action with a 8-3-0-1 record (5-1-0-0 at home, 3-2-0-1 on the road, 1-0-1 in overtime) and in second place in the CENTRAL DIVISION and in sixth place in the WHL…This week the ICE will continue their CENTRAL DIVISION road trip in MEDICINE HAT (October 26) and CALGARY (October 27) before returning home to open a four game homestand starting October 29 vs. BRANDON.

ROSTER UPDATE: Forwards RYAN BLOOM (DRUMHELLER DRAGONS) and JARETT ZENTNER (OKOTOKS OILERS) were both been reassigned to the AJHL on October 18…The ICE have 22 players on their roster, including two goalies, seven defensemen and 13 forwards.

GROW-VEMBER: For the month of November member of the KOOTENAY ICE will be growing their best facial hair in support of the CANADIAN CANCER SOCEITY and MEN’S HEALTH…Fans are encouraged to grow their facial hair along with the team and email your best looks throughout the month to growvember@gmail.com…The ICE will have their facial hair shaved off at center ice following the game on November 20th.

PEPSI KIDS CLUB: If you are between the ages of 5 and 12 you can sign up to be part of the PEPSI KIDS CLUB for only $17.00…Members receive a PEPSI KIDS CLUB gift, membership card and a PEPSI KIDS CLUB punch card that will get you into eight games for $5.00 per game…Members will also be invited to attend three private events…To sign up visit the KOOTENAY ICE OFFICE.

DID YOU KNOW: BRAYDEN MCNABB was selected to play for TEAM WHL in PRINCE GEORGE on November 18 for the SUBWAY SUPER SERIES, this is the second year in a row that MCNABB has been named to TEAM WHL…HAYDEN RINTOUL needs to play in one more game to reach 150 WHL career games played…JESSE ISMOND played in his 150th WHL career game on October 22 against RED DEER.…LUKE PAULSEN recorded his first WHL career goal (shorthanded) on October 19 against EDMONTON…ADAM ROSSIGNOL recorded his first WHL career point with an assist against the OIL KINGS on October 19…MATT FRASER played in his 200th game with KOOTENAY on October 19 against EDMONTON…KEVIN KING has scored 22 power play goals with the ICE in his WHL career.

INJURIES: Forward BRENDAN HURLEY will be out of the ICE line up four to six weeks with a hand injury…Defenseman BRAYDEN MCNABB will be out of the KOOTENAY line up day to day with a shoulder injury.

SCORING STREAK: JESSE ISMOND (3-2-5) has recorded at least a point in his last four games.

ONE YEAR AGO: After 13 games of the 2009-2010 season the ICE were 5-8-0-0, after 14 games 5-9-0-0 and after 15 games 5-10-0-0.

UPCOMING WEEK:

Tuesday October 26 ICE@ Medicine Hat 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Wednesday October 27 ICE @ Calgary 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Thursday October 28 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Cranbrook Rec Plex
Friday October 29 ICE vs. Brandon 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Saturday October 30 Day Off
Sunday October 31 Practice 11:00 – 1:00 pm Cranbrook Rec Plex

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Tuesday, October 19 – Kootenay 4 vs. Edmonton 1– Record 6-2-0-1 – Attendance: 2,189
Goals:
1 – Martin (5) from Paulsen and King
2 – S. Reinhart (1) from Ismond and Paulsen
3 – Paulsen from Martin
4 – Dirk (1) from Hurley and Rossignol
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (26 Saves, 1 GA)


Friday, October 22 – Kootenay 4 vs. Red Deer 1 – Record 7-3-0-1 – Attendance: 2,626
Goals:
1 – Ismond (3) from Pearce and Magnus
2 – Antilla (4) from Martin and Rintoul
3 – King (6)
4 – Leach (1) from Boomer and Fraser
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (27 Saves, 1 GA)

Sunday, October 24 – Kootenay 4 @ Edmonton 3 – SO – Record 8-3-0-1 – Attendance: 2,878
Goals:
1 – Leach (2) from Antilla and Montgomery
2 – Boomer (2) from Rintoul and Antilla
3 – Ismond (4) from Czerwonka and Magnus
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (27 Saves, 3 GA)

Sunday, October 24, 2010

Kootenay 4 Edmonton 3 SO Game #12

Edmonton, Alb – The Kootenay ICE extended their winning streak to 4 games with a 4-3 overtime shootout win over the Edmonton Oil Kings in WHL action on Sunday afternoon.

After giving up a shorthanded goal the Ice tied the game on a delayed penalty as Joe Antilla through a pass to the low slot that was redirected by Joey Leach.
ICE took a 2-1 lead as Hayden Rintoul’s point shot was stopped but Steele Boomer backhanded the rebound into the net.

In the 2nd period the ICE trailed 3-2 but would tie it on a 3-way passing play on a powerplay. Christian Magnus fed Drew Czerwonka and who quickly got the puck to Jesse Ismond who all alone at the back door and scored on a one-timer.

The ICE won the shootout 2-0 on goals by Matt Fraser and Jesse Ismond, plus 2 saves by Nathan Lieuwen.
ICE are 3-0 in career shootouts against Edmonton.

ICE Scratches – Brayden McNabb (7th game shoulder day-to-day), Brendan Hurley (1st game hand injury 5-6 weeks).

ICE are in Medicine Hat on Tuesday.

Game Summary
Edmonton 5-7-0-1 Kootenay 8-3-0-1

Kootenay 2 1 0 0 - 3
Edmonton 2 1 0 0 - 3

1st Period-1, Edmonton, Lazowski 4 5:04 (SH). 2, Kootenay, Leach 2 (Antilla, Montgomery), 6:50. 3, Kootenay, Boomer 2 (Rintoul, Antilla), 15:37. 4, Edmonton, Wruck 5 (Lazowski, Reinhart), 18:21 (PP). Penalties-Van de Mosselaer Edm (slashing), 4:18; Fraser Ktn (inter. on goaltender), 16:58; Leach Ktn (delay of game), 17:53.

2nd Period-5, Edmonton, Foster 1 (Pearson, Wruck), 2:18. 6, Kootenay, Ismond 4 (Czerwonka, Magnus), 17:22 (PP). Penalties-Martin Ktn (major-fighting), 3:09; Wilson Edm (holding, major-fighting), 3:09; Hrbas Edm (tripping), 9:26; Reinhart Ktn (tripping), 11:45; Ewanyk Edm (roughing), 15:31; Reinhart Ktn (hooking), 18:36.

3rd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Martin Ktn (holding), 11:28; King Ktn (10-minute misconduct), 11:56; Martin Ktn (tripping), 18:44.

OT Period- No Scoring.Penalties-No Penalties

Shootout - Kootenay 2 (Fraser G, Ismond G), Edmonton 0 (St. Croix NG, Lazowski NG).
Shots on Goal-Kootenay 9-10-9-2-30. Edmonton 10-11-5-4-30.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 1 / 4; Edmonton 1 / 6.
Goalies-Kootenay, Lieuwen 5-1-0-0 (30 shots-27 saves). Edmonton, Lanigan 4-6-0-0 (30 shots-27 saves).
A-2,878
Referees-Brett Iverson (24), Colin Watt (72).
Linesmen-Dwayne Yakubow (127), Dustin Zelenak (83).

ICE Trivia Game #12

During every ICE broadcast we ask a trivia question.
Today’s Trivia question.
Who owns the Oil Kings?
ANSWER – Owned by Darryl Kats who owns the Oilers.
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Kootenay @ Edmonton Game #12

The Kootenay ICE are in Edmonton to play the Oil Kings in an afternoon game.
It's the 2nd meeting of the season as 5 days ago the ICE won 4-1 at the Rec-Plex.
The ICE are on a 3-game winning streak after a 4-1 win over Red Deer on Friday.
The Oil Kings have lost 5 in a row and are coming off a 3-2 loss to Kamloops on Friday.
It's a quick 3-game trip for the ICE who will visit Medicine Hat on Tuesday and Calgary on Wednesday.
Brayden McNabb will miss his 7th game to a shoulder injury but could be 100% for Tuesday's game in Medicine Hat.
Brendan Hurley is out 5-6 weeks after suffering a hand injury on Friday. While in a fight with the Rebels Brad Deagle a skate blade cut him on his knuckle. It cut 2 tendons and he had surgery yesterday afternoon.
Nathan Lieuwen is 3rd in the league with a 1.86 GAA.
Kevin King has a 4-game point streak 3-3-6.
James Martin 2-2-4 and Jesse Ismond 2-2-4 have 3 game point streaks.
King and Max Reinhart lead the ICE with 6 goals.
Matt Fraser has a team best 9 assists and 12 points.
Jordan Hickmott leads the Oil Kings with 5 goals while Michael St. Croix has a team best 7 assists and 11 points.
Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 1:30 on The Drive.

Saturday, October 23, 2010

Red Line Report October 2010

1 Sean Couturier C 6-4/193 Left 12/7/1992 Drummondville
2 Adam Larsson D 6-3/220 Right 11/12/1992 Skellefteå
3 Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C 6-0/160 Left 4/12/1993 Red Deer
4 Gabriel Landeskög RW 6-1/201 Left 11/23/1992 Kitchener
5 Brandon Saad LW 6-2/200 Left 10/27/1992 Saginaw
6 David Musil D 6-3/191 Left 4/9/1993 Vancouver
7 Victor Rask C 6-2/194 Left 3/1/1993 Leksand
8 Ryan Murphy D 5-11/176 Right 3/31/1993 Kitchener
9 Shane McColgan RW 5-10/168 Right 1/1/1993 Kelowna
10 Seth Ambroz RW 6-3/207 Right 4/1/1993 Omaha

By Kyle Woodlief, Special to USA TODAY
http://www.usatoday.com/sports/hockey/columnist/woodlief/2010-10-22-chl-top-ten-prospects_N.htm
We're just a couple of weeks into the Canadian Hockey League season and U.S. high school and college play aren't underway, but already there has been some significant movement on Red Line's early season list.
But one place we don't expect to see much movement is among our Top 10 overall. This year's group is fairly well defined, and we'd be highly surprised if anyone dented the "Big Three" of Sean Couturier, Adam Larsson and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. The only argument is over their correct order.

And even beyond those three, we fully expect all the names in our current second tier — Gabriel Landeskög, Brandon Saad, David Musil, Ryan Murphy and Victor Rask — to be gone within the top 10 overall selections.

After that is where things start to get murky – at least until some early season surprises begin to bubble up. And there have already been a few positive surprises among guys who look like they could ultimately challenge for spots in the top half of the first round: players such as Dougie Hamilton, Alex Khokhlachev and even outside longshot Mark McNeil were mere after-thoughts three months ago, but have taken significant steps in their progression and development over the summer.

Overall, however, the 2011 crop is shaping up to be a below-average group, and the grumbling has already begun among the NHL scouting fraternity. There is little to no quality depth after the top couple of guys in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League or Western Hockey League ranks, so the Ontario Hockey League will have to carry the CHL's banner this year. And this year's U.S. National Team Development Program U-18 club, while sporting several first-round candidates, does not compare favorably to last year's special group of defensemen/goalie on the back end.

But mentioning U.S. colleges, that's one area that is experiencing an up-tick after several years of being mostly a barren wasteland as far as top NHL draft picks go. Red Line's rankings currently see as many as seven prospects who could/should go in the top 100, with several who should garner first round attention.

Scouts will have to make several trips to Western Collegiate Hockey Association and Hockey East buildings, in particular. Boston University, with defenseman Adam Clendening and left wing Matt Nieto, both of whom are distinct first-round possibilities, will be a top destination. Out west, North Dakota's Dillon Simpson (son of former NHLer Craig Simpson) and Denver's Nick Shore will both command numerous viewings.

Rising

• Shane Prince (Ottawa) — Has just wowed us in three early viewings. Has been the best player on the ice for Ottawa every shift, and is collecting points by the bushelful.

• Ryan Strome (Niagara) — Had a big growth spurt over the summer. Came back much stronger and more confident, and it's showing up nightly on the scoresheet.

• Mark McNeill (Prince Albert) — Huge, raw horse has bolted from the gate better than we ever anticipated. Physical beast and putting up a lot of points. Could be a very fast riser out west, similar to Ryan Johansen last year.

• Ty Rattie (Portland) — We love his intelligent, instinctive and opportunistic play. Plus, he has better offensive puck skills than we previously gave him credit for.

• Joachim Nermark (Linköping Jr.) — In a year packed full of dynamic Swedish talent, he kind of snuck up on us. But he has been Sweden's top forward at both major international tournaments so far, and has our full attention now.

• Alex Khokhlachev (Windsor) — Wow! Sure didn't take him long to adjust to North America. He has been flying early on and having a similar impact as Alex Burmistrov had in the OHL last season.

Falling

• Matt Mahalak (Plymouth) — What happened here? It's way early, but in his first two OHL games, he has looked stiff and mechanical and is fighting every puck. Not the same guy we've seen the past two years. Desperately needs an injection of confidence.

• Scott Harrington (London) — We're starting to wonder just what style of blueliner he's going to become. Apparently, he hasn't figured it out either because he looks confused about his role.

News and notes from around the scouting community

One QMJHL player who will soon reappear on Red Line's rankings is Czech import Tomas Filippi of the Quebec Remparts. He leads all snipers in the Q with 11 goals in 12 games, and is the league's eighth leading scorer overall — and top rookie — with 11-9-20 totals.

Filippi, as one of the very few skilled players on the Czech National U-18 Team last year, stood out like a sore thumb as the squad's top line center. But his obvious offensive talent and puck skills were offset by his penchant for disappearing for long stretches of action.

At Red Line, we felt he was worthy of a late-round flier selection, in case the light bulb ever went on for him. Well, something (the NHL draft snub?) must have flicked on the power switch over the summer because the kid has not been taking many shifts off in the early going with the Remparts, and if he keeps his head into it and his intensity level up, he's sure to get picked this time around.

As mentioned in our "Rising" section, the biggest early season surprise out west, and possibly in the entire CHL, has been the rapid maturation of big power center Mark McNeill out in Prince Albert.

After scoring nine goals and carrying a minus-10 rating over 68 games last year, McNeill has come out charging this campaign, and already has 5-8-13 totals with a plus-6 rating through 12 games. Our Prince Albert-based scout has noted the startling transformation in his game, and writes, "The kid is a 6-1/210-pound pivot who just flies out there. He's playing aggressively and also has high-end skill. As of now, I would rank him among the Top 5 prospects for the 2011 draft from the WHL."

The biggest difference from last season looks to be leg strength. McNeill's dramatically improved speed and balance have led to an obvious increase in his confidence level, and his game is taking off by leaps and bounds.

We'll be monitoring his progression closely. Keeping up with the theme of pleasant early season surprises, Red Line's chief scout has been tremendously impressed with the terrific all-around game shown by Ottawa left winger Shane Prince, and nominates him as the OHL's biggest shocker. In our three viewings, he has easily been the 67s' best player on the ice in every outing — and on virtually every shift.

He has shown terrific speed and skating ability, excellent vision and playmaking skills (as his 6-12-18 line in 10 games — good for third in league scoring — shows), and a tremendous work ethic. He blocks a ton of shots on the penalty killing unit and starts dangerous rushes the other way, transitioning from defense to offense in a heartbeat.

Prince plays much bigger than his size (5-11/185), and so far, we love everything about him.

Friday, October 22, 2010

Kootenay 4 Red Deer 1 Game #11

Cranbrook, BC – The Kootenay ICE scored 3 3rd period goals in a 4-1 win over the Red Deer Rebels in WHL action on Friday night.

Red Deer opened the scoring as Colten Mayor chipped a backhand shot along the ice that beat the goalie on glove side.
ICE tied the game before the end of the period as Elgin Pearce found Jesse Ismond open in the slot and his wrist shot beat the goalie n the glove side.

In the 3rd period the ICE took a 2-1 lead as James Martin fed Joe Antilla on the breakaway and he went for the deke and almost lost control but stuffed it into the net.
Rebels pulled their goalie with 2 minutes to go and Kevin King got the puck into the Rebels’ zone. Red Deer defenseman Colin Archer mis handled the puck in front of the empty net, dove but couldn’t stop it from rolling into the net.
Rebels pulled the goalie again and Joey Leach scored from outside the zone.

ICE Scratches – Brayden McNabb (6th game shoulder day-to-day), Brock Montgomery.

ICE are in Edmonton on Sunday afternoon.

Game Summary
Red Deer 8-5-0-0 Kootenay 7-3-0-1

1st Period
1. Red Deer, Mayor 1 (Dumba, Grayson) 15:12
2. Kootenay, Ismond 3 (Pearce) 17:44
Penalties – Ismond Ktn (check from behind) 1:49.
2nd Period
No Scoring.
Penalties – Weller RD (holding) 3:35, Borejko RD (interference) 4:16, Siwak RD (slashing) 7:32, Weller RD (tripping) 10:34, King Ktn (hooking) 15:11.
3rd Period
3. Kootenay, Antilla 4 (Martin, Rintoul) 11:43
4. Kootenay, King 6 18:10 en
5. Kootenay, Leach 1 ((Boomer, Fraser) 18:41 en
Penalties – Reinhart Ktn (hooking) 1:35, Dirk Ktn (delay of game) 5:38, Elson RD (hooking) 7:54, Deagle RD (fighting) Kambeitz RD (misconduct) Hurley Ktn fighting) 19:11, Grayson RD (delay of game) 19:45.
Shots on goal by
Red Deer – 9 - 4 – 15 = 28
Kootenay – 9 – 13 – 10 = 32
Goal (shots-saves) – Red Deer: Darcy Kuemper (L 8-4-0-0) (30-28) Kootenay: Nathan Lieuwen (W 5-1-0-0) (28-27)
Power plays (goals-chances) – Red Deer: 0/4 Kootenay: 0/6
Referees – Tyler Adair, Ryan Thompson
Linesmen – Steve Cochrane, Jim Maniago
Attendance – 2,626

ICE Trivia Game #11

During every ICE broadcast we ask a trivia question.
Today’s Trivia question.
Rebels’ Ryan Nugent-Hopkins is expected to be a top 3 pick in the next NHL Draft. Who was the Rebel’s highest drafted player?

ANSWER – In 2003 Dion Phaneuf was selected 9th overall by the Calgary Flames.
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Red Deer @ Kootenay Game #11

The Kootenay ICE will host Red Deer tonight.
This is the 2nd of 8 meetings of the year, back in September the Rebels won 4-2.
The ICE have won 2 games in a row and are 4-1-0-1 in their last 6 games.
Rebels have lost 2 of the last 3 and are coming off a 1-0 loss to Kamloops.
The ICE are 3 points behind the Rebels for 1st place in the Central Division and have 2 games in hand.
Captain Brayden McNabb is close to returning after missing 5 games to a shoulder injury.
Kevin King has 5 points during his 3 game point streak while defenseman Jagger Dirk has 3 points during a 3 game point streak.
Rebels have the leagues’ best penalty kill.
Rebels goalie Darcy Kuemper is 1st in the league with 8 wins and has the best GAA.
ICE netminder Nathan Lieuwen is 3rd in the GAA category and has allowed 1 goal against in 2 home games.
ICE will play the next 3 games on the road.
Award winning Duane Steele will sign the national anthem.
Gametime 7.

Grow-vember

Join the Canadian Cancer Society and the Kootenay Ice Hockey team as we put men’s health issues at center ice with “Grow-vember”. This health campaign focuses on men’s cancers that occur "below the belt” because it's cool for guys to know their equipment!

According to Patti Moore, Health Promotion Coordinator for the Canadian Cancer Society, 3,100 British Columbian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer this year. “In addition to prostate cancer, this men’s health initiative is also focused on colon and testicular cancers. The second most common cancer-related death in men is colon cancer. Also, men between the ages of 15 and 49 are at a higher risk for testicular cancer.”

This month-long campaign will kick off at the Kootenay Ice home game on October 29, 2010. The Canadian Cancer Society will be at the game encouraging men to ‘get to know their equipment’, providing information on men's health and selling balls for a ball toss during the second intermission for a chance to win a great prize.

“We are very excited to be working with the Kootenay Ice as these young, cool, healthy players are role models for local youth and young adults in our community. It is cool to know your body and to be pro-active when it comes to our health.” says Canadian Cancer Society Revenue Development Coordinator Lori Stevenson.

In addition to the ball toss, the Ice have agreed to Raffle-a-player over the month as well. This raffle is geared toward the Ice’s younger fans and the winner along with five of their friends will get to spend an hour with the player of their choice. “How cool is that? You can spend your time on the ice, have the player attend your birthday party, or go for lunch – whatever you want!” Stevenson adds that these raffle tickets will be on sale throughout the month of November at many local Cranbrook businesses as well as at game night October 29th.

As they do every year, the Kootenay Ice players will go unshaven for the month of November. This year, we are asking all their male fans to join in and do the same! Send us a photo of your mustache/beard/goatee and you can be entered to win deluxe box seats for an Ice home game in December! Email your photos to growvember@gmail.com.

“Photos will be posted to the Kootenay Ice website and the Canadian Cancer Society Grow-vember Facebook page,” says CCS volunteer Michelle Longtin. “Throughout the month, you can also nominate your favorite local facial hair-sporting celebrity to shave off their facial hair to help raise funds for the Canadian Cancer Society's mission to eradicate cancer and enhance the lives of those living with cancer. Any celebrity nominated who chooses to accept the challenge will have a fundraising page created to track the progress toward their goal.”

Longtin is excited to see the community get involved with this campaign and people to participate. “Join us again for wrap up on November 20th, where we will be distributing fake mustaches so that every fan, men and women alike can sport facial hair and turn the Rec-Plex into a “Sea of ‘staches” raising awareness for men’s health. The Ice players will be at center ice after the game to once again become the clean shaven role models we are used to.”

For more information contact the Canadian Cancer Society at 250-426-8916 or the Kootenay Ice at 417-0322.

Thursday, October 21, 2010

McNabb on Team WHL

Team WHL Roster – Kamloops, BC – November 17
Forwards (12):
Schaber, Chase (91) Kamloops Blazers Red Deer, AB
Vey, Linden* (91) Medicine Hat Tigers Wakaw, SK
Howden, Quinton* (92) Moose Jaw Warriors Oak Bank, MB
Herrod, Brandon (91) Prince Albert Raiders Meadow Lake, SK
Froese, Byron (91) Red Deer Rebels Winkler, MB
Nugent-Hopkins, Ryan (93) Red Deer Rebels Burnaby, BC
Ashton, Carter (91) Regina Pats Saskatoon, SK
Weal, Jordan (92) Regina Pats North Vancouver, BC
Hamilton, Curtis (91) Saskatoon Blades Kelowna, BC
Dziurzynski, Darian (91) Saskatoon Blades Lloydminster, AB
Shinnimin, Brendan (91) Tri-City Americans Winnipeg, MB
Gallagher, Brendan* (92) Vancouver Giants Delta, BC
Defence (6): Club: Hometown:
MacKenzie, Matt* (91) Calgary Hitmen New Westminster, BC
Pysyk, Mark* (92) Edmonton Oil Kings Sherwood Park, AB
Murray, Ryan (93) Everett Silvertips White City, SK
Madaisky, Austin (92) Kamloops Blazers Saskatoon, SK
Elliott, Stefan (91) Saskatoon Blades North Vancouver, BC
Cowen, Jared (91) Spokane Chiefs Allen, SK
Goaltenders (2): Club: Hometown:
Simpson, Kent (92) Everett Silvertips Edmonton, AB
Pickard, Calvin (92) Seattle Thunderbirds Winnipeg, MB

Team WHL Roster – Prince George, BC – November 18
Forwards (11):
Glennie, Scott (91) Brandon Wheat Kings Winnipeg, MB
Bubnick, Jimmy (91) Calgary Hitmen Saskatoon, SK
Howse, Ryan (91) Chilliwack Bruins Prince George, BC
Vey, Linden* (91) Medicine Hat Tigers Wakaw, SK
Howden, Quinton* (92) Moose Jaw Warriors Oak Bank, MB
Johansen, Ryan (92) Portland Winterhawks Port Moody, BC
Ross, Brad (92) Portland Winterhawks Lethbridge, AB
Rattie, Ty (93) Portland Winterhawks Airdrie, AB
Connolly, Brett (92) Prince George Cougars Prince George, BC
Eakin, Cody (91) Swift Current Broncos Winnipeg, MB
Gallagher, Brendan* (92) Vancouver Giants Delta, BC
Defence (6): Club: Hometown:
MacKenzie, Matt* (91) Calgary Hitmen New Westminster, BC
Pysyk, Mark* (92) Edmonton Oil Kings Sherwood Park, AB
Barrie, Tyson (91) Kelowna Rockets Victoria, BC
McNabb, Brayden (91) Kootenay Ice Davidson, SK
Ponich, Brett (91) Portland Winterhawks Beaumont, AB
Manning, Neil (91) Vancouver Giants Nanaimo, BC
Goaltenders (2): Club: Hometown:
Simpson, Kent (92) Everett Silvertips Edmonton, AB
Pickard, Calvin (92) Seattle Thunderbirds Winnipeg, MB
*Players competing in both games

Team WHL Staff:
Ryan Huska, Head Coach (Kelowna Rockets)
Mike Williamson, Assistant Coach (Calgary Hitmen)
Guy Charron, Assistant Coach (Kamloops Blazers) *Kamloops game only
Dean Clark, Assistant Coach (Prince George Cougars) *Prince George game only
Jeff Thorburn, Athletic Therapist (Kelowna Rockets)

WHL vs Russia

The WHL will be announcing their rosters this afternoon for next months WHL vs Russia Challenge. The games will be the 17th in Kamloops and 18th in Prince George.
Last year defenseman Brayden McNabb played in 1 of the games.

Wednesday, October 20, 2010

CSS Watch List

The NHL CSS (Central Scouting Service) has released their Players To Watch List which includes players not in the CHL.
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=540959
ICE player on the list -
Defenseman Michael King, 17 year-old who plays for BCHL Westside. Did not attend camp this year. 6'4" 170 lbs.

Meanwhile, Cranbrook's Sam Mellor,  BCHL Trail, who has commited to Alaska-Anchorage, is on the list.

Both King and Mellor are rated as 3rd-5th round prospects.

The CSS will soon have their preliminary rankings.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Kootenay 4 Edmonton 1 Game #10

Cranbrook, BC – Kootenay ICE defenseman Luke Paulsen had 1 goal and 2 assists in a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oil Kings in WHL action on Tuesday night.

ICE opened the scoring on the power-play as defenseman James Martin’s wristed a point shot that beat the screened goalie high on the glove side. Martin has a league best 5 goals for a defenseman.
Oil Kings tied the game on a powerplay, 1 second after a 5-on-3 advantage ended, as Jordan Hickmott was wide open at the bottom of the circle and scored on a one-timer that he fanned on but the puck made it’s way across the goaline.

In the 3rd period the ICE scored on a 3-on-1 break as Jesse Ismond fed Sam Reinhart at the top of the crease and he redirected the puck through the goalies’ legs. Reinhart who is 14 (turns 15 in November) was playing in his 1st WHL game.
The ICE made it 3-1 while on a 5-on-3 penalty as Luke Paulsen came out the penalty box and found a loose puck a centre ice and went on a breakaway and scored his 1st career goal with a snap shot through the legs.
ICE added insurance on Jagger Dirk’s point shot. Adam Rossignol earned his 1st WHL point with an assist.

The game saw the 3 Reinhart brothers play, as Max and Sam for the ICE played against Griffin for the Oil Kings. Their Father Paul played 648 games in the NHL w/Atlanta, Calgary and Vancouver.

ICE Scratches – Brayden McNabb (5th game shoulder day-to-day), Elgin Pearce, Eric Benoit.

ICE will host Red Deer on Friday.

Game Summary
Edmonton 5-6-0-0 Kootenay 6-3-0-1

1st Period
1. Kootenay, Martin 5 (Paulsen, King) 7:45 pp
Penalties – Piluso Edm (hooking) 6:34, Foster Edm (tripping) 8:27, Montgomery Ktn (tripping) 12:12, Czerwonka Ktn (hooking) 13:39, Wilson Edm (double roughing) Boomer Ktn (roughing) 16:22.
2nd Period
No Scoring.
Penalties – Ewanyk Edm (instigator, fighting, misconduct) Fraser Ktn (fighting) 6:32, Legault Edm (roughing) 12:22, Rintoul Ktn (roughing) 17:28, Legault Edm (interference) 18:40.
3rd Period
3. Kootenay, S. Reinhart 1 (Ismond, Paulsen) 1:19
4. Kootenay, Paulsen 1 (Martin) 10:27 sh
5. Kootenay, Dirk, 1 (Hurley, Rossignol) 15:31
Penalties – Paulsen Ktn (interference) 8:18, Fraser Ktn (hooking) 9:32, Legault Edm (tripping) 10:49, Legault Edm (slashing) 18:39
Shots on goal by
Edmonton – 8 – 7 – 12 = 27
Kootenay – 8 – 7 - 7 = 22
Goal (shots-saves) – Edmonton: Cam Lanigan (L 4-4-0-0) (22-18) Kootenay: Nathan Lieuwen (W 4-1-0-0) (27-26)
Power plays (goals-chances) - Edmonton: 1/5 Kootenay: 1/8
Referee – Sean Raphael
Linesmen – Aiden Henderson, Jeff Jobson
Attendance – 2,189

ICE Trivia Game #10

During every ICE broadcast we ask a trivia question.
Today’s Trivia question.
What is the WHL Record for most brothers playing in the same game?

ANSWER – January 31/03 the 4 Lynch Brothers played in a game between Kamloops and Spokane.
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Edmonton @ Kootenay Game #10

The Kootenay ICE will host the Edmonton Oil Kings tonight at the Rec-Plex in the 1st meeting of the year between the clubs.
Last year the ICE swept the 6-game season series.
The ICE are looking to win 2 games in a row for the 1st time all season after a 7-4 win against Regina on Saturday.
After a Franchise Record 5 game winning streak the Oil Kings have lost 3 in a row including a 4-0 decision in Swift Current on Sunday.
The ICE are in 2nd place in the Central Division, 1 point ahead of the 3rd place Oil Kings.
5 ICE players are looking to extend their point streaks to 3 games ... Jagger Dirk 0-2-2, Kevin King 2-2-4, Matt Fraser 1-4-5, Joe Antilla 2-1-3, Max Reinhart 1-2-3.
The ICE have called up 15-year-old Sam Reinhart (1st pick 2010 Bantam Draft) to make his WHL debut. His stats in the BC Midget for Vancouver 8 GP 8-9-17, 2nd in league scoring.
The game will feature the 3 Reinhart brothers as defenseman Griffin is in his year in the WHL with Edmonton.
Leaders
ICE
Goals - 6 Reinhart
Assists - 8 Fraser
Points - 12 Fraser

Oil Kings
Goals - 4 St. Croix, Hickmott, Ewanyk, Wruck
Assists - 6 St. Croix
Points - St. Croix

Monday, October 18, 2010

Paul Reinhart


Kootenay ICE play-by-play announcer Jeff Hollick visits with Paul Reinhart the night before his 3 sons Max, Griffin and Sam play in the same WHL game in Cranbrook.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfyzfHxt7uY

ICE Final 22

Cranbrook, BC -- Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced the club has reassigned 17-year-old Forward’s Ryan Bloom (2-0-0-0) and Jarett Zentner (4-0-0-0) to teams and leagues to be determined.
As a result of today’s transactions, the ICE are carrying two goaltenders, seven defencemen and 13 forwards.

Reinhart x 3

It'll be a special night at the Rec-Plex tomorrow when the ICE host the Edmonton Oil Kings as the 3 Reinhart brothers will play in the game.
ICE forward Max Reinhart 16-year-old brother Griffin plays defense for the Oil Kings.
15-year-old Sam Reinhart was a 1st round pick of the ICE in the Bantam Draft has been called up and will play in his 1st WHL game.

This will not be a WHL Record as on January 31/03 the 4 Lynch Brothers played in a game between Kamloops and Spokane.

From The ICE Office

ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter this week’s action with a 5-3-0-1 record (3-1-0-0 at home, 2-2-0-1 on the road, 0-0-1 in overtime) and in second place in the CENTRAL DIVISION and tied for eight place in the WHL…This week KOOTENAY will host EDMONTON (October 19) and RED DEER (October 22) before opening up a three game CENTRAL DIVISION road trip October 24 in EDMONTON (October 26 –MEDICINE HAT, October 27 – CALGARY).

TEAM CAPTAIN: Defenseman BRAYDEN MCNABB, a 19-year-old from DAVIDSON, SK, has been named Captain for the 2010-2011 season…MCNABB is the 15th Captain in franchise history…MATT FRASER, STEELE BOOMER and KEVIN KING have been named Assistant Captains.

ROSTER UPDATE: The ICE have 24 players on their roster, including two goalies, seven defensemen and 15 forwards…KOOTENAY has called up Forward SAM REINHART (November 6, 1995) for tomorrow night’s game against EDMONTON…REINHART was the pick first pick of the ICE in the 2010 WHL Bantam Draft and currently plays for the VANCOUVER NW GIANTS of the BCMML where he has ten points in six games (6-4-10).

EKCCU PUCK TOSS NIGHT: When the ICE host the RED DEER REBELS on October 22 it will be EKCCU PUCK TOSS NIGHT…Fans in attendance will be able to support FOOD FOR KIDS by purchasing a puck and tossing it onto the ice in the second intermission for some great prizes.

PEPSI KIDS CLUB: If you are between the ages of 5 and 12 you can sign up to be part of the PEPSI KIDS CLUB for only $17.00…Members receive a PEPSI KIDS CLUB gift, membership card and a PEPSI KIDS CLUB punch card that will get you into eight games for $5.00 per game…Members will also be invited to attend three private events…To sign up visit the KOOTENAY ICE OFFICE.

DID YOU KNOW: KOOTENAY is 12th in the WHL in overall power play (16.7%)…The ICE are 16th in the League in overall penalty killing (76.6%)…ERIK BENOIT recorded his first WHL career point with an assist against REGINA on October 16…MAX REINHART, who leads the team in plus / minus with a plus nine, recorded his 50th WHL assist against the PATS on October 16…MATT FRASER needs to play in one more game to reach 200 games played with KOOTENAY…JAMES MARTIN played in his 100th game with the ICE on October 16 against REGINA…NATHAN LIEUWEN recorded his fifth WHL career shutout and second of the season on October 12 against REGINA (14 saves).

INJURY: BRAYDEN MCNABB will be out of the KOOTENAY line up day to day with a shoulder injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After ten games of the 2009-2010 season the ICE were 4-6-0-0, after 11 games 4-7-0-0 and after 12 games 5-7-0-0.

UPCOMING WEEK:

Monday October 18 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Cranbrook RecPlex
Tuesday October 19 ICE vs. Edmonton 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Wednesday October 20 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Cranbrook Rec Plex
Thursday October 21 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Cranbrook Rec Plex
Friday October 22 ICE vs. Red Deer 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Saturday October 23 Practice 11:00 – 1:00 pm Cranbrook Rec Plex
Sunday October 24 ICE @ Edmonton 2:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Tuesday, October 12 – Kootenay 2 @ Regina 0 – Record 4-2-0-1 – Attendance: 3,216
Goals:
1 – Czerwonka (4) from Boomer
2 – Magnus (2) from Ismond
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (14 Saves, 0 GA)



Wednesday, October 13 – Kootenay 3 @ Moose Jaw 6 – Record 4-3-0-1 – Attendance: 2,514
Goals:
1 – Reinhart (6) from Fraser and King
2 – Antilla (2) from Leach and Dirk
3 – King (4) from Fraser
Goalies: Nathan Lieuwen (23 Saves, 6 GA), Brett Teskey (6 Saves, 0 GA)

Saturday, October 16 – Kootenay 7 vs. Regina 4 – Record 5-3-0-1 – Attendance: 2,450
Goals:
1 – Antilla (3) from Dirk and Czerwonka
2 – Martin (4) from Reinhart
3 – King (5) from Rintoul and Fraser
4 – Fraser (4) from Boomer and Antilla
5 – Boomer (1) from King and Fraser
6 – Ismond (2) from Antilla and Czerwonka
7 – Magnus (3) from Benoit and Ismond
Goalie: Brett Teskey (19 Saves, 4 GA)

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Holick's 1st Win

Congrats to former ICE Head Coach Mark Holick on his 1st win in the AHL as last night Syracuse beat Binghamton 2-1.

Saturday, October 16, 2010

Kootenay 7 Regina 4 Game #9

Cranbrook, BC – The Kootenay ICE scored 3 powerplay goals ina 7-4 win over he visiting Regina Pats in WHL action on Saturday night.

Regina opened the scoring on a 2-on-1 break that the ICE defensmen Joey Leach stopped but Carter Ashton was the trailer and got a free puck and fired a shot high on the stick side.
ICE tied it with a shorthanded goal as Drew Czerwonka fed a wide open Joe Antilla in the middle slot and he scored on the mini-breakaway with a wrist shot high on the glove side.
Off a face-ff win in the Regina zone defenseman James Martin scored on a slap shot the bounced off the goalie and went over his head and landed in the net.
ICE took a 3-1 lead on the powerplay as Kevin King scored on slap shot the beat the screened the goalie high on the glove side.
Pats changed goalies as Damien Ketlo replaced Matt Hewitt.

In the 2nd period the Pats’ scored on the powerplay as Jordan Weal found a loose puck in the slot and scored through a screen with a shot along the ice that went through the goalies’ legs.
Pats scored on another powerplay as Collin Reddin banged in his own rebound.
Pats took a 4-3 lead on a powerplay with Thomas Frazee scoring on a backhand.
ICE tied the game with a late 2nd period powerplay goal as Steele Boomer for the corner fed Matt Fraser at the back door and scored on a one timer.

In the 3rd period the ICE scored a powerplay goal to take a 5-4 lead as Steele Boomer crashed the crease and pushed in a rebound.
27 seconds later Jess Ismond’s attempted pass deflected off a Regina player near the net and it went through the goalies’ legs.
Christian Magnus added an empty netter as Eric Benoit got his 1st career assist.

Goalie Brett Teskey earned his 1st career win.

All year the ICE and Pats each had scored 3 powerplay goals each. They both scored 3 powerplay goals in the game.

ICE Scratches – Brayden McNabb (4th game shoulder day-to-day), Elgin Pearce, Ryan Bloom, Jarret Zentner.

ICE will host Edmonton on Tuesday.

Game Summary
Regina 2-7-1-0 Kootenay 5-3-0-1

1st Period
1. Regina, Ashton 3 (Weal) 4:15
2. Kootenay, Antilla 3 (Czerwonka, Leach) 10:20 sh
3. Kootenay, Martin 4 (Reinhart) 12:40
4. Kootenay, King 5 (Rintoul, Boomer) 14:04 pp
Penalties – Rieder Reg Martin Ktn (fighting) 5:23, Boomer Ktn (hooking) 5:42, Rintoul Ktn (interference) 8:48, Frazee Reg (tripping) 13:12, Stephenson Reg (hooking) 16:15.
2nd Period
5. Regina, Weal 5 (Frazee, Ashton) 8:42 pp
6. Regina, Reddin 2 (Stephenson, Schneider) 12:50 pp
7. Regina, Reddin 2 (Weal, Davidson) 16:25 pp
8. Kootenay, Fraser 4 (Boomer, King) 18:11 pp
Penalties – Reinhart Reg (slashing) :58, Bell Reg (interference) 1:36, Neibrandt Reg (roughing) 6:47, Leach Ktn (cross checking) 11:00, Sparrow Reg Neibrandt Ktn (fighting) 12:53, Fraser Ktn (check from behind) 14:51, Oullete Reg (interference) 17:02.
3rd Period
9. Kootenay, Boomer 1 (King, Fraser) 4:40 pp
10. Kootenay, Ismond 2 (Antilla, Czerwonka) 5:17
11. Kootenay, Magnus (Benoit, Ismond) 18:46 en
Penalties – Blidstrand Reg (tripping) 3:37.
Shots on goal by
Regina - 5 – 14 – 4 = 23
Kootenay – 10 – 13 – 9 = 32
Goal (shots-saves) – Regina: Matt Hewitt (4-1) Damien Ketlo (L 0-4-0-0) (14:04 first) (27-24) Kootenay: Brett Teskey (W 1-1-0-0) (23-19)
Power plays (goals-chances) - Regina: 3/6 Kootenay: 3/5
Referee – Devin Klein
Linesmen – Darren Holeha, Jim Maniago
Attendance – 2,450

ICE Trivia Game #9

During every ICE broadcast we ask a trivia question.
Today’s Trivia question.
Brayden McNabb is the 3rd defenseman to be the ICE Captain. Who were the other 2?
ANSWER – Steve McCarthy and Dean Arsene.
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Regina @ Kootenay Game #9

The Kootenay ICE will host the Regina Pats tonight.
It's the 2nd meeting of the year as earlier this week the ICE won 2-0 in Regina.
Nathan Lieuwen made 14 saves and the club got goals from Drew Czerwonka and Christian Magnus.
The ICE went 2-1-0-1 on the 4-game road trip.
Newly named Captain Brayden McNabb is questionable with a shoulder injury.
While club has decided on the overage situation with the release of Todd Mathews, the ICE still have 15 forwards on the roster and plan to be down to 13 for the rest of the season.
There are 4 rookie forwards battling for the 2 open spots.

The ICE Fan Club has a Tailgate Party in the parking lot starting 5.

Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 6:30 on The Drive.

Thursday, October 14, 2010

ICE Name Captain

After a player vote Brayden McNabb will wear the "C" this season.

Cranbrook, BC – Jeff Chynoweth, General Manger of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced the club has named 19-year-old Defenseman Brayden McNabb as Captain of the 2010-2011 team. McNabb becomes the 15th Captain in the history of the ICE franchise. (John Kachur – 1996-1997, Steve McCarthy – 1998-2000, Mike Green – 2000, Mike Comrie – 2000, 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, Dustin Sylvester – 2009-2010). The Assistant Captains will be Steele Boomer, Matt Fraser and Kevin King.

“We have many players on our club who are leaders both on and off the ice. We feel Brayden best exemplifies what type of player our organization is looking for in a Captain. There are a number of players who could wear letters, but unfortunately only four can wear them in a game. Brayden is going into his fourth season with the club and understands the standard of excellence we strive to accomplish” added Chynoweth.

Todd Mathews

Todd Mathews was with the ICE for almost 2 years.
When Thomas Heemskerk asked for trade the ICE acquired him from Lethbridge with a 7th round Bantam (Jonathan Martin) for a 5th round Bantam pick.
When Nathan Lieuwen had his injury problems Mathews stepped up to be the #1 guy.
He was the ICE Player of Month December/09.
The WHL Goalie of the Week Jan 11/10.
He had 4 career shutouts with his last start a shutout in Swift Current but a loss in a shootout.
He has the Francise Record with 11 consecutive wins.
He was a goalie who played the puck very well and was like a 3rd defenseman and had a combative style that many compared to Billy Smith.
He is now on waivers and be claimed by any WHL team.
If he goes unclaimed he will have to find a place to play the season whether it's in junior or the pros.

ICE Release Overager

Cranbrook, BC – Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced that the club has released 20-year-old Goaltender Todd Mathews.

“It was a very tough decision, but with four 20-year-olds on our roster we knew when the season started we could only keep three of them. Unfortunately, for whatever reason there was no market for 20-year-old goaltenders in the League and we felt as an organization that we needed the offense and leadership provided by the three overage forwards. We wish Todd all the best in his future endeavors and thank him for his contributions to our Hockey Club over the past two years,” added Chynoweth.

The ICE roster now consists of 24 players, including two goaltenders, seven defenseman and 15 forwards. Kootenay returns to action Saturday night at home against the Regina Pats at 7:00 pm. Tickets for the game are available at the Kootenay ICE Office.

Wednesday, October 13, 2010

Moose Jaw 6 Kootenay 3 Game #8

Moose Jaw, Sask – Moose Jaw Warriors scored 3 power-play goals in 9 chances in a 6-3 win over the Kootenay ICE.

ICE opened the scoring on Max Reinhart’s team leading 6th of the year as Matt Fraser found him crusing through the slot for a one-timer.
Moose Jaw scored 3 goals in a row to wrap-up the 1st period and added one early in the 2nd period for a 4-1 lead.
The Warriors 1st period goals ended Nathan Lieuwen’s shutout streak at 78:41 and the teams’ streak at 143:41.

Trailing 4-1 in the 2nd period the ICE scored 2 goals in a 1:17 span to chase starting goalie Brandon Stone.
On a power-play Joe Antilla’s slap shot went through the mesh of the net but video replay was used to rule it a goal.
Kevin King got the ICE within a goal with a slap shot that beat the kneeling down goalie over the shoulder.
Matt Fraser had 2 assists.

The Warriors added 2 3rd period power-play goals.

In what may be a WHL 1st the starting goalie Stone made his 1st WHL start, was pulled midway through the game and gets his 1st WHL win.

It's the 4th time this year the ICE have had a win followed by a loss.

Saturday the ICE will host Regina.

ICE Scratches – Todd Mathews (over-age), Brayden McNabb (shoulder day-to-day), Adam Rossignol, Eric Benoit, Ryan Bloom.

Game Summary
Moose Jaw 3-7-0-0 Kootenay 4-3-0-1

Kootenay 1 2 0 - 3
Moose Jaw 3 1 2 - 6

1st Period-1, Kootenay, Reinhart 6 (Fraser, King), 3:23. 2, Moose Jaw, Honejsek 3 (Fioretti, Bowman), 8:02. 3, Moose Jaw, Honejsek 4 (McIlrath, Fioretti), 10:57. 4, Moose Jaw, Hood 4 (Edwards), 18:01. Penalties-No Penalties

2nd Period-5, Moose Jaw, Bowman 1 (Rielly, Fioretti), 3:26 (PP). 6, Kootenay, Antilla 2 (Leach, Dirk), 8:04 (PP). 7, Kootenay, King 4 (Fraser), 9:25. Penalties-Martin Ktn (tripping), 2:04; Paradis M.j (cross checking), 6:14; Neibrandt Ktn (major-fighting), 10:01; McIlrath M.j (major-fighting), 10:01; Martin Ktn (cross checking), 12:01; King Ktn (cross checking), 13:13; Rintoul Ktn (10-minute misconduct), 13:13; Antilla Ktn (tripping), 15:24; Reinhart Ktn (10-minute misconduct), 15:24; Cox M.j (roughing), 20:00.

3rd Period-8, Moose Jaw, Rielly 1 (Bowman, Howden), 6:29 (PP). 9, Moose Jaw, Hood 5 (Howden, Rielly), 14:51 (PP). Penalties-Hurley Ktn (checking from behind), 6:09; Montgomery Ktn (hooking), 6:21; Hurley Ktn (inter. on goaltender), 9:05; Ismond Ktn (hooking), 13:51; Leach Ktn (high sticking), 17:55.

Shots on Goal-Kootenay 9-10-12-31. Moose Jaw 9-16-16-41.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 1 / 2; Moose Jaw 3 / 9.
Goalies-Kootenay, Lieuwen 3-1-0-0 (35 shots-29 saves); Teskey 0-1-0-0 (12 shots-12 saves). Moose Jaw, Stone 1-0-0-0 (13 shots-10 saves); Heemskerk 2-7-0-0 (18 shots-18 saves).
A-2,514
Referees-Nathan Wieler (18).
Linesmen-Sean Dufour (50), Derrick Fox (61).

ICE Trivia Game #8

During every ICE broadcast we ask a trivia question.
Today’s Trivia question.
Which current ICE players are from Saskatchewan?
For the answer visit thedrivefm.ca and click on the link to Hollick’s Blog.
ANSWER – Brett Teskey, Brayden McNabb, Christian Magnus, Jesse Ismond, Drew Czerwonka, Brock Montgomery, Eric Benoit, Joey Leach, John Neibrandt.
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Kootenay @ Moose Jaw Game #8

The Kootenay ICE are in Moose Jaw tonight for the first of 4 meetings.
Last season they split the 4 game series.
The ICE are looking to win 2 games in a row for the first time this season.
It's game 4 of a road trip which in which the ICE have earned 5 of a possible 6 points.
The ICE are on a shutout streak of 135:39.
The last time the ICE had back-to-back shutouts was September 28-October 1, 2004 when they had shutouts in 3 consecutive games.
It's the 5th time in Franchise history the ICE have gone at least 2 games in a row with shutouts.
Earlier this year Nathan Lieuwen had shutout streak of 70:46 and has a current streak of 70:39.
Todd Mathews has a shutout streak of 110:01.
Brayden McNabb is expected to miss his 3rd game with a shoulder injury but should return Saturday.
This is the last game for the ICE to have 4 overagers on the roster as the league deadline is tomorrow.
The ICE plan to make 2-3 roster cuts before their next game on Saturday.
The Warriors have won 2 of 9 games this season.
Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 6:30 on The Drive.

ICE Looking For More Gameday Staff

A Game Night volunteer assists the Game Night Coordinator in executing various promotions and game operations including, but not limited, to in-arena promotions and implementing on ice activities during each home game during the regular season and playoffs as well as a list of other duties such as sponsor representation and public relations.
Ideal candidates would be mature College of the Rockies or Mount Baker students and young adults.
They must possess a strong work ethic, excellent communications skills, be able to work well with others on a team and lift up to 30 lbs.

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

Kootenay 2 Regina 0 Game #7

Regina, Sask - Kootenay ICE goalie Nathan Lieuwen made 14 saves for his 2nd shutout of the season and 5th of his career in a 2-0 win in Regina.

Drew Czerwonka and Christian Magnus scored the goals for the ICE.

The ICE had gone 116:53 since their their last goal scored. (3rd period in Lethbridge)
The ICE have now gone 135:39 since their last goal against. (3rd period in Lethbridge)

The ICE will be in Moose Jaw Wednesday night.

ICE Scratches – Todd Mathews (over-age), Brayden McNabb (shoulder day-to-day), Adam Rossignol, Eric Benoit, Ryan Bloom.

Game Summary
Regina 1-6-1-0 Kootenay 4-2-0-1

Kootenay 0 1 1 - 2
Regina 0 0 0 - 0

1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Schneider Reg (hooking), 4:38; Boomer Ktn (slashing), 6:27; Fraser Ktn (holding), 6:41; Fraser Ktn (major-fighting), 15:29; Mitchell Reg (instigator, major-fighting, 10-minute misconduct), 15:29; Czerwonka Ktn (major-fighting), 19:31; Sagen Reg (boarding, major-fighting), 19:31.

2nd Period-1, Kootenay, Czerwonka 4 (Boomer), 12:10. Penalties-Pearce Ktn (holding), 3:27; Ismond Ktn (major-fighting), 7:33; Stevenson Reg (major-fighting), 7:33; Reddin Reg (hooking), 9:08; Rintoul Ktn (holding), 12:32.

3rd Period-2, Kootenay, Magnus 2 (Ismond), 11:45. Penalties-Martin Ktn (tripping), 4:23; Ouellette Reg (tripping), 13:59.

Shots on Goal-Kootenay 12-11-13-36. Regina 5-4-5-14.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 0 / 5; Regina 0 / 5.
Goalies-Kootenay, Lieuwen 3-0-0-0 (14 shots-14 saves). Regina, Hewitt 0-2-0-0 (36 shots-34 saves).
A-3,216
Referees-Chris Crich (80), Cole Hamm (51).
Linesmen-Cam Kuffner (31), Mathew Lawrence (34).

ICE Trivia Game #7

During every ICE broadcast we ask a trivia question.
Today’s Trivia question.
Which 2 current ICE players Father’s played for the Regina Pats?
ANSWER – Brayden McNabb and Jagger Dirk.
Kim McNabb WHL Career 76-78 w/Regina, Calgary & Brandon 72 GP 10-12-22 130pm Playoffs 8 GP 0-0-0 7pm
Robert Dirk WHL Career 82-86 w/Regina 204 GP 31-104-135 301pm Playoffs 41 GP 4-17-21 32pm
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Kootenay @ Regina Game #7

The Kootenay ICE are in Regina tonight for the first of four meetings.
Last year they split the season series 2-2 with 3 of the games going to overtime.
The ICE are coming off a 1-0 overtime shootout loss to Swift urrent last night.
The Pats have lost 4 in a row and their last game was Saturday when they lost 6-4 to Tri City.
Brayden McNabb will not play the rest of the road trip but is probable for Saturday's home game against Regina.
Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 6:30 on The Drive.

From The ICE Office

ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter this week’s action with a 3-2-0-1 record (2-1-0-0 at home, 1-1-0-1 on the road, 0-0-1 in overtime) and tied for third place in the CENTRAL DIVISION and tied for 11th place in the WHL…This week KOOTENAY will conclude their road trip in MOOSE JAW (October 13) before returning home to host REGINA (October 16), EDMONTON (October 19).

TAILGATE PARTY: When the ICE host the REGINA PATS on October 16 the KOOTENAY ICE FAN CLUB will be hosting a TAILGATE PARTY…The party will run from 5:00 – 6:30 pm in the Front of the Rec Plex and there will be a BBQ, door prizes and more.

HOME DEPOT: When KOOTENAY host the PATS on October 16 it will be HOME DEPOT Night…Fans in attendance will have the chance to pick up some great stuff from HOME DEPOT.

PEPSI KIDS CLUB: If you are between the ages of 5 and 12 you can sign up to be part of the PEPSI KIDS CLUB for only $17.00…Members receive a PEPSI KIDS CLUB gift, membership card and a PEPSI KIDS CLUB punch card that will get you into eight games for $5.00 per game…Members will also be invited to attend three private events…To sign up visit the KOOTENAY ICE OFFICE.

ROSTER UPDATE: The ICE have 25 players on their roster, including three goalies, seven defensemen and 15 forwards…KOOTENAY begins the 2010-2011 season with 19 returning players and six first year players.

DID YOU KNOW: The ICE are 3-0-0-0 when leading after the second period, 0-1-0-0 when losing and 0-1-0-1 when tied after the second period…KOOTENAY is 2-0-0-0 when their score first and 1-2-0-1 when their opponent scores first…KOOTENAY is 21th in the WHL in overall power play (8.3%)…The ICE are 12th in the League in overall penalty killing (81.5%)…MATT FRASER needs to play in four more games to reach 200th career ICE games…JAMES MARTIN needs to play in three more games to reach 100th with the ICE…MAX REINHART needs to record two more assists to reach 50 in his WHL career…BRAYDEN MCNABB and JOE ANTILLA both played in their 200th career games on October 1 against SPOKANE…JESSE ISMOND played in his 140th career game with KOOTENAY on September 29 against RED DEER.

INJURY: BRAYDEN MCNABB will be out of the ICE line up day to day with a shoulder injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After seven game of the 2009-2010 season the ICE were 3-4-0-0, after eight games were 3-5-0-0 and after nine games were 4-5-0-0.

DRAFTED PLAYERS: MAX REINHART – Calgary Flames (3rd Round, 2010 NHL Draft), BRAYDEN MCNABB – Buffalo Sabres (3rd Round, 2009 NHL Draft), JOEY LEACH – Calgary Flames (3rd Round, 2010 NHL Draft), DREW CZERWONKA – Edmonton Oilers (6th Round, 2010 NHL Draft).

UPCOMING WEEK:

Tuesday October 12 ICE @ Regina 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Wednesday October 13 ICE @ Moose Jaw 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Thursday October 14 Travel Day
Friday October 15 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Cranbrook Rec Plex
Saturday October 16 ICE vs. Regina 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)

WEEK IN REVIEW:

Wednesday, October 6 – Kootenay 3 vs Prince George 6 – Record 2-2-0-0 – Attendance: 2,281
Goals:
1 – Czerwonka (1) from Ismond and Leach
2 – Antilla (1) from Montgomery and Paulsen
3 – Reinhart (4) from King and McNabb
Goalie: Brett Teskey (24 Saves, 6 GA)



Saturday, October 9 – Kootenay 6 @ Lethbridge 3 – Record 3-2-0-0 – Attendance: 2,912
Goals:
1 – Czerwonka (2) from McNabb and Antilla
2 – Fraser (3) from Martin and McNabb
3 – Reinhart (5) from Fraser and King
4 – Magnus (1) from Martin and Montgomery
5 – Czerwonka (3) from Antilla and Boomer
6 – Ismond (1) from Boomer and Paulsen
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (19 Saves, 3 GA)

Monday, October 11 – Kootenay 0 @ Swift Current 1 – SO – Record 3-2-0-1 – Attendance: 2,028
Goalie: Todd Mathews (31 Saves, 0 GA)

Monday, October 11, 2010

Swift Current 1 Kootenay 0 SO Game #6

The Swift Current Broncos outscored the ICE 2-0 in the shootout for a 1-0 win over the visiting Kootenay ICE.

Todd Mathews made 31 saves for his 4th career shutout.
Since stats are not used in shootouts both goalies are credited with a shutout.
Mark Friesen made 28 saves for his 2nd shutout of the year and 3rd of his career.

Max Reinhart in now 6-for-11 and Kevin King 0-for-4 in career shootouts.

ICE are in Regina on Tuesday.

ICE Scratches – Brett Teskey, Brayden McNabb (shoulder day-to-day), Matt Fraser (over-age), Elgin Pearce, Jarret Zentner.

Game Summary
Swift Current 3-6-0-0 Kootenay 3-2-0-1

Kootenay 0 0 0 0 - 0
Swift Current 0 0 0 0 - 1

1st Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Novotny S.c (slashing), 2:46; Czerwonka Ktn (roughing), 6:43; Verdino S.c (roughing), 6:43; Ismond Ktn (hooking), 8:30.

2nd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Boomer Ktn (tripping), 3:57.

3rd Period- No Scoring.Penalties-Ismond Ktn (cross checking), 4:25.

OT Period- No Scoring.Penalties-No Penalties

Shootout - Kootenay 0 (Reinhart NG, King NG), Swift Current 2 (Eakin G, Dowling G).
Shots on Goal-Kootenay 8-12-5-3-0-28. Swift Current 7-9-11-4-1-32.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 0 / 1; Swift Current 0 / 3.
Goalies-Kootenay, Mathews 1-1-0-1 (31 shots-31 saves). Swift Current, Friesen 3-5-0-0 (28 shots-28 saves).
A-2,028
Referees-Curtis Howe (118), Reagan Vetter (79).
Linesmen-Derek Flad (102), Brent Tournier (113).

ICE Trivia Game #6

During every ICE broadcast we ask a trivia question.
Today’s Trivia question.
Who are the ICE active leaders for Career powerplay goals?
ANSWER – 21 Kevin King, 12 Matt Fraser, 10 Steele Boomer, 7 Max Reinhart, 6 Drew Czerwonka.
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Kootenay @ Swift Current Game #6

The Kootenay ICE are in Swift Current this afternoon.
It's the 1st of 4 meetings between the clubs.
Last year the Broncos won the season series 3-1.
Over the last 2 seasons the Broncos have won 7 of 8 against the ICE.
ICE are coming off a 6-3 win in Lethbridge and the Broncos are coming off a loss in Edmonton.
Max Reinhart has points in all 5 games and leads the club with 5 goals.
Reinhart is tied with Matt Fraser with a team best 7 points.
Nathan Lieuwen is 3rd in the WHL with a 1.50 goals-against-average.
Brayden McNabb is questionable with a sore shoulder.
Broncos are led by Stepan Novotny who has 6 goals and Justin Dowling who has 10 assists and 13 points.
Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 2:00 on The Drive.

Saturday, October 9, 2010

Kootenay 6 Lethbridge 3 Game #5

Lethbridge, Alb – The Kootenay ICE scored 3 goals 75-seconds apart early in the 2nd period on their way to a 6-3 win in Lethbridge on Saturday night.

Lethbridge opened the scoring as Mitch Maxwell was open in the high slot and his shot sailed in high on the glove side.
A few minutes later ICE goalie Nathan Lieuwen made a sliding pad save to stop a 3-on-1 break
ICE tied the game on a 3-2 on break that found Drew Czerwonka with the puck behind the goalie and he tucked it in for the goal.
On a late 1st period power-play Matt Fraser banged in a Brayden McNabb rebound.

In the second period the ICE scored 3 goals in 1:15 (the Franchise Record for fastest 3 goals by the ICE is 1:05, Jan 14/97 in Regina) and later in the period they hit 2 goal posts and 1 cross bar.
Max Reinhart extend his point streak to 5 games and his finished off his forehand wraparound by flipping in the rebound over the fallen goalie.
Christian Magnus pushed in a rebound while falling down in the low slot to make the score 4-1.
Hurricanes changed goalies as Dylan Tait replaced Brandon Anderson.
Czerwonka scored his 2nd of the game as he came out from behind the net and backhanded a shot along the ice that went through the new goalies’ legs. It was his 2nd career 2-goal game.

On the 1st shift of the 3rd period the Hurricanes' goalie got stuck behind the net and Jesse Ismond found the puck in time to have an open net.
Hurricanes scored 2 goals midway through the period from Philip Tot and Graham Hood.

Brayden McNabb left the game in the 2nd period and is out day-to-day with an upper body injury.

ICE will visit Swift Current on Monday afternoon.

ICE Scratches – Todd Mathews (over-ager), Jagger Dirk, Jarret Zentner, Ryan Bloom, Eric Benoit.

Game Summary
Lethbridge 3-3-0-1  Kootenay 3-2-0-0

Kootenay 2 3 1 - 6
Lethbridge 1 0 2 - 3

1st Period-1, Lethbridge, Maxwell 2 (Berglund, Oslanski), 10:46. 2, Kootenay, Czerwonka 2 (Antilla, Boomer), 16:36. 3, Kootenay, Fraser 3 (Martin, McNabb), 19:45 (PP). Penalties-Braes Let (interference), 19:14.

2nd Period-4, Kootenay, Reinhart 5 (Fraser, King), 4:33. 5, Kootenay, Magnus 1 (Martin, Rintoul), 5:26. 6, Kootenay, Czerwonka 3   5:48. Penalties-Rossignol Ktn (major-fighting), 3:00; Hood Let (major-fighting), 3:00; Berglund Let (roughing), 8:03; Maxwell Let (10-minute misconduct), 8:03; Kuvaev Let (hooking), 10:59; Montgomery Ktn (instigator, major-fighting, 10-minute misconduct), 13:20; Johnston Let (major-fighting), 13:20; Leach Ktn (roughing), 15:17; Martin Ktn (major-fighting), 17:04; Ryckman Let (major-fighting), 17:04.

3rd Period-7, Kootenay, Ismond 1 (Boomer, Paulsen), 0:17. 8, Lethbridge, Tot 2   7:52. 9, Lethbridge, Hood 1 (Tot, Machacek), 9:21. Penalties-Hurley Ktn (major-fighting), 17:25; Reddington Let (major-fighting), 17:25; Hood Let (slashing), 17:57.

Shots on Goal-Kootenay 13-19-14-46. Lethbridge 8-6-8-22.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 1 / 3; Lethbridge 0 / 2.
Goalies-Kootenay, Lieuwen 2-0-0-0 (22 shots-19 saves). Lethbridge, Anderson 2-2-0-1 (22 shots-18 saves); Tait 1-1-0-0 (24 shots-22 saves).
A-2,912
Referees-Matt Kirk (4).
Linesmen-Tyler Adair (58), Jeff Jobson (52).

ICE Trivia Game #5

During every ICE broadcast we ask a trivia question.
Today’s Trivia question.
Who are the ICE active leaders for Career defenseman goals?
ANSWER – 29 Brayden McNabb, 14 Hayden Rintoul, 11 James Martin, 4 Joey Leach, 1 Jagger Dirk.
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Kootenay @ Lethbridge Game #5

The Kootenay ICE are in Lethbridge tonight.
This is the 1st of 6 meetings between the clubs.
Last year the ICE won season series 5-1, with an overtime win and a shootout win.
The ICE are coming off a 6-3 loss to Prince George on Wednesday.
The Hurricanes had their home opener last night at the Cougars.
The ICE are on their 1st road trip of the season with 4 games in 5 days. Thanksgiving afternoon they’re in Swift Current and will also have stops in Regina and Moose Jaw.
The club is bringing all 25 players on the roster and after the road trip will hope to be down to their final 22.
They have until Thursday to be down to the league limit of 3 over-agers.
The club is looking to find some success and be more consistent after starting the season with 2 wins and 2 losses.
Max Reinhart has points in all 4 games this season while Kevin King has a 3 game point streak.
Reinhart leads the ICE with 4 goals and 6 points.
Jesse Ismond has a team best 4 assists.
Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 6:30 on The Drive.

Friday, October 8, 2010

Mark Holick in AHL


The Drive/B-104's Kyle Christensen with former Kootenay ICE Head Coach Mark Holick as he gets ready for his 1st game as an AHL Head Coach with Syracuse.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BIG7pWhwBeE

Thursday, October 7, 2010

Retired Scott Niedermayer


The Drive/B-104's Kyle Christensen with the retired Scott Niedermayer.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5uKnWx5-vGw

Wednesday, October 6, 2010

Prince George 6 Kootenay 3 Game #4

Cranbrook, BC – Prince George scored 3 3rd period goals in a 6-3 win over the Kootenay ICE in WHL action on Wednesday night. Brett Connolly led the offence with 3 assists.

Cougars opened the scoring with 2 goals 33 seconds apart from Spencer Asuchak and Charles Inglis.

In the 2nd period the ICE scored 2 goals 66 seconds apart to tie the game 2-2.
The ICE got their 1st power-play goal of the season as Jesse Ismond’s behind the net pass found Drew Czerwonka in the high slot and his one-timer beat the goalie on the stick side.
On a delayed penalty Joe Antilla scored from the deep corner that beat the goalie on the glove side.
Cougars regained the lead on a rebound goal by Troy Bourke.
15 seconds later Max Reinhart tied it up 3-3 on a rebound near the crease.

In the 3rd period the Cougars’ got the eventual game winner on power-play goal from Taylor Makin.
A couple of minutes later James Dobrolowski got a rebound to make the score 5-3.
Taylor Stefishen added an empty netter.

The crowd was the smallest in Rec-Plex history.

The last time Prince George won a game in Cranbrook was November 4, 2003.

ICE goalie Brett Teskey made his 1st WHL start.
9 ICE players in tonights’ lineup were on the roster the last time they played the Cougars in Cranbrook on October 24, 2008. (Hayden Rintoul, Brayden McNabb, Matt Fraser, Steele Boomer, Kevin King, Drew Czerwonka, Max Reinhart, Joe Antilla and Nathan Lieuwen)

Cougars’ over-age forward Taylor Stefishen made his WHL debut after playing for NCAA Ohio State the past 2 years. (Brother Adam played w/Prince George 00-01 70 GP 11-9-20 195pm)
The only Cougar in tonight’s line-up that played the last time they were in Cranbrook 2 years ago was Brett Connolly. Nick Buonassisi and Patrick Stanfield are also on the roster and played in 2008 but were scratched from tonight’s game.
Head Coach Dean Clark now has 396 career regular season wins.

The ICE will start a 4-game road trip Saturday in Lethbridge.

ICE Scratches – Todd Mathews (over-ager), John Neibrandt, Brendan Hurley, Adam Rossingnol, Ryan Bloom.

Game Summary
Prince George 2-3-0-0 Kootenay 2-2-0-0

1st Period
1. Prince George, Asuchak 4 (Inglis) 5:27
2. Prince George, Inglis 1 (Makin, Asuchak) 5:50
Penalties – Smith PG King Ktn (roughing) 10:51, Leach Ktn (hooking) 12:00, Smith PG (tripping) 14:52, Montgomery Ktn (goalie interference) 17:56.
2nd Period
3. Kootenay, Czerwonka 1 (Ismond, Leach) 10:56 pp
4. Kootenay, Antilla 1 (Montgomery, Paulsen) 12:02
5. Prince George, Bourke 1 (Connolly, Dobrolowski) 17:22
6. Kootenay, Reinhart 4 (King, McNabb) 17:32
Penalties – King Ktn (slashing) 5:46, Dobrolowski PG (tripping) 8:58, Bourke PG (tripping) 15:08, Inglis PG (unsportsmanlike) Boomer Ktn (unsportsmanlike) McNabb Ktn (kneeing) 18:20.
3rd Period
7. Prince George, Makin 2 (Forsberg, Marincin) 8:35
8. Prince George, Dobrolowski 1 (Connolly, Stefishen) 10:34
9. Prince George, Stefishen 1 (Connolly) 19:56 en
Penalties – Vlach PG (boarding, fighting) Martin Ktn (fighting) 4:12, Gibb PG (fighting) King Ktn (instigator, fighting, misconduct) 7:42, Gibb PG (cross checking) 14:19.
Shots on goal by
Prince George – 14 – 5 – 11 = 30
Kootenay - 6 – 14 - 8 = 28
Goal (shots-saves) – Prince George: James Priestner (W 1-2-0-0) (28-25) Kootenay: Brett Teskey (L 0-0-0-0) (29-24)
Power plays (goals-chances) – Prince George: 1/4 Kootenay: 1/5
Referee – Ryan Bonnett
Linesmen – Andrew Barker, Steve Cochrane
Attendance – 2,281

ICE Trivia Game #4

During every ICE broadcast we ask a trivia question.
Today’s Trivia question.
Who are the ICE active leaders for Career points?
ANSWER – 154 Kevin King, 112 Steele Boomer, 105 Matt Fraser, 105 Brayden McNabb.
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Prince George @ Kootenay Game #4

The Kootenay ICE will host Prince George tonight in their only meeting of the season.
Last year in Prince George the Cougars won 4-1 to spoil a perfect BC trip for the ICE who had won 4 in a row in Kamloops, Kelowna, Vancouver and Chilliwack.
The last time the Cougars played at the Rec-Plex was October 24, 2008 in a 6-3 ICE win.
Overall the ICE have won 6 of the last 7 meetings and 7 in a row at the Rec-Plex.
Nathan Lieuwen and Steele Boomer are back from minor injuries.
Point Streaks
James Martin - 3 games 3-1-4
Matt Fraser - 3 games 2-3-5
Max Reinhart - 3 games 3-2-5
Leaders
ICE
Goals - 3 Max Reinhart, James Martin, Kevin King
Assists - 3 Matt Fraser, Jesse Ismond, Elgin Pearce
Points - 5 Reinhart, Fraser
PM - 11 Brock Montgomery
Cougars
Goals - 3 Spencer Asuchak
Assists - 3 Nick Buonassisi, Parker Stanfield, James Dobrolowski
Points - 5 Buonassis
PM - 15 Martin Marincin

Tonight's Freeze Magazine
http://issuu.com/kootenayice/docs/october_6

Tuesday, October 5, 2010

ICE Update

It's another quiet week for the Kootenay ICE who will play in 2 games. Tomorrow they'll host Prince George who are led by forward Brett Connolly who was the 6th overall pick in the NHL Draft this summer by Tampa Bay. Saturday they kick off a 4-game road trip in Lethbridge.
Goalie Nathan Lieuwen has recovered from his knee injury and Steele Boomer is back after missing 1 game to a wrist injury.

Monday, October 4, 2010

From The ICE Office

ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter this week’s action with a 2-1-0-0 record (2-0-0-0 at home, 0-1-0-0 on the road, 0-0-0 in overtime) and tied for fourth place in the CENTRAL DIVISION and tied for 11th place in the WHL…KOOTENAY will play four of their next five games on the road (October 9 – LETHBRIDGE, October 11 – SWIFT CURRENT, October 12 – REGINA, October 13- MOOSE JAW).

BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS: When the ICE host the PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS on October 6 it will be BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS Night…Fans at the game will have the opportunity to learn more about BIG BROTHERS BIG SISTERS.

ROSTER UPDATE: The ICE have 25 players on their roster, including three goalies, seven defensemen and 15 forwards…KOOTENAY begins the 2010-2011 season with 19 returning players and six first year players.

DID YOU KNOW: BRAYDEN MCNABB and JOE ANTILLA both played in their 200th career games on October 1 against SPOKANE…JESSE ISMOND played in his 140th career game with KOOTENAY on September 29 against RED DEER…KRIS KNOBLAUCH recorded his first win as Head Coach on September 25 against CALGARY…NATHAN LIEUWEN recorded his fourth WHL career shutout on September 25 against the HITMEN (25 saves).

INJURY: STEELE BOOMER will be out of the ICE line up day to day with a wrist injury.

SCORING STREAK: MAX REINHART (3-2-5), MATT FRASER (2-3-5) and JAMES MARTIN (3-1-4) have each recorded at least a point in all three regular season games.

ONE YEAR AGO: After three game of the 2009-2010 season the ICE were 2-1-0-0, after four games were 2-2-0-0 and after five games were 2-3-0-0.

DRAFTED PLAYERS: MAX REINHART – Calgary Flames (3rd Round, 2010 NHL Draft), BRAYDEN MCNABB – Buffalo Sabres (3rd Round, 2009 NHL Draft), JOEY LEACH – Calgary Flames (3rd Round, 2010 NHL Draft), DREW CZERWONKA – Edmonton Oilers (6th Round, 2010 NHL Draft).

UPCOMING WEEK:

Monday October 4 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Cranbrook Rec Plex
Tuesday October 5 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Cranbrook Rec Plex
Wednesday October 6 ICE vs Prince George 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Thursday October 7 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Cranbrook Rec Plex
Friday October 8 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Cranbrook Rec Plex
Saturday October 9 ICE @ Lethbridge 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Sunday October 10 Travel Day
Monday October 11 ICE @ Swift Current 2:30 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)

WEEK IN REVIEW:
Wednesday, September 29 – Kootenay 2 @ Red Deer 4 – Record 1-1-0-0 – Attendance: 3,861
Goals:
1 – Martin (2) from Rintoul and Boomer
2 – Fraser (1) from Ismond and Reinhart
Goalie: Todd Mathews (31 Saves, 4 GA)

Friday, October 1 – Kootenay 6 vs. Spokane 3 – Record 2-1-0-0 – Attendance: 2,454
Goals:
1 – Reinhart (3) from King and Martin
2 – Martin (3) from Pearce and Leach
3 – King (2) from Reinhart
4 – Montgomery (1) from Pearce
5 – Fraser (2) from Pearce and Paulsen
6 – King (3) from McNabb
Goalie: Todd Mathews (24 Saves, 3 GA)

Go Ice Go - Jeff and George

Greetings from Wuhan, China! We are enjoying the Kootenay Ice game this morning (Saturday) and hope you can hear us cheering. It is hard to find ice in the middle of China, but we were able to find our favourite Ice on the internet. Hi to all of our Cranbrook friends - we are well and just enjoyed a beautiful National Holiday week in sunny Sanya. GO ICE GO!
Margaret Goss

Saturday, October 2, 2010

Draft Site

Found a website called Draft Site that does Draft rankings for NHL, MLB, NFL, NBA. Here are their 1st 3 rounds for the 2011 NHL Draft.

http://www.draftsite.com/

1. Adam Larsson D Skelleftea AIK (SEL)
2. Sean Couturier LW Drummondville (QMJHL)
3. Matt Puempel LW Peterborough (OHL)
4. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins C Red Deer (WHL)
5. Brandon Saad LW Saginaw (OHL)
6. Victor Rask C Leksands (Allsvenskan)
7. Vladislav Namestnikov C Khimik Voskresensk (Vysshaya)
8. Gabriel Landeskog RW Kitchener (GOJHL)
9. David Musil D Vancouver (WHL)
10. Shane McColgan RW Kelowna (WHL)
11. Ryan Murphy D Kitchener (GOJHL)
12. Seth Ambroz RW Omaha (USHL)
13. Boone Jenner C Oshawa (OHL)
14. Matthew Nieto RW USNTDP (USHL)
15. Tomas Jurco RW Saint John (QMJHL)
16. Lucas Lessio LW Michigan
17. Adam Clendening D Boston College
18. Nathan Beaulieu D Saint John (QMJHL)
19. Duncan Siemens D Saskatoon (WHL)
20. Robbie Russo D Chicago Fury (MWEHL)
21. Jesse Forsberg D Prince George (WHL)
22. Scott Harrington D London (OHL)
23. Matt Killian D Delbarton School (NJ)
24. Alexander Khokhlachev LW Spartak Moscow (KHL)
25. Ty Rattie RW Portland (WHL)
26. Jonathan Huberdeau C Saint John (QMJHL)
27. Austen Brassard RW Belleville (OHL)
28. Joakim Ryan D Christian Bros Academy (NJ)
29. Philippe Hudon RW Choate Rosemary Hall (CT)
30. Michael St. Croix C Edmonton Oil Kings (WHL)
31. Olivier Archambault C Val-d'Or (QMJHL)
32. Tyson Teichmann C Belleville (OHL)
33. Tomas Rieder C United States
34. Zack Phillips C Saint John (QMJHL)
35. Scott Mayfield C Youngstown (USHL)
36. Craig Wyszomirski D Gunnery School (CT)
37. Mike McKee D Kent School (CT)
38. Petr Placek D Hotchkiss School (CT)
39. Reece Scarlett C Swift Current (WHL)
40. Jean-Francois Leblanc C Val-d'Or (QMJHL)
41. Daniel Catenacci C Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
42. Viktor Berglind D Brynas IF (SEL)
43. Joel Armia RW Assat Pori (SM-liiga)
44. J.T Miller C US-Under-17 (USAH-NTDP)
45. Vincent Trocheck C Saginaw (OHL)
46. Jordon Binnington G Owen Sound (OHL)
47. Adam Lowry LW Swift Current (WHL)
48. Nick Shore C US-Under-18 (USAH-NTDP)
49. Garrett Meurs C Plymouth (OHL)
50. Zakhar Arzamastsev D Russia
51. Justin Seftin D Sudbury (OHL)
52. Tyler Biggs C US-Under-17 (USAH-NTDP)
53. Clarke Garrett D Halifax (QMJHL)
54. Rocco Grimaldi C US-Under-17 (USAH-NTDP)
55. Colin Jacobs C Seattle (WHL)
56. Matt McNeely G US-Under-17 (USAH-NTDP)
57. Brent Andrews LW Halifax (QMJHL)
58. Alan Quine C Kingston (OHL)
59. Barclay Goodrow LW Brampton (OHL)
60. Michael Paliotta D US-Under-17 (USAH-NTDP)
61. Andrei Sigarev C Tolyatti Lada (KHL)
62. Joe Morrow D Portland (WHL)
63. Myles Bell D Regina (WHL)
64. Alex Gacek C New Hampshire Jr. (EJHL)
65. Dean Kukan D Sudbury Jr. (NOJHL)
66. Mark McNeill C Prince Albert (WHL)
67. Ryan Strome C Barrie (OHL)
68. Reid Boucher LW US-Under-17 (USAH-NTDP)
69. Ben Thomson LW Kitchener (OHL)
70. Andrei Makarov G Tolyatti Lada (KHL)
71. Todd Fiddler LW Prince Albert (WHL)
72. Anton Zlobin RW Spartak Moscow (KHL)
73. Colin Smith C Kamloops (WHL)
74. Jamie Oleksiak D Chicago (USHL)
75. Darcy Ashley C Summerside (MJAHL)
76. Konstantin Vorshev D Chekhov (KHL)
77. Dougie Hamilton D Niagara (OHL)
78. Miikka Salomaki C Karpat Oulu (SM-liiga)
79. Brent Benson C Saskatoon (WHL)
80. Rasmus Bengtsson D Rogle BK (SEL)
81. Nick Cousins C Sault Ste. Marie (OHL)
82. Robin Gusse G Chicoutimi (QMJHL)
83. Luke Juha D Burlington (CCHL)
84. Daniel Mannberg C Lulea HF (SEL)
85. Matthew Mahalak G Youngstown (USHL)
86. Brett Ritchie RW Sarnia (OHL)
87. Mitch Topping D Chilliwack (WHL)
88. Austen Brassard C Windsor (OHL)
89. Curtis Crombeen D Owen Sound (OHL)