The Kootenay ICE are in Calgary tonight for their 4th meeting of the year.
ICE lead the season series 3-0-0-0 with scores of 4-0, 3-0 and on Saturday 5-2.
ICE are 8-1-0-1 in their last 10 games and 1-1-0-1 in their last 3 games.
Hitmen played in Lethbridge last night and lost 5-4 in overtime. They have lost 10 in a row (0-9-1-0).
ICE are 2 poinst behind the 1st place Red Deer Rebels with 3 games in hand.
At the 18 game mark of the season the club is off to it's 2nd best start in Franchise history.
00-01 14-2-1-1 30 points
10-11 12-4-0-2 26
02-03 9-3-3-3 24
98-99 10-5-3 23
Hayden Rintoul will return after missing 5 games to a shoulder injury.
Drew Czerwonka, James Martin and Brendan Hurley are on the injured list.
Ryan Bloom has joined the club for the next 3 games. (AJHL Drumheller 6 GP 2-2-4)
Head to Head
ICE
Max Reinhart 3-2-5
Matt Fraser 2-3-5
Jesse Ismond 2-2-4
Kevin King 1-3-4
Nathan Lieuwen 3-0-0-0 0.67 .972% 2 SO
Hitmen
Kyle Schmidt 1-0-1
Justin Kirsch 1-0-1
ICE Road Stats
Matt Fraser 4-3-7
Joe Antilla 3-4-7
Jesse Ismond 3-3-6
Steele Boomer 1-5-6
Nathan Lieuwen 5-1-0-0 2.33 .907% 2 SO
ICE after 18 games
Kevin King 7-11-18
Matt Fraser 7-9-16
Max Reinhart 8-6-14
Jesse Ismond 6-8-14
Steele Boomer 2-12-14
Joe Antilla 8-5-13
Drew Czerwonka 6-5-11
James Martin 5-6-11
Joey Leach 3-8-11
Christian Magnus 4-6-10
Nathan Lieuwen 9-2-0-1 2.29 .911% 3 SO
Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 4:30 on The Drive.
During the intermissions a 2-part interview with ICE GM Jeff Chynoweth.
What are his thoughts on the team, goaltending, defense, forwards and coaches?
He will also comment on not having regrets in passing on the Import Draft, thoughts on Sam Reinhart and Tanner Faith making their debuts and making possible upgrades through trades.