ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter this week’s action with a 19-7-1-2 record (9-3-1-1 at home, 10-4-0-1 on the road, 0-1 in overtime, 2-2 in shootouts) and in second place in the CENTRAL DIVISION and fourth in the WHL…The ICE will play five of their next seven games on the road before breaking for Christmas (December 19 – 27).
SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS: The sale of SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS continues…You get seven game certificates to use at your convenience – total flexibility…SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS are available in Adult, Senior, Student and Youth packages. Adults are $119.00, Seniors $91.00, Students $77.00 and Youth $63.00…On each package you save $3.00 per game over the walk-up ticket prices.
GIFT CARDS: Get the gift that keeps on giving…The KOOTENAY ICE now have reusable and reloadable GIFT CARDS for any dollar amount…Your special someone can use the gift card to buy individual game tickets, FLEX PAKS or PLAYOFF PACKAGES…GIFT CARDS are available now at the KOOTENAY ICE OFFICE.
DID YOU KNOW: The ICE are 13-0-0-0 when leading after the second period, 2-6-0-1 when losing and 4-1-1-1 when tied…KOOTENAY is 11-1-0-1 when they score the first goal of the game and 8-6-1-1 when their opponent scores first…The ICE are 15-2-0-1 when outshooting their opponent, 3-5-1-1 when being outshot and 1-0-0-0 when shots are tied…The ICE are 16-4-1-2 against the EASTERN CONFERENCE this season (8-2-1-1 at home, 8-2-0-1 on the road, 0-1 in overtime, 2-2 in shootouts)…KOOTENAY is 5-2-0-1 against the EAST DIVISION this season (3-1-0-0 at home, 2-1-0-1 on the road, 0-0 in overtime, 1-1 in shootouts)…NATHAN LIEUWEN is third in the WHL in goals against average (2.45)…MAX REINHART needs to record three more points to reach 100 in his WHL career…JESSE ISMOND needs to record six more points to reach 100 in his WHL career…KEVIN KING has played in 295 games with the ICE…STEELE BOOMER has played in 196 games with KOOTENAY…JOHN NEIBRANDT recorded his first WHL career point with an assist on November 27 against SEATTLE…BRAYDEN MCNABB has been invited to CANADA’S NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM SELECTION CAMP which begins in Toronto on December 15th.
INJURY: Defenseman HAYDEN RINTOUL will be out of the ICE line up one to two weeks with a knee injury.
ONE YEAR AGO: After 28 games of the 2009-2010 season the ICE were 13-13-1-1, after 29 games 14-13-1-1 and after 30 games 15-13-1-1.
UPCOMING WEEK:
Tuesday December 7 Travel Day
Wednesday December 8 ICE @ Prince Albert 6:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Thursday December 9 Travel Day
Friday December 10 ICE @ Moose Jaw 6:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Saturday December 11 ICE @ Brandon 6:30 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Saturday December 12 ICE @ Saskatoon 5:05 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
WEEK IN REVIEW:
Tuesday, November 30 – Kootenay 3 @ Everett 1 – Record 18-7-0-2 – Attendance: 3,663
Goals:
1 – Leach (4) from King and Boomer
2 – Reinhart (10) from Pearce
3 – Ismond (9) from Boomer and King
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (36 Saves, 1 GA)
Wednesday, December 1 – Kootenay 5 @ Portland 3 – Record 19-7-0-2 – Attendance: 1,698
Goals:
1 – King (13) from Boomer and Ismond
2 – Hurley (1) from Martin and McNabb
3 – Reinhart (11) from Fraser
4 – Antilla (9) from Fraser and McNabb
5 – King (14)
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (32 Saves, 4 GA)
Saturday, December 4 – Kootenay 2 vs. Medicine Hat 3 – OT – Record 19-7-1-2 – Attendance: 2,417
Goals:
1 – McNabb (3) from Dirk and Fraser
2 – McNabb (4) from Fraser and Reinhart
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (33 Saves, 3 GA)