ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter this week’s action with a 40-19-1-3 record (23-8-1-1 at home, 17-11-0-2 on the road, 1-1 in overtime, 3-3 in shootouts) and in fourth place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE and sixth in the WHL…The ICE will finish the 2010-2011 regular season with an above .500 record for the 12th consecutive season, which is the longest active streak in the WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE…KOOTENAY has clinched a playoff spot for the 13th consecutive season and has tied CALGARY for the longest active streak in the WHL…The ICE have won 40 games this season for the eighth time in franchise history and sixth in the last seven years…KOOTENAY has nine games remaining in the regular season (three at home, six on the road).
SAVE ON FOODS: The 2010-2011 SAVE ON FOODS VOUCHERS are still available…Customers can purchase the ticket vouchers at the CRANBROOK SAVE ON FOODS location for all remaining KOOTENAY ICE regular season home games…Cardholders can pick them up for $18.00 including HST or for free with the redemption of 8,000 SAVE ON MORE points…Non-Cardholders can get their vouchers for $20.00 including HST.
DINNER AND A GAME: The KOOTENAY ICE along with COYOTE JACK’S GRILL have announced that fans can now purchase a restaurant seat and a meal for $25.00 for any remaining regular season home game…The meal will be off of a special COYOTE JACK’S GRILL menu that includes burgers, sandwiches, nachos and more…Limited seating is available and tickets can be purchased at the KOOTENAY ICE OFFICE.
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 now available at the KOOTENAY ICE OFFICE.
DID YOU KNOW: KOOTENAY, who lead the League in shorthanded goals with 17, set a franchise record for most shorthanded goals scored in one season on February 19 against SASKATOON (previous record of 16 set in 2000-2001 and 2002-2003)…The ICE are 28-5-0-1 when they score the first goal of the game and 12-14-1-2 when their opponent scores first…KEVIN KING is tied for third in the League in shorthanded goals with five…CODY EAKIN and MAX REINHART are tied for fifth in the WHL in shorthanded goals with four (EAKIN - all four with the ICE in just 17 games)…BRAYDEN MCNABB, who played in his 250th WHL career game on February 26th against KAMLOOPS, needs one more goal to tie the franchise record for the most goals by a defenseman in a season with 20 (MIKE BUSTO – 2006-2007) …JESSE ISMOND played in his 200th WHL career game on February 23rd against RED DEER…LUKE PAULSEN played in his 100th WHL career game on February 22nd against KELOWNA.
SCORING STREAKS: CODY EAKIN (2-5-7) and BRAYDEN MCNABB (3-3-6) have each recorded at least a point in their last four games…STEELE BOOMER (2-1-3) has recorded at least a point in his last three games.
INJURIES: LUKE PAULSEN will be out of the ICE line up four to six weeks with a shoulder injury…BROCK MONTGOMERY will be out of the KOOTENAY line up week to week with a hip injury.
ONE YEAR AGO: After 63 games of the 2009-2010 season the ICE were 39-19-3-2, after 64 games 39-20-3-2 and after 65 games are 39-21-3-2.
UPCOMING WEEK:
Tuesday March 1 Travel Day
Wednesday March 2 ICE @ Brandon 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Thursday March 3 Travel Day
Friday March 4 ICE @ Saskatoon 7:05 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Saturday March 5 ICE @ Prince Albert 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
WEEK IN REVIEW:
Tuesday, February 22 – Kootenay 4 vs. Kelowna 2 – Record 39-18-1-2 – Attendance: 2,478
Goals:
1 – Rintoul (3) from Czerwonka and Reinhart
2 – McNabb (17) from Fraser and King
3 – Martin (10) from Ismond and Reinhart
4 – Fraser (28) from King and Eakin
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (24 Saves, 2 GA)
Wednesday, February 23 – Kootenay 4 @ Red Deer 5 – SO – Record 39-18-1-3 – Attendance: 4,346
Goals:
1 – McNabb (18) from King
2 – Reinhart (31) from Rintoul and Lieuwen
3 – Antilla (18) from King and Boomer
4 – Eakin (29) from Fraser
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (22 Saves, 4 GA)
Friday, February 25 – Kootenay 4 vs. Prince Albert 1 – Record 40-18-1-3 – Attendance: 2,427
Goals:
1 – Fraser (29) from Eakin and McNabb
2 – Benoit (4) from Pearce and Leach
3 – Boomer (10) from Hurley
4 – McNabb (19) from Eakin
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (30 Saves, 1 GA)
Saturday, February 26 – Kootenay 5 vs. Kamloops 8 – Record 40-19-1-3 – Attendance: 2,514
Goals:
1 – King (30) from McNabb and Eakin
2 – Rintoul (4) from Eakin and King
3 – Eakin (30) from Reinhart and McNabb
4 – Boomer (11) from Leach and Pearce
5 – Antilla (19) from Benoit and Dirk
Goalies: Brett Teskey (6 Saves, 3 GA), Nathan Lieuwen (11 Saves, 5 GA)