Red Deer, Alb – Red Deer and Kootenay ICE went to round 6 of the shootout before the Rebels won 3-2 to win the game 3-2 in WHL action on Friday Night in the season opener for both clubs.
Both ICE goals came on the powerplay from Eric Benoit and Joey Leach.
In the shootout the ICE got goals from Jesse Ismond and Sam Reinhart.
This was the 3rd time the ICE have started a season in Red Deer. 1998 they won 5-2 and 1999 they tied 4-4.
ICE had 6 rookies play in the game with 4 making their WHL debuts … Spencer Wand, Jaedon Descheneau, Luke Philp and Jesse Wood Schatz.
Of the players in the lineup the leaders from last years’ stats …
Goals – 21 Antilla, 15 Ismond, 12 Pearce (34 M.Reinhart, 14 Czerwonka)
Assists – 34 Ismond, 25 Leach (45 M.Reinhart, 30 Czerwonka)
Points – 49 Ismond, 40 Antilla, 30mPearce, 30 Leach (79 M.Reinhart, 43 Czerwonka)
Defenseman – 30 Leach, 19 Dirk
PM – 118 Ismond, 114 Hurley
Wins – 33 Lieuwen, 3 Skapski
Former ICE defenseman Hayden Rintoul has been named Captain of the Victoria Royals.
The ICE will host Calgary Saturday for their home opener.
Pre-Game ceremonies with the banners raising starts at 7.
ICE Scratches – Simpson, Reinhart (NHL), Czerwonka (shoulder 2-3 weeks), Cable (ankle day-to-day), Martin (#3 of 4 game suspension).
Update from the Reach Out Program.
The Reach Out Committee has been working with Melanie Fiorentino at the Community Living Centre for the past four years. This year, there are 120 people relying on this worthwhile Program to share in the excitement of watching the ICE games. These individuals would not normally have the opportunity to attend ICE home games without your sponsorship. Many of them are often isolated and they greatly appreciate joining our community at the Rec Plex.
We understand that these are challenging economic times. To date we have managed to get sponsorships for 60 Reach Out tickets and we thank those individuals who have purchased them.
The deadline for this program is September 30.
We, and the beneficiaries of the Reach Out Program, thank you for your support.
Game Summary
Red Deer 1-0-0-0 Kootenay 0-0-0-1
1st Period-1, Red Deer, Dumba 1 (Petrovic, Persson), 3:12 (PP). Penalties-Hubic Ktn (hooking), 1:33; Hubic Ktn (major-fighting), 6:02; Weller R.d (instigator, major-fighting, 10-minute misconduct), 6:02.
2nd Period-2, Red Deer, Kambeitz 1 (Cowen, Pufahl), 1:21. 3, Kootenay, Benoit 1 (Pearce, Ismond), 11:07 (PP). Penalties-Doetzel R.d (cross checking), 9:35; Cowen R.d (tripping), 12:23.
3rd Period-4, Kootenay, Leach 1 (Neibrandt, McKinlay), 17:14 (PP). Penalties-Cowen R.d (high sticking), 15:13; Borejko R.d (kneeing), 15:31.
OT Period- No Scoring.Penalties-No Penalties
Shootout - Kootenay 2 (Ismond G, Reinhart G, Leach NG, Antilla NG, Pearce NG, Philp NG), Red Deer 3 (Siwak NG, Persson G, Dumba G, Mayor NG, Weller NG, Maxwell G).
Shots on Goal-Kootenay 8-10-14-0-0-32. Red Deer 12-8-5-4-1-30.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 2 / 5; Red Deer 1 / 1.
Goalies-Kootenay, Lieuwen 0-0-0-1 (29 shots-27 saves). Red Deer, Bartosak 1-0-0-0 (32 shots-30 saves).
A-5,717
Referees-Colin Stefanyk (14), Derek Zalaski (8).
Linesmen-Cody Huseby (88), Cory Lundquist (128).