Calgary, Alb – Calgary Hitmen goalie Chris Driedger made 25 saves in a 3-0 win over the Kootenay ICE in WHL action on Saturday night.
After a scoreless first period the Hitmen (44-25-2-1) scored late in the second period with a shot from defenseman Peter Kosterman.
Early in the third period Jimmy Bubnick was open in the slot for a shot that went off the goalies’ blocker into the net .
Midway through the period Jimmy Bubnick scored again for his 4th goal against the ICE this weekend.
ICE (36-25-6-4) were shutout for the 4th time this season and ended the season with a 5 game losing streak, their longest of the season.
Brock Montgomery, Joey Leach and Jagger Dirk are the only ICE players to play in all 72 regular season games.
Kootenay will play Edmonton in the 1st round of the playoffs and during the regular season the had a record of 0-3-2-1.
Fri Mar 23 at Edmonton 7:00
Sun Mar 25 at Edmonton 5:00
Calgary will play Brandon in the 1st round of the playoffs. During the regular season they had a record of 3-1.
ICE Scratches – Luke Paulsen, Max Reinhart, Drew Czerwonka.
Game Summary
Calgary 44-25-2-1 Kootenay 36-26-6-4
1st Period
No Scoring.
Penalties-Simpson Ktn (major-fighting), 1:11; Rissling Cal (major-fighting), 1:11; McKinlay Ktn (major-fighting), 1:18; Sutherland Cal (major-fighting), 1:18; Antilla Ktn (tripping), 2:34; Rissling Cal (high sticking), 16:51; Trzonkowski Cal (hooking), 19:28.
2nd Period
1, Calgary, Kosterman 2 (Cheek, Chase), 16:13.
Penalties-Wand Ktn (10-minute misconduct), 20:00.
3rd Period
2, Calgary, Bubnick 35 (Chase), 0:20.
3, Calgary, Bubnick 36 (Chase, Virtanen), 9:24.
Penalties-Montgomery Ktn (delay of game), 2:41; Gayle Cal (cross checking), 4:04; Trzonkowski Cal (high sticking), 9:52; Ismond Ktn (10-minute misconduct), 11:59; Muth Ktn (10-minute misconduct), 11:59; Simpson Ktn (major-fighting), 11:59; Brassart Cal (10-minute misconduct), 11:59; Humphries Cal (major-fighting), 11:59; Dirk Ktn (cross checking), 12:35; Bubnick Cal (tripping), 20:00.
Shots on Goal-Kootenay 8-7-10-25. Calgary 5-6-6-17.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 0 / 4; Calgary 0 / 3.
Goalies-Kootenay, Lieuwen 27-20-6-2 (17 shots-14 saves). Calgary, Driedger 24-12-2-1 (25 shots-25 saves).
A-14,982
Referees-Tyler Adair (58), Reagan Vetter (79).
Linesmen-Reid Anderson (53), Aidan Henderson (78).