Monday, September 29, 2014

From The ICE Office

ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter this week's action with a 1-2-0-0 record (0-0-0-0 at home, 1-2-0-0 on the road) and tied for fourth place in the CENTRAL DIVISION...The ICE will play four of its next five games away from home.

HOME OPENER: The 2014-15 home opener is set for Friday, October 3 vs. SPOKANE and tickets are now available at the ICE office...Fans are invited to a pre-game Tailgate Party hosted by COYOTE JACK'S BAR & GRILL and the KOOTENAY ICE FAN CLUB outside WESTERN FINANCIAL PLACE from 4:30 - 6:30 pm...Food and beverages will be supplied by COYOTE JACK'S BAR & GRILL and there will be live entertainment too!

SEASON TICKETS: Season Tickets are available to purchase until Monday, October 6 at 5:00 pm…Season Ticket holders may now collect ticket packages at the ICE office from 8:30 am - 5:00 pm (open during lunch hour this week)...Individual game tickets for the remainder of the 2014-15 regular season will go on sale on Wednesday, October 8.

SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS: SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS are now available to purchase at the ICE Office…You get seven game certificates to use at your convenience – total flexibility...The first 100 FLEX PAKS purchased will include a golf voucher for WILDSTONE GOLF COURSE…Adult FLEX PAKS are $140.00, Seniors $112.00, Students $98.00 and Youth $70.00.

JOIN OUR TEAM: The KOOTENAY ICE are expanding their volunteer base and are currently seeking Ushers for the 2014-15 season...Prospective volunteers should be physically able to climb stairs and possess a friendly, professional demeanor...Interested applicants are invited to contact the ICE office at 417-0322 or email info@kootenayice.net.

ROSTER UPDATE: KOOTENAY is currently carrying 23 players (two goaltenders, eight defensemen and 13 forwards)...The ICE roster is made up of two 1994-born players, eight 1995-born players, five 1996-born players, five 1997-born players, and three 1998-born players...KOOTENAY has eight first-year players on its roster.

DID YOU KNOW: Goaltender WYATT HOFLIN recorded his 1,000th career WHL save September 27 at RED DEER...Defenseman DYLAN OVERDYK leads all ICE skaters in plus / minus through three games with a plus-two rating...KOOTENAY is averaging the third fewest Penalty Minutes per game in the WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE (12.7 mins/game).

TRANSACTIONS / INJURY: The ICE have re-assigned Forward SHANE ALLAN (December 19, 1997) to the CALGARY ROYALS of the ALBERTA MIDGET HOCKEY LEAGUE and Defenseman MARK O'SHAUGHNESSY (July 31, 1997) to the VERNON VIPERS of the BRITISH COLUMBIA HOCKEY LEAGUE...Forward ALEXANDER CHIRVA (March 25, 1996) has been released...Defenseman RINAT VALIEV will be out of the ICE line up two to four weeks with a lower body injury.

DRAFTED PLAYERS: RINAT VALIEV – Toronto Maple Leafs (3rd Round, 2014 NHL Draft), JAEDON DESCHENEAU – St. Louis Blues (5th Round, 2014 NHL Draft), TANNER FAITH – Minnesota Wild (5th Round, 2014 NHL Draft).

ONE YEAR AGO: After three games of the 2013-14 season the ICE were 1-2-0-0, after four games 2-2-0-0 and after five games 2-2-1-0.

UPCOMING WEEK:
Monday, September 29 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Tuesday, September 30 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Wednesday, October 1 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Thursday, October 2 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Friday, October 3 ICE vs. Spokane 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Saturday, October 4 ICE @ Calgary 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)

WEEK IN REVIEW:
Saturday, September 27 – Kootenay 1 @ Red Deer 7 – Record 1-2-0-0 – Attendance: 5,056
Goals:
1 - O'Connor (1) from Chynoweth and Zborosky
Goaltenders: Wyatt Hoflin (26 Saves, 5 GA), Keelan Williams (7 Saves, 2 GA)

Sunday, September 28, 2014

ICE Roster To 24

The ICE have released Forward Shane Allan (97) and Defenseman Mark O'Shaughnessy (97).
Roster now stands at 24 players (2G, 8D, 14F).

Red Deer 7 ICE 1

A three-point effort from captain Conner Bleackley paced the Red Deer Rebels to a 7-1 victory over the Kootenay ICE in Red Deer Saturday.

Bleackley, making his return to the Rebels lineup after attending Colorado Avalanche Training Camp, set up the eventual game-winning goal, and scored in the dying seconds of the opening frame as Red Deer evened the season series with the ICE at one game apiece.

The hosts burst out of the gate, firing 18 first-period shots at Kootenay goaltender Wyatt Hoflin, and scoring twice in the opening four minutes thanks to Grayson Pawlenchuk and Meyer Nell.

Bleackley upped the score to 3-0 with only five seconds remaining in the period when, after a Red Deer faceoff win, he rifled a snap shot home from the high slot.

The two sides traded chances in period two, but there was no further scoring until centreman Preston Kopeck put home a power-play goal 80 seconds into the third period.

Wyatt Johnson added a fifth Rebel goal from just beside Hoflin's right post 2:32 later.

The ICE would earn their first power-play of the game minutes later, but upon returning to play Red Deer forward Scott Feser received a breakaway pass and scored the Rebels' sixth goal of the evening, freezing first-year netminder Keelan Williams on the clear-cut chance.

The ICE broke rookie Rylan Toth's shutout bid with 12:38 remaining in regulation on forward Kyle O'Connor's first goal of the year. The Calgarian fired home a one-timer from the low slot after linemate Ryan Chynoweth stripped a Red Deer defenseman of the puck to the left of Toth's cage.

Kopeck rounded out the scoring less than a minute later with a solo short-handed effort.

Toth made 17 saves to earn his second victory of the season, while Hoflin made 26 stops in the ICE goal. Williams made his first regular-season WHL appearance in relief, turning aside 7 shots in 14:45 of action.

HADDAD FINANCIAL SERVICES 3 STARS:
1. Preston Kopeck, Red Deer
2. Conner Bleackley, Red Deer
3. Evan Polei, Red Deer

UP NEXT: The ICE return home for the 2014-15 Home Opener Friday, October 3rd against the Spokane Chiefs. Game time is 7:00 pm at Western Financial Place.

From Chris Wahl ... http://www.kootenayice.net/article/rebels-even-season-series-with-ice

Saturday, September 27, 2014

ICE Media Notes

ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight's action with a 1-1-0-0 record (0-0-0-0 at home, 1-1-0-0 on the road)...KOOTENAY will play eight of its next 12 games on the road...The ICE home opener is October 3 vs. SPOKANE.

ROSTER BREAKDOWN: KOOTENAY is currently carrying 26 players (two goaltenders, nine defensemen and 15 forwards)...The ICE roster is made up of two 1994-born players, eight 1995-born players, six 1996-born players, seven 1997-born players, and three 1998-born players...KOOTENAY has ten first-year players on its roster.

DID YOU KNOW: KOOTENAY has qualified for post-season play in each of the 16 years the team has been based in CRANBROOK (the longest active streak in the WHL)...The ICE also hold the WHL record for most consecutive seasons (15) with a .500 or better record (1999-2014)...KOOTENAY holds a 59-63-13-3 lifetime record versus RED DEER (33-29-8-1 at home, 26-34-5-2 on the road, 9-4-9-3 in overtime)...Forward LEVI CABLE became the 30th ICE player to appear in 200 regular-season games September 20 in EDMONTON...Defenseman BRYAN ALLBEE scored his first career WHL goal September 20 against the OIL KINGS...Forward ZAK ZBOROSKY and Defenseman TROY MURRAY have both been named to NHL Central Scouting's Preliminary Players to Watch list...Goaltender WYATT HOFLIN is 20 saves short of 1,000 in his WHL career.

TRANSACTIONS / INJURIES: Goaltender JAYDEN SITTLER (January 23, 1996) has been re-assigned to the FORT McMURRAY OIL BARONS of the ALBERTA JUNIOR HOCKEY LEAGUE...Forward JAEDON DESCHENEAU (ST. LOUIS BLUES) and Defenseman TANNER FAITH (MINNESOTA WILD) have been returned to the ICE after attending their respective teams' Training Camps...Forward LUKE PHILP will be out of the KOOTENAY line up day-to-day with a lower body injury...Defenseman RINAT VALIEV will be out of the ICE line up three to five weeks with a lower body injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After two games of the 2013-14 season the ICE were 0-2-0-0, after three games 1-2-0-0 and after four games 2-2-0-0.

DRAFTED PLAYERS: RINAT VALIEV - Toronto Maple Leafs (3rd Round, 2014 NHL Draft), JAEDON DESCHENEAU - St. Louis Blues (5th Round, 2014 NHL Draft), TANNER FAITH – Minnesota Wild (5th Round, 2014 NHL Draft).

Friday, September 26, 2014

ICE Contest

ICE FANS! Win a SUITE experience for our Home Opener, October 3 vs. Spokane!
Get in game mode! Decorate your house, your business, your kids, your pets, yourself! Submit your photos to info(at)kootenayice.net
We'll pick a winner Thursday, October 2 and if it's you, you and 11 friends will be sitting in a luxury suite for our Home Opener!!

Season Tickets Are Here

Season Ticket Holders can pick up their packages, which include the ICE Pack, Sunday morning from 10-Noon at Western Financial Place.
ICE players and staff will be there to talk hockey.

Tuesday, September 23, 2014

2 ICE Return From NHL

Tanner Faith (Minnesota) and Jaedon Descheneau (St. Louis) have been reassigned to the Kootenay ICE.
Rinat Valiev (lower body injury, 3-5 weeks) is the only player unavailable.

NHL CSS Players To Watch

NHL CSS Preliminary 2015 Players to Watch
http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=731360&navid=nhl:topheads

NA B BAER ALEXANDER VANCOUVER WHL 5' 9.5" 167 C
NA A BARZAL MATHEW SEATTLE WHL 5' 11.25" 175 C
NA B BEAR ETHAN SEATTLE WHL 5' 11.0" 200 D
NA A BITTNER PAUL PORTLAND WHL 6' 4.0" 206 LW
NA C BURMAN TAZ RED DEER WHL 6' 0.25" 165 G
NA A CARLO BRANDON TRI-CITY WHL 6' 4.75" 198 D
NA C COCHRANE CARTER EVERETT WHL 5' 10.5" 189 D
NA C DAVIS KEVIN EVERETT WHL 5' 11.75" 183 D
NA B DeBRUSK JAKE SWIFT CURRENT WHL 5' 11.5" 171 LW
NA C ESTEPHAN GIORGIO LETHBRIDGE WHL 6' 0.0" 188 C
NA B GABRIELLE JESSE BRANDON WHL 5' 10.75" 205 LW
NA B GARDINER REID PRINCE ALBERT WHL 5' 10.5" 187 C/RW
NA C GATENBY JOE KELOWNA WHL 6' 0.25" 176 D
NA B GAWDIN GLENN SWIFT CURRENT WHL 6' 0.75" 188 C
NA C GENNARO MATTEO PRINCE ALBERT WHL 6' 2.25" 187 C
NA C GRMAN MARIO RED DEER WHL 6' 1.25" 186 D
NA B GROPP RYAN SEATTLE WHL 6' 2.0" 184 LW
NA A HARKINS JANSEN PRINCE GEORGE WHL 6' 0.75" 177 C
NA C HEBIG CAMERON SASKATOON WHL 5' 10.75" 178 C
NA C HEID NICHOLAS PORTLAND WHL 6' 1.75" 206 D
NA C HOBBS CONNOR MEDICINE HAT WHL 6' 1.0" 188 D
NA B JUULSEN NOAH EVERETT WHL 6' 1.25" 175 D
NA C KARNAUKHOV PAVEL CALGARY WHL 6' 2.5" 194 LW
NA C MCBRIDE NICK PRINCE ALBERT WHL 6' 3.5" 179 G
NA A MERKLEY NICK KELOWNA WHL 5' 10.75" 191 C
NA C MURRAY TROY KOOTENAY WHL 6' 0.25" 188 D
NA B MUSIL ADAM RED DEER WHL 6' 2.5" 198 C
NA C O'REILLY BRENDAN TRI-CITY WHL 6' 2.25" 185 D
NA C OSIPOV DMITRY VANCOUVER WHL 6' 4.0" 193 D
NA C PAPIRNY JORDAN BRANDON WHL 6' 0.5" 173 G
NA C PAWLENCHUK GRAYSON RED DEER WHL 5' 11.5" 183 LW
NA B PILON RYAN BRANDON WHL 6' 2.0" 206 D
NA B PROVOROV IVAN BRANDON WHL 6' 0.0" 191 D
NA C REDDEKOPP CHAZ VICTORIA WHL 6' 3.25" 219 D
NA C SOUSTAL TOMAS KELOWNA WHL 6' 2.0" 195 C
NA C SOY TYLER VICTORIA WHL 5' 11.5" 172 C
NA C TEXEIRA KEONI PORTLAND WHL 5' 11.75" 208 D
NA B WOTHERSPOON PARKER TRI-CITY WHL 6' 0.25" 171 D
NA B ZBOROSKY ZACHARY KOOTENAY WHL 5' 11.0" 175 C

Monday, September 22, 2014

From The ICE Office

ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter this week's action with a 1-1-0-0 record (0-0-0-0 at home, 1-1-0-0 on the road) and tied for third place in the CENTRAL DIVISION...The ICE set a new WHL record by finishing the 2013-14 regular season with a .500 or better record for the 15th consecutive year...KOOTENAY will play five of its next six games away from home.

HOME OPENER: The 2014-15 home opener is set for Friday, October 3 vs. SPOKANE and tickets are now available at the ICE office...Fans are invited to a pre-game Tailgate Party outside WESTERN FINANCIAL PLACE from 4:30 - 6:30 pm...Food and beverages will be supplied by COYOTE JACK'S BAR & GRILL and there will be live entertainment too!

SEASON TICKETS: Season Tickets are available to purchase until Monday, October 6 at 5:00 pm…Individual game tickets for the remainder of the 2014-15 regular season will go on sale on Wednesday, October 8...Season Ticket holders are invited to pick up their ticket packages at the 3rd annual ICE Pancake Breakfast compliments of COYOTE JACK'S BAR & GRILL on Sunday, September 28 from 10:00 am – noon at WESTERN FINANCIAL PLACE.

SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS: SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS are now available to purchase at the ICE Office…You get seven game certificates to use at your convenience – total flexibility...The first 100 FLEX PAKS purchased will include a golf voucher for WILDSTONE GOLF COURSE…Adult FLEX PAKS are $140.00, Seniors $112.00, Students $98.00 and Youth $70.00.

JOIN OUR TEAM: The KOOTENAY ICE are expanding their volunteer base and are currently seeking Ushers for the 2014-15 season...Prospective volunteers should be physically able to climb stairs and possess a friendly, professional demeanor...Interested applicants are invited to contact the ICE office at 417-0322 or email info@kootenayice.net.

ROSTER UPDATE: KOOTENAY is currently carrying 26 players (two goaltenders, nine defensemen and 15 forwards)...The ICE roster is made up of two 1994-born players, eight 1995-born players, six 1996-born players, seven 1997-born players, and three 1998-born players...KOOTENAY has ten first-year players on its roster.

DID YOU KNOW: BRYAN ALLBEE scored his first WHL career goal September 20 in EDMONTON...ALLBEE, DYLAN OVERDYK, CALE FLEURY and JARED LEGIEN each recorded their first career WHL points (all assists) September 19 in RED DEER... LEVI CABLE became the 30th ICE player to appear in 200 WHL games September 20 against the OIL KINGS...RYAN CHYNOWETH appeared in his 150th career WHL game September 19 versus the REBELS.

TRANSACTIONS / INJURIES: The ICE have released goaltender JAYDEN SITTLER (January 23, 1996) to a team yet to be determined...Forward JAEDON DESCHENEAU (ST. LOUIS BLUES) and Defenseman TANNER FAITH (MINNESOTA WILD) are both currently attending NHL Training Camps...Forward LUKE PHILP will be out of the KOOTENAY lineup day-to-day with a lower body injury...Defenseman RINAT VALIEV will be out of the ICE line up three to five weeks with a lower body injury.

DRAFTED PLAYERS: RINAT VALIEV – Toronto Maple Leafs (3rd Round, 2014 NHL Draft), JAEDON DESCHENEAU – St. Louis Blues (5th Round, 2014 NHL Draft), TANNER FAITH – Minnesota Wild (5th Round, 2014 NHL Draft).

ONE YEAR AGO: After two games of the 2013-14 season the ICE were 0-2-0-0, after three games 1-2-0-0 and after four games 2-2-0-0.

UPCOMING WEEK:
Monday, September 22 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Tuesday, September 23 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Thursday, September 25 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Friday, September 26 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Saturday, September 27 ICE @ Red Deer 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)

WEEK IN REVIEW:
Friday, September 19 – Kootenay 5 @ Red Deer 3 – Record 1-0-0-0 – Attendance: 5,382
Goals:
1 - Vetterl (1) from Allbee and Murray
2 - Zborosky (1) from Overdyk
3 - Martin (1) from Zborosky and Murray
4 - Martin (2) from Fleury and Legien
5 - Philp (1) from Cable and Overdyk (EN)
Goaltender: Wyatt Hoflin (28 Saves, 3 GA)

Saturday, September 20 – Kootenay 2 @ Edmonton 4 – Record 1-1-0-0 – Attendance: 11,024
Goals:
1 - Chirva (1) from King and Cable (PP)
2 - Allbee (1) from Vetterl and Fleury
Goaltender: Wyatt Hoflin (32 Saves, 3 GA)

ICE Changes

The ICE have reduced their roster to 26 players as they released Jayden Sittler.
Keelan Williams will be the back-up to Wyatt Hoflin.

They have made a few scoring changes from the game in Red Deer on Friday.
Jon Martin is now credited with 2 goals and Zak Zborosky had 1 goal and 1 assist.
It's the 4th multi-goal game in Martin's career.
They have also added an assist to Jared Legien who gets his 1st WHL point in his 1st WHL game.

Sunday, September 21, 2014

Edmonton 4 ICE 2

Andrew Koep's two-goal performance, including a game-winner inside the final four minutes helped the Edmonton Oil Kings to a 4-2 victory over the Kootenay ICE Saturday at Rexall Place.

Koep, making his WHL debut, fired a shot home from the slot at 16:02 of the third period to break a 2-2 tie and hand the ICE a split of their two-game weekend in Alberta.

Kootenay started brightly, opening the scoring on a power-play goal from Alexander Chirva at 7:34 of the first period. It was the first goal in an ICE uniform for the Russian, who spent last season with the Moose Jaw Warriors.

The Oil Kings equalized before the period was through, as Cole Benson tapped home his first goal of the season with 5:17 remaining to level the score at 1-1.

Kootenay goaltender Wyatt Hoflin was the busier of the two netminders Saturday, and turned aside 16 of 17 Edmonton shots in the opening frame. The Oil Kings had four power-plays including a minute-long two-man advantage in period one.

Koep put his mark on the proceedings late in the second period, giving the Oil Kings a 2-1 lead before first-year blueliner Bryan Allbee beat Edmonton netminder Patrick Dea and the buzzer with a one-timer with just 2.4 seconds left on the clock. It was the Prince George, BC product's first career WHL goal.

The ICE enjoyed more offensive zone time in the third period, but were unable to beat Dea despite enjoying a five-on-three of their own. The teams remained level until Koep's tie-breaking goal gave the Oil Kings a 3-2 lead.

Tyler Robertson added an empty-net goal in the final minute to complete the scoring.

Kootenay successfully killed six of Edmonton's seven power-plays, with the Oil Kings' lone power-play goal coming through Robertson's insurance marker.

Hoflin made 32 saves in the ICE goal, while Dea stopped 18 of 20 Kootenay shots to record his first WHL victory.

Veterans Austin Vetterl and Levi Cable each chipped in with assists for the ICE.

THREE STARS:
1. Andrew Koep, Edmonton
2. Wyatt Hoflin, Kootenay
3. Cole Benson, Edmonton

UP NEXT: The ICE complete a stretch of three consecutive games away from home Saturday, September 27th in Red Deer. Kootenay plays only one of its first eight regular-season games at Western Financial Place.

From Chris Wahl http://www.kootenayice.net/article/late-goal-lifts-oil-kings-over-ice

Saturday, September 20, 2014

ICE Media Notes

ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE opened the season with a 5-3 win in RED DEER last night...KOOTENAY, who play seven of their first eight games away from home, will conclude a stretch of three consecutive games away from home September 27 in RED DEER...The ICE home opener is October 3 vs. SPOKANE.

ROSTER BREAKDOWN: KOOTENAY is currently carrying 27 players (three goaltenders, nine defensemen and 15 forwards)...The ICE roster is made up of two 1994-born players, eight 1995-born players, seven 1996-born players, seven 1997-born players, and three 1998-born players...KOOTENAY has 11 first-year players on its roster.

DID YOU KNOW: KOOTENAY has qualified for post-season play in each of the 16 years the team has been based in CRANBROOK (the longest active streak in the WHL)...The ICE also hold the WHL record for most consecutive seasons (15) with a .500 or better record (1999-2014)...KOOTENAY holds a 23-14-3-2 lifetime record versus EDMONTON (14-5-1-1 at home, 9-9-2-1 on the road, 5-3-2 in overtime)...The ICE posted a 2-2-1-1 record versus the OIL KINGS last season...Forwards SAM REINHART (3-2-5), LUKE PHILP (2-3-5) and Defenseman RINAT VALIEV (0-5-5) led all KOOTENAY scorers against EDMONTON during the 2013-14 season series with five points…RYAN CHYNOWETH appeared in his 150th career WHL regular season game Friday in RED DEER...LEVI CABLE is one game short of 200 career WHL regular season appearances...First-year Defensemen BRYAN ALLBEE, DYLAN OVERDYK and CALE FLEURY recorded their first career WHL points (all assists) Friday against RED DEER…With a birthdate of November 19th, 1998, FLEURY is the youngest player currently on a WHL active roster.

TRANSACTIONS / INJURIES: Forward JAEDON DESCHENEAU (ST. LOUIS BLUES) and Defenseman TANNER FAITH (MINNESOTA WILD) are both currently attending NHL Training Camps...Forwards JON MARTIN (VANCOUVER CANUCKS) and LUKE PHILP (TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS) have been returned to the ICE after attending their respective teams' Prospect Camps...Defenseman RINAT VALIEV will be out of the ICE line up four to six weeks with a lower body injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After one game of the 2013-14 season the ICE were 0-1-0-0, after two games 0-2-0-0 and after three games 1-2-0-0.

DRAFTED PLAYERS: RINAT VALIEV - Toronto Maple Leafs (3rd Round, 2014 NHL Draft), JAEDON DESCHENEAU - St. Louis Blues (5th Round, 2014 NHL Draft), TANNER FAITH – Minnesota Wild (5th Round, 2014 NHL Draft).

ICE 5 Red Deer 3

Jon Martin's goal with 5:04 remaining in the third period helped propel the Kootenay ICE to a 5-3 victory in Red Deer Friday.

Kootenay scored three times in the final frame to erase a 3-2 Rebels lead, as the ICE opened the 2014-15 Western Hockey League season with a win.

Red Deer opened the scoring 4:59 into the game when Brooks Maxwell sprung free on a short-handed breakaway.

Kootenay answered back with a pair of goals later in the opening frame, first through fifth-year forward Austin Vetterl just past the midway mark.

Zak Zborosky gave the ICE the lead with 3:44 remaining in period one when he shoved a rebound in the crease past Rebels netminder Taz Burman.

The teams traded chances and momentum in the second period, with Red Deer capitalizing with a two goals inside the final five minutes.

After Brett Cote slapped a point shot home, the Rebels took a 3-2 lead into the intermission through centreman Meyer Nell.

The ICE found an equalizer off a bounce in front of Burman just seventeen seconds into the third, as Zborosky crashed the net to score his second goal of the game.

Veteran Martin restored the Kootenay lead at 4-3 at 14:56 of the third period, converting on a Cale Fleury rebound from in close.

Luke Philp buried an empty-net goal with 20 seconds remaining to round out the scoring. Both Philp and Martin returned to the ICE mid-week after attending NHL Prospect Camps with Toronto and Vancouver, respectively.

Four ICE skaters: Cale Fleury, Bryan Allbee, Vince Loschiavo and Jared Legien made their WHL debuts Friday. Fleury, Allbee, and fellow first-year defenseman Dylan Overdyk all recorded their first career WHL points. Both Overdyk and Troy Murray recorded multi-point efforts from the back end.

THREE STARS:
1. Jon Martin, Kootenay
2. Brett Cote, Red Deer
3. Wyatt Hoflin, Kootenay

UP NEXT: Kootenay continues its opening weekend Saturday evening in Edmonton. Game time is 7:00 pm.

Info from Chris Wahl http://www.kootenayice.net/

Friday, September 19, 2014

ICE Media Game Notes

ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE begin their 19th season in the WHL and 17th in CRANBROOK after posting a 1-4-0-0 record in five pre-season games...The ICE hold a 9-6-2-1 overall record in season-opening games (4-3-1-1 on the road)...KOOTENAY, who play seven of their first eight games away from home, will conclude the two-game road trip tomorrow in EDMONTON...The ICE home opener is October 3 vs. SPOKANE.

ROSTER BREAKDOWN: KOOTENAY is currently carrying 27 players (three goaltenders, nine defensemen and 15 forwards)...The ICE roster is made up of two 1994-born players, eight 1995-born players, seven 1996-born players, seven 1997-born players, and three 1998-born players...KOOTENAY has 11 first-year players on its roster.

DID YOU KNOW: KOOTENAY has qualified for post-season play in each of the 16 years the team has been based in CRANBROOK (the longest active streak in the WHL)...The ICE also hold the WHL record for most consecutive seasons (15) with a .500 or better record (1999-2014)...KOOTENAY holds a 58-63-13-3 lifetime record versus RED DEER (33-29-8-1 at home, 25-34-5-2 on the road, 9-4-9-3 in overtime)...Tonight marks the sixth time the ICE have opened the regular season against the REBELS, with KOOTENAY holding a 1-2-1-1 record..Forward SAM REINHART led all ICE scorers against RED DEER during the 2013-14 season series with nine points (2-7-9)…RYAN CHYNOWETH needs one game to reach 150 career WHL regular season appearances...LEVI CABLE is two games short of 200 career WHL regular season appearances...First-year Defenseman CALE FLEURY is the younger brother of REBELS Defenseman HAYDN FLEURY.

TRANSACTIONS / INJURIES: Forward JAEDON DESCHENEAU (ST. LOUIS BLUES) and Defenseman TANNER FAITH (MINNESOTA WILD) are both currently attending NHL Training Camps...Forwards JON MARTIN (VANCOUVER CANUCKS) and LUKE PHILP (TORONTO MAPLE LEAFS) have been returned to the ICE after attending their respective teams' Rookie Camps...Forward LEVI CABLE will be out of the KOOTENAY line up day-to-day with a lower body injury...Defenseman RINAT VALIEV will be out of the ICE line up four to six weeks with a lower body injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After one game of the 2013-14 season the ICE were 0-1-0-0, after two games 0-2-0-0 and after three games 1-2-0-0.

DRAFTED PLAYERS: RINAT VALIEV - Toronto Maple Leafs (3rd Round, 2014 NHL Draft), JAEDON DESCHENEAU - St. Louis Blues (5th Round, 2014 NHL Draft), TANNER FAITH – Minnesota Wild (5th Round, 2014 NHL Draft).

Thursday, September 18, 2014

WHL Rule Changes

Calgary, AB – The Western Hockey League today announced a series of rule changes for the upcoming 2014-15 WHL Season, which opens Friday evening.
Rule changes for the 2014-15 WHL Season were tested during pre-season and most of the changes adopted by the National Hockey League (NHL):
*Indicates rule adopted by the NHL
1) Overtime
During the regular season, at the end of the third period of a tied game, there will be a two minute break prior to the start of a five (5) minute sudden-death overtime period (same as in previous seasons).
*The Clubs must change ends for the overtime period.
2) Shootout
Should a regular season game be tied after the five (5) minute sudden-death overtime period, the Zamboni(s) will do a dry scrape of the middle of the ice (same as in previous seasons).
*The Clubs must change ends again for the shootout.
*The home team shall have the choice of shooting first or second, and the Clubs shall alternate shots.
*The spin-o-rama type move where the player completes a 360 degree turn as he approaches the goal shall not be permitted. Should a player perform such a move during the penalty shot, the shot shall be stopped immediately by the referee, and no goal shall be permitted. (This also applies on regular penalty shot situations during a game)
3) Tripping
*A two minute minor penalty will be assessed when a defending player “dives” and trips an attacking player with his stick, body, arm or shoulder, regardless of whether the defending player is able to make initial contact with the puck.
*In situations where a penalty shot might otherwise be appropriate, if the defending player “dives” and touches the puck first (before the trip), no penalty shot will be awarded. (In such cases, the resulting penalty will be limited to a two minute minor for tripping).
4) No Change Icing
*When a Club commits a no change icing infraction, a face-off violation by that team will not result in the center being removed.
*Instead, the center will be warned by the linesman that his Club has committed their first face-off violation. The linesman will then conduct the face-off as quickly as possible.
*Any second violation by that same Club, on the same stoppage, will result in a bench minor penalty for delay of game (face-off violation) being assessed.
*If the center attempts to arrive at the face-off spot just as the five seconds elapse to gain an advantage to win the face-off, he shall not be removed from the face-off. The center will be warned by the linesman that his Club has committed a face-off violation. In the event the center then commits a second face-off violation, or the action is actually the second face-off violation, a bench minor penalty for delay of game will be assessed.
5) Puck Out of Bounds
With respect to the attacking Club being responsible for the puck going out of play in the attacking zone, the following exceptions apply, and as a result, the face-off shall be conducted at one of the face-off spots in the attacking zone:
*Shot at the net that deflects off the goal post or crossbar and out of play
*Shot at the net that breaks the glass
*Shot at the net that goes off the side of the net and out of play
*Shot at the net that goes off the dasher boards or glass and out of play
*Shot at the net that is tipped or deflected by a teammate out of play
*Shot at the net that becomes wedged in or on the exterior of the goal net
6) Video Goal Judge Reviewable Situation
When a goal has been scored and the Video Goal Judge has conclusive video evidence that the puck hit the netting (therefore out of play) and went back onto the ice surface which was undetected by the on-ice officials, this goal shall not be allowed. If the puck subsequently leaves the attacking zone after hitting the net, this play is no longer reviewable by the Video Goal Judge.

New WHL Playoff Format

Calgary, AB – The Western Hockey League will have a new playoff format for the 2015 WHL Playoffs. The new format mirrors that of the National Hockey League and is designed to enhance Divisional rivalries in the First Round of the WHL Playoffs.
The Western Hockey League’s Eastern and Western Conferences will use a Divisional/Conference hybrid playoff format, with the inclusion of Wild Card qualifiers, for the 2015 WHL Playoffs. All playoff series are still best-of-seven affairs.
The new format will see the top three Clubs in each Division make up the first six playoff qualifiers within each of the two WHL Conferences. The remaining two spots per Conference will be filled via Wild Cards, with the next two highest-placed Clubs in each Conference earning playoff berths based on their regular season record, regardless of Division.
In the First Round, the Division winner with the best record in each Conference will be matched against the wild card team with the lesser record; the wild card team with the better record will play the other Division winner. The second and third-place teams within each Division will also meet in the First Round.
First-round winners within each bracket play one another in the Second Round with the four winning Clubs advancing to the Conference Championships. Home ice advantage through the first two rounds goes to the Club that placed higher in regular season standings.
The two Clubs winning second round series in each Conference will advance to the third round (WHL Conference Championships), where they will be ranked in order of regular season points.
The Eastern and Western Conference Champions will advance to the best-of-seven WHL Championship Series, with the Club having the most regular season points receiving home ice advantage.

From The ICE Office

Cranbrook, BC – The Kootenay ICE Hockey Club is pleased to announce tickets for the club's 17th Home Opener will be available for purchase beginning Monday, September 22nd at 8:30 am. Super 7 Flex Paks will also be available for purchase at this time.

The 2014-15 Home Opener is scheduled for Friday, October 3rd against the Spokane Chiefs at 7:00 pm. The first 3,000 fans in attendance will receive a 2014-15 ICE Magnetic Schedule. Prior to the game, the ICE, the Kootenay ICE Fan Club and Coyote Jack's Bar & Grill will be holding a Booster Barbeque Tailgate Party in the southeast parking lot at Western Financial Place. Fans are invited to enjoy live entertainment as well as food and beverages at this family-friendly event from 4:30 - 6:30 pm.

Season ticket packages for the 2014-15 season will be available for pickup beginning Sunday, September 28th at the third annual ICE Pancake Breakfast, compliments of Coyote Jack's Bar & Grill. Season ticket holders are welcome to visit Western Financial Place for pancakes and refreshments with ICE players and staff from 10:00 am - noon. For those unable to attend, season ticket packages will be available for pickup at the Kootenay ICE office beginning Monday, September 29th at 8:30 am.

Season tickets can be purchased until Monday, October 6th at 5:00 pm. Single game tickets for the remainder of the 2014-15 season will be available for sale beginning Wednesday, October 8th.

2014-15 SINGLE-GAME TICKET PRICES
Adult $22.00
Senior (65+) $17.00
Student (13-25)* $15.00
Youth (4-12) $12.00
Plus applicable ticket surcharges.
* must present valid full-time student ID

Wednesday, September 17, 2014

ICE Update

Jon Martin is back from attending the Vancouver Canucks Prospect camp and Luke Philp is on his way back after attending the Toronto Maple Leaf Prospect Camp.
Jaedon Descheneau (St. Louis) and Tanner Faith (Minnesota) have been invited to their NHL teams' Main Camps.
Rinat Valiev (Toronto) is unavailable due to an injury.
Mackenzie Skapski (Rangers), Sam Reinhart (Buffalo) and Tim Bozon (Montreal) are also at Main Camps.

Sunday, September 14, 2014

Kootenay vs Calgary Exhibition Game #5

Crowsnest Pass, Alb – The Calgary Hitmen scored 4 first period goals on their way to a 4-1 win over the Kootenay ICE.

The teams combined for 5 goals in the period including Austin Wellsby getting his 2nd of the preseason with a rebound on the powerplay.

Wyatt Hoflin started in net and went the distance.

The ICE finished the preseason with a 1-4-0 record.

The ICE will start the regular season Friday in Red Deer.

The ICE were 2 skaters short of a complete line-up.
Legien-Vetterl-Zborosky
Chynoweth-O'Connor-Chirva
Wellsby-Loschiavo-Beattie-Allan
Murray-Fleury
Steenbergen-Overdyk
Allbee-O'Shaughnessy
Hoflin
Sittler

ICE Scratches – Valiev, Faith, Descheneau, Philp, Martin, Williams, King, Cable, Alfaro.

ICE at NHL Prospect Camps

Tanner Faith - Minnesota - 2 GP 0-0-0 4pm
Sam Reinhart - Buffalo - 2 GP 0-0-0 0pm
Mackenzie Skapski - New York Rangers - 1 GP 1-0-0 0.94 .973%
Jaedon Descheneau - St. Louis - 3 GP 1-0-1 2pm
Rinat Valiev - Toronto -
Luke Philp - Toronto - 1 GP
Tim Bozon - Montreal -
Jon Martin - Vancouver - 1 GP 0-0-0 0pm

Saturday, September 13, 2014

8 ICE at NHL Prospect Camps

Toronto plays a game tonight against Chicago. Reports out of Toronto say Rinat Valiev will not play because he has a knee injury. The Leafs also have games on Sunday and Tuesday and Luke Philp should be in the line-up for some of those games.

Jaedon Descheneau scored a 3rd period goal for St. Louis against Detroit. The Blues will play again today and Monday.

Tanner Faith was not in the line-up for Minnesota's game yesterday. Today they play the Blues and have another game on Monday.

Jon Martin
was in the line-up for Vancouver in an overtime loss to Edmonton. The Canucks play again on Sunday and Monday.

Will Sam Reinhart stay the whole season with Buffalo. Bleacher Report tells us more. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/2191081-buffalo-sabres-what-should-they-do-with-sam-reinhart-this-year
Reinhart was in the line-up in a loss to Carolina. They play again today and Monday.

Mackenzie Skapski is with the New York Rangers and was the back-up in yesterday's game. They play again today and Monday.

Tim Bozon is at Montreal's camp. http://canadiens.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=730307&navid=DL|MTL|home

Friday, September 12, 2014

Kootenay vs Lethbridge Exhibition Game #4

Crowsnest Pass, Alb – Goalies Jayden Sittler and Keelan Williams combined for 27 saves as the Kootenay ICE improved to a preseason record of 1-3-0 with a 2-0 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes.

Sittler started the game and finished with 19 saves and Williams took over midway through the game and had 8 saves.

The ICE opened the scoring in the first period on 3-way passing play completed by Zak Zborosky who notched his 2nd of the preseason.

In the 2nd period Kyle O'Connor was near the net to pounce on a rebound for his 1st of the exhibition season.

The ICE will wrap-up the preseason Sunday afternoon at 2 against Calgary.

The ICE were 2 skaters short of a complete line-up.
Legien-Vetterl-Zborosky
Chynoweth-O'Connor-Chirva
Wellsby-Loschiavo-Beattie-Allan
Murray-Allbee
Steenbergen-Overdyk
Fleury-O'Shaughnessy
Sittler
Williams

ICE Scratches – Valiev, Faith, Descheneau, Philp, Martin, Hoflin, King, Cable, Alfaro.

Game Summary

1st Period
1. Kootenay, Zborosky 2 (Allan, Vetterl) 14:29
Penalties – Ktn Fleury (tripping) 10:38, Leth Folk (roughing) Ktn Steenbergen (slashing) 11:26, Ktn Allbee (tripping) 16:10.
2nd Period
2. Kootenay, O'Connor (Chirva, Overdyk) 12:00
Penalties – Ktn Allan (interference) 4:09.
3rd Period
No Scoring.
Penalties – Leth Lenchyshyn Ktn Wellsby (fighting, game misconduct) 1:54, Leth Holub (hooking) 6:40, Leth Nemeth Ktn Ryan Chynoweth (fighting, game misconduct) 9:56, Leth Nielsen Ktn Vetterl (fighting, game misconduct) 18:10, Ktn Steenbergen (contact to the head) 18:48.
Shots on goal by
Lethbridge – 14 – 8 – 5 = 27
Kootenay - 8 - 9 – 10 = 27
Goal (shots-saves) – Lethbridge: Skinner (27-25) Kootenay: Sittler (19-19) Williams (9:41 second) (8-8)
Power plays (goals-chances) - Lethbridge: 0/4 Kootenay: 0/1
Referees – Matt Cassidy, Jason Cramer
Linesmen – Scott Sharun, Justin Slimm

ICE Weekend

The Kootenay ICE will be in the Crowsnest Pass this weekend for 2 exhibition games.
Tonight at 7 they'll face-off against Lethbridge and Sunday afternoon at 2 they play Calgary.
With 5 players at NHL camps (Valiev-Toronto, Philp Toronto, Faith-Minnesota, Descheneau-St. Louis, Martin-Vancouver) the ICE are down to 22 available players.
Listen for period reports on The Drive and B-104 and there will be updates on twitter.

Monday, September 8, 2014

Big Week Of Practice

The Kootenay ICE are back home after going 0-3-0 in Tri City.
As far as wins-and-losses are concerned the ICE have always struggled in this tournament as they were playing teams who started their training camps 1-2 weeks earlier than the ICE and are playing their 4th and 5th preseason games.
The club is really looking forward to working on their team systems with practices Monday-Thursday and then will play exhibition games against Lethbridge (Friday evening) and Calgary (Sunday afternoon) in the Crowsnest Pass.
The ICE will not make any cuts to the roster and will remain with 27 players (3 goalies, 9 defensemen, 15 forwards).
5 will be leaving the club this week to attend NHL camps, Rinat Valiev and Luke Philp to Toronto's camp, Jaedon Deschenau to St. Louis, Tanner Faith to Minnesota and Jon Martin to Vancouver.

Saturday, September 6, 2014

Kootenay vs Everett Exhibition Game #3

Kennewick, Wash – The Kootenay ICE preseason record dropped to 0-3-0-0 with a 8-2 loss to the Everett Silvertips.

The ICE got 2nd period goals from Austin Wellsby and Zak Zborosky, both with their 1st goals of the exhibition season.

Goalie Jayden Sittler made his 1st appearance of the preseason and made 23 saves.

In the 5 years the ICE have played a 3-game preseason tournament in Tri City they have a record of 1-14-0.

The ICE will play Lethbridge and Calgary next weekend in the Crowsnest Pass to wrap-up the preseason.

Chirva-O'Connor-Martin
Legien-Loschiavo-Zborosky
Chynoweth-Vetterl-Wellsby
Steenbergen-Allan-Beattie
King-Fleury
Allbee-Valiev
O'Shaughnessy-Murray
Sittler
Williams

ICE Scratches – Hoflin, Overdyk, Philp, Descheneau, Cable, Faith, Alfaro.

Game Summary
1st Period-
1, Everett, Laurencelle 3   0:30.
2, Everett, Stockl 1 (Malenica), 4:44.
3, Everett, Bauml 1 (Juulsen, Nikolishin), 5:16 (PP).
4, Everett, Sandhu 2 (Davis, Low), 15:47.
Penalties-Wellsby Ktn (tripping), 4:56; Pfeifer Evt (cross checking), 16:33.

2nd Period-
5, Kootenay, Wellsby 1 (O'Shaughnessy, Vetterl), 9:44.
6, Everett, Aasman 1 (Fonteyne, MacDonald), 11:58.
7, Everett, Malenica 1   15:45.
8, Kootenay, Zborosky 1   19:49.
Penalties-Murray Ktn (holding), 1:50; Sandhu Evt (high sticking), 5:33; Fonteyne Eve (cross checking), 13:33.

3rd Period-
9, Everett, Low 1 (Sandhu, Bauml), 1:32.
10, Everett, Millar 2 (Juulsen, Nikolishin), 7:12.
Penalties-Chynoweth Ktn (checking from behind), 16:19.

Shots on Goal-Kootenay 8-6-4-18. Everett 11-10-10-31.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 0 / 3; Everett 1 / 3.
Goalies-Kootenay, Sittler 0-1-0-0 (31 shots-23 saves). Everett, Lotz 2-0-0-0 (11 shots-11 saves); Petit 0-1-0-0 (7 shots-5 saves).
Referees-Andrew Wilk (80).
Linesmen-Jeremi Del Campo (44), Anthony Guzzo (135).

Friday, September 5, 2014

Kootenay vs Portland Exhibition Game #2

Kennewick, Wash – The Kootenay ICE preseason record dropped to 0-2-0 with a 5-3 loss to the Portland Winterhawks.

Luke Philp (2g 1a) and Jaedon Descheneau (1g 2a) each had 3 point games. Philp has 4 goals in the first 2 games of the preseason.

Goalie Keelan Williams made his first ever WHL appearance and went the distance and made 28 saves.

The ICE will play against Everett on Saturday and the game starts at Noon.

Chirva-Philp-Descheneau
Cable-Vetterl-Martin
Chynoweth-O'Connor-Zborosky
Legien-Allan-Beattie
Valiev-Faith
King-Murray
Steenbergen-Allbee
Williams
Sittler

ICE Scratches – Hoflin, Alfaro, Wellsby, Loschiavo, Fleury, Overdyk, O'Shaughnessy.

Game Summary
1st Period-
1, Kootenay, Philp 3 (Descheneau, Murray), 3:04.
Penalties-Texeira Por (hooking), 7:14; Descheneau Ktn (inter. on goaltender), 17:58.

2nd Period-
2, Portland, Turgeon 1 (De Leo), 8:49 (PP).
3, Portland, Turgeon 2 (Schoenborn, De Leo), 15:43.
4, Portland, Bittner 2 (Bjorkstrand, Petan), 18:17.
Penalties-Descheneau Ktn (high sticking), 6:59; Turgeon Por (game misconduct), 19:20.

3rd Period-
5, Portland, Iverson 1 (Schoenborn), 13:45.
6, Kootenay, Philp 4 (Descheneau), 15:12.
7, Kootenay, Descheneau 1 (Philp, Martin), 15:42.
8, Portland, Bjorkstrand 4 (Smith, Cederholm), 19:52 (EN).
Penalties-Smith Por (kneeing), 3:07; Iverson Por (tripping), 5:41; Valiev Ktn (hooking), 11:07.

Shots on Goal-Portland 12-10-11-33. Kootenay 11-4-4-19.
Power Play Opportunities-Portland 1 / 3; Kootenay 0 / 3.
Goalies-Portland, Burke 2-0-0-0 (19 shots-16 saves). Kootenay, Williams 0-1-0-0 (32 shots-28 saves).
Referees-Trevor Shively (11), Jason Nissen (91).
Linesmen-Jarrod Boman (116), Joel Nyberg (145).

Thursday, September 4, 2014

Kootenay @ Tri City Exhibition Game #1

Kennewick, Wash – The Kootenay ICE opened their WHL exhibition season with a 5-4 loss to the Tri City Americans

In the first period the teams combined for 6 goals, ICE got goals from Luke Philp, Jon Martin on the powerplay and Ryan Chynoweth.
Chynoweth and Kyle O'Connor were involved in fights in the 2nd period which comes with an automatic game misconduct in the preseason.
Early in the 2nd the Americans jumped out to a 5-3 lead but after a successful penalty-kill Luke Philp scored his 2nd of the game to cut the deficit to one.
On the first shift of the 3rd period Tanner Faith was given a game misconduct for fighting.
Goalies Wyatt Hoflin and Eric Comrie made big saves in the 3rd period to keep it a 1-goal game.
ICE called a time out and pulled their goalie with 1:40 left but couldn't find the equalizer.
Kootenay will play Portland on Friday afternoon.

Chirva-Philp-Descheneau
Legien-O'Connor-Martin
Chynoweth-Loschiavo-Beattie
Zborosky-Allan-Wellsby
Allbee-Faith
O'Shaughnessy-Murray
Steenbergen-Fleury
Hoflin
Sittler

ICE Scratches – Keelan Williams, Dylan Overdyk, Tyler King, Austin Vetterl, Rinat Valiev, Levi Cable, Matt Alfaro.

Game Summary
1st Period-
1, Tri-City, Nickles 2 (Southam, Coghlan), 1:11.
2, Kootenay, Philp 1 (Chirva, Steenbergen), 7:56.
3, Kootenay, Martin 1 (Loschiavo), 11:07 (PP).
4, Tri-City, Williams 1 (Southam, Comrie), 14:31.
5, Tri-City, Williams 2 (Wotherspoon, Bowles), 17:54 (PP).
6, Kootenay, Chynoweth 1   19:04.
Penalties-McCue T.c (tripping), 8:02; Williams T.c (cross checking), 9:57; Williams T.c (kneeing), 12:11; Beattie Ktn (cross checking), 16:33; Faith Ktn (roughing, roughing), 19:56; Rutledge T.c (roughing), 19:56.

2nd Period-
7, Tri-City, Lukin 1 (Bowles, McCue), 1:32 (PP).
8, Tri-City, Bowles 1 (Lukin, McCue), 5:18.
9, Kootenay, Philp 2 12:24.
Penalties-Andrusiak T.c (hooking), 7:03; Chynoweth Ktn (major-fighting, game misconduct), 7:42; Playfair T.c (major-fighting, game misconduct), 7:42; Martin Ktn (charging), 9:48; O'Connor Ktn (major-fighting, game misconduct, game misconduct), 13:40; Hillis T.c (major-fighting, game misconduct, game misconduct), 13:40; Beattie Ktn (roughing), 15:35; Faith Ktn (roughing), 18:18; James T.c (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 18:18.

3rd Period-
No Scoring.
Penalties-Faith Ktn (major-fighting, game misconduct), 0:25; James T.c (major-fighting, game misconduct), 0:25; Carlo T.c (elbowing), 4:05; Wotherspoon T.c (slashing), 9:00; served by Andrusiak T.c (too many men), 12:15.

Shots on Goal-Kootenay 13-9-7-29. Tri-City 14-13-12-39.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 1 / 7; Tri-City 2 / 4.
Goalies-Kootenay, Hoflin 0-1-0-0 (39 shots-34 saves). Tri-City, Comrie 2-1-0-0 (29 shots-25 saves).
A-2,493
Referees-Jeff Ingram (82), Andrew Wilk (80).
Linesmen-Jason Michelbook (112), Devon Sephton (149)

Kootenay Starts Preseason

The Kootenay ICE will be in Tri City to play 3 preseason games in the next 3 days.
Tonight they'll face-off against the Americans, Friday vs Portland and Saturday they'll play Everett.
The club will bring all 27 players on their roster.
Next week the club will be without 5 players who will be attending NHL camps. (Valiev-Toronto, Philp Toronto, Faith-Minnesota, Descheneau-St. Louis, Martin-Vancouver)
This is the 5th year in a row that the ICE will play 3 exhibition games in a mini-tournament in Kennewick, Washington.
They are playing teams that started their training camp 7-10 days earlier than the ICE.
Overall the ICE have a 1-11-0 record in the previous years.
Listen for period reports on all exhibition games on The Drive and B-104.