Pics Of The Game

From Cranbrook Photo ...

10 Things

1. The ICE and Hurricanes have played 119 regular season games and the ICE have won 63. 16 other games have ended in ties, overtime and shootout losses.

2. The Hurricanes don’t have a NHL drafted player on the roster but forward Reid Duke is a 1st/2nd round prospect for the 2014 Draft and defenseman Ryan Pilon is rated as a top 10 pick in 2015.

3. The ICE roster is at 24 players (2 goalies, 8 defensemen, 14 forwards) and the original plan was to be at 22 going into October. Unless there are injuries there should be 1 forward and 1 defensemen roster decision to be made after this weekend.

4. The next win by the ICE will be the 210th career regular season win by Ryan McGill who is tied with Cory Clouston for most in team history.

5. Newly acquired Ryan Chynoweth will wear jersey #18.

6. The WHL over-age deadline is in a couple of weeks and the ICE, Oil Kings, Cougars and Pats have openings. Depending on who comes back from pro camps the teams that could have more than 3 include the Silvertips, Hitmen, Tigers, Rockets and Americans.

7. The last Cranbrook native to play for the ICE was defensemen Donny Lloyd.

8. On November 28th Lethbridge will be the host for WHL vs Russia game. They also hosted in 2004 when the WHL won 5-2.

9. Nigel Dawes and Jeff Glass were on the WHL roster and played for Canada a few weeks later in the WJHC.

10. After the NHL told the Hurricanes they couldn’t have similar uniforms to the Washington Capitals, the club now has a new logo and uniforms this season.

ICE Acquire Chynoweth

Cranbrook, BC – Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced the Club has acquired 18-year-old Forward Ryan Chynoweth from the Tri-City Americans in exchange for a fifth round draft pick in either the 2014 or 2015 WHL Bantam Draft. Ryan, who is the son of ICE General Manager Jeff Chynoweth was the 24th selection in the 2010 Bantam Draft by the Everett Silvertips and was traded to the Americans last season.

“Ryan will complement our existing age group of 1995 born players. He adds versatility playing either wing or center, and is one of only three left shot forwards on our team,” added Chynoweth.

The ICE are now carrying 24 players, including two goaltenders, eight defenseman and 14 forwards.

The next home action for the ICE will be Friday against the Lethbridge Hurricanes and Saturday night against the Regina Pats. Both game times at 7:00 pm. Tickets are available at the Kootenay ICE Office or by calling 250-417-0322.

RYAN CHYNOWETH
April 8, 1995 * Hometown: Cranbrook, BC
Left Wing / Centre * Shoots: Left * 6’1”, 185 lbs

YEAR TEAM GP G A TP PIM
2010-11 Everett Silvertips 1 0 0 0 0
2011-12 Everett Silvertips 66 2 6 8 40
2012-13 Everett / Tri-City 37 1 3 4 48
2013-14 Tri-City Amercians 3 0 1 1 4

Boyd

The ICE have reassigned 19-year-old forward Jordyn Boyd.
Last year he had 8 goals, 6 assists for 14 points.
The roster is down 23 players with 2 goalies, 8 defensemen and 13 forwards.

From The ICE Office

ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter this week's action with a 0-2-0-0 record (0-1-0-0 at home, 0-1-0-0 on the road, 0-0-0 in overtime) and tied for fourth place in the CENTRAL DIVISION...The ICE finished the 2012-2013 regular season with a .500 or better record for the 14th consecutive season, which is the longest active streak in the WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE...KOOTENAY will play three of their next five games at home.

SEASON TICKETS: Season Tickets are still available to purchase until Friday, October 4th…The ICE Office currently has many great seats available…Individual game tickets for the remainder of the 2013-2014 regular season will go on sale to the general public on Monday, October 7th.

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 to be used during the 2014 golf season…SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS are available in Adult, Senior, Student and Youth packages...Adults are $133.00, Seniors $105.00, Students $91.00 and Youth $70.00.

PEPSI KIDS CLUB: Registration for the PEPSI KIDS CLUB is underway…Kids from five to 12 can sign up to be part of the KIDS CLUB and receive a punch card to attend eight games for only $5.00…The events this year will include skating, tobogganing and a movie…Cost for each kid is $17.00 and forms are available at the Kootenay ICE Office…Registration deadline is Friday, November 15.

ROSTER UPDATE: The ICE have 24 players on their roster, including two goalies, eight defensemen and 14 forwards…Of those players, there are two 1993 born players, six 1994 born players, eight 1995 born players, five 1996 born players and three 1997 born players...KOOTENAY begins the 2013-2014 season with 17 returning players from last year.

DID YOU KNOW: MATT ALFARO recorded his first WHL career assist on September 21 in RED DEER...COLIN SHIRLEY, SAM REINHART and TANNER FAITH have all been listed in the CENTRAL SCOUTING SERVICE PRELIMINARY 2014 NORTH AMERICAN RANKINGS...The ICE have made the WHL playoffs for 15th consecutive years, which is the longest active streak in the WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE

ONE YEAR AGO: After one game of the 2012-2013 season the ICE were 0-1-0-0, after two games 0-2-0-0 and after three games were 1-2-0-0.

DRAFTED PLAYER: MACKENZIE SKAPSKI – New York Rangers (6th Round, 2013 NHL Draft).

UPCOMING WEEK:
Tuesday September 24 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Wednesday September 25 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Thursday September 26 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Friday September 27 ICE vs. Lethbridge 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Saturday September 28 ICE vs. Regina 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)

WEEK IN REVIEW:
Friday, September 20 – Kootenay 2 vs Red Deer 4 – Record 0-1-0-0 – Attendance: 2,399
Goals:
1 - Reinhart (1) from Cable and Peel
2 - Dirk (1) from Reinhart and Descheneau
Goalie: Mackenzie Skapski (38 Saves, 4 GA)

Saturday, September 21 – Kootenay 3 @ Red Deer 6 – Record 0-2-0-0 – Attendance: 5,476
Goal:
1 – Reinhart (2) from Philp and Peel
2 - O'Connor (1) from Shirley and Alfaro
3 - Philp (1) from Descheneau and Reinhart

CSS Watch List

http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=683040&navid=nhl:topheads

WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE
A SKATERS
Chase De Leo Portland C 5'9 177
Leon Draisaitl Prince Albert C 6'1.75 208
Haydn Fleury Red Deer D 6'2.5 198
Julius Honka Swift Current D 5'10 167
Brycen Martin Swift Current D 6'1.75 184
Sam Reinhart Kootenay C 6'0.75 185
Jake Virtanen Calgary RW 6'0.75 208
B SKATERS
Conner Bleackley Red Deer RW 6'0.5 192
Jayce Hawryluk Brandon C 5'10.25 186
Joseph Hicketts Victoria D 5'7.25 180
Waltteri Hopponen Everett LW 6'1.25 187
Ivan Nikolishin Everett C 5'8.25 158
Nelson Nogier Saskatoon D 6'2.25 191
Brayden Point Moose Jaw C 5'9.5 160
C SKATERS
Tomas Andrlik Prince Albert D 5'11.25 182
Rourke Chartier Kelowna C 5'10.5 173
Reid Duke Lethbridge C 5'11.5 189
Tanner Faith Kootenay D 6'3.25 211
Radel Fazleyev Calgary C 6'0.75 176
Justin Gutierrez Tri-City LW 6'3.75 184
Joshua Hanson Portland D 6'3.25 207
Edson Harlacher Kamloops D 6'2 187
Jared Hauf Seattle D 6'4.75 212
Keegan Iverson Portland C/RW 6'0.75 219
Spenser Jensen Medicine Hat D 6'4 191
Justin Marreck Tri-City LW 6'3 190
Dysin Mayo Edmonton D 5'11.75 181
Tyler Sandhu Everett C 5'10 162
Colin Shirley Kootenay LW 6'1.5 180
Alexei Sleptsov Moose Jaw D 5'11.5 160
Ty Stanton Medicine Hat D 6'3.75 179
Dominic Turgeon Portland C 6'1.75 198
Taylor Vickerman Tri-City LW 5'11.25 194
C GOALTENDERS
Payton Lee Vancouver G 6'0.25 176
Austin Lotz Everett G 6'0 188

Pics From Opening Night

From Cranbrook Photo ...

10 Things

1. In the first 9 home openers in the WHL the road team has 7 wins.

2. Sam Reinhart’s goal gave him 150 career points and is the 21st to reach that milestone for the ICE.

3. Jay Henderson is 20th in career points with the ICE with 154.

4. The ICE have played 62 regular season games in Red Deer and have a record of 23-32-3-4.

5. Jagger Dirk need 8 more games to be the 17th to lay 250 games with the ICE and needs 8 points to be the 7th defenseman with 100 career points.

6. Jaedon Descheneau is 7 points away from 100 career points.

7. Mackenzie Skapski needs 4 more wins to reach 50 career victories.

8. Mathew Alfaro is the only player on the roster who has not played a WHL game.

9. Troy Murray, Dylan Overdyk and Zack Zborosky played their 1st career games last night.

10. Jordan Steenbergen played in 1 game last season. Hudson Elynuik played in 4 regular season and 5 playoff games last season.

10 Things

1. The ICE will start their 18th year in the WHL and the 16th since moving to Cranbrook.

2. Last year the ICE were one of the youngest teams in the WHL and with an amazing 2nd half, they made the playoffs for the 15th year in a row.
The ICE are still a young team with 16 of the 24 players on the roster who are 18 years old or younger.

3. The ICE have 17 returning players with both goalies, 4 defensemen and 11 forwards, including 11 of their top 13 point getters from last season.

4. The ICE and Rebels will play each other 8 times this season.
Last year the Rebels won the last 3 meetings to take the season series 5-3.

5. It’s the first game for Sam Reinhart as the 18th Captain in team history.

6. The ICE have never had a forward selected in the first round of the NHL Draft and Reinhart is rated #1 in many draft rankings.

7. Jagger Dirk is the active leader with 241 career regular season games, Reinhart 143, Martin 128, Cable 127, Hubic 126, Descheneau 123.

8. This is the 4th time, and 3rd time in Cranbrook, that the ICE will host the Rebels in their home opener.

9. The ICE are 9-5-2-1 on opening night and are 12-3-2 in their home openers.

10. Head Coaches Ryan McGill and Brent Sutter will be on Team Canada’s bench at this years’ World Junior Hockey Championships.

ICE Roster

29 Mackenzie Skapski
30 Wyatt Hoflin

2 Troy Murray
3 Jordan Steenbergen
4 Clint Filbrandt
5 Jagger Dirk
6 Dylan Overdyk
7 Jeff Hubic
8 Matthew Thomas
9 Kyle O'Connor
10 Collin Shirley
11 Jon Martin
12 Luke Philp
14 Jaedon Descheneau
15 Austin Vetterl
16 Hudson Elynuik
18 Jordan Boyd
19 Zach McPhee
21 Mathew Alfaro
22 Zach Zborosky
23 Sam Reinhart
26 Levi Cable
27 Tanner Faith
28 Landon Peel

ICE roster to 24

Goalie Jayden Sittler and forward Carter Sawicki have been reassigned by the ICE.

Goalies (2)
Mackenzie Skapski (19), Wyatt Hoflin (18),

Defense (8)
Jagger Dirk (20), Landon Peel (19), Tanner Faith (18), Matt Thomas (18), Clint Filbrandt (18), Jordan Steenbergen (17), Troy Murray (16), Dylan Overdyk (16)

Forwards (14)
Zach McPhee (20), Levi Cable (19), Austin Vetterl (19), Jeff Hubic (19), Jordyn Boyd (19), Sam Reinhart (18), Luke Philp (18), Jaedon Descheneau (18), Jon Martin (18), Collin Shirley (17), Kyle O’Connor (17), Mathew Alfaro (17), Zachary Zborosky (17), Hudson Elynuik (16)

Defenseman Rinat Valiev (18) awaiting visa

Kootenay 6 Calgary 3 Exhibition Game #5

Coleman, Alb – Kootenay ICE forward Jaedon Descheneau had 2 goals in a 6-3 win over the Calgary Hitmen in WHL exhibition action on Sunday afternoon.

The ICE came back from 2-0 1st period deficit on goals by Matthew Alfaro and Luke Philp.
Alfaro got his 2nd of the preseason on a behind the net pass from Hudson Elynuik.
Philp deflected a point shot from Troy Murray.

In the 2nd period Jaedon Descheneau scored two goals on behind the net passes from Sam Reinhart who had a 3 point game (1g 2a).

In the 3rd period Reinhart put in a rebound and Collin Shirley scored on a wrist shot from the high slot.
Shirley led the club with 4 goals in the preseason.

The ICE finished the exhibition season with a 1-4-0-0 reccord.

The ICE will start the WHL regular season Friday when they host Red Deer.

ICE Scratches – Wyatt Hoflin, Clint Filbrandt, Landon Peel, Jon Martin, Jordyn Boyd, Carter Sawicki.

Cable-Reinhart-Decsheneau
Zborosky-Philp-Shirley
Vetterl-McPhee-Hubic
O’Connor-Alfaro-Eynuik

Dirk-Thomas
Murray-Faith
Steenbergen-Overdyk

Skapski
Sittler

Game Summary
Kootenay 1-4-0-0

1st Period
1. Calgary; Thomas (C.Brooks, Clayton) 3:05 pp
2. Calgary; Jones (Fazleev, Virtanen) 3:40
3. Kootenay; Alfaro 2 (Elynuik) 5:52
4. Kootenay; Philp (Murray, Faith) 8:58
Penalties – Elynuik Ktn (tripping) 2:37, Thomas Calg (high sticking) 13:35.
2nd Period
5. Kootenay; Descheneau (Reinhart, Dirk) 11:20 pp
6. Calgary; B.Brooks (Foster) 14:14
7. Kootenay; Descheneau 2 (2) (Reinhart, Cable) 19:36
Penalties – McPhee Ktn (high sticking) 8:49, Peterson Calg (tripping) 10:26.
3rd Period
8. Kootenay; Reinhart 1 (Thomas, Cable) :24
9. Kootenay; Shirley 4 15:44
Penalties – Calladine Calg Elynuik Ktn (roughing) 5:36, Faith Ktn (tripping) 6:04, Calladine Calg (unsportsmanlike) McPhee Ktn (kneeing) 18:30.
Shots on goal by
Calgary – 10 – 10 – 9 = 29
Kootenay – 11 – 5 – 16 = 31
Goal (shots-saves) – Calgary: Shields (31-25) Kootenay: Skapski (29-26)
Power plays (goals-chances) - Calgary: 1/3 Kootenay: 1/2

Lethbridge 4 Kootenay 1 Exhibition Game #4

Coleman, Alb – Lethbridge Hurricanes’ goalie Jonny Hogue made 35 saves in a 4-1 win over the Kootenay ICE in WHL exhibition action on Friday night.

In the second period Collin Shirley scored a powerplay goal after finding a rebound in the crease.
Shirley leads the ICE with 3 goals in the preseason.

The start of the game was delayed by 45 minutes as Lethbridge's bus broke down on the way to the rink.

The ICE will wrap-up the preseason Sunday afternoon against Calgary in Coleman, Alberta.

ICE Scratches – Jayden Sittler, Jordan Steenbergen, Landon Peel, Jeff Hubic, Hudson Elynuik, Matthew Alfaro.

Descheneau-Reinhart-Zborosky
Shirley-McPhee-O’Connor
Cable-Philp-Martin
Boyd-Vetterl-Sawicki

Dirk-Faith
Thomas-Murray
Overdyk-Filbrandt

Hoflin
Skapski

Game Summary
Kootenay 0-4-0-0

1st Period
1. Lethbridge; Olynek (Wong) 6:53
2. Lethbridge; Duke (Galbraith, Henry) 15:50 pp
Penalties – Kennedy Leth (tripping) 2:14, Ramsay Leth (roughing) 7:42, Descheneau Ktn (holding) 8:32, Vetterl Ktn (high sticking) 8:37, Murray Ktn (high sticking) 13:47, Faith Ktn (high sticking) 16:57.

2nd Period
3. Kootenay; Shirley 3 (Dirk, Reinhart) 6:42 pp
Penalties – Kennedy Leth (cross checking) 1:14, Watson Leth (elbowing) 5:34, Galbraith Leth Descheneau Ktn (roughing) 6:17, Martin Ktn (roughing) 7:18, Flbrandt Ktn (roughing) 11:02, O’Connor Ktn (hooking) 15:21.

3rd Period
4. Lethbridge; Yakubowski (Leverton) 18:34
5. Lethbridge; Wong 19:23 en
Penalties – Amson Leth (double high sticking) 7:21.
Shots on goal by
Lethbridge – 12 – 8 – 5 = 25
Kootenay – 15 – 9 – 12 = 36
Goal (shots-saves) – Lethbridge: Hogue (36-35) Kootenay: Hoflin (24-21)
Power plays (goals-chances) - Lethbridge: 1/7 Kootenay: 1/7

Manitoba U-16

Goalies
Brett Evans Saskatoon
Ryan Kubic Vancouver

Defense
Connor Bowey Kelowna
Darby Gula Everett
Blake Jameson Victoria
Brady Pouteau Regina
Liam Schioler Regina
Dean Stewart Saskatoon
Skyler Thorsteinson

Forwards
Connor Barley Kootenay
Morgan Geekie Tri City
Nathan Halvorsen Calgary
Brett Howden Moose Jaw
Kevin Jakisch Everett
Tanner Kaspick Brandon
Ty Lewis Brandon
Jermaine Loewen Kamloops
Vince Loschiavo Kootenay
Dawson Martin Calgary
Linden McCorrister Brandon
Nolan Patrick Brandon
Dylan Thiessen Brandon

ICE Weekend

The Ice will wrap up the preseason this weekend with 2 games in Coleman, Alberta (Crowsnest Pass).

Friday at 7 vs Lethbridge and Sunday at 2 vs Calgary.

There will be updates on the radio, Twitter and this blog.

Skapski At Traverse City

ICE goalie Mackenzie Skapski has played a couple of games for the Rangers at the Traverse City tournament.
From rangers.nhl.com ...

http://blueshirtsunited.com/videos/3802/mackenzie-skapski-talks-traverse-city#.Ui3vM0r4AdU

ICE Import pick Rinat Valiev is on the Dallas Stars roster for the tournament which wraps up today.
http://stars.nhl.com/club/page.htm?id=91903

Roster to 26

Goalies (3)
Mackenzie Skapski (19), Wyatt Hoflin (18), Jayden Sittler (17)

Defense (8)
Jagger Dirk (20), Landon Peel (19), Tanner Faith (18), Matt Thomas (18), Clint Filbrandt (18), Jordan Steenbergen (17), Troy Murray (16), Dylan Overdyk (16)

Forwards (15)
Zach McPhee (20), Levi Cable (19), Austin Vetterl (19), Jeff Hubic (19), Jordyn Boyd (19), Sam Reinhart (18), Luke Philp (18), Jaedon Descheneau (18), Jon Martin (18), Collin Shirley (17), Kyle O’Connor (17), Mathew Alfaro (17), Carter Sawicki (17), Zachary Zborosky (17), Hudson Elynuik (16)

Defenseman Rinat Valiev (18) awaiting visa

10 Things

1. This is the 4th year in a row that the ICE have played in the Tri City tournament. Their record is now 1-11-0. The U.S. Division teams start their camps 7-10 days earlier than the ICE and that is a huge difference at this time of the year.
2. In 3 of the last 4 years the ICE have played games in the Crowsnest Pass and their record is 3-3-0.
3. The ICE use the preseason to help make the final decisions to their roster and I’m sure Jeff Chynoweth, Garnet Kazuik, Ryan McGill and Jay Henderson have a better grasp on the prospects after playing 3 games in 3 days.
4. In my 14 years covering the ICE they have never gone an entire year with two 16-year-old defenseman but that could be changed this year with 1st round pick Troy Murray and 2nd round pick Dylan Overdyk making strong bids to make the cut.
5. The ICE could have anywhere from 2-4 16-year-olds make the team this year, remember 2 years ago they had five (Wand, Descheneau, Reinhart, Philp, Martin) and 3 years ago they had none.
6. Speaking of Spencer Wand, if he decides to return to hockey, he could be an asset for the ICE in a possible trade.
7. In games involving the ICE we didn’t get to see Cranbrook’s Ryan Chynoweth (Tri City) or Everett’s Ben Betker (NHL camp) while Mackenzie Skapski’s brother Mitch (Everett) was not in the line-up either.
8. The ICE did not play against Seattle so we didn’t see 2012 1st overall pick Mathew Barzal.
9. The Hockey News has the ICE rated 4th in the Central, 5th in the East Conference and 10th in the WHL. They have Edmonton, Prince Albert, Kelowna and Portland as the division winners and the Rockets rated 1st overall.
10. The newly sold Saskatoon Blades are ranked last overall.

Everett 8 Kootenay 6 Exhibition Game #3

Kennewick, Wash – The Kootenay ICE preseason record dropped to 0-3-0 with a 8-6 loss to the Everett Silvertips in WHL exhibition action on Saturday afternoon.

In the first period the ICE got goals from Kyle O’Connor on a goal mouth scramble and a Matthew Alfaro on the powerplay with a wrist shot off the goalies’ glove.

In the second period the ICE scored 2 goals 13 seconds apart with Collin Shirley on a goal mouth scramble and a one-timer by Jordyn Boyd.

In the third period Collin Shirley scored his 2nd of the game on a powerplay and Austin Vetterl had the other goal.

Jagger Dirk 3 assists and Luke Philp had 2 assists.

The ICE will play two exhibition games in the Crowsnest Pass next weekend against Lethbridge and Calgary.

ICE Scratches – Skapski (NHL), Faith, Peel, Hubic, Descheneau, McPhee, Reinhart.

Boyd-Philp-Wellsby
Elynuik-O’Connor-Martin
Shirley-Vetterl-Cable
Sawicki-Alfaro-Zborosky

Dirk-Overdyk
Murray- Filbrandt
Steenbergen-Thomas

Hoflin
Sittler

Game Summary
Kootenay 0-3-0-0

1st Period-
1, Kootenay, O'Connor 1 (Elynuik), 4:12.
2, Everett, Davis 1 (Low, Stadnyk), 9:10 (PP).
3, Everett, Aasman 2 (Hayer, Skrumeda), 12:47.
4, Kootenay, Alfaro 1 (Philp, Cable), 16:37 (PP).
5, Everett, Hayer 3 (Low, Stadnyk), 18:39 (PP).
Penalties-Boyd Ktn (roughing), 7:17; Filbrandt Ktn (hooking), 8:37; Steenbergen Ktn (high sticking), 10:32; Stadnyk Evt (boarding), 15:51; Steenbergen Ktn (hooking), 18:23.

2nd Period-
6, Kootenay, Shirley 1 (Vetterl, Dirk), 9:14.
7, Kootenay, Boyd 1 (Philp, Dirk), 9:27.
8, Everett, Adam 1 (Sandhu, MacDonald), 13:32.
9, Everett, Bajkov 2 (Bauml, Leedahl), 15:33.
10, Everett, Hayer 4 (Stadnyk, Juulsen), 17:42.
Penalties-Vetterl Ktn (boarding), 19:49.

3rd Period-
11, Kootenay, Shirley 2 (Overdyk, Murray), 6:54 (PP).
12, Everett, Bajkov 3 (Davis, Leedahl), 14:54 (PP).
13, Kootenay, Vetterl 1 (Shirley, Filbrandt), 15:26.
14, Everett, Nikolishin 2 (Low, Zipp), 16:17.
Penalties-served by Aasman Evt (too many men), 5:02; Dirk Ktn (hooking), 13:36.

Shots on Goal-Kootenay 8-9-8-25. Everett 14-12-8-34.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 2 / 2; Everett 3 / 6.

Spokane 5 Kootenay 1 Exhibition Game #2

Kennewick, Wash – Spokane Chiefs overage forwards Michael Aviani and Mitch Holmberg each had 2 goals and 1 assist in a 5-1 win over the Kootenay ICE in WHL exhibition action on Friday afternoon.

The lone goal for the ICE came in the second period with Zach McPhee near the crease to put a loose puck into the net.

Specialty teams were big as the Chiefs scored 1 powerplay goal and 1 shorthanded goal and the ICE powerplay was 0/9.

The ICE played most of the game with 5 defenseman after Jordan Steenbergen received a game misconduct for fighting in the 2nd period.

The ICE will play Everett on Saturday afternoon.

ICE Scratches – Skapski (NHL), Murray, O’Connor, Martin, Philp, Sawicki, Peel.

Zborosky-Reinhart-Descheneau
Shirley-McPhee-Cable
Elynuik-Alfaro-Hubic
Boyd-Vetterl-Wellsby

Dirk-Overdyk
Steenbergen-Thomas
Filbrandt-Faith

Sittler
Hoflin

Game Summary
Kootenay 0-2-0-0

1st Period-
1, Spokane, Aviani 1 (Sozanski, Coyle), 12:00 (PP).
Penalties-Dirk Ktn (high sticking), 8:37; Cardiff Spo (high sticking), 8:37; Zborosky Ktn (slashing), 10:45; Chartier Spo (holding), 13:58; Chartier Spo (high sticking), 18:30.

2nd Period-
2, Spokane, Aviani 2 (Whitwham, Holmberg), 11:19.
3, Spokane, Holmberg 1 (Aviani), 13:44 (SH).
4, Kootenay, McPhee 1 (Cable, Filbrandt), 15:18.
5, Spokane, Bobyk 1 (Whitwham, Oneschuk), 18:14.
Penalties-Steenbergen Ktn (major-fighting, game misconduct), 6:34; Playfair Spo (major-fighting, game misconduct), 6:34; served by Wellsby Ktn (too many men), 7:40; Proft Spo (slashing), 8:53; Helewka Spo (tripping), 13:12; Hascic Spo (tripping), 19:07.

3rd Period-
6, Spokane, Holmberg 2 (McIntosh, Bobyk), 13:26.
Penalties-Fiala Spo (slashing), 1:26; Vetterl Ktn (roughing), 3:00; Rayman Spo (interference), 3:00; Boyd Ktn (major-fighting, game misconduct), 5:46; Cardiff Spo (checking from behind, major-fighting, game misconduct), 5:46; Overdyk Ktn (holding), 8:03; Aviani Spo (hooking), 13:51; Reinhart Ktn (roughing), 15:33.

Shots on Goal-Kootenay 8-16-12-36. Spokane 11-16-5-32.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 0 / 9; Spokane 1 / 5.
Goalies-Kootenay, Sittler 0-1-0-0 (32 shots-27 saves). Spokane, Verhelst 1-0-0-0 (12 shots-12 saves); Williams 0-0-0-0 (24 shots-23 saves).

Tri City 4 Kootenay 1 Exhibition Game #1

Kennewick, Wash – Tri City goalies Evan Sarthou and Troy Trombley combined for 31 saves in a 4-1 win over the ICE in Kootenay’s first exhibition game of the WHL preseason.

Kootenay opened the scoring on a 1st period goal from Jon Martin with former American defenseman Clint Filbrandt earning an assist.
ICE starting goalie Wyatt Hoflin went the distance and made 35 saves including 17 in the 2nd period.

The ICE had no over-agers in the line-up while the Americans used three.
Defenseman Landon Peel left the game early in the 1st period and didn’t return.

The ICE will play Spokane on Friday afternoon.

ICE Scratches – Skapski (NHL), Dirk, Steenbergen, McPhee, Reinhart, Cable, Shirley.

Zborosky-Alfaro-Descheneau
Elynuik-Philp-O’Connor
Boyd-Vetterl-Hubic
Sawicki-Martin-Wellsby

Peel-Faith
Murray-Thomas
Filbrandt-Overdyk

Hoflin
Sittler

Game Summary
Kootenay 0-1-0-0

1st Period-
1, Kootenay, Martin 1 (Filbrandt), 11:03.
2, Tri-City, Playfair 1 14:32.
Penalties-Martin Ktn (roughing), 6:22; Purtill T.c (boarding), 11:39.

2nd Period-
3, Tri-City, Messier 1 (Comrie, Purtill), 12:50.
Penalties-served by Boyd Ktn (too many men), 1:39.

3rd Period-
4, Tri-City, McCue 1 (Messier), 11:24.
5, Tri-City, McCue 2 (Wotherspoon), 19:39 (EN).
Penalties-Alfaro Ktn (tripping), 11:42; Vickerman T.c (holding), 12:28.

Shots on Goal-Kootenay 15-9-9-33. Tri-City 9-18-12-39.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 0 / 2; Tri-City 0 / 3.
Goalies-Kootenay, Hoflin 0-1-0-0 (39 shots-36 saves). Tri-City, Sarthou 1-1-0-0 (20 shots-19 saves); Trombley 0-1-0-0 (13 shots-13 saves).
A-2,773
Referees-Jason Cramer (57), Mark Pearce (5).
Linesmen-Jason Michelbook (112), Trevor Shively (11).

ICE Open Exhibition Season

The ICE will play 3 preseason games in the Tri City Tournament as they'll face-off against the Americans on Thursday, Spokane on Friday and Everett on Saturday.
I'll be doing reports on the radio and look for updates on Twitter and summaries on the blog.

Camp Thoughts

1. Is there a battle for the back-up goalie spot? With Mackenzie Skapski at New York Rangers camp Wyatt Hoflin (18) and Jayden Sittler (17) will play in the 3 preseason games in Tri City later this week.
2. I think the ICE are hoping Rinat Valiev gets his Canadian visa very soon and can be a top 4 defenseman. Jagger Dirk and Tanner Faith are the only returning defenseman who played in the top 4 last year.
3. On that note, will the ICE try to fill their over-age opening with a defenseman?
4. I know it’s only training camp but Sam Reinhart was dominant with 10 goals, many assists and it seemed like a scoring chance on every shift in 4 scrimmages at camp.
5. The most noticeable prospect was 17-year-old forward Zachary Zborosky. Great skater, great skill, had the finishing touch at the net and responsible defensively.
6. The ICE will also add some size as prospect Hudson Elynuik is already 6’4” 172 lbs and doesn’t turn 16 until October 12th.
7. I think the ICE are excited with the skating and puck movement skills of their young defensemen Jordan Steenbergen, Troy Murray and Dylan Overdyk.
8. While ICE selected 2 defensemen with their first 2 picks in the 2012 Draft, they took 2 forwards with their top 2 picks in 2013. Jared Legien seemed to play his best towards the end of camp. On Draft Day Director of Scouting Garnet Kazuik told us they had Vince Loschiavo rated as a first round prospect and were very happy when they had a chance to take him in the second round. He was very noticeable throughout the whole camp with speed, skills and goals, goals, goals.
9. I think the ICE are really looking forward to the preseason. It’s always a great measuring stick to play against other teams. Some players seem to play better in the structure of the games as opposed to the scrimmages.
10. The ICE regular season roster is historically at 22 players. The roster is now at 27, not including Valiev and the potential to add another over-ager. It looks like it’s another year of tough decisions with the final cuts, which of course is a good thing.

Roster to 27

Goalies (3)
Mackenzie Skapski (19), Wyatt Hoflin (18), Jayden Sittler (17)

Defense (8)
Jagger Dirk (20), Landon Peel (19), Tanner Faith (18), Matt Thomas (18), Clint Filbrandt (18), Jordan Steenbergen (17), Troy Murray (16), Dylan Overdyk (16)

Forwards (16)
Zach McPhee (20), Levi Cable (19), Austin Vetterl (19), Jeff Hubic (19), Jordyn Boyd (19), Sam Reinhart (18), Luke Philp (18), Jaedon Descheneau (18), Jon Martin (18), Collin Shirley (17), Kyle O’Connor (17), Mathew Alfaro (17), Carter Sawicki (17), Zachary Zborosky (17), Hudson Elynuik (16), Austin Wellsby (16)

Defenseman Rinat Valiev (18) awaiting visa

ICE Intrasquad Game

Cranbrook, BC – Team White forward Zachary Zborosky had 2 goals and 1 assist in a 7-3 win over Team Black at the Kootenay ICE Intrasquad Game on Sunday afternoon.

Zborosky and linemates Sam Reinhart (1g 2a) and Jaedon Descheneau (1g 1a) combined for 4 goals and 4 assists. Greydon Robinson (2a), Jack Thomas (2a) and Levi Cable (1g 1a) also had multi-point games. Their other goals came from Hudson Elynuik and Drew Warkentine.

Luke Philp lead the offense for team Black with 1 goal and 1 assist while 15-year-olds Jared Legien and Vince Loschiavo had the other goals.

The game wraps up training camp and the club will now prepare for 5 exhibition games starting Thursday in Tri City.

Game Summary

1st Period
1. White; Zborosky (Reinhart, Robinson) 9:04
2. White; Reinhart (Zborosky) 9:49
3. Black; Legien (Philp) 14:55
Penalties – Warkentine W (delay of game) 11:52.
2nd Period
4. White; Zborosky 2 (Descheneau, J.Thomas) 1:21
5. Black; Loschiavo 2:35
Penalties – Allan W (hooking) 5:25.
3rd Period
6. White; Descheneau (Reinhart) :56
7. White; Elynuik (Cable, Robinson) 13:24
8. White; Warkentine (Sawicki) 13:45
9. Black; Philp 16:17 pp
10. White; Cable (J.Thomas) 18:49
Penalties – J.Thomas W (cross checking) 14:29.
Shots on goal by
White – 12 – 10 – 11 = 33
Black – 10 - 8 - 7 = 25
Goal (shots-saves) – White: Hobbs (17-15) Sittler 9:26 2nd (8-7) Black: Hoflin (21-18) Veitch 9:26 2nd (12-8)
Power plays (goals-chances) - White: 0-0 Black: 1-3

Sunday Camp Schedule

Annual Black / White Charity Intrasquad Game 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Unofficial Scrimmage Stats

Goals

Black – (4-0-0)
Reinhart 10
Boyd 6
Loschiavo 5
Dirk 2
Warkentine 2
Cable 2
Allbee
O’Shaughnessy
Hubic
Steenbergen
Zandee
Wellsby

White – (1-3-0)
Philp 5
Descheneau 3
Legien 2
McPhee 2
Alfaro 2
Leach
Johnson
T.Murray
Forsyth
Zandee

Blue – (1-3-0)
Shirley 3
Zborosky 3
Steen 2
Kendall 2
Martin 2
Klassen 2
Schatz

Saturday Camp Shedule

Game - Team White vs. Team Black 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Game - Team Blue vs. Team White 2:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Friday Camp Schedule

Team Black Practice 9:00 am – 10:15 am
Game - Team Blue vs. Team White 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Goaltenders Session (Team White Shooters) 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm
Game - Team Black vs. Team Blue 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Director of Scouting Garnet Kazuik

First impressions of training camp
"You can definitely see the nervousness in the players and the quietness in the players. It takes them a couple days to warm up and start getting a little bit vocal and feeling a little bit more comfortable off the ice and that will translate on to the ice. Hopefully here on day 2 we'll start to see a little bit more of that on the ice, they feel a little bit more comfortable, they've got those nerves out and we should see some improvements today."

Benefits of veterans playing with and against prospects
"It sets a standard with the veterans and the rookies. It gives the rookies the opportunity to see how our veterans come into camp in shape, what they train, what it takes to play at this level. They get to be in the same room with them, mingle with them, talk with them and I think that's an invaluable experience as they move forward. It'll turn them into a better player as they go back to their midget teams."

How many prospects have a chance to play this year
"Up front we have approximately 3 or 4 positions available. We're looking at 6 or 7 guys to hopefully earn those spots. Same on the back end, we're looking at 3,4 or 5 prospects to obtain a couple of those spots. They're in a battle, they know it, we've communicated that with them very clearly prior to training camp and they know where they stand and they know who they're competing with. It's going to be interesting over the next 3,4 days here and moving forward into the exhibition phase."

Vets have to be ready to keep their spots
"Absolutely, the veterans know there's not a lot of open spots too. Anytime you come to training camp whether your a veteran or a rookie you're always competing for your spot or to obtain another spot by moving up the depth chart. I think competition is good amongst the veterans as well."

The excitement of training camp
"I think training camp is one of the best times of the year. You can see the smile on the veterans faces when they come into the room, they're all happy to see each other, they're happy to see the coaches and the staff. Much like the scouts, we enjoy it as well. My guys are just as happy and excited to be here. It's a very exciting time for all involved."

Message to players
"The message is clear with us and we always tell them, any player we draft or invite to training camp is that they all have a skill set that they do and they do it very well. We say, do what you do and do it well and we stress that. We don't want somebody to play a different game than they normally do and are good at. If they're a goal scorer we want them to be a goal scorer. If they're a good 200 foot player then make sure your a good 200 foot player. Don't try to be somebody else. Be who you are, and we've drafted you for those reasons. If they do that then every player here will do just fine."

Skills of prospects
"Every team in the WHL looks for skill, you do need to score goals at some point and that comes into play. We've got a great coaching staff and they'll work with the skill, they'll develop and make them a well rounded player as they move forward. We look at the skating and the scoring but the biggest thing we look for is the 'come to play'. That's the compete aspect, the puck sense away from the puck, the puck sense with the puck. Very, very important attribute for players to have and hopefully we've found that nice mix in these last couple drafts."

Important weekend
"I'm excited about today and the next 2 days. Especially with the blending of the rookies with the veterans. That's exciting for me because we're going to see some players step up and we're also going to see some players fall off a little bit because the tempo might be a little bit much and that's fine. We're not expecting a lot of things out of our young young guys, but do want them to compete. Like I said earlier, that's the biggest thing, we want everyone to compete. It's going to be fun to watch these guys the next few days."

Approach after camp
"We have a plan moving forward. We always have a ghost roster I guess you can call it. We put a number in there as we're going to go into Tri City and that number might change a little bit. There's going to be some surprises and that's what we want. We want some surprises, we want a guy we didn't have on that ghost roster to say 'ok here I am, I'm coming with you'. We have a number in mind and we'd like to stay at that number and we'll see how that comes out as we move forward."

Thursday Camp Schedule

Team Blue Practice 9:00 am – 10:15 am
Game - Team White vs. Team Black 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Team White Practice 4:00 pm – 5:15 pm
Game - Team Blue vs. Team Black 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

ICE Camp Roster

Over-agers – Jagger Dirk, Zach McPhee

Goalies (5)
Returnees - Mackenzie Skapski (19), Wyatt Hoflin (18)
Prospects - Jayden Sittler (17), Jeffrey Veitch (16), Declan Hobbs (15)

Defense (18)
Returnees – Jagger Dirk (20), Landon Peel (19), Tanner Faith (18), Matt Thomas (18)
Acquired during off-season - Clint Filbrandt (18) trade with Tri City, Rinat Valiev (18) Import Draft not attending until he get visa
Prospects - Carter Forsyth (17), Matthew Murray (17), Greydon Robinson (17), Jordan Steenbergen (17), Jack Thomas (17), Bryan Allbee (16), Troy Murray (16), Mark O’Shaughnessy (16), Dylan Overdyk (16), Zachary Smith (16), Cale Fleury (15), Dallas Hines (15), Matt Krawiec (15)
Andy Stevens (15) injured
Michael King (20) not attending, Jake Dube (17) not attending, Joseph Leonidas (17) not attending

Forwards (36)
Returnees - Zach McPhee (20), Levi Cable (19), Austin Vetterl (19), Jeff Hubic (19), Jordyn Boyd (19),Sam Reinhart (18), Luke Philp (18), Jaedon Descheneau (18), Jon Martin (18), Collin Shirley (17), Kyle O’Connor (17)
Prospects - Mathew Alfaro (17), Ryley Risling (17), Carter Sawicki (17), Kolby Steen (17), Hunter Zandee (17), Zachary Zborosky (17), Shane Allan (16), Hudson Elynuik (16), Mark Klassen (16), Ryan McKinnon (16), Zac Paziuk (16), Logan Schatz (16), Austin Wellsby (16), Connor Barley (15), Desi Burgart (15), Weston Carter (15), Carter Gosbee (15), Robert Johnson (15), Evan Katelnikoff 15), Connor Kendall (15), Jared Legien (15), Vince Loschiavo (15), Bryce Platt (15), Carter Tangen (15), Drew Warkentine (15)
River Beattie (16) not attending, Arturri Lehkonen (18) not attending, Stefan Nicholishen (20) not attending, Riley Simpson (20) not attending

Goalies (5)
Mackenzie Skapski
Wyatt Hoflin
Jayden Sittler
17-year-old goalie
Jan 23/96
Red Deer, Alb
Alberta AAA Midget Red Deer 27 GP 15-2-2 1.46 .925% 3 SO
Playoffs 3 GP 0-2 3.28 .878%
Jeffrey Veitch
16-year-old goalie
Oct 4/97
Mission, BC
8th round pick in 2012 Bantam Draft
PIJHL Mission City 3 GP 0-1-0 6.25 .841%
Declan Hobbs
15-year-old goalie
Aug 19/98
Saskatoon, Sask
3rd round pick in 2013 Bantam Draft
Sask AA Bantam Saskatoon

Defense (17)
Jagger Dirk
Landon Peel
Tanner Faith
Matt Thomas
Clint Filbrandt
Carter Forsyth
17-year-old defenseman
Apr 27/96
Swift Current, Sask
6th round pick in 2011 Bantam Draft
Sask AAA Midget Swift Current 42 GP 2-9-11 48pm
Matthew Murray
17-year-old defenseman
July 23/96
Kamloops, BC
4th round pick in 2011 Bantam Draft
KIJHL Creston Valley 40 GP 5-3-8 83pm
Greydon Robinson
17-year-old defenseman
June 8/96
Jordan Steenbergen
17-year-old defenseman
Jan 18/96
Sylvan Lake, Alb
3rd round pick in 2011 Bantam Draft
Alberta AAA Midget Red Deer 32 GP 3-13-16 28pm
Kootenay 1 GP 0-0-0 2pm
Jack Thomas
17-year-old defenseman
Jan 17/96
Calgary, Alb
12th round pick in 2011 Bantam Draft
Alberta AAA Midget Calgary 34 GP 0-8-8 14pm
Bryan Allbee
16-year-old defenseman
July 11/97
Prince George, BC
BC AAA Midget Cariboo 33 GP 1-4-5 26pm
Playoffs 4 GP 1-0-1 0pm
Troy Murray
16-year-old defenseman
Sept 12/97
White City, Sask
1st round pick in 2012 Bantam Draft
Sask AAA Midget Regina 42 GP 4-8-12 30pm
Playoffs 8 GP 0-0-0 4pm
Mark O’Shaughnessy
16-year-old defenseman
July 31/97
West Vancouver, BC
BC Midget Kelowna 22 GP 2-2-4 2pm
Dylan Overdyk
16-year-old defenseman
Aug 3/97
St. Albert, Alb
2nd round pick in 2012 Bantam Draft
Alberta AAA Minor Midget St. Albert 21 GP 0-4-4 2pm
Zachary Smith
16-year-old defenseman
Feb 12/97
Edmonton, Alb
6th round pick in 2012 Bantam Draft
Alberta AAA Minor Midget MLAC 29 GP 6-12-18 84pm
Cale Fleury
15–year-old defenseman
Nov 19/98
Carlyle Sask
4th round pick in 2013 Bantam Draft
Sask AA Bantam Notre Dame 26 GP 4-12-16 6pm
Dallas Hines
15–year-old defenseman
Feb 5/98
Marwayne, Alb,
5th round pick in 2013 Bantam Draft
Alberta AAA Bantam Lloydminster 33 GP 2-18-20 48pm
Matt Krawiec
15-year-old defenseman
Mar 14/98
Red Deer, Alb
6th round pick in 2013 Bantam Draft
Alberta AAA Bantam Red Deer 33 GP 2-14-16 46pm

Visa Problem (1)
Rinat Valiev
18-year-old defenseman
May 11/95
Russia
USHL Indiana 36 GP 6-7-13 43pm

Injured (1)
Andy Stevens
15-year-old defenseman
Mar 23/98
Penticton, BC,
5th round in 2013 Bantam Draft
BC AAA Bantam Kelowna 56 GP 10-22-32 16pm

Not Attending (3)
Michael King
20-year-old defenseman
Jan 22/93
Prince George, BC
3rd round pick in 2008 Bantam Draft
NCAA Colorado College 5 GP 0-0-0 2pm
Jake Dube
17-year-old defenseman
Apr 3/96
Cochrane, Alb
5th round pick in 2011 Bantam Draft
Alberta AAA Midget UFA 31 GP 3-8-11 36pm
AJHL Calgary Canucks 3 GP 0-0-0 0pm
Joseph Leonidas
17-year-old defenseman
June 24/96
Calgary, Alb
11th round pick in 2011 Bantam Draft
AJHL Calgary Mustangs 38 GP 1-3-4 14pm
Playoffs 1 GP 0-0-0 0pm

Forwards (36)
Zach McPhee
Levi Cable
Austin Vetterl
Jeff Hubic
Jordyn Boyd
Sam Reinhart
Luke Philp
Jaedon Descheneau
Jon Martin
Collin Shirley
Kyle O’Connor
Mathew Alfaro
17-year-old forward
Aug 6/96
Calgary, Alb
Alberta AAA Midget Calgary 33 GP 14-17-31 48pm
Ryley Risling
17-year-old forward
May 9/96
Medicine Hat, Alb
7th round pick in 2011 Bantam Draft
Alberta AAA Midget Southeast 34 GP 17-6-23 62pm
Carter Sawicki
17-year-old forward
Sept 14/96
Red Deer, Alb
Alberta AA Midget Red Deer 17 GP 10-5-15 18pm
Kolby Steen
17-year-old forward
May 6/96
Abbotsford, BC
BC Midget Fraser Valley 32 GP 4-8-12 38pm
Hunter Zandee
17-year-old forward
Oct 25/96
Kelowna, BC
BC Midget Kelowna 18 GP 4-1-5 60pm
Zachary Zborosky
17-year-old forward
Oct 15/96
Regina, Sask
5th round pick in 2011 Bantam Draft
Sask AAA Midget Regina 42 GP 22-30-52 46pm
Playoffs 6 GP 3-4-7 4pm
Shane Allan
16-year-old forward
Dec 19/97
Calgary, Alb
7th round pick in 2012 Bantam Draft
Alberta AAA Minor Midget Calgary 30 GP 12-21-33 38pm
Hudson Elynuik
16-year-old forward
Oct 12/97
Calgary, Alb
3rd round pick in 2012 Bantam Draft
Alberta AAA Midget Calgary 28 GP 11-14-25 82pm
Kootenay 4 GP 0-1-1 4pm Playoffs 5 GP 0-0-0 0pm
Mark Klassen
16-year-old forward
/97
, Man
Manitoba Midget Pembina 1 GP 0-0-0 0pm
Ryan McKinnon
16-year-old forward
/97
Edmonton, Alb
Zac Paziuk
16-year-old forward
Jan 22/97
Prince Albert, Sask
10th round pick in 2012 Bantam Draft
Sask AAA Midget Prince Albert 42 GP 3-6-9 14pm
Playoffs 11 1-1-2 6pm
Logan Schatz
16-year-old forward
Sept 16/97
Allan, Sask
9th round pick in 2012 Bantam Draft
Sask AAA Midget Beardy’s 43 GP 7-18-25 20pm
Austin Wellsby
16-year-old forward
June 30/97
Kelowna, BC
4th round pick in 2012 Bantam Draft
BC AAA Midget Fraser Valley 38 GP 5-15-20 18pm
Connor Barley
15-year-old forward
Feb 25/98
Winnipeg, Man
7th round pick in 2013 Bantam Draft
Manitoba AAA Bantam Winnipeg 28 GP 19-33-52 42pm
Desi Burgart
15-year-old forward
Sept 28/98
, BC
BC Bantam NSWC
Weston Carter
15-year-old forward
/98
Calgary, Alb
Alberta AAA Bantam Calgary 32 GP 12-4-16 10pm
Carter Gosbee
15-year-old forward
Jan 12/98
Calgary, Alb
Alberta AAA Bantam Calgary 28 GP 10-6-16 12pm
Robert Johnson
15-year-old forward
July 12/98
Kamloops, BC
5th round pick in 2013 Bantam Draft
BC AAA Bantam Kamloops 39 GP 27-14-41 75pm
Evan Katelnikoff
15-year-old forward
/98
Connor Kendall
15-year-old forward
Jan 12/98
Calgary, Alb
Alberta AAA Bantam Calgary 33 GP 20-16-36 22pm
Jared Legien
15-year-old forward
Sept 2/98
Pilot Butte, Sask
1st round pick in 2013 Bantam Draft
Sask AA Bantam Balgonie 26 GP 40-26-66 55pm
Vince Loschiavo
15-year-old forward
Mar 21/98
Winnipeg, Man,
2nd round pick in 2013 Bantam Draft
Manitoba AAA Bantam Winnipeg 28 GP 29-33-62 38pm
Bryce Platt
15-year-old forward
/98
Regina, Sask
Sask AA Bantam Regina 5 GP 0-0-0 2pm
Carter Tangen
15-year-old forward
/98
Swift Current, Sask
Drew Warkentine
15-year-old forward
Sept 23/98
Prince Albert, Sask
5th round pick in 2013 Bantam Draft
Sask AA Bantam Prince Albert 27 GP 29-19-48 69pm

Not Attending (4)

Stefan Nicholishen
20-year-old forward
Apr 30/93
Penticton, BC
Committed to Nebraska-Omaha
BCHL Victoria 46 GP 8-7-15 64pm
Playoffs 10 GP 0-0-0 10pm
Riley Simpson
20-year-old forward
Nov 30/93
Innisfail, Alb
12th round pick in 2008 Bantam Draft
NCAA Ohio State 34 GP 3-2-5 14pm
Artturi Lehkonen
18-year-old forward
July 4/95
Finland
2nd round pick in 2013 Import Draft
2013 NHL Draft 2nd round Montreal
Finland Jr KalPa 45 GP 14-16-30 12pm
2013 WJHC Finland 6 GP 3-1-4 4pm
River Beattie
16-year-old forward
Oct 31/97
Sherwood Park, Alb
6th round pick in 2012 Bantam Draft
Alberta AAA Minor Midget Sherwood Park 31 GP 7-17-24 42pm

Wednesday Camp Schedule

Veterans Practice 9:00 am - 10:15 am
Prospect Game 11:00 am - 1:00 pm
Goaltenders Session (Veterans are Shooters) 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm
Prospect Game 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Ryan McGill On Training Camp

On the start of camp
"We're very excited. We haven't been on the ice yet but from the fitness testing results I've seen so far it obvious the guys have put it a tremendous amount of work this summer and are a very committed group, from the veterans to the first year guys that have never really been through this before. Really looking forward to seeing the young guys and how they play tomorrow within there own groups so they can get the butterflies out of there system and make them feel comfortable. On Thursday we'll move them into teams with the veterans. I think with the veterans, in talking with them the past 2 days, it's been a long summer. I's a real tight group and I'm interested to see how we work through this training camp and into next weekend into Tri City. We're about a week behind compared to everybody else but at the same time I think for us in the long run is going to be good."

On building on last years' great 2nd half of the season
"You gotta be careful in that you don't bring that up because last year is last year. For whatever reason we did finish strong but that has nothing to do with what we're going to accomplish here moving forward. It's making sure our guys understand taking it day by day, making sure we are putting one foot forward ahead of each other and working towards the end of the year, in taking the proper steps to get better every day. We want to improve on a daily basis. Once training camp starts we won't bring up last year because you can't dwell on the past and you have to make sure we are moving forward on a day-to-day basis."

On core group that is a tight group
"It's a big thing for us because the culture that has been established here over the past 15 years is very important. You can see it from the 20-year olds this year and from the 2nd and 3rd year players here, and I think it makes for a good foundation as far as where we want to go. We just have to make sure every day we are getting better and we're living in the moment and not looking too far ahead."

On any special message to the players before camp
"No message. We've been in contact throughout the summer and they understand that it's a marathon and not a sprint. Understand every day we need to get better as a group and understand also that each and every guy is a special player in here and each and every guy can bring something very special to the table. The biggest thing for these guys, and you saw this morning on the track is that once they were finished they all stuck together and they were all with each other, it's a matter of really getting the group to understand that they are a year older and they are a year more mature and we need to set our short term goals really high."

On Propects
"I think we are very happy with our 97 draft and 98 draft. We're very excited for that. I'm not going to name any names, but at the same time we seem to very confident with the young guys that have come in, whether it's a guy who is going to make the team or go back play another year. It's one of those things where we're back on the upward trend again for our young prospects, there's a lot of skill and I think that's a good sign."

On Mike Dyck and Jay Henderson
"It would be really tough for Jay to coach this team by himself, there isn't anybody I don't think that could come in here and do that. With Jerry (Bancks) moving on to Kimberley and us not making that a full-time commitment in that position, I thought it was really important between Jeff (Chynoweth), myself and Garnet (Kazuik) that someone with experience came in and help Jay out. At the same time Jay's in charge. Jay's the guy that's going to be in charge here come December but we just felt that rather than hire somebody in that position that didn't have any experience just to come in and push pucks, we felt it was very important to have somebody with experience, that had the time, that we knew as an organization and I know personally, that we could trust to come in and really bridge the gap when I'm gone and we really feel that Mike's the guy to do that."

Mike Dyck Comments

On joining the ICE
"Well obviously I'm really excited about joining Ryan and his staff and Jeff Chynoweth and a first class organization. Kootenay is one of the premier organizations in the WHL and I'm really looking forward to the opportunity."

On the part-time coaching position
"We I think it's a real good opportunity for me. I've been really hesitant leaving Lethbridge because it's my home and I've got a young family. Yet, obviously still have that passion to coach at the Western Hockey League level. The challenges are obviously going to be that I'm not there all the time but at the same time I can rely on the experience I've had in the Western League. I think also the fact they've got such a strong coaching staff and from what I understand a very strong leadership group it's just a matter of making sure we're all on the same page."

On spending time with the team
"There's going to be a few weekends that I'm going to come in (to Cranbrook) previous to December to spend some time with the team and this weekend at training camp, but when Ryan is gone (in December) I'll be in Cranbrook the entire time."

On this years' ICE
"I had a chance to work with Reinhart and Descheneau at the U-17's and know what kind of kids they are. Not only when it comes to what they can do on the ice but the kind of guys they are off the ice. Certainly there are 2 guys I do know and I know there is a whole group there that are very excited about building on the success they had last year as a good young team and are probably ready to take that next step and I look forward to being a part of that."

Mike Dyck Joins ICE

Cranbrook, BC – Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced the Club will be adding Mike Dyck to the Coaching Staff when Ryan McGill leaves in December to be an Assistant Coach with Team Canada at the 2014 World Junior Championship in Malmo, Sweden. Mike will attend Training Camp to get to know the players and staff and will be in Cranbrook once a month leading up to Ryan McGill’s departure on December 12.

“With Ryan going to the World Juniors and this being Jay’s first year coaching in the WHL we felt another coach was needed during this time frame. We feel very fortunate to be able to add a coach with the experience that Mike has in the WHL. Like Jay he also played in the League and can relate to the players of today having coached Team Pacific (Sam Reinhart, Jaedon Descheneau) at the 2012 World Under 17 Hockey Challenge,” continued Chynoweth

“I have known Mike since he played in the WHL (1985-1989) and with his coaching experience it was a natural choice. With me being gone for a month it was very important to have someone that both Jay and the players felt comfortable with. I am confident with the group of players we have returning that it will be a seamless transition with Jay and Mike running the bench,” commented Head Coach Ryan McGill.

Mike Dyck was Head Coach of the Lethbridge Hurricanes for five years from 2005 through 2009 and compiled a 132-120-16 win-loss record, including a trip to the 2008 WHL Finals. Prior to that he was also an Assistant Coach with the Hurricanes and Vancouver Giants

Camp Roster

The ICE will have around 60 players at camp and I will post the names later this week.
They will start camp with 17 returning players with 2 goalies, 4 defensemen and 11 forwards who played full-time last year.
The club also added defenseman Clint Filbrandt in a summer trade with Tri City and has WHL experience.
The ICE selected Russian defenseman Rinat Valiev in the Import Draft and is cleared to play for the ICE but won’t be at the start of camp as he is waiting to get his Canadian visa for his passport.

Returning Players

Goalies
Mackenzie Skapski (19), Wyatt Hoflin (18)

Defense
Jagger Dirk (20), Landon Peel (19), Tanner Faith (18), Matt Thomas (18)
Acquired during off-season - Clint Filbrandt (18), Rinat Valiev (18)

Forwards
Zach McPhee (20), Levi Cable (19), Austin Vetterl (19), Jeff Hubic (19), Jordyn Boyd (19), Sam Reinhart (18), Luke Philp (18), Jaedon Descheneau (18), Jon Martin (18), Collin Shirley (17), Kyle O’Connor (17)

Muth Retires

Kootenay ICE training camp starts on Wednesday and the club has another opening on the blueline as 20-year-old defenseman Tanner Muth has decided to retire from hockey.
The decision came after advice from the team and his family.
Muth had 3 concussions last year that saw him miss 17 games including all of the clubs' playoff games.
Muth, who also played for Seattle and Swift Current, will now be able to use 5 years of Scholarships from his time in the WHL.
The ICE are now down to 2 over-agers with Jagger Dirk and Zach McPhee.

Training Camp Schedule

Cranbrook, BC – The Kootenay ICE Hockey Club will open their 2013 Western Hockey League Training Camp Wednesday, August 28 at 9:00 am. This year’s Training Camp will once again combine rookie-aged players (players born in 1998), with veteran players (players born in 1993 to 1997). All ice sessions will take place at Western Financial Place.
“Training Camp is an exciting start to the season. The camp provides the opportunity for our coaches and scouting staff to see and evaluate our recently drafted players, while monitoring the progress of our veteran and list players. With a smaller number of athletes attending camp, we expect the competition level to be very high,” commented Director of Scouting Garnet Kazuik.
A total of 60 players are expected to participate in Training Camp, including 18 veteran players from last year's team. At this time, Rinat Valiev will not be participating in Training Camp due to the Canadian foreign service workers strike. Rinat has his IIHF Transfer approved and will arrive in Cranbrook once he received his Canadian VISA . All Training Camp sessions will be open to the public.

2013 Kootenay ICE Training Camp Schedule

Wednesday, August 28
Veterans Practice 9:00 am – 10:15 am
Prospect Game 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Goaltenders Session 4:45 pm – 5:30 pm
Prospect Game 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Thursday, August 29
Team Blue Practice 9:00 am - 10:15 am
Team White vs. Team Black 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Team White Practice 4:00 pm - 5:15 pm
Team Blue vs. Team Black 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Friday, August 30
Team Black Practice 9:00 am - 10:15 am
Team Blue vs. Team White 11:00 am – 1:00 pm
Goaltenders Session 4 45 pm - 5:30 pm
Team Black vs. Team Blue 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Saturday, August 31
Team White vs. Team Black 9:00 am – 11:00 am
Team Blue vs. Team White 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm

Sunday, September 1
United Way Intrasquad Game 12:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Cranbrook, BC – Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club, today announced all proceeds from the 15th annual Black-White Intrasquad Game will once again be donated to the Cranbrook and Kimberley United Way.
The Black-White game will be played at Western Financial Place on Sunday, September 1 at 12:00 pm. The game will feature players who are competing to earn a spot on the 2013-2014 roster along with top draft choices.
“We are continuing with the tradition of partnering with charitable organizations within our community. Over the past 14 years almost $30,000.00 has been raised for the Cranbrook United Way through this event,” said Chynoweth.
The cost to attend the Black-White game will be a minimum donation to the Cranbrook and Kimberley United Way of $5.00 per person.

Training Camp Starts Wednesday

Kootenay ICE training camp starts later this week at Western Financial Place.
The club will have around 60 players at the camp.
All the returning players and prospects will go through their fitness testing tomorrow and the on-ice sessions will start on Wednesday.
There will be 2 practices and 2 scrimmages everyday over a 4-day stretch and the Intra-Squad game will be Sunday at Noon.

ICE Pack Update

Kootenay Ice fans are encouraged to buy their 2013-2014 season tickets!
Even though early bird season ticket sales are over, fans that missed out or have not purchased yet can still save up to 29% off walk up ticket prices.
Every single regular season ticket holder including early bird buyers who already bought to people who sponsor reach out tickets for the needy in our community to anyone who buys their tickets now up until August 31st get in on the Ice Pack.

Ticket buyers will receive an Ice Pack envelope with hundreds of dollars in gift certificates from local participating businesses.

Ask about the Power Pay Plan for flexible payments options.
Ice Office is open Monday to Thursday all summer long from 8:30am to Noon and 1pm to 5pm.

Integra Tire - 2 tire wheel balance and 4 tire rotation g-c valued at $70.00
Runners RV - $75 g-c towards any RV solar panel with installation
Brothers Insurance - $50 off new or renewal home and commercial insurance polices
The Brick Cranbrook - $50 off a minimum purchase of Furniture or mattress, regular or sale priced
Maritime Travel - $50 off travel some restrictions
McGibbons Auto - $50 off any repair of $250 or more
Import Auto Group - $50
Wolfpack Signs and Printing - $50
Mister Tire - $25

Total Value ... $470

Strike Affects ICE

The Canadian Foreign Service strike in Moscow is affecting Russian hockey players including the Kootenay ICE recent import selection Rinat Valiev.
Russian players are facing face weeks-long delays receiving the visas necessary for them to settle in Canada and play in the CHL.

http://ca.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/jrhockey-buzzing-the-net/russian-players-qmjhl-teams-affected-canadian-foreign-strike-214518132.html

Valiev played in the USHL last year and has a U.S. passport but cannot enter Canada yet.
ICE GM Jeff Chynoweth says he is cleared to play for the ICE and hoped the visa situation is finalized as soon as possible.

Training Camp

Kootenay ICE training camp will once again take place the last week of August and conclude during the September long weekend.
The Camp schedule will be released by the ICE in the coming days.
You can expect the on-ice sessions to start on Wednesday August 28th and conclude with the Intrasquad game on Sunday September 1st.
Starting next week I will have updates on the radio, the blog and on Twitter.

Alberta U-16 Short List

Goalies
Kyle Dumba Calgary
Hunter Lorenson Swift Current
Austin McGrath Medicine Hat
Nicholas Sanders Tri City
Stuart Skinner Lethbridge

Defense
TJ Brown Brandon
Kale Clague Brandon
Carter Czaikowski Portland
Dalton Hamaliuk Spokane
Dallas Hines Kootenay
Aaron Hyman Calgary
Joshua Mahura Red Deer
Ryely McKinstry Vancouver
David Quenneville Medicine Hat
Marshall Skapski Medicine Hat
Kyle Yewchuk Edmonton

Forwards
Parker Aucoin Tri City
Tyler Benson Vancouver
Jeff De Wit Red Deer
Dillon Dube Kelowna
Brayden Dunn Victoria
Ryan Jevne Medicine Hat
Cole Johnson Swift Current
Davis Koch Edmonton
Kody McDonald Prince George
Skyler McKenzie Portland
Matthew Phillips Victoria
Alex Rotundo Edmonton
Mason Shaw Medicine Hat
Parker Smyth Saskatoon
Sam Steel Regina
Tyler Steenbergen Swift Current
Nolan Volcan Seattle
Jaeger White Lethbridge
Nolan Yaremko Tri City

USA 5 Canada 1 Exhibition

First Period
19:00 USA Riley Barber (Will Butcher, Connor Carrick) PP
19:47 USA Ian McCoshen (Matt Grzelcyk, Quentin Shore) PP
Penalties
01:04 USA Connor Carrick (Interference)
06:24 USA Patrick Sieloff (High-sticking)
16:28 USA Connor Carrick (Interference)
18:06 CAN Curtis Lazar (Slashing)
18:23 CAN Michael Matheson (Slashing)
19:17 CAN Bo Horvat (Holding)

Second Period
13:34 USA Quentin Shore (Hudson Fasching) SH

Penalties
01:24 USA Henrik Samuelsson (Hooking)
03:18 USA Bench (Too Many Players)
13:34 USA Riley Barber (Slashing)
17:13 USA Connor Carrick (Cross-checking)

Third Period
05:17 USA Quentin Shore (Nic Kerdiles, Adam Erne) PP
13:21 USA Stefan Matteau
14:03 CAN Sam Reinhart (Nic Petan, Michael Matheson)

Penalties/Pénalités:
03:50 CAN Sean Monahan (Slashing)
05:26 CAN Max Domi (Cross-checking)
08:05 CAN Brendan Leipsic (Kneeing)
11:32 CAN Darnell Nurse (Roughing)
11:32 USA Thomas DiPauli (Roughing)
14:36 USA Henrik Samuelsson (Slashing)
15:02 USA Steve Santini (Holding)
15:02 CAN Mathew Dumba (Roughing)
16:45 CAN Nic Petan (High-sticking)
19:13 CAN Damon Severson (Slashing)

Goaltenders
CAN Jake Paterson
USA Jon Gillies

Shots on Goal
CAN 10 10 5 25
USA 8 4 13 25

Canada 5 Finland 3 Exhibition

Kootenay ICE Captain Sam Reinhart scored a goal as Canada won it's first exhibition game in Lake Placid with a 5-3 decision over Finland.
ICE Import pick Artturi Lehkonen had one of the goals for Finland.
The team will play Sweden tomorrow afternoon.

http://www.hockeycanada.ca/en-ca/Team-Canada/Men/Junior/2013-14/Summer-Camp/Schedule-Results/Aug-07-CAN-FIN

First Period
00:51 FIN Kasperi Kapanen (Henri Ikonen)
10:11 CAN Sam Reinhart (Brendan Gaunce, Ryan Pulock)
10:38 CAN Frédérik Gauthier (Hunter Shinkaruk, Anthony Mantha)

Second Period
03:07 FIN Saku Salminen (Juuso Ikonen)

Third Period
03:40 CAN Félix Girard (Ryan Rupert , Émile Poirier)
10:03 CAN Brendan Gaunce (Kerby Rychel , Anthony Mantha)
15:07 FIN Artturi Lehkonen (Ville Leskinen, Mikko Vainonen)
18:36 CAN Hunter Shinkaruk (Félix Girard)

Goaltenders
CAN Eric Comrie
FIN Juuse Saros (out/3rd 19:46)

Reinhart To Play Exhibition Game

From http://www.nhl.com/ice/blogpost.htm?id=19426

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- Hours after arriving here, Canada was on the ice Tuesday afternoon for its first practice, and already announced its lineup for its first game, Wednesday against Finland.

Eric Comrie, who missed most of last season with a hip injury, will get the start in goal, with Zachary Fucale serving as the backup. Jake Paterson, who was the third goalie on the team that finished fourth in Sochi, Russia, at the 2013 World Junior Championship, will be a healthy scratch.

Also getting into the game will be Sam Reinhart, who will play right wing on a line with center Brendan Gaunce and left wing Kerby Rychel. Reinhart is the early leader to be the first pick of the 2014 NHL Draft.

Here is how the rest of the lineup shapes up for Canada:

Hunter Shinkaruk - Fredrik Gauthier - Anthony Mantha

Brendan Leipsic - Nicolas Petan - Emile Poirier

Ryan Rupert - Felix Girard - Mark Jankowski

Kerby Rychel - Brendan Gaunce - Sam Reinhart

Slater Koekkoek - Michael Matheson

Joshua Morrissey - Dillon Heatherington

Matthew Finn - Ryan Pulock

Eric Comrie

Zachary Fucale

Scratched: Jake Paterson, Connor McDavid, Mathew Dumba, Darnell Nurse, Derrick Pouliot, Damon Severson, Charles Hudon, Tom Wilson, Max Domi, Sean Monahan, Scott Laughton, Curtis Lazar, Bo Horvat

U-17 Pacifc & West Summer Camp Invites

Pacific

Goalies
Taz Burman Red Deer
Patrick Dea Edmonton
Bo Didur Medicine Hat
Brandon Kegler Saskatoon
Nick McBride Prince Albert
Zachary Sawchenko Moose Jaw

Defense
Tanner Browne Brandon
Kevin Davis Everett
Bradley Forrest Medicine Hat
Joe Gatenby Kelowna
Brendan Guhle Prince Albert
Tyson Helgesen Spokane
Noah Juulsen Everett
Dylan Overdyk Kootenay
Brady Reagan Regina
Cameron Reagan Kamloops
Chaz Reddekopp Victoria
Kurtis Rutledge Tri City
Ty Schultz Medicine Hat
Parker Wotherspoon Tri City

Forwards
Matt Barzal Seattle
Matthew Bradley Medicine Hat
Brayden Burke Red Deer
Nick Chyzowski Kamloops
Ty Comrie Tri City
Hudson Elynuik Kootenay
Giorgio Estephan Lethbridge
Jake Fletcher Medicine Hat
Matt Fonteyne Everett
Glen Gawdin Swift Current
Matteo Gennaro Prince Albert
Jansen Harkins Prince George
Andrew Koep Edmonton
Nick Merkley Kelowna
Curtis Miske Spokane
Brad Morrison Prince George
Adam Musil Red Deer
Grayson Pawlenchuk Red Deer
Ty Ronning Vancouver
Braylon Shmyr Brandon
Tyler Soy Victoria
Dylan Stewart Prince Albert
Jakob Stukel Vancouver
Justin Szeto

West

Goalies
Brock Hamm Medicine Hat
Tyson Verhelst Spokane
Matt Kustra Prince George
Mario Petit Everett
Nikolas Amundrud Everett
Brett Friesen
Logan Flodell Seattle
Troy Martyniuk

Defense
Thomas Lenchyshyn Lethbridge
Lawson McDonald
Lochlan Morrison Calgary
Troy Murray Kootenay
Tate Olson Prince George
Mark Taraschuk Brandon
Ryan Gardiner Moose Jaw
Zach Lamothe Seattle
Jesse Lawrence
Dustin Perillat
Brennan Riddle Calgary
James Shearer Calgary
Tyler Anderson
Shane Collins Prince George
Mackenzie Dwyer Saskatoon
Evan Fiala Spokane
Bryce Fiske Tri City
Braden Groot
Ethan Bear Seattle
Braden Compton
Michael Eskra Vancouver
Connor Hobbs Medicine Hat
Wyatt Kalynuk Red Deer
Turner Ottenbreit Saskatoon

Forwards
Ashton Anderson
Garrett Armour
Brandan Arnold Swift Current
Spencer Bast Kamloops
Dakota Boutin Brandon
Colt Conrad Lethbridge
Terrell Draude Calgary
Tristan Elder Brandon
Tyler Jeanson Kamloops
Chase Fincaryk
Jayden Halbgewachs Moose Jaw
Cameron Hebig Saskatoon
Julien Koga
Meyer Nell Red Deer
Donovan Neuls Seattle
Braden Purtill Tri City
Brayden Uhrich Medicine Hat
Ethan Williams Moose Jaw
Aaron Boyd Prince George
Matt Campese Victoria
Rykr Cole Regina
Zach Court
Travis Kilbrei
Regan Nagy Victoria
Lane Pederson Seattle
Wyatt Sloboshan Swift Current
Jordy Stallard Calgary
Wade Allison Brandon
Jesse Gabriel Brandon
Jackson Keane Swift Current
Keegan Kolesar Seattle
Jeremy Leipsic Portland
Drew Litwin Regina
Kirkland Lycar Brandon
Zak Paziuk Kootenay
Kody White Lethbridge

Colin Patterson Into BC Hockey Hall Of Fame

(By the Broadcast Center News Team)
Wednesday, July 31

On July 26, Colin Patterson was enshrined into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame in Penticton.

Joining the longtime coach were former NHL players Paul Kariya, Mark Recchi, former Vancouver Canucks coach Marc Crawford and the first woman to be inducted; Nancy Wilson.

Patterson says the highlight of the induction was getting the chance to talk to some fantastic hockey people.

"I was involved in the BC Amateur Hockey Under-16 programs, we had Paul Kariya and Mark Recchi go through some of those and we were familiar with one another but, not really familiar," says Patterson. "We had a good chat and it was interesting to talk to Marc Crawford."

At the induction ceremony, Nancy Wilson became the first woman ever to be inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame.

Wilson was the captain of the women's hockey team at the University of Western Ontario and played with the Vancouver Senior Teams.

Her coaching career has seen her lead such teams as the UBC Thunderbirds, BC Breakers, Vancouver Griffins, Team BC at the Canada Winter Games and Kazakhstan's national women's team.

Wilson also worked as an assistant coach with Team Canada at the Four Nations Cup and World Championships.

Patterson says it's special to be in the same class as Wilson.

"What will stick out is being inducted in a great group," says Patterson. "Nancy Wilson was the first female ever to be inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame; she's done a great deal of work with ladies hockey."

The 1994 and 1995 Memorial Cup winning Kamloops Blazers were inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame in the team category.

In total, five people and two teams were inducted into the Hall and Patterson says this honour really hit home at one moment in particular.

"When you walk through the Hockey Hall of Fame in Penticton and you see people like Seth Martin and a few of these guys from the Kootenays', you realize what an honour it is to be there," says Patterson.

As is the case with any major honour, people helped Patterson to become a Hall of Famer.

"I want to thank all the people from around Cranbrook that have helped me along the way," says Patterson. "[From] the coaching, to the player's who played with me and the parents that put up with me."

Canada U-18 Final Roster

Goaltenders
1 Julio Billia L/G 5'10" 161 03/11/96 St-Léonard, Que. Chicoutimi (QMJHL) 2014 Dft
30 Mason McDonald R/D 6'3" 180 04/23/96 Halifax, N.S. Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) 2014 Dft
Defence
2 Carl Neill R/D 6'0.5" 203 07/06/96 Boisbriand, Que. Sherbrooke (QMJHL) 2014 Dft
3 Joe Hicketts L/G 5'8" 174 05/04/96 Kamloops, B.C. Victoria (WHL) 2014 Dft
4 Haydn Fleury L/G 6'2" 204 07/08/96 Carlyle, Sask. Red Deer (WHL) 2014 Dft
5 Aaron Ekblad R/D 6'3" 213 02/08/96 Belle River, Ont. Barrie (OHL) 2014 Dft
7 Ryan Pilon L/G 6'1.5" 208 10/10/96 Duck Lake, Sask. Lethbridge (WHL) 2015 Dft
10 Alexandre Carrier R/D 5'11" 160 10/08/96 Varennes, Que. Gatineau (QMJHL) 2015 Dft
25 Roland McKeown R/D 6'0.5" 186 01/20/96 Listowel, Ont. Kingston (OHL) 2014 Dft
Forwards
8 Jayce Hawryluk R/D 5'9.5" 186 01/01/96 Roblin, Man. Brandon (WHL) 2014 Dft
9 Robby Fabbri L/G 5'9.5" 160 01/22/96 Mississauga, Ont. Guelph (OHL) 2014 Dft
11 Sam Bennett L/G 6'0" 168 06/30/96 Holland Landing, Ont. Kingston (OHL) 2014 Dft
12 Jared McCann L/G 6'0" 174 05/31/96 London, Ont. Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 2014 Dft
14 Rourke Chartier L/G 5'10" 165 04/03/96 Saskatoon, Sask. Kelowna (WHL) 2014 Dft
15 Spencer Watson R/D 5'9.5" 157 04/25/96 London, Ont. Kingston (OHL) 2014 Dft
17 Michael Dal Colle L/G 6'2" 171 06/20/96 Vaughan, Ont. Oshawa (OHL) 2014 Dft
18 Brayden Point R/D 5'8" 155 03/12/96 Calgary, Alta. Moose Jaw (WHL) 2014 Dft
19 Jake Virtanen R/D 6'0" 199 08/17/96 Abbotsford, B.C. Calgary (WHL) 2014 Dft
21 Brendan Lemieux L/G 6'0" 190 03/15/96 Buckingham, Que. Barrie (OHL) 2014 Dft
22 Clark Bishop L/G 5'11.5" 179 03/29/96 St. John's, N.L. Cape Breton (QMJHL) 2014 Dft
23 Daniel Audette L/G 5'8" 168 05/06/96 Blainville, Que. Sherbrooke (QMJHL) 2014 Dft
26 Alexis Pépin R/D 6'2" 203 04/24/96 Candiac, Que. Charlottetown (QMJHL) 2014 Dft

BC U-16 Short List

Goalies
Tyler Shugrue Vancouver
Daniel Toews
Brody Willms Moose Jaw

Defense
Josh Anderson Prince George
Matt Barberis Vancouver
Dylan Coghlan Tri City
Clint Colebourn Kamloops
Dante Fabbro Seattle
Cameron Ginnetti
Ralph Jarratt Victoria
Carter Stephenson Victoria

Forwards
Tak Anholt Lethbridge
Trevor Ayre Seattle
Quinn Benjafield Kamloops
Ryan Bowen Moose Jaw
Alexander Buchanan Saskatoon
Cameron Coutre Seattle
Caleb Fantillo Medicine Hat
Luke Gingras Saskatoon
Dante Hannoun Victoria
Robert Johnson Kootenay
Tyson Jost Everett
Jake Kryski Prince Albert
Jesse Lansdell
Beck Malenstyn Calgary
Keyvan Mokhtari
Colton Thomas Seattle

2013-14 NHL CSS FUTURES LIST

whl.ca/uploads/assets/WHL_EN_SITE/2012_13_WHL_Season/WHL_Documents/2013_14_NHL_CSS_Futures_List.pdf …

WHL
Arwin Atwal Vancouver D
Tyson Baillie Kelowna C
Conner Bleackley Red Deer C
Chase DeLeo Portland C
Leon Draisaitl Prince Albert C
Tanner Faith Kootenay D
Hayden Fleury Red Deer D
Jayce Hawryluk Brandon C
Joe Hicketts Victoria D
Brycen Martin Swift Current D
Sam Reinhart Kootenay C
Tyler Sandhu Everett C
Dominic Turgeon Portland C
Jake Virtanen Calgary LW

ICE Pack Promotion

We present ‘The Kootenay Ice Pack’.
The coolest pack of the summer.
From now to August 31st Kootenay Ice fans are encouraged to buy their 2013-2014 season tickets!
Even though early bird season ticket sales are over, fans that missed out or have not purchased yet can still save up to 29% off walk up ticket prices.
Here’s the cool part.
Every single regular season ticket holder including early bird buyers who already bought to people who sponsor reach out tickets for the needy in our community to anyone who buys their tickets now up until August 31st get in on the Ice Pack.

Ticket buyers will receive an Ice Pack envelope with hundreds of dollars in gift certificates from local participating businesses.
All summer long stay tuned as we add more local businesses and their retail offers into the Ice Pack.

Ask about the Power Pay Plan for flexible payments options.
Ice Office is open Monday to Thursday all summer long from 8:30am to Noon and 1pm to 5pm.

Integra Tire - 2 tire wheel balance and 4 tire rotation g-c valued at $70.00
Runners RV - $75 g-c towards any RV solar panel with installation
Brothers Insurance - $50 off new or renewal home and commercial insurance polices
The Brick Cranbrook - $50 off a minimum purchase of Furniture or mattress, regular or sale priced
Maritime Travel - $50 off travel some restrictions
McGibbons Auto - $50 off any repair of $250 or more

Total so far ... $345

Canada U-18 Summer Camp Invites

Goaltenders
Julio Billia L/G 5'10" 161 03/11/96 St-Léonard, Que. Chicoutimi (QMJHL) 2014 Dft
Payton Lee L/G 6'0" 171 06/24/96 Cranbrook, B.C. Vancouver (WHL) 2014 Dft
Mason McDonald R/D 6'3" 180 04/23/96 Halifax, N.S. Acadie-Bathurst (QMJHL) 2014 Dft
Brent Moran L/G 6'3" 184 07/05/96 Ottawa, Ont. Niagara (OHL) 2014 Dft
Defence
Alexandre Carrier R/D 5'11" 160 08/10/96 Varennes, Que. Gatineau (QMJHL) 2014 Dft
Aaron Ekblad R/D 6'3" 213 02/08/96 Belle River, Ont. Barrie (OHL) 2014 Dft
Haydn Fleury L/G 6'2" 204 07/08/96 Carlyle, Sask. Red Deer (WHL) 2014 Dft
Joe Hicketts L/G 5'8" 174 05/04/96 Kamloops, B.C. Victoria (WHL) 2014 Dft
Olivier LeBlanc L/G 5'11" 166 02/17/96 Québec, Que. Saint John (QMJHL) 2014 Dft
Brycen Martin L/G 6'1" 181 05/09/96 Calgary, Alta. Swift Current (WHL) 2014 Dft
Dysin Mayo R/D 6'0" 166 08/17/96 Victoria, B.C. Edmonton (WHL) 2014 Dft
Roland McKeown R/D 6'0.5" 186 01/20/96 Listowel, Ont. Kingston (OHL) 2014 Dft
Jacob Middleton L/G 6'3" 194 01/02/96 Stratford, Ont. Ottawa (OHL) 2014 Dft
Carl Neill R/D 6'0.5" 203 07/06/96 Boisbriand, Que. Sherbrooke (QMJHL) 2014 Dft
Nelson Nogier R/D 6'0" 178 05/27/96 Saskatoon, Sask. Saskatoon (WHL) 2014 Dft
Alex Peters L/G 6'4" 198 07/02/96 Blyth, Ont. Plymouth (OHL) 2014 Dft
Ryan Pilon L/G 6'1.5" 208 10/10/96 Duck Lake, Sask. Lethbridge (WHL) 2015 Dft
Jordan Thomson R/D 5'11" 169 04/28/96 Wawanesa, Man. Kamloops (WHL) 2014 Dft
Forwards
Nicolas Aubé-Kubel R/D 5'11" 180 05/10/96 Sorel, Que. Val-d'Or (QMJHL) 2014 Dft
Daniel Audette L/G 5'8" 168 05/06/96 Blainville, Que. Sherbrooke (QMJHL) 2014 Dft
Sam Bennett L/G 6'0" 168 06/30/96 Holland Landing, Ont. Kingston (OHL) 2014 Dft
Clark Bishop L/G 5'11.5" 179 03/29/96 St. John's, N.L. Cape Breton (QMJHL) 2014 Dft
Conner Bleackley R/D 6'0" 199 02/07/96 High River, Alta. Red Deer (WHL) 2014 Dft
Damian Bourne L/G 6'4" 206 02/11/96 Oakville, Ont. Mississauga (OHL) 2014 Dft
Rourke Chartier L/G 5'10" 165 04/03/96 Saskatoon, Sask. Kelowna (WHL) 2014 Dft
Eric Cornel R/D 6'1.5" 173 04/11/96 Kemptville, Ont. Peterborough (OHL) 2014 Dft
Michael Dal Colle L/G 6'2" 171 06/20/96 Vaughan, Ont. Oshawa (OHL) 2014 Dft
Robby Fabbri L/G 5'9.5" 160 01/22/96 Mississauga, Ont. Guelph (OHL) 2014 Dft
Ryan Gropp L/G 6'1" 163 09/16/96 Kamloops, B.C. Penticton (BCHL) 2015 Dft
Jayce Hawryluk R/D 5'9.5" 186 01/01/96 Roblin, Man. Brandon (WHL) 2014 Dft
Brendan Lemieux L/G 6'0" 190 03/15/96 Buckingham, Que. Barrie (OHL) 2014 Dft
Jaden Lindo R/D 6'1" 194 01/11/96 Brampton, Ont. Owen Sound (OHL) 2014 Dft
Jared McCann L/G 6'0" 174 05/31/96 London, Ont. Sault Ste. Marie (OHL) 2014 Dft
Tanner MacMaster L/G 5'9" 146 01/08/96 Calgary, Alta. Camrose (AJHL) 2014 Dft
Julien Nantel L/G 6'0" 188 06/09/96 Laval, Que. Laval-Montreal (LHMAAAQ) 2014 Dft
Brendan Perlini L/G 6'2" 181 04/26/96 Sault Ste. Marie, Ont. Niagara (OHL) 2014 Dft
Alexis Pépin R/D 6'2" 203 04/24/96 Candiac, Que. Charlottetown (QMJHL) 2014 Dft
Brayden Point R/D 5'8" 155 03/12/96 Calgary, Alta. Moose Jaw (WHL) 2014 Dft
Reid Duke R/D 6'0" 185 01/28/96 Calgary, Alta. Lethbridge (WHL) 2014 Dft
Collin Shirley L/G 6'1" 171 03/16/96 Saskatoon, Sask. Kootenay (WHL) 2014 Dft
Jake Virtanen R/D 6'0" 199 05/11/96 Abbotsford, B.C. Calgary (WHL) 2014 Dft
Spencer Watson L/G 5'9.5" 157 04/25/96 London, Ont. Kingston (OHL) 2014 Dft

ICE Selections at Import Draft

In today’s CHL Import Draft the ICE selected

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVfR0bpP7Y8
1st round 25th overall - 18-year-old Russian Defenseman Rinat Valiev.
He is 6'1" 205 lbs and last year played in the USHL for Indiana and registered 6 goals and 7 assists and 43 penalty minutes.
He was the 3rd overall pick in the 2012 KHL Draft.

2nd round 85th overall - 18-year-old forward Artturi Lehkonen from Finland.
He was selected in the 2nd round of the 2013 NHL Draft by Montreal.
He is 5'11" 163 lbs and last year played Finland Jr KalPa 45 GP 14 goals and 16 assists and 12 penalty minutes.

From the ICE Office
Cranbrook, BC – Jeff Chynoweth, General Manager of the Kootenay ICE Hockey Club announced today the Club has selected 18-year-old Russian Defenseman Rinat Valiev (1st round, 25th overall) and 18-year-old Finland Forward Artturi Lehkonen (2nd round, 85th overall) in today's 22nd annual CHL import Draft.

"Our number one priority today was to select a defenseman that could step into our lineup immediately and contribute to our team. Rinat was a player that was ranked by a number of NHL teams for this past weekend's NHL Draft and even though he was not selected every NHL team we spoke to felt his game was suited for the CHL. He played last year in the USHL so he is accustomed to the North American culture as well as speaking and understanding the English language which is huge from our end," continued Chynoweth.

"The selection of Artturi Lehkonen was a complete flyer on our end. He is a world class player (2nd round selection, 55th overall by the Montreal Canadiens in the 2013 NHL Draft) who plays professionally in Finland. We had some other forwards on our list who were selected just before our pick so we decided to take a chance on Artturi," added Chynoweth

RINAT VALIEV(V-aleeve)
Birthdate: May 11, 1995 Country: Russia
Position: Defense Shoots: Left
Height: 6'1" Weight: 190 lbs.
NHL Draft: Eligible 2014
2012-2013 Team: Indiana Ice - USHL
GP: 15 G: 1 A: 1 TP: 2 PIM: 10

ARTTURI LEHKONEN
Birthdate: July 4, 1995 Country: Finland
Position: Forward Shoots: Left
Height: 5'11" Weight: 163 lbs.
NHL Draft: 2013 2nd Round Montreal
2012-2013 Team: KalPa - Finland
GP: 45 G: 14 A: 16 TP: 30 PIM: 12

Skapski Drafted

(By the Broadcast Center News Team)
http://www.thedrivefm.ca/show-sports.php?sportsID=8377
Sunday, June 30

The sixth round of Sunday's NHL Entry Draft involved two moments that two local hockey players have been waiting a long time for.

First, it was Cranbrook product and Everett Silvertips defenceman, Ben Betker going 158th overall to the Edmonton Oilers and a short time later, the New York Rangers selected Kootenay Ice goaltender MacKenzie Skapski 170th overall.

The first five rounds of the NHL Draft had come and gone and Skapski was still waiting for his name to be called.

Then, the New York Rangers selected the Abbotsford product, allowing the puck-stopper to exhale.

Skapski says it's surreal to be drafted to the biggest city in the United States.

"I'm really excited, it's one thing to get drafted to an NHL team and it's another step to be drafted to the biggest city in North America," says Skapski.

Skapski says he has absolutely no problem being in the limelight.

"It's upsetting, watching it for six hours and not hearing you're named called," says Skapski. "[Going] to a city like New York, you're under the spotlight, I love being under the spotlight and once it's called, it's an exhilarating feeling."

For those of you, who don't believe in fate, listen up!

Skapski was born on one of the most important days in New York Rangers history.

"I was born on the night the Canucks lost the Stanley Cup to the Rangers," recalls Skapski. "I was always a Canucks fan but, they (the Rangers) won the Stanley Cup on my birthday so, I guess I'm a Rangers fan now."

As one of the newest Rangers' draft picks, Skapski is heading to New York City to familiarize himself with the city he hopes to one-day call home.

"They're going to fly me in, it's going to be a camp, get me on the ice, have seminars, go to a Yankees game, go to Times Square, go on a cruise ship and tour New York," says Skapski. "We're going to be spending July 4th in New York; we're going to catch the fireworks, so it will be really cool."

Having to wait it out during the first five rounds is tough but, when your name is called Skapski says, "It's a whole new world."

Skapski describes the moments leading up to learning of his selection.

"I originally found out I was drafted through a few friends," says Skapski. "Then the phone started [ringing] off the hook, the Director of Player Personnel and a couple scouts talked to me in New York and they were excited to take me at six."

The draft started with Halifax Mooseheads sniper, Nathan MacKinnon going first overall to the Colorado Avalanche.

Then things got interesting, as Alexsander Barkov went second to Florida, followed by the Tampa Bay Lightning selecting MacKinnon's Halifax teammate, Jonathon Drouin third.

The guy many had as the top pick in the entire draft - Seth Jones dropped to fourth, where the defensively rich Nashville Predators took the Portland Winterhawks defenceman.