The Kootenay ICE will host Lethbridge tonight.
This is the 1st of 6 meetings between the clubs.
Last year the ICE won 5 of the 6 meetings.
2 of the 3 games at the Rec-Plex went to overtime.
This is the 3rd game of the year for the ICE who beat Calgary on Saturday.
Lethbridge’s only game this season was a win in Medicine Hat on Saturday.
The ICE will have their #1 centreman in the game as Max Reinhart has returned from the Calgary Flames camp.
He is their top returning goal scorer and point producer after notching 34 goals and 79 points last season.
Levi Cable has recovered from an ankle injury suffered in training camp and Jonathan Martin has served his 4 game suspension.
Only Drew Czerwonka who has a minor shoulder injury is unavailable to play.
Lethbridge has missed the playoffs the past 2 seasons and are led by new Captain Cam Braes, Brody Sutter and goalie Brandon Anderson.
Lethbridge beat the ICE 9-3 in the preseason.
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Leaders
ICE
Goals – 2 Benoit, Rossignol
Assists – 4 Montgomery
Points – 4 Montgomery
Defenseman – 3 Leach
Rookie – 1 S.Reinhart
PM – 7 Hubic
+/- - +2 Ismond
Avg – 1.44 Lieuwen
Hurricanes
Goals – 2 Braes, Maxwell
Assists – 2 Johnston, Sutter
Points – 2 Braes, Maxwell, Johnston, Sutter
Defenseman – 2 Johnston
Rookie – 1 Merkley
PM – 11 Blomqvist
+/- - +1 Braes, Sutter, Blomqvist, Oslanski
Avg – 2.00 Anderson