ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter this week's action with a 3-1-0-1 record (3-0-0-0 at home, 0-1-0-1 on the road, 0-0-1 in overtime) and in first place in the CENTRAL DIVISION and tied for second place in the WHL...The ICE will play their next two games on the road and six out of the next seven games are against CENTRAL DIVISION opponents.
ROSTER UPDATE: The ICE have 23 players on their roster, including two goalies, seven defensemen and 14 forwards…Of the 23 players there are three 20-year-olds; eight 19-year-olds; four 18-year-olds; four 17-year-olds and four 16-year-olds...KOOTENAY reassigned LUKE PHILP to the CANMORE EAGLES of the AJHL and JESSE WOOD-SCHATZ to the SHERWOOD PARK AAA MIDGETS on October 3.
DID YOU KNOW: The ICE are ninth on the power play in the WHL at 23.8%...KOOTENAY is fifth in penalty killing in the LEAGUE at 85.7%...The ICE are 2-1-0-0 when they score the first goal of the game and 1-0-0-1 when their opponent scores first...KOOTENAY is 3-1-0-0 when leading after the second period, 0-0-0-1 when losing and 0-0-0-0 when tied...MIKE SIMPSON recorded his first career WHL point with an assist against LETHBRIDGE on September 27...NATHAN LIEUWEN, who is first among goaltenders in the LEAGUE in goals against average (1.47), recorded his first shutout of the season and seventh of his career on September 27 against HURRICANES (25 saves)...JOEY LEACH is sixth in the WHL for points by a defenceman with six (1-5-6).
SCORING STREAK: ELGIN PEARCE (1-4-5) has recorded at least a point in all five games this season.
INJURY: DREW CZERWONKA will be out of the ICE line up one to two weeks with an upper body injury.
ONE YEAR AGO: After five games of the 2010-2011 season the ICE 3-2-0-0, after six games 3-2-0-1 and after seven games 4-2-0-1.
DRAFTED PLAYERS: MAX REINHART – Calgary Flames (3rd Round, 2010 NHL Draft), JOEY LEACH – Calgary Flames (3rd Round, 2010 NHL Draft), DREW CZERWONKA – Edmonton Oilers (6th Round, 2010 NHL Draft), NATHAN LIEUWEN - Buffalo Sabres (6th Round, 2011 NHL Draft).
UPCOMING WEEK:
Tuesday October 4 Practice 10:30 am - 12:00 pm Cranbrook Rec Plex
Wednesday October 5 ICE @ Edmonton 7:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
Thursday October 6 Travel Day
Friday October 7 Travel Day
Saturday October 8 ICE @ Red Deer 7:30 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)
WEEK IN REVIEW:
Wednesday, September 27 – Kootenay 2 vs. Lethbridge 0 – Record 2-0-0-1 – Attendance: 2,370
Goals:
1 – Ismond (2) from Pearce and Leach
2 – S. Reinhart (2) from Simpson and Ismond
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (25 Saves, 2 GA)
Friday, September 30 – Kootenay 5 vs. Regina 2 – Record 3-0-0-1 – Attendance: 2,909
Goals:
1 – M. Reinhart (1) from McKinlay
2 – Rossignol (3) from Neibrandt and M. Reinhart
3 – McKinlay (1) from M. Reinhart and Leach
4 – Pearce (1) from Dirk
5 - M. Reinhart (2) from McKinlay and Leach
Goalie: Mackenzie Skapski (26 Saves, 2 GA)
Sunday, October 2 – Kootenay 2 @ Calgary 4 – Record 3-1-0-1 – Attendance: 7,866
Goals:
1 – Hurley (1) from Montgomery and Rossignol
2 – S. Reinhart (3) from Ismond and Pearce
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (23 Saves, 4 GA)