The Kootenay ICE are in Medicine Hat tonight meet the Tigers in the 1st of 6 meetings.
Last year the ICE won the regular season series 4-2 and the East Conference Finals 4-0.
For the 2nd time this season the ICE are on a 3 game winning streak after a 4-2 win in Lethbridge last night.
The Tigers have won 4 games in a row.
The ICE are in 1st place in the East Conference, 2 points ahead of the Tigers and 3 other teams.
Luke Paulsen left last nights game with a lower body injury and is questionable for tonight.
Dylen McKinlay is also questionable with a lower body injury although took the pre-game skate yesterday.
Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 6:30 on The Drive.
Leaders
ICE
Goals – 5 Max Reinhart
Assists – 8 Max Reinhart
Points – 13 Max Reinhart
Defenseman – 9 Joey Leach
Rookie – 3 Sam Reinhart
PM – 18 Jesse Ismond
+/- - +8 Jesse Ismond
Avg – 1.35 Nathan Lieuwen, 3.00 Mackenzie Skapski
Tigers
Goals – 13 Emerson Etem
Assists – 8 Emerson Etem, Dylan Bredo, Kellan Tochkin
Points – 21 Emerson Etem
Defenseman – 8 Matthew Konan
Rookie – 4 Spencer Jensen
PM – 28 Kale Kessy
+/- - +8 Emerson Etem, Matthew Konan
Avg – 2.87 Tyler Bunz, 3.69 Kenny Cameron
Streaks
Joe Antilla 3 games 0-3-3
Max Reinhart 2 games 1-5-6
Home
Max Reinhart 2-6-8
Joey Leach 1-7-8
Jesse Ismond 4-2-6
Elgin Pearce 2-2-4
Brock Montgomery 0-4-4
Adam Rossignol 3-0-3
Drew Czerwoka 2-1-3
Dylen McKinlay 1-2-3
Joe Antilla 0-3-3
Nathan Lieuwen 3-0-0-0 0.67 .972% 1 SO
Mackenzie Skapski 2-1-0-0 3.00 .895%
Road
Max Reinhart 3-2-5
Jagger Dirk 1-3-4
Elgin Pearce 1-2-3
Adam Rossignol 1-1-2
Jesse Ismond 0-2-2
Dylen McKinlay 0-2-2
Brock Montgomery 0-2-2
Luke Paulsen 0-2-2
Nathan Lieuwen 2-1-0-2 1.75 .938%