The Kootenay ICE are in Victoria tonight for their only meeting of the year.
This is the first ever game for the ICE in Victoria.
The Victoria Cougars moved to Prince George in 1994.
The ICE joined the WHL in 1996.
Last season in Cranbrook the then Chilliwack Bruins won 6-2.
Last meeting in Chilliwack was December 1/09 and the ICE won 7-2.
The ICE finished a 7-game homestand with a 4-2-1, with all 3 losses 1-goal decisions.
This is the start of a B.C. Division road trip which will be followed by a Saskatchewan trip adding up to 9 straight road games.
Victoria lost 11-3 in Vancouver last night.
The Cougars have 5 players (Sundher, Hodges, Crooks, Nelson, Soudek) with 9 or more goals and the ICE (M.Reinhart) have one.
Because of a violation of team rules the ICE will have one veteran player sitting out a game in each of the next six games.
Earlier this month the ICE had three rookie players sit out games because of Educational reasons.
Eric Benoit is out 1-2 weeks with an upper body injury.
After missing 15 games to a leg injury Brendan Hurley is available to play during the trip.
Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 7:30 on The Drive.
There will be election updates during the broadcast.
Leaders
ICE
Goals – 9 Max Reinhart
Assists – 13 Max Reinhart
Points – 22 Max Reinhart
Defenseman – 15 Joey Leach
Rookie – 8 Sam Reinhart
PM – 38 Jesse Ismond
+/- - +11 Joey Leach
Avg – 1.86 Nathan Lieuwen, 2.50 Mackenzie Skapski
Royals
Goals – 13 Robin Soudek, Kevin Sundher
Assists – 23 Kevin Sundher
Points – 36 Kevin Sundher
Defenseman – 17 Hayden Rintoul
Rookie – 21 Logan Nelson
PM – 54 Tim Traber
+/- - +2 Kevin Sundher
Avg – 4.26 Keith Hamilton, 6.98 Jared Rathjen
Streaks
Max Reinhart 2 games 1-2-3
Joey Leach 2 games 2-1-3
Home
Max Reinhart 6-9-15
Jesse Ismond 7-5-12
Joey Leach 3-9-12
Elgin Pearce 5-6-11
Joe Antilla 2-8-10
Brock Montgomery 3-6-9
Eric Benoit 5-2-7
Drew Czerwonka 3-4-7
Sam Reinhart 3-3-6
Adam Rossignol 3-3-6
Dylen McKinlay 3-3-6
Nathan Lieuwen 7-2-1-0 1.89 .935% 1 SO
Mackenzie Skapski 3-1-0-0 2.50 .900%
Road
Max Reinhart 3-4-7
Jagger Dirk 1-3-4
Jesse Ismond 0-4-4
Adam Rossignol 2-1-3
Eric Benoit 2-1-3
Elgin Pearce 1-2-3
Joey Leach 1-2-3
Brock Montgomery 0-3-3
Joe Antilla 0-3-3
Nathan Lieuwen 3-2-0-2 1.82 .934%