The Kootenay ICE will host the Red Deer Rebels will meet for the 5th time this season.
The series is tied 2-2 with all 4 games 1-goal decisions.
September 23 in Red Deer - 3-2 SO
October 8 in Red Deer - ICE 2-1
October 26 in Cranbrook - ICE 3-2
November 5 in Cranbrook - Rebels 4-3 OT
The ICE ended a 4-game losing streak with a 3-2 win in Medicine Hat on Saturday and are 3rd in the East Conference.
The ICE have 1 win in the last 5 games at the Rec-Plex.
Of the 32 games the ICE have played, 18 have been 1-goal decision or a 2-goal decision because of an empty net goal.
The Rebels lost 5-0 to Prince Albert on Sunday and are 0-11-0-2 in the last 13 games and are 9th in the East Conference.
Rebels defensemen Alex Petrovic is at Canada's selection camp.
Canada's cuts on Tuesday morning were Red Deer defenceman Mathew Dumba, Rimouski blueliner Jerome Gauthier-Leduc, Brenden Kichton of Spokane, Mark McNeill of Prince Albert, Brandon forward Michael Ferland, Saint John forward Zack Phillips and Kootenay forward Max Reinhart.
Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 6:30 on The Drive.
Here is the link to tonight's FREEZE Magazine.
http://issuu.com/kootenayice/docs/december_13?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true
Leaders
ICE
Goals – 16 Max Reinhart, 11 Jesse Ismond
Assists – 21 Max Reinhart, 20 Sam Reinhart, Jesse Ismond
Points – 36 Max Reinhart, 31 Jesse Ismond
Defenseman – 20 Joey Leach
Rookie – 29 Sam Reinhart
PM – 53 Jesse Ismond
+/- - +19 John Neibrandt
Avg – 1.97 Nathan Lieuwen, 2.89 Mackenzie Skapski
Rebels
Goals – 12 John Persson, Turner Elson, Adam Kambeitz
Assists – 23 Alex Petrovic
Points – 34 John Persson
Defenseman – 26 Alex Petrovic
Rookie – 13 Cory Millette
PM – 51 Alex Petrovic
+/- - +11 Justin Weller
Avg – 2.74 Patrik Bartosak, 3.26 Bolton Pouliot, 6.02 Tyler Oswald
Head to Head
ICE
Elgin Pearce 3-2-5
Brock Montgomery 1-2-3
Eric Benoit 2-0-2
Sam Reinhart 1-1-2
Joey Leach 1-1-2
Nathan Lieuwen 2-0-1-1 2.16 .927%
Rebels
John Persson 2-2-4
Mathew Dumba 1-3-4
Adam Kambeitz 2-0-2
Turner Elson 2-0-2
Dalton Siwak 1-1-2
Patrik Bartosak 2-2-0-0 2.42 .923%
Streaks
Jesse Ismond 3 games 1-3-4
Eric Benoit 2 games 0-3-3
Home
Max Reinhart 6-10-16
Jesse Ismond 7-7-14
Joey Leach 4-9-13
Elgin Pearce 6-6-12
Joe Antilla 2-8-10
Eric Benoit 5-4-9
Dylen McKinlay 4-5-9
Brock Montgomery 3-6-9
Drew Czerwonka 3-4-7
Sam Reinhart 3-3-6
Adam Rossignol 3-3-6
Nathan Lieuwen 7-2-1-0 2.20 .925% 1 SO
Mackenzie Skapski 3-2-0-0 2.42 .904%
Road
Sam Reinhart 6-17-23
Max Reinhart 10-11-21
Jesse Ismond 4-13-17
Drew Czerwonka 6-7-13
Joe Antilla 2-11-13
Brock Montgomery 7-4-11
Luke Paulsen 1-8-9
Elgin Pearce 4-4-8
Eric Benoit 3-4-7
Joey Leach 2-5-7
Dylen McKinlay 2-5-7
Jagger Dirk 1-6-7
Nathan Lieuwen 8-5-0-2 1.81 .935% 1 SO
Mackenzie Skapski 2-0-0-0 3.69 .859%