Crowsnest Pass, Alb – The Kootenay ICE scored 4 third period goals in a come-from-behind 5-4 win over the Calgary Hitmen in WHL preseason action on Sunday afternoon.
The ICE scored the only goal of the first period with 16-year-old forward Kyle O’Connor getting his 2nd of the exhibition season.
The Hitmen scored 4 goals on 15 shots in the second period.
ICE forwards Brock Montgomery and Jaedon Descheneau each scored 2 goals in the third period.
Goalie Mackenzie Skapski preserved the win by stopping Jake Virtanen on a penalty shot with 5 ½ minutes left in the game.
Kootenay finishes the preseason with 2 wins and 3 losses.
The ICE will open the regular season against the defending WHL Champion Oil Kings in Edmonton on Thursday.
Boyd-Pearce-Martin
Benoit-Reinhart-Montgomery
Prochazka-Philp-Descheneau
Morris-O’Connor-Hubic
Leach-Krabben
Thomas-Muth
Simpson-Steenbergen
Skapski
Hoflin
ICE Scratches – Spencer Wand, Jagger Dirk, Tanner Faith, Petr Vesely, Levi Cable, Collin Shirley, Drew Czerwonka.
Game Summary
Kootenay 2-3-0-0 Calgary 4-2-0-0
1st Period
1. Kootenay, O’Connor 2 (Leach, Hubic) 6:11
Penalties – Krabben Ktn (high sticking) 16:19.
2nd Period
2. Calgary, Chase (Helgesen) 2:07
3. Calgary, Cheek (Clayton) 3:26
4. Calgary, Calladine (Roach) 10:20
5. Calgary, Brassart (Harmsworth, Calladine) 15:49
Penalties – Muth Ktn (hooking) 11:15.
3rd Period
6. Kootenay, Montgomery (Morris, O’Connor) 4:21
7. Kootenay, Descheneau 7:51
8. Kootenay, Montgomery 2 (2) (Benoit, Leach) 13:17 pp
9. Kootenay, Descheneau 2 (2) (Philp, Prohazka) 13:42 pp
Missed penalty shot - Virtanen Calg 14:27
Penalties – Calladine Calg Prochazka Ktn (roughing) 5:41, Brassart Calg (high sticking) 11:26, Calladine Calg (check from behind) 12:41, Calladine Calg Hubic Ktn (roughing) 16:30, Chase Calg (roughing) 17:40.
Shots on goal by
Calgary – 13 – 15 – 6 = 34
Kootenay – 8 - 7 – 19 = 34
Goal (shots-saves) – Calgary: Mack Shields (34-29) Kootenay: Mackenzie Skapski (W 1-2-0-0) (34-30)
Power plays (goals-chances) – Calgary: 0/2 Kootenay: 2/3
Referee – Tyler Adair, Fraser Lawrence
Linesmen – Sean Donnelly, Scott Sharun