Monday, October 1, 2012

From The ICE Office

ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter this week's action with a 1-3-0-0 record (1-1-0-0 at home, 0-2-0-0 on the road, 0-0-0 in overtime) and tied for fifth place in the CENTRAL DIVISION...The ICE recorded their 600th victory in franchise history on September 28 against REGINA (600-423-122)...KOOTENAY will play eight of their nine games at home in OCTOBER.

SEASON TICKETS: Season Tickets are still available until Friday, October 5th…The ICE Office currently has many great seats available…On Tuesday, October 9th at 10:00 am individual game tickets and FLEX PAKS for the remainder of the 2012-2013 regular season will go on sale to the general public.

ROSTER UPDATE: The ICE have 22 players on their roster, including two goalies, seven defensemen and 13 forwards…Of those players, there are three 1992 born players, three 1993 born players, six 1994 born players, eight 1995 born players and two 1996 born players...KOOTENAY has 15 returning players from last year's team.

DID YOU KNOW: COLLIN SHIRLEY (0-1-1) and JAKUB PROCHAZKA (0-1-1) each recorded their first WHL career points with assists against the PATS on September 28...DREW CZERWONKA has played in 219 WHL career games with the ICE...JOEY LEACH has played in 214 WHL career games with the ICE.

INJURY / TRANSACTIONS: LUKE PHILP will be out of the KOOTENAY line up day to day with an upper body injury...18-year-old Forward PETR VESELY has been reassigned to the CZECH REPUBLIC...17-year-old Defenseman KYLE KRABBEN has been reassigned to a team to be determined.

ONE YEAR AGO: After four games of the 2011-2012 season the ICE were 3-0-0-1, after five games were 3-1-0-1 and after six games were 3-1-0-2.

UPCOMING WEEK:
Tuesday October 2 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Wednesday October 3 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Thursday October 4 Practice 3:45 – 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Friday October 5 Practice 12:00 - 2:00 pm Western Financial Place
Saturday October 6 Practice 12:00 - 2:00 pm Western Financial Place
Sunday October 7 ICE @ Prince Albert 6:00 pm (102.9 FM – The Drive)

WEEK IN REVIEW:
Friday, September 28 – Kootenay 4 vs Regina 1 – Record 1-2-0-0 – Attendance: 2,531
Goals:
1 - Benoit (1) from Boyd
2 - Montgomery (2) from Reinhart
3 - Reinhart (1) from Prochazka and Montgomery
4 - Reinhart (2) from Shirley and Muth
Goalie: Mackenzie Skapski (19 Saves, 1 GA)

Saturday, September 29 – Kootenay 2 vs Lethbridge 4 – Record 1-3-0-0 – Attendance: 2,276
Goals:
1 - Dirk (1) from Reinhart and Montgomery
2 - Montgomery (3) from Benoit and Reinhart
Goalie: Wyatt Hoflin (25 Saves, 4 GA)