The Kootenay ICE will host Kamloops tonight in their only meeting of the season.
Last year in Kamloops the ICE won 7-3.
The last meeting in Cranbrook was February 26, 2011 and the Blazers won 8-5.
The ICE have won 3 games in a row after a 2-1 overtime win in Red Deer last night.
This is the start of another 6 game homestand for the ICE.
The ICE average attendance after 6 home games is 2,282.
Tonight will be Ryan McGill’s 360th career regular season game as Head Coach of the ICE which ties Cory Clouston for #1 in Franchise history.
The Blazers are the #1 ranked team in the CHL and have not lost a game in regulation time.
Kamloops extended their winning streak to 9 games with a 5-4 overtime win in Lethbridge last night.
The have outscored their oppenents 42-16 during the streak.
This will be the Blazers 5th road game in 7 nights.
JC Lipon and Colin Smith at #1 & #2 in the WHL scoring race, they are tied for the league lead with 17 assists each and Lipon is 1st overall with 11 goals.
Cole Cheveldave is 3rd in the GAA category.
ICE – vs BC Division 0-1-0-0, at Home 3-3-0-0, in October 3-2-0-0, in Overtime 1-0, in Shootouts 0-0.
Blazers – vs Central Division 5-0-0-0, on Road 6-0-0-1, in October 8-0-0-0, in Overtime 2-0, in Shootouts 1-1.
The players still on their roster from the last time the Blazers played in Cranbrook …
Blazers – Hansen, Smith, Willick, DePape, Ranford, Gaudet, Lipon, Souto.
ICE – Dirk, Czerwonka, Benoit, Leach.
Listen to the Pre-Game Show at 6:30 on The Drive.
Here is the link to tonight's FREEZE Magazine.
http://www.kootenayice.net/program
Leaders
ICE
Goals – 7 Montgomery
Assists – 8 Reinhart
Points – 11 Reinhart, Montgomery
Defenseman – 4 Leach, Dirk
Rookie – 5 Philp
PM – 27 Hubic
+/- - +4 Montgomery, Reinhart
Goalies – Skapski 3.15 .878% 1 SO, Hoflin 3.66 .854%
Blazers
Goals – 11 Lipon
Assists – 17 Lipon, Smith
Points – 28 Lipon
Defenseman – 5 Thomson, Hrbas, Grist, Gaudet
Rookie – 5 Thomson
PM – 22 Lipon
+/- - +12 Lipon
Goalies – Cheveldave 1.94 .929% 1 SO, Kozun 2.43 .919% 1 SO
Streaks
Philp – 2 games 1-1-2
Home
Reinhart 3-7-10
Montgomery 6-3-9
Benoit 2-2-4
Dirk 2-1-3
Descheneau 0-3-3
Shirley 2-1-3
Philp 0-3-3
Skapski 3-0-0-0 2.75 .883% 1 SO
Hoflin 0-3-0-0-0 3.66 .854%
PP – 21.4%
PK – 81.8%
Road
Philp 2-0-2
Descheneau 1-1-2
Montgomery 1-1-2
Leach 0-2-2
Martin 1-0-1
Muth 1-0-1
Dirk 0-1-1
Reinhart 0-1-1
Skapski 1-2-0-0 3.68 .874%
PP – 10.0%
PK – 80.0%