The Kootenay ICE will host Edmonton tonight in the 3rd meeting of the season.
The season series is tied 1-1.
September 20th in Edmonton – Oil Kings 5-3
October 14th in Cranbrook – ICE 1-0
This is the first half of a home-and-home with the rematch Friday in Edmonton.
The ICE are back home after losing 3 games on the road.
The Oil Kings are 5-0-1 in their last 6 games.
ICE injuries – Brock Montgomery upper body 1 week, Spencer Wand has left the club and has retired from hockey.
Oil Kings injuries – Travis Ewanyk lower body week-to-week, Martin Gernat upper body 1 month+.
ICE – vs Central Division 3-5-0-0, at Home 5-9-1-0, in November 3-5-1-0, in Overtime 1-1, in Shootouts 0-0.
Oil Kings – vs Central Division 6-2-1-1, on Road 6-3-1-0, in November 7-2-1-0, in Overtime 1-2, in Shootouts 0-2
The ICE are teaming up with the EAST KOOTENAY FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH to raise money for hospital equipment...the team will be playing with ice cube sticks that will be auctioned off behind Section U during the game...The winning bids will have the opportunity to meet the player and have their picture taken following the game.
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 – 11 Montgomery
Assists – 15 Descheneau
Points – 21 Reinhart
Defenseman – 10 Leach
Rookie – 9 Philp
PM – 47 Hubic
+/- - +6 Montgomery
Goalies – Hoflin 3.27 .884%, Skapski 3.28 .880% 3 SO
Oil Kings
Goals – 14 St. Croix
Assists – 21 Wruck
Points – 34 St. Croix
Defenseman – 11 Musil, Corbett
Rookie – 6 Kulda
PM – 72 Lowe
+/- - +11 Reinhart
Goalies – Jarry 1.50 .938 1 SO, Brossoit 2.49 .908%
Head to Head
ICE
Muth 1-0-1
Martin 1-0-1
Montgomery 1-0-1
Shirley 1-0-1
Skapski 1-1-0-0 2.52 .914% 1 SO
Oil Kings
Lowe 1-2-3
St. Croix 1-1-2
Samuelsson 1-0-1
Benson 1-0-1
Baddock 1-0-1
Brossoit 1-0-0-0 3.00 .893%
Jarry 0-1-0-0 1.00 .955%
Streaks
Montgomery – 3 games 3-2-5
Prochazka – 4 games 2-2-4
Home
Reinhart 7-8-15
Montgomery 7-5-12
Descheneau 3-9-12
Shirley 5-2-7
Dirk 2-5-7
Benoit 3-3-6
O’Connor 3-3-6
Philp 1-5-6
Leach 1-4-5
Cable – 1-4-5
Skapski 5-4-0-0 3.36 .872% 2 SO
Hoflin 0-5-1-0-0 3.32 .864%
PP – 16.9%
PK – 75.4%
Road
Descheneau 1-6-7
Reinhart 1-5-6
Montgomery 4-1-5
Leach 0-5-5
Philp 2-1-3
Prochazka 2-1-3
Cable 1-2-3
Hoflin 0-1-0-0 3.02 .938%
Skapski 2-5-0-0 3.30 .885% 1 SO
PP – 11.1%
PK – 78.1%