The Kootenay ICE will visit Seattle tonight in the only meeting of the season.
Last year in Cranbrook the ICE won 5-1.
The last meeting in Seattle was November 27/10 and the ICE won 6-2.
Overall in the regular season the ICE have a record of 19-1-1 in the last 21 meetings against the Thunderbirds.
The ICE have won 3 in a row and their last game was a 4-0 win over Brandon on Saturday.
Seattle is on a 5-game home stand and are 1-1-0-0 so far.
ICE injuries – Brock Montgomery upper body 1-2 weeks, Spencer Wand upper body 1-2 weeks.
Thunderbirds injuries – Tyler Alos upper body day-to-day, Branden Troock upper body 2 weeks.
ICE – vs US Division 0-0-0-0, on Road 2-3-0-0, in November 3-3-1-0, in Overtime 1-1, in Shootouts 0-0.
Thunderbirds – vs Central Division 1-0-0-0, at Home 4-2-1-0, in November 3-5-0-0, in Overtime 1-1, in Shootouts 1-0.
Listen to the Pre-Game Show at 7:30 on The Drive.
Leaders
ICE
Goals – 11 Montgomery
Assists – 13 Descheneau
Points – 20 Reinhart
Defenseman – 9 Dirk
Rookie – 8 Philp
PM – 41 Hubic
+/- - +6 Montgomery
Goalies – Skapski 3.11 .884% 3 SO, Hoflin 3.32 .864%
Thunderbirds
Goals – 8 Delnov
Assists – 12 Rouse, Forsberg
Points – 18 Honey
Defenseman – 17 Theodore
Rookie – 17 Delnov
PM – 49 Elliot
+/- - +5 Rouse
Goalies – Glover 3.58 .899%, Myles 3.59 .874%
Streaks
Dirk – 3 games 0-3-3
Shirley – 2 games 1-1-2
Philp – 2 games 1-1-2
Descheneau – 3 games 1-4-5
Montgomery – 3 games 3-2-5
Reinhart – 3 games 3-3-6
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
Montgomery 4-1-5
Descheneau 1-4-5
Reinhart 1-4-5
Leach 0-3-3
Philp 2-0-2
Dirk 0-2-2
Skapski 2-3-0-0 2.61 .907% 1 SO
PP – 15.0%
PK – 80.0%