ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight's action with a 15-11-2-0 record (9-7-0-0 at home, 6-4-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in overtime, 2-0 in shootouts) and tied for third place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE...The ICE will host EDMONTON (November 30) before embarking on their BC DIVISION road trip (December 3 - 10).
REPLICA JERSEYS AVAILABLE: KOOTENAY ICE REPLICA BLACK JERSEYS are now available for fans to purchase at FIRST IMPRESSIONS (11A - 14th Avenue South)...Fans can also call FIRST IMPRESSIONS at 250-426-5995.
MOVEMBER: The KOOTENAY ICE along with the CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE are growing moustaches to raise money for PROSTATE AND TESTICULAR CANCER...Fans can donate to the cause by visiting www.movember.com and search KOOTENAY ICE...Last year, the CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE raised a total of $175,583.
SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS: SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS are now available to purchase at the ICE Office…You get seven game certificates to use at your convenience – total flexibility...SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS are available in Adult, Senior, Student and Youth packages...Adults are $133.00, Seniors $105.00, Students $91.00 and Youth $70.00.
DID YOU KNOW: The ICE are 10-2-1-0 when leading after the second period, 2-7-0-0 when losing and 3-2-1-0 when tied...KOOTENAY is 11-5-1-0 when outshooting their opponent, 3-5-1-0 when being outshot and 1-1-0-0 when tied...SAM REINHART (TEAM WHL), JAEDON DESCHENEAU (TEAM WHL), and RINAT VALIEV (TEAM RUSSIA) will be part of the SUBWAY SUPER SERIES (NOVEMBER 27 - RED DEER, NOVEMBER 28 - LETHBRIDGE)…REINHART has been named Team Captain for the SUBWAY SUPER SERIES in LETHBRIDGE...TROY MURRAY has been named to TEAM WEST for the 2014 WORLD U-17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE in CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA (December 28 – January 5)...JAEDON DESCHENEAU, who is tied for fifth in the WHL in goals scored with 19, is seventh in the League in points with 38 (19-19-38)...SAM REINHART, who is tied for fourth in the WHL in points with 45 (15-30-45), is fourth in the League in assists with 30...REINHART, who recorded his third career hat trick against BRANDON on November 22, needs to record six more points to reach 200 in his WHL career...JEFF HUBIC played in his 150th WHL career game on November 19 against EVERETT.
SCORING STREAKS: SAM REINHART (6-5-11) has recorded at least a point in his last six games…AUSTIN VETTERL (1-4-5) has recorded a point in each of his last five games...LUKE PHILP (2-6-8) has recorded at least a point in each of his last four games.
INJURIES: Forward KYLE O'CONNOR will be out of the ICE line up week to week with a lower body injury...Defenseman TANNER FAITH will be out of the KOOTENAY line up one week with an upper body injury.
ONE YEAR AGO: After 28 games of the 2012-2013 season the ICE were 9-18-1-0, after 29 games were 9-19-1-0 and after 30 games were 9-20-1-0.
UPCOMING WEEK:
Tuesday November 26 Practice 3:45 - 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Wednesday November 27 Practice 3:45 - 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Thursday November 28 Practice 3:45 - 5:45 pm Western Financial Place
Friday November 29 Practice 11:00 - 1:00 pm Western Financial Place
Saturday November 30 ICE vs Edmonton 7:00 pm (102.9 FM - The Drive)
WEEK IN REVIEW:
Tuesday, November 19 – Kootenay 2 vs Everett 3 – Record 12-11-2-0 – Attendance: 2,019
1 - Vetterl (5) from Cable and Philp
2 - Philp (7) from Reinhart
Goalie: Wyatt Hoflin (19 Saves, 3 GA)
Wednesday, November 20 – Kootenay 4 @ Red Deer 3 – Record 13-11-2-0 – Attendance: 2,156
Goals:
1 - Dirk (3) from Philp and Descheneau
2 – Philp (8) from Bozon and Dirk
3 – Zborosky (3) from Alfaro and Vetterl
4 – Bozon (7) from Reinhart and Cross
Goalies: Wyatt Hoflin (9 Saves, 3 GA), Jayden Sittler (17 Saves, 0 GA)
Friday, November 22 – Kootenay 7 vs Brandon 3 – Record 14-11-2-0 – Attendance: 2,156
Goals:
1 - Zborosky (4) from Alfaro and Peel
2 - Martin (6) from McPhee and Chynoweth
3 - Reinhart (11) from Descheneau and Bozon
4 - Reinhart (12) from Descheneau and Murray
5 - Cable (5) from Zborosky
6 - Cable (6) from Philp and Vetterl
7 - Reinhart (13)
Goalie: Wyatt Hoflin (28 Saves, 3 GA)
Saturday, November 23 – Kootenay 5 @ Brandon 2 – Record 15-11-2-0 – Attendance: 2,168
Goals:
1 - Descheneau (19) from Bozon and Philp
2 - Reinhart (14) from Bozon and Zborosky
3 - Cable (7) from Philp and Vetterl
4 - Reinhart (15) from Dirk and Philp
5 - Valiev (2) from Descheneau and Cross
Goalie: Mackenzie Skapski (24 Saves, 2 GA)