ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight's action with a 14-15-0-0 record (9-5-0-0 at home, 5-10-0-0 on the road, 4-0 in overtime, 1-0 in shootouts)...Following tonight's contest KOOTENAY visits TRI-CITY December 7 before opening a five game home stand December 9 versus MEDICINE HAT.
ROSTER BREAKDOWN: KOOTENAY is currently carrying 22 players (two goaltenders, seven defensemen and 13 forwards)...The ICE roster is made up of three 1994-born players, nine 1995-born players, three 1996-born players, five 1997-born players, and two 1998-born players...KOOTENAY has seven first-year players on its roster.
DID YOU KNOW: KOOTENAY holds a 48-29-7-4 lifetime record versus SPOKANE (28-12-2-2 at home, 20-17-5-2 on the road, 8-9-2 in overtime)...Tonight marks the fourth of five meetings this season between the ICE and CHIEFS...KOOTENAY holds a 2-1-0-0 record in the season series...Forward SAM REINHART has been named to the TEAM CANADA Selection Camp roster for the 2015 WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIPS in TORONTO and MONTREAL...REINHART is one of 14 WHL invitees on the 29-player roster...Defenseman RINAT VALIEV has also been named to the TEAM RUSSIA Selection Camp roster for the WORLD JUNIORS...Forward TIM BOZON recorded his 250th career WHL point November 30 at EVERETT...Forward LUKE PHILP registered his 150th career WHL point November 29 at SEATTLE...The ICE led all WHL teams in points during the month of November with 20 (10-2-0-0)...KOOTENAY has scored a power-play goal in nine consecutive games...The ICE are one of two teams (PORTLAND) with three active players with 200 or more career WESTERN HOCKEY LEAGUE points (REINHART, BOZON, JAEDON DESCHENEAU)...KOOTENAY is one of five WHL teams (PRINCE ALBERT, PRINCE GEORGE, TRI-CITY and VANCOUVER) who remain undefeated in overtime and in shootouts this season...Tonight's game marks the fifth of six consecutive outings for the ICE against U.S. DIVISION opponents.
SCORING STREAKS: SAM REINHART has recorded at least one point in each of his 12 games with KOOTENAY this season (7-17-24)...JAEDON DESCHENEAU has recorded points in his past 11 games (8-10-18)...LUKE PHILP has registered points in his last six games (2-8-10).
INJURY: Defenseman DYLAN OVERDYK will be out of the KOOTENAY lineup indefinitely with an upper body injury.
ONE YEAR AGO: After 29 games of the 2013-14 season the ICE were 15-12-2-0, after 30 games 15-13-2-0 and after 31 games 15-14-2-0.
DRAFTED PLAYERS: SAM REINHART - Buffalo Sabres (1st Round, 2014 NHL Draft), TIM BOZON - Montreal Canadiens (3rd Round, 2012 NHL Draft), RINAT VALIEV - Toronto Maple Leafs (3rd Round, 2014 NHL Draft), JAEDON DESCHENEAU - St. Louis Blues (5th Round, 2014 NHL Draft), TANNER FAITH – Minnesota Wild (5th Round, 2014 NHL Draft).