ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE finished the EASTERN CONFERENCE QUARTER-FINAL against the CALGARY HITMEN with a 3-4 record (1-2 at home, 2-2 on the road, 1-2 in overtime)...KOOTENAY finished the 2014-15 regular season with a 37-31-1-3 record (21-13-1-1 at home, 16-18-0-2 on the road, 6-1 in overtime, 3-3 in shootouts) and in fourth place in the CENTRAL DIVISION and seventh place in the new playoff wildcard standings...The ICE clinched a playoff berth for the 17th consecutive season, the longest active streak in the WHL...KOOTENAY completed the regular season with a .500 or better record for a WHL record 16th straight year.
PLAYOFF EXPERIENCE: KOOTENAY holds a career playoff record of 96-77 (51-33 at home, 45-44 on the road, 25-14 in overtime)...The ICE have played in 32 playoff series in franchise history and hold an 18-14 career record...SAM REINHART (36), JAEDON DESCHENEAU (29) and LUKE PHILP (28) lead KOOTENAY in career playoff games played...REINHART leads the ICE in career playoff scoring with 35 points (13-22-35)...DESCHENEAU is second with 31 points (15-16-31)...KOOTENAY faced CALGARY in the post-season for the fifth time in franchise history (2-3 career playoff series record).
DID YOU KNOW: LUKE PHILP has been named the BOSTON PIZZA TOP PLAYOFF PERFORMER for 2015 after recording 12 points (5-7-12) in seven games...PHILP is ranked 172nd among NORTH AMERICAN SKATERS in the NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING FINAL RANKINGS for the 2015 Draft... TIM BOZON was re-assigned to the HAMILTON BULLDOGS of the AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE April 8...SAM REINHART was re-assigned to the ROCHESTER AMERICANS of the AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE April 8...RINAT VALIEV was re-assigned to the TORONTO MARLIES of the AMERICAN HOCKEY LEAGUE April 8...VALIEV matched a club record for most goals in a game by a defenseman (two) March 31 against CALGARY, sharing the mark with MATT WALKER (March 31, 2000) and JAGGER DIRK (March 24, 2014)...JAEDON DESCHENEAU registered at least one point in all seven playoff games for the ICE...CALE FLEURY recorded his first career playoff point (assists) April 6 against the HITMEN...LENNY HACKMAN recorded his first career playoff point (assist) April 1 versus CALGARY...TIM BOZON amassed a career high five points in one game March 31 against the HITMEN (2-3-5)...KOOTENAY set a new franchise record for most goals in a playoff game between both teams (15) March 31 versus the HITMEN...The previous record of 13 was first set March 29, 2003 at KAMLOOPS (ICE 6 at BLAZERS 7) before being matched March 24, 2014 against CALGARY (ICE 6 vs. HITMEN 7 OT).
WEEK IN REVIEW:
Tuesday, March 31 – Kootenay 7 vs. Calgary 8 (OT) – Record 1-2 – Attendance: 2,126
Goals:
1 - Reinhart (2) from Bozon and Murray
2 - Bozon (1) from Vetterl and Alfaro
3 - Reinhart (3) from Cable and Bozon
4 - Bozon (2) from Reinhart
5 - Valiev (1) from King and Bozon
6 - Alfaro (1) from Philp and Descheneau
7 - Valiev (2) from Philp and Descheneau
Goaltender: Wyatt Hoflin (30 Saves, 8 GA)
Wednesday, April 1 – Kootenay 2 vs. Calgary 7 – Record 1-3 – Attendance: 2,147
Goals:
1 - Descheneau (3) from Reinhart and Hackman
2 - King (2) from Valiev and Philp
Goaltender: Wyatt Hoflin (33 Saves, 6 GA)
Friday, April 3 – Kootenay 5 at Calgary 4 (OT) – Record 2-3 – Attendance: 9,121
Goals:
1 - Valiev (3) from Philp and Reinhart (PP)
2 - Cable (1) from Philp and Bozon
3 - Philp (3) from Descheneau and Murray (SH)
4 - Reinhart (4) from Bozon and Philp (PP)
5 - Philp (4) from Cable and Alfaro
Goaltender: Wyatt Hoflin (24 Saves, 4 GA)
Saturday, April 4 – Kootenay 4 vs. Calgary 2 – Record 3-3 – Attendance: 2,645
Goals:
1 - Bozon (3) from Cable and King (PP)
2 - Descheneau (4) unassisted
3 - Philp (5) from Bozon
4 - Reinhart (5) from Descheneau (PP, EN)
Goaltender: Wyatt Hoflin (25 Saves, 2 GA)
Monday, April 6 – Kootenay 2 at Calgary 6 – Record 3-4 – Attendance: 7,191
Goals:
1 - Reinhart (6) from Fleury
2 - Descheneau (5) unassisted
Goaltender: Wyatt Hoflin (29 Saves, 6 GA)