MESSAGES A Welcome from the President A Welcome from the President Welcome back to another exciting year of Kootenay ICE Hockey. The start of every hockey season always brings optimism and hope and the 20142015 campaign will be no different. Despite the turnover and cyclical nature of Major Junior Hockey our organization expects to make the playoffs every year. Thanks in part to the quality scouting and coaching we have made the playoffs all 16 years we have been in Cranbrook, while finishing with a .500 or better record for a WHL record 15 consecutive seasons (both are the longest active streaks in the WHL). Our organization has been very fortunate since moving to Cranbrook to enjoy an unparalleled amount of on ice success. With the core group of our players in the 19 and 20-year-old age groups, we expect them along with our new prospects to once again battle for contention in the very competitive Eastern Conference. Our fans have come to expect a team that is hard working on the ice and ambassadors for Cranbrook and the entire East Kootenay region off the ice. On behalf of the entire organization, welcome back and I hope you enjoy the game. Jeff Chynoweth, President & Governor
Greetings from the WHL For almost 50 years, the WHL has been a leading supplier of player talent to the National Hockey League. For decades, the WHL has also been the number one provider of hockey scholarships in Western Canada and a leading source of talent for Canada’s national hockey teams. The WHL takes great pride in being a world leader in player development, with all of our 22 WHL Clubs helping set the standard for providing the best possible player experience. Whether it is in the area of player safety education, on ice or off ice development, the WHL is recognized as one of the leaders in the hockey industry. As we get ready to open another exciting WHL campaign, we want to express our sincere thanks to the close to 4 million fans who attend WHL regular season and playoff games each season. Your loyal support allows our WHL Clubs to be in a position to offer our players a world class experience. Many thanks to our corporate partners and broadcasters for their support as it also allows us to continue delivering a highly competitive and entertaining product each season for our players and fans alike to benefit from. Best wishes for a most successful 2014�15 WHL season! Ron Robison Commissioner Western Hockey League
ICE NOTES VS. MOOSE JAW ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 28-27-0-1 record (18-12-0-0 at home, 10-15-0-1 on the road, 6-0 in overtime, 1-1 in shootouts)...Following tonight’s contest KOOTENAY will visit LETHBRIDGE February 17 before returning home to host EDMONTON February 20. ROSTER BREAKDOWN: KOOTENAY is currently carrying 25 players (three goaltenders, nine defensemen and 13 forwards)...The ICE roster is made up of three 1994-born players, 11 1995-born players, three 1996-born players, five 1997-born players, and three 1998-born players...KOOTENAY has eight first-year players on its roster. DID YOU KNOW: Forward LUKE PHILP leads the ICE in home scoring with 35 points (11-24-35)…Forward JAEDON DESCHENEAU is ranked second (15-19-34)... KOOTENAY holds a 29-29-9-2 lifetime record versus SASKATOON (15-13-5-1 at home, 14-16-4-1 on the road, 3-5-7 in overtime)...Forward SAM REINHART was named the STEEPLES CONSTRUCTION PLAYER OF THE MONTH for January...REINHART recorded 14 points (4-10-14) in 12 games played, including a ten-game point streak from January 10-30... REINHART is three points short of 300 career points...REINHART leads all active ICE players in career scoring versus the BLADES with 20 points (5-15-20) in 14 games... DESCHENEAU recorded his 250th career point with an assist February 6 versus BRANDON...DESCHENEAU is the fifth player in franchise history to reach the 250-point mark with the ICE (SAM REINHART, JARRET STOLL, NIGEL DAWES, DUSTIN SYLVESTER)...DESCHENEAU is three games short of 250 career games played...DESCHENEAU and Forward TIM BOZON both recorded their 150th career assists February 11 versus MEDICINE HAT...Goaltender DECLAN HOBBS made his WHL debut February 13 against MOOSE JAW (15 minutes played, ten saves)...Forward LEVI CABLE played in his 250th career game February 11 against the TIGERS...Defenseman TANNER LISHCHYNSKY is three appearances shy of 100 career games played. TRANSACTION / INJURY: KOOTENAY has recalled goaltender DECLAN HOBBS (August 19, 1998) from the SASKATOON CONTACTS of the SASKATCHEWAN MIDGET HOCKEY LEAGUE...Defenseman TANNER FAITH will be out of the ICE lineup four to six months with an upper body injury. ONE YEAR AGO: After 56 games of the 2013-14 season the ICE were 31-21-2-2, after 57 games 31-22-2-2 and after 58 games 32-22-22. 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). TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS: The Referees for tonight’s game are KYLE KOWALSKI and DEREK ZALASKI...The Linesmen are CHRIS CARLSON and CODY HUSEBY.
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HEAD TO HEAD
Team Record 28-27-0-1 Division Ranking 4th Central Conference Ranking 7th Eastern League Ranking 14th Past 10 Games 5-5-0-0 Streak 0-1-0-0 Last Game 1-5 L vs. Moose Jaw Home Record 18-12-0-0 Away Record 10-15-0-1 Goals For 184 Goals Against 206 PP % 36/197 - 18.3 PP Home % 18/102 - 17.6 PP Away % 18/95 - 18.9 PK % 79.6 PK Home % 77.0 PK Away % 81.9 Team PIM/GM 10.0/Game Leading After 1st 16-7-0-1 Leading After 2nd 16-3-0-1 Tied After 1st 8-6-0-0 Tied After 2nd 9-4-0-0 Trailing After 1st 4-14-0-0 Trailing After 2nd 3-20-0-0
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Team Record 16-36-2-1 Division Ranking 6th East Conference Ranking 12th Eastern League Ranking 22nd Past 10 Games 3-7-0-0 Streak 0-1-0-0 Last Game 3-5 L at Lethbridge Home Record 11-14-2-0 Away Record 5-22-0-1 Goals For 156 Goals Against 234 PP % 52/229 - 22.7 PP Home % 32/121 - 26.4 PP Away % 20/108 - 18.5 PK % 75.0 PK Home % 79.5 PK Away % 70.8 Team PIM/GM 14.0/Game Leading After 1st 10-6-0-0 Leading After 2nd 11-4-1-1 Tied After 1st 4-9-1-1 Tied After 2nd 1-2-0-0 Trailing After 1st 2-21-1-0 Trailing After 2nd 4-30-1-0
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SCORING Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring PTS 63 60 46 43 43 35 33 29 23 23 18 14 14 11 9 8 7 7 6 3 3 1
GP MIN GA SO Svs 52 2983 167 2 1427 30 Wyatt Hoflin 29 Keelan Williams 10 376 32 0 187 1 15 0 0 10 1 Declan Hobbs
AVE 3.36 5.11 0.00
Jaedon Descheneau Luke Philp Tim Bozon Levi Cable Sam Reinhart Rinat Valiev Zak Zborosky Tyler King Austin Vetterl Matt Alfaro Jon Martin Ryan Chynoweth Troy Murray Cale Fleury Tanner Lishchynsky River Beattie Vince Loschiavo Bryan Allbee Tanner Faith Lenny Hackman Dylan Overdyk Austin Wellsby
G 25 23 22 24 13 8 16 8 9 7 6 4 2 1 0 4 4 3 1 1 0 1
Saskatoon Blades Regular Season Scoring A 38 37 24 19 30 27 17 21 14 16 12 10 12 10 9 4 3 4 5 2 3 0
14 12 20 26 23 24 22 7 15 21 11 8 2 4 3 25 18 5 27 28 6 17
GP 54 55 41 53 31 37 56 52 56 56 41 56 56 55 19 50 44 42 19 46 28 32
PIM 50 16 12 6 20 37 14 29 52 26 68 34 26 6 12 29 8 12 29 0 11 9
PCT .895 .854 1.000
as of February 15, 2015
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Brett Stovin Sam McKechnie Brycen Martin Cameron Hebig Ryan Graham Nikita Soshnin Wyatt Sloboshan Nick Zajac Josh Uhrich Amil Krupic Mason McCarty Nolan Reid Mitch Skapski Garrett Armour Kolton Dixon Isaac Schacher Schael Higson Chasetan Braid Luke Gingras Jake Kustra Mackenzie Dwyer Lukas MacKenzie Brayden Uhrich
35 Nik Amundrud 30 Brock Hamm
GP 55 52 54 55 39 53 32 47 55 52 29 37 43 33 44 52 41 44 37 2 1 1 4
G 23 18 6 14 13 9 8 8 8 3 5 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
A PTS PIM 18 41 38 19 37 31 29 35 37 16 30 32 11 24 38 14 23 10 15 23 16 13 21 63 10 18 71 14 17 34 9 14 17 5 7 10 6 7 16 5 6 35 4 5 51 3 4 47 2 3 32 3 3 42 1 2 35 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 4 0 0 4
GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT 26 1376 83 3 770 3.62 .903 6 303 20 0 161 3.96 .890 as of February 15, 2015
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The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 28-27-0-1 record (18-12-0-0 at home, 10-15-0-1 on the road, 6-0 in overtime, 1-1 in shootouts) and in fourth place in the CENTRAL DIVISION.
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Declan Hobbs (AP) Keelan Williams Wyatt Hoflin Troy Murray Tanner Lishchynsky Cale Fleury Bryan Allbee Dylan Overdyk Tyler King Ryan Chynoweth Jon Martin Luke Philp Jaedon Descheneau Austin Vetterl Austin Wellsby Vince Loschiavo Tim Bozon Matt Alfaro Zak Zborosky Sam Reinhart Rinat Valiev River Beattie Levi Cable Tanner Faith Lenny Hackman
General Manager: Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Athletic Therapist:
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Jeff Chynoweth Ryan McGill Jay Henderson Cory Cameron
Referees: Kyle Kowalski, Derek Zalaski
PTS PIM
The SASKATOON BLADES enter tonight’s action with a 1636-2-1 record (11-14-2-0 at home, 5-22-0-1 on the road, 1-2 in overtime, 1-1 in shootouts) and in sixth place in the EAST DIVISION.
30 35
Brock Hamm Nik Amundrud
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2 3 5 6 8 9 13 14 16 17 19 21 23 24 25 26 28 29 34 37 38 39 47
Mackenzie Dwyer Jake Kustra Mason McCarty Isaac Schacher Nikita Soshnin Cameron Hebig Wyatt Sloboshan Brycen Martin Amil Krupic Nick Zajac Ryan Graham Sam McKechnie Schael Higson Mitch Skapski Luke Gingras Kolton Dixon Josh Uhrich Lukas MacKenzie Garrett Armour Brayden Uhrich Brett Stovin Chasetan Braid Nolan Reid
(97) (99) (97) (95) (97) (97) (97) (96) (95) (95) (96) (94) (98) (96) (98) (95) (96) (99) (97) (97) (94) (97) (98)
GM / Head Coach: Assistant Coach: Assistant Coach: Athletic Therapist: Equipment Manager:
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Bob Woods Dean Brockman Jerome Engele James McDonald Graham Watt
Linesmen: Chris Carlson, Cody Huseby
UPCOMING HOME GAMES Friday, February 20: ICE vs. Edmonton, 7:00 pm Anti-Bullying Night presented by Western Financial Group Friday, March 6: ICE vs. Red Deer, 7:00 pm presented by The Bedroom Tuesday, March 10: ICE vs. Lethbridge, 7:00 pm 2 For 1 Tuesday presented by Save-On Foods
For ticket information, visit the ICE office inside Western Financial Place or call (250) 417-0322.
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LEAGUE LEADERS POINTS GP 1 - Trevor Cox Medicine Hat Tigers 57 2 - Cole Sanford Medicine Hat Tigers 57 3 - Nick Merkley Kelowna Rockets 57 4 - Rourke Chartier Kelowna Rockets 50 5 - Tim McGauley Brandon Wheat Kings 56 6 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 43 7 - Cole Ully Kamloops Blazers 55 8 - Dryden Hunt Medicine Hat Tigers 56 9 - Nikita Scherbak Everett Silvertips 51 10 - Adam Tambellini Calgary Hitmen 55 11 - Connor Rankin Calgary Hitmen 56 12 - Jack Rodewald Moose Jaw Warriors 55 13 - Jansen Harkins Prince George Cougars 57 14 - Austin Carroll Victoria Royals 54 15 - Adam Helewka Spokane Chiefs 53 16 - Chase De Leo Portland Winterhawks 51 17 - Tyson Baillie Kelowna Rockets 53 18 - J. Descheneau Kootenay ICE 54 19 - Luke Philp Kootenay ICE 55 20 - Carson Stadnyk Everett Silvertips 57 21 - Matt Needham Kamloops Blazers 58 22 - Jake DeBrusk Swift Current Broncos 56 23 - Brayden Point Moose Jaw Warriors 44 24 - Rihards Bukarts Brandon Wheat Kings 46 25 - Colby Cave Red Deer Rebels 56
PTS 94 84 77 75 75 74 73 70 68 67 66 65 65 64 64 64 63 63 60 60 60 59 59 56 55
as of February 15, 2015
GOALS GP 1 - Cole Sanford Medicine Hat Tigers 57 2 - Rourke Chartier Kelowna Rockets 50 3 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 43 4 - Adam Tambellini Calgary Hitmen 55 5 - three tied with
G 45 44 39 39 34
ASSISTS GP 1 - Trevor Cox Medicine Hat Tigers 57 2 - Nick Merkley Kelowna Rockets 57 3 - Jansen Harkins Prince George Cougars 57 4 - three tied with
A 71 60 48 45
POWER-PLAY GOALS 1 - Rourke Chartier Kelowna Rockets 2 - Chase De Leo Portland Winterhawks 3 - Austin Carroll Victoria Royals 4 - Cole Sanford Medicine Hat Tigers 5 - two tied with
PPG 14 14 14 12 11
SHORT-HANDED GOALS 1 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 2 - Cole Sanford Medicine Hat Tigers 3 - Austin Wagner Regina Pats 4 - several tied with
SHG 6 6 4 3
GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 - Rourke Chartier Kelowna Rockets 2 - Austin Carroll Victoria Royals 3 - Cole Sanford Medicine Hat Tigers 4 - Tim McGauley Brandon Wheat Kings 5 - two tied with
GWG 10 10 8 8 7
PLUS / MINUS 1 - Cole Martin Kelowna Rockets 2 - Adam Tambellini Calgary Hitmen 3 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 4 - Colby Williams Regina Pats 5 - Kyle Burroughs Medicine Hat Tigers
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GOALS AGAINST AVERAGE 1 - Taran Kozun Seattle Thunderbirds 2 - Carter Hart Everett Silvertips 3 - Jackson Whistle Kelowna Rockets 4 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 5 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings
GP 46 21 42 41 44
GAA 2.27 2.41 2.47 2.55 2.70
SAVE PERCENTAGE 1 - Adin Hill Portland Winterhawks 2 - Taran Kozun Seattle Thunderbirds 3 - Landon Bow Swift Current Broncos 4 - Jackson Whistle Kelowna Rockets 5 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans
GP 33 46 51 42 32
SV% .924 .919 .917 .913 .912
SHUTOUTS 1 - Landon Bow Swift Current Broncos 2 - Evan Sarthou Tri-City Americans 3 - several tied with
SO 7 6 4
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TONIGHT’S OPPONENT LAST OUTING: The Saskatoon Blades complete a three-game Central Division road swing tonight in Cranbrook on the heels of a 5-3 setback last night at Lethbridge. The Hurricanes jumped out to an early 2-0 lead, but it was Giorgio Estephan’s goal six minutes from the end of regulation time that proved decisive as Lethbridge collected two points. Forward Mason McCarty scored twice for the Blades while Nick Zajac chipped in with a goal as well. Captain Brett Stovin added two helpers for Saskatoon. Nik Amundrud stopped 24 shots in goal last night for the Blades. Lethbridge netminder Stuart Skinner made 32 saves to collect the victory for the home side. LAST MEETING: Tonight marks the fourth and final meeting of the 2014-15 season between the Blades and Kootenay ICE, with Saskatoon having won each of the three prior engagements. The two teams last faced each other January 17 in Saskatoon with Wyatt Sloboshan scoring the deciding goal with 11 seconds left in the game as the Blades posted a 3-2 victory. ICE captain Sam Reinhart became the franchise’s all-time leading scorer with a goal late in the third period, while first-year forward River Beattie also scored for Kootenay. Josh Uhrich and Nolan Reid tallied for Saskatoon with rookie netminder Brock Hamm stopping 26 shots to earn the victory in goal for the Blades. 2014-15 SEASON SERIES: Wednesday, October 22: Kootenay 2 at Saskatoon 5 Saturday, January 10: Saskatoon 6 at Kootenay 4 Saturday, January 17: Kootenay 2 at Saskatoon 3 Sunday, February 15: Saskatoon at Kootenay STATISTICAL LEADERS: Goals (23), Power Play Goals (9), Points (41) – Brett Stovin Assists (29) – Brycen Martin Penalty Minutes (71) – Josh Uhrich UPCOMING SCHEDULE: Wednesday, February 18 vs. Red Deer Friday, February 20 at Regina Saturday, February 21 vs. Brandon
WHL STANDINGS
As of February 15, 2015
EAST DIVISION x - Brandon Regina Swift Current CENTRAL DIVISION Medicine Hat Calgary Red Deer EASTERN CONFERENCE WILDCARD Kootenay ICE Edmonton Prince Albert Moose Jaw Lethbridge Saskatoon
GP 56 55 56 GP 57 56 55 GP 56 57 56 56 56 55
W 41 30 27 W 36 33 28 W 28 25 23 22 18 16
L 9 18 24 L 18 18 18 L 27 26 31 30 32 36
OTL 4 4 1 OTL 1 1 4 OTL 0 4 2 3 3 2
SL 2 3 4 SL 2 4 5 SL 1 2 0 1 3 1
GF 257 202 170 GF 223 235 188 GF 184 162 161 160 164 156
GA 174 176 179 GA 172 162 180 GA 206 161 198 209 234 234
PTS 88 67 59 PTS 75 71 65 PTS 57 56 48 48 42 35
PCT .786 .609 .527 PCT .658 .634 .591 PCT .509 .500 .429 .429 .375 .318
B.C. DIVISION x - Kelowna Victoria Vancouver U.S. DIVISION Everett Portland Seattle WESTERN CONFERENCE WILDCARD Spokane Tri-City Kamloops Prince George
GP 57 56 57 GP 57 56 56 GP 56 57 58 59
W 44 31 24 W 35 32 29 W 27 26 22 23
L 9 21 30 L 16 20 20 L 25 28 30 32
OTL 3 3 1 OTL 3 1 3 OTL 3 0 3 2
SL 1 1 2 SL 3 3 4 SL 1 3 3 2
GF 251 194 165 GF 202 205 159 GF 159 154 167 174
GA 141 172 197 GA 152 183 152 GA 172 180 211 247
PTS 92 66 51 PTS 76 68 65 PTS 58 55 50 50
PCT .807 .589 .447 PCT .667 .607 .580 PCT .518 .482 .431 .424
x - Clinched playoff berth
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NHL DRAFTED ICE PLAYERS 1997
53. Graham Belak – Colorado Avalanche 114. David Darguzas – Vancouver Canucks 166. Kris Knoblauch – New York Islanders 246. Jay Henderson – Boston Bruins
1999
23. Steve McCarthy – Chicago Blackhawks 89. Kyle Wanvig – Boston Bruins
2000
46. Jarret Stoll – Calgary Flames
2001
10. Dan Blackburn – New York Rangers 227. Marek Svatos – Colorado Avalanche
2002
36. Jarret Stoll – Edmonton Oilers 162. Gerard Dicaire – Tampa Bay Lightning 224. Adam Taylor – Carolina Hurricanes
2003
149. Nigel Dawes – New York Rangers
2004
89. Jeff Glass – Ottawa Senators 279. Adam Cracknell – Calgary Flames
2005
140. Taylor Dakers – San Jose Sharks 179. Brett Sutter – Calgary Flames 211. Ryan Russell – New York Rangers
2006
49. Ben Maxwell – Montreal Canadiens
2007
70. John Negrin – Calgary Flames 207. Ryan Molle – New Jersey Devils
2009
66. Brayden McNabb – Buffalo Sabres
2010
64. Max Reinhart – Calgary Flames 73. Joey Leach – Calgary Flames 166. Drew Czerwonka – Edmonton Oilers
2011
167. Nathan Lieuwen - Buffalo Sabres
2013
170. Mackenzie Skapski - New York Rangers
2014
2. Sam Reinhart - Buffalo Sabres 68. Rinat Valiev - Toronto Maple Leafs 124. Jaedon Descheneau - St. Louis Blues 139. Tanner Faith - Minnesota Wild
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ICE CORPORATE PARTNERS Anywear Garment Co. Ashley Furniture Home Store B.A. Blacktop Scotiabank BDO Canada LLP BMO Nesbitt Burns Booster Juice Bighorn Helicopters Boston Pizza Caldwell Agencies Ltd. Safeway Canadian 2 for 1 Pizza Canfor Canadian Tire Capitol Tire/Toyo Tire Capri Insurance City Glass City of Cranbrook College of the Rockies Columbia Basin Trust Columbia Theatre Cranbrook Building Centre Ltd. Cranbrook Chiropractic & Wellness Centre Cranbrook Daily Townsman Dairy Queen Cranbrook Friendship Society Cranbrook Vision Care Cranbrook Water Conditioning Crystal Glass Dacota Freight Denham Ford BC Ltd. Dixon’s Service Centre East Side Mario’s Fas Gas Plus Fitness Inc. Fortis BC Great Canadian Liquor Warehouse Haddad Financial Services Inc. Heritage Inn Inland Kenworth Investor’s Group Jewels on Ninth Jim Pattison Broadcast Group McDonald’s Koocanusa Publications Kootenay Savings Credit Union East Kootenay Community Credit Union Leavitt Machinery Mr. Mikes SteakhouseCasual Mister Tire Mitech Business Systems Mitech Communications Nelson Engineering Inc. OK Tire Pacific Coastal Airlines Kootenay Christian Academy Peak Security Services Pharmasave Pita Wrapbit Prestige Hotels & Resorts Proteck Hazardous Materials Management Quiznos Sub RBC Dominion Securities Rella, Paolini & Rogers Robert Paulson General Contractor Ltd. Rockies Law Corporation Rocky Mountain Diesel
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MainRoad / Salvador Ready Mix Selkirk Beverages Selkirk Signs Skookumchuck Pulp Inc. Southeast Disposal St. Eugene Golf Resort & Casino Steeples Construction Ltd. Wildstone Golf Course Tamarack Shopping Centre Teck Coal Ltd. Tim Hortons Victoria Ave. Pet & Car Wash A&W Arby’s Western Financial Group BMO Denny’s All Weather Windows Insurance Brokers Association Kal Tire Superior Propane Ryobi Tools Sandman Hotels Shaw Stagg Chili RE/MAX Travelodge
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MEET THE ICE #2 TROY MURRAY
Defense
6’1” 188 lbs Born: September 12, 1997 Hometown: White City, SK Shoots: Left Acquired: 2012 WHL Bantam Draft 2013-14 Club: Kootenay ICE GP G A PTS PIM 66 0 12 12 10
#4 CALE FLEURY
Defense
6’ 173 lbs Born: November 19, 1998 Hometown: Calgary, AB Shoots: Right Acquired: 2013 WHL Bantam Draft 2013-14 Club: Notre Dame Hounds (SMHL) GP G A PTS PIM 44 7 22 29 32
#3 TANNER LISHCHYNSKY
Defense
6’1” 185 lbs Born: January 5, 1995 Hometown: Saskatoon, SK Shoots: Left Acquired: Listed player (Dec. 2014) 2013-14 Club: Yorkton (SJHL) GP G A PTS PIM 20 0 11 11 22
#5 BRYAN ALLBEE
Defense
6’ 180 lbs Born: July 11, 1997 Hometown: Prince George, BC Shoots: Left Acquired: Listed player (Dec. 2012) 2013-14 Club: Cariboo (BCMML) GP G A PTS PIM 39 16 21 37 85
#6 DYLAN OVERDYK #7 TYLER KING Defense 6’3” 197 lbs Defense 6’ 195 lbs
Born: August 3, 1997 Hometown: St. Albert, AB Shoots: Right Acquired: 2012 WHL Bantam Draft 2013-14 Club: Edm. MLAC (AMHL) GP G A PTS PIM 29 0 0 0 10
#8 RYAN CHYNOWETH
Forward
6’1” 187 lbs Born: April 8, 1995 Hometown: Cranbrook, BC Shoots: Left Acquired: Trade with TRI (Sep. 2013) 2013-14 Club: Tri-City / Kootenay GP G A PTS PIM 45 4 6 10 73
#12 LUKE PHILP
Forward
5’10” 180 lbs Born: November 6, 1995 Hometown: Canmore, AB Shoots: Right Acquired: 2010 WHL Bantam Draft 2013-14 Club: Kootenay ICE GP G A PTS PIM 71 31 46 77 31
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Born: February 18, 1995 Hometown: Pilot Butte, SK Shoots: Left Acquired: Trade with SPO (Dec. 2013) 2013-14 Club: Spokane / Kootenay GP G A PTS PIM 69 2 18 20 42
#11 JON MARTIN
Forward
6’2” 210 lbs Born: August 23, 1995 Hometown: Winnipeg, MB Shoots: Right Acquired: 2010 WHL Bantam Draft 2013-14 Club: Kootenay ICE GP G A PTS PIM 63 10 8 18 105
#14 JAEDON DESCHENEAU
Forward
5’9” 192 lbs Born: February 22, 1995 Hometown: Edmonton, AB Shoots: Right Acquired: 2010 WHL Bantam Draft NHL Draft: St. Louis (5th Round 2014) 2013-14 Club: Kootenay ICE GP G A PTS PIM 70 44 54 98 54
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MEET THE ICE #15 AUSTIN VETTERL #17 AUSTIN WELLSBY Forward 5’11” 182 lbs Forward 6’3” 179 lbs
Born: February 2, 1994 Hometown: Surrey, BC Shoots: Right Acquired: Trade with VAN (Nov. 2012) 2013-14 Club: Kootenay ICE GP G A PTS PIM 72 12 20 32 47
#18 VINCE LOSCHIAVO
Forward
6’1” 173 lbs Born: March 21, 1998 Hometown: Winnipeg, MB Shoots: Right Acquired: 2013 WHL Bantam Draft 2013-14 Club: WPG Thrashers (MMHL) GP G A PTS PIM 22 10 9 19 14
Born: June 30, 1997 Hometown: Chilliwack, BC Shoots: Right Acquired: 2012 WHL Bantam Draft 2013-14 Club: Fraser Valley (BCMML) GP G A PTS PIM 38 19 30 49 18
#20 TIM BOZON
Forward
6’1” 199 lbs Born: March 24, 1994 Hometown: Valbonne, France Shoots: Left Acquired: Trade with KAM (Oct. 2013) NHL Draft: Montreal (3rd Round 2012) 2013-14 Club: Kamloops / Kootenay GP G A PTS PIM 63 33 36 69 47
#21 MATT ALFARO
Forward
6’2” 184 lbs Born: August 6, 1996 Hometown: Calgary, AB Shoots: Left Acquired: Listed player (Mar. 2012) 2013-14 Club: Kootenay ICE GP G A PTS PIM 65 2 12 14 16
#22 ZAK ZBOROSKY Forward 6’ 175 lbs
Born: October 15, 1996 Hometown: Regina, SK Shoots: Right Acquired: 2011 WHL Bantam Draft 2013-14 Club: Kootenay ICE GP G A PTS PIM 66 8 13 21 10
#23 SAM REINHART Forward 6’1” 190 lbs
Born: November 6, 1995 Hometown: Vancouver, BC Shoots: Right Acquired: 2010 WHL Bantam Draft NHL Draft: Buffalo (1st round 2014) 2013-14 Club: Kootenay ICE GP G A PTS PIM 60 36 69 105 11
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MEET THE ICE #24 RINAT VALIEV
Defense
6’2” 208 lbs Born: May 11, 1995 Hometown: Nizhnekamsk, Russia Shoots: Left Acquired: 2013 CHL Import Draft NHL Draft: Toronto (3rd round 2014) 2013-14 Club: Kootenay ICE GP G A PTS PIM 55 5 23 28 68
#26 LEVI CABLE
Forward
5’11” 185 lbs Born: August 31, 1994 Hometown: Hudson Bay, SK Shoots: Left Acquired: Listed player (Nov. 2009) 2013-14 Club: Kootenay ICE GP G A PTS PIM 70 10 22 32 13
#25 RIVER BEATTIE
Forward
6’ 174 lbs Born: October 31, 1997 Hometown: Sherwood Park, AB Shoots: Right Acquired: 2012 WHL Bantam Draft 2013-14 Club: Lloydminster (AJHL) GP G A PTS PIM 36 2 2 4 37
#27 TANNER FAITH
Defense
6’3” 215 lbs Born: October 5, 1995 Hometown: Wilcox, SK Shoots: Left Acquired: 2010 WHL Bantam Draft NHL Draft: Minnesota (5th Round 2014) 2013-14 Club: Kootenay ICE GP G A PTS PIM 10 0 1 1 9
#28 LENNY HACKMAN Defense 5’9” 185 lbs
Born: January 30, 1995 Hometown: Airdrie, AB Shoots: Left Acquired: Trade with LET (Jan. 2015) 2013-14 Club: Lethbridge Hurricanes GP G A PTS PIM 72 2 8 10 6
#29 KEELAN WILLIAMS
Goaltender
6’2” 180 lbs Born: June 22, 1996 Hometown: Calgary, AB Catches: Left Acquired: Listed player (Sep. 2013) 2013-14 Club: Okotoks (AJHL) GP MIN SO GAA SV% 14 779 2 2.39 .904
#30 WYATT HOFLIN Goaltender 6’1” 178 lbs
Born: January 31, 1995 Hometown: Spruce Grove, AB Catches: Left Acquired: 2010 WHL Bantam Draft 2013-14 Club: Kootenay ICE GP MIN SO GAA SV% 27 1,294 0 2.92 .904
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ICE CAREER LEADERS GAMES PLAYED 1 - Dale Mahovsky 2 - Joe Antilla 3 - Kevin King 4 - Colin Sinclair 5 - Adam Taylor
344 340 335 325 324
GOALS 1 - Nigel Dawes 2 - Jarret Stoll 3 - Sam Reinhart* 4 - Dustin Sylvester 5 - Steve DaSilva
159 124 114 111 103
POINTS 1 - Sam Reinhart* 2 - Jarret Stoll 3 - Nigel Dawes 4 - Jaedon Descheneau* 5 - Dustin Sylvester
297 286 272 253 251
POWER PLAY GOALS 1 - Nigel Dawes 2 - Jarret Stoll 3 - Andrew Bailey 4 - Ryan Russell 5 - Steve DaSilva
60 54 39 37 34
PENALTY MINUTES 1 - Graham Belak 2 - Dion Lassu 3 - Dean Arsene 4 - Jason Norrie 5 - Kyle Sheen
817 657 529 482 434
GAME-WINNING GOALS 1 - Nigel Dawes 2 - Dustin Sylvester 3 - Andrew Bailey 4 - Sam Reinhart* 5 - Steve DaSilva
29 22 21 20 19
ASSISTS 1 - Sam Reinhart* 2 - Jarret Stoll 3 - Jaedon Descheneau* 4 - Dale Mahovsky 5 - Max Reinhart
183 162 151 148 141
SHORT-HANDED GOALS 1 - Dustin Sylvester 2 - Duncan Milroy 3 - Ryan Russell 4 - Max Reinhart T5 - Steve DaSilva T5 - Jay Henderson
15 11 10 9 8 8
9,781 8,206 7,928 7,661 5,927
WINS 1 - Nathan Lieuwen 2 - Taylor Dakers 3 - Jeff Glass 4 - Mackenzie Skapski 5 - Dan Blackburn
85 82 75 74 67
2.16 2.26 2.64 2.75 2.76
SAVE PERCENTAGE 1 - Jeff Glass 2 - Taylor Dakers 3 - Dan Blackburn 4 - Kris Lazaruk 5 - Mackenzie Skapski
.918 .916 .910 .909 .908
GOALTENDING LEADERS GAMES PLAYED 1 - Nathan Lieuwen 2 - Jeff Glass 3 - Mackenzie Skapski 4 - Taylor Dakers 5 - Kris Lazaruk
175 143 141 137 108
SAVES 1 - Nathan Lieuwen 2 - Mackenzie Skapski 3 - Jeff Glass 4 - Taylor Dakers 5 - Kris Lazaruk
4,188 3,672 3,296 3,158 2,793
SHUTOUTS 1 - Taylor Dakers 2 - Jeff Glass 3 - Nathan Lieuwen 4 - Mackenzie Skapski T5 - Dan Blackburn T5 - Todd Mathews
18 17 9 8 4 4
MINUTES PLAYED 1 - Nathan Lieuwen 2 - Jeff Glass 3 - Mackenzie Skapski 4 - Taylor Dakers 5 - Dan Blackburn GOALS-AGAINST AVERAGE 1 - Jeff Glass 2 - Taylor Dakers 3 - Dan Blackburn 4 - Thomas Heemskerk 5 - Nathan Lieuwen
* - denotes active player
F R E E Z E ∙ 2014-2015 EDITION
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LEAGUE DIRECTORY Western Conference EVERETT SILVERTIPS General Manager: Garry Davidson Head Coach: Kevin Constantine 2013-2014 Record: 39-23-7-3 (5th Place) Arena: Xfinity Arena (8,149) KAMLOOPS BLAZERS General Manager: Craig Bonner Head Coach: Don Hay 2013-2014 Record: 14-53-2-3 (10th Place) Arena: Interior Savings Centre (5,464) KELOWNA ROCKETS General Manager: Bruce Hamilton Head Coach: Dan Lambert 2013-2014 Record: 57-11-0-4 (1st Place) Arena: Prospera Place (6,007) PORTLAND WINTERHAWKS General Manager / Head Coach: Jamie Kompon 2013-2014 Record: 54-13-2-3 (2nd Place) Arena: M.C. (9,852); Moda Center (10,947) PRINCE GEORGE COUGARS General Manager: Todd Harkins Head Coach: Mark Holick 2013-2014 Record: 27-37-3-5 (9th Place) Arena: CN Centre (5,971) SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDS General Manager: Russ Farwell Head Coach: Steve Konowalchuk 2013-2014 Record: 41-25-2-4 (4th Place) Arena: ShoWare Center (6,025)
Eastern Conference BRANDON WHEAT KINGS General Manager / Head Coach: Kelly McCrimmon 2013-2014 Record: 34-29-6-3 (7th Place) Arena: Westman Comm. Group Place (5,002) CALGARY HITMEN General Manager: Mike Moore Head Coach: Mark French 2013-2014 Record: 48-17-3-4 (3rd Place) Arena: Scotiabank Saddledome (19,289) EDMONTON OIL KINGS General Manager: Randy Hansch Head Coach: Steve Hamilton 2013-2014 Record: 50-19-2-1 (1st Place) Arena: Rexall Place (6,782 lower / 16,839) KOOTENAY ICE General Manager: Jeff Chynoweth Head Coach: Ryan McGill 2013-2014 Record: 39-28-22-3 (6th Place) Arena: Western Financial Place (4,264) LETHBRIDGE HURRICANES General Manager / Head Coach: Peter Anholt 2013-2014 Record: 12-55-2-3 (12th Place) Arena: ENMAX Centre (4,980) MEDICINE HAT TIGERS General Manager / Head Coach: Shaun Clouston 2013-2014 Record: 44-24-3-1 (4th Place) Arena: Medicine Hat Arena (4,006) MOOSE JAW WARRIORS General Manager: Alan Millar Head Coach: Tim Hunter 2013-2014 Record: 21-42-3-6 (10th Place) Arena: Mosaic Place (4,414)
SPOKANE CHIEFS General Manager: Tim Speltz Head Coach: Don Nachbaur 2013-2014 Record: 40-26-3-3 (6th Place) Arena: Spokane Veterans Memorial (10,366)
PRINCE ALBERT RAIDERS General Manager: Bruno Campese Head Coach: Marc Habscheid 2013-2014 Record: 35-32-3-2 (8th Place) Arena: Art Hauser Centre (2,580)
TRI-CITY AMERICANS General Manager: Bob Tory Head Coach: Jim Hiller 2013-2014 Record: 29-33-4-6 (8th Place) Arena: Toyota Center (5,734)
RED DEER REBELS General Manager / Head Coach: Brent Sutter 2013-2014 Record: 35-32-1-4 (9th Place) Arena: ENMAX Centrium (6,000)
VANCOUVER GIANTS General Manager: Scott Bonner Head Coach: Claude Noel 2013-2014 Record: 32-29-7-4 (7th Place) Arena: Pacific Coliseum (16,150) VICTORIA ROYALS General Manager: Cam Hope Head Coach: Dave Lowry 2013-2014 Record: 48-20-1-3 (3rd Place) Arena: Save-On Foods Memorial Centre (7,006)
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REGINA PATS General Manager / Head Coach: John Paddock 2013-2014 Record: 39-26-4-3 (2nd Place) Arena: Brandt Centre (6,200) SASKATOON BLADES General Manager / Head Coach: Bob Woods 2013-2014 Record: 16-51-2-3 (11th Place) Arena: SaskTel Centre (15,195) SWIFT CURRENT BRONCOS General Manager / Head Coach: Mark Lamb 2013-2014 Record: 38-25-3-6 (5th Place) Arena: Credit Union i-Plex (2,879)
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