ICE Begin Home-And-Home Series with Spokane
September 28, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kootenay Ice News Release
Cranbrook, B.C. - The Kootenay ICE begin a home-and-home series against the Spokane Chiefs at Western Financial Place on Friday, September 28.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT.
ICE PREVIEW
ICE 2018-19 Club Leaders:
Goals: Connor McClennon (2)
Assists: Jaeger White (2)
Points: Connor McClennon, Peyton Krebs, Jaeger White (2)
PIMS: Brad Ginnell (4)
The ICE are coming off of a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Hitmen on Saturday, September 22. The ICE received two goals from Connor McClennon along with markers from Peyton Krebs, Brett Davis and Cole Muir. Jaeger White, who made his regular season ICE debut on Saturday, registered two assists. Goaltender Duncan McGovern stopped 33-of-36 shots. The ICE were outshot 36-34. The ICE went 2-for-6 on the power play, 4-for-5 on the penalty kill and won 40 of 74 faceoffs.
With his goal Saturday, Brett Davis is one goal away from reaching 50 career WHL goals.
UPCOMING MILESTONES:
GOALS
- '99-born forward Brett Davis is one goal away from 50 career WHL goals.
ASSISTS
- '98-born defenceman Dallas Hines is nine assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
- '01-born forward Peyton Krebs is seven assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
- '98-born forward Jaeger White is nine assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
GAMES
- '98-born defenceman Dallas Hines is 14 games away from 200 career WHL regular season games played.
- '99-born forward Cam Hausinger is 10 games away from 200 career WHL regular season games played.
- '99-born defenceman Jonathan Smart is 19 games away from 200 career WHL regular season games played.
- '99-born forward Brett Davis is 12 games away from 200 career WHL regular season games played.
- '99-born forward Davis Murray is two games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played.
SPOKANE PREVIEW
Chiefs 2018-19 Club Leaders:
Goals: Riley Woods (1)
Assists: Nolan Reid, Eli Zummack (1)
Points: Riley Woods, Nolan Reid, Eli Zummack (1)
PIMS: Tyson Feist (7)
The Chiefs travel to Cranbrook for the first time this season to begin a home-and-home series against the ICE. The Chiefs are coming off a season-opening 6-1 loss to the Tri-City Americans on Saturday, September 22. Riley Woods potted the lone goal for the Chiefs while Nolan Reid and Eli Zummack recorded the assists. Goaltender Dawson Weatherill stopped 20-of-26 shots. The Chiefs were outshot 26-25. They went 1-for-4 on the power play, 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and won 24-of-46 faceoffs.
HEAD TO HEAD DURING THE 17-18 SEASON
The ICE and the Chiefs met five times during the 2017-18 regular season, with the ICE managing a record of 1-3-1-0.
Spokane has won the last three meetings between these two teams. The last time the Chiefs and the ICE faced off, the Chiefs picked up a 5-3 victory thanks to a three-point performance by Edmonton Oilers draft pick Kailer Yamamoto.
The ICE are 3-3-2-0 in the last eight games against the Chiefs at Western Financial Place. Overall, both home and away, the ICE are 5-7-3-0 in the last 15 games games against the Chiefs.
ICE v CHIEFS COMPARISONS
CATEGORY ICE CHIEFS
PP 2/6 (33.3%) 1/4 (25%)
PK 4/5 (80%) 4/4 (100%)
GOALS FOR 5 1
GOALS AGAINST 3 6
STREAK W-1 L-1
HOME RECORD 1-0-0-0 0-0-0-0
AWAY RECORD 0-0-0-0 0-1-0-0
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