Game 13 - ICE at Lethbridge
October 30, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release
ICE CHIPS
Tonight is the final stop on a five game road trip for the ICE that opened last Saturday in Moose Jaw with a 5-4 victory over the Warriors. Winnipeg erased a 3-0 second period deficit thanks to a pair of goals from Matthew Savoie. The game winning goal came off the stick of Connor McClennon with 45 seconds remaining in regulation.
Tuesday, Skyler Bruce scored the game winning goal 1:48 into the third period to lead the ICE to a 3-1 win in Red Deer. Mikey Milne's power play goal and an empty netter by Connor McClennon, supported a 26 save performance by Gage Alexander.
Wednesday, Daniel Hauser made 27 saves and Conor Geekie broke a 2-2 tie with 3:54 remaining in regulation time to give the ICE a 3-2 victory in Calgary.
The ICE saw their season opening 11 game winning streak come to an end in Edmonton last night as the Oil Kings scored three unanswered goals in the third period in a 3-1 decision. Connor McClennon's team leading 10th goal of the season was the lone Winnipeg marker to beat goaltender Sebastian Cossa.
ICE VS HURRICANES
Winnipeg and Lethbridge will meet four times during the WHL regular season (Tonight @ Leth / Nov 10 @ Wpg / Feb 23 @ Leth / Mar 2 @ Wpg).
WHL HISTORY
With their 11th win of the season Wednesday in Calgary, Winnipeg won the most consecutive games to open a WHL season since 2006 eclipsing the previous mark of 10 games set by the 2014-15 Kelowna Rockets and 2006-07 Vancouver Giants.
Last night's loss in Edmonton sees the ICE fall one game short of tying for the longest winning streak in WHL history to start a season. The 1988-89 Swift Current Broncos won their first dozen games before losing in Saskatoon October 30, 1988.
WHO'S HOT
Daniel Hauser is on a personal six game winning streak.
LEAGUE LEADERS
Connor McClennon leads the WHL with 10 goals and 29 penalty minutes.
Nolan Orzeck leads the WHL with a plus minus rating of +15.
Carson Lambos, Nolan Orzeck and Ben Zloty share the lead for WHL defensemen with 12 points.
Ben Zloty leads all WHL defensemen with 11 assists.
Matthew Savoie also leads all WHL rookies with 10 assists, 16 points, 40 shots on goal and four power play goals.
Zach Benson and Matthew Savoie share the lead for WHL rookies with a plus minus rating of +10.
Daniel Hauser, Nolan Maier of Saskatoon, Sebastian Cossa of Edmonton and Dylan Garand of Kamloops share the lead for WHL goaltenders with six wins.
RECENT MILESTONES
Ben Zloty registered his 50th career WHL assist last night in Edmonton.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Connor McClennon is three assists shy of 70 career WHL assists
Connor McClennon is one goal shy of 60 career WHL goals
Carson Lambos is four assists shy of 50 career WHL points
The ICE are one game shy of 100 games played since relocating from Cranbrook, B.C. (99GP: 67-30-2)
ROSTER
The ICE roster includes 14 forwards, 7 defenseman and 2 goaltenders.
- 7 players are from Manitoba (Bertholet, Bruce, Friesen, Geekie, Lambos, Muir, Swan).
- There are currently three 20-year-old players (Muir, Orzeck, Smallwood).
- 17 players who skated for the ICE return from last season (Alexander, Benson, Bertholet, Boucher, Bruce, Form, Geekie, Hauser, Lambos, McClennon, Milne, Muir, Orzeck, Pederson, Prosofsky, Smallwood, Zloty).
- 16 players are selections by the ICE in the WHL Bantam Draft (Alexander, Benson, Boucher, Bruce, Edwards, Form, Geekie, Hauser, Lambos, McClennon, Milne, Orzeck, Pederson, Prosofsky, Savoie, Zloty).
- 2 players were selected in the 2021 CHL Import Draft (Bohm, Streule).
- 15 players are eligible for the 2022 NHL Draft led by Matt Savoie and Conor Geekie, who were selected first and second overall respectively by the ICE in the 2019 WHL Bantam Draft (Bertholet, Bohm, Boucher, Bruce, Form, Friesen, Geekie, Hauser, Milne, Pederson, Prosofsky, Savoie, Streule, Swan, Zloty).
TRANSACTIONS
Oct 23 - acquired a conditional 7th round pick in the 2023 Bantam Draft from the Victoria Royals in exchange for defenseman Anson McMaster
Oct 19 - assigned defenseman Brandt Young to Portage Terriers (MJHL)
Oct 7 - assigned goaltender Dawson Cowan to Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
Oct 1 - acquired an 8th round pick in 2022 Bantam Draft from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for forward Rhys Raeside
Sept 27 - acquired a conditional 9th round pick in 2021 Bantam Draft from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for forward Hayden Pakkala
Sept 23 - released defenseman Mike Ladyman
ICE ON AIR
The Winnipeg ICE are teaming up with Bell Media (99.9 Bounce FM, CFRW 1290 AM, CTV and Virgin Radio 103.1 FM) to share the excitement this season. All regular season and playoff games, presented by Royal LePage Dynamic Real Estate, will be heard on CFRW 1290 AM. Click here to listen live. Veteran broadcasters Brian Munz and Kevin Olszewski will bring you all the action starting with a 30 minute pregame show featuring players, coaches and the latest from around the WHL.
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