Game 16 - Lethbridge at ICE
November 10, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release
ICE CHIPS
Tonight is the third of five consecutive games on home ice for the ICE. Coming off a pair of wins over the Red Deer Rebels, the ICE are 8-0 at the ICE Cave inside Wayne Fleming Arena this season. In those eight games, Winnipeg has outscored their opposition 50-15.
ICE VS HURRICANES
Winnipeg and Lethbridge are scheduled to play four times during the WHL regular season (Oct 30 @ Leth 7-0 W / Tonight @ Wpg / Feb 23 @ Leth / Mar 2 @ Wpg).
The ICE earned their first shut out of the season 11 days ago in Lethbridge as Daniel Hauser made 29 saves. Conor Geekie and Mikey Milne each had a goal and two assists to lead the offense.
WHO'S HOT
Daniel Hauser is on a personal eight game winning streak.
Ben Zloty is on a four game point streak (1-5-6).
Connor McClennon is on a four game point streak (2-2-4).
Conor Geekie is on a three game point streak (1-6-7).
Mikey Milne is on a three game goal scoring streak (4) and three game point streak (4-2-6).
Matthew Savoie is on a three game point streak (0-5-5).
Chase Bertholet is on a three game point streak (2-3-5).
Zach Benson is on a two game point streak (2-2-4).
Carson Lambos is on a two game goal scoring streak (2) and two game point streak (2-1-3).
LEAGUE LEADERS
Mikey Milne leads all WHL players with 12 goals.
Mikey Milne leads all WHL players with a plus minus rating of +19.
Chase Bertholet, Chad Nychuk of Brandon, Ben King of Red Deer and Matthew Seminoff of Kamloops share the WHL lead for game winning goals with three.
Ben Zloty leads all WHL defensemen with 15 assists and 17 points.
Zach Benson and Brayden Yager of Moose Jaw share the WHL lead for rookie goal scoring with eight.
Matthew Savoie leads all WHL rookies with 15 assists and 21 points.
Zach Benson, Matthew Savoie and Hudson Thornton of Prince George share the WHL lead for rookie plus minus at +12.
Matthew Savoie leads all WHL rookies with 47 shots on goal and six power play assists.
RECENT MILESTONES
Omen Harmacy played his first WHL game Sunday afternoon vs Red Deer.
Connor McClennon scored his 60th career WHL goal Thursday vs Red Deer and registered his 70th career WHL assist Sunday afternoon vs Red Deer.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Ben Zloty is four games shy of 100 career WHL games played
Cole Muir is two points shy of 80 career WHL points
Carson Lambos is two points shy of 50 career WHL points
OH CANADA
Ice forward Zach Benson is one of 66 players selected by Hockey Canada to wear the Maple Leaf at the Capital City Challenge, a four team tournament featuring three men's under 17 teams and Canada's National Women's Team November 26 - December 1st in Ottawa.
WHL HISTORY
With their 11th win of the season October 27th 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.
A 3-1 loss in Edmonton October 29th saw 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 hold the record of 12 straight wins before losing in Saskatoon October 30, 1988.
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).
WELCOME TO THE DUB
Defenseman Omen Harmacy, who was recalled from the Winnipeg Thrashers of the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League, played his first WHL game Sunday afternoon with the ICE. He was +1 in a 7-5 win over the Red Deer Rebels
TRANSACTIONS
Nov 8 - reassigned defenseman Omen Harmacy to the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
Nov 7 - recalled defenseman Omen Harmacy from the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
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 with Brian Munz and Kevin Olzsewski.
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