Game 17 - Saskatoon at ICE
November 13, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release
Tonight is the fourth of five consecutive games on home ice for the ICE.
Following a pair of wins over the Red Deer Rebels, then a 5-1 victory Wednesday versus Lethbridge, the ICE are now 9-0 at the ICE Cave inside Wayne Fleming Arena this season. In those nine games, Winnipeg has outscored their opposition 55-16.
ICE VS BLADES
Winnipeg and Saskatoon are scheduled to play eight times during the WHL regular season (Tonight @ Wpg / Tomorrow @ Wpg / Dec 3 @ Wpg / Dec 4 @ Wpg / Dec 15 @ Sktn / Jan 22 @ Sktn / Mar 4 @ Sktn / Mar 23 @ Sktn).
Over the past two seasons, the ICE have won seven of their past nine games versus the Blades, led by Connor McClennon who has five goals and 11 assists for 16 points.
WELCOME TO THE DUB
The Winnipeg ICE have recalled forward Aiden Oiring from the Southern Alberta Hockey Academy U18 Prep team of the Canadian Sport School Hockey League.
In 13 games this season, Oiring leads his team with 12 goals and has nine assists for 21 points and 18 penalty minutes. The 5'7", 164 pound forward was selected by the ICE in the third round, 58th overall in the 2020 WHL Bantam Draft.
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
WHO'S HOT
Daniel Hauser is on a personal eight game winning streak.
Ben Zloty is on a five game point streak (1-8-9).
Connor McClennon is on a five game point streak (4-3-7).
Matthew Savoie is on a four game point streak (1-8-9).
Mikey Milne is on a four game point streak (4-3-7).
Zach Benson is on a three game point streak (3-3-6).
Carson Lambos is on a three game point streak (2-2-4).
Jakin Smallwood 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 13 goals.
Mikey Milne leads all WHL players with a plus minus rating of +20.
Ben Zloty and Christoffer Sedoff of Red Deer share the WHL lead for power play assists with 10.
Chase Bertholet, Chad Nychuk of Brandon, Kyle Crnkovic of Saskatoon, 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 18 assists and 20 points.
Zach Benson leads all WHL rookies with nine goals.
Matthew Savoie leads all WHL rookies with 18 assists and 25 points.
Zach Benson and Matthew Savoie share the WHL lead for rookie plus minus at +13.
Matthew Savoie and Egor Sidorov of Saskatoon share the WHL lead for rookie power play goals with five.
Matthew Savoie leads all WHL rookies with 50 shots on goal and seven power play assists.
Daniel Hauser leads all WHL goaltenders (who have played more than 20 minutes) with a .935 save percentage.
UPCOMING MILESTONES
Ben Zloty is three games shy of 100 career WHL games played
Cole Muir is two points shy of 80 career WHL points
Carson Lambos is one point shy of 50 career WHL points
Nolan Orzeck is one point 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.
Kia CHL TOP 10 RANKINGS - Week 6
Winnipeg ICE
2. London Knights
3. Kamloops Blazers
4. Everett Silvertips
5. Edmonton Oil Kings
6. Sherbrooke Phoenix
7. Quebec Remparts
8. Shawinigan Cataractes
9. Seattle Thunderbirds
10. Soo Greyhounds
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 15 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).
- 17 players are selections by the ICE in the WHL Bantam Draft (Alexander, Benson, Boucher, Bruce, Edwards, Form, Geekie, Hauser, Lambos, McClennon, Milne, Oiring, 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
Nov 13 - recalled forward Aiden Oiring from the Southern Alberta Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
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, can be heard on CFRW 1290 AM with Brian Munz and Kevin Olzsewski.
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