Game 29 - ICE at Saskatoon
December 15, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release
ICE CHIPS
The Winnipeg ICE opened a three game road trip in Prince Albert last night falling 4-1 to the Raiders. Evan Herman led the Raiders with three goals. It was the first hat trick of the season against the ICE. Owen Pederson had the lone Winnipeg goal, while Gage Alexander made 18 of 21 saves.
Forward Jack Finley made his ICE debut last night. Finley, acquired December 6th from Spokane, registered two shots on goal and won nine of 18 face offs.
15 year old defenseman Jonas Woo is projected to play his first WHL game tonight. The Winnipeg product was selected by the ICE 18th overall in last week's 2021 WHL Prospects Draft. The 5'9", 150 pound blue liner has 18 points (3 goals and 15 assists) and 26 penalty minutes in 21 games with the Winnipeg Bruins in the Manitoba AAA U18 Hockey League.
Earlier today, the ICE acquired 17 year old forward Alessandro Segafredo from the Seattle Thunderbirds in exchange for defenseman Martin Bohm and a sixth round pick in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft. Segafredo, born in Asiago, Italy, has 10 points (three goals and seven assists), is +4 and has six penalty minutes in 19 games in his first WHL season with the Thunderbirds.
ICE VS BLADES
Winnipeg (3-1) and Saskatoon (1-3) play eight times during the WHL regular season, with three games remaining following tonight.
Eight game schedule: (Nov 13 @ Wpg 4-1 W / Nov 14 @ Wpg 6-0 W / Dec 3 @ Wpg 4-3 W / Dec 4 @ Wpg 6-2 L / Tonight @ Sktn / Jan 22 @ Sktn / Mar 4 @ Sktn / Mar 23 @ Sktn).
The ICE have won 10 of their past 13 games versus the Blades, led by Connor McClennon who has seven goals and 13 assists for 20 points.
WHO'S HOT
Daniel Hauser is 10-0-1 in 12GP this season.
Matthew Savoie is on a two game point streak (2-2-4).
Connor McClennon is on a two game point streak (0-3-3).
LEAGUE LEADERS
Connor McClennon leads all WHL players with 20 goals.
Matthew Savoie leads all WHL players with 29 assists.
Matthew Savoie leads all WHL players with 45 points.
Mikey Milne leads all WHL players with a plus minus rating of +28.
Ben Zloty leads all WHL players with 16 power play assists.
Jakin Smallwood leads all WHL players with six game winning goals.
Ben Zloty leads all WHL defensemen with 31 points.
Matthew Savoie leads all WHL rookies with 16 goals, nine power play goals, 12 power play assists, and a plus minus rating of +22.
WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
ICE defensemen Carson Lambos has been selected to represent Team Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship December 26 - January 5 in Edmonton and Red Deer. This marks the second straight World Junior Hockey Championship where a member of the Winnipeg ICE will represent Team Canada. Forward Peyton Krebs had eight points (three goals and five assists) in seven games last year.
Defenseman Maximilian Streule has been invited to Team Switzerland's selection camp which opened today in Red Deer.
OH CANADA
ICE forward Zach Benson took part in the Capital City Challenge November 26th to December 1st in Ottawa winning a Gold medal. In the Gold Medal game, Benson scored the tying goal for Team Black with 0.4 seconds remaining in regulation time to force overtime. They beat Team Red 5-4. Benson led all players in the event with seven goals and 12 points.
Kia CHL Top-10 Rankings - Week 11
Winnipeg ICE
2. Edmonton Oil Kings
3. Kingston Frontenacs
4. Charlottetown Islanders
5. Kamloops Blazers
6. Everett Silvertips
7. Sherbrooke Phoenix
8. North Bay Battalion
9. Quebec Remparts
10. London Knights
ICE NAMED WHL PLAYER OF THE MONTH
November - Matthew Savoie 10GP 7-15-22
ICE NAMED WHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov 15 - Matthew Savoie 3GP 2-6-8
Oct 4 - Owen Pederson 2GP 3-3-6
ICE NAMED WHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
Nov 15 - Gage Alexander 2GP 2-0, 1.00, .961
Nov 1 - Daniel Hauser 2GP 2-0, 1.00, .966, 1so
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, 9 defenseman and 2 goaltenders.
- 7 players are from Manitoba (Bruce, Friesen, Geekie, Lambos, Muir, Swan, Woo).
- There are currently three 20-year-old players (Muir, Orzeck, Smallwood).
- 16 players who skated for the ICE return from last season (Alexander, Benson, Boucher, Bruce, Geekie, Hauser, Lambos, McClennon, Milne, Muir, Orzeck, Pederson, Prosofsky, Smallwood, Young, Zloty).
- 19 players are selections by the ICE in the WHL Prospects Draft (Alexander, Benson, Boucher, Bruce, Edwards, Fraser, Geekie, Hauser, Lambos, McClennon, Mettimano, Milne, Oiring, Orzeck, Pederson, Prosofsky, Savoie, Woo, Zloty).
- 1 player was selected by the ICE in the 2021 CHL Import Draft (Streule).
- 14 players are eligible for the 2022 NHL Draft led by Matthew Savoie and Conor Geekie, who were selected first and second overall respectively by the ICE in the 2019 WHL Prospects Draft (Boucher, Bruce, Friesen, Geekie, Hauser, Milne, Pederson, Prosofsky, Savoie, Streule, Swan, Zloty).
TRANSACTIONS
Dec 15 - acquired forward Alessandro Segafredo from the Seattle Thunderbirds in exchange for defenseman Martin Bohm and a sixth round pick in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft.
Dec 15 - recalled defenseman Jonas Woo from the Winnipeg Bruins (MU18HL)
Dec 10 - signed defenseman Jonas Woo to a WHL Standard Players Agreement
Dec 6 - acquired forward Jack Finley and a seventh round pick in the 2024 WHL Prospects
Draft from the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for forwards Chase Bertholet, James Form and a second round pick in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft.
Dec 4 - recalled defenseman Josh Mettimano from the RINK Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
Dec 4 - reassigned defenseman Brandt Young to the Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
Dec 3 - recalled defenseman Brandt Young from the Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
Dec 2 - signed defenseman Josh Mettimano to a WHL Standard Players Agreement
Dec 1 - recalled defenseman Omen Harmacy from the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
Dec 1 - reassigned forward Ty Fraser to the Lethbridge Hurricanes U18 AAA (AEHL)
Dec 1 - reassigned forward Aiden Oiring to the Southern Alberta Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
Nov 25 - reassigned defenseman Omen Harmacy to the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
Nov 24 - recalled defenseman Omen Harmacy from the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
Nov 20 - recalled forward Ty Fraser from the Lethbridge Hurricanes U18 AAA (AEHL)
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 seventh round pick in the 2023 Prospects 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 eighth round pick in 2022 Prospects Draft from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for forward Rhys Raeside
Sept 27 - acquired a conditional ninth round pick in 2021 Prospects 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 WHL season.
All regular season and playoff games, presented by Royal LePage Dynamic Real Estate, can be heard on CFRW 1290 AM and viewed online at www.winnipegICE.ca with Brian Munz and Kevin Olzsewski.
Western Hockey League Stories from December 15, 2021
- Teddy Bear Toss This Saturday - Kelowna Rockets
- Juulsen Makes Canucks Debut, Wolf Dominates in Stockton - Everett Silvertips
- Game 29 - ICE at Saskatoon - Winnipeg Ice
- Forward Prospect Luka Shcherbyna Signs WHL Agreement - Spokane Chiefs
- ICE Recall Woo - Winnipeg Ice
- Silvertips Snag Point in OT Loss to Portland - Everett Silvertips
- Raiders Sign Seth Tansem to WHL Standard Player Agreement - Prince Albert Raiders
- Frontenacs Surge as Win Streak Hits Eight Straight - WHL
- ICE Acquire Segafredo from Seattle - Winnipeg Ice
- Game Day Preview: Blades Welcome ICE for Winning Wednesday, Presented by Nutrien - Saskatoon Blades
- T-Birds Topple Tri-City - Seattle Thunderbirds
- Ams Streak Ends in 7-1 Loss to Thunderbirds - Tri-City Americans
- Cougars Topple Giants - Prince George Cougars
- Winterhawks Come Back to Extend Win Streak to Four in a Row - Portland Winterhawks
- Rockets End Skid with OT Win - Kelowna Rockets
- Giants Fall 5-3 in the First of a Back-To-Back with Prince George - Vancouver Giants
- Royals Extend Point Streak in Overtime Loss to Rockets - Victoria Royals
- Resilient Warriors Battle Back, But Fall in Overtime to Blades - Moose Jaw Warriors
- Herman's Hat Trick Lifts Raiders Over ICE - Prince Albert Raiders
- Lisowsky Nets Hat-Trick, Robins OT Hero as Blades Beat Warriors - Saskatoon Blades
- Herman Leads Prince Albert over ICE - Winnipeg Ice
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