WHL Winnipeg Ice

Game 32 - ICE at Brandon

Published on December 27, 2021 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release


ICE CHIPS

The Winnipeg ICE embark on a four game, six day road trip starting tonight in Brandon.

The ICE are currently in the midst of playing seven of eight games on the road.

ICE VS WHEAT KINGS

Winnipeg plays Brandon 10 times during the WHL regular season.

The ICE have a 3-1 record versus the Wheat Kings entering tonight's game: (Oct 1 @ Bran 10-2 W / Oct 2 @ Wpg 7-1 W / Dec 18 @ Bran 4-3 OTW / Dec 19 @ Wpg 4-2 L / Tonight @ Bran / Feb 10 @ Wpg / Mar 11 @ Bran / Mar 12 @ Wpg / Mar 18 @ Wpg / Mar 19 @ Bran)

Mikey Milne has eight points (three goals and five assists) to lead the ICE vs the Wheat Kings this season. Connor McClennon leads the ICE with four goals.

WHO'S HOT

Daniel Hauser is 12-0-1 in 13GP this season.

Matthew Savoie is on a five game point streak (3-6-9).

Connor McClennon is on a three game goal scoring streak (3) and a five game point streak (3-4-7).

Mikey Milne is on a three game point streak (1-3-4).

Zach Benson is on a three game point streak (0-4-4).

LEAGUE LEADERS

Connor McClennon leads all WHL players with 23 goals.

Matthew Savoie leads all WHL players with 33 assists.

Matthew Savoie leads all WHL players with 50 points.

Mikey Milne leads all WHL players with a plus minus rating of +29.

Ben Zloty leads all WHL players with 16 power play assists.

Jakin Smallwood shares the WHL lead with Ben King of Red Deer with six game winning goals.

Ben Zloty leads all WHL defensemen with 29 assists.

Ben Zloty leads all WHL defensemen with 32 points.

Matthew Savoie leads all WHL rookies with 17 goals, 10 power play goals, 14 power play assists, and a plus minus rating of +23.

Daniel Hauser leads all WHL goaltenders with a 1.84 goals against average.

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 is representing Team Switzerland.

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 12

Winnipeg ICE

2. Edmonton Oil Kings

3. Kingston Frontenacs

4. Charlottetown Islanders

5. Everett Silvertips

6. Quebec Remparts

7. Kamloops Blazers

8. Sherbrooke Phoenix

9. Mississauga Steelheads

10. Guelph Storm

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, 7 defenseman and 2 goaltenders.

- 6 players are from Manitoba (Bruce, Friesen, Geekie, Lambos, Muir, Swan).

- There are currently three 20-year-old players (Muir, Orzeck, Smallwood).

- 15 players who skated for the ICE return from last season (Alexander, Benson, Boucher, Bruce, Geekie, Hauser, Lambos, McClennon, Milne, Muir, Orzeck, Pederson, Prosofsky, Smallwood, Zloty).

- 18 players are selections by the ICE in the WHL Prospects Draft (Alexander, Benson, Boucher, Bruce, Edwards, Geekie, Hauser, Lambos, McClennon, Milne, Orzeck, Pederson, Prosofsky, Savoie, 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 20 - reassigned defenseman Josh Mettimano to The RINK Hockey Academy (CSSHL)

Dec 20 - reassigned defenseman Jonas Woo to the Winnipeg Blues (MU18HL)

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.

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