Game #65 - ICE vs Prince Albert, 5:00 at the ICE Cave Inside Wayne Fleming Arena
March 19, 2023 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release
ICE CHIPS
The Winnipeg ICE host the Prince Albert Raiders in a 5:00 face off at the ICE Cave inside Wayne Fleming Arena.
The ICE are coming off a 4-1 victory over the Raiders last night at the ICE Cave inside Wayne Fleming Arena. Zack Ostapchuk, Evan Friesen, Ben Zloty and Connor McClennon scored while Matthew Savoie chipped in with three assists. Daniel Hauser made 19 saves.
ICE VS RAIDERS
The ICE and Raiders will play six times during the regular season (Sept 28 @ PA 6-2 W / Dec 3 @ Wpg 6-4 W / Jan 18 @ PA 8-1 W / Tues @ PA 4-3 W / last night @ Wpg 4-1 W / today @ Wpg)
Winnipeg has a 5-0 record versus Prince Albert this season. Matthew Savoie (four goals and five assists) and Zach Benson (two goals and seven assists) lead the ICE with nine points apiece. Connor McClennon has a team high five goals.
Winnipeg had an 5-1-2 record versus Prince Albert during the 2021-22 regular season led by forward Connor McClennon who registered 12 points (six goals and six assists) in seven games.
WHO'S HOT
Connor McClennon is on a three game goal scoring streak (3), 10 game point streak (6-14-20)
Matthew Savoie is on a nine game point streak (8-14-22)
Jonas Woo is on a four game point streak (0-5-5)
Ben Zloty is on a three game point streak (1-2-3)
Graham Sward is on a two game point streak (1-1-2)
Matthew Savoie has 42 points (18 goals and 24 assists) in his last 22 games
Connor McClennon has 36 points (20 goals and 16 assists) in his last 22 games
Conor Geekie has 25 points (11 goals and 14 assists) in his last 19 games
Zach Benson has 26 points (nine goals and 17 assists) in his last 15 games
Ben Zloty has 11 points (two goals and nine assists) in his last eight games
Zack Ostapchuk has seven points (four goals and three assists) in his last four games
ICE All Time Points ICE All Time Goals ICE All Time Goaltender Wins Sam Reinhart 319 Nigel Dawes 159 Nathan Lieuwen 85 Jarret Stoll 286 Connor McClennon 136 Taylor Dakers 82 Connor McClennon 281 Jarret Stoll 124 Daniel Hauser 77 Nigel Dawes 272 Sam Reinhart 120 Jeff Glass 75 Jaedon Descheneau 272 Dustin Sylvester 111 Mackenzie Skapski 74 Dustin Sylvester 252 Jaedon Descheneau 111 Dan Blackburn 67
ICE All Time Head Coach Games ICE All Time Head Coach Wins Ryan McGill 557 Ryan McGill 281 Cory Clouston 360 Cory Clouston 209 James Patrick 359 James Patrick 203 Mark Holick 216 Mark Holick 120 Kris Knoblauch & Luke Pearce 144 Kris Knoblauch 82
DID YOU KNOW
A 3-1 victory March 7th versus Medicine Hat was Winnipeg's 50th of the season. The ICE are the first team to record back to back 50 win seasons since the Kelowna Rockets (2013-14, 2014-15).
With 54 wins, the ICE have set a new franchise record for most wins in a single season eclipsing last season's 53.
With 54 wins, the ICE equalled the WHL record for most wins by a team playing a 68 game regular season schedule. They now share the current record of 54 with the 2018-19 Prince Albert Raiders.
Defenceman Ben Zloty set a new single season franchise record for assists and points by a defenceman. Zloty has 75 points (12 goals and 63 assists). The previous record of 71 points was held by Brayden McNabb during the 2010-11 season. Zloty's 63 assists is also a new single season franchise record for assists by a defenceman.
Daniel Hauser tied the ICE franchise record for most wins by a goaltender in a single season. His current 36 wins is even with Wyatt Hoflin who recorded 36 wins in the 2014-15 season.
With 62 assists, forward Zach Benson is currently four assists shy of tying Jarret Stoll for the franchise record of most assists in a single season. Stoll recorded 66 assists during the 2000-01 season.
With 98 points, forward Zach Benson is currently eight points shy of tying Jarret Stoll for the franchise record of most points in a single season. Stoll recorded 106 points during the 2000-01 season.
Conor Geekie is two assists shy of 100 career WHL assists
Carson Latimer is three points shy of 100 career WHL points
Carson Lambos is four assists shy of 100 career WHL assists
From October 12th to November 19th, the ICE set a new franchise record with a 15 game winning streak eclipsing the previous mark of 14 games held by the 2009-10 Kootenay ICE.
From October 15th to 22nd, Winnipeg became the first Eastern Conference based team to go a perfect 5-0 on the road versus the B.C. Division since the 2011-12 Kootenay ICE.
Carson Lambos was named the 24th Captain in ICE franchise history on October 6th.
The 19 year old returned from Minnesota Wild Training Camp where he appeared in three NHL preseason games. Connor McClennon, Owen Pederson and Ben Zloty were named alternate captains for 2022-23.
BIG NIGHT ON ICE
Hat Tricks - Zach Benson (Feb 26 @ Edm), Conor Geekie (Feb 26 @ Edm), Connor McClennon (Feb 9 vs Cal), Connor McClennon (Jan 14 vs MH), Zach Benson (Jan 8 vs Port), Zach Benson (Dec 9 vs Spok), Matthew Savoie (Nov 17 vs Reg), Conor Geekie (Oct 1 @ MH)
Four Point Game - Matthew Savoie 2-2-4 (Feb 28 @ Edm), Conor Geekie 1-3-4 (Feb 28 @ Edm), Conor Geekie 3-1-4 (Feb 26 @ Edm), Zach Benson 1-3-4 (Feb 22 @ Cal), Zach Benson 1-3-4 (Jan 18 @ PA), Zach Benson 3-1-4 (Jan 8 vs Port), Matthew Savoie 2-2-4 (Jan 8 vs Port), Zach Benson 3-1-4 (Dec 9 vs Spok), Zach Benson 2-2-4 (Nov 19 vs Reg), Owen Pederson 2-2-4 (Nov 17 vs Reg), Connor McClennon 1-3-4 (Nov 17 vs Reg), Carson Lambos 0-4-4 (Nov 12 vs Bran), Connor McClennon 2-2-4 (Nov 9 vs RD), Connor McClennon 2-2-4 (Nov 1 vs EVT), Carson Lambos 1-3-4 (Oct 21 @ Kam), Owen Pederson 1-3-4 (Oct 21 @ Kam), Zach Benson 2-2-4 (Sept 30 @ SC)
Five Point Game - Matthew Savoie 2-3-5 (Feb 28 @ Edm), Conor Geekie 1-4-5 (Feb 28 @ Edm), Owen Pederson 2-3-5 (Nov 9 vs RD)
Six Point Game - Zach Benson 3-3-6 (Feb 26 @ Edm), Matthew Savoie 3-3-6 (Nov 17 vs Reg)
WHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
January 3 - Daniel Hauser 2GP 1-1, 1.01, .957, 1so
October 3 - Daniel Hauser 2GP 2-0, 1.00, .964, 1so
WHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Feb 27 - Zach Benson 4GP 5-8-13
Nov 21 - Zach Benson 2GP 4-3-7
NATION WEST INSURANCE THREE STARS
The Winnipeg ICE are proud to team up with Nation West Insurance for this season's Three Star Award program. For each game an ICE player is recognized as one of the Three Stars, they will be awarded points (1st star = 5 points, 2nd star = 3 points, 3rd star = 1 point).
78 - Matthew Savoie
72 - Zach Benson
46 - Connor McClennon
42 - Conor Geekie
32 - Carson Lambos
28 - Owen Pederson
25 - Daniel Hauser
22 - Zack Ostapchuk
16 - Ben Zloty
15 - Mason Beaupit
13 - Ty Nash
11- Vladislav Shilo
5 - Karter Prosofsky
3 - Ty Fraser, Carson Latimer, Jonas Woo
2 - Evan Friesen
1 - Josh Medernach
ROSTER
The ICE roster features 13 forwards, eight defencemen and two goaltenders.
- 13 players skated in at least one regular season game for the ICE last season (Benson, Cumby, Fraser, Friesen, Geekie, Hauser, Lambos, McClennon, Pederson, Prosofsky, Savoie, Woo, Zloty).
- The ICE have added nine players with WHL experience to this year's roster (Armstrong, Beaupit, Latimer, Medernach, Nash, Ostapchuk, Shilo, Sward, Wilson).
- 13 players were selected by the ICE in the WHL Prospects Draft (Benson, Cumby, Fraser, Geekie, Hauser, Lambos, McClennon, Pederson, Prosofsky, Savoie, Woo, Young, Zloty).
- Four players are from Manitoba (Friesen, Geekie, Lambos, Woo).
TRANSACTIONS
MARCH 2023
8 - reassigned forward Miles Cooper to the Edge School U18 Prep Team of the Canadian Sport School U18 Hockey League
3 - recalled forward Miles Cooper from the Edge School U18 Prep Team of the Canadian Sport School U18 Hockey League
1 - reassigned defenceman Kyle Marsden to the Northern Alberta Xtreme Prep Team of the Canadian Sport School U18 Hockey League
FEBRUARY 2023
29 - recalled defenceman Landon Young from Edmonton Junior Oilers of the Alberta Elite U18 Hockey League and defenceman Kyle Marsden from the Northern Alberta Xtreme Prep Team of the Canadian Sport School U18 Hockey League
27 - reassigned forward Miles Cooper to the Edge School U18 Prep Team of the Canadian Sport School U18 Hockey League
26 - recalled forward Miles Cooper from the Edge School U18 Prep Team of the Canadian Sport School U18 Hockey League
23 - reassigned forward Miles Cooper to the Edge School U18 Prep Team of the Canadian Sport School U18 Hockey League
22 - recalled forward Miles Cooper from the Edge School U18 Prep Team of the Canadian Sport School U18 Hockey League
10 - reassigned forward Hayden Moore to the Winnipeg Bruins of the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League
9 - recalled forward Hayden Moore from the Winnipeg Bruins of the Manitoba U18 AAA Hockey League
JANUARY 2023
30 - reassigned goaltender Noah Stenvig to the Delta Hockey Academy U18 Prep Team of the Canadian Sport School U18 Hockey League
28 - reassigned defenceman Chase Bambrick to the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Alberta Elite U18 Hockey League
27 - recalled defenceman Chase Bambrick from the Lethbridge Hurricanes of the Alberta Elite U18 Hockey League and goaltender Noah Stenvig from the Delta Hockey Academy U18 Prep Team of the Canadian Sport School U18 Hockey League
8 - acquired forward Zack Ostapchuk from the Vancouver Giants in exchange for forwards Skyler Bruce and Connor Dale, prospects Hudson Landmark and Owen Brees, a first and fifth round pick in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft, a first round pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft and a first round pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.
7 - acquired forward Easton Armstrong from the Regina Pats in exchange for defenceman Omen Harmacy
DECEMBER 2022
31 - acquired forward Carson Latimer from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for forward Aiden Oiring, a third round pick in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft and a conditional third round pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft.
4 - acquired defenceman Wyatt Wilson from the Victoria Royals in exchange for a conditional fourth round pick in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft and a conditional fourth round pick in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.
1 - signed forward Turner McIntyre
NOVEMBER 2022
24 - placed defenceman Maximilian Streule on waivers, was claimed by Armada de Blainville-Boisbriand (QMJHL)
24 - signed defenceman Landon Young
10 - acquired goaltender Mason Beaupit and an eighth round pick in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft from the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for goaltender Dawson Cowan, a fourth round pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft as well as a third round pick and sixth round pick both in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.
OCTOBER 2022
30 - reassigned forward Briley Wood to the Neepawa Titans (MJHL)
29 - acquired defenceman Graham Sward from the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for defenceman Jaren Brinson, a first round pick in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft, a third round pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft as well as a second round pick and fifth round pick both in the 2026 WHL Prospects Draft.
27 - reassigned goaltender Keegan Maddocks & defenceman Josh Mettimano
3 - reassigned forward Steven Arp to the Swan Valley Stampeders (MJHL)
SEPTEMBER 2022
29 - acquired forward Vladislav Shilo from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for defenceman Owen Boucher and forward Alessandro Segafredo
27 - acquired forward Ty Nash from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for a third round pick in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft
21 - reassigned forwards Miles Cooper & Oscar Lovsin
20 - acquired forward Steven Arp from the Medicine Hat Tigers in exchange for a ninth round pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft
20 - reassigned defenceman Chase Bambrick & forward Hayden Moore
14 - reassigned defenceman Kyle Marsden & goaltender Noah Stenvig
10 - reassigned forwards Ashton Brown & Daniel Morosov
7 - signed defenceman Chase Bambrick, forward Daniel Morozov & goaltender Keegan Maddocks
AUGUST 2022
9 - acquired forward Briley Wood from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for a sixth round pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft
JULY 2022
29 - acquired a third round pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft in exchange for goaltender Gage Alexander
26 - acquired defenseman Jaren Brinson from the Prince George Cougars in exchange for a fourth round pick in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft
20 - acquired forward Josh Medernach and a third round pick in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft from the Red Deer Rebels in exchange for defenceman Tanner Brown and a seventh round pick in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft
11 - signed Assistant Coach Taras McEwen
JUNE 2022
10 - acquired a fourth round pick in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft from the Prince George Cougars in exchange for forward Chase Wheatcroft
1 - signed forward Ashton Brown
ICE ON AIR
The Winnipeg ICE have teamed up with Bell Media (103.1 FM Virgin Radio, CFRW 1290 AM, 99.9 Bounce FM and CTV) to share the excitement this WHL season.
All regular season and playoff games can be heard on CFRW 1290 AM and viewed online at www.winnipegICE.ca, WHL Live on CHL TV with Brian Munz and Kevin Olzsewski.
LOOKING BACK AT 2021-22
Six members of the Winnipeg ICE were named by the Western Hockey League as All Stars and East Division nominees for the league's annual awards.
WHL East Division First All-Star Team
Goaltender - Daniel Hauser (Chestermere, Alta.) - Winnipeg ICE
Defenceman - Carson Lambos (Winnipeg, Man.) - Winnipeg ICE
Forward - Matthew Savoie (St. Albert, Alta.) - Winnipeg ICE
Nominee for the Del Wilson Memorial Trophy presented by Real Canadian Superstore, awarded annually to the WHL Goaltender of the Year:
East Division - Daniel Hauser (Chestermere, Alta.) - Winnipeg ICE
Nominee for the Doug Wickenheiser Memorial Trophy presented by Westland Insurance, awarded annually to the WHL Humanitarian of the Year:
East Division - Conor Geekie (Strathclair, Man.) - Winnipeg ICE
Nominee and winner of the Dunc McCallum Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the WHL's Coach of the Year:
East Division - James Patrick - Winnipeg ICE
Nominee and winner of the Lloyd Saunders Memorial Trophy, awarded annually to the WHL's Executive of the Year:
East Division - Matt Cockell - Winnipeg ICE
Individually, the ICE had numerous players finish in the WHL regular season's Top 10:
Daniel Hauser - 1st in shutouts with 8, 1st in goal against average at 2.00, tied for 1st in wins with 34, 3rd in save percentage at .914
Gage Alexander - 5th in goals against average at 2.40, tied for 8th in save percentage at .911
Ben Zloty - tied for 6th in assists with 56, 3rd in assists by a defenceman with 56, tied for 5th in points by a defenceman with 64, 6th in plus/minus by a defenceman at +38, tied for 7th in power play assists by a defenceman with 27, tied for 3rd in first goals scored by a defenceman with 3, 4th in points per game by a defenceman with 1.03
Carson Lambos - 5th in plus/minus by a defenceman at +42
Nolan Orzeck - 1st in plus/minus at +62
Zach Benson - tied for 3rd in first goals scored with 8, 6th in rookie points with 63, 9th in rookie goals with 25, tied for 10th in rookie game winning goals with 4, 1st in rookie first goals scored with 8, 8th in rookie assists with 38, 3rd in rookie plus/minus at +40, tied for 10th in rookie game winning goals with 4, 5th in rookie points per game at 1.09
Skyler Bruce - appeared in all 68 games
Cole Muir - appeared in all 68 games
Maximilian Streule - 10th in rookie plus/minus at +27
Jakin Smallwood - appeared in all 68 games
Mikey Milne - appeared in all 68 games, 10th in goals with 38, 2nd in plus/minus at +56
Conor Geekie - tied for 5th in plus/minus at +46
Matthew Savoie - 9th in WHL points with 90, tied for 8th in assists with 55, 1st in plus/minus at +54, 1st in rookie points with 90, 2nd in rookie goals with 35, 2nd in rookie power play goals with 12, tied for 10th in rookie game winning goals with 4, 2nd in rookie assists with 55, 3rd in rookie power play assists with 22, 1st in rookie plus/minus at +54, 1st in rookie points per game at 1.38
Connor McClennon - tied for 6th in goals with 43, tied for 7th in power play goals with 13, tied for 3rd in first goals scored with 8
Daniel Hauser, Gage Alexander and Dawson Cowan combined for 12 shutouts. The WHL record for most shutouts in a season belongs to the 2003-04 Kelowna Rockets when Kelly Guard and Derek Yeomans combined for 14.
Western Hockey League Stories from March 19, 2023
- ICE Trounce Prince Albert - Winnipeg Ice
- Pats Beat Blades 4-2, Bedard Scores 70th - Regina Pats
- Giants Fall in Tri City Sunday, 5-2 - Vancouver Giants
- Hitmen Edge Tigers, 4-3 - Calgary Hitmen
- Raiders End Manitoba Road Swing with 6-1 Loss in Winnipeg - Prince Albert Raiders
- Cam Neely Honored with Winterhawks Jersey Retirement - Portland Winterhawks
- Record Crowd Electrifies SaskTel Centre, Blades Fall Short to Pats - Saskatoon Blades
- Petruk Scores First Career Goal, Tips Down Giants 4-1 in Front of Sell-Out Crowd - Everett Silvertips
- Chiefs Look to Get Back in Win Column against Everett Sunday Evening - Spokane Chiefs
- Ams Look to Sweep Three-In-Three Weekend Tonight at Home - Tri-City Americans
- Game Day March 19 at Calgary - Medicine Hat Tigers
- Gameday: Blades vs Pats at 4:00pm CST - Saskatoon Blades
- Pats Wrap up Weekend at SaskTel Centre - Regina Pats
- T-Birds Crank It up Late in Portland - Seattle Thunderbirds
- Game #65 - ICE vs Prince Albert, 5:00 at the ICE Cave Inside Wayne Fleming Arena - Winnipeg Ice
- Schuurman Leads Royals to 7-6 Shootout Victory over Cougars - Victoria Royals
- Rockets Fall to Blazers in OT - Kelowna Rockets
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