Hitmen Top ICE 4-1 in Pre-Season Opener
August 31, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kootenay Ice News Release
Red Deer, AB - The Kootenay ICE kicked off its seven-game pre-season schedule with a 4-1 loss to the Calgary Hitmen on Friday.
Prospect Connor McClennon opened the scoring with 31 seconds remaining in the second period to give the ICE a 1-0 lead, however, the Hitmen would respond with four unanswered goals in the final 13 minutes to collect the victory.
Goaltender Jesse Makaj started between the pipes and stopped all 20 shots he faced in 30 minutes of work. He would be replaced by Will Gurski, who stopped 15-of-19 shots that came his way.
Calgary 4 Kootenay 1
Here is a rundown of the score sheet:
First Period
No Scoring
Second Period
Score Time Team Goal Assist(s)
1-0 19:29 Kootenay Connor McClennon C. Muir
Third Period
Score Time Team Goal Assist(s)
1-1 7:26 Hitmen Egor Zamula O. Wiesblatt, B Bader
1-2 9:52 Hitmen Tye Carriere Unassisted
1-3 16:56 Hitmen Luke Coleman L. Toder, M. Kastelic
1-4 19:14 Hitmen Zach Huber Unassisted
Shots on Goal
Team 1st 2nd 3rd Total
Kootenay 10 12 7 29
Calgary 11 11 17 39
Special Teams
Team PP PK
Kootenay 0/4 4/4
Calgary 0/4 4/4
The ICE play their second game of the pre-season on Saturday at Enmax Centrium in Red Deer. It is a 3 p.m. MT puck drop between the ICE and the Edmonton Oil Kings.
The game won't be broadcast or streamed online, however, updates will be made throughout the game on Kootenay ICE social media feeds (Facebook, Twitter).
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