ICE Begin Final Road Trip of Season in Red Deer
March 9, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kootenay Ice News Release
Red Deer, AB - The Kootenay ICE (12-42-7-3) begin its final road trip of the 2018-19 regular season against the Red Deer Rebels (32-25-4-2) on Saturday, March 9.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT.
ICE PREVIEW
ICE 2018-19 Club Leaders:
Goals: Jaeger White (26)
Assists: Peyton Krebs (47)
Points: Peyton Krebs (66)
PIMS: Davis Murray (67)
Plus/ Minus: Chase Hartje (+1)
Wins: Duncan McGovern (6)
The ICE are coming off of a 7-0 loss to the Brandon Wheat Kings on March 5. Goaltender Jesse Makaj stopped 28-of-35 shots. The Wheat Kings received two goals from Luka Burzan, two goals from Baron Thompson and singles from Connor Gutenberg, Ridly Greig and Stelio Mattheos. Goaltender Jiri Patera blocked all 29 shots for the shutout. The ICE were outshot 35-29. They went 0-for-1 on the power play, 5-for-5 on the penalty kill and won 24-of-60 face-offs.
The ICE have amassed 32 points this season, which is good for sixth in the Central Division and 11th in the Eastern Conference.
The ICE have a road record of 4-21-4-3.
UPCOMING MILESTONES:
GOALS
'01-born forward Peyton Krebs is 13 goals away from 50 career WHL goals.
'98-born forward Jaeger White is nine goals away from 50 career WHL goals. ASSISTS
'01-born forward Peyton Krebs is 12 assists away from 100 career WHL assists.
'99-born defenceman Chase Hartje is 10 assists away from 50 career WHL assists. GAMES
'01-born defenceman Zachary Patrick is seven games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played.
'00-born defenceman Marco Creta is 11 games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played. ICE STREAKS:
'02-born forward Connor McClennon has three points in his last four games (3G, 0A).
'01-born forward Peyton Krebs has four points in his last four games (0G, 4A).
'01-born forward Jakin Smallwood has five points in his last eight games (2G, 3A).
'00-born forward Brad Ginnell has seven points in his last six games (3G, 4A).
'98-born forward Jaeger White has seven points in 10 games (5G, 2A).
REBELS PREVIEW
Rebels 2018-19 Club Leaders:
Goals: Brandon Hagel (39)
Assists: Brandon Hagel (54)
Points: Brandon Hagel (93)
PIMS: Brandon Hagel (80)
Plus/ Minus: Brandon Hagel (+41)
Wins: Ethan Anders (27)
The Red Deer Rebels continue a three-game homestand when they host the Kootenay ICE on Saturday, March 9. The Rebels are in the middle of a heated playoff race with the Medicine Hat Tigers and Brandon Wheat Kings for the two wild card spots in the Eastern Conference. The Rebels play eight games in the month of March, tonight is the fourth. Heading into tonight's game, the Rebels are fourth in the Central Division and seventh in the Eastern Conference.
The Rebels are coming off of a 5-3 victory over the Brandon Wheat Kings on March 8. The Rebels received goals from Brandon Hagel, Cam Hausinger, Josh Tarzwell, Zak Smith and Oleg Zaytsev. Goaltender Ethan Anders stopped 17-of-20 shots. The Rebels outshot the Wheat Kings 31-20. They went 0-for-2 on the power play, 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and won 19-of-61 face-offs.
The Rebels have collected 70 points, which is good for fourth in the Central Division and seventh in the Eastern Conference.
The Rebels have a home record of 17-12-1-1.
HEAD TO HEAD
The ICE and the Rebels meet six times during the 2018-19 regular season. The game on March 9 is the fifth time these two teams have played. The ICE haven't visited the Rebels since November 17. The ICE have played the Rebels since November 23.
The ICE are 3-6-2-1 in the last 12 games against the Rebels in Red Deer. Overall, both home and away, the ICE are 7-14-3-1 in the last 25 games against the Rebels.
ICE v REBELS COMPARISONS
CATEGORY ICE REBELS
PP 47-273 (17.2%) 41-238 (17.2%)
PK 156-226 (69.0%) 181-233 (77.7%)
GOALS FOR 170 202
GOALS AGAINST 303 202
STREAK L-3 W-1
HOME RECORD 8-21-3-0 17-12-1-1
AWAY RECORD 4-21-4-3 15-13-3-1
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