ICE Conclude Two-Game Home Stand against Vancouver
October 5, 2019 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release
Winnipeg, MB - The Winnipeg ICE (3-2-1-0) host the Vancouver Giants (3-3-0-0) for the first and only time this season at Wayne Fleming Arena on Saturday night.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 P.M.
ICE PREVIEW
ICE 2019-20 Club Leaders:
Goals: Michal Teply (4)
Assists: Owen Pederson (4)
Points: Michal Teply (7)
PIMS: Isaac Johnson (12)
Plus/ Minus: Austin Schellenberg (+3)
Wins: Dean McNabb (2)
The Winnipeg ICE are coming off of a 7-0 loss to the Edmonton Oil Kings on October 4. Five ICE players recorded a team high four shots on net in the game including Isaac Johnson, Jakin Smallwood, Brad Ginnell, Michal Teply and Matthew Savoie. ICE Goaltender Will Gurski blocked 28-of-35 shots. The Oil Kings received goals from Liam Keeler, Josh Williams, Vladimir Alistrov, Conner McDonald, Riley Sawchuk, Scott Atkinson and Jake Neighbours. Oil Kings Goaltender Sebastian Cossa blocked all 40 shots he faced for the shutout. The ICE outshot the Oil Kings 40-35. They went 0-for-5 on the power play, 2-for-2 on the penalty kill and won 31-of-67 face-offs.
UPCOMING MILESTONES:
ASSISTS
'99-born defenceman Chase Hartje is seven assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
'99-born defenceman Reece Harsch is nine assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
POINTS
'99-born forward Isaac Johnson is 15 points away from 100 career WHL points.
GAMES
'99-born defenceman Reece Harsch is 15 games away from 200 career WHL regular season games played.
STREAKS:
1999-born forward Isaac Johnson has five points in six games (2G, 3A).
2001-born forward Michal Teply has seven points in six games (4G, 3A).
2001-born forward Nino Kinder has five points in six games (3G, 2A).
2002-born forward Owen Pederson has four points in six games (0G, 4A).
2002-born forward Connor McClennon has four points in six games (1G, 3A).
2003-born defenceman Carson Lambos has five points in six games (2G, 3A).
GIANTS PREVIEW
Giants 2019-20 Club Leaders:
Goals: Justin Sourdif, Milos Roman (4)
Assists: Bowen Byram (5)
Points: Justin Sourdif (8)
PIMS: Seth Bafaro (15)
Plus/ Minus: Justin Sourdif (+6)
Wins: David Tendeck (2)
The Vancouver Giants visit the Winnipeg ICE for the first and only time this season on Saturday, October 5. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 P.M. The Giants are currently in the middle of a seven game road trip that includes stops in Brandon, Winnipeg, Prince Albert, Saskatoon, Moose Jaw, Regina and Kamloops. The Giants next home game is October 19 against Swift Current.
The Giants are coming off of a 3-0 loss to the Brandon Wheat Kings on October 4. Giants goaltender Trent Miner stopped 29-of-32 shots in the loss. The Wheat Kings received goals from Ben McCartney, Luza Burzan and Braden Schneider while goaltender Jiri Patera blocked 40 shots for the shutout. The Giants outshot the Wheat Kings 40-32. They went 0-for-7 on the power play, 7-for-9 on the penalty kill and won 28-of-64 face-offs.
HEAD TO HEAD
The Winnipeg ICE and Vancouver Giants only meet once during the 2019-2020 campaign. In fact, both teams only meet one time every season. The last time these two teams met was on January 6, 2019, in what turned out to be a 6-0 victory for the Giants. The ICE will travel to Vancouver to face the Giants next season.
ICE v GIANTS COMPARISONS
CATEGORY ICE GIANTS
PP 5-26 (19.2%) 6-26 (23.1%)
PK 13-20 (65.0%) 29-35 (82.9%)
GOALS FOR 19 17
GOALS AGAINST 24 17
STREAK L-1 L-1
HOME RECORD 0-2-0-0 1-1-0-0
AWAY RECORD 3-0-1-0 2-2-0-0
LISTEN LIVE
Winnipeg ICE fans can listen to the game LIVE on CJOB.com. Puck drop is scheduled for 7:30 P.M. CT.
Western Hockey League Stories from October 5, 2019
- Royals Tripped up by Thunderbirds - Victoria Royals
- Scott Makes 39 Saves En Route to 2-1 Win over Wheat Kings - Edmonton Oil Kings
- McCrimmon, Yake, Murray, Kidd, Fitchner Enter Hall - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Game Day Preview: Pats Continue Busy Weekend in Prince Albert Saturday - Regina Pats
- Game 7 vs Red Deer - Medicine Hat Tigers
- ICE Conclude Two-Game Home Stand against Vancouver - Winnipeg Ice
- Close Loss Keeps Cougars without a Win - Prince George Cougars
- Broncos Can't Get a Bounce in Loss to Rebels - Swift Current Broncos
- Kelowna picks up first road win against Cougars - Kelowna Rockets
- Rebels Open Mini Trip with Well-Rounded Win over Broncos - Red Deer Rebels
- Chiefs Top T-Birds 5-1 in Smith's Return to Spokane - Spokane Chiefs
- Blades Best Raiders in OT for Second Time this Season - Saskatoon Blades
- Raiders Drop Overtime Game to Blades - Prince Albert Raiders
- T-Birds Fall to Chiefs in Spokane - Seattle Thunderbirds
- Tigers Take Down Pats 6-2 - Medicine Hat Tigers
- Oil Kings Shutout ICE 7-0 - Winnipeg Ice
- Wheat Kings Blank Giants 3-0 on Home Ice - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Vancouver Giants Kick off Road Trip with a 3-0 Loss to Wheat Kings - Vancouver Giants
- Sensational Sebastian Cossa Earns 40-Save Shutout in WHL Debut - Edmonton Oil Kings
The opinions expressed in this release are those of the organization issuing it, and do not necessarily reflect the thoughts or opinions of OurSports Central or its staff.
