ICE Continue Road Trip against Blades
November 1, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kootenay Ice News Release
Saskatoon, SK - The Kootenay ICE (5-7-2-1) continue its four-game Saskatchewan road trip when it visits the Saskatoon Blades (9-5-2-0) on Thursday, November 1.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT.
ICE PREVIEW
ICE 2018-19 Club Leaders:
Goals: Jaeger White (8)
Assists: Peyton Krebs (14)
Points: Peyton Krebs (19)
PIMS: Jonathan Smart (21)
Plus/ Minus: Jordan Chudley, Holden Kodak (0)
Wins: Duncan McGovern (4)
The ICE are coming off of a 2-1 shootout victory over the Swift Current Broncos on Tuesday, October 30. Brett Davis scored the lone goal of the game for the ICE, assisted by Peyton Krebs and Dallas Hines. Krebs and Davis both scored in the shootout, while goaltender Jesse Makaj stopped both shooters he faced. Makaj finished the game with 41 saves, was awarded first star and also collected the first victory of his WHL career. The ICE were outshot 42-29. They went 1-for-2 on the power play, 4-for-4 on the penalty kill and won 36-of-68 face-offs.
The ICE have amassed 13 points this season, which is good for fifth in the Central Division and ninth in the Eastern Conference.
The ICE have a road record of 1-3-1-1.
UPCOMING MILESTONES:
ASSISTS
- '98-born defenceman Dallas Hines is five assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
- '98-born forward Jaeger White is five assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
- '99-born forward Cam Hausinger is 10 assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
GAMES
- '98-born defenceman Dallas Hines is one game away from 200 career WHL regular season games played.
- '99-born defenceman Jonathan Smart is four games away from 200 career WHL regular season games played.
- '99-born forward Brett Davis is one games away from 200 career WHL regular season games played.
- '01-born forward Peyton Krebs is 11 games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played.
ICE STREAKS:
- '01-born forward Peyton Krebs has 19 points in 15 games (5G, 14A).
- '99-born forward Brett Davis has 13 points (6G, 7A) in 11 games.
- '98-born forward Jaeger White has 14 points (8G, 6A) in 15 games.
- '99-born forward Cam Hausinger has 10 points (5G, 5A) in 12 games.
- '00-born forward Brad Ginnell has eight points (1G, 7A) in eight games.
BLADES PREVIEW
Blades 2018-19 Club Leaders:
Goals: Kirby Dach (10)
Assists: Kirby Dach (17)
Points: Kirby Dach (27)
PIMS: Riley McKay (31)
Plus/ Minus: Dawson Davidson (+8)
Wins: Nolan Maier (8)
The Blades are in the middle of a stretch where they play seven-of-eight games away from SaskTel Centre. The lone home game mixed into that stretch is Thursday's match-up with the ICE. After Thursday, the next home game for the Blades will be November 13 against the Medicine Hat Tigers. The Blades have lost three of its last four games.
The Broncos are coming off of a 5-3 victory over the Calgary Hitmen on Sunday, October 28. Kirby Dach scored twice while Eric Florchuk, Josh Paterson and Kristian Roykas Marthinsen potted the others. Goaltender Nolan Maier stopped 38-of-41 shots. The Blades and Hitmen each had 41 shots. The Blades went 1-for-6 on the power play, 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and won 29-of-64 face-offs.
The Blades have collected 20 points this season, which is good for second in the East Division and third in the Eastern Conference.
The Blades have a home record of 4-2-1-0.
HEAD TO HEAD
This is the first of four meetings between the ICE and the Blades. The next time these two teams will meet is November 10 in Cranbrook.
The ICE are 0-5-1-0 in the last six games against the Blades in Saskatoon. Overall, both home and away, the ICE 2-8-2-0 in the last 12 games against the Blades.
ICE v BLADES COMPARISONS
CATEGORY ICE BLADES
PP 18/71 (25.4%) 15/77 (19.5%)
PK 46/58 (79.3%) 45/56 (80.4%)
GOALS FOR 50 52
GOALS AGAINST 64 48
STREAK W-1 W-1
HOME RECORD 4-4-1-0 4-2-1-0
AWAY RECORD 1-3-1-1 5-3-1-0
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- Hitmen to Open Press Level Seating for the Brick Teddy Bear Toss - Calgary Hitmen
- Tigers to Seek Trade for Rybinski - Medicine Hat Tigers
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- Record 386 WHL Scholarships Awarded to Graduate Players for Fall Academic Semester - WHL
- Mattheos Named TELUS Player of the Month - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Blazers Name Tim O'Donovan Director of Hockey Operations - Kamloops Blazers
- ICE Continue Road Trip against Blades - Kootenay Ice
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