ICE, T-Birds Meet for Lone Time this Season
November 30, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kootenay Ice News Release
Kent, WA - The Kootenay ICE (7-17-3-1) visit the Seattle Thunderbirds (8-12-3-0) for the first and only time this season on Friday, November 30, 2018.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7:35 p.m. PT.
Friday's game begins a three-game road trip for the ICE. It also starts a three games in three days stretch, where it will also visit Everett and Portland.
ICE PREVIEW
ICE 2018-19 Club Leaders:
Goals: Jaeger White (11)
Assists: Peyton Krebs (21)
Points: Peyton Krebs (28)
PIMS: Jonathan Smart (31)
Plus/ Minus: Holden Kodak, James Form (-1)
Wins: Duncan McGovern (6)
The ICE are coming off of a 3-1 loss to the Moose Jaw Warriors on Wednesday, November 28, 2018. ICE forward Peyton Krebs - making his return from injury - scored the lone goal for the ICE, assisted by Dallas Hines. Goaltender Duncan McGovern stopped 26-of-29 shots that came his way. The Warriors collected goals from Keenan Taphorn, Josh Brook and Jett Woo. The ICE were outshot 29-27. The ICE went 0-for-2 on the power play, 3-for-3 on the penalty kill and won 34-of-59 face-offs.
The ICE have amassed 18 points this season, which is good for sixth in the Central Division and 10th in the Eastern Conference.
The ICE have a road record of 2-6-2-1.
UPCOMING MILESTONES:
GOALS
'99-born forward Cam Hausinger is eight goals away from 50 career WHL goals. ASSISTS
'98-born defenceman Dallas Hines is two 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 six assists away from 50 career WHL assists. POINTS
'99-born forward Cam Hausinger is 14 points away from 100 career WHL points.
'01-born forward Peyton Krebs is 12 points away from 100 career WHL points. GAMES
'01-born forward Peyton Krebs is two games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played.
'98-born defenceman Martin Bodak is 12 games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played.
'98-born forward Jaeger White is 19 games away from 200 career WHL regular season games played. ICE STREAKS:
'01-born forward Peyton Krebs has 17 points in 15 games (4G, 13A).
THUNDERBIRDS PREVIEW
Thunderbirds 2018-19 Club Leaders:
Goals: Zack Andrusiak (15)
Assists: Nolan Volcan (15)
Points: Matthew Wedman (21)
PIMS: Matthew Wedman (49)
Plus/ Minus: Matthew Wedman (+7)
Wins: Liam Hughes (8)
The Thunderbirds enter Friday's contest on a three-game losing streak. Following Friday's game, the T-birds visit the Kamloops Blazers on Saturday before receiving five days off. Currently, the T-birds are fifth in the U.S. Division and 10th in the Western Conference.
The Thunderbirds are coming off of a 4-3 loss to the Portland Winterhawks on Saturday, November 24, 2018. T-birds forward Zack Andrusiak potted a hat trick, while Matthew Wedman added two helpers. Goaltender Liam Hughes stopped 41-of-45 shots in the loss. The T-birds were outshot 45-18. They went 1-for-3 on the power play, 4-for-5 on the penalty kill and won 34-of-69 face-offs.
The T-birds have collected 19 points this season, which is good for fifth in the U.S. Division and 10th in the Western Conference.
The T-birds have a home record of 5-5-2-0.
HEAD TO HEAD
The ICE and the T-birds only face each other once every season. The last time these two teams met was on October 27, 2017 at Western Financial Place, which turned out to be a 4-2 win for the ICE. The last time the ICE faced the T-birds in Seattle was on December 2, 2016, which was a 4-3 OT win for the home team.
The ICE are 1-1-1-0 in the last three games against the Thunderbirds.
ICE v THUNDERBIRDS COMPARISONS
CATEGORY ICE T-BIRDS
PP 24/124 (19.4%) 18/107 (16.8%)
PK 75/104 (72.1%) 86/108 (79.6%)
GOALS FOR 77 68
GOALS AGAINST 124 81
STREAK L-6 L-3
HOME RECORD 5-11-1-0 5-5-2-0
AWAY RECORD 2-6-2-1 3-7-1-0
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