ICE Take on Hitmen to Kick off Road Trip
Published on January 29, 2020 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release
The ICE and the Hitmen will meet for only the third time this season. Both meetings thus far have come in Winnipeg earlier in the month. The ICE edged the Hitmen in the first meeting of the season by a score of 5-2 only to have the Hitmen prevail the next night.
The ICE come into this one winners of five of their last six games on the season long nine game home stand which came to an end on Sunday night against Moose Jaw.. Most recently picking up wins over the Calgary Hitmen, Victoria Royals and the Moose Jaw Warriors.
The ICE look to build off of their nine game home stand as the next month is full of road games. They went 6-3 on the nine game swing at the ICE Cave which moved their record to 7-3-0-0 over the last ten games. The Hitmen have been on a roll lately as well which has their record of the last ten games at 7-3-0-0 as well.
The ICE currently sit ahead of the Prince Albert Raiders for first place in the East Division by two points and have one game in hand.
WINNIPEG ICE
CALGARY HITMEN
Record:
29-16-1-0
12-29-2-0
Last 10 Games:
7-3-0-0
7-3-0-0
Power Play:
47/198 (23.7%)
29/131 (22.1%)
Penalty Kill:
107/145 (73.8%)
155/197 (78.7%)
GF-GA:
170-155
154-135
Ranking:
1st East Division | 4th Eastern Conf.
4th Central Division | 7th Eastern Conf.
LAST GAME - 5-4 WIN OVER MOOSE JAW: The Moose Jaw Warriors were in town for their first visit to Wayne Fleming Arena, after losing 6-3 last night at home against the Swift Current Broncos. The ICE were coming off of an impressive 5-2 win over the Victoria Royals last night in Winnipeg.
It was a busy first period with the ICE taking a 2-1 lead into the break. Winnipeg opened the scoring at 12:47 with Peyton Krebs' eighth goal of the season, but the Warriors would respond less than two minutes later as Logan Doust tied the game up. Krebs would score his second of the period at 16:44 to put the ICE up as the teams headed to the locker room.
Both teams continued to put pucks in the net in the second period, with Winnipeg's Dawson Barteaux quickly putting the ICE up by a pair, before the Warriors pulled within one after Cade Hayes had a puck deflect off his shoulder and in. The ICE would get two more goals in the frame, with Cole Muir scoring a shorthanded goal before Michal Teply put one home to end the period. Shots were 26-15 in favor of the ICE, as they took a 5-2 lead into the second intermission.
The Warriors didn't back down though as they would get to within one goal of the ICE in the final frame. Kade Runke scored halfway through the third to trim the deficit to two. Tate Popple gave the ICE a scare as he buried his sixth of the season with two minutes left to make it 5-4 in favor of the ICE. The Warriors would pull their goalie but the tying goal would not be found. ICE out shot Moose Jaw 38-20 as Jesse Makaj got the win for Winnipeg.
ICE 2019-20 Club Leaders:
Goals: Connor McClennon (21)
Assists: Isaac Johnson (35)
Points: Isaac Johnson (53)
PIMS: Jackson Leppard (63)
Plus/ Minus: Carson Lambos (+14)
Wins: Liam Hughes (13)
HITMEN 2019-20 Club Leaders:
Goals: Mark Kastelic (23)
Assists: Riley Stotts (28)
Points: Riley Stotts (50)
PIMS: Dakota Krebs (63)
Plus/ Minus: Mark Kastelic (+25)
Wins: Jack McNaughton (14)
VS CALGARY THIS SEASON: The Winnipeg ICE are 1-1-0-0 against the Hitmen this season.
NEXT UP: Below are the next three games for the Winnipeg ICE:
Friday, January 31 - Winnipeg @ Red Deer
Saturday, February 1 - Winnipeg @ Edmonton
Wednesday, February 5 - Winnipeg vs Moose Jaw
ICE Fans, get 3 games for the price of 2 and attend every game in February! This special offer applies to General Admission tickets only. General Admission tickets guarantee you entry into the ICE Cave, and is rush seating based on availability. Offer valid until puck drop on February 5th. Purchase online in advance below or at the box office on February 5th.
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