ICE, Tigers Clash for Final Time this Season
Published on March 4, 2018 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kootenay Ice News Release
Cranbrook, B.C. - The Kootenay ICE (25-37-3-1) welcome the Medicine Hat Tigers (33-24-8-0) to Western Financial Place on Sunday.
Puck drop is scheduled for 4 p.m. MST.
This is the seventh and final meeting of the season between these two Central Division rivals.
ICE PREVIEW
ICE 2017-18 Club Leaders:
Goals: Alec Baer (26)
Assists: Colton Kroeker (43)
Points: Colton Kroeker (56)
PIMS: Jonathan Smart (61)
Plus/Minus: Michael King (+3)
Wins: Matt Berlin (14)
The ICE are coming off a 5-4 shootout loss to the Red Deer Rebels on Friday, March 2. Trailing by one goal late in the game, Brett Davis scored from the blue line to tie the game at four. The Rebels would eventually win in a shootout. The ICE got goals from Colton Kroeker, Colton Veloso, Alec Baer and Michael King while goaltender Matt Berlin made 13 saves. The ICE outshot the Rebels 31-17. They went 0-for-2 on the power play, 2-for-3 on the penalty kill and won 23 of 61 face-offs.
Friday's game was the first shootout of the season for the ICE and the first time a game has gone to overtime since New Year's Day. The ICE have gone to an extra session 10 times this season and have an overtime record of 6-3.
The ICE have amassed 54 points this season, which is good for fourth in the Central Division and 10th in the Eastern Conference.
The ICE are 1-8-0-1 in their last 10 games and have a home record of 15-16-2-0.
UPCOMING MILESTONES:
GOALS
- '99-born forward Brett Davis is three goals away from 50 career WHL goals.
- '97-born forward Colton Kroeker is three goals away from 50 career WHL goals.
ASSISTS
- '99-born forward Brett Davis is one assist away from 50 career WHL assists.
- '97-born forward Colton Veloso is eight assists away from 50 career WHL assists.
- '97-born forward Alec Baer is one assist away from 100 career WHL assists.
POINTS
- '99-born forward Brett Davis is four points away from 100 career WHL points.
- '97-born forward Colton Kroeker is three points away from 150 career WHL points.
- '97-born forward Colton Veloso is four points away from 100 career WHL points.
GAMES
- '97-born forward Colton Kroeker is two games away from reaching 250 career WHL games played.
ICE STREAKS:
- '99-born forward Brett Davis has 38 points in the last 33 games (16G, 22A).
- '97-born forward Colton Veloso has 21 points in the last 23 games (10G, 11A).
- '97-born forward Alec Baer has points in four-straight games (0G, 4A).
TIGERS PREVIEW
Tigers 2017-18 Club Leaders:
Goals: Mark Rassell (48)
Assists: David Quenneville (46)
Points: Mark Rassell (77)
PIMS: Dalton Gally (52)
Plus/Minus: Joel Craven (+11)
Wins: Michael Bullion (17)
The Tigers are 5-0-1 in their last six games, which includes a 6-1 victory over the Red Deer Rebels on Saturday. The Tigers got goals from Gary Haden (2), Ryan Jevne (2), Hayden Ostir and James Hamblin while goaltender Michael Bullion made 17 saves. The Tigers outshot the Rebels 54-18. They went 0-for-4 on the power play, 2-for-2 on the penalty kill and won 30 of 61 face-offs.
Tigers' forward Hayden Ostir has points in back-to-back games since returning from an injury that sidelined him for close to three months.
The Tigers have collected 74 points this season, which is good for first in the Central Division and fourth in the Eastern Conference.
The Tigers are 7-2-1-0 in their last 10 games and have a road record of 13-16-4-0.
HEAD TO HEAD
This is the seventh and final meeting of the season between the ICE and the Tigers.
The ICE are 1-4-1-0 in their previous six meetings with the Tigers this season.
The ICE are 4-8-1-0 in their last 13 games against the Tigers at Western Financial Place. Overall, both home and away, the ICE are 6-18-2-1 in their last 26 meetings with the Tigers.
 ICE v TIGERS COMPARISONS
CATEGORY ICE TIGERS
PP 50-281 (17.8%) 55-249 (22.1%)
PK 48-228 (78.9%) 43-185 (76.8%)
GOALS FOR 195 239
GOALS AGAINST 260 226
STREAK L-7 W-2
HOME RECORD 15-16-2-0 20-8-4-0
AWAY RECORD 10-21-1-1 13-16-4-0
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