ICE Welcome CHL's Top Team on Saturday Night
November 24, 2018 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kootenay Ice News Release
Cranbrook, B.C. - The Kootenay ICE (7-15-3-1) welcome the Prince Albert Raiders (22-1-0-0) to Western Financial Place for the first time this season on Saturday, November 24.
Puck drop is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT.
ICE PREVIEW
ICE 2018-19 Club Leaders:
Goals: Jaeger White (11)
Assists: Peyton Krebs (21)
Points: Peyton Krebs (27)
PIMS: Jonathan Smart (29)
Plus/ Minus: Holden Kodak (0)
Wins: Duncan McGovern (6)
The ICE are coming off of a 3-2 loss to the Red Deer Rebels on Friday, November 23, 2018. ICE forward Cam Hausinger scored two goals in the game. Holden Kodak assisted on the second goal of the game for the ICE, extending his point streak to three games. Goaltender Jesse Makaj stopped 26 shots in the loss. Rebels' forward Brandon Hagel scored the game-winner with 50 seconds remaining in regulation time to seal the victory for the visitors. Both teams had 29 shots on goal. The ICE went 1-for-6 on the power play, 1-for-2 on the penalty kill and won 24-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 home record of 5-9-1-0.
UPCOMING MILESTONES:
GOALS
- '99-born forward Cam Hausinger is eight goals away from 50 career WHL goals.
ASSISTS
- '98-born defenceman Dallas Hines is three 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 13 points away from 100 career WHL points.
GAMES
- '01-born forward Peyton Krebs is three games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played.
- '98-born defenceman Martin Bodak is 14 games away from 100 career WHL regular season games played.
- '98-born forward Jaeger White is 21 games away from 200 career WHL regular season games played.
ICE STREAKS:
- '01-born forward Peyton Krebs has 16 points in 14 games (3G, 13A).
- '99-born forward Brett Davis has six points (1G, 5A) in eight games.
- '99-born forward Cam Hausinger has five points (3G, 2A) in six games.
- '01-born forward Holden Kodak has points in three-straight games (0G, 3A).
- '01-born forward Blake Allan has three points (0G, 3A) in five games.
RAIDERS PREVIEW
Raiders 2018-19 Club Leaders:
Goals: Brett Leason (24)
Assists: Brett Leason (27)
Points: Brett Leason (51)
PIMS: Brayden Pachal (50)
Plus/ Minus: Brett Leason (+38)
Wins: Ian Scott (19)
The Raiders enter Saturday's contest ranked the top team in the Canadian Hockey League. The Raiders are currently in the middle of a stretch of hockey where they play seven-straight games away from Prince Albert. Following Saturday's game, the Raiders will visit the Red Deer Rebels on Tuesday. Heading into Saturday's contest, the Raiders are first in the East Division and first in the Eastern Conference.
The Raiders are coming off of a 7-3 victory over the Medicine Hat Tigers on Friday, November 23. Brett Leason and Parker Kelly each scored two goals while Ozzy Wiesblatt, Brayden Pachal and Aliaksei Protas added the others. Goaltender Ian Scott stopped 26-of-29 shots he faced. The Raiders outshot the Tigers 33-29. They went 0-for-2 on the power play, 3-for-4 on the penalty kill and won 35-of-75 face-offs.
The Raiders have collected 42 points this season, which is good for first in the East Division and first in the Eastern Conference.
The Raiders have a road record of 9-1-0-0.
HEAD TO HEAD
This will be the second meeting of the season between the ICE and the Raiders. These two clubs will meet four times in total before the 2018-19 regular season comes to an end. The next meeting will be on January 26, 2019 in Cranbrook.
The ICE are 2-3-0-1 in the last six games against the Raiders at Western Financial Place. Overall, both home and away, the ICE are 2-10-0-1 in the last 13 games against the Raiders.
ICE v RAIDERS COMPARISONS
CATEGORY ICE RAIDERS
PP 24/114 (21.1%) 22/92 (23.9%)
PK 69/97 (71.1%) 97/105 (92.4%)
GOALS FOR 75 114
GOALS AGAINST 116 39
STREAK L-4 W-15
HOME RECORD 5-9-1-0 13-0-0-0
AWAY RECORD 2-6-2-1 9-1-0-0
Western Hockey League Stories from November 24, 2018
- Raiders Set New Franchise Mark By Beating ICE - Prince Albert Raiders
- T-Birds Battle But Fall to Winterhawks - Seattle Thunderbirds
- Cam Hausinger Named November's Community Leader of the Month Presented by East Kootenay Community Credit Union - Kootenay Ice
- ICE Welcome CHL's Top Team on Saturday Night - Kootenay Ice
- Preview: Blades Begin Road Trip in Prince George - Saskatoon Blades
- Calgary Hitmen Game Preview - Saturday, November 24 at Tri-City - Calgary Hitmen
- Game 26 at Red Deer - Medicine Hat Tigers
- Winterhawks Game Day Preview: Portland vs. Seattle - Game #24 - Portland Winterhawks
- Americans Penalty Kill Struggles in 5-1 Loss to Blazers - Tri-City Americans
- Tigers Come up Short in 7-3 Fall to Raiders - Medicine Hat Tigers
- Hitmen Take out T-Birds - Seattle Thunderbirds
- Rockets Edge Victoria for Third Straight - Kelowna Rockets
- Hitmen Win at Seattle - Calgary Hitmen
- Rebels Score Late to Edge ICE 3-2 - Kootenay Ice
- Royals Stifled by Rockets - Victoria Royals
- Hurricanes Double up Wheat Kings - Brandon Wheat Kings
- Penalty-Prone Rebels Flirt with Disaster, But Get Last-Minute Winner from Hagel - Red Deer Rebels
- Pats Head Home with a Loss - Regina Pats
- Leason, Raiders Tie Records In Win Over Tigers - Prince Albert Raiders
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