Pre Game Report Presented by Imperial Steel - ICE vs Warriors - March 28, 2021
March 28, 2021 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release
March 28, 2021, 9:00pm (MB time)
Winnipeg ICE vs Moose Jaw Warriors
Brandt Centre, Regina SK
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LAST GAME: The ICE dropped a 7-4 decision to the Swift Current Broncos Friday, the club's second straight loss. Owen Pederson's third goal in as many games pulled Winnipeg to within 4-3 early in the third period, but that's as close as ICE would come. Peyton Krebs led the attack with three points including a goal for his 200th WHL point. Carl Stankowski stopped 31 of 38.
SCENE SETTER: The ICE are out to snap their first losing skid of the season when they play the Moose Jaw Warriors for the second time in the Subway East Division Hub. Losers of two straight, after taking five-in-a-row, Winnipeg dumped Moose Jaw 5-2 in the teams' previous meeting. Owen Pederson scored the winner, while Carl Stankowski made 26 stops.
2021 SEASON SERIES:
Date Opponent Score Record PP PK Goalie Scorers
Mar. 18 @ MJ W5-2 1-0-0-0 1/4 1/2 Stankowski 26/28 9,19,17,12,23
Powerplay Consistency: The ICE have scored a powerplay goal in each of their eight games, and have counted 12 powerplay goals in 38 advantages to date (31.6%). Winnipeg was 22.5% effective on the powerplay last season, tops in the East Division scoring 58 PPG in 63 games.
PK Boost: Winnipeg penalty killers were 2-for-3 versus Swift Current leaving them 22-for-26 on the season (84.6%) with two shorthanded goals.
ICE streak stopped: Winnipeg's season-high five-game win streak ended Thursday, March 25th with a 4-3 loss to Brandon. The ICE out-scored the opposition 24-12 over the five matches with ten special teams goals - 8 PPG and 2 SHG.
Krebs Hits 200: Peyton Krebs's goal versus Swift Current Friday, March 26th was the 200th point of his WHL career. Krebs' first point was an assist in Lethbridge in his WHL debut on November 16, 2016.
Krebs Rolling:The first overall pick in the 2016 WHL Draft carries a seven-game point streak (5 goals, 9 assists) into tonight's contest and has five multi-point games in his last seven outings.
Scoring Centurion: Forward Owen Pederson has ten points in his last six games (5 goals, 5 assists) and played his 100th WHL game versus Swift Current, Monday, March 15th.
McClennon Hits A Hundred: Connor McClennon played his 100th Western Hockey League game vs Brandon, Thursday, March 25th. The second overall pick in the 2017 WHL Draft reached a century with 88 points to his credit (39 goals, 49 assists).
No Small Feat: Jakin Smallwood has seven goals in eight games to start the season.
WHL Firsts From The Hub:
March 23 vs Regina, Chase Bertholet scored his first WHL goal.
March 18th @ Moose Jaw, Skyler Bruce and Rhys Raeside each recorded their first WHL point assisting on Cole Muir's insurance goal, while goalie Carl Stankowski notched his first ICE win.
March 15th vs Swift Current, Zach Benson had his first goal, first assist, and first multi-point game. 2004-born Conor Geekie notched his first assist to earn his first point streak (2 games). After scoring 85 QMJHL goals, Anderson MacDonald notched his first Dub goal. And, 2004 born goalie Daniel Hauser collected the win in his first WHL appearance.
Back-to-Back: The ICE have completed two of their six sets of back-to-back games in the Hub. Winnipeg is 1-1-0-0 in the second games of those sets. The club has four more in April.
Home Kings: 3-1-0-0 at home to start 2021, the ICE went 20-8-1-0 within the East Division in 2019-20 for the best record among the six teams.
Winning Ways: Winnipeg's 38 total wins, and 22 home wins, were also East Division highs a season ago.
WHL Draft Dandies: six of the 26 players on the ICE roster are WHL Draft first round picks (Leppard [PG], Krebs, McClennon, Lambos, Geekie, and Benson).
Puck drops at 9:00PM CDT tonight, catch all the action live on CFRW 1290 AM, iHeartRadio App and winnipegICE.ca. Pre-game show starts at 8:30PM CDT with Mitch Peacock and Kevin Olszewski. Tonights game is also available on WHL Live on CHL TV.
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