Tuesday: ICE vs Calgary Hitmen
March 14, 2022 - Western Hockey League (WHL)
Winnipeg Ice News Release
The Winnipeg ICE host the Calgary Hitmen Tuesday night, 7:00 at the ICE Cave inside Wayne Fleming Arena
ICE CHIPS
Following a weekend sweep of the Brandon Wheat Kings by scores of 6-3 and 5-0, the ICE shift their focus once again to the Calgary Hitmen.
Winnipeg were 2-0 winners over the Hitmen last Tuesday at the ICE Cave inside Wayne Fleming Arena thanks to goals from Ben Zloty and Tanner Brown along with Daniel Hauser's 14 save shut out.
The ICE have a 4-0-1-1 record in the month of March. This is the busiest month of the season with 15 games (nine at home, six on the road) in 27 days.
ICE VS HITMEN
Tonight is the finale to Winnipeg and Calgary's four game regular season series: (Oct 27 @ Cal 3-2 W / Feb 18 @ Cal 3-1 W / Last Tuesday @ Wpg 2-0 / Tonight @ Wpg).
Conor Geekie leads the ICE with four points (two goals and two assists) versus the Hitmen.
During his time as a member of both the Lethbridge Hurricanes and ICE, Chase Wheatcroft has seven points (three goals and four assists) this season against Calgary.
Daniel Hauser is 3-0 with a 1.00 goals against average and .958 save percentage.
WHO'S HOT
Daniel Hauser is on a personal five game winning streak
Ben Zloty is on a three game point streak (2-1-3)
Nolan Orzeck is on a two game point streak (1-4-5)
Matthew Savoie is on a two game point streak (1-4-5)
Carson Lambos is on a two game point streak (0-4-4)
Jakin Smallwood is on a two game goal scoring streak (2) and two game point streak (2-1-3)
Owen Pederson is on a two game goal scoring streak (2)
ROSTER
The ICE roster includes 15 forwards, 8 defenseman and 3 goaltenders. 16 players are eligible for the 2022 NHL Draft led by Matthew Savoie and Conor Geekie, who were selected first and second overall respectively by the ICE in the 2019 WHL Prospects Draft (Boucher, Brown, Bruce, Friesen, Geekie, Hauser, Milne, Newell, Pederson, Savoie, Streule, Swan, Wheatcroft, Zloty).
ICE ON AIR
The Winnipeg ICE have teamed up with Bell Media (103.1 FM Virgin Radio, CFRW 1290 AM, 99.9 Bounce FM and CTV) to share the excitement this WHL season.
All regular season and playoff games, presented by Royal LePage Dynamic Real Estate, can be heard on CFRW 1290 AM and viewed online at www.winnipegICE.ca with Brian Munz and Kevin Olzsewski.
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