Weekly Ice Report
Published on November 29, 2010 under Western Hockey League (WHL)
Kootenay Ice News Release
ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter this week's action with a 17-7-0-2 record (9-3-0-1 at home, 8-4-0-1 on the road, 0-0 in overtime, 2-2 in shootouts) and in second place in the CENTRAL DIVISION and fourth in the WHLKOOTENAY is ranked number nine in the BMO CHL MASTERCARD TOP 10 RANKINGS for the week of November 22The ICE will play seven of their ten games on the road before breaking for Christmas (December 19 - 27).
SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS: The sale of SUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS continuesYou get seven game certificates to use at your convenience - total flexibilitySUPER SEVEN FLEX PAKS are available in Adult, Senior, Student and Youth packages. Adults are $119.00, Seniors $91.00, Students $77.00 and Youth $63.00On each package you save $3.00 per game over the walk-up ticket prices.
GIFT CARDS: Get the gift that keeps on givingThe KOOTENAY ICE now have reusable and reloadable GIFT CARDS for any dollar amountYour special someone can use the gift card to buy individual game tickets, Flex Paks or Playoff PackagesGift Cards are available now at the Kootenay ICE Office.
A&W MITTEN AND TOQUE TOSS: When the ICE host the MEDICINE HAT TIGERS on December 4 it will be the A&W MITTEN AND TOQUE TOSS NightThis season there is a large demand for winter wear so fans are encouraged to bring new, unused winter wear and clothing to the game to launch onto the ice when KOOTENAY scores their first goalThe winter wear collected at this game will be distributed to the Salvation Army, the Angel Tree and various other community organizations.
DID YOU KNOW: The ICE tied a franchise record for most shorthanded goals in a game with three against PRINCE ALBERT on November 20 (in LETHBRIDGE - October 30, 1998, at home to LETHBRIDGE - December 29, 2002)The ICE are 11-0-0-0 when leading after the second period, 2-6-0-1 when losing and 4-1-0-1 when tiedKOOTENAY is 10-1-0-1 when they score the first goal of the game and 7-6-0-1 when their opponent scores firstThe ICE are 13-3-0-1 when outshooting their opponent, 3-4-0-1 when being outshot and 1-0-0-0 when shots are tiedNATHAN LIEUWEN is third in the WHL in goals against average (2.48)MAX REINHART needs to record five more points to reach 100 in his WHL careerKEVIN KING has played in 292 games with the ICEMATT FRASER has scored nine game winning goals in his WHL careerJOHN NEIBRANDT recorded his first WHL career point with an assist on November 27 against SEATTLEBRAYDEN MCNABB has been invited to CANADA'S NATIONAL JUNIOR TEAM SELECTION CAMP which begins in Toronto on December 15th.
INJURIES / TRANSACTION: Defenseman HAYDEN RINTOUL and Forward ERIK BENOIT will both be out of the ICE line up two to three weeks with knee injuriesKOOTENAY has called up Forward SAM REINHART (November 6, 1995) of the VANCOUVER NW GIANTS - BCMML (16-12-20-32-4) for the US DIVISION road trip.
ONE YEAR AGO: After 26 games of the 2009-2010 season the ICE were 11-13-1-1, after 27 games 12-13-1-1 and 28 games 13-13-1-1.
UPCOMING WEEK:
Tuesday November 30 ICE @ Everett 8:05 pm (102.9 FM - The Drive)
Wednesday December 1 ICE @ Portland 8:00 pm (102.9 FM - The Drive)
Thursday December 2 Travel Day
Friday December 3 Practice 3:45 - 5:45 pm Cranbrook Rec Plex
Saturday December 4 ICE vs. Medicine Hat 7:00 pm (102.9 FM - The Drive)
WEEK IN REVIEW:
Tuesday, November 23 - Kootenay 0 @ Red Deer 5 - Record 16-6-0-1 - Attendance: 3,756
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (26 Saves, 5 GA)
Friday, November 25 - Kootenay 0 @ Tri-City 4 - Record 16-7-0-1 - Attendance: 4,455
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (32 Saves, 4 GA)
Saturday, November 27 - Kootenay 6 @ Seattle 2- Record 17-7-0-2 - Attendance: 4,074
Goals:
1 - Boomer (5) from King and Fraser
2 - Boomer (6) from Dirk and Fraser
3 - King (12) from McNabb
4 - Czerwonka (7) from Martin and Antilla
5 - Ismond (8) from King and Neibrandt
6 - S. Reinhart (2) from Antilla
Goalie: Nathan Lieuwen (23 Saves, 2 GA)
Western Hockey League Stories from November 29, 2010
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- Calgary Hitmen Movember Campaign Raises Over $12,000 - Calgary Hitmen
- Kamloops Blazers Week in Review - Kamloops Blazers
- Cougars Connolly Invited to National Junior Team Selection Camp, Marincin Named to Team Slovakia - Prince George Cougars
- Four Winterhawks Players Invited to World Junior Camps - Portland Winterhawks
- Weekly Ice Report - Kootenay Ice
- Curtis Hamilton Invited to Team Canada Selection Camp - Saskatoon Blades
- Three T-Birds Heading to National Junior Team Camps - Seattle Thunderbirds
- Cowen Invited to Canada's Selection Camp - Spokane Chiefs
- Blazers Re-Assign 16-Year-Old Aspen Sterzer - Kamloops Blazers
- Broncos' Eakin Invited to National Junior Selection Camp - Swift Current Broncos
- Brendan Gallagher Invited to Canada's World Junior Training Camp - Vancouver Giants
- Carter Ashton Invited to Canada's National Jr. Team Selection Camp - Regina Pats
- Pat Chat - Regina Pats
- 17 WHL Players Invited to Team Canada's National Junior Team Selection Camp - WHL
- Pysyk Picked for World Junior Selection Camp - Edmonton Oil Kings
- Medicine Hat Tigers' Linden Vey Named WHL Player of the Week - WHL
- Raiders on the Road - Prince Albert Raiders
- Warriors Update - Moose Jaw Warriors
- Portland Picks up a Point in 3-2 Shootout Loss to Medicine Hat - Portland Winterhawks
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