The race is on. The Kootenay Ice snapped a three game losing streak with a 5-2 win over the Tri-City Americans on Saturday night at Western Financial Place. The victory put them ahead in the standings only briefly as the Red Deer Rebels won their match-up with the Victoria Royals, […]
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WHL recap: Tigers shutdown Oil Kings; Chiefs, Rockets and Raiders also victorious
Prince Albert 4 Kootenay 3 The Prince Albert Raiders (22-20-9-2) fell two points back of the Saskatoon Blades when the Blades took down the Kootenay ICE (23-28-3-0) 5-3 on Tuesday. They made up those two points by dispatching the ICE themselves 4-3 on Wednesday evening. It was not an easy time […]
Ice edge Wheat Kings to sweep weekend series
The Kootenay Ice survived a late-game push to edge out the Brandon Wheat Kings 3-2 on Saturday to sweep the back-to-back weekend series. Plenty of excitement for the crowd of 3,472 that showed up for Pink the Rink night, which is themed around anti-bullying. Peyton Krebs led the way with […]
“Cheating” Catches up With Blades in Lop-sided Loss to ICE
By Les Lazaruk CRANBROOK, B.C. – It was a loss that was bound to happen to the Saskatoon Blades. The Kootenay ICE snapped a six-game winless streak, scoring four times in the first 10 ½ minutes on the way to a 7-2 laugher over the Bridge City Bunch. “This […]
Kootenay takes overtime win in Edmonton
The Kootenay Ice (18-17-2-0) came to Edmonton to face the Oil Kings (9-22-4-1) Saturday night. The Oil Kings entered the game on a three-game win streak since returning from the Christmas Break. Kootenay came in riding a four-game win streak that dates back to December 16. The Oil Kings started […]
Krebs lifts Ice 4-3 over Hitmen
Good things come in threes. The Kootenay Ice picked up their third straight win against the Calgary Hitmen in as many games, starting off the second half of the season by going the distance for a 4-3 OT finish on Wednesday night in Cranbrook. Rookie Peyton Krebs tallied the game-winner […]
Ice take out Hitmen 5-1
Michael King was crowned as the opening goal-scorer to cause a hailstorm of stuffies at Western Financial Place, leading the Kootenay Ice to a 5-1 win over the Calgary Hitmen on Teddy Bear Toss night. Just before the halfway mark of the first period, King took advantage of a loose […]
Ice fall 5-2 to ‘Hawks
The Portland Winterhawks are making their case as one of the top teams in the WHL, as a 5-2 win over the Kootenay Ice on Tuesday put them into first place in league standings with a 0.800 win percentage. Their 16 wins, ties them for second most in the WHL, […]
Ice fall 5-4 to the Chiefs
The Kootenay Ice dropped their third straight game with a 5-4 loss to the visiting Spokane Chiefs on Saturday at Western Financial Place. Former Ice forward Hudson Elynuik caught fire for the Chiefs, scoring a shorthanded goal and potting four assists for a five point night. Nolan Reid also tallied […]
Ice steal Seattle’s thunder
The Seattle Thunderbirds rolled in to Cranbrook, hoping to pick up a win against the Kootenay Ice on Friday night. Unfortunately, for their sake, they ran into a brick wall and a few other roadblocks. Kootenay netminder Kurtis Chapman made 37 saves while his team scored by committee in a […]