Canada Winter Games Day 5 (Quarter-Finals): Alberta defeated New Brunswick 8-3, Saskatchewan doubled up Nova Scotia 6-3, BC was eliminated by Quebec with a 7-3 loss, and Manitoba was eliminated by Ontario with a 6-3 loss. Alberta: Edmonton Oil Kings prospect Dylan Guenther had a goal and two assists. Prince Albert Raiders […]
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Ice shut out Rebels to close out season
It’s over. After 72 games marking another WHL campaign, the Kootenay Ice wrapped up their season on a high note with a 5-0 win over the Red Deer Rebels. It’s a bittersweet way to close the year by winning with a convincing effort over a team that bypassed them in […]
Ice gain small measure of revenge in Red Deer, down the Rebels 6-2.
The team that Red Deer passed for the final playoff spot came to the Enmax Centrium looking for some sense of revenge. Red Deer was attempting to do the unthinkable and pass the Lethbridge Hurricanes for home ice advantage in the first round of the WHL playoffs. The Ice entered […]
Tigers ride special teams to win over Kootenay
The Kootenay ICE (25-38-3-1) were in need of a big performance on Sunday vs the Medicine Hat Tigers (34-24-8-0). They had dropped seven straight games and fallen back in the playoff race in the Central Division. They played well on Sunday and fired 30 shots on the Tigers net in […]
Two points is two points
This was the first of three remaining games between the Red Deer Rebels (3rd place, central) and the Kootenay Ice (4th, central). The game was important to both teams as they are in the stretch drive to the playoffs. Red Deer entered the contest six points in front of the […]
WHL recap: Chiefs get dramatic victory; ICE and Blazers win on the road
Kootenay 4 @Regina 2 The Kootenay ICE (24-28-3-0) finally solved the East Division on Friday and it came at the expense of the hometown Regina Pats (28-23-5-0). The Pats had won three straight coming in and the ICE had lost three straight. It was Colton Kroeker leading the way for Kootenay, […]
Competitive Blades tap Into desperation to freeze out Kootenay
By Les Lazaruk The Saskatoon Blades transferred “compete level” and urgency from a Monday practice, that cost them the availability of a Top-nine forward, into a badly-needed victory on Tuesday. It was the bridge city bunch who snapped scoreless and 1-1 ties in the second period, then held on […]
Ice crush Blades 7-2
The Kootenay Ice snapped a six-game losing streak in dramatic fashion, scoring five goals in the opening period on their way to a 7-2 romp over the Saskatoon Blades on Sunday. Cameron Hausinger led the way offensively with three assists, while most of the usual suspects lit the goal lamp, […]
“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 […]