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 […]
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WHL recap: Silvertips finally solve Thunderbirds in Kent in regulation; Chiefs and Wheat Kings also find their way to wins
Everett 2 @Seattle 1 The Everett Silvertips (41-17-2-3) have not had an easy time of things in recent years at the ShoWare Center. This year they did find a way to beat the Seattle Thunderbirds (28-24-7-2) twice on the road. But both times those wins occurred in overtime. Saturday night […]
Blades break Ice with 3-2 win
Another late-game heartbreaker sunk the Ice in a 3-2 loss to the visiting Saskatoon Blades on Wednesday at Western Financial Place. Michael Farren scored the game winner for the Blades after a neutral zone turnover led to an odd-man rush into Kootenay territory, marking the second time in as many […]
Late breakdowns prove costly for Ice
The Kootenay Ice hung in for 55 minutes against the Lethbridge Hurricanes. Unfortunately, it only took 19 seconds for the wheels to fall off. Tied 2-2 late in the final frame, Brad Morrison scored the game winner and Jake Elmer added the insurance a dozen and a half seconds later […]
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 […]
Big guns power Chiefs to win over Ice
The Spokane Chiefs brought out their big guns in a 5-3 win over the Kootenay Ice on Friday in Cranbrook. Kailer Yamamoto, an Edmonton Oilers first-round draft pick, had a five-point night with a goal and four assists, while Jaret Anderson-Dolan, a second-rounder with the LA Kings, notched a four […]
Ice offence explodes in 7-3 win over ‘Canes
In the span of just over two minutes, the Kootenay Ice tallied four goals en route to a 7-3 win over the Lethbridge Hurricanes on Tuesday night in Western Financial Place It was an offensive outburst so hot, it set off fire alarms in the arena. Okay, further investigation revealed […]
WHL recap: ICE win late; Pats, Chiefs and Thunderbirds each add to their win totals as well
Regina 4 @Prince Albert 3 The Regina Pats (24-19-4-0)got two goals from Matt Bradley and one from Jesse Gabrielle to come back from a 2-1 deficit to go on to win over the Prince Albert Raiders (16-20-6-2) 4-3. The Pats have had the Raiders number this year, winning the first […]
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, […]