When it comes to the Western Hockey League season, the word “grind” can be used to describe the winter long race to the Memorial Cup. From the hours on the ice training to the time in the gym and the dozens of hours spent on a bus, it’s truly exactly […]
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Lambos paces ICE offence in win
The Winnipeg ICE hit the road on Thursday afternoon to Saskatchewan for their first three-in-three of the year. An undoubtedly daunting task was at hand. On Friday, they dealt with task number one, and that was beating the Saskatoon Blades. Task number two was trying to find a way to […]
ICE embark on tough Saskatchewan trip
The Winnipeg ICE started their first season with a bang last week. They beat Brandon in the first “Manitoba Battle” of the season. That was followed up with their first defeat as the two clubs met for the second straight night on Saturday. With that historical weekend now in the […]
Winnipeg ICE earn first ever regular season win
Prior to puck drop on Friday night at Westoba Place, the night was sure to be a historic one for a few reasons. The first was the Brandon Wheat Kings were set to unveil a brand new state-of-the-art jumbotron at centre ice. Another reason it was a special night was […]
2019-20 WHL Season Previews: Winnipeg ICE
In a year that was their last in Kootenay, the ICE struggled heavily. They went 13-45-7-3, finishing second last in the Eastern Conference. Luckily, that was then, and not one single statistic from last year rolls over to this year. Not even the fact that the club played their games […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: ICE add Green to coaching staff, Hlinka Gretzky Cup Update and More
The Winnipeg ICE have filled out their coaching staff for the 2019/20 season as Josh Green (282 GP, 142 G, 136 A with the Medicine Hat Tigers, Swift Current Broncos and Portland Winterhawks) will be joining the organization.
Flaming Hot Takes: WHL Coaching
In my opinion, one of the things that separates the Western Hockey League from most other developmental leagues is the extremely high level of coaching. The WHL is a teaching league for everyone involved from the players, referees, scouts, general managers, journalists and that list includes the men behind the […]
Kootenay Ice look to build for the future
While the season just ended for the Kootenay Ice, Matt Cockell is already thinking about next year. “We’ve got a lot of work we want to do over the offseason,” said Cockell, Kootenay’s president and GM, “a lot of lofty goals off the ice that are really important as well […]
‘Canes sweep weekend series with Ice
Another late-game goal sunk any hope of a comeback for the Kootenay Ice in a 4-1 loss to the visiting Lethbridge Hurricanes on Sunday afternoon at Western Financial Place. With less than two minutes remaining, the Ice were preparing to mount a desperate comeback, however, a shot from the point […]
Ice repel Americans with 5-2 win
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, […]