Prince Albert 6 Moose Jaw 4 When you are the top seed in the WHL’s Eastern Conference and the playoffs are approaching, the last thing you want to have is the current team you are set to play against playing their best hockey of the entire season. Worse yet is […]
Tag: Kootenay Ice
Ice shine a spotlight on mental health
The Kootenay Ice pulled out a 5-2 win against the Tri-City Americans two weeks ago in one of their most complete games of the season in front of team co-owner Greg Fettes, who made the trek from Winnipeg. However, more important than the victory itself was the spotlight on the […]
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 […]
Warriors battle past Ice for 5-2 win
The Kootenay Ice ran into another roadblock in their race to the postseason, dropping a 5-2 decision to the Moose Jaw Warriors on Wednesday night at Western Financial Place. The loss, combined with a win by the Red Deer Rebels, puts the Ice six points outside of the playoff picture […]
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 […]
Tigers outlast Ice in goaltending duel
Better late than never. Due to weather delays in the Crowsnest Pass, the tilt between the Kootenay Ice and the Medicine Hat Tigers was delayed by an hour on Friday evening at Western Financial Place. However, bus legs didn’t seem to affect the Tabbies too much, who ended up skating […]
WHL recap: Tigers and Silvertips add to division leads with wins
Medicine Hat 3 Kootenay 1 Bryan Lockner is looking more comfortable with the Medicine Hat Tigers (30-24-7-0). The former Regina Pat was traded to Medicine Hat around the trade deadline and had a goal in his first game with the Tigers. In his next 15 games though, he had just […]
‘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 […]
Hurricanes win closes gap on Tigers to three points
Two goals by captain Jordy Bellerive, a goal and assist from Brad Morrison and two assists from Jake Elmer led the Lethbridge Hurricanes to a 5-2 win over the Kootenay ICE in an important WHL Central Division matchup Saturday. The ICE entered the contest trailing the Hurricanes by seven points […]