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 […]
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Goals galore as Ice top Wheat Kings
A 6-2 Kootenay Ice win isn’t a bad birthday present. Peyton Krebs, the team’s super-rookie, celebrated his 17th birthday by scoring a goal and earning an assist against the Brandon Wheat Kings on Friday night at Western Financial Place. However, the heavy lifting came from Alec Baer and Martin Bodak, […]
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: Volcan sparks Thunderbirds; Hurricanes and Oil Kings nab victories
Edmonton 5 Kootenay 1 The young Kootenay ICE (20-23-3-0) could be forgiven for overlooking the visiting Edmonton Oil Kings (13-26-4-2) on Friday night. They had just pulled out an exciting win on the road over the division-leading Medicine Hat Tigers and were about to have three straight games against teams […]
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 cool under pressure leading up to trade deadline
While WHL teams were busy throwing around draft picks like candy leading up to the trade deadline, the Kootenay Ice remained relatively inactive, choosing to stick to the plan. It may sound cliche, but Ice President and GM Matt Cockell, who took over ownership the team alongside Greg Fettes last […]
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 […]
A season of change for the Ice
Just past the midway mark of the season and the Kootenay Ice are sitting in second place in the Central Division and are inside the playoff picture. Not bad for a club that has undergone monumental change over the last year. The team has a record of 18-21-3 so far […]
Blades first period freezes ICE
By Les Lazaruk The Saskatoon Blades came out of the gates hot Saturday evening. Despite opening the scoring in their previous three games, Bridge City Bunch coaches weren’t happy with the team’s performance to open those contests despite managing to win all three. The Blue and Gold scored three times […]