In 2015-16, the Kootenay ICE were in a free fall. They suffered their worst season in franchise history, winning only 12 games. That poor season landed them with the first-overall pick in the 2016 WHL Bantam Draft. They chose center Peyton Krebs from Okotoks, Alta. Krebs, who was point-a-game in […]
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2018-19 WHL season previews: Kootenay ICE
2017-18: 27-38-5-2 The Kootenay Ice went through monumental change in the 2017 offseason, as Jeff Chynoweth sold the franchise to Winnipeg investors Matt Cockell and Greg Fettes. Cockell brings a hockey resume as a WHL goaltending alumni with the Saskatoon Blades, Seattle Thunderbirds, Regina Pats and the Spokane Chiefs. He […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Canada captures gold at the U18 Hlinka Gretzky Cup
GAME OVER! It is a 6-2 final … ?? beats ?? and wins summer U18 gold #⃣2⃣2⃣! Stats: https://t.co/G6ItzjRKh6 #HlinkaGretzkyCup pic.twitter.com/b03iU2Z5I9 — 2018 Hlinka Gretzky Cup (@HlinkaMemorial) August 12, 2018 For the second straight year, the Hockey Canada’s U18 team won gold at the Hlinka Gretzky Cup. This time, […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Stankowski dealt to Calgary; Semifinals set for Hlinka Gretzky Cup
Stankowski staying closer to home The Seattle Thunderbirds rode a stellar effort from a 16-year-old goalie in the 2017 playoffs all the way to a Ed Chynoweth Cup. That rookie netminder may very well have won the WHL MVP award of not for 2017-18 NHL Calder Trophy winning center Mathew […]
Daily Dose of the Dub: Hlinka Gretzky Cup underway
Hlinka all set to go: The Hlinka Gretzky Cup got going on Monday with all eight teams in action. The Group A (Canada, Switzerland, Sweden and Slovakia) games will take place in Edmonton, while Group B (USA, Russia, Finland and the Czech Republic)’s games are in Red Deer. Russia 7 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
