The Kootenay ICE will host Medicine Hat tonight.
This is the 3rd meeting of the season. The season series is tied 1-1 with the road team winning each game.
The ICE have lost 3 of their last 4 games, but in each loss the game was tied in the 3rd period.
The Tigers have 1 regulation loss in their last 14 games, 11-1-0-2.
The ICE go into the final week of the pre-Xmas schedule with 3 games. After tonight they have a home and home with Lethbridge.
Head to head Dustin Sylvester leads the ICE with 3 goals and 4 points including an overtime winning goal.
Tigers Emerson Etem has 4 goals in 2 games against the ICE.
The ICE have 1 win at home in their last 4 games played at the Rec-Plex.
Tigers have won their last 5 road games.
The ICE are coming off a couple close losses to Calgary on the weekend.
Tigers are being led by Shaun Clouston as Head Coach Willy Desjardins is with Team Canada.
The ICE are tied for 8th in the Conference and the Tigers are tied for 3rd.
Gametime 7.