Moose Jaw, Sask – Kootenay ICE forward Matt Fraser scored 3 goals and Max Reinhart had 1 goal and 3 assists in a 5-4 win over the Moose Jaw Warriors, to win the series 4-2, in WHL playoff action on Sunday night.
Fraser is the 8th player with an ICE playoff hat-trick. (Dale Mahovsky 05, Martin Sagat 05, Duncan Milroy 03 & 02, Zdenek Blatny 01, Marek Svatos 01, Trevor Wasyluk 99)
Reinhart's 4 point game is one short of the Franchise Playoffs Record of 5. (Zdenek Blatny Mar 23/01 vs Moose Jaw 1-4-5)
Brayden McNabb had 1 goal and 1 assist.
ICE will have to wait at least 1 more day to see if they will play Saskatoon or Red Deer in the 2nd round.
The last time the ICE won a series was in 2008 and the only players still with the team are Bryaden McNabb, Kevin King, Steele Boomer and Matt Fraser.
Warriors goalie Thomas Heemskerk was also with the ICE in 2008.
Cody Eakin won a playoff series with Swift Current in 2008.
Because of injuries the ICE were 1 player short of a complete lineup.
ICE Scratches – Luke Paulsen, Drew Czerwonka, Brock Montgomery.
Warriors Scratches – Dallas Ehrhardt, Cody Beach, Brayden Cuthbert, Tanner Eberle, Brandon Potomak, Matt Grant, Matt Franczyk.
Game Summary
Kootenay wins the series 4-2.
Kootenay 3 1 1 - 5
Moose Jaw 1 2 1 - 4
1st Period-1, Kootenay, McNabb 2 (Rossignol, Pearce) 1:36. 2, Kootenay, Reinhart 3 (McNabb), 13:52. 3, Kootenay, Fraser 3 (Reinhart, Martin), 14:56. 4, Moose Jaw, Lyon 1 (Edwards, McFaull), 15:35. Penalties-Ismond Ktn (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 13:00; Svendsen M.j (unsportsmanlike cnd.), 13:00; Paradis M.j (roughing), 18:24.
2nd Period-5, Moose Jaw, Howden 5 (Edwards), 5:13 (PP). 6, Kootenay, Fraser 4 (Reinhart, Martin), 9:12. 7, Moose Jaw, Hood 2 (Howden), 14:00 (PP). Penalties-Benoit Ktn (delay of game), 4:58; Dirk Ktn (tripping), 13:29; Ismond Ktn (hooking), 15:11.
3rd Period-8, Kootenay, Fraser 5 (Reinhart), 9:22. 9, Moose Jaw, Fioretti 1 (Paradis, Rielly), 11:57. Penalties-Rintoul Ktn (delay of game), 3:41; McNabb Ktn (cross checking), 9:32.
Shots on Goal-Kootenay 11-12-8-31. Moose Jaw 10-10-4-24.
Power Play Opportunities-Kootenay 0 / 1; Moose Jaw 2 / 5.
Goalies-Kootenay, Lieuwen 4-2-0-0 (24 shots-20 saves). Moose Jaw, Heemskerk 2-4-0-0 (31 shots-26 saves).
A-2,727
Referees-Nathan Wieler (18), Reagan Vetter (79).
Linesmen-Jason Roy (94), Chad Williams (60).