Crowsnest Pass, Alb – The Kootenay ICE lost 9-3 to Lethbridge in WHL exhibition action on Friday night.
The ICE have given up the 1st goal of the game in all 4 of their preseason games.
The Hurricanes had a 4-0 lead before the ICE scored their goal on a powerplay as Sam Reinhart got the puck to Luke Philp near the crease and he scored by banging in a rebound.
In the 2nd period the ICE changed goalies as Wyatt Hoflin replaced Brett Teskey.
ICE cut the Lethbridge lead to 4-2 as Elgin Pearce scored on the power-play.
In the 3rd period the ICE scored their 3rd powerplay goal of the game as John Neibrandt brought the puck into the zone and fed Reinhart on the right wing who scored with a wrist shot on stick side. Reinhart leads the club with 3 goals in the preseason.
The weekend Thunder Challenge tournament involving the ICE, Hurricanes and Hitmen is being dedicated to the memory of Rick Rypien. Father Wes and brother Wes Jr. dropped the ceremonial face-off.
Joe Antilla is back with the ICE after attending San Jose camp.
Rossignol – Wood-Shatz – Schellenberg
McKinlay – Reinhart – Philp
Hurley – Descheneau – Pearce
Benoit – Johnas – Iron
Wand – Paulsen
Neibrandt – Dirk
Simpson – Hubic
Teskey
Hoflin
ICE Scratches – Skapski, Jo.Martin (game 1 of 4 game suspension), Ismond, Antilla, Cable, Montgomery.
Pro Camp – Lieuwen, Ja.Martin, Leach, Reinhart, Czerwonka.
ICE will play their final preseason game Sunday afternoon against Calgary in the Crowsnest Pass.
Game Summary
Lethbridge 1-3-0-1 Kootenay 1-3-0-0
1st Period
1. Lethbridge, Watson (Braes) 4:07
2. Lethbridge, Maxwell (Guiel, Hood) 11:09
3. Lethbridge, Merkley (Braes, Topping) 16:16 pp
4. Lethbridge, Harper (Yakubowski, McKechnie) 17:31
5. Kootenay, Philp 2 (Reinhart) 18:32 pp
Penalties – Harper Leth (double roughing) Simpson Ktn (roughing) 4:13, Henry Leth (contact to the head) 9:06, Neibrandt Ktn (cross checking) 14:13, Benoit Ktn (cross checking) 15:24, Oslanski Leth (cross checking) 17:59.
2nd Period
6. Kootenay, Pearce 2 10:40 pp
7. Lethbridge, Braes (Watson) 13:32
Penalties – Blomqvist Leth (interference) 9:22, Simpson Ktn (double high sticking) 14:51, Schellenbrg Ktn (slashing) 19:01.
3rd Period
8. Lethbridge, Braes 2 2:14 pp
9. Kootenay, Reinhart 2 (Neibrandt) 5:40 pp
10. Lethbridge, Balog (Buiel, McKechnie) 7:22 pp
11. Lethbridge, Maxwell (Topping) 8:29 sh
12. Lethbridge, Balog 2 (Maxwell) 12:27
Penalties – Maxwell Leth (roughing) Hood Leth (roughing) Reinhart Ktn (cross checking, roughing) Wand Ktn (roughing) Hubic Ktn (roughing) 1:26, Blomqvist Leth (interference) 4:44, Blomqvist Leth (tripping) 8:03, Descheneau Ktn (roughing) 12:48, Oslanski Leth Hurley Ktn (fighting, game misconduct) 19:59.
Shots on goal by
Lethbridge – 16 – 9 – 15 - 40
Kootenay – 10 – 9 - 5 = 24
Goal (shots-saves) – Lethbridge: Kovacs (19-17) Kootenay: Teskey (19-15) Hoflin (21-16) (10:32 second)
Power plays (goals-chances) - Lethbridge: 3/9 Kootenay: 3/6
Referees – Tyler Adair, Andy Thiessen
Linesmen – Sean Donnelly, Mike Roberts