The Kootenay ICE will host the Calgary Hitmen tonight in the first half of a home-and-home.
The ICE lead the season series 5-1.
September 24 in Kootenay - ICE 5-1
October 2 in Calgary - Hitmen 4-2
October 23 in Calgary - ICE 4-2
February 3 in Kootenay - ICE 2-1
February 12 in Calgary - ICE 4-0
March 3 in Kootenay - ICE 2-1
The ICE have lost 3 in a row and are in 7th place in the Conference. They can still finish anywhere from 5th to 8th.
The Hitmen have clinched home ice advantage for the playoffs and can finish 3rd or 4th.
The ICE will hand out their year-end awards before the opening face-off.
Listen for the Pre-Game Show at 6:30 on The Drive.
Here is the link to tonight's FREEZE Magazine.
http://issuu.com/kootenayice/docs/march16?mode=embed&layout=http%3A%2F%2Fskin.issuu.com%2Fv%2Flight%2Flayout.xml&showFlipBtn=true
Leaders
ICE
Goals – 28 Max Reinhart, 27 Sam Reinhart
Assists – 50 Max Reinhart, 38 Jesse Ismond
Points – 78 Max Reinhart, 60 Sam Reinhart
Defenseman – 40 Joey Leach, 29 Jagger Dirk
Rookie – 60 Sam Reinhart, 14 Jaedon Descheneau
PM – 99 Jesse Ismond, 94 Spencer Wand, 93 Jagger Dirk
+/- - +24 Jagger Dirk, +23 Joey Leach
Avg – 2.42 Nathan Lieuwen, 3.12 Mackenzie Skapski
Hitmen
Goals – 32 Jimmy Bubnick, Viktor Rask
Assists – 44 Cody Sylvester
Points – 72 Jimmy Bubnick
Defenseman – 45 Collin Bowman
Rookie – 60 Viktor Rask
PM – 117 Jaynen Risling
+/- - +28 Cody Sylvester, Brock Sutherland
Avg – 2.89 Chris Driedger, 3.03 Brandon Glover
Head to Head
ICE
Brock Montgomery 1-7-8
Sam Reinhart 5-2-7
Jesse Ismond 1-4-5
Joey Leach 1-4-5
Joe Antilla 0-4-4
Nathan Lieuwen 5-1-0-0 1.34 .950% 1 SO
Hitmen
Brooks Macek 2-0-2
Danny Gayle 1-1-2
Alex Gogolev 1-1-2
Viktor Rask 1-1-2
Chris Driedger 0-2-0-0 2.17 .915
Brandon Glover 1-3-0-0 3.30 .844
Streaks
Max Reinhart 3 games 0-4-4, 7 of 8 games 4-8-12
Home
Max Reinhart 11-25-36
Jesse Ismond 8-20-28
Dylen McKinlay 11-13-24
Sam Reinhart 12-10-22
Elgin Pearce 12-9-21
Joey Leach 7-14-21
Brock Montgomery 10-10-20
Joe Antilla 6-14-20
Drew Czerwonka 7-9-16
Erik Benoit 7-8-15
Mackenzie Skapski 5-4-0-2 2.38 .912%
Nathan Lieuwen 14-8-2-0 2.46 .915% 1 SO
Road
Max Reinhart 17-25-42
Sam Reinhart 15-23-38
Jesse Ismond 7-18-25
Joe Antilla 8-15-23
Brock Montgomery 12-10-22
Joey Leach 4-15-19
Jagger Dirk 4-13-17
Drew Czerwonka 7-9-16
Erik Benoit 6-9-15
Dylen McKinlay 4-10-14
Nathan Lieuwen 13-11-3-2 2.39 .919% 2 SO
Mackenzie Skapski 4-2-0-0 4.19 .861%