Tuesday, November 6, 2012

ICE Notes

From the ICE weekly update, Collin Shirley is off the injured list and will return to the line-up after missing 5 games.
Erik Benoit is out 1-2 weeks and Luke Philp is out indefinitely.

If you follow the players on twitter you would have seen comments from some of the players who spent last night on Hastings Street.
On our next broadcast you'll hear comments from Joey Leach, Brock Montgomery, Tanner Muth and Jeff Hubic on what is an experience they will remember forever.

For the 6th time in team history and 4th time since moving to Cranbrook, the ICE have a record of .500 or lower at the 16th game of the season. They missed the post season the 2 seasons in Edmonton and made the playoffs in the 3 seasons in Cranbrook.

After 16 games ...
1996-97 - 12 points, finished season with 30 points, missed playoffs.
1997-98 - 1 point, finished with 40 points, missed playoffs.
2001-02 - 16 points, finished with 83 points, made playoffs, won WHL Championship, won Memorial Cup.
2007-08 - 14 points, finished with 90 points, made playoffs, lost in 2nd round.
2009-10 - 10 points, finished with 91 points, made playoffs, lost in 1st round.
2012-13 - 9 points.