The Kootenay ICE are in Edmonton tonight for game 1 of their 1st round playoff series.
The teams split the 6 regular season games with the home team winning every game.
The Oil Kings beat the ICE 4-0 in the first round of last years playoffs.
Kootenay has 12 players with WHL playoff experience lead by Joey Leach 32 games, Jagger Dirk 23 games, Brock Montgomery 18 games and Sam Reinhart 11 games.
The ICE have 4 players who played in the 2011 Memorial Cup. (Jagger Dirk, Brock Montgomery, Sam Reinhart, Joey Leach)
Edmonton has 17 players with WHL playoff experience and have 16 players who were on the roster on last years Championship team.
The Oil Kings have 13 players who played in last years Memorial Cup.
ICE – vs Central Division 17-17-0-0, on Road 14-21-1-0, in March 3-6-0-0, in Overtime 3-2, in Shootouts 4-0.
Oil Kings – vs Central Division 19-8-1-2, at Home 26-6-1-3, in March 6-0-0-1, in Overtime 2-2, in Shootouts 1-4.
Listen to the Pre-Game Show at 6:30 on The Drive.
Leaders
ICE
Goals – 35 Reinhart
Assists – 50 Reinhart
Points – 85 Reinhart
Defenseman – 36 Dirk
Rookie – 45 Philp
PM – 97 Martin
+/- - +22 Leach
Goalies – Skapski 2.77 .910% 7 SO, Hoflin 3.82 .881%
Oil Kings
Goals – 38 Lazar
Assists – 63 Wruck
Points – 92 St. Croix
Defenseman – 42 Corbett
Rookie – 17 Kulda
PM – 148 Lowe
+/- - +38 Corbett, Lowe
Goalies – Jarry 1.61 .936% 6 SO, Brossoit 2.25 .917% 5 SO
Head to Head
ICE
Philp 2-3-5
Reinhart 2-3-5
Leach 2-1-3
Dirk 0-3-3
Martin 2-0-2
Skapski 3-2-0-0 2.05 .942% 1 SO
Hoflin 0-1-0-0 4.20 .883%
PP – 3/24 12.5%
PK – 2/16 87.5%
Oil Kings
St. Croix 1-5-6
Lowe 2-2-4
Wruck 2-2-4
Samuelsson 2-2-4
Foster 3-0-3
Jarry 1-1-0-0 0.50 .976% 1 SO
Brossoit 2-1-0-1 2.71 .904%
Streaks
Descheneau 9 games 8-8-16, 12 of 13 games 14-8-22
Reinhart 8 games 6-9-15
Montgomery 5 games 3-4-7
Philp 4 games 2-3-5
Martin 2 games 0-2-2
Leach 2 games 0-2-2
Home
Reinhart 20-24-44
Descheneau 10-26-36
Montgomery 19-11-30
Philp 11-14-25
Cable – 8-14-22
Leach 3-18-21
Dirk 3-14-17
Shirley 7-6-13
Skapski 20-8-0-0 2.38 .917% 4 SO
Hoflin 1-6-1-0-0 3.25 .881%
PP – 19.3%
PK – 81.3%
Road
Descheneau 20-22-42
Reinhart 15-26-41
Philp 9-11-20
Montgomery 12-7-19
Dirk 0-19-19
Leach 3-10-13
Cable 6-6-12
Skapski 14-17-1-0 3.11 .904% 3 SO
Hoflin 0-4-0-0 4.85 .880%
PP – 18.9%
PK – 73.5%