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OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE KOOTENAY ICE Volume 18, Issue 30 #21 Matt Alfaro #22 Zak Zborosky #4 Cale Fleury 365 MESSAGES Greetings from the WHL Last year, during the Western Hockey League’s 50th season, we were privileged to reflect on our rich history and honour the many distinguished builders and alumni who have helped to make the WHL the finest junior hockey league in the world today. As we open the 2016-17 WHL season, the same ideals that fostered the growth our great League still serve as its foundation – a commitment to providing our players with a world class experience from both a hockey and education standpoint. The WHL and our 22 member Clubs take great pride in providing our players with the best possible environment in which to succeed both on and off the ice. On the ice, our high calibre of coaching and arena facilities continue to offer an ideal setting to grow and develop as a player. Off the ice, the WHL Scholarship remains the most comprehensive hockey scholarship in North America with a WHL record of over 350 graduates utilizing their WHL Scholarship at post-secondary institutions across the continent last year alone, representing an investment of over $2 million by WHL Club ownership. The WHL Scholarship is one of many commitments WHL Club ownership makes to ensure the success of our players. The WHL Players First support services program expanded last year with the addition of a League-wide WHL Security Network and Police Impact Program which engages local police officers in a liaison capacity with all of our teams to ensure our players are in a safe and respectful environment at all times. This year, the WHL has partnered with the Canadian Mental Health Association to launch the Talk Today program with all of our WHL member Clubs. Talk Today is a proven and important mental health initiative that will help our players and team staff identify and address mental health issues. The development opportunities the WHL provides on the ice and the assistance offered off the ice to our players through the WHL Scholarship and WHL Players First support services programs would not be possible without the support of our great fans as well as our corporate partners, broadcasters and media. The 2016-17 WHL season promises to be another highly entertaining campaign and we look forward to supporting our players and all of our WHL Clubs as they continue to set the standard for development both on and off the ice. Ron Robison Commissioner Western Hockey League F R E E Z E ∙ 2016-2017 EDITION 2 ICE NOTES VS. PRINCE ALBERT ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s matchup with a 12-34-7-1 record (7-16-5-0 at home, 5-18-2-1 on the road, 1-7 in overtime, 2-1 in shootouts)...After tonight’s action KOOTENAY wrap up a four game home stand February 12 versus LETHBRIDGE before visiting EDMONTON February 15. ROSTER BREAKDOWN: KOOTENAY is currently carrying 23 players (two goaltenders, eight defensemen and 13 forwards)...The ICE roster is made up of one 1996-born player, four 1997-born players, nine 1998-born players, six 1999-born players and three 2000-born players...KOOTENAY has ten first-year players on its roster. DID YOU KNOW: KOOTENAY holds a 46-28-1-1 lifetime record versus PRINCE ALBERT (24-13-0-1 at home, 22-15-1-0 on the road, 10-2-0 in over- time)...Tonight marks the third of four meetings this season between the ICE and the RAIDERS with KOOTENAY holding a 1-1-0-0 record in the season series thus far…Defenseman CALE FLEURY helped TEAM CHERRY win the SHERWIN-WILLIAMS CHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME 7-5 January 30 in QUEBEC CITY…FLEURY was the 12th ICE player and sixth Defenseman to represent the Club, and the first KOOTENAY player since SAM REIN- HART (2014) to appear in the TOP PROSPECTS GAME…FLEURY (74th – NORTH AMERICAN SKATERS) and Forward BRETT DAVIS (142nd – NORTH AMERICAN SKATERS) were both listed on the NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING MID-TERM RANKINGS for the 2017 NHL ENTRY DRAFT January 18…Forward COLTON KROEKER was named the STEEPLES CONSTRUCTION PLAYER OF THE MONTH for JANUARY after recording 15 points (4-11-15)…KROEKER scored his first career game-winning goal January 27 against SPOKANE…Defenseman TROY MURRAY surpassed DEAN ARSENE to move into fifth among franchise leaders in games played by a Defenseman January 31 against the TIGERS (248 games)…The franchise leader in games played by a blueliner is JAGGER DIRK (310)… DAVIS (5-3-8) and Forward VINCE LOSCHIAVO (4-5-9) have each registered multi-point games in four of the last five games…DAVIS, who is three contests shy of 100 career appearances, has scored eight goals in his 12 games with KOOTENAY…The ICE power play is operating at 32.6 percent over the last 11 games (15 goals on 46 opportunities)…Tonight marks the 250th FEBRUARY game in franchise history, with the Club holding an all-time FEBRUARY record of 124-100-19-6. INJURIES: Forward BARRETT SHEEN will be out of the ICE lineup two to three weeks with an upper body injury…Defenseman NIKITA RADZIVILYUK will be out of the KOOTENAY lineup week to week with an upper body injury…Forward NOAH PHILP will be out of the ICE lineup day to day with an upper body injury. ONE YEAR AGO: After 54 games of the 2015-16 season the ICE were 9-41-4-0, after 55 games 10-41-4-0 and after 56 games 10-41-5-0. TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS: The Referees for tonight’s game are RYAN BENBOW and NICK SWAINE…The Linesmen are SEAN DONNELLY and MASON STEWART. F R E E Z E ∙ 2016-2017 EDITION 3 HEAD TO HEAD Team Record 12-34-7-1 Team Record 13-38-3-2 Division Ranking 6th Central Division Ranking 6th East Conference Ranking 11th Eastern Conference Ranking 12th Eastern League Ranking 21st League Ranking 22nd Past 10 Games 2-8-0-0 Past 10 Games 5-5-0-0 Streak 0-4-0-0 Streak 0-3-0-0 Last Game 2-6 L vs. Moose Jaw Last Game 2-4 L at Lethbridge Home Record 7-16-5-0 Home Record 6-17-2-1 Away Record 5-18-2-1 Away Record 7-21-1-1 Goals For 140 Goals For 143 Goals Against 245 Goals Against 236 PP % 37/199 - 18.6 PP % 34/236 - 14.4 PP Home % 20/108 - 18.5 PP Home % 17/111 - 15.3 PP Away % 17/91 - 18.7 PP Away % 17/125 - 13.6 PK % 76.5 PK % 76.0 PK Home % 80.7 PK Home % 74.5 PK Away % 72.6 PK Away % 77.2 Team PIM/GM 12.3/Game Team PIM/GM 12.9/Game Leading After 1st 5-3-0-1 Leading After 1st 7-4-1-1 Leading After 2nd 8-1-2-1 Leading After 2nd 9-1-1-0 Tied After 1st 4-12-3-0 Tied After 1st 4-12-1-1 Tied After 2nd 2-5-5-0 Tied After 2nd 2-8-1-1 Trailing After 1st 3-19-4-0 Trailing After 1st 2-22-1-0 Trailing After 2nd 2-28-0-0 Trailing After 2nd 2-29-1-1 F R E E Z E ∙ 2016-2017 EDITION 4 SCORING Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring Prince Albert Raiders Regular Season Scoring GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 21 Colton Kroeker 53 9 30 39 12 19 Jordy Stallard 40 14 23 37 19 18 Vince Loschiavo 50 19 15 34 18 23 Simon Stransky 41 14 21 35 12 4 Cale Fleury 52 8 23 31 49 18 Curtis Miske 45 12 16 28 21 22 Brett Davis 41 15 9 24 10 27 Parker Kelly 56 10 16 26 55 8 Dallas Hines 49 3 15 18 20 29 Cavin Leth 52 17 7 24 72 17 Austin Wellsby 54 6 11 17 25 16 Tim Vanstone 52 9 15 24 84 10 Barrett Sheen 43 7 8 15 107 10 Max Martin 53 6 16 22 38 12 Noah Philp 50 6 9 15 8 26 Kolten Olynek 51 11 10 21 24 2 Troy Murray 49 3 11 14 60 24 Cole Fonstad 54 9 12 21 14 27 Jake Elmer 30 5 8 13 14 25 Sean Montgomery 53 11 9 20 10 7 Ryan Pouliot 50 1 11 12 86 22 Carson Miller 46 7 12 19 23 23 Max Patterson 45 7 5 12 16 6 Vojtech Budik 46 0 16 16 20 15 Fedor Rudakov 45 4 3 7 26 15 D-Jay Jerome 40 6 7 13 16 14 Keenan Taphorn 53 3 4 7 6 11 Spencer Moe 46 5 6 11 4 25 Tanner Sidaway 48 2 5 7 59 12 Adam Kadlec 44 4 7 11 25 3 Kurtis Rutledge 44 2 4 6 23 2 Nick Heid 49 2 8 10 27 20 Michael King 48 2 4 6 8 8 Brayden Pachal 49 2 8 10 61 26 Kaeden Taphorn 29 3 2 5 6 5 Zack Hayes 56 1 6 7 48 6 Sam Huston 34 1 4 5 9 14 Drew Warkentine 32 2 4 6 32 9 Reed Morison 47 1 4 5 8 3 Cody Paivarinta 41 1 4 5 26 5 Nikita Radzivilyuk 20 1 0 1 20 17 Kolby Johnson 27 0 1 1 52 7 Austin Crossley 18 0 1 1 33 GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT 30 Payton Lee 39 2126 147 0 1287 4.15 .897 30 Nicholas Sanders 29 1375 85 0 684 3.71 .889 29 Jakob Walter 23 991 77 0 547 4.66 .877 33 Ian Scott 39 2035 139 1 1095 4.10 .887 as of February 11, 2017 as of February 11, 2017 FEBRUARY 10, 2017 FEBRUARY 11, 2017 Everett 1 at Brandon 2 Everett at Moose Jaw, 6:00 PM Medicine Hat 7 at Calgary 2 Brandon at Saskatoon, 6:05 PM Regina 5 at Edmonton 2 Swift Current at Calgary, 7:00 PM Vancouver 0 at Kelowna 6 Prince Albert at Kootenay, 7:00 PM Prince Albert 2 at Lethbridge 4 Regina at Red Deer, 7:00 PM Spokane 4 at Portland 5 (SO) Lethbridge at Medicine Hat, 7:30 PM Swift Current 4 at Red Deer 1 Kelowna at Vancouver, 8:00 PM Moose Jaw 2 at Saskatoon 4 Portland at Seattle, 8:05 PM Tri-City 2 at Seattle 6 Tri-City at Spokane, 8:05 PM Kamloops 1 at Victoria 2 Kamloops at Victoria, 8:05 PM FEBRUARY 12, 2017 Calgary at Edmonton, 4:00 PM Lethbridge at Kootenay, 4:00 PM F R E E Z E ∙ 2016-2017 EDITION 6 The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 12-34-7-1 record The PRINCE ALBERT RAIDERS enter tonight’s action with a 13-38- (7-15-5-0 at home, 5-18-2-1 on the road, 1-7 in overtime, 2-1 in 3-2 record (6-17-2-1 at home, 7-21-1-1 on the road, 4-3 in overtime, shootouts), and in sixth place in the CENTRAL DIVISION.