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. RED DEER ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s matchup with a 4-13-5-1 record (2-6-4-0 at home, 2-7-1-1 on the road, 1-5 in overtime, 0-1 in shootouts)...After tonight’s action KOOTENAY visit RED DEER November 25 before home matchups versus SWIFT CURRENT November 26 and EDMONTON November 27. ROSTER BREAKDOWN: KOOTENAY is currently carrying 23 players (two goaltenders, seven defensemen and 14 forwards)...The ICE roster is made up of three 1996-born players, three 1997-born players, nine 1998-born players, five 1999-born players, and three 2000-born players...KOOTENAY has ten first-year players on its roster. DID YOU KNOW: KOOTENAY holds a 61-73-14-4 lifetime record versus RED DEER (33-35-9-2 at home, 28-38-5-2 on the road, 9-10-8 in overtime)...Tonight marks the second of seven meetings this season between the ICE and the REBELS with KOOTENAY holding a 0-0-1-0 record in the 2016-17 season series…Forward ZAK ZBOROSKY scored his 150th career point (goal) November 16 in LETHBRIDGE…ZBOROSKY, who has scored in four consecutive games, is tied for second in the WHL in goals with 18… Forward PEYTON KREBS recorded his first career WHL point (assist) in his WHL debut November 16 in LETHBRIDGE…Goalten- der JAKOB WALTER collected his first WHL win (40 saves) and first WHL point (assist) November 16 against the HURRICANES… Goaltender PAYTON LEE set a franchise record for saves in a period (25) November 15 versus MEDICINE HAT…Defenseman CALE FLEURY was named as a “C” prospect in NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING’s November Players To Watch List November 17…FLEURY reached 150 career regular season games played November 12 in EDMONTON...The ICE are currently embroiled in their busiest two-week stretch of the season with eight games in 13 days between November 15-27 (six home, two away)…Forward VINCE LOSCHIAVO is eight appearances away from 150 career games played. TRANSACTIONS / INJURIES: The ICE acquired Forward JAKE ELMER (December 31, 1998) from the REGINA PATS November 21 in exchange for a ninth round selection in the 2017 WHL BANTAM DRAFT…KOOTENAY has returned Forward PEYTON KREBS (January 26, 2001) to the FOOTHILLS BISONS of the ALBERTA MIDGET HOCKEY LEAGUE…Forward MAX PATTERSON will be out of the KOOTENAY lineup one week with an upper body injury…Forward KAEDEN TAPHORN will be out of the ICE lineup one week with an upper body injury…Forward SHANE ALLAN will be out of the KOOTENAY lineup indefinitely with a lower body injury. ONE YEAR AGO: After 23 games of the 2015-16 season the ICE were 5-16-2-0, after 24 games 6-16-2-0 and after 25 games 6-17-2-0. TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS: The Referees for tonight’s game are JEFF INGRAM and CLAYTON HALL…The Linesmen are BLAKE COPE- LAND and CHANCE SUNDQUIST. F R E E Z E ∙ 2016-2017 EDITION 3 HEAD TO HEAD Team Record 4-13-5-1 Team Record 11-10-2-1 Division Ranking 6th Central Division Ranking 2nd Central Conference Ranking 11th Eastern Conference Ranking 5th Eastern League Ranking 21st League Ranking 10th Past 10 Games 3-5-2-0 Past 10 Games 3-6-1-0 Streak 0-1-1-0 Streak 1-0-0-0 Last Game 2-4 L vs. Calgary Last Game 3-0 W at Calgary Home Record 2-6-4-0 Home Record 6-3-1-0 Away Record 2-7-1-1 Away Record 5-7-1-1 Goals For 53 Goals For 79 Goals Against 93 Goals Against 95 PP % 11/81 - 13.6 PP % 19/103 - 18.4 PP Home % 6/43 - 14.0 PP Home % 6/47 - 12.8 PP Away % 5/38 - 13.2 PP Away % 13/56 - 23.2 PK % 77.2 PK % 75.2 PK Home % 83.3 PK Home % 73.6 PK Away % 70.2 PK Away % 76.7 Team PIM/GM 13.0/Game Team PIM/GM 14.0/Game Leading After 1st 1-1-0-1 Leading After 1st 4-1-1-0 Leading After 2nd 3-1-1-1 Leading After 2nd 7-1-1-0 Tied After 1st 3-3-2-0 Tied After 1st 6-2-0-1 Tied After 2nd 0-2-4-0 Tied After 2nd 3-0-0-1 Trailing After 1st 0-9-3-0 Trailing After 1st 1-7-1-0 Trailing After 2nd 1-10-0-0 Trailing After 2nd 1-9-1-0 F R E E Z E ∙ 2016-2017 EDITION 4 SCORING Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring Red Deer Rebels Regular Season Scoring GP G A PTS PIM GP G A PTS PIM 22 Zak Zborosky 23 18 5 23 10 23 Michael Spacek 21 13 17 30 22 21 Matt Alfaro 23 7 12 19 24 22 Brandon Hagel 22 8 15 23 28 4 Cale Fleury 23 4 8 12 21 5 Josh Mahura 22 8 14 22 21 18 Vince Loschiavo 23 3 4 7 6 10 Evan Polei 22 8 12 20 27 8 Dallas Hines 22 1 6 7 10 3 Colton Bobyk 24 4 16 20 29 7 Ryan Pouliot 23 0 7 7 35 25 Adam Musil 22 6 10 16 23 10 Barrett Sheen 23 3 2 5 54 14 Austin Pratt 24 7 6 13 15 12 Noah Philp 23 2 3 5 8 16 Grayson Pawlenchuk 17 4 5 9 16 2 Troy Murray 23 1 4 5 31 2 Austin Strand 24 1 8 9 10 15 Fedor Rudakov 19 2 2 4 10 28 Dawson Martin 24 4 4 8 17 17 Austin Wellsby 23 1 3 4 15 4 Alexander Alexeyev 15 2 6 8 12 14 Keenan Taphorn 22 3 0 3 4 27 Jared Freadrich 22 1 7 8 17 25 Tanner Sidaway 20 1 2 3 24 15 D-Jay Jerome 19 4 3 7 10 23 Max Patterson 20 2 0 2 9 11 Jeff de Wit 22 3 4 7 15 26 Kaeden Taphorn 7 1 1 2 2 20 Akash Bains 24 2 4 6 8 9 Reed Morison 19 0 2 2 6 7 Carson Sass 19 2 3 5 2 6 Sam Huston 14 0 2 2 5 24 Jordan Roy 23 1 3 4 15 20 Michael King 20 1 0 1 0 6 Ethan Sakowich 22 1 0 1 19 5 Nikita Radzivilyuk 17 1 0 1 16 19 Quinn Martin 13 0 0 0 16 18 Brandon Cutler 17 0 0 0 6 GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT 30 Payton Lee 15 837 47 0 520 3.37 .917 33 Riley Lamb 19 935 53 2 456 3.40 .896 29 Jakob Walter 9 414 26 0 231 3.76 .899 30 Lasse Petersen 10 438 30 0 219 4.11 .880 as of November 23, 2016 as of November 23, 2016 NOVEMBER 22, 2016 NOVEMBER 23, 2016 Medicine Hat 6 at Moose Jaw 3 Medicine Hat at Brandon, 6:00 PM Saskatoon 1 at Swift Current 5 Swift Current at Prince Albert, 6:00 PM Red Deer 3 at Calgary 0 Red Deer at Kootenay, 7:00 PM Regina 2 at Prince George 5 Spokane at Kamloops, 8:00 PM Edmonton 2 at Seattle 5 Edmonton at Portland, 8:00 PM Kelowna 2 at Victoria 6 Seattle at Everett, 8:05 PM Vancouver at Tri-City, 8:05 PM F R E E Z E ∙ 2016-2017 EDITION 6 The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 4-13-5-1 record The RED DEER REBELS enter tonight’s action with an 11-10-2-1 (2-6-4-0 at home, 2-7-1-1 on the road, 1-5 in overtime, 0-1 in record (6-3-1-0 at home, 5-7-1-1 on the road, 4-2 in overtime, 0-1 in shootouts), and in sixth place in the CENTRAL DIVISION.