MESSAGES

There are many reasons to be excited about the arrival of another WHL season. As the premier juniorhockey league in the world, we all take great interest in watching the remarkable progress our topprospects make during the course of the WHL season. From the established WHL veterans alreadydrafted by NHL Clubs, to the top rated prospects for the upcoming NHL Entry Draft, to the new crop ofhighly touted rookies entering the WHL, these young stars will excite fans in all of our WHL markets.The WHL provides an ideal environment for players to develop as they continue to pursue their dreamof playing in the NHL or representing their country in a major international competition. Many of thesetop draft eligible prospects for the 2014 NHL Draft will have the opportunity to showcase their skills asthe WHL hosts the CHL / NHL Top Prospects game, January 15, in Calgary.The WHL also takes great pride in offering our players the best academic and hockey opportunitiespossible, as we award over 325 WHL Scholarships to graduate players each season, while more than 20percent of all NHL players got their start in the WHL.As you cheer on your favorite WHL team in their quest to capture the Ed Chynoweth Cup and a berth inthe MasterCard Memorial Cup, I am sure you will enjoy watching the world’s finest young prospects inaction throughout the WHL.

Ron RobisonCommissionerWestern Hockey League

Greetings from the WHL

A Welcome from the President

Welcome back to another exciting year of Kootenay ICE Hockey. With the way the Hockey Club finished last year the 2013-2014 season has the potential to be very special. Mirrored in last place at Christmas, the Club posted the fifth best record in the WHL in the second half of the season and made the playoffs for a 15th straight year, while finishing with a .500 or better record for a 14th consecutive season (which are both the longest active streaks in the WHL).

Our organization has been very fortunate since moving to Cranbrook to enjoy an unparalleled amount of on ice success. This year for the first time in franchise history one of our players has the potential to be the first overall selection in the 2014 NHL Entry Draft. With that comes added pressure to perform, but with reigning WHL Coach of the Year, Ryan McGill leading our team, Sam Reinhart and the rest of the players will receive the necessary guidance and leadership in achieving all of their goals.

With the invaluable experience our team gained last season, we expect our returning players along with our new prospects to once again battle for contention in the very competitive Eastern Conference. Our expectations of success both on and off the ice will not change. Our fans have come to expect a team that is hard working on the ice and ambassadors for Cranbrook and the entire East Kootenay region off the ice.

On behalf of the entire organization, welcome back and I hope you enjoy the game.

Jeff Chynoweth, President & Governor

A Welcome from the President

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Referee: Darren Spurgeon & Derek Zalaski Linesmen: Jim Maniago & Scott Sharun

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

33 Jonny Hogue (96)35 Teagan Sacher (94)

2 Griffin Foulk (95)3 Nick Walters (94)4 Tyler Bell (94)5 Tyler Wong (96)6 Macoy Erkamps (95)8 Bryton Sayers (96)9 Giorgio Estephan (97)10 Kris Khenkel (95)11 Taylor Cooper (95)12 Brady Ramsay (93)14 Kolten Olynek (96)15 Michal Holub (96)16 Reid Duke (96)17 Jamal Watson (95)18 Steven Alldridge (96)19 Riley Sheen (94)21 Seth Swenson (93)22 Lenny Hackman (95)23 Kade Jensen (97)25 Carter Amson (96)26 Reid Nemeth (96)27 Carter Folk (96)28 Joshua Derko (93)

General Manager: Brad RobsonHead Coach: Drake Berehowsky Assistant Coach: Brad LukowichAssistant Coach: Mike CraigAthletic Therapist: Carolyn Glover

ICE NOTES VS LETHBRIDGEICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 29-21-2-2 record (17-10-0-2 at home, 12-11-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in overtime, 3-2 in shootouts) and fifth place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE...After tonight’s game the ICE will travel to the EAST DIVISION for four games (February 11 – MOOSE JAW, February 12 – REGINA, February 14 and 15 – BRANDON).

DID YOU KNOW: Lifetime the KOOTENAY franchise is 66-39-14-4 against LETHBRIDGE (40-15-6-2 at home, 29-23-8-2 on the road, 6-1-15-4 in overtime)...The ICE are 11-5-0-0 when outshooting their opponents at home, 4-5-0-2 when being outshot and 2-0-0-0 when shots are tied…KOOTENAY is 11-1-0-2 when scoring the first goal of the game at home and 6-9-0-0 when their opponent scores first…TIM BOZON, who recorded his second career hat trick on February 7 in LETHBRIDGE, needs to record two more goals to reach 100 in his WHL career (KAMLOOPS / KOOTENAY)…JAEDON DESCHENEAU recorded his second career hat trick against SASKATOON on February 4…MACKENZIE SKAPSKI is fourth in franchise history for wins by a goaltender with 65 (NATHAN LIEUWEN - 85, TAYLOR DAKERS - 82, JEFF GLASS - 75)...JAEDON DESCHENEAU, who is fourth in the WHL in goals scored with 35, is fourth in the League in points with 74 (35-39-74)...SAM REINHART, who is second in the WHL in assists with 47, is tied for fifth in the LEAGUE in points with 73 (26-47-73)…JAGGER DIRK has played in 292 WHL career games.

SCORING STREAKS: SAM REINHART (10-17-27) has recorded at least a point in the last 12 games he has played in…ZACH FRANKO (4-6-10) has recorded at least a point in his last four games…JAEDON DESCHENEAU (5-6-11) has recorded at least two points in his last three games.

INJURIES: Forward RYAN CHYNOWETH will be out of the KOOTENAY line up day to day with an upper body injury...Forward KYLE O’CONNOR will be out of the ICE line up two to three weeks with a lower body injury...Defenseman TANNER FAITH will be out of the KOOTENAY line up four to six months with an upper body injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After 54 games of the 2012-2013 season the ICE were 25-27-2-0, after 55 games were 26-27-2-0 and after 56 games were 26-28-2-0.

TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS: The Referees for tonight’s game are DARREN SPURGEON and DEREK ZALASKI and Linesmen are JIM MANIAGO and SCOTT SHARUN.

29 Mackenzie Skapski (94)30 Wyatt Hoflin (95)

2 Troy Murray (97)3 Jordan Steenbergen (96)4 Landon Cross (94)5 Jagger Dirk (93)7 Tyler King (95)8 Ryan Chynoweth (95)9 Kyle O’Connor (96)11 Jon Martin (95)12 Luke Philp (95)14 Jaedon Descheneau (95)15 Austin Vetterl (94)17 Zach Franko (93)19 Zach McPhee (93)20 Tim Bozon (94)21 Matt Alfaro (96)22 Zak Zborosky (96)23 Sam Reinhart (95)24 Rinat Valiev (95)26 Levi Cable (94)27 Tanner Faith (95)28 Landon Peel (94)

General Manager: Jeff ChynowethHead Coach: Ryan McGillAssistant Coach: Jay HendersonAthletic Therapist: Cory Cameron

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HEAD TO HEAD

Team Record 29-21-2-2Division Ranking 4th CentralConference Ranking 5th EasternLeague Ranking 11thPast 10 Games 8-1-0-1Streak 4-0-0-0Last Game 8-1 W vs LethbridgeHome Record 17-10-0-2Away Record 12-11-2-0Goals For 179Goals Against 160PP % 49/199 - 24.6PP Home % 21/103 - 20.4PP Away % 28/96 - 29.2PK % 38/175 - 78.3PK Home % 18/93 - 80.6PK Away % 20/82 - 75.6Team PIM/GM 12.3/GameLeading After 1st 12-3-1-0Leading After 2nd 19-2-1-1Tied After 1st 13-5-1-2Tied After 2nd 7-4-1-0Trailing After 1st 4-13-0-0Trailing After 2nd 3-15-0-1

Team Record 11-40-2-3Division Ranking 6th CentralConference Ranking 12th EasternLeague Ranking 22ndPast 10 Games 2-8-0-0Streak 0-2-0-0Last Game 8-1 L vs KootenayHome Record 6-20-2-1Away Record 5-20-0-2Goals For 137Goals Against 265PP % 47/242 - 19.4PP Home % 26/134 - 19.4PP Away % 21/108 - 19.4PK % 73/265 - 72.5PK Home % 30/127 - 76.4PK Away % 43/138 - 68.8Team PIM/GM 18.7/GameLeading After 1st 5-5-1-1Leading After 2nd 7-2-1-0Tied After 1st 3-8-0-2Tied After 2nd 1-4-1-2Trailing After 1st 3-27-1-0Trailing After 2nd 3-34-0-1

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SCORING

19 Riley Sheen 46 13 23 36 5412 Brady Ramsay 56 12 19 31 11816 Reid Duke 46 11 17 28 6017 Jamal Watson 48 15 12 27 355 Tyler Wong 43 14 13 27 446 Macoy Erkamps 51 5 20 25 6521 Seth Swenson 54 8 13 21 3011 Taylor Cooper 50 10 11 21 349 Giorgio Estephan 48 9 10 19 122 Griffin Foulk 53 4 13 17 734 Tyler Bell 56 4 11 15 9728 Josh Derko 37 9 5 14 7614 Kolten Olynek 48 4 8 12 213 Nick Walters 51 2 6 8 6322 Lenny Hackman 56 1 6 7 68 Bryton Sayers 31 3 4 7 1327 Carter Folk 35 2 4 6 8426 Reid Nemeth 45 3 2 5 923 Kade Jensen 40 0 4 4 4315 Michal Holub 26 1 2 3 1225 Carter Amson 22 0 2 2 1210 Kristian Khenkel 16 1 1 2 1718 Steven Alldridge 33 0 0 0 87

GP G A PTS PIM

35 Teagan Sacher 12 552 34 1 306 3.70 .90033 Jonny Hogue 13 621 54 0 388 5.22 .87831 Jarrod Schamerhorn 14 545 47 0 291 5.17 .861

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT

Lethbridge Hurricanes Regular Season Scoring

as of February 8, 2014

Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring

14 Jaedon Descheneau 52 35 39 74 4823 Sam Reinhart 42 26 47 73 912 Luke Philp 54 22 36 58 2320 Tim Bozon 54 26 29 55 3817 Zach Franko 49 18 31 49 125 Jagger Dirk 51 4 31 35 4315 Austin Vetterl 54 10 15 25 4124 Rinat Valiev 37 3 20 23 3922 Zak Zborosky 48 8 12 20 1026 Levi Cable 53 9 10 19 911 Jon Martin 54 9 6 15 8428 Landon Peel 51 3 11 14 247 Tyler King 51 1 12 13 3019 Zach McPhee 47 5 7 12 3221 Matt Alfaro 47 2 10 12 128 Ryan Chynoweth 42 4 6 10 732 Troy Murray 46 0 10 10 64 Landon Cross 54 1 8 9 629 Kyle O'Connor 35 3 2 5 43 Jordan Steenbergen 32 0 3 3 5527 Tanner Faith 10 0 1 1 9

GP G A PTS PIM

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT29 Mackenzie Skapski 36 2096 96 1 1050 2.75 .91630 Wyatt Hoflin 23 1126 56 0 514 2.98 .902

as of February 8, 2014

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Goals: GP G 1 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 54 47 2 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 51 383 - Myles Bell Kelowna Rockets 52 364 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 52 355 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 49 346 - Todd Fiddler Prince George Cougars 50 347 - Jake Virtanen Calgary Hitmen 54 338 - Brian Williams Tri-City Americans 54 339 - Brendan Leipsic Portland Winterhawks 42 3110 - Roberts Lipsbergs Seattle Thunderbirds 52 31

Power Play Goals: GP PPG1 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 51 182 - Roberts Lipsbergs Seattle Thunderbirds 52 153 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 53 154 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 54 155 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 52 146 - Todd Fiddler Prince George Cougars 50 137 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 51 138 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 49 129 - Brayden Point Moose Jaw Warriors 53 1210 - Austin Carroll Victoria Royals 54 12

Goals Against Average: GP GAA1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 27 2.092 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 47 2.27 3 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 46 2.36 4 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 38 2.395 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 34 2.56 6 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 40 2.597 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 26 2.618 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 43 2.679 - Mackenzie Skapski Kootenay ICE 36 2.7510 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 40 2.76

Save Percentage: GP SAV%1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 27 .9362 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 46 .9303 - Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 49 .9234 - Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 40 .9205 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 40 .9196 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 38 .9187 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 34 .9188 - Mackenzie Skapski Kootenay ICE 36 .9169 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 47 .91310 - Taran Kozun Seattle Thunderbirds 39 .913

LEAGUE LEADERS

as of February 8, 2014

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TONIGHT’S OPPONENTVS. Ice: It’s the season finale between the Hurricanes and Ice tonight. It’s been a back and forth series and a relatively close one with 3 of the first 4 games being decided by just one goal. Kootenay won the first two games, (4-3/SO, 5-2), followed by the Hurricanes winning the next two meetings by identical 5-4 scores (one in a shootout, one in regulation). In the first game of this home and home series last night in Lethbridge, the Ice dominated the Hurricanes 8-1 extending their win streak to 4 games, while the Canes have dropped 2 straight. The Hurricanes PP in the series is 6/17 while the Ice man advantage is 6/25. Riley Sheen has 7 points (3G, 4A) against the Kootenay Ice this season while Jaedon Descheneau has 12 points (1G, 11A) for the Ice.

Last Game: vs. Ice, 8-1 Loss: Luke Philp scored just 5 ½ minutes into the game for a 1-0 Kootenay Ice lead. Later in the period, Kootenay made it 2-0 when Jaedon Descheneau scored his team leading 35th of the year. The Ice were far from done as they would add three more goals before the first period was over. Just over a minute later, Kootenay scored on the PP as Sam Reinhart made it a 3-0 lead. The Hurricanes would cut into that lead right off the faceoff when Riley Sheen had a clear breakaway and he put his 13th of the season behind Mackenzie Skapski making it a 3-1 game. Kootenay’s 3 goal lead was restored just over a min-ute and a half later when Tim Bozon’s one timer beat Jonny Hogue and it was 4-1. Before the period was done, Philp buried his second of the night for a commanding 5-1 lead after 20 minutes. Shots on goal favored the Ice 17-11. Lethbridge made a change in goal to start the second period as Teagan Sacher made his return to action since getting injured at Medicine Hat on December 28th. On the second shot in the game he faced, Bozon scored just 1:42 into the middle frame and it was 6-1. Sacher was solid the rest of the period stopping 18 of 19 shots he faced as the Ice took their commanding 6-1 lead into the second intermission. In the third, Kootenay struck again and it was Bozon getting his hat trick at the 11 minute mark. It was 7-1 Ice at that point and before the final buzzer sounded, Zach Franko got in on the scoring making it an 8-1 final. Hogue stopped 12 of 17 shots, while Sacher stopped 23 of 26 in his return. Division Comparison: vs. East: 6-9-1-1 vs. Central: 5-16-1-2 vs. BC: 0-10-0-0 vs. US: 0-5-0-0 Special Teams:After 56 games, the PP is ranked 17th at 19.4% while the PK is ranked 21st at 72.5% efficiency.

Stats Leaders: Points (36), Assists (23) – Riley SheenGoals (15) – Jamal WatsonPowerplay Goals (6) – Tyler WongPIMs (118) – Brady Ramsay

WHL STANDINGSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTEdmonton 53 39 13 0 1 220 132 79 .745Brandon 54 28 20 5 1 209 195 62 .574Calgary 55 34 15 3 3 207 159 74 .673Medicine Hat 54 32 19 3 0 185 150 67 .620Kootenay ICE 54 29 21 2 2 179 160 62 .574Swift Current 55 26 21 2 6 181 173 60 .545Regina 54 27 22 3 2 181 193 59 .546Red Deer 55 27 24 1 3 169 169 58 .527Prince Albert 53 24 26 2 1 168 188 51 .481Moose Jaw 53 14 31 3 5 139 204 36 .340Saskatoon 57 15 38 1 3 163 238 34 .298Lethbridge 56 11 40 2 3 137 265 27 .241

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTKelowna 54 43 7 0 4 233 138 90 .833Portland 54 37 12 2 3 249 164 79 .731Victoria 56 36 16 1 3 179 137 76 .679Seattle 56 35 16 2 3 191 185 75 .670Spokane 54 31 18 3 2 179 164 67 .620Vancouver 56 27 20 6 3 188 190 63 .562Everett 54 26 20 7 1 158 164 60 .556Tri-City 54 26 23 2 3 141 152 57 .528Prince George 56 23 26 2 5 187 232 53 .473Kamloops 55 11 39 2 3 140 231 27 .245

As of Febuary 8, 2014

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NHL DRAFTED ICE PLAYERS1997 53. Graham Belak – Colorado Avalanche 114. David Darguzas – Vancouver Canucks 166. Kris Knoblauch – New York Islanders 246. Jay Henderson – Boston Bruins

1998 None

1999 23. Steve McCarthy – Chicago Blackhawks 89. Kyle Wanvig – Boston Bruins

2000 46. Jarret Stoll – Calgary Flames

2001 10. Dan Blackburn – New York Rangers 227. Marek Svatos – Colorado Avalanche

2002 36. Jarret Stoll – Edmonton Oilers 162. Gerard Dicaire – Tampa Bay Lightning 224. Adam Taylor – Carolina Hurricanes

2003 149. Nigel Dawes – New York Rangers

2004 89. Jeff Glass – Ottawa Senators 279. Adam Cracknell – Calgary Flames

2005 140. Taylor Dakers – San Jose Sharks 179. Brett Sutter – Calgary Flames 211. Ryan Russell – New York Rangers

2006 49. Ben Maxwell – Montreal Canadiens

2007 70. John Negrin – Calgary Flames 207. Ryan Molle – New Jersey Devils

2008 None

2009 66. Brayden McNabb – Buffalo Sabres

2010 64. Max Reinhart – Calgary Flames 73. Joey Leach – Calgary Flames 166. Drew Czerwonka – Edmonton Oilers

2011 167. Nathan Lieuwen - Buffalo Sabres

2012 None

2013 170. Mackenzie Skapski - New York Rangers

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LEAGUE DIRECTORYWestern Conference

EVERETT SILVERTIPSGeneral Manager: Garry DavidsonHead Coach: Kevin Constantine2012-2013 Record: 25-40-3-4 (8th Place)

KAMLOOPS BLAZERSGeneral Manager: Craig BonnerHead Coach: Guy Charron2012-2013 Record: 47-20-2-3 (3rd Place) KELOWNA ROCKETSGeneral Manager: Bruce HamiltonHead Coach: Ryan Huska2012-2013 Record: 52-16-3-1 (2nd Place) PORTLAND WINTERHAWKSGeneral Manager / Head Coach: Mike JohnstonAssistant Coach: Kyle Gustafson2012-2013 Record: 57-12-1-2 (1st Place)2013 WHL Regular Season Champions2013 Ed Chynoweth Cup Champions

PRINCE GEORGE COUGARSGeneral Manager: Dallas ThompsonHead Coach: Mark Holick2012-2013 Record: 21-43-2-6 (9th Place) SEATTLE THUNDERBIRDSGeneral Manager: Russ FarwellHead Coach: Steve Konowalchuk2012-2013 Record: 24-38-7-3 (7th Place)

SPOKANE CHIEFSGeneral Manager: Tim SpeltzHead Coach: Don Nachbaur2012-2013 Record: 44-26-2-0 (4th Place)

TRI-CITY AMERICANSGeneral Manager: Bob ToryHead Coach: Jim Hiller2012-2013 Record: 40-27-2-3 (5th Place)

VANCOUVER GIANTSGeneral Manager: Scott BonnerHead Coach: Don Hay2012-2013 Record: 21-49-2-0 (10th Place)

VICTORIA ROYALSGeneral Manager: Cameron HopeHead Coach: Dave Lowry2012-2013 Record: 35-30-2-5 (6th Place)

Eastern ConferenceBRANDON WHEAT KINGSGeneral Manager / Head Coach: Kelly McCrimmonAssistant Coach: Darren Ritchie2012-2013 Record: 24-40-4-4 (12th Place) 

CALGARY HITMENGeneral Manager: Kelly KisioHead Coach: Mike Williamson2012-2013 Record: 46-21-1-4 (3rd Place) 

EDMONTON OIL KINGSGeneral Manager: Randy HanschHead Coach: Derek Laxdal2012-2013 Record: 51-15-2-4 (1st Place)

KOOTENAY ICEGeneral Manager: Jeff ChynowethHead Coach: Ryan McGill2012-2013 Record: 35-35-2-0 (8th Place) LETHBRIDGE HURRICANESGeneral Manager: Brad RobsonHead Coach: Drake Berehowsky2012-2013 Record: 28--34-3-7 (9th Place) MEDICINE HAT TIGERSGeneral Manager / Head Coach: Shaun CloustonAssociate Coach: Darren Kruger2012-2013 Record: 36-33-2-1 (7th Place) MOOSE JAW WARRIORSGeneral Manager: Alan MillarHead Coach: Mike Stothers2012-2013 Record: 25-36-4-7 (10th Place) 

PRINCE ALBERT RAIDERSGeneral Manager: Bruno CampeseHead Coach: Cory Clouston2012-2013 Record: 37-28-3-4 (5th Place)

RED DEER REBELSGeneral Manager / Head Coach: Brent Sutter Associate Coach: Jeff Truitt2012-2013 Record: 39-26-5-2 (4th Place) REGINA PATSGeneral Manager: Chad LangHead Coach: Malcolm Cameron2012-2013 Record: 25-38-4-5 (11th Place)

SASKATOON BLADESGeneral Manager: Lorne MollekenHead Coach: Dave Struch2012-2013 Record: 44-22-2-4 (2nd Place)

SWIFT CURRENT BRONCOSGeneral Manager / Head Coach: Mark LambAssistant Coach: Darren Evjen2012-2013 Record: 36-29-3-4 (6th Place)