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: Tyler Adair & Mike Campbell Linesmen: Mike Boisvert & Jim Maniago

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

30 Taz Burman (97)35 Patrik Bartosak (93)

2 Devan Fafard (94)3 Nick Charif (95)4 Haydn Fleury (96)5 Josh Mahura (98)6 Kirk Bear (95)7 Brady Gaudet (94)8 Kayle Doetzel (95)9 Conner Bleackley (96)10 Evan Polei (96)12 Presten Kopeck (95)14 Rhyse Dieno (93)15 Cole Chorney (96)16 Grayson Pawlenchuk (97)17 Vukie Mpofu (96)18 Meyer Nell (97)19 Brooks Maxwell (94)21 Wyatt Johnson (95)22 Scott Feser (95)23 Lukas Sutter (93)24 Aspen Sterzer (94)25 Adam Musi (97)28 Kolton Dixon (95)

General Manager/Head Coach: Brent Sutter Associate Coach: Jeff TruitAssistant Coach: Steve O’RourkeAthletic Therapist: Jordan Aube

ICE NOTES VS RED DEERICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 37-24-2-2 record (20-10-0-2 at home, 17-14-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in overtime, 5-2 in shootouts) and in fifth place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE...KOOTENAY is 19-8-0-1 since the Christmas Break...After tonight’s game the ICE will host MEDICINE HAT (March 7) and REGINA (March 8).

DID YOU KNOW: Lifetime KOOTENAY has a 58-61-13-3 record against the RED DEER franchise (34-27-8-1 at home, 24-34-5-2 on the road, 1-4-13-3 in overtime)...The ICE will finish the 2013-2014 regular season with a .500 or better record for a League record 15th consecutive season (KAMLOOPS BLAZERS - 1982 - 1996 - previous record)...KOOTENAY was 11-2-0-0 in the month of February...The ICE are 18-5-0-0 against the EAST DIVISION this season (10-1-0-0 at home, 8-4-0-0 on the road)...SAM REINHART, who set a franchise record for most consecutive games with an assist at 15 (January 29th to February 28th), also set a franchise record for the most consecutive games with a point at 22 games (18-30-48 in span)…REINHART, who is second in the WHL in assists with 60, needs seven more assist to set the franchise record for most assists in one season (66 - set by JARRET STOLL in 2000 - 2001)...MACKENZIE SKAPSKI, who is tied for fifth in the League in save percentage (.917), is tenth in the WHL in goals against average (2.68)…SKAPSKI is tied for first in the LEAGUE for shootout wins with five...JAEDON DESCHENEAU, who is tied for seventh in the WHL in goals scored with 39, is tied for sixth in the League in points with 88 (39-49-88)...AUSTIN VETTERL has played in 195 WHL career games (VANCOUVER / KOOTENAY)...LANDON CROSS has played in 185 WHL career games (KAMLOOPS / KOOTENAY).

INJURIES: Forward KYLE O’CONNOR will be out of the KOOTENAY line up day to day with a lower body injury...Forward JON MARTIN will be out of the ICE line up one week with an illness...Forward TIM BOZON will be out of the KOOTENAY line up for an undetermined amount of time with an illness...Forward RYAN CHYNOWETH will be out of the ICE line up for an undetermined amount of time with an upper body injury...Defenseman TANNER FAITH will be out of the KOOTENAY line up three to five months with an upper body injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After 65 games of the 2012-2013 season the ICE were 33-30-2-0, after 66 games were 33-31-2-0 and after 67 games were 33-32-2-0.

TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS: The Referees for tonight’s game are TYLER ADAIR and MIKE CAMPBELL and Linesmen are MIKE BOISVERT and JIM MANIAGO.

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 37-24-2-2Division Ranking 4th CentralConference Ranking 5th EasternLeague Ranking 9thPast 10 Games 7-3-0-0Streak 0-1-0-1Last Game 4-2 L vs Prince AlbertHome Record 20-10-0-2Away Record 17-14-2-0Goals For 218Goals Against 187PP % 57/232 - 24.6PP Home % 23/114 - 20.2PP Away % 34/118 - 28.8PK % 42/203 - 79.3PK Home % 20/102 - 80.4PK Away % 22/101 - 78.2Team PIM/GM 11.8/GameLeading After 1st 16-4-1-0Leading After 2nd 23-2-1-1Tied After 1st 16-5-1-2Tied After 2nd 10-5-1-0Trailing After 1st 5-15-0-0Trailing After 2nd 4-17-0-1

Team Record 30-3-1-4Division Ranking 5th CentralConference Ranking 8th EasternLeague Ranking 15thPast 10 Games 3-6-0-1Streak 1-0-0-1Last Game 3-2 L vs Medicine HatHome Record 14-15-0-4Away Record 16-15-1-0Goals For 189Goals Against 208PP % 49/256 - 19.1PP Home % 26/127 - 20.5PP Away % 23/129 - 17.8PK % 53/297 - 82.2PK Home % 27/139 - 80.6PK Away % 26/158 - 83.5Team PIM/GM 16.2/GameLeading After 1st 18-5-0-3Leading After 2nd 23-2-0-3Tied After 1st 10-6-0-0Tied After 2nd 5-3-0-1Trailing After 1st 2-19-1-1Trailing After 2nd 2-25-1-0

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SCORING

9 Conner Bleackley 64 27 37 64 4614 Rhyse Dieno 58 22 35 57 3424 Aspen Sterzer 63 25 21 46 724 Haydn Fleury 63 7 35 42 427 Brady Gaudet 64 5 25 30 7719 Brooks Maxwell 53 12 17 29 2512 Presten Kopeck 44 10 17 27 1425 Adam Musil 53 8 17 25 3623 Lukas Sutter 45 10 13 23 7622 Scott Feser 39 12 10 22 1721 Wyatt Johnson 54 10 11 21 6516 Grayson Pawlenchuk 37 7 9 16 610 Evan Polei 55 7 8 15 4417 Vukie Mpofu 58 8 6 14 4415 Cole Chorney 54 6 5 11 223 Nick Charif 50 2 8 10 258 Kayle Doetzel 64 2 7 9 8718 Meyer Nell 49 1 6 7 2128 Kolton Dixon 60 0 7 7 1282 Devan Fafard 62 0 2 2 1416 Kirk Bear 35 0 0 0 29

GP G A PTS PIM

35 Patrik Bartosak 59 3322 160 6 1885 2.89 .92230 Taz Burman 17 592 38 0 291 3.85 .884

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT

Red Deer Rebels Regular Season Scoring

as of March 4, 2014

Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring

23 Sam Reinhart 53 34 60 94 914 Jaedon Descheneau 63 39 49 88 5420 Tim Bozon 63 33 36 69 4712 Luke Philp 64 27 41 68 2917 Zach Franko 60 20 34 54 125 Jagger Dirk 62 8 36 44 4815 Austin Vetterl 65 11 19 30 4324 Rinat Valiev 48 5 22 27 5426 Levi Cable 63 10 11 21 1122 Zak Zborosky 59 8 12 20 1028 Landon Peel 61 4 16 20 317 Tyler King 62 1 17 18 3811 Jon Martin 57 9 6 15 9319 Zach McPhee 58 6 7 13 4321 Matt Alfaro 58 2 11 13 144 Landon Cross 64 2 9 11 772 Troy Murray 57 0 11 11 108 Ryan Chynoweth 45 4 6 10 739 Kyle O'Connor 35 3 2 5 43 Jordan Steenbergen 42 0 3 3 5727 Tanner Faith 10 0 1 1 9

GP G A PTS PIM

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT29 Mackenzie Skapski 46 2664 119 1 1315 2.68 .91730 Wyatt Hoflin 25 1226 60 0 561 2.94 .903

as of March 4, 2014

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Goals: GP G 1 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 65 57 2 - Todd Fiddler Prince George Cougars 62 453 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 62 434 - Myles Bell Kelowna Rockets 63 415 - Jake Virtanen Calgary Hitmen 64 406 - Curtis Valk Medicine Hat Tigers 66 407 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 60 398 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 63 399 - Chase De Leo Portland Winterhawks 65 3610 - Brian Williams Tri-City Americans 65 36

Power Play Goals: GP PPG1 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 65 202 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 62 183 - Todd Fiddler Prince George Cougars 62 164 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 59 155 - Roberts Lipsbergs Seattle Thunderbirds 61 156 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 62 157 - Dyson Stevenson Regina Pats 62 158 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 63 159 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 60 1410 - Brayden Point Moose Jaw Warriors 65 14

Goals Against Average: GP GAA1 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 57 2.23 2 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 32 2.243 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 46 2.344 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 35 2.545 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 56 2.56 6 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 39 2.56 7 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 50 2.578 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 52 2.639 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 43 2.6310 - Mackenzie Skapski Kootenay ICE 46 2.68

Save Percentage: GP SAV%1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 32 .9302 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 56 .9243 - Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 58 .9224 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 46 .9205 - Mackenzie Skapski Kootenay ICE 46 .9176 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 43 .9177 - Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 49 .9178 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 39 .9169 - Taran Kozun Seattle Thunderbirds 48 .914 10 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 57 .914

LEAGUE LEADERS

as of March 4, 2014

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TONIGHT’S OPPONENTRecent Games: The Rebels lost 3-2 in a shootout Friday to the Medicine Hat Tigers…WYATT JOHNSON and SCOTT FESER scored for Red Deer….PATRIK BARTOSAK made 38 saves in the Rebels net….Red Deer was 0 for 2 on the power play and killed 1 of 2 shorthanded situations……The Rebels won 2-0 over the Kamloops Blazers last Wednesday…..PATRIK BARTO-SAK made 32 saves to get his 6th shutout of the season…..VUKIE MPOFU and RHYSE DIENO scored for Red Deer….the Rebels were 0 for 1 on the power play and killed all 3 shorthanded situations….The Rebels lost 5-3 to the Swift Current Broncos last Saturday….RHYSE DIENO, SCOTT FESER, and VUKIE MPOFU scored for Red Deer….TAZ BURMAN made 31 saves in the Rebels netStreaks: SCOTT FESER (2-2-4) has points in the last three games Versus the Ice: This is the seventh of eight regular season meetings between the two teams….the Rebels are 4-1-0-1 against the Ice this season….1-1-0-1 at home and 3-0-0-0 in Cranbrook…..the Rebels are 4/19 on the power play against the Ice, the penalty kill is 16/19

Did You Know: The Rebels have called up defenceman JOSH MAHURA from the Okanagan Hockey Academy, MAHURA was the Rebels 2nd round selection in the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft… PATRIK BARTOSAK has made 1885 saves this sea-son, setting a new franchise record for saves in a season….SHANE BENDERA had the old record of 1727 in 1999-2000…..PATRIK BARTOSAK was the Canadian Hockey League Goaltender of the Week for Jan. 20-26 …..the NHL’s Central Scouting Service mid-term rankings have HAYDN FLEURY 6th in North America and CONNER BLEACKLEY is ranked 31st …CON-NER BLEACKLEY and HAYDN FLEURY played in the CHL Top Prospects game January 15th in Calgary…..ADAM MUSIL played with Team Pacific and MEYER NELL played with Team West at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge Dec. 29-Jan. 4 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia….CONNER BLEACKLEY played for Team WHL in the Subway Super Series game Nov. 27th in Red Deer…KAYLE DOETZEL attended the training camp of the Nashville Predators…RHYSE DIENO attended the training camp of the Minnesota Wild…HAYDN FLEURY played with the Canadian National Under-18 team at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in August…..Canada won gold…BRENT SUTTER coached the Canadian National Junior Team at the World Junior Championships this season…The World Junior Championships was in Malmo, Sweden December 26-January 5…SUTTER also coached the Canadian National Junior team in 2005 and 2006, winning gold each year…..BRENT SUTTER coached Team WHL in the Subway Super Series…VUKIE MPOFU’s Saskatoon Contacts represented Saskatchewan/Manitoba at the Telus Cup in 2013….the Contacts finished 4th…..With PATRIK BARTOSAK being taken in the 2013 National Hockey League Draft, the Reb-els have had a player taken in the NHL Draft every year of the team’s existence…BARTOSAK was the Canadian Hockey League and Western Hockey League Goaltender of the Year in 2012-13

WHL STANDINGSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTEdmonton 64 45 16 2 1 264 156 93 .727Regina 66 37 23 3 3 236 226 80 .606Calgary 65 43 15 3 4 261 184 93 .715Medicine Hat 66 41 22 3 0 239 178 85 .644Kootenay ICE 65 37 24 2 2 218 187 78 .600Swift Current 66 33 24 3 6 224 209 75 .568Brandon 66 31 26 6 3 247 244 71 .538Red Deer 65 30 30 1 4 189 208 65 .500Prince Albert 65 30 30 3 2 209 233 65 .500Moose Jaw 65 17 39 3 6 173 260 43 .331Saskatoon 66 16 45 2 3 189 282 37 .280Lethbridge 67 12 50 2 3 158 331 29 .216

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTKelowna 65 52 7 0 4 282 164 108 .831Portland 65 47 12 2 3 302 194 99 .762Victoria 66 45 16 1 3 220 165 94 .712Seattle 65 39 16 2 4 217 215 84 .646Spokane 65 36 18 3 3 219 194 78 .600Everett 65 33 20 7 2 188 189 75 .577Vancouver 66 30 20 7 3 217 226 70 .530Tri-City 65 28 23 3 5 166 195 64 .492Prince George 68 26 26 3 5 227 285 60 .441Kamloops 66 13 39 2 3 162 282 31 .235

As of March 4, 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)