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: Jeff Ingram Linesmen: Sean Donnelly & Cory Lundquist

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

30 Troy Trombley (94)33 Alex Moodie (95)35 Brandon Kegler (97)

2 Tyler Dea (95)3 David Nemecek (95)4 Clayton Kirichenko (96)5 Ayrton Nikkel (95)8 MacKenzie Johnston (93)9 Cameron Hebig (97)11 Cory Millette (95)17 Nick Zajac (95)18 Logan Harland (95)19 Ryan Graham (96)20 Austin Adamson (96)23 Dylan Busenius (93)26 Chase Clayton (94)27 Nikita Scherbak (95)28 Nick Gomerich (96)29 Graham Millar (96)34 Connor Sanvido (93)38 Brett Stovin (94)39 Mitch Lipon (96)41 Ross Hnidy (96)55 Nelson Nogier (96)

General Manager: Lorne MollekenHead Coach: Dave StruchAssistant Coach: Jerome EngeleAssistant Coach: Curtis LeschyshynAthletic Therapist: Steve ‘Hilty’ Hildebrand

ICE NOTES VS SASKATOON

ICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 27-21-2-2 record (16-10-0-2 at home, 11-11-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in overtime, 3-2 in shootouts) and seventh place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE...The ICE will play 11 of their final 19 games on the road including traveling to LETHBRIDGE (February 7).

DID YOU KNOW: Lifetime the ICE are 27-26-9-2 against SASKATOON (15-11-5-1 at home, 13-14-4-1 on the road, 2-0-10-2 in overtime)...KOOTENAY is 16-9-1-0 when outshooting their opponent, 9-11-1-2 when being outshot and 2-1-0-0 when shots are tied...LUKE PHILP recorded his 100th WHL career point on January 29 against MEDICINE HAT...MACKENZIE SKAP-SKI is fourth in franchise history for wins by a goaltender with 63 (NATHAN LIEUWEN - 85, TAYLOR DAKERS - 82, JEFF GLASS - 75)...JAEDON DESCHENEAU, who is tied for eighth in the WHL in goals scored with 31, is tied ninth in the League in points with 65 (31-34-65)...JAGGER DIRK has played in 290 WHL career games...SAM REINHART has played in 183 WHL career games...JON MARTIN and LEVI CABLE have played in 179 WHL career games.

SCORING STREAKS: SAM REINHART (8-11-19) has recorded at least a point in the last ten games he has played in…JAG-GER DIRK (0-5-5) has recorded at least a point in his last four 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 52 games of the 2012-2013 season the ICE were 23-27-2-0, after 53 games were 24-27-2-0 and after 54 games were 25-27-2-0.

TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS: The Referee for tonight’s game is JEFF INGRAM and Linesmen are SEAN DONNELLY and CORY LUNDQUIST.

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 27-21-2-2Division Ranking 4th CentralConference Ranking 7th EasternLeague Ranking 14thPast 10 Games 7-2-0-1Streak 2-0-0-0Last Game 5-2 W vs CalgaryHome Record 16-10-0-2Away Record 11-11-2-0Goals For 165Goals Against 156PP % 47/191 - 24.6PP Home % 20/99 - 20.2PP Away % 27/92 - 29.3PK % 37/169 - 78.1PK Home % 17/90 - 81.1PK Away % 20/79 - 74.7Team PIM/GM 11.8/GameLeading After 1st 10-3-1-0Leading After 2nd 17-2-1-1Tied 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 14-36-1-3Division Ranking 6th EastConference Ranking 11th EasternLeague Ranking 20thPast 10 Games 2-8-0-0Streak 0-3-0-0Last Game 4-1 L vs BrandonHome Record 8-18-1-0Away Record 6-18-0-3Goals For 152Goals Against 224PP % 47/217 - 21.7PP Home % 20/114 - 17.5PP Away % 27/103 - 26.2PK % 66/253 - 73.9PK Home % 28/120 - 76.7PK Away % 38/133 - 71.4Team PIM/GM 13.5/GameLeading After 1st 8-4-0-1Leading After 2nd 8-2-0-0Tied After 1st 3-9-1-1Tied After 2nd 4-1-0-2Trailing After 1st 3-23-0-1Trailing After 2nd 2-33-1-1

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SCORING

27 Nikita Scherbak 51 25 39 64 2834 Connor Sanvido 53 15 18 33 3117 Nick Zajac 43 9 16 25 5438 Brett Stovin 47 11 12 23 1011 Cory Millette 48 12 9 21 1423 Dylan Busenius 50 7 14 21 3826 Chase Clayton 51 5 11 16 558 MacKenzie Johnston 48 2 14 16 169 Cameron Hebig 49 7 6 13 1418 Logan Harland 41 8 4 12 265 Ayrton Nikkel 47 4 8 12 7719 Ryan Graham 52 6 6 12 293 David Nemecek 41 3 7 10 594 Clayton Kirichenko 52 3 6 9 3929 Graham Millar 44 4 4 8 1639 Mitch Lipon 39 3 5 8 2255 Nelson Nogier 37 1 5 6 2520 Austin Adamson 35 0 2 2 62 Tyler Dea 21 0 2 2 428 Nick Gomerich 36 1 0 1 1541 Ross Hnidy 21 0 0 0 23

GP G A PTS PIM

33 Alex Moodie 27 1430 100 0 867 4.20 .89730 Troy Trombley 32 1088 113 0 1088 3.76 .906

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT

|Saskatoon Blades Regular Season Scoring

as of February 4, 2014

Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring

14 Jaedon Descheneau 50 31 34 65 4823 Sam Reinhart 40 24 41 65 912 Luke Philp 52 20 35 55 2120 Tim Bozon 52 23 28 51 3817 Zach Franko 47 15 27 42 125 Jagger Dirk 49 4 30 34 3815 Austin Vetterl 52 10 15 25 2924 Rinat Valiev 35 3 19 22 3722 Zak Zborosky 46 8 11 19 1026 Levi Cable 51 9 9 18 411 Jon Martin 52 9 5 14 7728 Landon Peel 49 3 11 14 2419 Zach McPhee 45 5 7 12 277 Tyler King 49 1 11 12 3021 Matt Alfaro 45 2 9 11 128 Ryan Chynoweth 42 4 6 10 734 Landon Cross 52 1 8 9 562 Troy Murray 44 0 8 8 69 Kyle O'Connor 35 3 2 5 43 Jordan Steenbergen 30 0 3 3 4627 Tanner Faith 10 0 1 1 9

GP G A PTS PIM

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT29 Mackenzie Skapski 34 1976 92 1 999 2.79 .91630 Wyatt Hoflin 23 1126 56 0 514 2.98 .902

as of February 4, 2014

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Goals: GP G 1 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 52 47 2 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 50 373 - Myles Bell Kelowna Rockets 50 354 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 48 335 - Brian Williams Tri-City Americans 53 336 - Todd Fiddler Prince George Cougars 49 327 - Jake Virtanen Calgary Hitmen 51 328 - Brendan Leipsic Portland Winterhawks 41 319 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 50 3110 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 49 30

Power Play Goals: GP PPG1 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 49 182 - Roberts Lipsbergs Seattle Thunderbirds 49 153 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 52 154 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 52 155 - Todd Fiddler Prince George Cougars 49 136 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 50 137 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 50 128 - Brayden Point Moose Jaw Warriors 52 129 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 48 1110 - Ryan Pulock Brandon Wheat Kings 46 10

Goals Against Average: GP GAA1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 24 1.922 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 46 2.29 3 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 45 2.29 4 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 37 2.405 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 38 2.556 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 34 2.56 7 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 42 2.628 - Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 38 2.659 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 24 2.7110 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 40 2.76

Save Percentage: GP SAV%1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 24 .9412 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 45 .9323 - Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 38 .9244 - Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 46 .9235 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 38 .9186 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 37 .9187 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 34 .9188 - Mackenzie Skapski Kootenay ICE 34 .9159 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 46 .91210 - Brendan Burke Portland Winterhawks 43 .909

LEAGUE LEADERS

as of February 4, 2014

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TONIGHT’S OPPONENTThe Saskatoon Blades hit the road for two games in two nights, beginning tonight against the Kootenay Ice. The Blades are coming off of a 4-1 weekend loss to the Brandon Wheat Kings. After a scoreless first period, Brandon got a pair of goals to take a 2-0 lead in the second. A Cameron Hebig goal at 8:53 of the third cut the lead in half, but Brandon would score twice less than two minutes apart in the final 10 minutes to seal the win. Jordan Papirny was the first star, taking the win with a 33-save perfor-mance. On special teams the Blades were 0 for 5 on the PP and gave up two PP goals on 9 shorthanded opportunities. 2013-14 Season SeriesTonight’s game is the third of the season between the Blades and Ice, with the teams splitting the first two games of the 2013-14 season. The season series has shaped up as follows:October 18th - Blades 4 - Ice 2 - Nick Zajac and Collin Valcourt each had 1G, 1A. Troy Trombley made 38 saves.November 16th - Ice 6 - Blades 1 - Nikita Scherbak had the lone Blades goal. Troy Trombley made 36 saves.February 4th - February 28th - Scherbak On The MendThe Saskatoon Blades continue to be without leading scorer Nikita Scherbak, who hasn’t made the trip west with the team for the next two games against the Ice and Hurricanes. Scherbak is out with an upper body injury, suffered late in the game last Wednes-day night when he was driven hard into the ice by Cougars forward Aaron Macklin. Scherbak was riding a 5-game point streak at the time of the injury and leads the team and WHL rookies in scoring with 25 goals and 39 assists for 64 points.

Approaching 300 Tonight’s game marks the 299th career WHL regular season game for Blades leading defensive scorer Dylan Busenius. The Sherwood Park product and alternate captain has accumulated those games with the Blades, the Prince Albert Raiders and the Medicine Hat Tigers. To go along with his 298 regular season games, Busenius is also a veteran of 27 WHL postseason games. Busenius has provided a big boost to the Blades blueline, posting a goal and 8 points in 15 games with Saskatoon.

Injury List GrowingThe Saskatoon Blades can add defenceman Ross Hnidy to the team’s growing injury list. Hnidy was hurt on Saturday night in the game against the Brandon Wheat Kings. The blueliner joins the list that includes goaltender Alex Moodie (lower body), lead-ing scorer Nikita Scherbak (upper body) and alternate captain Nelson Nogier (upper body). To help fill some of the holes created by injury, the Blades have recalled goaltender Brandon Kegler. The 1997-born player was a 4th round selection by the Saskatoon Blades in the 2012 WHL Bantam Draft.

WHL STANDINGSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTEdmonton 51 37 13 0 1 213 129 75 .735Brandon 52 27 19 5 1 199 191 60 .577Calgary 52 32 14 3 3 193 146 70 .673Medicine Hat 51 29 19 3 0 173 145 61 .598Swift Current 53 26 19 2 6 178 160 60 .566Regina 53 27 21 3 2 180 189 59 .557Kootenay ICE 52 27 21 2 2 165 156 58 .558Red Deer 52 27 22 0 3 161 157 57 .548Prince Albert 51 23 25 2 1 162 179 49 .480Moose Jaw 52 13 31 3 5 132 203 34 .327Saskatoon 54 14 36 1 3 152 224 32 .296Lethbridge 54 11 38 2 3 133 251 27 .250

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTKelowna 52 42 7 0 3 227 132 87 .837Portland 53 36 12 2 3 239 161 77 .726Victoria 53 34 16 0 3 163 127 71 .670Seattle 53 32 16 2 3 178 182 69 .651Spokane 52 31 16 3 2 179 156 67 .644Vancouver 54 26 19 6 3 185 183 61 .565Everett 53 26 19 7 1 155 159 60 .566Tri-City 53 26 22 2 3 138 142 57 .538Prince George 55 22 26 2 5 182 229 51 .464Kamloops 53 11 37 2 3 138 224 27 .255

As of Febuary 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)