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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Referees: Clayton Hall & Nathan Wieler Linesmen: Aidan Henderson & Jared Mackey

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

30 Landon Bow (95)41 Eetu Laurikainen (93)

2 Dillon Heatherington (95)3 Jordan Harris (96)4 Brett Lernout (95)5 Brycen Martin (96)6 Julius Honka (95)7 Stephen Shmoorkoff (94)10 Colby Cave (94)12 Jay Merkley (95)13 Cavin Leth (96)15 Glenn Gawdin (97)16 Andrew Johnson (94)19 Jake DeBrusk (96)20 Denis Bosc (95)21 Graham Black (93)23 Dakota Odgers (96)24 Cole Bevan (96)25 Zac Mackay (95)27 Bobby Zinkan (95)28 Coda Gordon (94)29 Tanner LeSann (95)34 Connor Sanvido (93)36 Justin Spagrud (95)

General Manager & Head Coach: Mark LambAssociate Coach: Darren EvjenAssistant Coach: Jamie HewardAthletic Therapist: Jamie “Butter” LeBlanc

ICE NOTES VS SWIFT CURRENTICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 17-16-2-0 record (9-9-0-0 at home, 8-7-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in overtime, 2-0 in shootouts) and tied for seventh place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE...After tonight’s game the ICE will host LETHBRIDGE (December 15) before breaking for Christmas (December 19-26).

DID YOU KNOW: Lifetime the KOOTENAY franchise is 30-28-6-2 against SWIFT CURRENT (18-10-3-1 at home, 12-18-3-1 on the road, 1-0-8-1 in overtime)...KOOTENAY is 11-9-1-0 when outshooting their opponent, 5-6-1-0 when being outshot and 1-1-0-0 when shots are tied…The ICE are 12-3-1-0 when they score the first goal of the game and 5-13-1-0 when their opponent scores first…KOOTENAY is seventh in the WHL in overall power play (23.2%)...The ICE are eighth in the LEAGUE in overall penalty killing (81.0%)…TROY MURRAY has been named to TEAM WEST for the 2014 WORLD U-17 HOCKEY CHAL-LENGE in CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA (December 28 – January 5)... JAEDON DESCHENEAU, who is tied for sixth in the WHL in goals scored with 22, is tied for tenth in the League in points with 43 (22-21-43)…DESCHENEAU has played in 157 WHL career games in KOOTENAY...SAM REINHART, who is sixth in the WHL in points with 50 (16-34-50), is third in the League in assists with 34...REINHART needs to record one more point to reach 200 in his WHL career...JAGGER DIRK, who has played in 275 WHL career games with the ICE, needs to record six more assists to reach 100 in his WHL career…TIM BOZON has played in 175 WHL career games (KAMLOOPS / KOOTENAY).

TRANSACTION / INJURIES: Forward SAM REINHART will be attending the TEAM CANADA SELECTION CAMP in ETOBICOKE, ONTARIO starting December 12...Defenseman TANNER FAITH will be out of the ICE line up indefinitely with an upper body injury...Forward RYAN CHYNOWETH (upper body) and Defenseman RINAT VALIEV (lower body) will be out of the KOOTENAY line up one to two weeks...Defenseman JAGGER DIRK will be out of the ICE line up one week with an up-per body injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After 35 games of the 2012-2013 season the ICE 10-24-1-0, after 36 games were 11-24-1-0 and after 37 games were 12-24-1-0.

DRAFTED PLAYERS: TIM BOZON - Montreal Canadiens (3rd Round, 2012 NHL Draft), MACKENZIE SKAPSKI – New York Rangers (6th Round, 2013 NHL Draft).

TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS: The Referees for tonight’s game are CLAYTON HALL and NATHAN WIELER and Linesmen are AIDAN HENDERSON and JARED MACKEY.

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

2 Troy Murray (97)3 Jordan Steenbergen (96)4 Landon Cross (94)5 Jagger Dirk (93)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)16 Hudson Elynuik (97)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 HendersonAssistant Coach: Michael DyckAthletic Therapist: Cory Cameron

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HEAD TO HEAD

Team Record 17-16-2-0Division Ranking 4th CentralConference Ranking 8th EasternLeague Ranking 16thPast 10 Games 5-5-0-0Streak 0-1-0-0Last Game 4-0 L vs Red DeerHome Record 9-9-0-0Away Record 8-7-2-0Goals For 102Goals Against 102PP % 32/138 - 23.2PP Home % 14/67 - 20.9PP Away % 18/71 - 25.4PK % 22/116 - 81.0PK Home % 10/59 - 83.1PK Away % 12/57 - 78.9Team PIM/GM 12.8/GameLeading After 1st 7-2-1-0Leading After 2nd 11-2-1-0Tied After 1st 8-4-1-0Tied After 2nd 4-3-1-0Trailing After 1st 2-10-0-0Trailing After 2nd 2-11-0-0

Team Record 19-12-1-3Division Ranking 1st EastConference Ranking 2nd EasternLeague Ranking 4thPast 10 Games 4-4-1-1Streak 0-1-1-0Last Game 4-3 L vs VictoriaHome Record 12-3-1-2Away Record 7-9-0-1Goals For 122Goals Against 103PP % 30/124 -24.2PP Home % 18/66 - 27.3PP Away % 12/58- 20.7PK % 28/131 - 78.6PK Home % 13/68 - 80.9PK Away % 15/63 - 76.2Team PIM/GM 15.7/GameLeading After 1st 11-3-0-1Leading After 2nd 14-0-0-1Tied After 1st 2-4-0-1Tied After 2nd 3-4-0-2Trailing After 1st 6-5-1-1Trailing After 2nd 2-8-1-0

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SCORING

21 Graham Black 33 16 29 45 3110 Colby Cave 35 18 21 39 86 Julius Honka 34 12 24 36 3228 Coda Gordon 27 13 20 33 612 Jay Merkley 35 14 15 29 834 Connor Sanvido 35 12 13 25 212 Dillon Heatherington 35 2 22 24 375 Brycen Martin 35 2 19 21 1819 Jake DeBrusk 35 4 8 12 615 Glenn Gawdin 35 4 8 12 1225 Zac Mackay 35 6 4 10 3829 Tanner LeSann 23 5 5 10 5916 Andrew Johnson 35 4 5 9 414 Brett Lernout 35 3 6 9 673 Jordan Harris 30 1 3 4 1813 Cavin Leth 23 2 1 3 3827 Bobby Zinkan 35 2 1 3 4923 Dakota Odgers 6 1 0 1 1520 Denis Bosc 31 0 1 1 1124 Cole Bevan 5 0 0 0 27 Stephen Shmoorkoff 21 0 0 0 4236 Justin Spagrud 27 0 0 0 13

GP G A PTS PIM

41 Eetu Laurikainen 25 1354 63 1 735 2.79 .92130 Landon Bow 14 767 35 0 388 2.74 .910

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT

Swift Current Broncos Regular Season Scoring

as of December 14, 2013

Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring

23 Sam Reinhart 33 16 34 50 214 Jaedon Descheneau 34 22 21 43 3012 Luke Philp 35 10 19 29 1020 Tim Bozon 35 10 17 27 325 Jagger Dirk 34 4 19 23 2615 Austin Vetterl 35 6 10 16 1726 Levi Cable 35 7 7 14 222 Zak Zborosky 31 5 8 13 1011 Jon Martin 35 7 2 9 5424 Rinat Valiev 20 2 7 9 178 Ryan Chynoweth 30 3 5 8 6628 Landon Peel 32 2 6 8 1821 Matt Alfaro 28 2 6 8 124 Landon Cross 35 1 6 7 462 Troy Murray 34 0 5 5 619 Zach McPhee 28 1 3 4 239 Kyle O'Connor 21 2 1 3 216 Hudson Elynuik 27 1 1 2 163 Jordan Steenbergen 19 0 2 2 3327 Tanner Faith 10 0 1 1 9

GP G A PTS PIM

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT30 Wyatt Hoflin 17 903 41 0 407 2.73 .90829 Mackenzie Skapski 20 1166 57 1 542 2.93 .905

as of December 14, 2013

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Goals: GP G 1 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 33 35 2 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 32 253 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 33 244 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 32 235 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 33 236 - Taylor Leier Portland Winterhawks 31 227 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 34 228 - Curtis Lazar Edmonton Oil Kings 27 219 - Roberts Lipsbergs Seattle Thunderbirds 31 2110 - Chase De Leo Portland Winterhawks 33 21

Power Play Goals: GP PPG1 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 33 142 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 32 123 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 34 124 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 33 115 - Roberts Lipsbergs Seattle Thunderbirds 31 96 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 33 9 7 - Riley Stadel Kelowna Rockets 25 88 - Josh Morrissey Prince Albert Raiders 28 89 - Taylor Leier Portland Winterhawks 31 8 10 - Richard Nejezchleb Brandon Wheat Kings 32 8

Goals Against Average: GP GAA1 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 29 2.12 2 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 14 2.153 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 21 2.154 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 23 2.285 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 24 2.296 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 15 2.457 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 30 2.52 8 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 25 2.529 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 25 2.5710- Wyatt Hoflin Kootenay ICE 17 2.73

Save Percentage: GP SAV%1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 14 .9352 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 23 .9283 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 21 .9274 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 30 .9235 - Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 25 .9216 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 29 .9207 - Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 28 .9178 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 25 .9279 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 15 .91610 - Danny Mumaugh Seattle Thunderbirds 20 .915

LEAGUE LEADERS

as of December 14 2013

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TONIGHT’S OPPONENTBRONCO BANTER: (December 12th: Swift Current 3 vs. Victoria 4 OT)GOALS:Julius Honka (Colby Cave, Brycen Martin) 1st Period – 10:40 (PP)Glenn Gawdin (Julius Honka) 3rd Period – 5:18Jay Merkley (Jake DeBrusk, Graham Black) 3rd Period – 14:31

Shots: SC 32, VIC 33 Power Plays: SC 1-6, VIC 0-43 Stars: 1) Axel Blomqvist (VIC) 2) Julius Honka (SC) 3) Ben Walker (VIC) Ryobi Hardest Working Bronco: Dakota Odgers

TEAM LEADERS:Goals: Colby Cave – 18Assists: Graham Black – 29Points: Graham Black – 45PIM: Brett Lernout – 67Plus/Minus: Graham Black - +17

ON THE ROAD: The Broncos are currently 7-9-0-1 when playing on the road this season.

REGULAR SEASON VS KOOTENAY: This will be the second of four meetings between the Broncos (19-12-1-3) and Koo-tenay Ice (17-16-2-0) this season. The Broncos currently hold a 1-0-0-0 record against the Ice, defeating them 3-0 at the Credit Union iPlex on November 13th. Jay Merkley leads the team in scoring in the season series with two points (1G,1A). 5 Year Record: 9-6-0-2

VS CENTRAL DIVISION: The Broncos currently hold a 5-4-0-1 record against Central Division opponents this season.

ROSTER: The Broncos roster currently consists of 24 players. The team has 3 – 20 year old (93-born) players, 4 – 19 year old (94-born) players, 10 – 18 year old (95-born) players, 6 – 17 year old (96-born) players and 1 – 16 year old (97-born) player. Geographically, 8 are from Saskatchewan, 9 are from Alberta, 3 are from British Columbia, 2 are from Manitoba and 2 are from Finland. There are 8 rookies and 16 veterans on the roster.

WHL STANDINGSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTEdmonton 32 22 9 0 1 122 81 45 .703Swift Current 35 19 12 1 3 122 103 42 .600Calgary 32 20 7 2 3 108 85 45 .703 Medicine Hat 32 19 10 3 0 109 89 41 .641Regina 33 18 13 1 1 110 115 38 .576Brandon 34 17 14 3 0 125 128 37 .544Prince Albert 33 17 14 2 0 115 115 36 .545Kootenay ICE 35 17 16 2 0 102 102 36 .514Red Deer 33 15 16 0 2 96 104 32 .485Saskatoon 35 10 22 1 2 106 143 23 .329Moose Jaw 34 8 20 3 3 87 130 22 .324Lethbridge 35 5 26 2 2 88 161 14 .200

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTKelowna 30 25 3 0 2 121 73 52 .867Portland 33 22 7 2 2 158 110 48 .727Everett 33 21 8 4 0 108 86 46 .697Seattle 33 20 9 1 3 123 114 44 .667Victoria 35 21 13 0 1 97 86 43 .614Spokane 33 19 12 0 2 119 102 40 .606Vancouver 35 16 12 5 2 115 120 39 .557Tri-City 35 17 15 1 2 92 97 37 .529Prince George 35 13 17 2 3 104 133 31 .443Kamloops 33 8 21 2 2 82 132 20 .303

As of December 14, 2013

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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: Dave Hunchak2012-2013 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)