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 & Jonathan Stephenson Linesmen: Mike Boisvert & Jim Maniago

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

30 Tristan Jarry (95)35 Tyler Santos (94)

2 Cody Corbett (93)4 Blake Orban (94)5 Ashton Sautner (94)8 Griffin Reinhart (94)10 Henrik Samuelsson (94)11 Luke Bertolucci (95)12 Cole Benson (95)13 Brandon Baddock (95)14 Riley Kieser (93)17 Brandon Ralph (96)18 Reid Petryk (93)20 Mads Eller (95)21 Tyler Robertson (96)22 Ben Carroll (95)23 Edgars Kulda (94)24 Aaron Irving (96)25 Lane Bauer (96)27 Curtis Lazar (95)28 Jesse Mills (97)29 Mitchell Moroz (94)36 Mitchell Walter (96)37 Dysin Mayo (96)39 Brett Pollock (96)

General Manager: Randy HanschHead Coach: Derek LaxdalAssociate Coach: Steve HamiltonAssistant Coach: Sean BrownAthletic Therapist: Brian Cheeseman

ICE NOTES VS EDMONTON OIL KINGSICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 21-20-2-1 record (12-10-0-1 at home, 9-10-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in overtime, 3-1 in shootouts) and in seventh place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE...After tonight’s game the ICE will play EDMONTON (January 12) before traveling to REGINA (January 17) and SWIFT CURRENT (January 18).

DID YOU KNOW: The ICE franchise is 22-13-3-1 versus EDMONTON (13-5-1-0 at home, 9-8-2-1 on the road, 4-0-4-1 in overtime)...KOOTENAY is tied for sixth in the WHL in overall power play (23.8%)...The ICE are 12th in the LEAGUE in over-all penalty killing (78.8%)…SAM REINHART has been named to TEAM CHERRY for the BMO CHL/NHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME in CALGARY, ALBERTA on January 15...KYLE O’CONNOR played in his 100 in his WHL career on January 8 in LE-THBRIDGE...TIM BOZON, who recorded his 200 WHL career point on January 5 against MEDICINE HAT, has played in 184 WHL career games (KAMLOOPS / KOOTENAY)...JAGGER DIRK needs to record three more assists to reach 100 in his WHL career...JON MARTIN and LEVI CABLE have played in 171 WHL career games...AUSTIN VETTERL has played in 174 WHL career games (VANCOUVER / KOOTENAY)...JAEDON DESCHENEAU, who is third in the WHL in goals scored with 28, is tied for sixth in the League in points with 56 (28-28-56)…DESCHENEAU is fourth in power play goals with 13...SAM REIN-HART, who needs to record one more point to reach 200 in his WHL career, is tied for seventh in the League in assists with 34.

SCORING STREAKS: LUKE PHILP (1-6-7) has recorded at least a point in each of his last five games…TIM BOZON (4-4-8) has recorded at least a point in each of his last four games…JAEDON DESCHENEAU (2-3-5) and SAM REINHART (0-4-4) have both recorded at least a point in their last three games.

TRANSACTIONS / INJURY: The ICE acquired 20-year-old Forward ZACH FRANKO from the KELOWNA ROCKETS in exchange for a sixth round pick in the 2014 WHL BANTAM DRAFT and a third round pick in the 2016 WHL BANTAM DRAFT on January 8…KOOTENAY traded 16-year-old Forward HUDSON ELYNUIK to the SPOKANE CHIEFS in exchange for 18-year-old Defenseman TYLER KING on December 31...Defenseman TANNER FAITH will be out of the ICE line up four to six months with an upper body injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After 44 games of the 2012-2013 season the ICE were 18-25-1-0, after 45 games were 19-25-1-0 and after 46 games were 20-25-1-0. DRAFTED PLAYERS: TIM BOZON - Montreal Canadiens (3rd Round, 2012 NHL Draft), MACKENZIE SKAPSKI – New York Rangers (6th Round, 2013 NHL Draft).

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 21-20-2-1Division Ranking 4th CentralConference Ranking 7th EasternLeague Ranking 14thPast 10 Games 4-5-0-1Streak 0-1-0-0Last Game 5-4 L vs LethbridgeHome Record 12-10-0-1Away Record 9-10-2-0Goals For 129Goals Against 134PP % 39/164 - 23.8PP Home % 16/82 - 19.5PP Away % 23/82 - 28.0PK % 31/146 - 78.8PK Home % 15/76 - 80.3PK Away % 16/70 - 77.1Team PIM/GM 12.1/GameLeading After 1st 8-3-1-0Leading After 2nd 14-2-1-1Tied After 1st 11-5-1-1Tied After 2nd 5-4-1-0Trailing After 1st 2-12-0-0Trailing After 2nd 2-14-0-0

Team Record 27-12-0-1Division Ranking 2nd CentralConference Ranking 3rd EasternLeague Ranking 6thPast 10 Games 7-3-0-0Streak 4-0-0-0Last Game 4-2 W vs KelownaHome Record 14-7-0-1Away Record 13-5-0-0Goals For 155Goals Against 104PP % 33/178 -18.5PP Home % 26/101 - 25.7PP Away % 7/77 - 9.1PK % 26/183 - 85.8PK Home % 13/94 - 86.2PK Away % 13/89 - 85.4Team PIM/GM 16.5/GameLeading After 1st 16-1-0-0Leading After 2nd 22-2-0-0Tied After 1st 8-4-0-0Tied After 2nd 3-1-0-1Trailing After 1st 3-7-0-1Trailing After 2nd 2-9-0-0

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SCORING

10 Henrik Samuelsson 34 17 32 49 4729 Mitchell Moroz 40 23 16 39 9527 Curtis Lazar 27 21 16 37 152 Cody Corbett 33 12 22 34 2418 Reid Petryk 36 8 23 31 3639 Brett Pollock 39 14 14 28 2424 Aaron Irving 40 8 19 27 515 Ashton Sautner 40 5 22 27 1823 Edgars Kulda 35 12 12 24 3314 Riley Kieser 40 3 15 18 2037 Dysin Mayo 34 4 13 17 304 Blake Orban 41 4 13 17 8611 Luke Bertolucci 37 5 9 14 1325 Lane Bauer 33 5 7 12 813 Brandon Baddock 39 4 8 12 808 Griffin Reinhart 20 2 9 11 2120 Mads Eller 28 3 6 9 3122 Ben Carroll 33 1 7 8 912 Cole Benson 34 3 4 7 217 Brandon Ralph 21 4 0 4 1128 Jesse Mills 23 0 4 4 636 Mitchell Walter 24 0 2 2 4121 Tyler Robertson 4 0 1 4 0

GP G A PTS PIM

30 Tristan Jarry 36 2115 78 5 854 2.21 .91635 Tyler Santos 6 257 17 1 114 3.97 .870

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT

Edmonton Oil Kings Regular Season Scoring

as of January 10, 2014

Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring

14 Jaedon Descheneau 43 28 28 56 4423 Sam Reinhart 33 16 34 50 212 Luke Philp 44 14 28 42 1920 Tim Bozon 44 16 25 41 3417 Zach Franko 39 12 23 35 105 Jagger Dirk 41 4 22 26 3615 Austin Vetterl 44 7 14 21 2326 Levi Cable 43 9 7 16 422 Zak Zborosky 40 6 10 16 1024 Rinat Valiev 27 3 10 13 2311 Jon Martin 44 9 3 12 5821 Matt Alfaro 37 2 9 11 1228 Landon Peel 41 2 8 10 208 Ryan Chynoweth 37 3 5 8 7319 Zach McPhee 37 3 5 8 257 Tyler King 41 1 7 8 264 Landon Cross 44 1 6 7 482 Troy Murray 37 0 6 6 69 Kyle O’Connor 30 3 2 5 43 Jordan Steenbergen 28 0 3 3 4427 Tanner Faith 10 0 1 1 9

GP G A PTS PIM

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT30 Wyatt Hoflin 20 1001 47 0 446 2.82 .90529 Mackenzie Skapski 28 1616 81 1 836 3.01 .912

as of January 10, 2014

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Goals: GP G 1 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 40 41 2 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 40 293 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 43 284 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 39 275 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 38 266 - Greg Chase Calgary Hitmen 41 257 - Jake Virtanen Calgary Hitmen 41 258 - Chase De Leo Portland Winterhawks 42 259 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 42 2510 - Myles Bell Kelowna Rockets 38 24

Power Play Goals: GP PPG1 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 40 172 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 40 143 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 42 144 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 43 135 - Roberts Lipsbergs Seattle Thunderbirds 39 106 - Austin Carroll Victoria Royals 42 107 - Brayden Point Moose Jaw Warriors 43 108 - Riley Stadel Kelowna Rockets 35 99 - Ryan Pulock Brandon Wheat Kings 37 910 - Todd Fiddler Prince George Cougars 38 9

Goals Against Average: GP GAA1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 18 1.992 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 36 2.21 3 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 29 2.244 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 30 2.255 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 31 2.376 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 15 2.457 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 32 2.518 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 30 2.529 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 36 2.55 10- Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 30 2.63

Save Percentage: GP SAV%1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 18 .9412 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 30 .9283 - Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 30 .9254 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 29 .9235 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 36 .9236 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 30 .9197 - Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 37 .9188 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 36 .9169 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 15 .91610 - Mackenzie Skapski Kootenay ICE 28 .911

LEAGUE LEADERS

as of January 10, 2014

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TONIGHT’S OPPONENTSEASON-AT-A-GLANCE: The Edmonton Oil Kings (27-12-0-1) kick off five in a row on the road tonight against the Kootenay Ice riding a four-game winning streak into Cranbrook. The Oil Kings currently sit second in the Central Division and third in the Eastern Conference, trailing Calgary by eight points for first with two games in hand.

LAST GAME: Tristan Jarry made a career-high 43 saves, including three on first-period breakaways, and Brandon Baddock had a career-best two goals and one assist as Edmonton knocked off the top-ranked Kelowna Rockets Wednesday night at Rexall Place. Luke Bertolucci and Edgars Kulda also scored for Edmonton as they evened the season series with Kelowna at 1-1-0-0.

REGULAR SEASON LEADERS: Mitch Moroz - 23 Goals; Henrik Samuelsson - 32 Assists; Henrik Samuelsson – 49 Points; Ashton Sautner – plus-28; Curtis Lazar - 7 GWG; Brett Pollock - 7 PPG; Henrik Samuelsson & Cody Corbett - 8 PPA; Five Players Tied – 1 SHG; Five Players Tied – 1 SHA; Mitch Moroz – 95 PIM

SPECIAL TEAMS: The Oil Kings have scored in four straight with the man advantage and are now at 18.5% on the season, 20th in the WHL. Edmonton’s penalty kill, meanwhile, is humming along at 85.8%, second in the league, and hasn’t allowed a goal against in three outings.

THIS SEASON VS. KOOTENAY: Edmonton has a 2-1-0-0 record against the Ice on the season, splitting a back-to-back in Edmonton in October before notching a 5-1 win in Cranbrook to end November. Tristan Jarry is 2-0-0-0 with a goals-against average a shade under 1.50 in two outings for the Oil Kings, while Curtis Lazar leads all Edmonton scorers with three goals and two assists in the season series.

FULL STRENGTH: After missing nine and 11 games, respectively, Curtis Lazar and Griffin Reinhart will return to the Oil Kings lineup tonight after serving on the Canadian team at the World Junior Championship. Lazar had 12 points over his last seven games before leaving for the tournament, where he had seven points in seven games for Canada and was named one of the coun-try’s three best players at the tournament. Reinhart, the Oil Kings captain, was named the Player of the Game for Canada in the quarter-finals and recorded two points in four games in Sweden.

SILVER LINING: Oil Kings Associate Coach Steve Hamilton helmed Team Pacific to a silver medal at the 2014 World Under-17 Hockey Challenge in Cape Breton Island, N.S., falling to the United States 4-0 in the gold medal match Saturday. It was the best finish for Team Pacific since a silver in 2009.

WHL STANDINGSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTCalgary 42 29 8 2 3 162 108 63 .750Swift Current 43 22 15 1 5 145 128 50 .581Edmonton 40 27 12 0 1 155 104 55 .688 Medicine Hat 41 24 14 3 0 138 117 51 .622Brandon 42 22 16 4 0 159 154 48 .571Regina 43 21 17 3 2 144 161 47 .547Kootenay ICE 44 21 20 2 1 129 134 45 .511Prince Albert 41 21 18 2 0 142 137 44 .537Red Deer 42 20 20 0 2 125 132 42 .500Moose Jaw 43 13 24 3 3 115 164 32 .372Saskatoon 45 12 29 1 3 132 183 28 .311Lethbridge 44 9 30 2 3 117 197 23 .261

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTKelowna 40 33 5 0 2 173 99 68 .850Portland 42 26 12 2 2 184 145 56 .667Victoria 44 28 14 0 2 134 106 58 .659Seattle 43 24 14 2 3 152 164 53 .616Spokane 40 25 13 0 2 146 118 52 .650Everett 42 23 13 5 1 126 113 52 .619Vancouver 43 21 15 5 2 143 143 49 .570Tri-City 42 19 19 2 2 108 119 42 .500Prince George 44 16 22 2 4 135 175 38 .432Kamloops 42 10 28 2 2 108 171 24 .286

As of January 10, 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: 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)