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: Matt Cassidy & Brett Iverson Linesmen: Tyler Hawthorne & Scott Sharun

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

30 Garret Hughson (95)35 Eric Williams (93)

2 Jason Fram (95)4 Jeremy McIntosh (95)5 Jeff Rayman (96)7 Tyler King (95)9 Keanu Yamamoto (96)10 Blair Oneschuk (95)11 Liam Stewart (94)12 Markson Bechtold (96)14 Adam Helewka (95)15 Carter Proft (94)16 Michael Aviani (93)17 Mitch Holmberg (93)18 Reid Gow (94)19 Jacob Cardiff (96)20 Adam Hascic (96)21 Matt Sozanski (96)22 Dominic Zwerger (96)24 Cole Wedman (94)25 Riley Whittingham (95)27 Connor Chartier (94)28 Jackson Playfair (94)32 Colton Bobyk (96)

General Manager: Tm SpeltzHead Coach: Don NachbaurAssistant Coach: Scott BurtAssistant Coach: Kevin SawyerAthletic Therapist: Todd Daniels

ICE NOTES VS SPOKANEICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 9-8-2-0 record (6-6-0-0 at home, 3-2-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in overtime, 2-0 in shootouts) and tied for sixth place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE...After tonight’s game the ICE will travel to CALGARY (November 11), SWIFT CURRENT (November 13) and PRINCE ALBERT (November 15).

DID YOU KNOW: Lifetime the KOOTENAY franchise is 43-27-3-7 against SPOKANE (24-12-0-3 at home, 19-15-3-4 on the road, 4-0-3-7 in overtime)... The ICE are fifth in the WHL in overall power play (23.9%)...KOOTENAY is eighth in the LEAGUE in overall penalty kill (82.1%)...The ICE are 7-2-1-0 when scoring the first goal of the game and 3-5-1-0 when their opponent scores first...SAM REINHART and JAEDON DESCHENEAU have been named to TEAM WHL for the SUBWAY SU-PER SERIES (NOVEMBER 27 - RED DEER, NOVEMBER 28 - LETHBRIDGE)...SAM REINHART, who is tied for fourth in the WHL in points with 31 (9-22-31), is tied for fourth in the League in assists with 22...REINHART is tied for sixth in the WHL in power play assists with nine…JAEDON DESCHENEAU, who is tied for first in the League for scoring the first goal of the game with four, is tied for fourth in the WHL with 14 goals scored...DESCHENEAU is tied for fourth in the League for power play goals with seven…LUKE PHILP played in his 100th WHL career game on November 3 against TRI-CITY. INJURIES: Goaltender MACKENZIE SKAPSKI will be out of the KOOTENAY line up for seven to ten days with a lower body injury…Forward ZACH MCPHEE will be out of the ICE line up for one to two weeks with an upper body injury…Defenseman TANNER FAITH will be out of the KOOTENAY line up four to six weeks with an upper body injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After 19 games of the 2012-2013 season the ICE were 6-12-1-0, after 20 games were 7-12-1-0 and after 21 games were 7-13-1-0.

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 MATT CASSIDY and BRETT IVERSON and Linesmen are TYLER HAWTHORNE 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 Jeff Hubic (94)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 HendersonAthletic Therapist: Cory Cameron

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HEAD TO HEAD

Team Record 9-8-2-0Division Ranking 4th CentralConference Ranking 7th EasternLeague Ranking 14thPast 10 Games 5-4-1-0Streak 0-1-0-0Last Game 3-0 L vs Red DeerHome Record 6-6-0-0Away Record 3-2-2-0Goals For 54Goals Against 60PP % 17/71 - 23.9PP Home % 10/43 - 23.3PP Away % 7/28- 25.0PK % 12/67- 82.1PK Home % 7/36 - 80.6PK Away % 5/31 - 83.9Team PIM/GM 11.5/GameLeading After 1st 3-1-1-0Leading After 2nd 5-2-1-0Tied After 1st 5-1-1-0Tied After 2nd 2-2-1-0Trailing After 1st 1-6-0-0Trailing After 2nd 2-4-0-0

Team Record 14-6-0-0Division Ranking 3rd USConference Ranking 4th WesternLeague Ranking 6thPast 10 Games 6-4-0-0Streak 2-0-0-0Last Game 6-2 W vs LethbridgeHome Record 5-3-0-0Away Record 9-3-0-0Goals For 80Goals Against 53PP % 24/86 -27.9PP Home % 7/30 - 23.3PP Away % 17/56 - 30.4PK % 18/92 - 80.4PK Home % 8/35 - 77.1PK Away % 10/57 - 82.5Team PIM/GM 17.8/GameLeading After 1st 7-1-0-0Leading After 2nd 9-1-0-0Tied After 1st 4-0-0-0Tied After 2nd 3-1-0-0Trailing After 1st 3-5-0-0Trailing After 2nd 2-4-0-0

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SCORING

17 Mitch Holmberg 20 22 27 49 816 Mike Aviani 20 17 12 29 2818 Reid Gow 20 0 24 24 192 Jason Fram 20 2 16 18 814 Adam Helewka 10 10 5 15 011 Liam Stewart 15 4 5 9 925 Riley Whittingham 19 3 6 9 3627 Connor Chartier 20 3 5 8 415 Carter Proft 20 3 5 8 4912 Markson Bechtold 17 0 7 7 209 Keanu Yamamoto 13 1 5 6 622 Dominic Zwerger 13 4 1 5 1024 Cole Wedman 20 2 3 5 2132 Colton Bobyk 14 1 4 5 1420 Adam Hascic 16 1 3 4 1210 Blair Oneschuk 18 2 1 3 1228 Jackson Playfair 20 2 1 3 4419 Jacob Cardiff 15 1 1 2 67 Tyler King 20 0 2 2 144 Jeremy McIntosh 18 1 0 1 345 Jeff Rayman 3 0 0 0 021 Matt Sozanski 9 0 0 0 0

GP G A PTS PIM

35 Eric Williams 15 881 34 1 380 2.32 .91830 Garret Hughson 6 319 16 0 134 3.01 .893

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT

Spokane Chiefs Regular Season Scoring

as of November 9, 2013

Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring

23 Sam Reinhart 19 9 22 31 014 Jaedon Descheneau 19 14 12 26 1412 Luke Philp 19 5 9 14 65 Jagger Dirk 19 2 10 12 1620 Tim Bozon 19 3 7 10 1526 Levi Cable 19 3 5 8 015 Austin Vetterl 19 3 4 7 67 Jeff Hubic 18 1 5 6 1211 Jon Martin 19 3 2 5 3022 Zak Zborosky 15 2 3 5 428 Landon Peel 16 2 3 5 88 Ryan Chynoweth 18 2 3 5 3224 Rinat Valiev 8 0 4 4 49 Kyle O'Connor 17 2 1 3 219 Zach McPhee 17 1 2 3 134 Landon Cross 19 1 2 3 243 Jordan Steenbergen 8 0 2 2 122 Troy Murray 19 0 2 2 421 Matt Alfaro 12 0 2 2 416 Hudson Elynuik 12 1 0 1 1227 Tanner Faith 7 0 1 1 9

GP G A PTS PIM

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT30 Wyatt Hoflin 7 339 16 0 178 2.83 .91829 Mackenzie Skapski 14 810 41 1 370 3.04 .900

as of November 9, 2013

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Goals: GP G 1 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 20 22 2 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 20 173 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 19 154 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 18 145 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 19 146 - Brian Williams Tri-City Americans 22 147 - Curtis Lazar Edmonton Oil Kings 16 138 - Greg Chase Calgary Hitmen 17 139 - Richard Nejezchleb Brandon Wheat Kings 19 1310 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 18 12

Power Play Goals: GP PPG1 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 20 92 - Riley Stadel Kelowna Rockets 13 8 3 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 20 84 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 18 75 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 19 76 - Nikita Scherbak Saskatoon Blades 20 67 - Collin Valcourt Saskatoon Blades 21 68 - Ryan Pulock Brandon Wheat Kings 15 59 - Josh Morrissey Prince Albert Raiders 18 510 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 18 5

Goals Against Average: GP GAA1 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 18 2.09 2 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 12 2.193 - Daniel Cotton Everett Silvertips 7 2.224 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 7 2.255 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 15 2.326 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 19 2.367 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 12 2.368 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 10 2.579 - Dawson MacAuley Regina Pats 18 2.6610 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 16 2.70

Save Percentage: GP SAV%1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 7 .9362 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 19 .9303 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 12 .9274 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 18 .9205 - Bolton Pouliot Kamloops Blazers 13 .9206 - Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 17 .9187 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 15 .9188 - Dawson MacAuley Regina Pats 18 .9159 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 10 .91510 - Danny Mumaugh Seattle Thunderbirds 10 .914

LEAGUE LEADERS

as of November 9, 2013

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TONIGHT’S OPPONENTSpokane Chiefs (14-6-0-0) at Kootenay Ice (9-8-2-0)Saturday, November 9, 2013 – Western Financial Place, Cranbrook, BCThe Chiefs are 14-6-0-0 after a 6-2 showing at Lethbridge on Friday night. Spokane is now tied with two other teams for 2nd place in the West with 28 points.TONIGHT’S GAMEThe Chiefs wrap up their three-game road trip to the Eastern Conference with a battle in Cranbrook against the Kootenay Ice tonight. Kootenay is hovering around the .500 mark, currently sitting at 9-8-2-0.The Chiefs faced Kootenay five times last season, finishing with a 3-2-0-0 record including a 1-1-0-0 record in Cranbrook. Mitch Holmberg led returning Chiefs with four goals and three assists for seven points vs. the Ice last season. Six other Chiefs returners tallied assists over the five games, but Holmberg is the only returner to have found the back of the net.The team that scored first and the leader after two periods won 100% of the time last season. Three of the five games were blow-outs, decided by three or more goals.NEXT GAMEFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 15th vs PRINCE GEORGE AIR-6:30 (PST) GAME-7:00 (PST)The Chiefs return home after a three-game road trip to the Eastern Conference for a battle with the Prince George Cougars on Friday night at Spokane Arena. The Cougars, 7-10-1-3 through Friday night, are currently 8th in the Western Conference with 18 points, leading only Vancouver and Kamloops. They carried a 2-1 lead into the 3rd period versus Kelowna on Friday night before the Rockets scored four straight goals, winning 5-2.Todd Fiddler, the Chiefs leading goal-scorer from a year ago, has found a place in Prince George after being traded from Moose Jaw earlier this week. Fiddler went scoreless with a -2 rating in his first game with the Cougars.LAST GAMEFRIDAY, NOVEMBER 9th SPOKANE – 6, LETHBRIDGE – 2 WHL-leading scorer Mitch Holmberg netted a hat trick as the Chiefs defeated the Hurricanes 6-2 on Friday night. Spokane out-shot Lethbridge 37-23 on the night but trailed 1-0 into the 1st intermission. The Chiefs responded with five unanswered goals in the 2nd half of the game, including all three Holmberg scores. Adam Helewka, Carter Proft and Jackson Playfair scored the other goals for the Chiefs as they pushed their record vs. the Eastern Conference to 4-1. Garret Hughson earned the nod in goal, stopping 21 of 23 shots on goal while allowing both Hurricane goals. The Chiefs power play unit scored twice in 5 opportunities while the penalty kill allowed two goals on six shorthanded situations.

WHL STANDINGSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTMedicine Hat 18 12 3 3 0 72 52 27 .750Swift Current 21 12 8 0 1 77 67 25 .639Edmonton 20 12 7 0 1 75 49 25 .676 Prince Albert 20 11 7 2 0 70 65 24 .553Calgary 18 10 5 1 2 63 61 23 .559Regina 19 10 9 0 0 54 61 20 .529Kootenay ICE 19 9 8 2 0 54 60 20 .500Saskatoon 21 9 10 0 2 76 83 20 .500Brandon 20 9 11 0 0 65 77 18 .421Red Deer 20 8 11 0 1 52 63 17 .400Moose Jaw 21 6 11 2 2 51 68 16 .441Lethbridge 20 2 15 1 2 47 102 7 .194

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTPortland 19 14 4 0 1 92 61 29 .763Kelowna 17 13 2 0 2 75 43 28 .824Everett 18 13 3 2 0 62 43 28 .778Spokane 20 14 6 0 0 80 53 28 .700Seattle 19 11 6 0 2 69 68 24 .632Tri-City 22 11 9 0 2 61 56 24 .545Victoria 21 11 9 0 1 51 55 23 .548Prince George 21 7 10 1 3 57 78 18 .429Vancouver 20 7 11 1 1 57 76 16 .400Kamloops 20 6 12 1 1 52 71 14 .350

As of November 9, 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)