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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: Jason Cramer & Matt Kirk Linesmen: Reid Anderson & Aidan Henderson

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)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)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 EDMONTONICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 15-11-2-0 record (9-7-0-0 at home, 6-4-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in overtime, 2-0 in shootouts) and tied for fourth place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE...After tonight’s game the ICE will embarking on their BC DIVISION road trip starting in VICTORIA (December 3 - 10).

DID YOU KNOW: The ICE franchise is 22-12-3-1 versus EDMONTON (13-4-1-0 at home, 9-8-2-1 on the road, 4-0-4-1 in overtime)...KOOTENAY is tied for fifth in the WHL in overall power play (24.8%)...The ICE are seventh in the LEAGUE in overall penalty kill (81.9%)…KOOTENAY is 7-1-0-0 when they score the first goal at home and 2-6-0-0 when their opponent scores first…The ICE are 7-2-0-0 when leading after the second period at home, 1-4-0-0 when losing and 1-1-0-0 when tied…KOOTENAY is 14-7-2-0 against the EASTERN CONFERENCE this season (8-3-0-0 at home, 6-4-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in over-time, 2-0 in shootout)…The ICE are 6-2-0-0 in games played on Saturdays this season (4-0-0-0 at home, 2-2-0-0 on the road, 0-0 in overtime, 0-0 in shootouts)…LEVI CABLE leads KOOTENAY in plus / minus at home with a plus 10…TROY MURRAY has been named to TEAM WEST for the 2014 WORLD U-17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE in CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA (December 28 – January 5)...JAEDON DESCHENEAU, who is tied for seventh in the WHL in goals scored with 19, is seventh in the League in points with 38 (19-19-38)...SAM REINHART, who is fifth in the WHL in points with 45 (15-30-45), is fourth in the League in assists with 30...REINHART, who recorded his third career hat trick against BRANDON on November 22, needs to record six more points to reach 200 in his WHL career…JAGGER DIRK has played in 269 games in his WHL career.

SCORING STREAKS: SAM REINHART (6-5-11) has recorded at least a point in his last six games…AUSTIN VETTERL (1-4-5) has recorded a point in each of his last five games...LUKE PHILP (2-6-8) has recorded at least a point in each of his last four games. TRANSACTION / INJURIES: KOOTENAY has traded Defenseman JEFF HUBIC to TRI-CITY in exchange for a seventh round draft pick in the 2014 WHL BANTAM DRAFT...Forward KYLE O’CONNOR will be out of the ICE line up week to week with a lower body injury...Defenseman TANNER FAITH will be out of the KOOTENAY line up one week with an upper body injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After 28 games of the 2012-2013 season the ICE were 9-18-1-0, after 29 games were 9-19-1-0 and after 30 games were 9-20-1-0.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)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 15-11-2-0Division Ranking 3rd CentralConference Ranking 5th EasternLeague Ranking 11thPast 10 Games 6-4-0-0Streak 3-0-0-0Last Game 5-2 W vs BrandonHome Record 9-7-0-0Away Record 6-4-2-0Goals For 88Goals Against 81PP % 27/109 - 24.8PP Home % 14/59 - 23.7PP Away % 13/50 - 26.0PK % 17/94 - 81.9PK Home % 10/51 - 80.4PK Away % 7/43 - 83.7Team PIM/GM 12.9/GameLeading After 1st 6-1-1-0Leading After 2nd 10-2-1-0Tied After 1st 7-3-1-0Tied After 2nd 3-2-1-0Trailing After 1st 2-7-0-0Trailing After 2nd 2-7-0-0

Team Record 15-9-0-1Division Ranking 4th CentralConference Ranking 6th EasternLeague Ranking 12thPast 10 Games 7-3-0-0Streak 1-0-0-0Last Game 2-1 W vs LethbridgeHome Record 6-5-0-1Away Record 9-4-0-0Goals For 90Goals Against 64PP % 18/120 -15.0PP Home % 14/59 - 23.7PP Away % 4/61 - 6.6PK % 19/122 - 84.4PK Home % 8/57 - 86.0PK Away % 11/65 - 83.1Team PIM/GM 17.4/GameLeading After 1st 7-1-0-0Leading After 2nd 10-2-0-0Tied After 1st 6-3-0-0Tied After 2nd 3-1-0-1Trailing After 1st 2-5-0-1Trailing After 2nd 2-6-0-0

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SCORING

10 Henrik Samuelsson 25 10 23 33 3927 Curtis Lazar 21 16 11 27 1329 Mitchell Moroz 25 17 9 26 742 Cody Corbett 18 8 14 22 1424 Aaron Irving 25 5 14 19 305 Ashton Sautner 25 3 15 18 1239 Brett Pollock 24 8 9 17 1923 Edgars Kulda 25 6 10 16 1318 Reid Petryk 21 4 10 14 2014 Riley Kieser 24 3 9 12 148 Griffin Reinhart 16 2 7 9 2137 Dysin Mayo 19 1 5 6 2120 Mads Eller 19 2 4 6 1822 Ben Carroll 20 1 4 5 412 Cole Benson 24 1 3 4 225 Lane Bauer 19 1 3 4 411 Luke Bertolucci 22 0 4 4 617 Brandon Ralph 9 2 0 2 713 Brandon Baddock 24 0 2 2 4328 Jesse Mills 13 0 2 2 236 Mitchell Walter 14 0 1 1 29

GP G A PTS PIM

30 Tristan Jarry 22 1272 43 3 508 2.03 .92235 Tyler Santos 5 197 14 1 88 4.26 .863

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT

Edmonton Oil Kings Regular Season Scoring

as of November 30, 2013

Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring

23 Sam Reinhart 28 15 30 45 214 Jaedon Descheneau 27 19 19 38 1812 Luke Philp 28 8 18 26 820 Tim Bozon 28 7 15 22 215 Jagger Dirk 28 3 14 17 2226 Levi Cable 28 7 7 14 215 Austin Vetterl 28 5 9 14 822 Zak Zborosky 24 4 6 10 811 Jon Martin 28 6 2 8 438 Ryan Chynoweth 27 3 5 8 5928 Landon Peel 25 2 6 8 1424 Rinat Valiev 17 2 5 7 1321 Matt Alfaro 21 1 4 5 104 Landon Cross 28 1 4 5 3919 Zach McPhee 21 1 3 4 182 Troy Murray 27 0 4 4 69 Kyle O'Connor 19 2 1 3 23 Jordan Steenbergen 13 0 2 2 3116 Hudson Elynuik 21 1 0 1 1427 Tanner Faith 7 0 1 1 9

GP G A PTS PIM

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT30 Wyatt Hoflin 15 783 35 0 367 2.68 .91329 Mackenzie Skapski 15 870 43 1 394 2.97 .902

as of November 30, 2013

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Goals: GP G 1 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 27 30 2 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 27 223 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 27 214 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 27 215 - Brian Williams Tri-City Americans 29 206 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 27 197 - Taylor Leier Portland Winterhawks 27 198 - Brendan Leipsic Portland Winterhawks 22 189 - Chase Witala Prince George Cougars 30 1810 - Mitchell Moroz Edmonton Oil Kings 25 17

Power Play Goals: GP PPG1 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 27 132 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 27 103 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 27 104 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 26 95 - Riley Stadel Kelowna Rockets 19 86 - Josh Morrissey Prince Albert Raiders 25 87 - Chase Souto Kamloops Blazers 27 88 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 27 8 9 - Ryan Pulock Brandon Wheat Kings 23 710 - Taylor Leier Portland Winterhawks 27 7

Goals Against Average: GP GAA1 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 22 2.03 2 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 10 2.063 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 17 2.144 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 18 2.195 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 21 2.226 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 15 2.457 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 24 2.548 - Landon Bow Swift Current Broncos 12 2.559 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 20 2.5810 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 18 2.64

Save Percentage: GP SAV%1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 10 .9392 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 17 .9273 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 21 .9263 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 24 .9245 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 22 .9228 - Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 23 .9187 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 18 .9188 - Landon Bow Swift Current Broncos 12 .9179 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 18 .91710 - Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 21 .917

LEAGUE LEADERS

as of November 30, 2013

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TONIGHT’S OPPONENTSEASON-AT-A-GLANCE: The Edmonton Oil Kings make their first visit of the season to Cranbrook tonight to take on the Kootenay Ice having won 10 of their past 13 games. The Oil Kings (15-9-0-1) sit sixth in the Eastern Conference, but could vault into fourth with a win tonight.LAST GAME: Despite a dominant performance, the Oil Kings just snuck past the Lethbridge Hurricanes 2-1 Friday night in Lethbridge. It took 53:47 and 42 shots for Edmonton to find a way past Hurricanes netminder Corbin Boes, but Mitch Moroz finally banged home a second effort to tie the game 1-1. Minutes later Curtis Lazar struck again for the Oil Kings to give them the victory. Tristan Jarry made 15 saves for his14th win of the season.

REGULAR SEASON LEADERS: Mitch Moroz - 17 Goals; Henrik Samuelsson - 23 Assists; Henrik Samuelsson – 33 Points; Curtis Lazar – plus-20; Curtis Lazar - 5 GWG; Brett Pollock - 5 PPG; Cody Corbett & Henrik Samuelsson - 5 PPA; Edgars Kulda & Curtis Lazar – 1 SHG; Three Players Tied – 1 SHA; Mitch Moroz – 74 PIM

SPECIAL TEAMS: The Oil Kings power play went 0-5 Friday night and now sits at 15% on the season, 20th in the WHL. The Oil Kings penalty kill, meanwhile, is third in the league at 84.4% after going 4-5 against Lethbridge.

THIS SEASON VS. KOOTENAY: The Oil Kings split a pair of games with the Ice at Rexall Place in mid-October to carry a 1-1-0-0 record in the season series into tonight’s game. Hudson Elynuik’s first WHL goal with 2:51 left lifted the Ice past the Oil Kings 4-3 in the first game despite goals from Curtis Lazar, Mitch Moroz and Henrik Samuelsson and 26 saves by Tyler Santos. The next day, however, it was Henrik Samuelsson’s overtime heroics that capped a 3-2 Edmonton victory.

DEALING: The Oil Kings swung a trade Thursday, sending 19-year-old defenceman Stephen Shmoorkoff to the Swift Current Broncos in exchange for a conditional 4th round pick in 2015 and the rights to goaltender Alec Dillon. Dillon has a 9-2-2 record with the BCHL’s Victoria Grizzlies this season over 13 games.

SHOOTING GALLERY: Through 25 games, the Oil Kings have outshot their opponents 907-675, an average of 9.3 shots per game. The Oil Kings have led on the shot clock 19 times this season and are 12-6-0-1 when outshooting their opponents.

STINGY: A big reason why the Oil Kings boast the fewest goals against in the Eastern Conference is the play of netminder Tristan Jarry. The 18-year-old Pittsburgh Penguins prospect leads the WHL with a 2.03 goals-against average and has not allowed more than two goals in a game since October 5, a span of 15 starts.

WHL STANDINGSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTMedicine Hat 27 17 7 3 0 102 73 37 .685Swift Current 30 16 11 0 3 105 88 35 .583Prince Albert 27 16 9 2 0 96 87 34 .630 Calgary 25 14 7 1 3 78 75 32 .640Kootenay ICE 28 15 11 2 0 88 81 32 .571Edmonton 25 15 9 0 1 90 64 31 .620Regina 27 14 12 1 0 84 96 29 .537Brandon 28 14 13 1 0 100 106 29 .518Red Deer 27 13 12 0 2 77 81 28 .519Saskatoon 28 10 15 1 2 92 116 23 .411Moose Jaw 30 8 17 3 2 78 110 21 .350Lethbridge 28 3 21 2 2 68 136 10 .179

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTEverett 27 19 4 4 0 89 68 42 .778Kelowna 23 18 3 0 2 93 56 38 .826Portland 27 19 5 2 1 134 86 41 .759Victoria 29 18 10 0 1 77 65 37 .638Spokane 27 17 9 0 1 105 80 35 .648Seattle 27 14 9 1 3 95 102 32 .593Tri-City 29 14 12 1 2 79 79 31 .534Vancouver 28 11 11 4 2 89 101 28 .500Prince George 30 11 15 1 3 87 118 26 .433Kamloops 27 6 18 2 1 87 105 15 .278

As of November 30, 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)