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: Brett Iverson & Trevor Shively Linesmen: Anthony Guzzo & Jeremi Del Campo

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

35 Patrik Bartosak (93)30 Taz Burman (97)

2 Devan Fafard (94)3 Nick Charif (95)4 Haydn Fleury (96)6 Kirk Bear (95)7 Brady Gaudet (94)8 Kayle Doetzel (95)9 Conner Bleackley (96)10 Even Polei (96)12 Dominik Volek (94)14 Rhyse Dieno (93)15 Cole Chorney (96)16 Grayson Pawlenchuk (97)17 Vukie Mpofu (96)18 Meyer Nell (97)19 Brooks Maxwell (94)20 Christian Stockl (95)21 Wyatt Jonson (95)23 Lukas Sutter (93)24 Mathew Dumba (94)25 Adam Musil (97)27 Matt Bellerive (94)28 Kolton Dixon (95)

General Manager/Head Coach: Brent SutterAssociate Coach: Jeff TruittAssistant Coach: Steve O’RourkeAthletic Therapist: Jordan Aube

ICE NOTES VS RED DEERICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 9-7-2-0 record (6-5-0-0 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 host SPOKANE (November 9) before traveling to CALGARY (November 11) and SWIFT CURRENT (November 13).

DID YOU KNOW: Lifetime KOOTENAY has a 58-59-13-3 record against the RED DEER franchise (34-26-8-1 at home, 23-33-5-2 on the road, 1-4-14-3 in overtime)...The ICE are fourth in the WHL in overall power play (24.6)...KOOTENAY is tied for fourth in the LEAGUE in overall penalty kill (83.1%)...The ICE are 7-2-1-0 when scoring the first goal of the game and 2-5-1-0 when their opponent scores first...SAM REINHART and JAEDON DESCHENEAU have been named to TEAM WHL for the SUBWAY SUPER SERIES (NOVEMBER 27 - RED DEER, NOVEMBER 28 - LETHBRIDGE)...SAM REINHART, who is fourth in the WHL in points with 31 (9-22-31), is tied for third in the League in assists with 31...JAEDON DESCHENEAU, who is tied for first in the WHL for scoring the first goal of the game with four, is tied for fourth in the League with 14 goals scored...LUKE PHILP played in his 100th WHL career game on November 3 against TRI-CITY...JAGGER DIRK recorded his 100th WHL career point with an assist October 30 in RED DEER...MACKENZIE SKAPSKI played in his 100th WHL career game against the REBELS on October 30. SCORING STREAKS: JAEDON DESCHENEAU (5-2-7) has recorded at least a point in his last five games…JAGGER DIRK (0-4-4) has recorded at least a point in his last three games. 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 18 games of the 2012-2013 season the ICE were 5-12-1-0, after 19 games were 6-12-1-0 and after 20 games were 7-12-1-0.

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 BRETT IVERSON and TREVOR SHIVELY and Linesmen are ANTHONY GUZZO and JEREMI DEL CAMPO.

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 9-7-2-0Division Ranking 4th CentralConference Ranking 6th EasternLeague Ranking 13thPast 10 Games 5-4-1-0Streak 1-0-0-0Last Game 3-1 W vs CalgaryHome Record 6-5-0-0Away Record 3-2-2-0Goals For 54Goals Against 57PP % 17/69 - 24.6PP Home % 10/41 - 24.4PP Away % 7/28 - 25.0PK % 11/65 - 83.1PK Home % 6/34 - 82.4PK Away % 5/31 - 83.9Team PIM/GM 11.4/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 1-5-0-0Trailing After 2nd 2-3-0-0

Team Record 7-11-0-1Division Ranking 5th CentralConference Ranking 11th EasternLeague Ranking 20thPast 10 Games 2-7-0-1Streak 0-3-0-0Last Game 6-2 L vs KelownaHome Record 3-5-0-1Away Record 4-6-0-0Goals For 49Goals Against 63PP % 17/79 - 21.5PP Home % 7/36 - 19.4PP Away % 10/43 - 23.3PK % 21/87 - 75.9PK Home % 7/37 - 81.1PK Away % 14/50 - 72.0Team PIM/GM 16.4/GameLeading After 1st 5-3-0-1Leading After 2nd 5-1-0-1Tied After 1st 1-2-0-0Tied After 2nd 1-1-0-0Trailing After 1st 1-6-0-0Trailing After 2nd 1-9-0-0

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SCORING

9 Conner Bleackley 19 8 12 20 1314 Rhyse Dieno 19 5 10 15 727 Matt Bellerive 18 5 7 12 1912 Dominik Volek 19 6 4 10 719 Brooks Maxwell 19 4 6 10 84 Haydn Fleury 18 3 7 10 47 Brady Gaudet 18 3 6 9 2216 Grayson Pawlenchuk 7 4 3 7 023 Lukas Sutter 12 4 2 6 1625 Adam Musil 14 2 4 6 1721 Wyatt Johnson 19 2 3 5 208 Kayle Doetzel 19 0 4 4 3417 Vukie Mpofu 19 1 1 2 428 Kolton Dixon 17 0 2 2 462 Devan Fafard 16 0 2 2 4420 Christian Stockl 17 1 0 1 715 Cole Chorney 12 1 0 1 618 Meyer Nell 14 0 1 1 210 Evan Polei 12 0 1 1 96 Kirk Bear 16 0 0 0 193 Nick Charif 6 0 0 0 024 Mathew Dumba 0 0 0 0 0

GP G A PTS PIM

35 Patrik Bartosak 16 903 46 0 509 3.06 .91730 Taz Burman 5 240 13 0 110 3.25 .894

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT

Red Deer Rebels Regular Season Scoring

as of November 8, 2013

Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring

23 Sam Reinhart 18 9 22 31 014 Jaedon Descheneau 18 14 12 26 1412 Luke Philp 18 5 9 14 65 Jagger Dirk 18 2 10 12 1620 Tim Bozon 18 3 7 10 1326 Levi Cable 18 3 5 8 015 Austin Vetterl 18 3 4 7 47 Jeff Hubic 17 1 5 6 1011 Jon Martin 18 3 2 5 3022 Zak Zborosky 14 2 3 5 428 Landon Peel 15 2 3 5 88 Ryan Chynoweth 17 2 3 5 2724 Rinat Valiev 7 0 4 4 49 Kyle O'Connor 16 2 1 3 219 Zach McPhee 17 1 2 3 134 Landon Cross 18 1 2 3 243 Jordan Steenbergen 8 0 2 2 122 Troy Murray 18 0 2 2 421 Matt Alfaro 11 0 2 2 416 Hudson Elynuik 11 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 6 279 13 0 153 2.79 .92229 Mackenzie Skapski 14 810 41 1 370 3.04 .900

as of November 8, 2013

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Goals: GP G 1 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 19 18 2 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 19 153 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 19 154 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 17 135 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 18 136 - Brian Williams Tri-City Americans 21 137 - Greg Chase Calgary Hitmen 17 138 -Curtis Lazar Edmonton Oil Kings 15 12 9 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 18 1210 - Chase De Leo Portland Winterhawks 19 12

Power Play Goals: GP PPG1 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 19 92 - Riley Stadel Kelowna Rockets 12 7 3 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 18 74 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 18 75 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 19 66 - Nikita Scherbak Saskatoon Blades 19 67 - Josh Morrissey Prince Albert Raiders 17 58 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 17 5 9 - Oliver Bjorstrand Portland Winterhawks 19 5 10 - Logan Nelson Victoria Royals 20 5

Goals Against Average: GP GAA1 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 18 2.09 2 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 12 2.193 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 15 2.324 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 12 2.365 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 18 2.436 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 10 2.577 - Bolton Pouliot Kamloops Blazers 12 2.628 - Dawson MacAuley Regina Pats 18 2.669 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 16 2.7010 - Ty Edmonds Prince George Cougars 16 2.76

Save Percentage: GP SAV%1 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 18 .9272 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 12 .9273 - Bolton Pouliot Kamloops Blazers 12 .9254 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 18 .9205 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 15 .9186 - Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 16 .9157 - Dawson MacAuley Regina Pats 18 .9158 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 10 .9159 - Danny Mumaugh Seattle Thunderbirds 9 .91410 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 12 .913

LEAGUE LEADERS

as of November 8, 2013

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TONIGHT’S OPPONENTRecent Games: The Rebels lost 6-2 in Kelowna Wednesday night….BROOKS MAXWELL and DOMINIK VOLEK scored for Red Deer….PATRIK BARTOSAK and TAZ BURMAN combined to make 38 saves….Red Deer was 0 for 3 on the power play and killed 4 of 6 shorthanded situations…The Rebels lost 4-1 in Kamloops Tuesday night….LUKAS SUTTER scored the Rebels goal. TAZ BURMAN made 31 saves in the Rebels net….Red Deer was 1 for 2 on the power play and killed 2 of 3 shorthanded situations….The Rebels lost 3-1 in Victoria Saturday night….COLE CHORNEY scored the Rebels goal….PATRIK BARTOSAK made 32 saves in the Rebels net….Red Deer was 1 for 7 on the power play and killed 5 of 7 shorthanded situations

Streaks: DOMINIK VOLEK (1-1-2) has points in the last two games Versus the Ice: This is the fourth of eight regular season meetings between the two teams….the Rebels are 2-0-0-1 against the Ice….the Rebels power play is 2/12 against the Ice this season and the penalty kill is 8/9 Did You Know: The Rebels reassigned 16-year old defenceman AUSTIN SHMOORKOFF to Edmonton’s Canadian Athletic Club AAA Midgets last Thursday…..The International Scouting Service’s October Top 30 for the 2014 NHL Draft has CON-NER BLEACKLEY ranked 15th and HAYDN FLEURY ranked 17th overall …the NHL’s Central Scouting Service has released their players to watch list….Central Scouting has FLEURY ranked with their WHL A Skaters and BLEACKLEY with their B Skaters…….MATHEW DUMBA is currently with the Minnesota Wild….KAYLE DOETZEL attended the training camp of the Nashville Predators…RHYSE DIENO attended the training camp of the Minnesota Wild…HAYDN FLEURY played with the Canadian National Under-18 team at the Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in August…..Canada won gold…BRENT SUTTER will coach the Canadian National Junior Team at the World Junior Championships this season…...The World Junior Champion-ships will be held in Malmo, Sweden December 26-January 5…SUTTER also coached the Canadian National Junior team in 2005 and 2006, winning gold each year…..the Subway Super Series will play one game in Red Deer, BRENT SUTTER will coach Team WHL….the game will be Wednesday, November 27th …Red Deer last hosted a game in this series December 1st, 2004…VUKIE MPOFU’s Saskatoon Contacts represented Saskatchewan/Manitoba at the Telus Cup in 2013….the Contacts finished 4th…..With PATRIK BARTOSAK being taken in the 2013 National Hockey League Draft, the Rebels have had a player taken in the NHL Draft every year of the team’s existence…BARTOSAK was the Canadian Hockey League and Western Hockey League Goaltender of the Year in 2012-13

Milestones: MATHEW DUMBA has played 199 games with the Rebels, scoring 51 goals and 76 assists for 127 points…..LU-KAS SUTTER has played 232 games in the WHL, scoring 49 goals and 60 assists for 109 points

WHL STANDINGSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTMedicine Hat 17 11 3 3 0 67 49 25 .735Prince Albert 19 11 6 2 0 67 60 24 .632Calgary 18 10 5 1 2 63 61 23 .639 Swift Current 19 11 7 0 1 70 49 23 .605Edmonton 20 11 8 0 1 71 64 23 .575Kootenay ICE 18 9 7 2 0 54 57 20 .556Regina 19 10 9 0 0 54 61 20 .526Brandon 19 9 10 0 0 62 71 18 .474Saskatoon 20 8 10 2 2 72 80 18 .450Moose Jaw 20 6 10 2 2 48 64 16 .400Red Deer 19 7 11 1 1 49 63 15 .395Lethbridge 19 2 14 2 2 45 96 7 .184

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTPortland 19 14 4 0 1 92 61 29 .763Kelowna 16 12 2 0 2 70 41 26 .812Everett 17 12 3 2 0 60 43 26 .765Spokane 19 13 6 0 0 74 51 26 .684Seattle 18 11 5 0 2 66 63 24 .667Tri-City 21 11 8 0 2 61 54 24 .571Victoria 20 10 9 0 1 46 52 21 .525Prince George 20 7 9 1 3 55 73 18 .450Vancouver 20 7 11 1 1 57 76 16 .400Kamloops 19 6 11 1 1 52 66 14 .368

As of November 8, 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)