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: Jason Cramer & Fraser Lawrence Linesmen: Michael Boisvert & Jim Maniago

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

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

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 Evan 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 Johnson (95)22 Scott Feser (95)23 Lukas Sutter (93)25 Adam Musil (97)27 Matt Bellerive (94)28 Kolton Dixon (95)34 Earl Webb (96)

General Manager/Head Coach: Brent SutterAssistant GM: Shaun 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 17-15-2-0 record (9-8-0-0 at home, 8-7-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in overtime, 2-0 in shootouts) and tied for fifth place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE...After tonight’s game the ICE will host SWIFT CURRENT (December 14) and LETHBRIDGE (December 15) before breaking for Christmas (December 19-26).

DID YOU KNOW: Lifetime KOOTENAY has a 58-60-13-3 record against the RED DEER franchise (34-26-8-1 at home, 24-34-5-2 on the road, 1-4-13-3 in overtime)...KOOTENAY is 11-8-1-0 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 5-12-1-0 when their opponent scores first…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 fifth in the WHL in goals scored with 22, is tied for ninth in the League in points with 43 (22-21-43)…DESCHENEAU has played in 156 WHL career games in KOOTENAY...SAM REINHART, who is tied for fifth 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 174 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 34 games of the 2012-2013 season the ICE 10-23-1-0, after 35 games were 10-24-1-0 and after 36 games were 11-24-1-0.

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 JASON CRAMER and FRASER LAWRENCE and Linesmen are MICHAEL BOISVERT and JIM MANIAGO.

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 McGill, Michael DyckAssistant Coach: Jay HendersonAthletic Therapist: Cory Cameron

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HEAD TO HEAD

Team Record 17-15-2-0Division Ranking 4th CentralConference Ranking 8th EasternLeague Ranking 16thPast 10 Games 5-5-0-0Streak 1-0-0-0Last Game 3-1W vs Prince GeorgeHome Record 9-8-0-0Away Record 8-7-2-0Goals For 102Goals Against 98PP % 32/135 - 23.7PP Home % 14/64 - 21.9PP Away % 18/71 - 25.4PK % 22/112 - 80.4PK Home % 10/55 - 81.8PK Away % 12/57 - 78.9Team PIM/GM 12.9/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 2-9-0-0Trailing After 2nd 2-10-0-0

Team Record 14-16-0-2Division Ranking 5th CentralConference Ranking 9th EasternLeague Ranking 17thPast 10 Games 4-5-0-1Streak 0-2-0-0Last Game 6-0 L vs LethbridgeHome Record 6-7-0-2Away Record 8-9-0-0Goals For 92Goals Against 104PP % 27/129 -20.9PP Home % 11/57- 19.3PP Away % 16/72 - 22.2PK % 34/144 - 76.4PK Home % 14/63 - 77.8PK Away % 20/81 - 75.3Team PIM/GM 16.8/GameLeading After 1st 10-4-0-2Leading After 2nd 10-1-0-1Tied After 1st 3-4-0-0Tied After 2nd 3-2-0-1Trailing After 1st 1-8-0-0Trailing After 2nd 1-13-0-0

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SCORING

9 Conner Bleackley 32 14 21 35 2114 Rhyse Dieno 32 11 19 30 1512 Dominik Volek 32 15 9 24 74 Haydn Fleury 31 5 16 21 1227 Matt Bellerive 25 6 11 17 2319 Brooks Maxwell 32 7 9 16 217 Brady Gaudet 31 3 11 14 4221 Wyatt Johnson 32 6 7 13 3725 Adam Musil 25 4 8 12 2623 Lukas Sutter 25 4 7 11 3616 Grayson Pawlenchuk 7 4 3 7 010 Evan Polei 25 3 3 6 238 Kayle Doetzel 31 1 5 6 4217 Vukie Mpofu 32 2 3 5 283 Nick Charif 18 1 3 4 1128 Kolton Dixon 28 0 4 4 6215 Cole Chorney 25 3 0 3 818 Meyer Nell 27 1 2 3 62 Devan Fafard 29 0 2 2 8120 Christian Stockl 17 1 0 1 722 Scott Feser 6 1 0 1 06 Kirk Bear 21 0 0 0 27

GP G A PTS PIM

35 Patrik Bartosak 28 1549 79 1 843 3.06 .91430 Taz Burman 8 365 21 0 179 3.45 .895

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT

Red Deer Rebels Regular Season Scoring

as of December 13, 2013

Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring

23 Sam Reinhart 33 16 34 50 214 Jaedon Descheneau 33 22 21 43 2812 Luke Philp 34 10 19 29 1020 Tim Bozon 34 10 17 27 325 Jagger Dirk 34 4 19 23 2615 Austin Vetterl 34 6 10 16 1526 Levi Cable 34 7 7 14 222 Zak Zborosky 30 5 8 13 811 Jon Martin 34 7 2 9 5224 Rinat Valiev 20 2 7 9 178 Ryan Chynoweth 30 3 5 8 6628 Landon Peel 31 2 6 8 1821 Matt Alfaro 27 2 6 8 124 Landon Cross 34 1 6 7 462 Troy Murray 33 0 5 5 619 Zach McPhee 27 1 3 4 239 Kyle O'Connor 20 2 1 3 216 Hudson Elynuik 26 1 1 2 163 Jordan Steenbergen 18 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 19 1108 54 1 516 2.92 .905

as of December 13, 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 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 32 235 - Taylor Leier Portland Winterhawks 31 226 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 31 227 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 33 228 - Curtis Lazar Edmonton Oil Kings 27 219 - Roberts Lipsbergs Seattle Thunderbirds 31 2110 - Brendan Leipsic Portland Winterhawks 27 20

Power Play Goals: GP PPG1 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 33 142 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 33 123 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 31 114 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 33 115 - Roberts Lipsbergs Seattle Thunderbirds 31 96 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 32 97 - Riley Stadel Kelowna Rockets 24 88 - Josh Morrissey Prince Albert Raiders 28 89 - Taylor Leier Portland Winterhawks 31 810 - Richard Nejezchleb Brandon Wheat Kings 32 8

Goals Against Average: GP GAA1 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 28 2.092 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 14 2.153 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 21 2.154 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 23 2.305 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 22 2.39 6 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 29 2.437 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 15 2.458 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 25 2.529 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 25 2.5710 - Daniel Wapple Moose Jaw Warriors 16 2.67

Save Percentage: GP SAV%1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 14 .9352 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 21 .9273 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 29 .9264 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 22 .9255 - Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 25 .9216 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 28 .9217 - Daniel Wapple Moose Jaw Warriors 16 .9208 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 25 .9179 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 15 .91610 - Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 27 .914

LEAGUE LEADERS

as of December 13 2013

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TONIGHT’S OPPONENTRecent Games: The Rebels lost 6-0 in Lethbridge Tuesday……TAZ BURMAN and GRANT NAHERNIAK combined to make 27 saves in the Rebels net….Red Deer was 0 for 5 on the power play and killed 5 of 7 shorthanded situations…. The Rebels lost 5-4 to the Portland Winterhawks on Saturday….ADAM MUSIL, VUKIE MPOFU, CONNER BLEACKLEY, and DOMINIK VOLEK scored for Red Deer…..PATRIK BARTOSAK made 34 saves in the Rebels net….Red Deer was 1 for 6 on the power play and killed 2 of 3 shorthanded situations…..The Rebels won 6-3 over the Prince Albert Raiders last Wednesday…..WYATT JOHNSON, KAYLE DOETZEL, DOMINIK VOLEK, HAYDN FLEURY, BROOKS MAXWELL, and CONNER BLEACKLEY scored for Red Deer….PATRIK BARTOSAK made 31 saves in the Rebels net….Red Deer was 0 for 2 on the power play and killed 4 of 6 shorthanded situations

Streaks: No Current Streaks Versus the Ice: This is the sixth of eight regular season meetings between the two teams….the Rebels are 3-1-0-1 against the Ice this season…..1-1-0-1 at home and 2-0-0-0 on the road….the Rebels power play is 4/15 against the Ice, the penalty kill is 13/16

Did You Know: The Rebels acquired PRESTEN KOPECK from the Portland Winterhawks on Tuesday….DOMINIK VOLEK has been invited to the final selection camp of the Czech Republic National Junior Team …ADAM MUSIL and GRAYSON PAWLENCHUK were named to Team Pacific, MEYER NELL has been named to Team West, for the World U-17 Hockey Challenge Dec. 29-Jan. 4 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia….CONNER BLEACKLEY played for Team WHL in the Subway Super Series game Nov. 27th in Red Deer….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 for November….Central Scouting has FLEURY ranked with their WHL A Skaters and BLEACKLEY with their B Skaters…..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 Championships 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…..BRENT SUTTER coached Team WHL in the Subway Super Series…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

WHL STANDINGSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTEdmonton 31 21 9 0 1 115 78 43 .694Swift Current 35 19 12 1 3 122 103 42 .600Calgary 31 19 7 2 3 101 85 43 .694 Medicine Hat 31 19 9 3 0 109 82 41 .661Prince Albert 32 17 13 2 0 113 111 36 .562Regina 32 17 13 1 1 105 112 36 .562Brandon 33 17 14 2 0 120 122 36 .545Kootenay ICE 34 17 15 2 0 102 98 36 .529Red Deer 32 14 16 0 2 92 104 30 .469Saskatoon 34 10 21 1 2 103 138 23 .338Moose Jaw 34 8 20 3 3 87 130 22 .324Lethbridge 34 5 25 2 2 85 154 14 .206

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTKelowna 29 24 3 0 2 115 68 50 .862Portland 32 22 6 2 2 156 107 48 .750Everett 32 21 7 4 0 108 83 46 .719Victoria 35 21 13 0 1 97 86 43 .614Seattle 32 19 9 1 3 120 112 42 .656Spokane 33 19 12 0 2 119 102 40 .606Tri-City 34 17 14 1 2 91 92 37 .544Vancouver 34 15 12 5 2 112 120 37 .544Prince George 34 12 17 2 3 99 132 29 .426Kamloops 32 7 21 2 2 78 130 18 .281

As of December 13th 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)