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 & Andrew Wilk Linesmen: Michael Boisvert & Jim Maniago

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

30 Marek Langhamer (94)31 Zac Robidoux (96)35 Daniel Wapple (95)

3 Tommy Vannelli (95)4 Ty Stanton (95)5 Tyler Lewington (94)6 Matt Staples (95)9 Hunter Shinkaruk (94)10 Gavin Broadhead (95)11 Steven Owre (96)12 Kyle Becker (94)14 Miles Koules (94)16 Markus Eisenschmid (95)17 Blake Penner (96)18 Curtis Valk (93)19 Logan McVeigh (94)21 Chad Butcher (96)22 Chad Labelle (95)23 Scott Allan (96)24 Alex Mowbray (96)26 Cole Sanford (95)27 Dylan Bredo (93)28 Jacob Doty (93)36 Trevor Cox (95)

General Manager/Head Coach: Shaun CloustonAssociate Coach: Darren KrugerAssistant Coach: Joe FrazerAthletic Therapist: Mikki Lanuk

ICE NOTES VS MEDICINE HAT TIGERSICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 20-19-2-1 record (11-10-0-1 at home, 9-9-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in overtime, 3-1 in shootouts) and in eighth place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE...After tonight’s game the ICE will travel to LETHBRIDGE (January 8) before returning home to host EDMONTON (January 10 and 12).

DID YOU KNOW: Lifetime KOOTENAY has a 60-35-11-1 versus MEDICINE HAT (35-14-4-1 at home, 24-22-7-0 on the road, 4-2-10-1 in overtime)... KOOTENAY is 8-2-0-1 when scoring the first goal of the game at home and 2-9-0-0 when their opponent scores first...The ICE are 7-5-0-0 when outshooting their opponent at home, 3-5-0-1 when being outshot and 1-0-0-0 when shots are tied...KOOTENAY is seventh in the WHL in overall power play (23.3%)...The ICE are tied for tenth in the LEAGUE in over-all penalty killing (79.0%)…SAM REINHART has been named to TEAM CHERRY for the BMO CHL/NHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME in CALGARY, ALBERTA on January 15...JAEDON DESCHENEAU, who is tied for fourth in the WHL in goals scored with 26, is eighth in the League in points with 52 (26-26-52)…DESCHENEAU, who has played in 163 WHL career games in KOOTENAY, is fourth in power play goals with 13...SAM REINHART, who is tenth in the WHL in points with 50 (16-34-50), is tied for sixth in the League in assists with 34...JAGGER DIRK has played in 280 WHL career games...TIM BOZON needs to record one more point to reach 200 in his WHL career.

TRANSACTIONS / INJURY: Forward SAM REINHART played for CANADA at the 2014 IIHF WORLD JUNIOR CHAM-PIONSHIP in MALMO, SWEDEN (December 26 - January 5)...Defenseman TROY MURRAY played for TEAM WEST at the 2014 WORLD U-17 HOCKEY CHALLENGE in CAPE BRETON, NOVA SCOTIA (December 28 – January 5)...The ICE have traded 16-year-old Forward HUDSON ELYNUIK to the SPOKANE CHIEFS in exchange for 18-year-old Defenseman TY-LER KING...KOOTENAY has added 16-year-old Defenseman DYLAN OVERDYK (August 3, 1997) from the EDMONTON MAPLE LEAFS of the AMHL and 16-year-old Forward AUSTIN WELLSBY (June 30, 1997) from the FRASER VALLEY THUNDERBIRDS of the BCMML to the roster...Defenseman TANNER FAITH will be out of the ICE line up four to six months with an upper body injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After 42 games of the 2012-2013 season the ICE were 17-24-1-0, after 43 games were 17-25-1-0 and after 44 games were 18-25-1-0. 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)6 Dylan Overdyk (97)7 Tyler King (95)8 Ryan Chynoweth (95)9 Kyle O’Connor (96)10 Austin Wellsby (97)11 Jon Martin (95)12 Luke Philp (95)14 Jaedon Descheneau (95)15 Austin Vetterl (94)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 HendersonAssistant Coach: Michael DyckAthletic Therapist: Cory Cameron

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HEAD TO HEAD

Team Record 20-19-2-1Division Ranking 4th CentralConference Ranking 8th EasternLeague Ranking 15thPast 10 Games 4-5-0-1Streak 1-0-0-0Last Game 3-1 W vs Swift CurrentHome Record 11-10-0-1Away Record 9-9-2-0Goals For 121Goals Against 126PP % 37/159 - 23.3PP Home % 16/80 - 20.0PP Away % 21/79 - 26.6PK % 29/138 - 79.0PK Home % 14/71 - 80.3PK Away % 15/67 - 77.6Team PIM/GM 12.0/GameLeading After 1st 8-2-1-0Leading After 2nd 13-2-1-1Tied After 1st 10-5-1-1Tied After 2nd 5-4-1-0Trailing After 1st 2-12-0-0Trailing After 2nd 2-13-0-0

Team Record 23-13-3-0Division Ranking 3rd CentralConference Ranking 4th EasternLeague Ranking 9thPast 10 Games 5-5-0-0Streak 0-1-0-0Last Game 3-1 L vs Swift CurrentHome Record 16-4-2-0Away Record 7-9-1-0Goals For 133Goals Against 112PP % 34/169 -20.1PP Home % 23/98 - 23.5PP Away % 11/71 - 15.5PK % 26/130 - 80.0PK Home % 15/76 - 80.3PK Away % 11/54 - 79.6Team PIM/GM 13.1/GameLeading After 1st 11-1-1-0Leading After 2nd 18-1-0-0Tied After 1st 8-5-1-0Tied After 2nd 2-0-2-0Trailing After 1st 4-7-1-0Trailing After 2nd 3-12-1-0

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SCORING

18 Curtis Valk 39 18 23 41 2236 Trevor Cox 38 12 27 39 2326 Cole Sanford 39 19 17 36 353 Tommy Vannelli 36 10 19 29 2214 Miles Koules 38 12 12 24 1327 Dylan Bredo 39 2 19 21 3011 Steven Owre 38 9 10 19 235 Tyler Lewington 35 6 13 19 5919 Logan McVeigh 39 6 10 16 89 Hunter Shinkaruk 18 5 11 16 2912 Kyle Becker 30 6 9 15 204 Ty Stanton 36 3 11 14 3028 Jacob Doty 35 4 8 12 4421 Chad Butcher 33 1 11 12 1116 Markus Eisenschmid 28 5 4 9 222 Chad Labelle 36 3 5 8 2110 Gavin Broadhead 37 1 7 8 2117 Blake Penner 20 4 3 7 196 Matt Staples 30 1 5 6 3124 Alex Mowbray 13 0 1 1 023 Scott Allan 12 0 0 0 10

GP G A PTS PIM

30 Marek Langhamer 15 906 37 1 404 2.45 .91631 Zac Robidoux 3 159 6 0 49 2.27 .891

35 Daniel Wapple 22 1287 64 1 629 2.99 .908

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT

Medicine Hat Tigers Regular Season Scoring

as of January 5, 2014

Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring

14 Jaedon Descheneau 41 26 26 52 4223 Sam Reinhart 33 16 34 50 212 Luke Philp 42 13 26 39 1520 Tim Bozon 42 15 22 37 345 Jagger Dirk 39 4 22 26 3415 Austin Vetterl 42 7 13 20 2126 Levi Cable 41 8 7 15 422 Zak Zborosky 38 5 9 14 1024 Rinat Valiev 25 2 10 12 2111 Jon Martin 42 8 2 10 5621 Matt Alfaro 35 2 7 9 1228 Landon Peel 39 2 7 9 208 Ryan Chynoweth 35 3 5 8 6819 Zach McPhee 35 3 5 8 234 Landon Cross 42 1 6 7 487 Tyler King 39 1 5 6 242 Troy Murray 36 0 6 6 69 Kyle O’Connor 28 3 2 5 43 Jordan Steenbergen 26 0 3 3 4227 Tanner Faith 10 0 1 1 96 Dylan Overdyk 4 0 0 0 010 Austin Wellsby 4 0 0 0 0

GP G A PTS PIM

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT30 Wyatt Hoflin 19 997 46 0 444 2.77 .90629 Mackenzie Skapski 26 1501 74 1 753 2.96 .911

as of January 5, 2014

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Goals: GP G 1 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 40 41 2 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 40 293 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 38 274 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 37 265 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 41 266 - Chase De Leo Portland Winterhawks 41 257 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 41 258 - Myles Bell Kelowna Rockets 37 239 - Greg Chase Calgary Hitmen 38 2310 - Mitchell Moroz Edmonton Oil Kings 39 23

Power Play Goals: GP PPG1 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 40 172 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 40 143 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 41 144 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 41 135 - Roberts Lipsbergs Seattle Thunderbirds 36 106 - Austin Carroll Victoria Royals 42 107 - Brayden Point Moose Jaw Warriors 42 108 - Riley Stadel Kelowna Rockets 34 99 - Ryan Pulock Brandon Wheat Kings 36 910 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 37 9

Goals Against Average: GP GAA1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 18 1.992 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 28 2.223 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 35 2.22 4 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 28 2.275 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 30 2.346 - 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 34 2.57 10- Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 30 2.63

Save Percentage: GP SAV%1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 18 .9412 - Chris Driedger Calgary Hitmen 28 .9283 - Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 30 .9254 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 28 .9245 - Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 34 .9236 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 34 .9227 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 30 .9198 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 15 .9169 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 35 .91410 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 30 .912

LEAGUE LEADERS

as of January 5, 2014

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TONIGHT’S OPPONENTVS KOOTENAY: This is the third of six meetings between the Tigers and Ice this season. Medicine Hat has posted a 2-0-0-0 record versus the Ice (2-0-0-0 at home and 0-0-0-0 in Cranbrook). Trevor Cox (2G,2A), Curtis Valk (2G,2A) and Cole Sanford (1G,3A) lead the Tigers with four points each in the season series. Marek Langhamer (1-0-0-0) and Zac Robidoux (1-0-0-0) have split the starts in net for against the Ice. Marek recorded a shutout victory (0.00 GAA) making 21 saves (1.000 Save %) in the first game and Robidoux won the second meeting allowing two goals against (2.00 GAA) on 20 shots (.900 Save %). On the power play the Tigers went 1 for 9 (11.1%), while killing off 6 of 7 (85.7%) Ice man advantages.

2013-14 WHL RANKINGS: Record (23-13-3-0). Central Div. – 3rd. Eastern Con. – 4th. Home (16-4-2-0). Away (7-9-1-0). VS CENTRAL DIVISION: The Tigers have posted an 8-7-0-0 record so far this season versus Central Division opponents. LAST GAME: The Tigers lost their first of the calendar year with a 3-1 loss to the visiting Swift Current Broncos. Cole Sanford was the lone goal scorer for the Tigers with his team leading 19th of the season. Daniel Wapple picked up the loss in net allowing three goals against on 21 shots. The Tigers went 0 for 3 on the power play and 2 for 3 on the penalty kill.

MILESTONES: Curtis Valk recently reached an impressive career milestone recently and is quickly approaching another. His two assists against the Hurricanes on Dec 27th gave him 200 career points in the WHL. In 237 games with the Tigers, Valk has scored 96 goals and assisted on 108 others for 204 points. A few other Tigers are also on the verge of major scoring milestones. Tyler Lewington (48) and Cole Sanford (47) are both closing in on 50 career points in the WHL and Trevor Cox (92) will soon hit 100 career points if he continues his strong play. Dylan Bredo has been an ironman during his tenure with the Tigers and recently became only the eighth player in Tigers history to play 300 regular season games in the orange and black. Ben Thomson holds the record at 352 games played and if Bredo plays the remaining 34 games in the regular season he will finish in third behind only Thomson (352) and Mark Polak (351). In 308 games, Bredo has scored 22 goals and picked up 90 helpers for 112 points.

WORLD JUNIORS: The Tigers have two players representing their home countries in the 2014 World Junior Hockey Champion-ship in Sweden. Markus Eisenschmid is suiting up for the German squad while Marek Langhamer will be between the pipes for the Czech Republic.

ATB TIGERS SKILLS COMPETITION: The Tigers and ATB Financial are proud to present the third annual Tigers Skills Competition on January 8th. Tickets are now on sale at the Tigers ticket office and ATB Financial locations. Tickets are $5 and all proceeds go directly to the MS Society.

WHL STANDINGSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTCalgary 39 26 8 2 3 142 100 57 .731Swift Current 43 22 15 1 5 145 128 50 .581Edmonton 39 26 12 0 1 151 102 53 .679 Medicine Hat 39 23 13 3 0 133 112 49 .628Brandon 41 21 16 4 0 154 152 46 .561Regina 42 20 17 3 2 138 159 45 .536Prince Albert 40 21 17 2 0 140 133 44 .550Kootenay ICE 42 20 19 2 1 121 126 43 .512Red Deer 39 20 17 0 2 118 117 42 .538Moose Jaw 42 12 24 3 3 111 161 30 .357Saskatoon 43 12 27 1 3 127 175 28 .326Lethbridge 43 8 30 2 3 112 193 21 .244

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTKelowna 39 33 4 0 2 171 95 68 .872Portland 41 25 12 2 2 180 144 54 .659Victoria 44 28 14 0 2 134 106 58 .659Spokane 40 25 13 0 2 146 118 52 .650Everett 41 23 12 5 1 125 109 52 .634Seattle 40 22 13 2 3 139 146 49 .613Vancouver 42 20 15 5 2 139 141 47 .560Tri-City 40 18 18 2 2 104 114 40 .500Prince George 42 16 21 2 3 127 164 37 .440Kamloops 41 10 27 2 2 107 169 24 .293

As of January 5, 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)