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: Patrick Gagnon & Jeff Ingram Linesmen: Sean Donnelly & Aidan Henderson

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

1 Justin Paulic (95)31 Zachary Sawchenko (97)

2 Alexey Sleptsov (96)3 Kirk Johnson (95)5 Travis Brown (94)6 Dallas Valentine (96)7 Tyler Brown (97)8 Tyler Bell (94)10 Colton McCarthy (96)11 Sam Fioretti (93)14 Todd Fiddler (93)15 Jack Rodewald (94)16 Josh Uhrich (96)17 Ben Duperreault (96)18 Alexander Chirva (96)19 Brayden Point (96)20 Brandon Del Grosso (96)21 Miles Warkentine (96)22 Tanner Eberle (94)23 Bryson Gore (95)26 Royce Rossignol (96)27 Torrin White (95)28 Brandon Potomak (95)29 Jesse Forsberg (93)

General Manager: Alan Millar Head Coach: Mike StothersAssistant Coach: Mike VandenbergheAssistant Coach: Mark O’LearyAthletic Trainer: Curtis Amiot

ICE NOTES VS MOOSE JAWICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 6-6-2-0 record (4-4-0-0 at home, 2-2-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in overtime, 1-0 in shootouts) and in fourth place in the CENTRAL DIVISION...After tonight’s game the ICE travel to RED DEER (October 30) before returning home to host TRI-CITY (November 3) and CALGARY (November 5).

DID YOU KNOW: Lifetime the ICE franchise has a 29-25-8-0 record against the MOOSE JAW franchise (17-11-3-0 at home, 12-14-5-0 on the road, 3-3-8-0 in overtime)...SAM REINHART, who recorded his 100th career assist on October 19 in EDMON-TON, is fourth in the WHL in points with 23 (8-17-25)...REINHART is tied for third in the League in assists with 17...JAEDON DESCHENEAU is tied for tenth in the WHL for goals scored with nine...HUDSON ELYNUIK recorded his first WHL career goal on October 19 in EDMONTON (game winner)…RINAT VALIEV recorded his first WHL career assist against the OIL KINGS on October 19… JAGGER DIRK needs to record one more point to reach 100 in his WHL career...LUKE PHILP needs to play in three more games to reach 100 in his WHL career.

SCORING STREAK: AUSTIN VETTERL (2-2-4) has recorded at least a point in his last four games…LUKE PHILP (1-3-4) has recorded at least a point in his last three games.

TRANSACTIONS / INJURY: The ICE have acquired 19-year-old Forward TIM BOZON and 19-year-old Defenseman LAND-ON CROSS from the KAMLOOPS BLAZERS in exchange for 17-year-old Forward COLLIN SHIRLEY and 18-year-old De-fenseman MATT THOMAS along with a third round pick in the 2014 WHL BANTAM DRAFT and a first and fifth round pick in the 2015 WHL BANTAM DRAFT...Defenseman RINAT VALIEV (May 11, 1995), who KOOTENAY selected in the 2013 CHL IMPORT DRAFT (first round, 25th overall), joined the team in EDMONTON on October 19 after receiving his Canadian Visa...Defenseman TANNER FAITH will be out of the ICE line up indefinitely with an upper body injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After 14 games of the 2012-2013 season the ICE were 4-9-1-0, after 15 games were 4-10-1-0 and after 16 games were 4-11-1-0.

DRAFTED PLAYERS: MACKENZIE SKAPSKI – New York Rangers (6th Round, 2013 NHL Draft), TIM BOZON - Montreal Canadiens (3rd Round, 2012 NHL Draft).

TONIGHT’S OFFICIALS: The Referees for tonight’s game are PATRICK GAGNON and JEFF INGRAM and Linesmen are SEAN DONNELLY and AIDAN HENDERSON.

The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 6-6-2-0 re-cord (4-4-0-0 at home, 2-2-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in overtime, 1-0 in shootouts) and in fourth place in the CENTRAL DIVISION

The WARRIORS enter tonight’s action with a 6-7-1-2 record (3-5-1-1 at home, 3-2-0-1 on the road, 1-1 in overtime, 3-1 in shootouts) and in third place in the EAST DIVISION

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 6-6-2-0Division Ranking 4th CentralConference Ranking 9th EasternLeague Ranking 17thPast 10 Games 4-4-2-0Streak 0-1-1-0Last Game 6-3 L vs. PortlandHome Record 4-4-0-0Away Record 2-2-2-0Goals For 40Goals Against 45PP % 14/54 - 25.9PP Home % 7/28- 25.0PP Away % 7/26 - 26.9PK % 11/54- 79.6PK Home % 6/26 - 76.9PK Away % 5/28 - 82.1Team PIM/GM 10.9/GameLeading After 1st 2-1-1-0Leading After 2nd 4-2-1-0Tied After 1st 4-1-1-0Tied After 2nd 2-2-1-0Trailing After 1st 0-4-0-0Trailing After 2nd 0-2-0-0

Team Record 6-7-1-2Division Ranking 3rd EastConference Ranking 6th Eastern League Ranking 14thPast 10 Games 3-4-1-2Streak 1-0-0-0Last Game 4-3 W @ LethbridgeHome Record 3-5-1-1Away Record 3-2-0-1Goals For 41Goals Against 50PP % 19/75 - 25.3PP Home % 11/46 - 23.9PP Away % 8/29 - 27.6PK % 14/66 - 78.8PK Home % 9/40 - 77.5PK Away % 5/26 - 80.8Team PIM/GM 14.9/GameLeading After 1st 4-1-0-0Leading After 2nd 4-0-1-1Tied After 1st 1-4-1-1Tied After 2nd 1-1-0-0Trailing After 1st 1-2-0-1Trailing After 2nd 1-6-0-1

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SCORING

5 Travis Brown 16 6 15 21 2215 Jack Rodewald 16 6 7 13 1319 Brayden Point 16 6 6 12 1211 Sam Fioretti 16 4 6 10 2914 Todd Fiddler 14 2 8 10 622 Tanner Eberle 16 4 3 7 3227 Torrin White 16 2 4 6 42 Alexey Sleptsov 16 0 6 6 1023 Bryson Gore 16 2 3 5 817 Ben Duperreault 12 3 1 4 48 Tyler Bell 15 1 2 3 1828 Brandon Potomak 16 1 1 2 46 Dallas Valentine 16 1 1 2 210 Colton McCarthy 15 1 0 1 518 Alexander Chirva 9 1 0 1 216 Josh Uhrich 15 0 1 1 2829 Jesse Forsberg 7 0 1 1 213 Kirk Johnson 12 0 0 0 127 Tyler Brown 10 0 0 0 420 Brandon Del Grosso 1 0 0 0 221 Miles Warkentine 12 0 0 0 426 Royce Rossignol 2 0 0 0 0

GP G A PTS PIM

31 Zachary Sawchenko 4 184 7 0 78 2.28 .9101 Justin Paulic 13 792 39 0 423 2.95 .908

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT

Moose Jaw Warriors Regular Season Scoring

as of October 26, 2013

Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring

23 Sam Reinhart 14 8 17 25 014 Jaedon Descheneau 14 9 11 20 1012 Luke Philp 14 4 7 11 620 Tim Bozon 14 3 5 8 135 Jagger Dirk 14 2 6 8 1426 Levi Cable 14 3 4 7 015 Austin Vetterl 14 2 4 6 422 Zak Zborosky 11 2 2 4 48 Ryan Chynoweth 13 1 3 4 1828 Landon Peel 11 1 3 4 67 Jeff Hubic 14 1 2 3 1019 Zach McPhee 14 1 2 3 611 Jon Martin 14 1 2 3 194 Landon Cross 14 1 1 2 173 Jordan Steenbergen 7 0 2 2 62 Troy Murray 14 0 2 2 424 Rinat Valiev 3 0 2 2 29 Kyle O’Connor 12 1 0 1 216 Hudson Elynuik 9 1 0 1 821 Matt Alfaro 7 0 1 1 427 Tanner Faith 7 0 1 1 9

GP G A PTS PIM

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT30 Wyatt Hoflin 3 178 8 0 92 2.69 .92029 Mackenzie Skapski 11 667 35 1 313 3.15 .899

as of October 26, 2013

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Goals: 1 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 14 17 2 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 14 133 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 14 134 - Mitchell Moroz Edmonton Oil Kings 15 125 - Curtis Lazar Edmonton Oil Kings 11 106 - Chase De Leo Portland Winterhawks 14 107 - Roberts Lipsbergs Seattle Thunderbirds 14 108 - Greg Chase Calgary Hitmen 15 109 - Brian Williams Tri-City Americans 16 1010 - Cole Sanford Medicine Hat Tigers 12 9

Power Play Goals: GP PPG1 - Riley Stadel Kelowna Rockets 11 6 2 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 13 63 -Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 14 64 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 14 65 - Nikita Scherbak Saskatoon Blades 14 66 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 14 57 - Conner Bleackley Red Deer Rebels 14 48 - Roberts Lipsbergs Seattle Thunderbirds 14 4 9 - Sam Reinhart Kootenay ICE 14 4 10 - Dyson Stevenson Regina Pats 14 4

Goals Against Average: GP GAA1 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 10 1.682 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 9 1.963 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 11 2.044 - Ty Edmonds Prince George Cougars 13 2.265 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 14 2.42 6 - Bolton Pouliot Kamloops Blazers 8 2.427 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 7 2.578 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 14 2.729 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 13 2.7310 - Daniel Wapple Moose Jaw Warriors 5 2.78

Save Percentage: GP SAV%1 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 10 .9382 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 9 .9353 - Bolton Pouliot Kamloops Blazers 8 .9284 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 11 .9255 - Ty Edmonds Prince George Cougars 13 .9246 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 14 .9227 - Danny Mumaugh Seattle Thunderbirds 7 .9188 - Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 12 .9169 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 7 .91610 - Alex Moodie Saskatoon Blades 9 .914

LEAGUE LEADERS

as of October 26, 2013

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TONIGHT’S OPPONENTLast Game… Moose Jaw erased a three goal third period deficit Thursday to come from behind and beat the Lethbridge Hur-ricanes 4-3 in overtime. Travis Brown led the tribe with two goals and three points; Brayden Point had a goal and two points; Alexander Chirva scored his first WHL goal; Jack Rodewald had two assists; Zachary Sawchenko made 23 saves in the win; the Warriors were 2-for-3 on the power play.2012 – 2013 v Kootenay… Tonight is the first of four meetings this season between the Warriors and Kootenay Ice. Last season the Warriors were 2-1-0-1 against the Kootenay, they were 1-0-0-1 at home and 1-1 on the road.Sam Fioretti led the Warriors with two goals and five points against the Ice; Kendall McFaull had two goals and three points; Bryson Gore, Justin Paulic, Brayden Point, and Morgan Rielly had two assists each; Paulic was also 2-1-0-1 with a 2.16gaa and .921sv%.Sam Reinhart led the Ice with three goals and five points against the Warriors; Jaedon Descheneau had a goal and four points; Collin Shirley had two goals and three points; Levi Cable had a goal and two points; Luke Philp had two assists; Mackenzie Skapski was 2-1-1 with a 2.45gaa and .904sv%Prospect Watch… 15-year-old Darren Rizzolo has five goals, nine points, and 22 penalty minutes in six games this season with the Yale Hockey Academy in the CSSHL Elite 15 league. Rizzolo, 5’11” 151lbs, is from Mission, BC and was drafted in the seventh round of the 2013 WHL Bantam Draft. He leads all defencemen in the CSSHL in scoring and is third in team scoring.Streaks Travis Brown has four goals and 10 points in the last eight games Sam Fioretti has a goal and five points in the last eight games Todd Fiddler has two assists in his last eight games Jack Rodewald has five goals and nine points in the last 12 games Ben Duperreault is pointless in the last seven games Brayden Point has three goals and six points in the last eight games Tanner Eberle has two goals and four points in the last 10 games Bryson Gore has a goal and three points in the last 12 games Torrin White has a goal and three points in the last eight games Justin Paulic is 0-3-1-2 in his last five games. He has a 2.09gaa and .925sv% during that time.Upcoming Schedule Wednesday, October 30th @ Regina Saturday, November 2nd v Prince Albert

WHL STANDINGSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTCalgary 15 9 3 1 2 56 51 21 .700Prince Albert 14 8 5 1 0 50 49 17 .607Edmonton 15 8 6 0 1 57 44 17 .567 Medicine |Hat 12 7 3 2 0 47 34 16 .667Saskatoon 15 7 6 0 2 53 57 16 .533Moose Jaw 16 6 7 1 2 41 50 15 .469Brandon 13 7 6 0 0 44 50 14 .538Regina 14 7 7 0 0 41 48 14 .500Kootenay ICE 14 6 6 2 0 40 45 14 .500Swift Current 15 6 8 0 1 49 49 13 .433Red Deer 14 6 8 0 0 40 45 12 .429Lethbridge 15 2 11 1 1 38 74 6 .200

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTSpokane 14 11 3 0 0 55 31 22 .786Kelowna 12 8 2 0 2 51 31 18 .750Portland 14 10 3 0 1 73 50 21 .750Everett 13 9 2 2 0 42 30 20 .769Seattle 14 9 3 0 2 55 48 20 .714Victoria 16 9 7 0 0 41 42 18 .562Prince George 15 7 7 0 1 38 49 15 .500Tri-City 16 7 8 0 1 40 45 15 .469 Kamloops 13 4 9 0 0 32 43 8 .308Vancouver 13 3 8 1 1 33 51 8 .308

As of October 26, 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)