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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Referee: Pat Smith Linesmen: Tyler Hawthorne & Jim Maniago

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

MP. SH. GA. SA.

G A PTS PIM

1 Christopher Tai (95)33 Jordan Papirny (96)35 Curtis Honey (94)

2 Ryan Pulock (94)5 Colton Waltz (95)6 Ryan Pilon (96)7 Eric Roy (94)8 Jayce Hawryluk (96)9 Rene Hunter (93)10 Kord Pankewicz (96)11 Taylor Green (94)12 Jesse Gabrielle (97)13 Rihard Bukarts (96)15 Peter Quenneville (94)17 John Quenneville (96)18 Richard Neejezchleb (94)20 Chad Robinson (93)21 Tyler Coulter (96)22 Braylon Shmyr (97)23 Tim McGauley (95)24 Jens Meilleur (93)26 Ryley Lindgren (96)27 Brett Kitt (96)28 Quintin Lisoway (95)

General Manager/Head Coach: Kelly McCrimmonAssistant Coach: Darren RitchieAssistant Coach: David AnningAthletic Therapist: Josh Guenther

ICE NOTES VS BRANDONICE CHIPS: The KOOTENAY ICE enter tonight’s action with a 14-11-2-0 record (8-7-0-0 at home, 6-4-2-0 on the road, 0-2 in overtime, 2-0 in shootouts) and tied for third place in the EASTERN CONFERENCE...After tonight’s game the ICE will host EDMONTON (November 30) before embarking on their BC DIVISION road trip (December 3 - 10).

DID YOU KNOW: Lifetime the KOOTENAY franchise has a 28-28-3-1 record against the BRANDON franchise (16-13-2-0 at home, 12-15-1-1 on the road, 1-1-6-1 in overtime)...The ICE are 7-1-0-0 when they score the first goal of the game at home and 1-6-0-0 when their opponent scores first...SAM REINHART (TEAM WHL), JAEDON DESCHENEAU (TEAM WHL), and RINAT VALIEV (TEAM RUSSIA) will be part of the SUBWAY SUPER SERIES (NOVEMBER 27 - RED DEER, NOVEM-BER 28 - LETHBRIDGE)…REINHART has been named Team Captain for the SUBWAY SUPER SERIES in LETHBRIDGE...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)...MATT ALFARO recorded his first WHL career goal on November 16 in SASKA-TOON...TIM BOZON recorded his 100th WHL career assist on November 16 against the BLADES…JAEDON DESCHENEAU record his 50th career goal in SASKATOON on November 16...DESCHENEAU, who is tied for fifth in the WHL in goals scored with 18, is tied for seventh in the League in points with 36 (18-18-36)...SAM REINHART, who is fifth in the WHL in points with 43 (13-30-43), is tied for third in the League in assists with 30...REINHART, who recorded his third career hat trick against BRANDON on November 22, needs to record eight more points to reach 200 in his WHL career...LEVI CABLE played in his 150th WHL career game on November 13 in SWIFT CURRENT...JON MARTIN played in his 150th WHL career game in PRINCE ALBERT on November 15…JEFF HUBIC played in his 150th WHL career game on November 19 against EVER-ETT...SAM REINHART and TANNER FAITH have both been listed in the NHL CENTRAL SCOUTING NORTH AMERICAN PLAYERS TO WATCH LIST.

SCORING STREAKS: SAM REINHART (4-5-9) has recorded at least a point in his last five games…AUSTIN VETTERL (1-3-4) has recorded a point in each of his last four games...LUKE PHILP (2-3-5) has recorded at least a point in each of his last three games. INJURIES: Forward KYLE O’CONNOR will be out of the ICE line up one week with a lower body injury...Defenseman TAN-NER FAITH will be out of the KOOTENAY line up two to three weeks with an upper body injury.

ONE YEAR AGO: After 27 games of the 2012-2013 season the ICE were 8-18-1-0, after 28 games were 9-18-1-0 and after 29 games were 9-19-1-0.

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 14-11-2-0Division Ranking 3rd CentralConference Ranking 8th EasternLeague Ranking 11thPast 10 Games 6-4-0-0Streak 2-0-0-0Last Game 7-3 W vs BrandonHome Record 8-7-0-0Away Record 6-4-2-0Goals For 83Goals Against 79PP % 25/105 - 23.8PP Home % 12/55 - 21.8PP Away % 13/50 - 26.0PK % 17/92 - 81.5PK Home % 10/49 - 79.6PK Away % 7/43 - 83.7Team PIM/GM 12.7/GameLeading After 1st 6-1-1-0Leading After 2nd 9-2-1-0Tied After 1st 6-3-1-0Tied After 2nd 3-2-1-0Trailing After 1st 2-7-0-0Trailing After 2nd 2-7-0-0

Team Record 13-12-1-0Division Ranking 4th EastConference Ranking 8th EasternLeague Ranking 15thPast 10 Games 6-3-1-0Streak 0-1-1-0Last Game 7-3 L vs KootenayHome Record 7-4-0-0Away Record 6-8-1-0Goals For 90Goals Against 97PP % 27/117 - 23.1PP Home % 17/57 - 29.8PP Away % 10/60 - 16.7PK % 27/102 - 73.5PK Home % 12/48 - 75.0PK Away % 15/54 - 72.2Team PIM/GM 14.0/GameLeading After 1st 7-1-1-0Leading After 2nd 9-0-1-0Tied After 1st 3-2-0-0Tied After 2nd 1-1-0-0Trailing After 1st 3-9-0-0Trailing After 2nd 3-11-0-0

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SCORING

8 Jayce Hawryluk 25 9 16 25 1618 Richard Nejezchleb 25 17 6 23 242 Ryan Pulock 21 8 14 22 617 John Quenneville 26 8 13 21 3313 Rihard Bukarts 26 6 13 19 1923 Tim McGauley 23 6 11 17 47 Eric Roy 24 3 12 15 2020 Chad Robinson 26 3 10 13 139 Rene Hunter 22 1 10 11 3324 Jens Meilleur 26 4 5 9 115 Colton Waltz 26 0 9 9 256 Ryan Pilon 20 4 4 8 2515 Peter Quenneville 8 4 3 7 226 Ryley Lindgren 25 5 1 6 428 Quintin Lisoway 24 0 6 6 912 Jesse Gabrielle 13 2 3 5 2010 Kord Pankewicz 10 0 4 4 1122 Braylon Shmyr 11 2 1 3 027 Brett Kitt 9 1 1 2 1911 Taylor Green 22 0 2 2 3421 Tyler Coulter 9 0 1 1 2

GP G A PTS PIM

35 Curtis Honey 12 710 44 0 380 3.72 .89633 Jordan Papirny 15 827 47 0 376 3.41 .889

1 Christopher Tai 9 353 31 0 170 5.27 .846

GP MIN GA SO Svs AVE PCT

Brandon Wheat Kings Regular Season Scoring

as of November 23, 2013

Kootenay ICE Regular Season Scoring

23 Sam Reinhart 27 13 30 43 214 Jaedon Descheneau 26 18 18 36 1812 Luke Philp 27 8 15 23 820 Tim Bozon 27 7 13 20 215 Jagger Dirk 27 3 13 16 2226 Levi Cable 27 6 7 13 215 Austin Vetterl 27 5 8 13 822 Zak Zborosky 23 4 5 9 411 Jon Martin 27 6 2 8 438 Ryan Chynoweth 26 3 5 8 5428 Landon Peel 24 2 6 8 147 Jeff Hubic 26 1 5 6 1724 Rinat Valiev 16 1 5 6 1121 Matt Alfaro 20 1 4 5 104 Landon Cross 27 1 3 4 3719 Zach McPhee 20 1 3 4 182 Troy Murray 27 0 4 4 69 Kyle O’Connor 19 2 1 3 23 Jordan Steenbergen 12 0 2 2 2616 Hudson Elynuik 20 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 14 810 41 1 370 3.04 .900

as of November 23, 2013

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Goals: GP G 1 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 25 26 2 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 25 223 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 26 204 - Brian Williams Tri-City Americans 27 205 - Oliver Bjorkstrand Portland Winterhawks 25 186 - Taylor Leier Portland Winterhawks 25 187 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 26 188 - Chase De Leo Portland Winterhawks 25 179 - Richard Nejezchleb Brandon Wheat Kings 25 1710 - Brendan Leipsic Portland Winterhawks 20 16

Power Play Goals: GP PPG1 - Mike Aviani Spokane Chiefs 25 132 - Jaedon Descheneau Kootenay ICE 26 93 - Riley Stadel Kelowna Rockets 18 8 4 - Boston Leier Regina Pats 24 85 - Mitch Holmberg Spokane Chiefs 25 86 - Chase Souto Kamloops Blazers 25 77 - Ryan Pulock Brandon Wheat Kings 21 78 - Taylor Leier Portland Winterhawks 25 79 - Joshua Winquist Everett Silvertips 26 7 10 - Brian Williams Tri-City Americans 27 7

Goals Against Average: GP GAA1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 10 2.062 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 21 2.08 3 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 16 2.144 - Austin Lotz Everett Silvertips 17 2.325 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 19 2.416 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 18 2.437 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 22 2.458 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 13 2.599 - Landon Bow Swift Current Broncos 11 2.6410 - Wyatt Hoflin Kootenay ICE 15 2.68

Save Percentage: GP SAV%1 - Coleman Vollrath Victoria Royals 10 .9392 - Eric Comrie Tri-City Americans 22 .9263 - Jordon Cooke Kelowna Rockets 16 .9254 - Tristan Jarry Edmonton Oil Kings 21 .9215 - Patrik Polivka Victoria Royals 19 .9196 - Eetu Laurikainen Swift Current Broncos 19 .9197 - Daniel Wapple Moose Jaw Warriors 12 .9168 - Patrik Bartosak Red Deer Rebels 22 .9169 - Eric Williams Spokane Chiefs 18 .91410 - Marek Langhamer Medicine Hat Tigers 13 .914

LEAGUE LEADERS

as of November 23, 2013

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TONIGHT’S OPPONENTPLAYER NOTESShmyr, Gabrielle Set for ChallengeBraylon Shmyr has been named to Team Pacific and Jesse Gabrielle to Team West for the World Under-17 Hockey Challenge. The World Under-17 Hockey Challenge takes place from December 28 – January 4 in Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Pulock to play RussiansBrandon captain Ryan Pulock will play for Team WHL against the Russia Selects in next week’s Subway Super Series. It’ll be the third straight year the Brandon captain will play for Team WHL. This year’s games take place Wednesday in Red Deer and Thursday in Lethbridge. Pulock is slated to play in only Thursday’s contest.

BY THE NUMBERS• Tim McGauley has ten points (4 G, 6 A) in the last seven games…• Ryan Pulock has 12 points (4 G, 8 A) in this last ten games…• Pulock is currently tied for 11th in defenceman scoring in the WHL with 22 points…• Richards Bukarts is currently 7th in rookie scoring in the WHL with 19 points (6 G, 13 A)…• Richard Nejezchleb is tied for 8th in the WHL with 17 goals, is tied for the league-lead with five first goals this season and tied for 7th with three game-winning goals…• Peter Quenneville has six points (3 G, 3 A) in the last six games…• Rookie Ryley Lindgren has three points (2 G, 1 A) in the last four games…

MILESTONES• Ryan Pulock is one goal away from 50 for his WHL career. • Jesse Gabrielle scored the first two goals of his WHL career in Wednesday in Medicine Hat.• Ryan Pilon scored his first goal as a Wheat King on Friday night• Curtis Honey is 81 minutes away from 3,000 for this WHL career.

INJURY REPORTName Games Injury Out sinceG Curtis Honey 10 Upper Body Oct.30

WHL STANDINGSEASTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTMedicine Hat 25 16 6 3 0 89 63 33 .717Swift Current 28 15 10 0 3 97 77 32 .615Calgary 23 13 6 1 3 85 55 29 .630 Prince Albert 25 14 9 2 0 72 73 28 .636Kootenay ICE 27 14 11 2 0 79 74 28 .609Edmonton 24 14 9 0 1 73 81 26 .542Regina 25 14 11 0 0 70 70 26 .542Brandon 26 13 12 1 0 81 84 24 .522Red Deer 25 11 12 0 2 64 71 23 .500Saskatoon 27 10 14 1 2 85 108 21 .404Moose Jaw 28 8 16 2 2 65 96 18 .333Lethbridge 26 3 19 2 2 61 118 10 .208

WESTERN CONFERENCE GP W L OTL SL GF GA Pts PCTEverett 26 18 4 4 0 88 68 40 .769Kelowna 22 17 3 0 2 90 54 36 .818Portland 25 18 5 1 1 124 78 38 .760Spokane 25 16 8 0 1 98 71 33 .660Victoria 27 16 10 0 1 69 64 33 .611Tri-City 27 14 11 0 2 75 72 30 .556Seattle 25 12 9 1 3 84 96 28 .560Vancouver 27 11 11 4 1 84 95 27 .500Prince George 28 10 14 1 3 80 108 24 .429Kamloops 25 6 16 2 1 65 97 15 .300

As of November 19, 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)