Game 27 – Edmonton @ ICE
ICE CHIPS
Tonight is the final game of seven consecutive, the longest homestand of the season, for the ICE at the ICE Cave inside Wayne Fleming Arena. The ICE are 3-2-1 earning seven out of a possible 12 points so far. Following tonight’s game, Winnipeg opens a three game road trip in Prince Albert Tuesday night.
The ICE have outscored the opposition 90-35 at home.
ICE VS OIL KINGS
Winnipeg and Edmonton meet four times during the WHL regular season (Oct 29 @ Edm 3-1 L / Wednesday @ Wpg 3-2 L / Tonight @ Wpg / Feb 21 @ Edm).
The ICE have lost their last 11 straight and 14 of 15 games vs the Oil Kings.
WHO’S HOT
- Daniel Hauser is 10-0-1 in 12GP this season.
LEAGUE LEADERS
- Connor McClennon leads all WHL players with 20 goals.
- Matthew Savoie and Ben Zloty share the WHL lead for assists with 27.
- Matthew Savoie leads all WHL players with 41 points.
- Mikey Milne leads all WHL players with a plus minus rating of +27.
- Ben Zloty leads all WHL players with 16 power play assists.
- Jakin Smallwood leads all WHL players with six game winning goals.
- Ben Zloty leads all WHL defensemen with 29 points.
- Matthew Savoie leads all WHL rookies with 14 goals, nine power play goals, 12 power play assists, and a plus minus rating of +19.
WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
ICE forward Jack Finley (Canada), defensemen Carson Lambos (Canada) and Maximilian Streule (Switzerland) have been invited to their respective countries selection camp for the upcoming World Junior Hockey Championship December 26 – January 5 in Edmonton and Red Deer.
OH CANADA
ICE forward Zach Benson took part in the Capital City Challenge November 26th to December 1st in Ottawa winning a Gold medal. Benson was one of 66 players selected by Hockey Canada to wear the Maple Leaf at the four team tournament featuring three men’s under 17 teams and Canada’s National Women’s Team. In the Gold Medal game, Benson scored the tying goal for Team Black with 0.4 seconds remaining in regulation time to force overtime. They beat Team Red 5-4. Benson led all players in the event with seven goals and 12 points.
Kia CHL Top-10 Rankings – Week 10
- Winnipeg ICE
2. Edmonton Oil Kings
3. Everett Silvertips
4. Kamloops Blazers
5. Charlottetown Islanders
6. North Bay Battalion
7. London Knights
8. Sherbrooke Phoenix
9. Kingston Frontenacs
10. Vancouver Giants
ICE NAMED WHL PLAYER OF THE MONTH
November – Matthew Savoie 10GP 7-15-22
ICE NAMED WHL PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Nov 15 – Matthew Savoie 3GP 2-6-8
Oct 4 – Owen Pederson 2GP 3-3-6
ICE NAMED WHL GOALTENDER OF THE WEEK
Nov 15 – Gage Alexander 2GP 2-0, 1.00, .961
Nov 1 – Daniel Hauser 2GP 2-0, 1.00, .966, 1so
WHL HISTORY
With their 11th win of the season October 27th in Calgary, Winnipeg won the most consecutive games to open a WHL season since 2006 eclipsing the previous mark of 10 games set by the 2014-15 Kelowna Rockets and 2006-07 Vancouver Giants.
A 3-1 loss in Edmonton October 29th saw the ICE fall one game short of tying for the longest winning streak in WHL history to start a season. The 1988-89 Swift Current Broncos hold the record of 12 straight wins before losing in Saskatoon October 30, 1988.
INJURY REPORT
Martin Bohm (upper body) – DNP last eight games
Carson Lambos (upper body) – DNP last seven games
Karter Prosofsky (lower body) – DNP last three games
ROSTER
The ICE roster includes 13 forwards, 9 defenseman and 2 goaltenders.
– 6 players are from Manitoba (Bruce, Friesen, Geekie, Lambos, Muir, Swan).
– There are currently three 20-year-old players (Muir, Orzeck, Smallwood).
– 16 players who skated for the ICE return from last season (Alexander, Benson, Boucher, Bruce, Geekie, Hauser, Lambos, McClennon, Milne, Muir, Orzeck, Pederson, Prosofsky, Smallwood, Young, Zloty).
– 18 players are selections by the ICE in the WHL Prospects Draft (Alexander, Benson, Boucher, Bruce, Edwards, Fraser, Geekie, Hauser, Lambos, McClennon, Mettimano, Milne, Oiring, Orzeck, Pederson, Prosofsky, Savoie, Zloty).
– 2 players were selected in the 2021 CHL Import Draft (Bohm, Streule).
– 15 players are eligible for the 2022 NHL Draft led by Matthew Savoie and Conor Geekie, who were selected first and second overall respectively by the ICE in the 2019 WHL Prospects Draft (Bohm, Boucher, Bruce, Friesen, Geekie, Hauser, Milne, Pederson, Prosofsky, Savoie, Streule, Swan, Zloty).
TRANSACTIONS
Dec 10 – signed defenseman Jonas Woo to a WHL Standard Players Agreement
Dec 6 – acquired forward Jack Finley and a seventh round pick in the 2024 WHL Prospects
Draft from the Spokane Chiefs in exchange for forwards Chase Bertholet, James
Form and a second round pick in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft.
Dec 4 – recalled defenseman Josh Mettimano from the RINK Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
Dec 4 – reassigned defenseman Brandt Young to the Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
Dec 3 – recalled defenseman Brandt Young from the Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
Dec 2 – signed defenseman Josh Mettimano to a WHL Standard Players Agreement
Dec 1 – recalled defenseman Omen Harmacy from the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
Dec 1 – reassigned forward Ty Fraser to the Lethbridge Hurricanes U18 AAA (AEHL)
Dec 1 – reassigned forward Aiden Oiring to the Southern Alberta Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
Nov 25 – reassigned defenseman Omen Harmacy to the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
Nov 24 – recalled defenseman Omen Harmacy from the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
Nov 20 – recalled forward Ty Fraser from the Lethbridge Hurricanes U18 AAA (AEHL)
Nov 13 – recalled forward Aiden Oiring from the Southern Alberta Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
Nov 8 – reassigned defenseman Omen Harmacy to the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
Nov 7 – recalled defenseman Omen Harmacy from the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
Oct 23 – acquired a conditional seventh round pick in the 2023 Prospects Draft from the Victoria
Royals in exchange for defenseman Anson McMaster
Oct 19 – assigned defenseman Brandt Young to Portage Terriers (MJHL)
Oct 7 – assigned goaltender Dawson Cowan to Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
Oct 1 – acquired an eighth round pick in 2022 Prospects Draft from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in
exchange for forward Rhys Raeside
Sept 27 – acquired a conditional ninth round pick in 2021 Prospects Draft from the Prince Albert
Raiders in exchange for forward Hayden Pakkala
Sept 23 – released defenseman Mike Ladyman
ICE ON AIR
The Winnipeg ICE are teaming up with Bell Media (99.9 Bounce FM, CFRW 1290 AM, CTV and Virgin Radio 103.1 FM) to share the excitement this WHL season.
All regular season and playoff games, presented by Royal LePage Dynamic Real Estate, can be heard on CFRW 1290 AM and viewed online at www.winnipegICE.ca with Brian Munz and Kevin Olzsewski.
