Game #67 – ICE @ Regina
ICE CHIPS
The Winnipeg ICE take on the Regina Pats in back to back games this weekend to close out their 68 game regular season schedule.
Mikey Milne is coming off a six point (one goal and five assists) weekend in leading the ICE to a sweep of Medicine Hat by scores of 6-1 and 8-2. Sunday’s victory over the Tigers earned the ICE the Scotty Munro Memorial Trophy as the WHL’s Regular Season Champions. It’s the second time in franchise history as they also finished atop of the WHL regular season standings in 2004-05 when they were based in Cranbrook.
The ICE completed their 34 road game schedule with a 24-7-2-1 record earning 51 of a possible 68 points. It is the most success any team has had on the road so far this season.
Daniel Hauser, Gage Alexander and Dawson Cowan have combined for 12 shutouts this season. The WHL record for most shutouts in a season belongs to the 2003-04 Kelowna Rockets when Kelly Guard and Derek Yeomans combined for 14.
Through March, Hauser became just the fifth goaltender in the past 10 WHL seasons to record 11 or more wins in a calendar month. Only Andrey Makarov of Saskatoon, who won 15 games in February 2013 and Portland’s Adin Hill, who won 12 games in January 2015, had more wins than Hauser in a month. Hauser’s 11 wins equaled Seattle’s Landon Bow in March 2018 and Jordan Cooke of Kelowna in January 2013.
A 5-0 victory March 19th in Brandon clinched the East Division Championship for the ICE earning 91 points through 57 games.
Winnipeg set a new season high for minutes not allowing a goal against. From March 11th in Brandon to March 18th at home against the Wheat Kings, the ICE were not scored on in 241 minutes and 23 seconds of play. On home ice, Winnipeg did not allow a goal against in 325 minutes and 17 seconds dating back to March 2nd versus Lethbridge.
ICE VS PATS
The ICE are 5-0 vs Regina this season, with one game remaining tomorrow. (Oct 6 @ Wpg 5-2 W / Oct 15 @ Reg 4-2 W / Oct 16 @ Wpg 6-3 W / Dec 29 @ Reg 4-2 W / Apr 1 @ Reg 7-0 / Tonight @ Reg / Tomorrow @ Reg).
Zach Benson leads the ICE with 11 points (four goals and seven assists) while Matthew Savoie has a team high six goals.
The ICE are 16-0-0-1 in their last 17 games played vs Regina. The last time the Pats beat the ICE franchise was Friday, October 12, 2018 in Cranbrook, B.C. by a 3-2 score. Since relocating to Winnipeg and the East Division, the ICE are 14-0 vs Regina.
WHO’S HOT
Daniel Hauser is on a two game winning streak
Ben Zloty is on a six game point streak (2-7-9)
Mikey Milne is on a two game point streak (1-5-6)
Chase Wheatcroft is on a two game point streak (2-2-4)
Connor McClennon is on a two game point streak (2-1-3)
Conor Geekie is on a two game point streak (1-2-3)
Mikey Milne is on a two game point streak (1-1-2)
Jack Finley is on a two game point streak (1-1-2)
Kia CHL TOP 10 RANKINGS – Week 24
1. Hamilton Bulldogs
2. Winnipeg ICE
3. Edmonton Oil Kings
4. Windsor Spitfires
5. Everett Silvertips
6. Quebec Remparts
7. Charlottetown Islanders
8. North Bay Battalion
9. Saint John Sea Dogs
10. Kamloops Blazers
HAUSER SETS CANADIAN HOCKEY LEAGUE GOALTENDING RECORD
Goaltender Daniel Hauser set a new CHL record for games started in a career without a regulation loss.
Dating back to his WHL debut March 15, 2021 versus the Swift Current Broncos, Hauser went 20-0-2 before suffering his first regulation loss January 22, 2022 in Saskatoon.
Scott Olson of the Brandon Wheat Kings previously held the WHL record at 15-0-3 through the 1977-79 seasons. The Ontario Hockey League record is currently held by Alex Nedeljkovic who won 11 consecutive games to open the 2012-13 season with the Plymouth Whalers. In 1973, Maurice Barrette of the Quebec Remparts won his opening 19 games, a mark that still stands in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.
KUBOTA CHL / NHL TOP PROSPECTS GAME
ICE forwards Conor Geekie and Matthew Savoie participated in the Kubota CHL / NHL Top Prospects Game in Kitchener, Ontario. The contest featured the top 40 eligible players in the WHL, OHL and QMJHL for the 2022 NHL Draft in Montreal.
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.
WORLD JUNIOR HOCKEY CHAMPIONSHIP
ICE defensemen Carson Lambos represented Team Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championship in Edmonton and Red Deer.
It marked the second straight World Junior Hockey Championship where a member of the Winnipeg ICE played for Team Canada. Forward Peyton Krebs had eight points (three goals and five assists) in seven games last year.
Defenseman Maximilian Streule represented Team Switzerland.
OH CANADA
ICE forward Zach Benson took part in the Capital City Challenge November 26th to December 1st in Ottawa winning a Gold medal. 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.
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
March – Daniel Hauser 11GP 11-0, 1.58, .923, 4so
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
ROSTER
The ICE roster includes 14 forwards, 9 defenseman and 3 goaltenders.
– 14 players who skated for the ICE return from last season (Alexander, Benson, Boucher, Bruce, Geekie, Hauser, Lambos, McClennon, Milne, Muir, Orzeck, Pederson, Smallwood, Zloty).
– 14 players were selected by the ICE in the WHL Prospects Draft (Alexander, Benson, Boucher, Bruce, Geekie, Hauser, Lambos, McClennon, Milne, Orzeck, Pederson, Savoie, Woo, Zloty).
– 16 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 (Boucher, Brown, Bruce, Friesen, Geekie, Hauser, Milne, Newell, Pederson, Savoie, Streule, Swan, Wheatcroft, Zloty).
TRANSACTIONS
APRIL 2022
12 – recalled goaltender Dawson Cowan from the Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
12 – reassigned goaltender Noah Stenvig to the Delta Hockey Academy U17 Prep (CSSHL)
MARCH 2022
25 – recalled goaltender Noah Stenvig from the Delta Hockey Academy U17 Prep (CSSHL)
24 – reassigned goaltender Dawson Cowan to the Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
21 – reassigned forward Ty Fraser to the Lethbridge Hurricanes U18 AAA (AEHL)
17 – recalled defenseman Jonas Woo from the Winnipeg Bruins (MU18HL)
8 – recalled goaltender Dawson Cowan from the Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
8 – recalled forward Ty Fraser from the Lethbridge Hurricanes U18 AAA (AEHL)
4 – recalled forward Sequoia Swan from the Winnipeg Freeze (MJHL)
JANUARY 2022
28 – reassigned goaltender Noah Stenvig from the Delta Hockey Academy U17 Prep (CSSHL)
21 – recalled goaltender Noah Stenvig from the Delta Hockey Academy U17 Prep (CSSHL)
20 – signed defenseman Kyle Marsden to a WHL Standard Players Agreement
17 – acquired defenseman Tanner Brown from the Vancouver Giants in exchange for a first round pick in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft
17 – acquired forward Chase Wheatcroft and a fifth round pick in the 2022 WHL Prospects Draft from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for forward Brayden Edwards, a fourth round pick in the 2023 WHL Prospects Draft and a second round pick in the 2025 WHL Prospects Draft
10 – acquired defenseman Jarod Newell from the Kelowna Rockets in exchange for a ninth round pick in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft.
7 – reassigned forward Sequoia Swan to the Winnipeg Freeze (MJHL)
4 – reassigned defenseman Ashton Cumby to the Lloydminster Bobcats U18 AAA (AEHL)
4 – reassigned goaltender Noah Stenvig to the Delta Hockey Academy U17 Prep (CSSHL)
4 – reassigned defenseman Jonas Woo to the Winnipeg Bruins (MU18HL)
DECEMBER 2021
29 – recalled defenseman Ashton Cumby from the Lloydminster Bobcats U18 AAA (AEHL)
27 – recalled goaltender Noah Stenvig from Delta Hockey Academy U17 Prep (CSSHL)
27 – signed forwards Miles Cooper, Hayden Moore and goaltender Noah Stenvig to WHL Standard Player Agreements
27 – recalled defenseman Jonas Woo from the Winnipeg Bruins (MU18HL)
20 – reassigned defenseman Josh Mettimano to The RINK Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
20 – reassigned defenseman Jonas Woo to the Winnipeg Bruins (MU18HL)
15 – acquired forward Alessandro Segafredo from the Seattle Thunderbirds in exchange for defenseman Martin Bohm and a sixth round pick in the 2024 WHL Prospects Draft
15 – recalled defenseman Jonas Woo from the Winnipeg Bruins (MU18HL)
10 – signed defenseman Jonas Woo to a WHL Standard Players Agreement
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.
4 – recalled defenseman Josh Mettimano from The RINK Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
4 – reassigned defenseman Brandt Young to the Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
3 – recalled defenseman Brandt Young from the Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
2 – signed defenseman Josh Mettimano to a WHL Standard Players Agreement
1 – recalled defenseman Omen Harmacy from the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
1 – reassigned forward Ty Fraser to the Lethbridge Hurricanes U18 AAA (AEHL)
1 – reassigned forward Aiden Oiring to the Southern Alberta Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
NOVEMBER 2021
25 – reassigned defenseman Omen Harmacy to the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
24 – recalled defenseman Omen Harmacy from the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
20 – recalled forward Ty Fraser from the Lethbridge Hurricanes U18 AAA (AEHL)
13 – recalled forward Aiden Oiring from the Southern Alberta Hockey Academy (CSSHL)
8 – reassigned defenseman Omen Harmacy to the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
7 – recalled defenseman Omen Harmacy from the Winnipeg Thrashers (MU18HL)
OCTOBER 2021
23 – acquired a conditional seventh round pick in the 2023 Prospects Draft from the Victoria Royals in exchange for defenseman Anson McMaster
19 – assigned defenseman Brandt Young to Portage Terriers (MJHL)
7 – assigned goaltender Dawson Cowan to Winnipeg Blues (MJHL)
1 – acquired an eighth round pick in 2022 Prospects Draft from the Lethbridge Hurricanes in exchange for forward Rhys Raeside
SEPTEMBER 2021
27 – acquired a conditional ninth round pick in 2021 Prospects Draft from the Prince Albert Raiders in exchange for forward Hayden Pakkala
23 – released defenseman Mike Ladyman
ICE ON AIR
The Winnipeg ICE have teamed up with Bell Media (103.1 FM Virgin Radio, CFRW 1290 AM, 99.9 Bounce FM and CTV) 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, WHL Live on CHL TV with Brian Munz and Kevin Olzsewski.
